Thanks to Aaron in Technology! I brought my laptop by to see if we could figure out why it didn't want to connect to the wifi in Java City. It connects now, yay! Still not 100% sure what caused it to not want to connect to the wifi, but it connects, and that's what I care about.
Right in time for break. At least I'll be able to bring my computer next week when I need it.
Posted: November 20, 2007 9:03 am | 0 comments
Tags: laptop, wifi, Windows Vista
iPhone was innovation of cell phone, which changed the standard of cell phone industry. Well, this laptop, which is designed for children in 3rd world countries may be another big thing.
If you haven't heard buzz about One Laptop per Child, this is time for you to catch up what is going on. One Laptop per Child is aggressive initiative found by Nicholas Negroponte to give a laptop to every child in the world. He believes that every child has so much potential and technology is important to help tap into child's mind. Here is paragraph that explains the mission well.
"OLPC is not, at heart, a technology program, nor is the XO a product in any conventional sense of the word. OLPC is a non-profit organization providing a means to an end—an end that sees children in even the most remote regions of the globe being given the opportunity to tap into their own potential, to be exposed to a whole world of ideas, and to contribute to a more productive and saner world community."
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Posted: December 11, 2007 5:18 pm | 4 comments
Tags: donation, laptop, one laptop per child
I have been working very hard to install Ubuntu on my One Laptop Per Child XO laptop. I followed directions that were giving http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1435.0 . Every step, I followed carefully. But it was still a bit confusing, though managed to completed it.
THEN... it doesn't boot. It hangs at img file at the time of reboot. It get stuck. I even left it over night since SD card may be too slow. Well, in the morning, it was still stuck @ same place.
In any rate, before I gave up, I once again did google search using word "stuck" and I found this posting http://sprocket.io/blog/2008/05/ubuntu-hardy-heron-on-the-olpc-xo-1 that seems to worked for someone who had same problem as me.
So, I re-did every step now following new directions. It was MUCH easier than other directions and it went SO smooth, those hours I've spent following other directions was such an waste!
OLPC's give one get one will be soon available over http://amazon.com/xo from November 17, 2008 an ... more »
Posted: October 26, 2008 1:28 pm | 0 comments
Tags: laptop, linux, olpc, one laptop per child, ubuntu
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