Well, it look as if Doc chose a very wise time to leave STL for warmer climes!! The snow didn't slow us down, though; and the BicycleWORKS guys made a snow...
I would like to make a request for setting up some kind of network file share that the student machines can access. It would be immensely useful for the...
All machines are installed and working properly. I am going to create shared drives using Samba. We are giving one PC to the nurse. Teresa suggested I check...
... Have you tried using the one mentioned in the wiki? Its IP address is 192.168.0.108 and has been up for almost six months: $ uptime 22:17:08 up 166 days,...
Sounds good! Sorry I missed you guys today; my car chose today to go on strike. But the ongoing negotiations show some promise. I'm also going out of town next...
... Robert, is that just a setting in the web browser? Or is it set elsewhere? Let me know, and I can update the settings next Saturday. These are the "new"...
... So what do you do, if your car won't cross the picket line? ... Great -- we can use all the help we can get! We need: - triage of donated equipment (sort...
Very nice. I will try to connect to that share again this Saturday. I think that I missed the password part last Saturday. I was able to share my USB drive,...
... That, I can fix next Saturday. Changing the images, I think should wait. We don't have the resources now; and also, I'd like to see a few more things...
Hello all, My XO finally arrived. Lot's of neat things to try. A quick browse shows that it has a program similar to Scratch on it. Regards, - Robert...
Hi All, I'm interested in getting involved with ByteWorks, and I thought I would introduce myself. I'm Jason Burke, and in the past I was involved with a...
Hi Jason, I'm pleased to meet you and welcome to BWorks. I'm particularly interested in your experience with the Lighthouse organization. I was impressed with...
Etoys comes with the XO. Which is more like Scratch (both are built on Squeak Smalltalk). I think Scratch has a better interface than Etoys, but the XO project...
... Etoys on the XO: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Etoys ... I agree, but then we've already gone through that thread on the SLUUG list. :) BTW, welcome aboard,...
Hey all, this Saturday is Graduation Day (yes, I will bring my camera). It's also my anniversary, so I probably will not be staying at the shop until 3:00pm. ...
Hello all, Below is a post to the help@.... Any thoughts? Regards, - Robert ... Date: Feb 7, 9:08 am Subject: Follow up from bworks student To: BWorks...
... Lots. In no particular order: 1. We need to be doing follow-ups!!! I know, been saying it for two years now. It still ain't happening. We need a team...
... Thought I'd let you know I can't make it this week, but I will be there next week for 2-3 hours. And happy anniversary! -- Bryan "There's no other pill to...
... You really think we should halt all operations at ByteWORKS? Stop the classes for adults and children? Quit refurbishing and selling used computers? Kind...
... That will be great, Bryan! Next week is the "make up" week, where students who have missed a class, have the opportunity to make it up, in order to...
... Granted. Maybe "stop" is a bit of a hyperbole. Perhaps "take a break", "pause", "slow down", "pare back"? I'm just thinking we need to figure out where...
A laptop was donated; I spent some time cleaning it up and getting everything up to date, and it's ready to be sold. I figure it won't last long in the shop...
... I suspect that many of the parents in our target demographics don't have the luxury of spending a lot of quality time with their kids. I could be (and...
I agree that: 1) Our current follow-up procedure is nil. 2) It is important What about this idea: Extend the last class to 2 hours. The graduation class lasts...