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(aka MassXO)

MassXO (also the Boston OLPC users group) is a loose affiliation of XO enthusiasts in the greater Boston area. We meet at least once a month.

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{{userboxtop}} {{User Boston}} {{userboxbottom}}.

Next meetup

Wednesday, January 6, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — Blueberry, bring you SOAS

Wednesday February 3, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm Could someone volunteer to bring an XO 1.5 to demo, share, try??

- @ Cosi's in Kendell Square [1], but check this space for possible changes

Our Blog

http://olpcboston.wordpress.com

Contact

Mailing list

MassXO has its own mailing list (aren't we special!). Please sign up here to be kept up-to-date on all the happenings and fun stuff!

Jabber server

None available at this time.

Other Local Grassroots Groups

If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a Grassroots group or an University chapter, please ask them to add a link below.

Events

Future Activities

Monthly Meet-ups
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Thursday, October 15, 2009 (5:30-7:70pm) — topic (?)
- Monday, November 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)

Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.

Proposed Meet-up Discussion Topics

What it takes to start a local deployment

Writing a basic Sugar activity.

The Terminal is Your Friend (using the Terminal activity and what all that stuff means)

Disassembly, and more importantly, reassembly of the XO hardware.

Using your XO remotely (VNC, USB2VGA devices).

Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.

Past Activities

Read notes and comments on all of our past meetings and playdates here.

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+'''MassXO''' (also the Boston OLPC users group) is a loose affiliation of XO enthusiasts in the greater Boston area. We meet [[MassXO#Events|at least once a month]].
-== About ==
+Want to add a User Group badge on your wiki user page? Copy this to your page:
-The Boston Interest Group is a way for people in the Boston area and surrounding locations to talk about and work together on OLPC. We aren't necessarily interested just in trying to bring OLPC into classrooms in Boston (although we generally think it's a wonderful idea) we're also interested in volunteering/contributing to the project.
+'''<nowiki>{{userboxtop}}
+  {{User Boston}}
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-=== OLPC Boston IS ===
+== Next meetup ==
+* Wednesday, January 6, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — Blueberry,  bring you SOAS
-# a nucleation point for exchange between local groups, towards the OLPC Boston office and back, and with other groups worldwide
-# helping in organizing XOs for the local groups
-# supporting and cherishing the autonomy of local groups
-# focusing on rough consensus, grassroots involvement, and working projects
+* Wednesday February 3, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm   Could someone volunteer to bring an XO 1.5 to demo, share, try??
-=== OLPC Boston IS NOT ===
+** @ Cosi's in Kendell Square [http://tr.im/hqXC], but check this space for possible changes
-# going to do a local pilot in your school (although we'll encourage and support you if ''you'' want to do one yourself)
-# going to tell you what you are and aren't allowed to do (although we're always up for idea-bouncing and brainstorms)
-== Contact and chapters ==
+== Our Blog ==
+http://olpcboston.wordpress.com
+== Contact==
 === Mailing list ===
+MassXO has its own mailing list (aren't we special!).  Please [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc_boston sign up here] to be kept up-to-date on all the happenings and fun stuff!
-OLPC_Boston has its own mailing list. (Aren't we special!) Please [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc_boston sign up here] to be kept up-to-date on all the happenings and fun stuff!
 === Jabber server ===
+None available at this time.
-* Some nice person has created a jabber (chat) server for New England. To change your XO's setting to allow access to this server:
+=== Other Local Grassroots Groups ===
-   sugar-control-panel -s jabber nejabber.homelinux.org
-then restart (Ctrl-Alt-Erase) Sugar.
-P.S. Originally not working but now most bugs have been fixed.
-* Another jabber server has been set up as a subdomain of xochat.org:
-    sugar-control-panel -s jabber bos.ma.us.xochat.org
-=== Chapters ===
 If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a [[Grassroots]] group or an [[University chapter]], please ask them to add a link below.
-[[Olin_university_chapter]]
+* [[Olin_university_chapter]]
+* [[One 4 All]]
-=== Existing projects ===
-If you're in the Boston area and have a project you'd like to share, please link to it below.
 == Events ==
 === Future Activities ===
+* '''Monthly Meet-ups'''
-* '''Saturday Open Jam''' -- '''''every Saturday''''' from 2-6pm. More info [[Boston_Saturday_OJ|here]]
+** Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
-* '''Monthly Meetup -- last Tuesday of every month, 6-8PM''' -- Cosi Restaurant, 290 Main St (Kendall Sq), Cambridge, MA. In the back room.
+** Thursday, October 15, 2009 (5:30-7:70pm) — topic (?)
+** Monday, November 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
+** Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
+Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.
-Can you help? Want to come? Want to help plan? Let [[User:AuntiMame]] know.
+==== Proposed Meet-up Discussion Topics ====
+* What it takes to start a local deployment
-==== Proposed Meetup Discussion Topics ====
 * Writing a basic Sugar activity.
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 * Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.
-=== Playdates for Kids ===
-A number of OLPC parents who attended the May 3rd "jam" were interested in setting up
-playdates for their XO using children.  Add yourself to the list if interested:
-# [[User:bogstad]] Bill with Anna and Becca (4.5years old) Cambridge
-# [[User:AuntiMame]]  If adults who act like children are allowed, I'd love to come.
-# [[User:donohued]] I'm just a big kid too! I'd love to join you if I'm available.
-# [[User:redpen]] Scott in Southern Maine may be willing to travel with 6 y.o. daughter.
-# [[User:michelito]] My 4-year-old has just started to play with the XO and I'd curious how he would turn his XO into a tool for group play.
-Note to Parents: If you don't actually set up a wiki user account, there is no way for someone to email
-you privately. New to using a wiki? [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Help:Contents|Help is here]].
 === Past Activities ===
 Read notes and comments on all of our past meetings and playdates [[OLPC_Boston/Monthly_Meet-ups|here]].