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== Amazing XO == |
== Amazing XO == |
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My name is Willie Shubert and I am a college student in Northern California. I participated in the Give One Get One program by helping to organize a food sales table and donating the proceeds to OLPC. |
My name is Willie Shubert and I am a college student in Northern California. I participated in the Give One Get One program by helping to organize a food sales table and donating the proceeds to OLPC... [[Willie Shubert|Read more]] |
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For the past week, I have been taking the XO everywhere I go in order to explore and understand its revolutionary computing experience. My classmates stop to look at the XO and marvel at its dynamic features when I show them the consciously programed machine. |
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The principle of shared expression was clearly involved in the design of the user interface. I love the "my neighborhood" feature which allows you to share your computing experience with XOs within your wireless range. This fundamentally changes computing from a private to a social activity. The ability for sharing knowledge and artistic expression is one of the greatest possibilities for humanities' vast network of computers and the XO encourages and facilitates these capabilities. |
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I had some issues accessing encrypted wireless networks but I emailed the support team and they promptly pointed me in the right direction. I used the terminal to download update 653 and I feel a sense of accomplishment since it was the first time I had successfully used the Linux command line computer interface. I have learned something new already in just the one week I've had the computer. |
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The whole experience has filled me excitement and hope. The time in which we live is one of fabulous possibilities but also great responsibilities. I feel like OLPC has take one great big step forward for us all. Thank you! |
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Willie Shubert |
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Humboldt State University |
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(Written from an XO) |
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Revision as of 01:34, 28 January 2008
...so we received our XO laptop...
Joe Griego
Okay, so we received our XO laptop shortly before Christmas. It came in a simple brown box, with just the power cord as an accessory. The battery was in a separate slot in the box, so to start it up, we popped the battery in, and turned it on... Read more
Amazing XO
My name is Willie Shubert and I am a college student in Northern California. I participated in the Give One Get One program by helping to organize a food sales table and donating the proceeds to OLPC... Read more