User talk:Ixo

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Please feel welcome to leave comments here. Feedback is always welcomed and appreicated.


Some of my notes left on other pages:


Calculate Activity

I don't have any examples. When I first got my G1G1 I tested the Boolean functions (see my notes on the Calculate talk page). I tried to use the calculator and was confused because I couldn't find any documentation of what it actually does (especially the window on the right). I am quite pleased to find that it does plot! There are also questions as to whether this activity can work with the Pippy activity, somehow.

The people who can best help here are, unfortunately, those who don't have laptops -- the teachers in the schools. I know my kids did a lot of work with plotting when they were in high school. Simple X-Y plotting probably happens in 5-6th grade here in the US (I'm in New England, down the street from Dartmouth College).

Right now I'm working on the Measure/Oscilloscope activity, trying to prevent people from electrocuting themselves. If I come up with anything I'll let you know. (I've posted some things on the wikipedia website about division by zero -- see the talk page there near the bottom). That seems to be a topic that gets people going. Bill Wvbailey 12:18, 31 December 2007 (EST)

Thanks for the feedback. I just recently tried the 'Distance' Activity with another person on a jabber server I was visiting. For some reason, the measurement didn't work over very long distances. *heh Heh*. I'll look for some good examples of division by zero for ya too. :) --IainD 12:16, 1 January 2008 (EST)

reset / restore factory (build 650) image defaults

FYI, there is a method of restoring to factory defaults. (build 650). --IainD 06:33, 6 January 2008 (EST)

wiki cleanup

Status page updated at Wiki cleanup - we should do a marathon some weekend. Mchua 00:21, 23 January 2008 (EST)

Yes. Definitely, I´m in Costa Rica currently, be back about Feb 4th. Which weekend would be best for you? --iainD (Jan 29th 2008)