If you're willing to run dedicated Cat5 line, you could use any number of VGA/Serial to Cat5 or VGA/USB to Cat5 converters so that the computer could be housed in your home.
We're using something similiar at work for outdoor kiosks. We're currently looking into this but there are several vendors with similiar products. Try a google search on "VGA to Cat5".
With these products you don't have to fool with terminal servers and your computer is in a protected environment. If you're running cat5 for network you already have all the infrastructure you need. (you can't use a data network, though. the cat5 from the computer to the outdoor receiver & monitor has to be it's own dedicated line).
If you can afford it I'd look into ruggedized LCDs. I've had luck with Vartech Systems equipment but there are tons of ruggedized vendors out there.
BTW, I have no connection to the above vendors. I've done a lot of outdoor work in the last six months and those are the products that I've found useful for my particular project. You're mileage may vary. Good luck.
Ibiblio, the host of The Linux Documentation Project. Creative Commons, groklaw, a Sourceforge mirror, tons of linux distro mirrors, and hundreds of great projects, has a great April Fools jokes on the cover.
It seems that Duke University has bought the Public Domain for $2.2 trillion. In response the Ibiblio director, a University of North Carolina employee, is moving to Duke. Also MS, SC0 and Disney are merging in response to the Duke purchase.
I thought it was funny...
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A friend of mine, a long time amateur of low budget, Mac-based rap recording that usually manages to leave his listeners rolling in their seats, has an interesting/funny short review of his first experience with garage band. It's worth a read and a listen if you have 3 minutes and headphones at work.
He talks about the actual program and the realistic target audience of Garage Band without the Steve Jobs and Cheryl Crow spin.
If the book's actual target audience is 12ish, I don't really see JS keeping the attention of children.
I also don't think most 12-14 year olds really want an in-depth discussion of programming principals, like the review suggest. I think they'd rather it be fun. That could just be me...
Though it's not free and only works on a couple of platforms, I think Flash and ActionScript are a great way to introduce people, especially young people, to programming. A few simple lines of code can replace the timeline based motion tweening and is a great, visual way to see how your code works. From there kids can add a few lines of code to make sound and images work interactively.
True, it might not turn them into kernel hackers, but most kids would probably more interested in learning to program if it kept their attention. Action script can be very easy with many neat things taking only a few lines of codes but it can grow as your young programmer learns more and seeks more challenging projects.
Why don't we setup a sort of unique web page number if articles of interest or knowledge are published there.
The article mentions this: "One such system, known as DOI (for digital object identifier), assigns a virtual but permanent bar code of sorts to participating Web pages. Even if the page moves to a new URL address, it can always be found via its unique DOI."
But it seems that these current systems must use "registration agencies" to act as the gatekeeper of the unique ID.
Much like HTML can lead to web development languages and later more powerful programming lanuages, Macromedia Flash has the potential to draw kids into programming.
It might be hard for kids to get their hands on Flash but if they can they'll have access not only to Flash's animation and sound capabilities but also ActionScript, Flashes embedded scripting language. The language is similiar to JavaScript in syntax but with each version of Flash is getting much more powerful.
Kids could start by using simple action script to make a ball bounce 5 times but could eventually use Flash to build full-blown webapps using XML and server side scripts written in any language.
Seems like a great language to evolve with.
the access restriction is when you try to create a new account, not access the main page. did you try to create an account?
I tried and was denied access.
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As a followup, here at the pix of the Sun hardware. http://osuosl.org/photos/drupal/view
If you're willing to run dedicated Cat5 line, you could use any number of VGA/Serial to Cat5 or VGA/USB to Cat5 converters so that the computer could be housed in your home. We're using something similiar at work for outdoor kiosks. We're currently looking into this but there are several vendors with similiar products. Try a google search on "VGA to Cat5". With these products you don't have to fool with terminal servers and your computer is in a protected environment. If you're running cat5 for network you already have all the infrastructure you need. (you can't use a data network, though. the cat5 from the computer to the outdoor receiver & monitor has to be it's own dedicated line). If you can afford it I'd look into ruggedized LCDs. I've had luck with Vartech Systems equipment but there are tons of ruggedized vendors out there. BTW, I have no connection to the above vendors. I've done a lot of outdoor work in the last six months and those are the products that I've found useful for my particular project. You're mileage may vary. Good luck.
It seems that Duke University has bought the Public Domain for $2.2 trillion. In response the Ibiblio director, a University of North Carolina employee, is moving to Duke. Also MS, SC0 and Disney are merging in response to the Duke purchase.
I thought it was funny...
A friend of mine, a long time amateur of low budget, Mac-based rap recording that usually manages to leave his listeners rolling in their seats, has an interesting/funny short review of his first experience with garage band. It's worth a read and a listen if you have 3 minutes and headphones at work. He talks about the actual program and the realistic target audience of Garage Band without the Steve Jobs and Cheryl Crow spin.
If the book's actual target audience is 12ish, I don't really see JS keeping the attention of children.
I also don't think most 12-14 year olds really want an in-depth discussion of programming principals, like the review suggest. I think they'd rather it be fun. That could just be me...
Though it's not free and only works on a couple of platforms, I think Flash and ActionScript are a great way to introduce people, especially young people, to programming. A few simple lines of code can replace the timeline based motion tweening and is a great, visual way to see how your code works. From there kids can add a few lines of code to make sound and images work interactively.
True, it might not turn them into kernel hackers, but most kids would probably more interested in learning to program if it kept their attention. Action script can be very easy with many neat things taking only a few lines of codes but it can grow as your young programmer learns more and seeks more challenging projects.
Why don't we setup a sort of unique web page number if articles of interest or knowledge are published there.
The article mentions this: "One such system, known as DOI (for digital object identifier), assigns a virtual but permanent bar code of sorts to participating Web pages. Even if the page moves to a new URL address, it can always be found via its unique DOI."
But it seems that these current systems must use "registration agencies" to act as the gatekeeper of the unique ID.
Much like HTML can lead to web development languages and later more powerful programming lanuages, Macromedia Flash has the potential to draw kids into programming.
It might be hard for kids to get their hands on Flash but if they can they'll have access not only to Flash's animation and sound capabilities but also ActionScript, Flashes embedded scripting language. The language is similiar to JavaScript in syntax but with each version of Flash is getting much more powerful. Kids could start by using simple action script to make a ball bounce 5 times but could eventually use Flash to build full-blown webapps using XML and server side scripts written in any language. Seems like a great language to evolve with.Include common elements in a "movie" object in flash and then include that object whereever you want those common elements to appear.
the access restriction is when you try to create a new account, not access the main page. did you try to create an account? I tried and was denied access.