This week marked the last session that I spent volunteering my time at a high school as a programming mentor for the current school term. Here are some of my thoughts about the experience. Continue reading
OCRI: Final Spring 2010 Update
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Networking on the XO with REALBasic
One of the main things that I personally wanted to get across to the students here in Ottawa was that the XO is not just another laptop. There are certain key features that make it unique compared to the desktops and notebooks that they may have seen before.
3 XO Laptops
Chief amongst these is the mesh networking capabilities of the XO. Whilst it can connect to a regular wireless network just like any other computer, the XO can also form its own peer-to-peer network with others in the vicinity. This is really important as many of the applications that ship with the XO are social or collaborative in nature and the mesh allows them to be used in situations where a centralized network is unavailable. Continue reading
The Flying Developer is a Mentor
An XO Laptop on my desk at work
Over the last couple of weeks I have had the pleasure of a pair of XO Laptops at my disposal. The XO is the result of the One Laptop Per Child project, founded by Nicholas Negroponte. The device itself is a real marvel of design and engineering, and I’ve had great fun hacking around with it.
The reason I am able to do this is because I am a volunteer mentor for OCRI, the Ottawa Center for Research and Innovation. Continue reading