On 16/12/10 09:31, Richard Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 00:08 +, Bruno Girin wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm currently looking for a cheap and cheerful netbook for a 4-year old.
>> I want to install Edubuntu on it and set it up with all the relevant
>> educational and fun software.
>>
>
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 00:08 +, Bruno Girin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently looking for a cheap and cheerful netbook for a 4-year old.
> I want to install Edubuntu on it and set it up with all the relevant
> educational and fun software.
>
> On the hardware side, I'm happy to spend ~£200. A
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 23:39 +0100, Martin Jernberg wrote:
> the kids i have installed Linux for is using this distro:
> http://qimo4kids.com/
Great suggestion, will try, thanks!
Bruno
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> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:34:05 +
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbook suggestion for a 4 year old
>
> On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 08:34
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 08:34 +, Neil Wilson wrote:
> > On the software side, I've never tried Edubuntu so any suggestion in
> > that area would be welcome. In particular, how to configure parental
> > control, what additional software to install, etc.
>
> I use OpenDNS in my broadband router an
On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 09:54 +, Alan Bell wrote:
> Tuxpaint and Gcompris!
>
> great fun apps to play with.
> To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about parental controls for a few
> years, just put the cbeebies website as the browser home page and you
> are done!
Good point, a well chosen
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Neil Greenwood <
neil.greenwood@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I use Workrave to do something similar. Is that what you were thinking of?
>
>
>
No but certainly looks worth looking at. It was the typing break option in
Gnome keyboard preferences. I knew I never had to
On 14 December 2010 11:25, Will Bickerstaff wrote:
> [snip]
> There's also a built in utility
> that enables configuration of a system wide policy for periods between
> breaks and duration of breaks, can't remember the name of it though.
I use Workrave to do something similar. Is that what you we
I know a bright 4 year old who has already been using an Ubuntu tower
for a year (offline) with all relevant games. So at 4 years old
already a potential expert.
I do not really agree about lack of invasive controls, internet access
needs some careful thought, and probably ongoing too.
The
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Alan Bell <
alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com> wrote:
> Tuxpaint and Gcompris!
>
> great fun apps to play with.
> To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about parental controls for a few
> years, just put the cbeebies website as the browser home page and you
> ar
Hi!
I have an Acer aspire one zg5. Had linpus in it crashed (something to do
with an XD card left inside). I then had ubuntu netbook remix for some time
until unity came along and it felt a bit slow: tried looking for 10.4 but it
was gone. Tried linpus again: but no support no comunity that I coul
On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:08:23 +
Bruno Girin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently looking for a cheap and cheerful netbook for a 4-year old.
> I want to install Edubuntu on it and set it up with all the relevant
> educational and fun software.
>
> On the hardware side, I'm happy to spend ~£200.
Cbeebies as homepage and remove the address bar. (so not chrome for browser
then)
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Tuxpaint and Gcompris!
great fun apps to play with.
To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about parental controls for a few
years, just put the cbeebies website as the browser home page and you
are done!
Alan.
On 14/12/10 00:08, Bruno Girin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently looking for a che
> On the software side, I've never tried Edubuntu so any suggestion in
> that area would be welcome. In particular, how to configure parental
> control, what additional software to install, etc.
I use OpenDNS in my broadband router and that then filters for all
machines at home.
The filtering is c
On 14/12/10 00:08, Bruno Girin wrote:
> On the software side, I've never tried Edubuntu so any suggestion in
> that area would be welcome. In particular, how to configure parental
> control, what additional software to install, etc.
There is a fairly new kid on the block for parental control from
The Jolibook, Jolicloud's very own Netbook, is certainly bright and
colourful enough for a young kid.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vye-Jolibook-netbook-Webcam-Jolicloud/dp/B004CJ8UAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292292653&sr=8-1
On 14 December 2010 00:08, Bruno Girin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently lo
Hi all,
I'm currently looking for a cheap and cheerful netbook for a 4-year old.
I want to install Edubuntu on it and set it up with all the relevant
educational and fun software.
On the hardware side, I'm happy to spend ~£200. Any suggestions welcome,
bonus points if it comes in pink.
On the so
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