Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Jimenez
How about a locked-down 'kid version' of the UI with touchable pictures for 'mommy', 'daddy', etc ? Maybe not even labelled, but just the pictures? --pj ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Richard Franks
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 11:33 -0600, Paul Jimenez wrote: How about a locked-down 'kid version' of the UI with touchable pictures for 'mommy', 'daddy', etc ? Maybe not even labelled, but just the pictures? Nice idea - I see where you're going with this, not making it too complex.. for slightly

Re: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread michael
That is brilliant. As the parent of an 11-year old, I'd want a highly configurable profile: * Allow calls to/from (parents/grandparents/babysitter/etc.) anytime * Allow calls to/from (list of friends) between 4pm and 9pm weekdays, 10-10pm weekends only * Allow a maximum of (x) outgoing calls

RE: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Sam Kome
@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Re: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 11:33 -0600, Paul Jimenez wrote: How about a locked-down 'kid version' of the UI with touchable pictures for 'mommy', 'daddy', etc ? Maybe not even labelled, but just the pictures? Nice idea - I see where you're going

RE: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread michael
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Sam Kome wrote: I like this thread, although I'm not giving my $350 phone to my kids! Not yet, no. My daughter gets my current phone as soon as I get the Neo 1973 (unless my wife wants it - she has priority.) My daughter gets my Neo V1 when V2 comes out! My goal of a

Re: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Fabian Off
Well, but what about any free-lessons? I know your problem very well, being a student myself. I tried to solve it like you did, coding an application which selects - depending on the cell-id my phone supplies - the right profile. But I often get calls in times we have no school. The phone just

Squeak for the kids! Use Linux-vserver power before giving your Neo to a kid (or someone else) Re: Idea for OpenMoko: Kid Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Robert Michel
Salve Sam! On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Sam Kome wrote: I like this thread, although I'm not giving my $350 phone to my kids! In case that I would have kids, I wouldn't either, it is because of the price, but also because it isn't rough enough. Some more stuff for kids: see my mail OpenMoko/Neo1973 is