My kids and I are 100% Linux at home. (My wife has a Mac, which none of
us touch unless we absolutely have to.) At school, it is unfortunately
obvious the kids use Windows. Also, starting in middle school, the
school expects every kid to carry a USB drive back and forth so they can
work on
What comes to mind immediately, and this may not be workable for you in
that situation; why not a Tails USB stick with persistence enabled?
Internet would then also good. But will the schools even allow any of
this at all?
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:59 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote:
Derek Atkins de...@ihtfp.com writes:
a) Linux supports FATfs, so just use the USB drives as-is.. They usually
come formatted in FAT. This will work cross-platform.
b) Why don't you use Open/LibreOffice at home? That can export to Word,
Excel, or PowerPoint as necessary.
Yes, this is the
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:59 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote:
However, I just had an idea. You can get 128GB USB drives on ebay for
~$20 now. Why not install an emulator-based (as opposed to bootable)
live CD image on there that they can then mount the rest of the USB
drive with and
Have you played with portable apps (http://portableapps.com/)? Libre office
works on windows and linux. Past that, maybe something hosted (like google
docs, but maybe a bit more Free).
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:59 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote:
My kids and I are 100% Linux at home.
David Hardy belovedbold...@gmail.com writes:
What comes to mind immediately, and this may not be workable for you in
that situation; why not a Tails USB stick with persistence enabled?
You started off in English and then trailed off. The last word I
understood was a...
Patrick Flaherty pflahe...@wsi.com writes:
Have you played with portable apps (http://portableapps.com/)? Libre office
works on windows and linux. Past that, maybe something hosted (like google
docs, but maybe a bit more Free).
This looks interesting, but I'm having trouble turning the
Portable VirtualBox - to Run Linux in a VM from a USB drive in a Windows
system
http://lifehacker.com/portable-virtualbox-lets-you-take-virtual-machines-anyw-1572641481
http://www.vbox.me/
Or, even easier, portable Libre Office running on Windows. Then the data
files are always Libre Office
Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name writes:
Or, even easier, portable Libre Office running on Windows. Then the data
files are always Libre Office format on a USB drive. Edit on Linux, edit
on Windows, always running Libre Office.
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable/ I'd
You could just use basic Office online for free.
https://www.office.com/start/default.aspx
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I second the Google Apps suggestion. My kids school uses Google exclusively
and it's easy for the kids to learn and use. Plus it's accessible any where
with interwebs connection.
I would check with the teachers and administration to see if this is a viable
option.
Short of that, try the
Derek Atkins de...@ihtfp.com writes:
Another option would be to export your LibreOffice Impress presentation to
PDF, and then you can play it on any PDF Viewer. Honestly, this is what I
do when actually presenting slides on my Linux box -- I ask the other
presenters to send me PDF instead of
Have you considered asking the school what they do in situations where
either the family can't afford the software, doesn't have a computer that
can run the software, or simply doesn't have a computer? That might open
the doors to a reasonable solution.
Unfortunately, most schools think of
It seems it is possible to install a portable virtual box on a USB drive.
That along with your favorite virtual distro would let your kids do what
they want - run linux - on their school computers. You probably would be
best off configuring your virtualbox network to use NAT.
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Matt Minuti matt.min...@gmail.com wrote:
Have you considered asking the school what they do in situations where
either the family can't afford the software, doesn't have a computer that
can run the software, or simply doesn't have a computer? That might open
I don't think it's your problem; the school needs to fix it.
Read New Hampshire RSA 21:10-14.
Ron
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On Thu, 22 May 2014 12:59:15 -0400
David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote:
My kids and I are 100% Linux at home. (My wife has a Mac, which none of
us touch unless we
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 6:32 PM, r...@mrt4.com wrote:
I don't think it's your problem; the school needs to fix it.
Read New Hampshire RSA 21:10-14.
Uhh, I think you might've meant something else.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/i/21/21-mrg.htm doesn't seem all
that applicable,
My bad, left off the R.
s/b RSA 21-R:10-14
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/I/21-R/21-R-mrg.htm
Ron
On Thu, 22 May 2014 19:55:09 -0400
Matt Minuti matt.min...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 6:32 PM, r...@mrt4.com wrote:
I don't think it's your problem; the
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