02/21/07 Wed Nite KH Computer Help Desk Chatroom Summary

[mommalina]

02/21/07 Wed Nite KH Computer Help Desk Chatroom Summary

Last night the computer rooms, including ours, all had less traffic. We
tied for 7th place most of the evening. If you were not there and need
some hands-on computer advice, you missed a great opportunity!

We closed at midnight. Hopefully, we did not disappoint any overseas
members who were planning to join us.

WHO WAS THERE

KH MEMBERS - Lina, Lawrence, Rich, Elliot, Photolady

VISITORS WHO CHIMED IN - Gypsy_Vicky_15_ (ain't gonna tell ya
what he wanted me to "teech" him .. :eek: ), The British Samurai, eddie_BK,
OAKLAND_SENCOHAX3R


COMPUTER DISCUSSIONS

VISTA
Outrageously priced in Australia. Security similar to Linux and MAC.
Neat graphics! Rich already getting Vista service calls. Can't do clean
install. Photolady likes Vista!

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007
Great! User friendly!

LINUX
Australian businesses switching to Linux. Elliot awaiting Puppy CD.

NEW WINDOWS UPDATES
For XP Home, and Vista also.

HP 5610 PRINTER SCANNER
Scanner error messages; helped visitor troubleshoot.

BUILDING OWN COMPUTER
Cost visitor $900, installed XP (has Vista on laptop).

RED-DOTTING CHATROOM TROUBLEMAKERS
Lina received refresher course.....so behave yourselves! .. ;)

ONE-COMPUTER-PER-CHILD PROGRAM
May discourage children's armies in Third World?


OTHER DISCUSSIONS
Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about our brilliant
young geek Administrator (Adam), introduction of Rich's dog to snow,
child brutality, dishwashers, chicken feet (make good soup), homemade
"fast food," and -- if your ears were burning -- all about you !!


......and "for the rest of the story," join us next Wednesday at 9 pm EST.
Bring your coffee, tea, booze, computer problems and advice, and--most
important--your sense of humor. See ya .. :)


:grouphug:
Lina

[qldit]

Good Morning All, yes there were some interesting discussion points and momma as usual was an excellent host.

Re the One Computer Per Child exercise, one of the interesting things about the child armies in third world countries, (often these children are "grabbed") is that these children are given arms and obey orders implicitly, they have little understanding of what they are actually doing and cannot get out of their predicament.
Naturally they receive no scholastic education and this means that when they get older they are a lost resource to those countries.
I suspect this OCPC idea will allow this resource to gain relative learning in areas not previously available apart from the lucky children not taken.
If we consider the many hundreds of thousands of young people in this situation the idea has much more incredible potential.

When you have an idea of the scope of this problem and the incredible potential that some degree of educational tools such as this project, it is quite mind-boggling as to what effect it may generate.

Certainly food for thought if properly organised with online programs.

Cheers, Lawrence.