Comments on: Creating Passionate Grandmas http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/ No, I don't have millions of worshippers. Yet. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jason D. Clinton http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jason D. Clinton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-46 In many ways, this reminds me of a Palm device which has no (user visable) filesystem of any kind. Everything is virtually "full screen" and multitasking is limited to the ability to copy and paste test from from full screen app. to another. In many ways, this reminds me of a Palm device which has no (user visable) filesystem of any kind. Everything is virtually “full screen” and multitasking is limited to the ability to copy and paste test from from full screen app. to another.

]]> By: Dennis Fisher http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dennis Fisher Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-47 For music, you could use www.mp3tunes.com (hopefully it'll improve and/or something else will come out though) and for photos, I imagine you could write a browser extension which can use libgphoto or whatever the camera library is, and upload the images straight to a webgallery. For music, you could use http://www.mp3tunes.com (hopefully it’ll improve and/or something else will come out though) and for photos, I imagine you could write a browser extension which can use libgphoto or whatever the camera library is, and upload the images straight to a webgallery.

]]> By: Anthony http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Anthony Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-48 Have you taken a look at the Symphony OS UI?<p/>Some screenshots:<br/><a href="http://www.howtoforge.com/image/tid/41">http://www.howtoforge.com/image/tid/41</a> Have you taken a look at the Symphony OS UI?

Some screenshots:
http://www.howtoforge.com/image/tid/41

]]> By: Nick http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Nick Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-49 The only problem I can think of is finding files... if the filesystem is hidden from the user then there'd better be some nice way of letting the user get at / search the stuff they save. Also, I find that my nontechnical relatives choose bad document filenames and prompty forget them :) The only problem I can think of is finding files… if the filesystem is hidden from the user then there’d better be some nice way of letting the user get at / search the stuff they save. Also, I find that my nontechnical relatives choose bad document filenames and prompty forget them :)

]]> By: Nigel tao http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Nigel tao Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-50 @Anthony:<br/>Yes, I have seen Symphony screenshots. I am gunning for something much simpler than that.<p/>@Nick:<br/>There is no way to find files, because gmail, writely, etcetera don't save to my local disk, they provide their own way to get at / search stuff. @Anthony:
Yes, I have seen Symphony screenshots. I am gunning for something much simpler than that.

@Nick:
There is no way to find files, because gmail, writely, etcetera don’t save to my local disk, they provide their own way to get at / search stuff.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-51 Everything from webcams to music and videos can be done with flash<br/> Everything from webcams to music and videos can be done with flash

]]> By: manrique http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-52 manrique Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-52 It would be a nice app for an Internet Tablet like Nokia 770! It would be a nice app for an Internet Tablet like Nokia 770!

]]> By: Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-53 Pretty interesting stuff :-D<p/>I can't grok how far you are with the functionality... He, and btw, if you ever go serious with this please don't call it Foxybuntu ;-P<p/>How hard would it be to embed some deskbar functionality via javascript?<p/> Pretty interesting stuff :-D

I can’t grok how far you are with the functionality… He, and btw, if you ever go serious with this please don’t call it Foxybuntu ;-P

How hard would it be to embed some deskbar functionality via javascript?

]]> By: Gnomer http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Gnomer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-54 That seems like a perfect application for this device --> <a href="http://www.linutop.com/">http://www.linutop.com/</a> That seems like a perfect application for this device –> http://www.linutop.com/

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Mike Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/nigeltao/2006/10/02/creating-passionate-grandmas/#comment-55 Yep, this is exactly what people like my Dad needs. The only things he uses are the "Internet", "Email" and "My Documents" icons on the desktop. Yep, this is exactly what people like my Dad needs. The only things he uses are the “Internet”, “Email” and “My Documents” icons on the desktop.

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