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LeapPad Resources

daniel —Mon, 03/04/2013 - 8:15am

  • Fixing a non-responsive screen
  • Getting to the Parent Settings on the device
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Fun computer stuff to do with young kids (linux)

daniel —Wed, 01/16/2013 - 5:46pm

I've installed edubuntu on a system for the kids to play with. Already they enjoy a number of apps, but the favorite right now seems to be gcompris.

Additional apps they enjoy

  • tuxpaint

Inspired by a great set of articles by John Goerzen, I've set up the computer in a more accessible space leaving it on so that they can experiment with the command line.
Some debian packages I've installed for them to discover:

  • asciijump
  • bastet
  • bsdgames
  • cmatrix
  • figlet
  • moon-buggy
  • pacman4console
  • robotfindskitten
  • sl
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Programming for Kids

daniel —Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:53am

A collection of links for getting kids into programming.

  • Kid's Ruby
  • Ruby Koans - Ruby Exercises
  • Learn to Program
  • Snake Wrangling for Kids - (Intro to Python)
  • Tell a story with Story Telling Alice
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Great videos that the kids should see

daniel —Tue, 09/13/2011 - 9:33pm

TheKidShouldSeeThis

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Managing Photos on your File System - Picture naming scheme

daniel —Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:13am

If you are going to manage photos on your hard disk without something like shotwell, f-spot, or picassa, you might want to consider a file naming scheme.

I like:
YearMonthDay_Time_Second_OriginalFilename.type
which looks like:
20110211_1939_IMG_0757.JPG
from my Canon.

So, how do we get photos named as such? Here are two methods: Looking at Exif data when available, or rearranging what the camera manufacturer has named the photo.

Here is a script for canon digital cameras. It looks at the Exif data provided by the camera - just make sure your cameras date is actually set.

Here is a script for a Droid X - written in groovy. It simply rearranges the structure of the filename already present.

I would love to add a line this script to add a line of exif data to the photo... maybe another time.

My process (use case):
Drop new photos in a new directory.
Add this script to the directory.
Run the script.
Review photos (ensure nothing went wrong) and manually sort movie files.
Copy newly renamed files to their permanent location.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13

daniel —Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:35am

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13

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Exiftool is magic!

daniel —Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:53pm

my secret command:
exiftool -r '-FileName<CreateDate' -d %Y/%m/%Y%m%d_%H%M_%S_%f.%%e dirToSort

Creates files such as:
2009/02/20090201_2352_32_IMG0020.jpg

You can find it on Ubuntu in the libimage-exiftool-perl package:
sudo apt-get install libimage-exiftool-perl

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Ohio State Buckeyes, ESPN Widget

daniel —Sat, 10/03/2009 - 11:45pm

The one team I actually follow...

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Family Edition

daniel —Wed, 08/02/2006 - 10:30pm

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    Additionally, I found this interesting Bower Family Genealogy site.
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daniel —Mon, 02/26/2007 - 12:19pm

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

—

Benjamin Franklin

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