[math4] hey, I just joined

[Mel Chua]

Welcome, Christian!

> 1. I had no way to connect to surrounding wireless networks

Yikes. That's unfortunate - 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wifi_Troubleshooting_Guide might help. For 
more XO-specific technical help, the 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_gang will probably be better able to 
help you - go to their IRC channel at #olpc-help on irc.freenode.net (or 
click this link, http://forum.laptop.org/chat and join the web version) 
or email help at laptop.org - this is a project group to work on programs 
for 4th grade math curriculum so the traffic will likely be more 
project-focused.

> 2. The project looked like fun.

I think that's why we're all here. ;)

> what API will I be using
> where I can learn to use it (the API)
> and where I can get the current sources.

It seems like the answers to these questions haven't entirely been 
settled yet - you might want to read the (very short, <1 month old) 
archives of this mailing list for context, but the class starts in 
about... 8 hours. So stay on this list and stay tuned. Some project 
ideas and code starting points (look for "Mongo" as you read through the 
list archives) have been sent out on this list over the last few days.

> ps: does anyone know how to change the channel in the XO irc?

type "/join #nameofchannelyouwanttojoin" in the chat window (as if you 
were typing a message in the chat), no quotes. Again, help at laptop.org is 
a good place to ask. ;)

--Mel