[IAEP] Conozco Uruguay in Mac computer

[Edward Cherlin]

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 19:09, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
> I have used SoaS on the Mac with some success, but only as it came.  I have
> never added any other Activities... but would like to learn how to do it. If
> you aren't in a huge hurry, I will bring my Mac when I come for the Conozco
> Uruguay tour and EDUJam next month.  Maybe we can get together and make it
> work then!

I just now added

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/The_Undiscoverable#Downloading_and_installing_activities

which was needed by someone else. We should put it into the Sugar
manual at FLOSS Manuals.

> I love the way you asked for simple, easy to follow instructions. As a
> retired educator, I sort of specialize in writing things like that. I call
> them "Grannies' Guides" because the first one I wrote was for a grandmother
> who was having trouble getting her grandson's XO connected to the internet.
> But everyone thought it was called that because I am a grandmother... so
> that is how I got my nickname "GrannieB."
> Meanwhile, between now and May, I'll ask around and see if I can make it
> work.  There is a very helpful Mac user in the Australian outback who comes
> on RT late at night (morning there) and helps me with things like this.
>  I'll try to see if he has any ideas.
> Hope to see you in May.
> Caryl
>> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 19:53:09 -0300
>> From: geirea at gmail.com
>> To: carnen at mac.com
>> CC: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
>> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Conozco Uruguay in Mac computer
>>
>> Carlos:
>>
>> I don't know about Macs, but Conozco Uruguay is written in Python
>> Pygame which are platform-indpendent so it should work. You would need
>> to do this:
>>
>> 1) install python
>> 2) install pygame
>> 3) unzip ConozcoUruguay-10.xo
>> 4) in the terminal, go to the directory ConozcoUruguay.activity and
>> run "python conozcouy.py"
>>
>> I don't know how to do 1) and 2), but these pages may help you:
>>
>> http://python.org/download/
>> http://www.pygame.org/download.shtml
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gabriel
>>
>>
>> 2011/4/9 Carlos Rabassa <carnen at mac.com>:
>> > Frederick, Thomas, Raffael
>> >
>> > Thank you and all who sent me messages trying to help me in using SoaS
>> > in a Mac computer.
>> >
>> > I am afraid my request was not clear and too ambitious.
>> >
>> > Let me replace it with a much simpler and modest request, if I may.
>> >
>> >
>> > I heard lots of praise about the "Conozco Uruguay" activity.
>> >
>> > I haven't been able to see it in action or use it myself.
>> >
>> > Could someone give me step by step instructions to use Conozco Uruguay
>> > in a Mac computer?
>> >
>> > If you could give me just one set of instructions,  with no
>> > alternatives,  no shop talk,  that would be ideal.
>> >
>> > If tomorrow a much better solution comes up,  I promise not to
>> > complaint.
>> >
>> > If I get to do this and you are still willing to help,  I will certainly
>> > ask for more.
>> >
>> >
>> > I am dreaming of simple instructions I could quickly follow to get to
>> > this modest goal.
>> >
>> > I am not even dreaming of becoming a developer or anything like that.
>> >
>> > Just want to be helpful as a volunteer,  learning to use as many
>> > applications as I can.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> > Carlos Rabassa
>> > Volunteer
>> > Plan Ceibal Support Network
>> > Montevideo, Uruguay
>> >
>> >
>> >
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