<div>SD card in a netbook slot seems like the cleanest approach in that situation. The cable extenders work great too. In fact, I think for some home-based uses of SoaS, even longer cable extenders will be needed to reach USB ports on the backs of PCs which may be on the floor under a desk or in a cabinet.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Walter Bender <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">FWIW, in the schools Caroline and I are piloting this summer, we are<br>using USB cable extenders. This has at least three advantages:<br>
<br>(1) easier for the kids to find where to insert the key... no reaching<br>around the back of computers;<br>(2) if the key is bumped, the cable moves, but neither the key or the<br>USB slot are damaged;<br>(3) less wear and tear on the USB connector--yes, they do wear out.<br>
<br>-walter<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Sean DALY<<a href="http://sdaly.be/" target="_blank">sdaly.be</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> This is totally true, a protruding stick is asking for trouble.<br>
><br>> I usually use SD Cards, most netbooks have slots.<br>><br>> Well-designed machines (XO-1, EeePC, Dell education Latitude 2100)<br>> keep the cards recessed, flush with an edge; no protrusion=no<br>> accidents<br>
><br>> other machines protrude even the SD Card, such as the Dell Mini 10.<br>><br>> Sean<br>><br>><br>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Mike Lee<<a href="mailto:curiouslee@gmail.com">curiouslee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> One of the things I find precarious about Sugar on a Stick with normal USB<br>>> drives on laptops or netbooks is how far they protrude from the side. I<br>>> always feel the risk of an accidental knock against the USB drive, which<br>
>> would break it off from the plug.<br>>><br>>> The gadget blogs recently showed what was billed as the world's smallest<br>>> MicroSD card adapter called the EagleTec NanoSac. I bought one from Brando<br>
>> Hong Kong to try out with a 2gb MicroSD card. It took about three weeks to<br>>> arrive.<br>>><br>>> The Strawberry release of Sugar loaded fine onto the MicroSD card through<br>>> the adapter using LiveCD creator. I then switched the boot order in the BIOS<br>
>> of the Sun tower that made the Sugar Stick and rebooted. Sugar started up<br>>> perfectly. See my photos:<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157621240681653/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157621240681653/</a><br>
>><br>>> It was kind of amazing to see a device less than the volume of a sugar cube<br>>> take over a tower PC and 24" LCD monitor.<br>>><br>>> Cost was around USD $30 for the adapter and card.<br>
>><br>>> Mike<br>>> <a href="http://www.olpclearningclub.org/" target="_blank">http://www.olpclearningclub.org</a><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br>
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><br><br><br><br></div></div><font color="#888888">--<br>Walter Bender<br>Sugar Labs<br><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br></font></blockquote></div><br>