FWIW, in the schools Caroline and I are piloting this summer, we are using USB cable extenders. This has at least three advantages:
(1) easier for the kids to find where to insert the key... no reaching around the back of computers; (2) if the key is bumped, the cable moves, but neither the key or the USB slot are damaged; (3) less wear and tear on the USB connector--yes, they do wear out. -walter On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Sean DALY<[email protected]> wrote: > This is totally true, a protruding stick is asking for trouble. > > I usually use SD Cards, most netbooks have slots. > > Well-designed machines (XO-1, EeePC, Dell education Latitude 2100) > keep the cards recessed, flush with an edge; no protrusion=no > accidents > > other machines protrude even the SD Card, such as the Dell Mini 10. > > Sean > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Mike Lee<[email protected]> wrote: >> One of the things I find precarious about Sugar on a Stick with normal USB >> drives on laptops or netbooks is how far they protrude from the side. I >> always feel the risk of an accidental knock against the USB drive, which >> would break it off from the plug. >> >> The gadget blogs recently showed what was billed as the world's smallest >> MicroSD card adapter called the EagleTec NanoSac. I bought one from Brando >> Hong Kong to try out with a 2gb MicroSD card. It took about three weeks to >> arrive. >> >> The Strawberry release of Sugar loaded fine onto the MicroSD card through >> the adapter using LiveCD creator. I then switched the boot order in the BIOS >> of the Sun tower that made the Sugar Stick and rebooted. Sugar started up >> perfectly. See my photos: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157621240681653/ >> >> It was kind of amazing to see a device less than the volume of a sugar cube >> take over a tower PC and 24" LCD monitor. >> >> Cost was around USD $30 for the adapter and card. >> >> Mike >> http://www.olpclearningclub.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
