[AuckLUG] Digital Photo Frame

[Chilling_Silence]

I know that its not too difficult to hook up a Touchscreen to an EeePC, and
brand new they're the cheapest laptops around..

Still approx 2.5x that of a regular digital photo-frame, but no need for
buying a thumbdrive, and has a whole lot of other goodies that a standard
digital photo-frame doesnt :D

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Nevyn <nevynh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kath has a point though.
>
> Workshop based meetings rather than lecture based meetings. I.e. it's
> all nice and well hearing about GIS or whatever, but being able to see
> a specific and practical use for something and the configuration for
> using such a thing would be very cool.
>
> Even if the attendees can't really participate, they're seeing how
> something is done, and then able to brainstorm and question
> accomplishing another need by simply understanding 1 use.
>
> Possible ideas: The "application server(s)" idea that I mentioned in
> another post once something has been built or something simpler like
> making a custom template in Lyx (rather than relying on the ones that
> come with the application putting a bit more control back in the
> user's hands) or custom displays in X for kids and hard of seeing or
> even alternative control interfaces. Perhaps even beginners type admin
> things like the basics of the email protocol and implementing in
> Linux.
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Justin Cook <justin at skull.co.nz> wrote:
> > Yeah, it starts becoming attractive to buy a hybrid or convertible
> >  touchscreen laptop. The overlays aren't all that hard to get hold of,
> they
> >  just don't make them in a decent size such as 22" widescreen.
> >  Camera based screen interactions are becoming more common if you don't
> mind
> >  your screen being stationary.
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Liz Q <liz at debian.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> >  > Justin Cook wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > I haven't looked in a while, but there are several touch-sensitive
> >  > > overlay
> >  > > solutions available if you really wanted to make it happen.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > Bit pricy though isnt it, I wonder if you could hack up one of those
> wacom
> >  > stylus things to work with it though.
> >  >
> >  > Liz
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Ravi Chemudugunta <
> >  > > chemuduguntar at gmail.com>
> >  > > wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > > what would be awesome is if one of those off the shelf things can
> be
> >  > > > hacked to put your favorite distro on it =), you have yourself a
> >  > > > really cheap notepad...
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Liz Q <liz at debian.co.nz> wrote:
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > Bill and Kath Worsfold wrote:
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > > Hi all. I have a suggestion for a really cool and interesting
> >  > > > > > topic
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > for an
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > AUCKLUG meeting sometime, should you be interested in hearing
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > suggestions.
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > What about having a workshop/tutorial on making a digital photo
> >  > > > > > frame
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > from
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > an old laptop? This would be so cool, and they're very
> expensive to
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > buy.
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > > Would this project be suitable for novices?
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > > Anyway, I just thought I'd throw that out to be considered.
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > > Cheers,
> >  > > > > > Kath Worsfold
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > >  Install mythbuntu onto old laptop, plug in usb drive with
> media :D
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >  Oh ... you wanted to go the hardware *G*
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >  Liz
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
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