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pretty thrilled with this gift by ninjapoodles.
She saw an episode of "60 Minutes" about this machine MONTHS ago, and asked for it for her birthday a good while afterward: "that computer for kids that is green and white and has ears." I couldn't believe she remembered 60 MINUTES! Anyway, at the time, we had to tell her we couldn't get one, because they weren't available in the US. So when the company opened up the "Give One, Get One" promotion in the US, my mother ordered one the very first day they accepted orders, and luckily it arrived just in time for Christmas. Bella was BLOWN AWAY, and loves the thing. We're trying to get used to the Sugar OS, and learning our way around the machine. I already want to take it away from her and use it as an e-reader! 

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redhatgal  Pro User  says:

These are great machines. She is will learn so much. Hands off mom..lol
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Neilochka  Pro User  says:

A blogger in the making!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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BipolarLawyerCook says:

That's so great. I actually need a smaller laptop for travel and have been a'wondering about whether this would do enough to meet my needs.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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curlytoppoodle  Pro User  says:

This is so cool, my sister and I checked these out for her girls and they are pretty neat.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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aforero says:

Wow, you got one of the laptops! I really wanted to buy one myself (also through the Give One Get One campaign) but I was afraid that by the time it would get to my office or temp home I would not be in California any longer (I was there until 2007-12-08, when I returned to Switzerland). Now the geek inside of me totally envies your daughter!

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on its OS and on how Bella relates to it, as opposed to a normal computer. :-)
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aforero says:

Oh, and, BTW, thanks for your donation to help poor kids in third world countries receive a better education. You're making the world a better place. :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Divine Elegance [deleted] says:

This is the best happy face ever!
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hinterlens  Pro User  says:

Bella watches 60 minutes! - Amazing child.
How exciting - let us know her flickr/blog address when she is ready :-)
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ThomasHan  Pro User  says:

thanks for your comment about installing Firefox on the XO, I gotta try that myself. It's amazing to see a child try out the XO.
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ex.libris  Pro User  says:

That computer DOES have ears! What a wonderful gift.
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ninjapoodles  Pro User  says:

She just now learned how to make and share videos, so she's been doing that today!
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ex.libris  Pro User  says:

That's amazing. The more ability she has with a computer the easier school will be for her.
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ninjapoodles  Pro User  says:

I have to admit, this thing is way intuitive for children, as opposed to the rest of us, who want to force it into a more familiar OS. Especially if you're hung up on Windows, it can be very frustrating. But she's having an easier time of it, aside from the fact that the Sugar OS doesn't handle Webkinz World very well. ;-)
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ex.libris  Pro User  says:

Not Webkinz! Say it ain't so!

If she did blog, it would be the funniest blog in the world and you'd have post snippets of it on your blog.
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ninjapoodles  Pro User  says:

First post is up (check Twitter). So far, it's fairly public, though I have comments totally moderated and coming to MY email address for approval. It's just something fun that she can do BY HERSELF on her XO, which she loves.
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oddthomas.1  Pro User  says:

yep, I can see it in her eyes.. she's got the bug... the laptop bug. WATCH OUT!
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thelastminute  Pro User  says:

Thanks for using a creative commons license. I used your photo here with attribution. thank you!
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