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diff --git a/source/neighborhood_view.markdown b/source/neighborhood_view.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index d0bd09e..0000000 --- a/source/neighborhood_view.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -% Neighborhood View -% -% - -Neighborhood View: Connecting to the Internet -============================================= - -You can use the Neighborhood View to connect to the Internet and to -collaborate with others. - - -To see the Neighborhood View, click the Neighborhood icon on the Frame. -You can also use the Neighborhood button for this purpose if your -keyboard has one, or press the F1 key. - -Neighborhood Elements -===================== - - -1. Search menu: You can find find people, Activities, or access points - (what connects you to the Internet) using the search menu. - -2. Ad-Hoc network icon: An ad-hoc network lets you connect to other - computers on a network. - -3. Access point: WiFi hot spots (Internet access points) appear as - circles in the Neighborhood view. If you hover over a circle, the - name of the network appears. Each circle has another color inside, - the more full the inside color, the better the connection. To - connect to a network, click the circle. If the circle shows a lock - symbol, expect to enter a key or password. The inside of the circle - blinks while your system tries to connect. Once you are connected, - an icon for the connection will appear at bottom right of the Frame. - To disconnect, hover over the circle, and choose Disconnect on the - menu. Or hover over the icon in the Frame, and choose Disconnect - there. (OLPC XO-1 Note: The XO-1 laptop has three mesh network - channels. By clicking on a mesh icon you join that particular mesh - network, and disconnect from an Access point network. The other XO - icons are shown will change according to who is on that network.) - -4. Shared Activities: Shared Activities appear as icons in the - Neighborhood View and you can join them by clicking the - corresponding icon. - -5. XO icon: Other Sugar users appear as XO icons. By hovering over - them, you can discover the nickname of that person and can add them - as a friend or invite them to join you in a shared Activity. - -6. Open access point: An access point which isn't protected by a - password. - -7. Connected networks: Once the computer has connected to a network - -:author: - -> © Walter Bender 2008 -> -> adam hyde 2008 -> -> David Farning 2008 -> -> Janet Swisher 2008 -> -> Janis Grinbergs 2008 -> -> Morgan Collett 2008 |