23 Aug

Using the computers

• Try to login. Your ID is the same as your UNCA email address, but your initial password is different. [Hopefully this will be fixed soon.]
• Do the following (under direction)
  • Start a browser session and go to this page. There is no Internet Explorer here!
  • Open a terminal session. It’s old style right now.
  • Change your password with passwd.
• More command line fun: It’s a lot like the Windows commands prompt and also identical to the Mac Terminal app.
• Create a directory called public_html using mkdir
• Connect to public_html using cd
• Use nano to create a file called index.txt
• Write something exciting (it will be public!) and save the file
• Use the web browser to view it. The URL should be something like http://www.cs.unca.edu/~yourid .
• Go the W3Schools page for a simple HTML document and use nano to create a file index.html
• View it!
• You can read the first few chapters of the very long The Linux command line: a complete introduction if you want too much information.
• Type the command id and make sure your are in the dialout group.
• Use X Windows!
  • Create a directory on your desktop.
  • Create a subdirectory of your public_html directory.
  • Start gedit and lock it to your launcher.
  • Use either gedit or Geany or Brackets to edit your home page.

Using the Arduino

Why use the Arduino?

• Just Google it
• The Witch Picker

How to use the Arduino?

• Arduio at Lynda
• Arduino home page
• Tedious way to get the latest launcher
• Let’s try to blink the LED