I would recommend to anyone, who wants to learn a database, to start on the console. same as for learning html, jave, etc. you can always switch to a GUI at a later point of time in the process but at the start it is important to learn the bascis and not have a tool do the work.
mysql is very good for that from my experience. rgds, uwe Quoting nigel barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > David Van Assche wrote: >> Part of the UK curriculum is about sensors which includes things like >> picking up mics, etc... so that working on the the thin clients would >> definitely be important if possible. >> > Talking of the UK curriculum, how do you teach databases? I have been > struggling with OOo bugs, such as broken form wizard, and now drop down > lists. Overall the OOo Base experience is less than ideal, yet Kexi has > just as many problems. What do you use? > > And to add to your suggestion, the Vernier web site has some linux > downloads that are difficult to get working, and that don't support USB. > It would be great if a datalogging application for the science lab > could be included. One of the few places we still have to use windows. > http://www.vernier.com/linux/index.html > > cheers > nigel > >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Gavin McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008, dbclinton wrote: >> >> > This might not be exclusive to educational needs, but it can >> certainly >> > be useful in the classroom: is it possible to enable microphones >> on thin >> > clients (as I've reported before on this list, mics and the >> sound output >> > from some non-native Linux apps don't behave well - often >> playing on the >> > server's speakers)? >> >> To go a little further and get the value from the work, I'd say: >> >> SIP and Audio Recording (audacity) on thin clients. >> >> Gavin >> >> >> -- >> edubuntu-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> >> > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
