DISQUS

This is pretty old, but still, oh so awesome.

The little girl who's feet barely reached the bar freaked me out though.

I dunno, personally, I can;t see any way this would work just from the exhaust, there has to be some form of pump or something...

Wouldn't the exhaust cause the engine to suffocate...?

Rebecca Says:

My pen ran out of ink and before I buy a new ink catridge I was wondering were’s the ink inside my pen or were do I have to put the new one. Thanks.


To get to the cartridge, just Pull hard(Ish) on the Gray tip that you turn, the cartridge assembly comes out.
But don't do it unless you need to, as it becomes looser with every pull.

First off, in self defense :) let me say that I'm a guy.

So yeah, with that cleared up, I'll answer a couple more questions, I'm in a bad mood this week, and am getting sick, so I don;t feel like reading all the questions, but I will answer the last few.

Word documents
You should try downloading a piece of software called OpenOffice, i's a free open source copy of Microsoft office, set it as the default to open .DOC files, and try telling Fly World to read.

Software
Have her play around with the pen for a couple days, then ask her, personally, the app that I ended up wanting the most was Algebra, because we're doing ALOT of algebra in school right now(8th grade) and I needed it. But she;s younger, so in a lower grade, see what she needs help on and go from there.

Fly World Portable.
I havn't tried, but it seems to be very crudly coded(crashing my computer for the first time ever) and places things all over the Hard Drive(My documents, Common Files, etc) so probably not.

I'm not really going to go away for a while, I don't think so yeah, don;t worry, I might bring down my visit times, but I'm not leaving.

Oh yeah, whoops, didn;t think about covering the dots with whiteout, sry about that :/

As far as ages merging, I have no clue why it happens, but it's happened to me a couple times too, as well as it not recording notes.

Well lemme say, 3 weeks with the pen, and it gets boring :/ today, I came to the realization that it's not really worth the $90 that I paid today, so I returned it to the store(and got Guitar hero 3 PC with the credit, lol it comes with the Xbox 360 controller XD)
So note to people buying, make sure the store'll take it back after you;be opened it.

I'll keep posting here with more answers to questions people have with the experience that I did have, but it seems more people are coming to help, so my duty's gonna be done in a little while.

Actually, I think it does, I think it'll only change English characters into type, so it would do French, bu might skip out and the accents
And it doesn't do Japanese

Allie, great idea, never thought about including the manual in a post.
And no, a paper manual doesn't come with it, after you put the CD in, open My Computer >(CD Drive)>docs(I think I don't have it at hand)>User Manual

And I have no clue if it'll convert into other programs, you might get lucky,
You can download Open Office V2
http://www.openoffice.org/index.html
There^^
And it can open Word(.doc) files, so I assume the Fly World software converts it into a DOC, and opens the "Default Application" which just so happens, after the OO installations to be Open Office.

OH damn, sorry guys, never noticed all teh other questions, thought Allies long post was the tail end of mine, whoops, let's go through this....

1.I have no clue if you get the software to own, or to lease, I'm wondering that too.(In relation to the subscription) I'll send an email to LeapFrog asking them sometime today.

2.As far as sharing, I'm 75% sure you can, in 2 ways, 1. before you can create induvidual user accounts and everything for each pen, you have to create an Administrator(Parent) account with the LeapFrog site, so I would assume, when you install the software on each computer, and you log into your admin account on each computer, it should elt you download the software seperatly(If that makes any sense :) )
OR
There's a certain FlyWorld folder in the Program Files > Common FIles folder in your C:/ drive, and all the Pages, applications, everything should be kept in there, so theoretically you should be able to copy that folder over onto each computer and get access to it.

3. What type of errors is it giving you during installation? I run XP so don't know about Vista, sorry can't help you on this one.

4. What do you mean it takes hours to install, it took me 15 mins tops, I didn't even have time to figure out what any of the FlyCons meant by the time it installed...and I'm a fast learner...
And yeah, I find the fact that they MS whore a problem. But I have Office 07 installed so I don;t know how it acts on computers without it.

5. No, the fly does not record voice, sorry.

6. There is no such thing as a black Fly Fusion...is there...Unless you;re talking about the LiveScribe, which is the next generation, it's supposed to come out in 08 for "Under $200"

7. a. I've only had teh pen for about a month, so no clue.
b. The Walmart site is busted, so I don;t know, but the Target site says they have it. You should surf http://flyworld.com/findstore/index.html
There^^ for the complete list of stores, I purchased mine at teh Canadian Toys R Us
c. It has a Mini B usb port on the top, and you charge it from your computer. One thing I mist note though, once you plug it in, it doesn't turn itself on, the logo lights up red, meaning charging, you have to click the power button to turn it on and so that it can communicate with the computer(It flashes red, green and yellow when it's on and connected, and just turn off when charged.)
d. The only Mandatory requirement I've seen if having 512 MB of RAM, I've tried to install it on my dads computer with 256, and it refused. As far as speed, yeah it's sorta slow, it takes about 10 ish mins to transfer 15ish songs
e. As I've answered before, every time you have to click the volume down button a couple times until it doesn't give you any volume confirmation clicks anymore. The only time I've had it talk in class is when I'm drawing/writing something related to a circle( O's) and it says "Unknown FlyCon"
f. You only get the "Good Job's" If you buy the Algebra addon pack, possibly others, but I've only seen it with the algebra pack. But none with the existing software.
h. Not really, I'm also in 9th grade, and the hardest thing for me to figure out was to remember what the FlyCons do. Other than that, using the compass and that type of thing is easy.FlyCon tip, Create a FlyCon with a T in it, click it and it gives you the time(Oh yes, it tells you the time too)
i. Nope, you don't need to do anything, just open it up, put the FlyWorld CD in(it comes on a cd which automatically updates teh software itself when you install it) and while it's installing you can pull out the 25 page pad and try out some of the functions(actually pretty much all, the only thing FLyWorld let's you do that you can;t do out of the box is copy pages over, it comes preloaded with 2 MP3's)
that's what I did anyways.

So that's my answering streak for today, see y'all in a couple days when I answer more questions.

But PLEASE, for the sake of me, I answer every question in a long sentence, sometimes a paragraph for some, PLEASE, read over all the existing answers before asking, this is becoming a pretty concise guise, 4 people have answered the "can I mute" question(myself twice) and yet people still ask.

You're all welcome :)

With the FlyBucks, you get a gift card type thing(just like the review pictures) and on the back is a 20-25 character ABC123 code(it's really a pain to fill in because there's so many characters)
Simple answer to the question, No, you can;t use it in stores, just through the Fly store within the FlyWorld app(I havn't tried from their online store)

More advanced answer.
You install FlyWorld, and you get 2 links, create a User account, and an Admin account, both require you to go online. You create the admin account, Login to it click the store icon thing. Then go through the catalog you can buy pretty much anything that costs under $10($9.99 counts) you click add to cart, then checkout, it gives you a line to enter your code, fill it in, and the balance gets deducted so you can then click download.

Now since I ended up buying French Translator Pro(I'm Canadian, and am taking French) I just "Paid for it, and it gave me a download link, then I logged into my induvidual user account, and copied it over.
I still don't know how they deal with things that contain materialistic items, such as Algebra and the Function card, possibly they don't let you.

So yeah, No you can only use the card on the online store, I don't know what they do with materialistic things, they don't take paypal (**Sadface**, I don't have a credit card, but a PayPal acct registered to my Debit)

Any other questions, keep them coming, I've got time.

Ok well I haven't checked this page out in a while, so let's get some questions answered.
1. Sorry, no it's not compatible with a mac, the software that comes with it is window sonly(and buggy :/ )
2. Can this person use a regular pen? This is pretty much just like a regular pen, just a little bigger and heavier, but you get used to it after a while, also, are you thinking of this as an IMing, general computer use approach, or a essay writing approach, because it only really makes sense to use it for essays(by the time you get it synched, etc.)

3. Word Wrap, I've written up a couple pages margin to margin, and it does seem to word wrap, but I don;t have enough experience yet to give a definite answer

4. No there is currently no feasible way to replicate the paper, scanning or otherwise. But the ink cartridges last a while, I'm in 9th grade, and last year(8th grade) I only managed to get through half of one full ink cartridge for a regular pen, this is about half, so it should last some time, depends on you much you really write.

5.Algebra. To use algebra, you have to buy the special $30 addon kit which includes the software, and a card that snaps into the notebook rings, it does actually give step by step instructions, you write out an equation, it gives the answer, then you can touch HELP and it'll explain step by step what to do(do THIS, then double tap) There's a video of it in action on the Leapfrog site somewhere, but I can;t find it so I'll post it a little later. Also, Geometry requires yet another addon pack, the FastComp PRO pack this is another $15, and I would recommend, at this point getting the $50 one year subscription, it gives you access to all the packs for one year(I'm not sure if they get disabled after the year or if they just don;t give you access to new ones.)

6. a. It doesn't get confused if/when you switch, unless your writing(like mine) is deadly messy, and yet it still manages to recognize more than I do when I go back to my notes :)
b.To clear mistakes, you have to just put a line through the word, is produces a very satisfying "ku-linck" sound to signify that word got deleted, then you can use whitout or whatever you wish to put something in it's place
c. There is a specific type of cartridge they are made of aluminum, and are skinnier than a regular pen cartridge, thus regular ones don't fit, I;m working on finding some that are cheap and fit, when I do, it's going on Instructibles, with a link coming here.
d. The ink is, and lasts about half that of a regular pen ink cartridge, which is quite a bit if you think about it. If you're talking about the battery, it lasts me the whole school day, recording notes, and listening to a song or 2 when I'm completely bored and my iPod gets tiring, and then some, but takes a while to recharge. The notes memory lasts quite a bit, i think about 4 pages 3/4 full add up to 7% of memory(battery life is measured in Full, Medium, and Empty, Notes memory is separate from the applications/MP3's memory and is measured in %)

Any other questions, hit me up here, I check back every couple days. Also, if you;re buying for a son/daughter, make sure they watch out for other kids, it gets pretty gruesome with people circling you yelling I WANNA SEE IT, SHOW ME, LEMME WRITE SOMETHING.

One thing parents might like, if someone were to write the F word in ScratchPad(the mode where the pen recites what you write) or in the translators, the pen just replies with either "I do not understand" or BLEEP(not that loud) other words such as sexual type words, don't seem to be bleeped out, and I haven't had the chance to try other words yet.

The best place you could possibly buy the pen is eBay, other than that, it's $90 everywhere.

As far as the keyboard, no, but why would you want to? It's used to create names for your Reminders and Alarms.

I don't completely understand your question, but if you don't want to hear the answer when you're writing out a question, then plug headphones in and keep them out of your ears.

Well, I'm Canadian, so I;m using Canadian pricing for this, th paper out here costs $12.99/160 page book, now as a comparison to regular paper,
Fly paper = $0.08118/Page
Regular paper(Based on Fivestar 300 page notebook) = $0.0132

So yeah, it's just a little over 6 times the price of regular paper, BUT that's teh Canadian price, if you order from the states, it costs $7.99 and adds up to
$0.0499($0.50) So yeah, quite a bt cheaper, just you know, a BIT like y'know ,like half?

Ok well I'm 14 and bought the pen yesterday, so far I love it, I'm getting so used to the size that I now find regular pens too small :/

To answer the ever-asked question, How do you mute it, there are Volume Up and Down buttons on the inside cover above the MP3 player, so you turn it on, the onyl indication you have at this point is the Green light, by defaultr when I first turned it on, it just stayed solid Green, this means that it's on, after playing
around I found the Recording button, hit that, it said recording, and the Green light started flashing(one/second) now, if I;m in the middle of class and can't have headphones, all I have to do is turn it on(again, it turns on silent unless you ste a startup sound) and you hit the volume down button a couple times, just watch out for Volume test bleeps.
So recap,
1.Turn the pen on(Solid Green light)
2. Hit the Fly Notes On button(Green light flashes)
3. Hit the volume down button a bunch of times, until it goes silent.
Now you're golden, although the pen shouldn't makes any sounds if you're just writing, any that it tries to make will be muted.
BTW Although most other options are carried over from Power cycle to power cycle, the Volume does nos so watch out for that

More questions,
1 To erase something, you draw a straight line through it then double tap at the end(if you're replacing, strike-through, write above then double tap)
2. Not a question, but a note, when you get yours home, and get the software, go onto the CD, go into Documentation, open the User guide PDF(not the quick start) and take a look at the Color codes, they confused me at first.

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