Please try to accomplish all of the downloading before Thursday morning – Thanks!
These instructions are especially important if you’re running Windows.
Download and install VirtualBox on your laptop
(click the ‘x86/amd64’ blue link next to your platform).
Download this very large (2 GB) file to your laptop. (NOTE: from the Scripps network, this link will go much faster.)
Run VirtualBox and import the virtual machines in the very large file. To do this, go to File -> Import Appliance, browse to the 2 GB file you just downloaded, and click ‘OK’ after all the prompts.
This file can be edited directly through the Web. Anyone can update and fix errors in this document with few clicks -- no downloads needed.
For an introduction to the documentation format please see the reST primer.