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- Chavez beefs up commitment to open source for Venezuela
- At the Latin America Free Software Installation Fair, held recently in Caracas, the word was all about "technology independence," AP reports. The Venezuelan technology ministry said the fair is part Venezuela's move toward "technological sovereignty, and taking advantage of knowledge for building national scientific independence." Chavez, a...
- Tags: Chavez, Chavez Says, Venezuelan
- Blog posts 2006-03-30
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- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopMicrosoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopThis is a great plan brought to you by Microsoft. This laptop will run the Microsoft Windows XP operating system allowing these school children to be compatible with the rest of the world. They can share...
- Tags: Notebooks, software, laptop computer, cheap Portuguese laptop, Portuguese laptop, Microsoft Launches, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
- Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the...
- Tags: Software, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Computer, Portugal, School Children, Government Hope, Magellan, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Reuters, laptops, education
- News items 2008-10-03
- 1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela
- 1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- 1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela
- Portugal recently announced it's intention to purchase and deploy half a million Classmate PCs to students in the country. Intel developed the Classmate as a reference design in the hopes that local OEMs would customize it and then handle production and distribution. In the latest success for this...
- Tags: Venezuela, OEM, Intel Corp., Government, Linux, Vertical Industries, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- 2009 Mazda MAZDA5 Grand Touring
- Photo gallery:2009 Mazda5 Grand TouringIt seemed like everyone who we spoke to about Mazda's Mazda5 said the same thing: "It's a mini-minivan." As cheesy as that sounds, there isn't really a better way to describe what Mazda has created with the Mazda5. As fuel prices soar and its full-size MPV...
- Tags: GPS, Mazda5 Grand Touring, Mazda Motor Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-29
- Tech will suffer from financial meltdown
- Sometimes you have to look around outside of your own personal sector and reflect on the world at large. If you haven't noticed, our financial infrastructure is tumbling down around our ears. The U.S. agreed yesterday to bail out AIG at the cost of $85 billion....
- Tags: Bank, Financial, American International Group Inc., Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Google calls for hike in H-1B visas
- Technology issues are never a big deal in presidential elections, as much as some people think they should be. One that Big Tech is trying to push, though is the H-1B visa situation. Bill Gates has been lobbying hard on the issue and now Google has signaled it's a big...
- Tags: Google Inc., Limit, Technology Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- State of the Internet: Old worms live on; Delaware speediest state; South Korea a broadband king
- State of the Internet: Old worms live on; Delaware speediest state; South Korea a broadband kingWhat makes you think it's just rogue skript kiddies?Given the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, isn't exactly a fan of the US, all this viral traffic COULD possibly be government sponsored - which would mean...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, broadband king, State-of-the Internet, worm, Delaware, broadband
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- The glide path to an open society
- The glide path to an open societyCuba, change?Not if the Cubans have a choice.You wrote:Cuba, under Raul Castro, shows signs that he wants to make his island nation more open to the outside world. He has allowed wider access to essential communications technologies, such as cell phones and the Internet...
- Tags: INTERNET, CUBANS, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- The glide path to an open society
- The International Olympic Committee IOC, the Switzerland-based group responsible for Olympic event planning, has been putting pressure on China to open the Internet during the games in Beijing as part of host-nation commitment to media openness. As Ars Technica reported, the results have been decidedly mixed. Though Chinese Internet users...
- Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her site
- Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her siteWhere's the American Media on this?The American mainstream media has such a love affair with Cuba, which I often don't understand. You'd think they'd be aghast about a country that not only runs the media, but openly suppresses any form speech. ...
- Tags: Cuba, media, Blogger
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Google's huge data centers: the IT failures question
- Google's huge data centers: the IT failures questionPlanning for FailureThere are two entities that need to develop plans for failure in the SaaS model; the provider and the customer. I'd be willing to bet my data that in this scenario, Google the provider has a plan and mitigating steps...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, information technology, data center, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-17
- Follow the money, it may lead to more green energy
- Exxon is the world's largest oil company. By some measures it's simply the world's largest company. The U.S. is the world's biggest military power, energy user and debtor nation. Together they think they can out-muscle a Latin American leader who may not even have the loyalty of...
- Tags: Venezuela, Green Technology, Exxon Mobil Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- An Ed Tech laptop rant
- An Ed Tech laptop rantBut, Negropronte now has the world engaged on the problem, AND, all ofthose cutting edge features will be commercialized and be available to the rest of us. Even if OLPC ends up closing their doors, it will have been one of the most breathtaking success of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, Ed Tech laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Cubans go to unusual lengths to post blogs
- Cubans go to unusual lengths to post blogsFree Cuba, drop laptops with air cards!Free Cuba, drop laptops with air cards! Let the Cuban people see what has passed them by, revolution via the Internet!spreading democracyProbably the single most significant action the free world could take to bring democratic reform to...
- Tags: INTERNET, Blogging, Government, Free Cuba, CUBANS, unusual length, blog
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint reader
- Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint readerOnce a Crook Always a CrookGame Over Sony (RiP 2005) so why continue?Here we go again!What in the world are the developers at SONY thinking?Looks like $ony found something to do with all those unused rootkits.n/tDid they think nobody would noticeWill this one have...
- Tags: Rootkits, fingerprint reader, Sony Corp., rootkit
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spatEC Looks at Breaking Up Microsofthttp://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200704231401DOWJONESDJONLINE000574_FORTUNE5.htmThe Supreme Court is giving LOUD signals that they intend to limit patentsAnd this is VERY good news! Their will likely be more challenges to overreaching IP claims and this court appears prepared to pare them down...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Japanese schools may convert aging computers to Linux
- Japanese schools may convert aging computers to LinuxIn Venezuela, are violators of a Presidential decree...... liable for arrest and fines or imprisonment? That's the single most compelling argument in favor of Linux use that I've encountered. Shows that persuasion would be expected to fail.Linux: it's better than...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, computer, Linux, government, Microsoft Corp., Chavez
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Dance Dance Revolution those pounds away
- In the war on fat, schools are experimenting with "exergames" devices, such as stationary video game bikes, snowboards and virtual soccer, hoping to lure students into exercising while gaming. The verdict is still out, however, on whether the new devices really will help kids get in shape, the San Francisco...
- Tags: Education Technology, K-12, Physical health
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
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