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Top online advertisers in November 2005: Vonage, Netflix, Classmates.com: Vonage, Netflix and Classmates.com were the top online advertisers in November 2005, according to TNS Media Intelligence.Top online advertiser in November 2005AdvertiserBudget, $Vonage28,199Netflix.com12,671Classmates.com10,266Ameritrade Brokerage8,607Scottrade Stock Brokerage7,954Circuit City7,389eBay.com6,941E*Trade Financial6,328Superpages.com6,194Dell5,369Monster.com5,348ESPN Store4,834LowerMyBills.com4,652Amazon.com4,625Freecreditreport.com4,456RealArcade Games4,204Overstock.com3,669Coolsavings.com3,665ShareBuilder.com3,451Lendingtree.com3,400Wal-Mart3,377PlanetOut.com3,327University of Phoenix Online3,319Expedia.com3,297Bank of America3,175Forex Capital Management3,135Capital One3,111FORD Explorer Trucks3,044Target.com2,912Comstock2,898Wallace & Gromit Movie2,806Intelius Online2,751eDiets.com & Mediterranean Diet2,656eDiets.com2,577Dell Dimension & Inspiron...; Tags: advertiser, online advertiser; Blog posts 2006-02-05

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XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?: The One Laptop Per Child OLPC program will begin selling its XO laptop via Amazon this year in a reprise of its Give One Get One (G1G1) program, according to Ars Technica and several other outlets. Although the Ars piece paints this a real boon for OLPC, whose G1G1...; Tags: Developing Country, Amazon.com Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-09-05
I think I like Sid the Science Kid: PBS has a new show, Sid the Science Kid, handled in large part by Jim Henson's daughter. This digital puppetry was given a fairly luke-warm review by the New York Times: His show, done in that hyperactive style that adults have determined is what the very...; Tags: SID, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-09-02
$500 + Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?: I made a comment in an earlier post about Intel's latest Classmates that a pricepoint of $500 on a tablet-based Classmate loaded with Edubuntu would be incredibly attractive. One reader in particular, however, called this combination a "complete waste of money." Others pointed to the need...; Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-21
New touch screen Classmates unveiled today: New touch screen Classmates unveiled todaysugar ported to classmateSugar has been ported to the classmate-s. Don't know if it would work with a touchscreen, though the XO-2 is supposed to have one,so I suppose it is being worked on.http://www.olpcnews.com/software/operating_system/sugarizing_it_intel_classmate_2.html; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen, Classmates, Sugar; Discussion threads 2008-08-21

News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-21
New touch screen Classmates unveiled today: Intel unveiled a new iteration of its Classmate PC today, featuring a touch screen with tablet mode, a new wedge design, and motion-sensing internal hardware. According to Intel's press release, "Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet and touch screen...; Tags: Touch Screen, OEM, Intel Corp., Classmate, Accelerometer, Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Semiconductors, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-20
Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?): Fellow ZDNet blogger, Sam Diaz, wrote an interesting piece yesterday highlighting a vital message from Intel Chairman, Craig Barrett, during his keynote at the Intel Developers' Forum. Quoting both Barrett and Sam's paraphrasing, "Nations are as strong as their educational systems," he said, noting that in...; Tags: Craig Barrett, Intel Corp., Kid, Productivity, Blogging, Internet, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-20
Did the big boys really kill OLPC?: Did the big boys really kill OLPC?Look at where the story originated fromThe UK. You know, Ant-Microsoft, Anti-Intel.This is just another attempt to bolster the country's "home grown" Linux initiative.I am sure they where happy to have the XO use AMD chips (Dresden, Germany) though quite angry they where not...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-08-11
Did the big boys really kill OLPC?: The UK's Timesonline is running a story today showing us that, despite internal strife, questionable morals and ideals, and now, the inclusion of Windows XP on a computer that was supposed to embody all that was good in open source, OLPC remains a media darling. The article...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Negroponte, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-11
How much would it cost with Linux?: PCWorld is reporting that US buyers won't get a chance to purchase Lenovo's least expensive netbooks slated for release this fall. While higher-end models of their new S10 IdeaPads with 10.2 inch screens and Windows XP will be selling in the States, buyers in every other major market will...; Tags: lenovo group ltd., linux, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, monitors & displays, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware, components, christopher dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal: Half a million Classmates headed for PortugalChoice of OSThe Classmate is getting good reviews but there is little information about software. Building the Classmate in Portugal and customizing the experience for the language and locale is wonderful. Money is not simply leaving Portugal but being recycled somewhat.I hope parents think...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Classmates, Classmate, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Broadband, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking; Blog posts 2008-07-31
Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal: Several news sources are reporting on Portugal's agreement to purchase 500,000 second-generation Classmate PCs. The exact details of the transaction are still emerging, but parents will have the option of selecting either Windows XP or Linux pre-installed on the laptops. The most significant aspect of this...; Tags: Laptop Computer, Portugal, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to Portugal: Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to PortugalIt will be interesting to see...how this shakes out. The government will be the ones selling them to parents. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/30/business/EU-Portugal-Classmate-PC.php[B]The cost to parents would be calculated on a sliding scale, he said, with low-income families getting the laptop for free and the top...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Classmates, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-30
Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to Portugal: Intel said Wednesday that it has inked a pact with the Portuguese government to supply 500,000 Classmate PCs to elementary school students. The chip giant is part of the Magellan Initiative, Portugal's education technology plan. It was launched by Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates and Intel Chairman...; Tags: Intel Corp., Portugal, Government, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Can HP's new ULPC compete?: I just might be buying a bunch of these...this is a repost while I'm on vacation, but I'd appreciated any new feedback now that these have been in the wild for a bit. Tell us what you think of them. HP announced today that it would...; Tags: Misconception, Hewlett-Packard Co., Video Editing, Video, Laptop Computer, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Corporate Communications, Open Source, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-16
2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed: I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...; Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?: Probably not. But it's not a bad thing Microsoft have done, and it really shows that they're committed to this "student malarkey" we have going. Today, they announced that project "Albany", now called Microsoft Equipt, has been released into the wild, for the masses who want an all-round suite of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-02
College plans virus-writing course: College plans virus-writing courseWriting virus classWhen I took classes for Networking in school. We had a security class where we tried to break into fellow students computers while preventing them from breaking into our computers. We worked as two person teams. We wrote or found and downloaded cracking software, virus,...; Tags: Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, virus, college plan; Discussion threads 2008-06-10