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NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?

NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?Very simply put, It became a religious war....Software is simply NOT a religion.So the software religious community needs to learn to sleep with itself.In retrospect, the OLPC has changed the world. Sure, it has spawned anindustry that is more to serve rich consumers...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, NPR

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Once again, competition breeds innovation

No sooner had the electronic "ink" dried on Chris Dawson's piece OLPC and Intel part ways that Intel confirmed that the Classmate lives on with a next generation already in the works!  Well surprise, surprise!  Ever since the Intel Classmate was announced see A quick update on the Classmate it was clearly superior...

Tags: Innovation, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Intel Classmate, XO, OLPC Foundation, Marc Wagner

Blog posts 2008-01-04

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No Apple tablet? Too bad, but not why you think

A while back I wrote that an Apple Tablet, no matter how innovative or cool, would be a non-starter in education without educational content to drive adoption. Now we're hearing that it won't be introduced at Apple's September event, despite a nearly constant churn of rumors about its existence. ...

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-18

News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker: Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan: Kindlenomics: Keep...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, TomTom, Online Photo, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Brittany, Linux, Ultrawideband (UWB), Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Interview: Wired's Chris Anderson on the 'free' business model

As editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, Chris Anderson is considered one of the most knowledgeable and insightful voices at the center of the new economy. In his articles and New York Times bestselling book The Long Tail, he has identified important new trends in the economy and described new business models...

Tags: Software, Advertisement, Wired Inc., Shelf Space, Business Model, Computer Associates International Inc., Economy, Netbook, Anderson, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-10

OLPC to laptop makers: Use our design

OLPC to laptop makers: Use our designRE: Hey Open Source come back -- Use our design"Bill Gates told CNET News that the "OLPC hasn't done that well" ..."Hence no ROI."... --the group said that it would be working with Microsoft to make a Windows variety of its XO laptop, ..."Anticipation...

Tags: laptop computer, Third World, One Laptop Per Child project, third world country

Discussion threads 2009-02-09

Is it possible to build a $20 laptop?

The unveiling of the $20 laptop-the result of a major project involving the government, universities and the private sector in India-so far hasn't done much to clear up the mystery surrounding the ultra-inexpensive notebook. All we really know about the device is that it will have a low-power chip (it...

Tags: Memory, Laptop Computer, Christopher Dawson, Government, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administration

As much as many of us would like to continue to revel in the day, the inauguration with all of its rock-concert fanfare, pomp and circumstance is over, and it is finally time for the new administration to get to work. The 44th President of the...

Tags: Patient, Barack Obama, Administration, Broadband, Digital Television, TVs, Workforce Management, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Straight Talking - Software for the Other 5 Billion

Although there are well over six billion people on the planet, just a little over one billion have access to computers or the internet. Given those one billion already provide big profits for tech giants such as Google and Microsoft, is there any point in bothering with the other 5?...

Tags: Quocirca, Software, Internet, Productivity

White papers 2008-10-24

Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave

Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what I understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...

Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-01

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

The XO-2 laptop looks great, but can OLPC deliver in 2010?

The OLPC project announced today the next generation of its XO laptop. The news was expected--enthusiast sites such as OLPC News have been talking about it for a while--but this was the first time that OLPC has shown what it will look like. The concept is pretty...

Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO-2, XO, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-05-20

What is the future of Sugar?

Walter Bender, who recently left OLPC amid ideological differences over the future of the Sugar interface and the use of Windows on the XO laptop, launched a new foundation last week to advance the UI independent of the XO. The Sugar Labs Foundation intends to continue working with OLPC,...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Sugar Labs Foundation, Sugar Labs Wiki, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-18

XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings

XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearingsWe need to see the XP offering.MS is involved now, and let's hope that the XP version is locked down (ROM only?), comes with a suite of software for the kids, and is usable. I'd like to see this suceed with it's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too

Microsoft’s agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC’s XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called “Digital Divide” while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...

Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software

George Ou pointed me in the direction of Stallman's comments relating to Windows on the OLPC project, though I did nothing about it because my head was figuratively on fire. I then saw Christopher Dawson's response to Stallman's comments, and so I figured that I'd throw my two cents in...

Tags: Software, Open Source, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Is Stallman right about OLPC?

Richard Stallman president of the Free Software Foundation has been something of a firebrand in the IT community. Even open source advocates don't always agree with his hardline stances. However, one has to wonder if his latest take on the OLPC project and its possible move to a...

Tags: Open Source, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, BIOS, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-01

OLPC ready to scrap Linux??

OLPC ready to scrap Linux??XPEOMDon't you know?He swears by BeOS!What "annual tax" are you refering to?[i]having to pay an annual tax to Microsoft for software updates[/i]I receive my updates for free. How do those on the OLPC unit differ?So what would they run on it?Vista? LOLRather extreme positionFundamentalists are always...

Tags: Operating systems, Third-World government, Fundamentalists, One Laptop Per Child project, Linux?, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Intel's second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?

Intel at its developer forum on Thursday unveiled the second generation of its Classmates educational "netbook" and the move highlights some of the reasons behind the rift between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child foundation. First, the news of the day. Intel rolled out its second...

Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson, Intel Obviously, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-03

News to know: Yahoo; Microsoft; Windows worm hole; Demo 08

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple? Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available Larry Dignan: Yahoo lowers its outlook for 2008; Sees 'headwinds'; Restructuring in Feb. Techmeme eBay outlines...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mesh Networking, Software, Networking

Blog posts 2008-01-30