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- It's a girl! (or Ed Tech, 6 years hence)
- Regular readers and followers of my Twitter feed will know that yesterday was pretty eventful. My wife and I (well, mostly my wife, but I did make some moderate contribution) had a baby girl who currently remains nameless (we're leaning toward Penelope, but she was delivered by c-section so...
- Tags: Web Application, Social Media, E-books, Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, Personal Technology, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.
- "Hannah Montana Linux" may not be ready to give to your kids yet, but it's an idea that has legs. My partner in crime in the Frugal Tech Show, Ken Hess, who blogs over at Daniweb, recently published his list of Top 10...
- Tags: Desktop, Children, Desktop Linux, Netbook, Content Filtering, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs
- And the OLPC?Seems to be doing well as well. Uruguay is finishing its distribution of laptops this year. For more info:Spanish:http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=247English translation:http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceibal.edu.uy%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Dcategory%26layout%3Dblog%26id%3D96%26Itemid%3D247&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8Contrary to what was said in some articles in your section back in '07. The XO is doing well, it has support, it has training and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, training and certification, Notebooks, Uruguay, Macedonia, Intel Classmate PC, Classmate, netbook, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Could One Laptop Per Child be a bad thing?
- Or roadsOr how about roads so farmers can get there goods to the markets cheaper? The one laptop per kid is such a scam. Why should kids get cheap laptops overs small business owners. Who would be more productive. Um track sales, write, write e-mail, do books. I am so...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP
- 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. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- ASUS low-cost touchscreen ebook expected by end of 2009
- XO-2Two pages, and one can function as a touch keyboard? Boy, that sounds a lot like the olpc's plans for the XO-2.display?I wonder what the display technology will be. Epaper is prefered for ebooks because it uses far less power than standard laptop displays. But the article says it...
- Tags: E-books, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, XO-2, e-book, ePaper, ASUS, touch screen
- Discussion threads 2009-09-07
- While I'm away...Kindlenomics and OLPC revisited
- Since my wife is 6 months pregnant and my mom is visiting from Seattle, we've decided to take a night away while said mom watches the kids. As a result, you get one more repost. I'll be back tomorrow, recharged after a bed and breakfast getaway; it will...
- Tags: Student, Hardware, Textbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Kindle, Kindroid, XO 2.0, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- While I'm away..."How I'd use Classmate PCs in the States (and why I really want a UMPC now)"
- Here's a blast from the past...This was originally posted back in 2007. Classmates and 1:1 have come a long ways, haven't they? While the United States and other established markets are not the target for Intel’s Classmate PC, I sincerely hope they bring something like this...
- Tags: Intel Classmate PC, PC, Ultramobile PC, Classroom, Laptop Computer, Computer, Classmate, Productivity, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Should we share our Wi-Fi in the name of cloud?
- Should we share our Wi-Fi in the name of cloud?Once all the ISPs start implementing volume capsyou can forget that idea.I'm confused...A router turns off when the PC attached to it is turned off?It's already there: FONCheck this:http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsFonPretty big in The Netherlands already.Sounds great ... UNTIL.......the RIAA sues you because...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Wireless LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Wi-Fi, FON
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- News to know: Intel; WiMax, Oracle; Craigslist; Apple's WWDC
- 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. Andrew Nusca: EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD; fined record $1.45 billion in antitrust case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: EU...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Richard Koman, WWDC, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Virtualization, WiMAX, Corporate Law, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Security, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?
- Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?Security is not a function of popularity.Have a seat and listen to yet another stupid analogy.A shipping company has a problem with their boats sinking. It has 300 ships. A smaller shipping company has only 3 ships and none...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., One Laptop Per Child project, shipping company, security, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chief
- Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chiefCould it be that Apple likes to change the game?As Harry mentions everyone benefits from Apple's crazy ideas...even if you hate Apple and never use any of their products, you will benefit by what they do. No one else seems to be willing to step outside...
- Tags: Apple OSX, Apple Inc., security
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?indeed well spentNothing dying about OLPC or olpc, upper or lower case. 1 million kids have XO laptops in 31 countries and 19 languages, with another million headed too them. The results have been nothing less than complete social change. If Rwanda can 20% of...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC initiative, XO-2
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?
- South Carolina is looking to revive the dying OLPC brand by providing as many as 50,000 students with little PCs. According to OStatic, In order to receive a laptop, children need to give a small monetary donation -- the project coordinators say a dollar or two...
- Tags: South Carolina, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7
- 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. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- News to know: VMware; IE 8; Google; 3D Web
- 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. Sam Diaz: Facebook responds to redesign concerns; Changes are coming Mary Jo Foley: VMware picks up yet another former...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3D, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Twitter, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!
- The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!At a minimum, Arm will cause big problems for BOTH Intel and Microsoft.No, x86 and Windows will not die any time soon, but, low power, lower cost Arm will be hot in the netbook segment starting this year, and that cuts...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Processors, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Intel x86, XO-2, RISC
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
- News to know: AOL's new CEO; Windows 7; Cloud computing
- 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: Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? Brian Sommer: A U.S. Version of the Satyam Scandal? Washington D.C. IT Fraud? ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Operational Planning, Social Networking, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Business Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Taking notes on your Linux laptop
- Taking notes on your Linux laptopNo, but certainly part of the MS enabled ecosystem.His post reads exactly as someone who is desperate to downplay Linux while espousing that the only "real" software is Windows based. Be a shame if any of those kids wanted to learn web technologies though,...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Taking Notes, Linux laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
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