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OLPC XOs rolled out in NYC schools

OLPC XOs rolled out in NYC schoolsSounds like an excelelnt test.I'll be following this blog.The kids are the key.It's the kids that matter, not myself, or George or even Negreanuhttp://olpcnyc.wordpress.com/[I] * My impressions of the XO laptop is that there are many features. This is so cool...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, keyboard, OLPC XO, One Laptop Per Child project, TripleII, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!

You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!No, but three nephews 11 and under willI already have an email alert. I will donate one, get the tax writeoff and the OLPC will replace the leapfrog that was used through the years now, with the last one (age 5...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC XO, computer

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

OLPC to offer two-packs to jump start sales

OLPC to offer two-packs to jump start salesOLPC ProductionI don;t think OLPC is ready for the massive amounts of pent-up American demand for XO laptops. Not with XO production delayed yet again: http://www.olpcnews.com/hardware/production/xo_laptop_production_delay.htmlRE: OLPC to offer two-packs to jump start salesSo instead of 2 recycled XP notebooks eBay running...

Tags: OLPC XO, sales, One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2007-09-23

Additional Resources

Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops

Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-25

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...

Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Hands on with the XO Sugar OS

Haven't heard much from these guys lately. This is me, not caring, while I'm on vacation. However, is the lack of news after their vaporware announcement of the next gen XO a sign of impending doom? I'll read what you think when I get back. For...

Tags: Operating System, Kid, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-17

diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry

This series of entries, called diversITy, will cover a number of topics all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. Whether we discuss women in industry, sexual orientation in the workplace, religion or ethnic background; these are all topics which will have an effect on students, if not...

Tags: Women, Information Technology, Industry, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-21

A good teacher goes a long ways

My family joined my youngest son's Kindergarten teacher at an American Cancer Society Relay for Life this weekend. We only walked with her for an hour, but, having survived cancer a couple years ago, she asked her class to walk with her this year. Unfortunately, it was brutally...

Tags: Mrs., Teacher, Kids, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-08

"Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?

"Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?Well...Producing texts is "fun" and all that, however you've got a hurdle or two to overcome. Nothing unsurmountable, but they're there.The prime issue is that publishers have an awful lot of material locked down under copyright, particularly in terms of graphics....

Tags: E-books, LaTeX, textbook, e-book

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Kids should have adults supervise their computer use...duh

Slate posted an interesting article on the effects of providing computers to low income kids. Citing a study of Romanian households who had received government vouchers for low-cost computers, it is apparent that without adult guidance and supervision, computers are one heck of a distraction for kids. There's...

Tags: Computer, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wanting

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wantingAwful default wallpaper, but otherwise....Good news for me too, because I plan to buy a cheap netbook as well. And Ubuntu suits me fine.A pity though, that this fine piece of software is apparently "adorned" by what's surely the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Netbooks - Too little, too late, and way too expensive

Netbooks - Too little, too late, and way too expensiveany performance benchmarks?may be the 'netbook' has better performance or is less power hungry.Or may be it is just a gimmick for the uninformed!You're missing the point.A $500 MSI Wind isn't competing with a $500 15" Dell - it's competing with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, Marketing research, Netbooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?

The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?Netbooks and SmartphonesThose keyboards on the smartphones are just too small for me to use effectively. I'll take a netbook and a cheap cellphone.RE: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tI still see netbooks and smartphones as...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Netbooks, Laptop cannibalization, cannibalization, Smartphone, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Waiting for the right netbooks

Waiting for the right netbooksASUS even plans an iMac rival....G*d, I love ASUS... :-)http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146605/asustek_to_launch_imac_rival_in_september.htmlHopefully again with the option of a preinstalled Linux. If not, you can always install it yourself:http://ubuntutip.googlepages.com/(not for you, Chris! You already know how)But I suppose they'll have a Linux in the BIOS anyway, being...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, ASUS, XO-2

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?

Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?You need to give credit to OLPC for opening everybody's eyes.The product you like, the EeePC, ONLY exists because of OLPC. OLPC forced everybody to think differently, and it also put the fear of god into a lot of people that were trying...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ultramobile PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Thanks Ron

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow

The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to growHate to give them too much credit, butOLPC has a lot to do with this. They largely caught the public's imagination with their little XO, despite some ongoing problems with deployment and infighting. They also helped drive some cost savings. At...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

Sabotage and the cost of change

Sabotage and the cost of changeNot doing a very good job......of keeping the confidentiality of your clients. From what you have written, it's easy to guess that there is only one provincial political party that you would even consider doing work for, and it's not the Liberals.Only question is...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, I.T, Only Question, Office 07, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Unix, Microsoft Office, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-29

Windows 7: What will Microsoft reveal this week?

Windows 7: What will Microsoft reveal this week?Could be for Pocket PC sized UMPCsThese features are probably being implemented for the Ultra Mobile PC type devices and will be useful in pocket-sized Windows enabled mobile phones as speculated here: http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=news&id=5390I love my tx2000z Tablet PC especially for the Wacom enabled...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Tablets, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?

BetaNews reported Thursday that Walter Bender, founder of Sugar Labs, is in informal talks with four ULPC manufacturers to bring Sugar to their products. "The goal [now] is to make the Sugar [software] platform agnostic to whatever extent possible, so that Sugar doesn't have to be coupled to any...

Tags: Software, Business Structures, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-22

SugarLabs in talks with low-cost PC makers

SugarLabs in talks with low-cost PC makersThis is all very positive! Now, ANY vendor can mix and matchthe Sugar and other parts of the OLPC hardware design. This will breath new life into one-to-one computing, and make it so that it does not all depend on one organization. And the...

Tags: Sugar, One Laptop Per Child project, SugarLabs

Discussion threads 2008-05-22