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- OLPC revisited - a skeptics view
- OLPC revisited - a skeptics viewSorry, broken recordWe could easily purchase and ship used XP laptops at a lower price than the OLPC - look at the price on eBay (~$200 and then imagine bulk purchasing).Condemning the poor to Linux is preventing them from using the global OS and reducing...
- Tags: olpc project, cell phone platform, one laptop per child project, laptop computer, digital divide, third world
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- India tries exam to boost quality of outsourcing
- India tries exam to boost quality of outsourcingNo really......we can save you money and provide secure top-shelf service. Just look at these exam grades.You mean they didn't have them before?!?!What kind of company would outsource their work to another company whose credentials are unknown? Quality of individual tech supporters are...
- Tags: outsourcing, third world, third world country, surplus
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
- Pedal Power For VoIP Minutes: A Third-World digital divide solution?
- Pedal Power For VoIP Minutes: A Third-World digital divide solution?Not just the third world17% of German commuters travel to work by bike. Me included, I'll go for it!A Dutch mobile operator recently offered a free bike as part of the contract together with a device that charged the handset from...
- Tags: third world country, third world, digital divide solution, pedal power, voip minutes, third-world, voip
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
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- Social giving for charity begets social giving for community
- Normally I don't write about specific events but I'm making an exception as this is almost a mini overview for how charity in social media can turn into a benefit for the social Web community. In May I launched a Social Media Charity Auction that raised about...
- Tags: social media, greg verdino, inbound marketing summit, jennifer leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- IBM: Linux in 2018?
- At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, IBM executive Bob Suter talks about what a desktop will mean in the future, saying it will focus more on mobile devices like iPhones and collaborations across platforms. He then calls for better graphics designers in the open-source world to make them easier...
- Tags: graphics, ibm corp., open source, operating systems, software, linuxworld, ibm, desktop, linux
- Videos 2008-08-07
- Video: IBM: Linux in 2018?
- At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, IBM executive Bob Suter talks about what a desktop will mean in the future, saying it will focus more on mobile devices like iPhones and collaborations across platforms. He then calls for better graphics designers in the open-source world to make them easier...
- Tags: video, graphics, ibm corp., linux, open source, operating systems, software, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- The Microsoft middle ground
- Microsoft occupies a middle ground between the vertically-integrated control of an Apple and the bazaar-like atmosphere of the open source world. Microsoft abandons that middle ground at their own peril. by John Carroll
- Tags: software, business model, apple inc., microsoft corp., hardware, tools & techniques, open source, management, john carroll
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- More worries for Beijing visitors
- If you are headed to or already at the Olympic Games and you weren't worried by my Tech Tips for Beijing Visitors at the end of last month, maybe you should be now, In telling the Wall Street Journal's readers "Don't Forget About China's Dissidents," Ellen Bork...
- Tags: olympic games, hard drive, analysis, government, tom steinert-threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt
- Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...
- Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Has Dell lost its mind?
- Dell did not succeed in the 1990s as an intellectual property company. It succeeded by delivering precisely what buyers wanted, with bulletproof quality, at the lowest possible price. In an open source world these are still the keys to success. Not intellectual property. Precision, value, quality. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: dell computer corp., word insanity, intellectual property, cloud computing, research & development, business operations, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- CIOs: We love video conferencing and online training; Enterprise 2.0 on the ropes
- Chief information officers have the hots for online training, video conferencing and collaboration software such as Microsoft's SharePoint. Just don't ask these execs to blog, use a wiki or enter a virtual world. That's the recap from a survey of 1,400 CIOs by staffing firm Robert Half...
- Tags: cio, online training, enterprise 2.0, wiki, online communications, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Google gives us the keys to insightful information
- If you are someone who can't get enough data, Google's new "Insights for Search" (which I'm sure will be renamed to simply "Google Insights" when they realize the current name is too long) is going to be a place that you want to visit. Google Insights for...
- Tags: google inc., advertisement, brand, tool, branding, productivity, marketing, garett rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- How much would it cost with Linux?
- How much would it cost with Linux?Not just in AmericalandHere in Oz it's very hard to find a linux netbook. The Eeepc 1000H is available, but not the linux model. Same with the MSI wind. I'm considering getting a friend to buy one overseas & ship it.At the retail end,...
- Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended
- Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...
- Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 75.8% of UK iPhone users are males
- Country Total Mobile Market Smartphones iPhone Male Female Male Female Male Female EU3 50.6% 49.4% 69.4% 30.6% 72.3% 27.7% France 49.2% 50.8% 70.9% 29.1% 67.3% 32.7% Germany 53.7% 46.3% 69.9% 30.1% 71.2% 28.8% UK 48.7% 51.3% 68.2% 31.8% 75.8%...
- Tags: apple iphone, male, comscore networks inc., advertising & promotion, marketing, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...
- Tags: operating systems, web browsers, desktops, operating system, web browser, desktop, mozilla corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- China’s online population to grow to 375 mln users in 2012
- China passed the United States in 2007 to become the country with the largest number of Internet users. China’s online population is forecast to grow from 275 mln users in 2008 to 375 mln users in 2012. Worldwide spending on Internet advertising will total $65.2 bln in 2008, which is...
- Tags: china, internet advertising, internet, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-X
- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-XWidespread adoption in what arena?Everytime someone says this I can't help but wonder what they mean. Linux is quite common in the server room which appears to be the arena Oracle is talking about.Because "Unbreakable" went so well last time they...
- Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, i. gimme, linux, oracle corp., gimme, n-u-x
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Six steps to an effective data governance program
- As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...
- Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet
- News items 2008-08-06
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!DangIf they'd just throw in tip calculator functionality with it, I'd snap it right up. :-PNothing "remotely scammy?""but I can't see anything remotely scammy about this since what the app is and does is clearly explained in the description."Other than the...
- Tags: pet rock, apple iphone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
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