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XO-2 laptop (Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop): XO-2 laptop (Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop)A Glimse of the Future for Learning Appliances!Looking at the XO-2 makes me think of an enumerable amount of conversations that I have had with my education counterparts about an appliance that isn't an iPhone/PDA and isn't a notebook computer. I would...; Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, photograph, XO-2, XO-2 laptop, laptop computer, One Laptop Per Child project; Discussion threads 2008-05-21

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Windows Mobile magazine ends, but iPhone Life launches on September 9th: While I get the majority of my news and content online, I still do subscribe to a few magazines including MacWorld, Laptop, and Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine. I am very saddened by the news that there will be one final issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine. As you...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Magazine, Smartphone, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-08-29
My father, the casemodder: I love hearing about these wacky aesthetic computer modifications that people do. While a lot of them definitely have the "cool" factor, most aren't exactly useful or practical. But when I heard about one particular "casemod" from one of my readers, I was intrigued. It just so happened that this...; Tags: Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Virtual desktop solutions and mobility: Several suppliers, including Citrix and VDIworks, have come forward to speak with me about work they're doing to address the inhibitors to deploying VDI-based solutions. Here are some of the issues these suppliers are addressing. Organizations have come to think that the only...; Tags: Desktop, Mobility, Virtual Desktop, VDIworks, Staff Member, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-08-29
EmbBatPower (msi): EmbBatPower is a professional tool for laptop battery monitoring. It displays the total capacity and current capacity of the battery and also delivers you accurate information about total time of your battery life and time remaining until battery is fully discharged. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Battery, Monitoring, EmbTech, EmbBatPower, Engineering; Software downloads 2008-08-28

ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100: These days, there's a wide range of products that will stream on-demand movies from the Internet to your living room (Apple TV, Vudu, Xbox 360, TiVo, PS3, and Roku's Netflix Player). The ability to access YouTube videos, video podcasts, and other online content is built into some of those products...; Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ZvBox, video, PC, TV; Product reviews 2008-08-27
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
NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?: Since tomorrow is the first day of school and I'm going completely out of my mind, I figured I'd just give you a quick link to an NPR feature on the One Laptop Per Child program that aired on Morning Edition today. As the piece points out, ...; Tags: NPR, One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-27
The Gammima Strain: Photo: NASA Is the International Space Station just another bot in a botnet? Are criminal hackers tapping away in some dark warehouse now in control of critical command-and-control systems on board? No, that would make a good Michael Crichton novel, though. It seems some...; Tags: NASA, Password, Board, Laptop Computer, Virus, SpaceRef, Cyberthreats, Corporate Governance, Viruses And Worms, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Can you trust kids with a Kindle?: Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...; Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...; Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Malware detected at the International Space Station: Malware is reaching new heights, and going into Space through a removable media carrying the W32.Gammima.AG password stealing malware to the International Space Station. According to SpaceRef.com : "W32.Gammima.AG worm is a level 0 gaming virus intended to gather personal information. Virus was never a threat to any of...; Tags: Software, Space Station, NASA, Antivirus, Malware, Laptop Computer, Virus, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Dems: Broadband policy crucial but so-far nonexistent: John McCain can't get online without his wife's help, but the storyline is that doesn't matter because as former chair of the Commerce Committee, McCain is intimately familiar with tech policy issues. At panels at the Demo Convention today, Democrats assailed that argument, saying that, ""On McCain's...; Tags: Broadband, John McCain, Government, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XP: Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XPDo it right......kill WGA altogether!! Time to start listening to your customers, M$!!WGA, friend or foe?Somebody at my work brought to me his laptop that had XP pro. A friend of his had sold it to him and when he tried to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Go ahead...bring in your laptop: Go ahead...bring in your laptopWe allow people to use their ownso long as they allow me to install security software and updates and inspect the machines at my discretion. Those who do use their own see this as me doing them a favor, not the other way around.I use my...; Tags: NETWORKING, Cyberthreats, network, Go-Ahead, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Go ahead...bring in your laptop: There is a growing controversy in our district over the use of personal laptops and other computing devices that can access our wireless or wired networks. A significant majority, myself included, believe that, aside from WPA and a strong password for the routers, teachers and students should be able...; Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?Linux is cheaper than WindowsAnd since they do the same thing, why not go with the cheaper option?And really you're right in that the other OS is more important to the end user. But as far as the sale of this "terminal", what it...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, LogMeIn, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?: You point this Netbook to LogMeIn, and use it to access your own desktop back at the office. You do all your work that way. You use all the Windows or Mac applications you have now, but the device you use them on is basically a terminal. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: LogMeIn, Laptop Computer, Press Agent, Linux, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-08-26
IDF and the new Mac notebooks: IDF and the new Mac notebooksI hope the optical drive rumor isn't true...I hope the optical drive rumor isn't true, I want mine integrated.RE: IDF and the new Mac notebooksHmm...Virtually every PC maker has a quad core laptop.Virtually every PC maker has ram support of at least 8GB in their...; Tags: Notebooks, Video cards, new Mac notebook, notebook, Mac Notebooks, IDF, optical drive, Apple Macintosh, PC company; Discussion threads 2008-08-25
Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs: Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Apple Store, Dual-Core box, Apple Inc., line issue, monitor, LCD; Discussion threads 2008-08-25