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- WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
- WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, tooThey should double the RAM as well, and that would be good for XP and Linuxboth. Actually, if they put plenty of flash and RAM on these things, that would drive a lot more volume and get the prices down....
- Tags: Operating systems, Memory, Very few people, Microsoft Windows XP, XO-laptops OK, Linux-run, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
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- Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide
- Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying GuideAmerican Values?In which modern democracy, Israel included, would you find an ad-campaign like this inoffensive to women?You're way off-base there...1) You [i]do[/i] understand the difference between human beings and animals, don't you?2) It was an [i]Internet[/i] ad, launched on Facebook, and in...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Bacardi Ltd., Rum
- Discussion threads 2009-06-21
- 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
- Happy birthday to me: a $20 laptop?
- It's my birthday today woot, so India is celebrating by debuting a prototype of their $20 laptop during a National Mission on Education launch in Tirupati. OK, so it's actually just coincidence that they're showing it on my birthday, but still, I figured it was worthy of a bit...
- Tags: India, Manufacturing, Laptop Computer, Details, Indian Government, Government, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
- The Intel convertible Classmate - 1:1 and beyond
- The Intel convertible Classmate - 1:1 and beyondTablets and TouchHere (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTrvfD0WYYU&feature=related) is a video on the Convertible Classmate PC. The MS Surface Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/) has some nice videos on surface / touch computing. The blog includes this video (http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/archive/2009/01/13/nsquared-educational-apps-demo-on-microsoft-surface.aspx) and this video (http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/archive/2009/01/20/education-with-nsquared-part-two.aspx), which shows just how dramatically and fundamentally,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Blogging, Tablets, Notebooks, Intel Corp., Classmate, video, blog
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
- Interesting OLPC discussion thread from Amazon
- OK, really for sure, my last update for the day on the Amazon OLPC sales. Just wanted to post a conversation thread from the one, concerned, negative reviewer on Amazon: Refund Policy?, November 17, 2008 By Marilyn Jones Last year, there were many...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Refund, One Laptop Per Child Project, G1G1, XO, Marilyn Jones, Productivity, Sales Strategy, Sales, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- One more reason for Classmate to step up
- The Register Hardware is reporting that Asus will be phasing out all smaller-screen versions of its Eee netbooks. According to the article, Buy your 7in and 8.9in Eee PCs while you can - Asus is going to phase them out next year, company chief Jerry...
- Tags: ASUS, Durability, Register Hardware, Productivity, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-02
- News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Russia, Windows Security, Cyberattack, Outage, Georgia, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, laptop computer, CherryPal C100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- "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
- Negroponte shows off amazing XO2 design - but will OLPC survive?
- OK, so this does look cool: OLPC's XO2 is a touchscreen-only book-like device that serves as ebook reader, media player, computer and presumably game machine. Nicholas Negroponte unveiled the specs of the new machine at a press conference in Cambridge. Some crucial facts: estimated cost $75, displays from Pixel...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- More vaporware from OLPC - Here comes XO 2.0
- I'll believe it when I see it. The blogosphere has offered plenty of reports today on OLPC's latest announcement, a new version of the XO laptop unveiled today at MIT's Media Lab. It certainly looks like a good idea: take two 16:9 aspect ratio touchscreens, hook them together...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Putting the XP into the OLPC
- Putting the XP into the OLPC...This is a shining example of why we as a species will continue to be locked into war, hate and slavery. Because we can't do a damn thing to help anyone without making sure we get out 10 pence out of them first.Greed has corrupted...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Trouble at OLPC? That's OK, they started the revolution
- Trouble at OLPC? That's OK, they started the revolutionA Next-Gen Remake continues for valueThis has lived for many years, despite laughs from DC-area engineers and architects (i.e. as long as the power's on):http://tinyurl.com/5wqom3Doesn't matter what the student's budget is... it's about preferred communication and connectivity overall. Yet, a floated...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Trouble at OLPC? That's OK, they started the revolution
- OLPC is in the midst of corporate reorganization, hardware difficulties, manufacturing and distribution challenges, and an overall dulling of their original vision as Nicholas Negroponte rails against "open source fundamentalism" and tries to further align himself with Microsoft. According to Ars Technica, There...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- OLPC responds to Intel breakup
- OLPC responds to Intel breakupSounds like Intel was only in it to see if they could distract them andslow them down. Intel shames themselves with this behavior.RE: OLPC responds to Intel breakupGET REAL to quote this site "The emerging market is big enough for multiple players and it’s not clear...
- Tags: Negroponte, Personality Conflict, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Why can't all Microsoft products be like the XBox?
- My kids got an XBox 360 for Christmas courtesy of their great-grandfather. Needless to say, they were incredibly excited, and understandably so. The system rocks out loud with graphics so immersive that even a simple racing game like Forza 2 just spanks its moral equivalents on the Wii....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Graphics, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-12-25
- Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computer
- Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computerGreen has two meaningsThere's the saving of green backs every month, and then there's keeping the earth green. Take your pick :).This isn't fanless, but it is relatively noiselessThis isn't fanless, but it is relatively noiseless because you don't need to worry...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS, Hitting 50W, dual-core desktop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., computer
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- OLPC is the PC you can't ever criticize
- As Nicholas Negroponte said a year and a half ago in a presentation on the OLPC: "people really don't want to criticize this because it is a humanitarian effort, it is a non-profit effort and to criticize it is a little bit stupid actually". When I dared question the need...
- Tags: PC, One Laptop Per Child Project, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-09
- Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista's ReadyBoost?
- Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista's ReadyBoost?Minimum spec is wrong"2.5 MB/sec throughout for 4 KB random reads 1.75 MB/sec throughout for 512 KB random writes"The Vista ReadyBoost FAQ from Tom Archer on MSDN says this but the actual ReadyBoost article Tom links to says it's 3.5 and 2.5...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tom Archer, ReadyBoost, Microsoft Windows Vista, KB/sec, USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
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