January 2008

OLPC Learning Club DC: Tonight!

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 10:51

 

Provided I can sneak out of work early enough to hit the gym and make it over; I'll be at Greater DC Cares tonight as they host an OLPC Learning Club event, including topics of OLPC laptops for social change, developing content for the OLPC XO and power options and accessories for the XO, as well as (mesh) networking.

I only wish I had my own XO to bring and play with!

Rubber, meet Road...

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 09:01

 

The original goal for the G1G1 project was hoped to be around 40 million dollars, making for almost 200,000 "get one" laptops -- and they set that goal well; with a final count of $35M and 162,000 laptops donated (and another 162k sent to donors).

OECD on Web 2.0 and Copyright

Submitted by Jon on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 09:43

 

You normally don't expect such staid bodies as the OECD to go and start talking about Web 2.0 and user-created content (or "UCC" in their terminology), but then they go and create a huge report doing just that (Via DG):

Social Technology is also Social (in real life)

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 12:52

 

Wired is running a story on how social networking technologies support, rather than diminish real-life networks of people:

Inside the XO-1 Laptop with Bunnie Studios

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 05:32

 

Bunnie Studios (e.g. Andrew Shane Huang), who just finished his Ph.D at MIT's Project Ares group, has published an insightful review of the hardware design of the XO

A Review of One-to-One Laptop Programs in the USA

Submitted by Jon on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 11:29

 

Being the geek that I am, I got a copy of Mark Warschauer's latest book, Laptops and Literacy, having been a huge fan of his insightful commentary on the "digital divide" in Technology and Social Inclusion.

You might remember Mark from his New York Times article which he clarified here at OLPCNews, as well as his recent posting of a case study-like look at the Intel Classmate at the Newport Heights Elementary in Newport Beach, California.

Laptops and Literacy Overview

More on Intel and OLPC

Submitted by Jon on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 11:09

 

Even NextBillion.net has weighed in on the Intel/OLPC divorce and included the full interview with Negroponte, even as Slashdot dredges up last year's "scandal" when some other bloggers found out that Wayan's (former) organization had Intel as a partner, calling OLPCNews an astroturf, Intel-backed anti-OLPC blog.

News Update: Competitors have a hard time partnering

Submitted by Jon on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 16:39

 

The GeekCulture comic mashes up the OLPC/Intel spat with the well-worn, "heartfelt" Chris Crocker - LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! video that made the rounds a few months back.

Computer Choices FAQ

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 12:54

 

People often ask me, as a technology geek, what kind of computer they should get, so I'm putting this post together as a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to address the most common things people ask about when they're considering a new system:

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