Re: [DDN] The UK's e-government programme must focus more on social and digit...

2005-09-28 Thread DSSA310
In a message dated 9/27/2005 3:13:23 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The UK's e-government programme must focus more on social and digital inclusion if it is to be successful, according to a new report published by the http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/ Improvement and

RE: [DDN] Loband: web acceleration tool for low bandwidth environments

2005-09-28 Thread Marjatta Asu
Thanks for this link, Tom. I consult with small public libraries in northern Ontario and just forwarded this link to one librarian who was complaining bitterly about the painfully slow downloading speed on her library's only dial-up access computer. High speed access is available in her community

[DDN] Creating the $100 Laptop

2005-09-28 Thread Andy Carvin
The fifth annual MIT Technology Review Emerging Technology Conference kicked off this morning with a presentation from Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Lab. Negroponte discussed his $100 laptop initiative, in which he is working to produce a low-cost laptop for mass distribution in k-12

[DDN] Nominate a Mover and Shaker

2005-09-28 Thread Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
I'm sure there's several in the DDN who are Movers and Shakers in their library. Siobhan The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our fourth annual Movers Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals from

Re: [DDN] Creating the $100 Laptop

2005-09-28 Thread Taran Rampersad
Andy Carvin wrote: The fifth annual MIT Technology Review Emerging Technology Conference kicked off this morning with a presentation from Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Lab. Negroponte discussed his $100 laptop initiative, in which he is working to produce a low-cost laptop for mass

Re: [DDN] FW: REFORMANET/ Spanish Mousing Around tutorial

2005-09-28 Thread Judy Hallman
Nice! I've added links to your tutorials on http://www.rtpnet.org/collections/handouts/internet.html under Additional Exercises. Judy Hallman ([EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman) Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/) Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan

Re: [DDN] Free/low-cost voicemail for non-profits

2005-09-28 Thread Cindy Cooper
Hi Charlie, I use Innoport. It's not free - $4.95 a month - but I get email recordings of my calls, which is great when I travel. Can also receive and send faxes. I haven't opted for their tollfree line, but it's available for more $. There's a company called Better World Telecom that might

Re: [DDN] Free/low-cost voicemail for non-profits

2005-09-28 Thread William L. Anderson
Charlie, I don't know how low is low cost, but Skype offerings are worth checking out. One can get a SkypeIn number (number that can be called from cell and POTS) for approx $36 for a year. And it comes with voicemail. Maybe that is good enough? Bill Anderson Charlie Meisch wrote: All: Is

Re: [DDN] Free/low-cost voicemail for non-profits

2005-09-28 Thread Brian Russell
I belive k7.net provides free voicemail. They send it to you via email atached as a WAV audio file. -Brian All: Is anyone aware of low-cost or (ideally) free voicemail services available to non-profit orgs? One of my pro-bono clients is in a real bind here and needs to transition as quickly