I think everyone should leave out blog pimping in the PLUG Technical Discussion List. PLUG-Misc is a better venue for sharing.
Ed < Visit my blog <rootshell.be/~ed> ! Cool directory indexing by Apache. > On Nov 27, 2007 9:45 PM, Manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Techie Christmas Gifts? > November 27th, 2007 by Maddog > > Christmas is fast approaching. For many, it's a hectic time that involves > shopping for gifts and making plans for trips to meet family and friends. > But some also think it should also be a time for showing respect and care > for those who get it the least. Those of us in the technology field aren't > usually associated with the latter. It doesn't have to be that way. > > When looking for ways to make technology more relevant this Christmas, I > ran into this old post by Cathy Gonzales entitled "An Information > Technology Christmas". Below is one example she cites for sharing the > benefits of technology: > > A friend of mine started a volunteer program spending two > Saturdays a month at retirement homes helping senior > citizens use email services to communicate with loved ones > not living close by. My friend guides the residents through > logging in to their email and reading the nuggets of love > that reside in each mailbox. Then time is taken to type > replies for the stiff, arthritic fingers that can no longer > navigate a keyboard. Often the resident proudly says "I > want to click the mouse on Send" and exclaim in a surprised > voice to the next resident waiting in line about the > amazing fact "I sent this for free!" > > Read the entire article at: > http://www.infoweapons.com/blog/?p=95 > > -- > Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to > do what we ought. -- Pope John Paul II > > --[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternative Information and Opinion at http://www.phnix.net > Advocacy blog: http://mamador.wordpress.com > Personal website: http://mannyamador.multiply.com > --[Pro-Life Philippines]-------------------[http://www.prolife.org.ph]-- > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
