Re: [DDN] Case Studies

2006-03-14 Thread Dikendra Kandel
you might visit www.nepalwireless.com or perhaps email Mahabir Pun who has engineered this initiative in western Nepal. Dikendra Kandel COPPADES, Nepal - Original Message - From: Christian Kraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:08 PM Subject:

Re: [DDN] PC Magazine reviews $159 Linspire computer

2006-03-14 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
Advice appreciated, but the computer's not mine to administer...I'm merely an advisor and friend lending a hand with the technology, and at this point the woman who bought the machine and her sons are all *adamantly* refusing to experiment with any more of this open source nonsense and want to

Re: [DDN] A note on fry's vs. Outpost - PC Magazine reviews $159 Linspire computer

2006-03-14 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
Since this came up, I thought I'd mention that Outpost has completely separate pricing / sales than Fry's, and you will pay a shipping charge, with no option to deliver to a store near you. Sometimes what's on sale in-store will also be on sale online, but not usually. Dave.

[DDN] : Want to post a Call for Collaboration? Looking for Partners or Projects? We can help!

2006-03-14 Thread Yvonne Marie Andres
Do you want to post a Call for Collaboration? Are you looking for Partners or Projects? We can help! Projects Registry (PR) is the original clearinghouse (started in 1985 on the old FrEdMail Network) for collaborative projects from across the globe - projects hosted by the Global

[DDN] Wireless Tech and People with Disabilities

2006-03-14 Thread J Cravens
Knowbility, a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas that works to break down access barriers to technology and tech-related opportunities for people with disabilities, is working to identify some of the barriers encountered by people with disabilities as they access wireless technologies (or try

[DDN] Community Technology in platform of Ohio's Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate

2006-03-14 Thread Angela Stuber
OCCN worked with the Democratic Candidate for Governor in Ohio on his broadband platform. The result is the platform includes $5 million for Community Technology Centers. The press event was held at a Community Technology Center. We are also working with the Republican candidates (Ohio has 2

[DDN] CTCNet Conference - Call for Sessions Deadline extended to March 29

2006-03-14 Thread Stephen Quinn
Hi all, the deadline for the Call for Sessions for CTCNet's 15th Annual Community Technology Conference (Jul 27-29) has been extended one week, to March 29. The notice is below, and details are at http://www.ctcnet.org/what/conference/ -Stephen - Community

RE: [DDN] PC Magazine reviews $159 Linspire computer

2006-03-14 Thread Executive Director
In my experience turning on DMA is a minor performance enhancement, and OO 2.0 is a dog that won't run decent on a PII as opposed to Works 7.0 which will. Put in 512 mb or a gig of RAM, XP, a DVD/CD RW, and a 150 or 200 gig hard disk, a 17 or 19 inch LCD and then you will have something to work

Re: [DDN] PC Magazine reviews $159 Linspire computer

2006-03-14 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Dave, One more thing, the PC Magazine article did also mention the slowness of the machine with the stock 128 MBytes of memory, and said that when they upgraded to 512 Mbytes (two 256Mbyte sticks of memory) the machine became quite snappy. They also said you would not mistake it for a Athlon 64

Re: [DDN] PC Magazine reviews $159 Linspire computer

2006-03-14 Thread Jon maddog Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: want to go straight back to the Windows machine they're familiar with. Since this machine has no Windows license, I assume that she will buy the Windows distribution at a store, or from an OEM who will channel the license fee for her? Likewise the license for

[DDN] MacArthur Book Series: CFP

2006-03-14 Thread Tara McPherson
MACARTHUR FOUNDATION SERIES ON DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The New Media Consortium and the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, working in collaboration with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, are soliciting abstracts for chapters to appear in