[DDN] multimedia storytelling presentation - washington dc

2006-03-15 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN community members in the washington dc area - this saturday afternoon i'll be presenting at the Capital PC User Group Entrepreneurs and Consultants meeting, at the cleveland park public library, in DC. (1.5 blocks south of the cleveland park subway stop.) this meeting is free

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

2006-03-15 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
Not sure whether she's going to be paying for a Windows license or not...I believe she already has the software she uses on a day to day basis. And yes, I'd assume the machine would become much more usable even in Linspire with some extra RAM and a few tweaks, but if I'd had my way we would

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

2006-03-15 Thread Taran Rampersad
Cindy Lemcke-Hoong wrote: SO... what do all these discussions mean to the $100 computer that will soon deliver to the children of the developing world? Cindy [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's a $100 computer? :-) From the MISTICA list, I understand that Argentina has signed up for Negroponte's

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

2006-03-15 Thread Executive Director
While we may have lost her on the OS side Who is we and I didn't realize that there was some kind of a conversion going on in this list? Mike * Michael F. Pitsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

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

2006-03-15 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
Um...nothing at all, as far as I can see. In my opinion, of course, any machine delivered to a developing nation as a panacea for digital divide issues should be based on open standards, open sourced software, and a transparent distribution model. This Linspire machine, on the other hand, is

[DDN] telling your multimedia story (2)

2006-03-15 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN people in the washington DC-area - barbara conn, who runs the Capital PC User Group Entrepreneours and Consultants special interest group, tells me that if you're planning to attend saturday's presentation at the cleveland park library you can register by sending her an email with

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2006-03-15 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Jon, Christian Einfeldt (of the Digital Tipping Point film) turned me on to this thread. You were spot on.  It's a RAM thing - we've tried to tell the system builder that supplies Fry's over and over again that shipping a machine with 128mb RAM but also

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

2006-03-15 Thread Jon maddog Hall
I believe she already has the software she uses on a day to day basis Playing the devil's advocate (these words take on new meaning), she should check her licenses. Software purchased bundled with another machine is often not transferable to another system. I'm disappointed, because this

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

2006-03-15 Thread Taran Rampersad
Dave A. Chakrabarti wrote: Not sure whether she's going to be paying for a Windows license or not...I believe she already has the software she uses on a day to day basis. Danger! Danger, Dave Chakrabarti, Danger! :-) The license she has may not be legal for installation on a device that it