[DDN] UNESCO-Aston Univ. research re languages on the web

2004-11-12 Thread Donald Z. Osborn
The following item on trends towards a multilingual web may be of interest (seen in SANTEC November 2004 Information Update No. 2). DZO Taken from UNESCO WebWorld Newsletter - 5 November 2004 --- UNESCO Sponsored Research Finds WWW Fracturing Into Language

Re: [DDN] Bridges.org produces comprehensive guide on settingup andoperating a successful computer refurbishment centre in Africa

2004-11-12 Thread VSCAVENGER
- Original Message - From: "kwame dwamena dakwa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:05 PM Subject: RE: [DDN] Bridges.org produces comprehensive guide on settingup andoperating a successful computer

[DDN] SAGE Offers Free Subscriptions in Africa for ISA Journals

2004-11-12 Thread David P. Dillard
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:53:29 -0500 From: David P. Dillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Net Gold Listserv List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SAGE Offers Free Subscriptions in Africa for ISA Journals This may be of interest to some members of this discussion group or to peo

[DDN] World Bank Computer Donation Programme Kicks Off

2004-11-12 Thread Andy Carvin
From AllAfrica.com... -ac World Bank Computer Donation Programme Kicks Off The World Bank has kicked off a Computer Donation Program that will see over 12,000 computers given to needy groups around the globe. The computers, from more than 100 Bank country offices, will be distributed over the ne

[DDN] audio software for the mac now free

2004-11-12 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi everyone - audion software for the mac is now free. http://www.panic.com/audion/ this software does a bunch of things that itunes doesn't do including batch encoding, speed control and ogg voris support. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg_Vorbis you can read the story about th

[DDN] Admin: Off to Europe for the Week

2004-11-12 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, This afternoon, Susanne and I are off to Europe for the next week, and you're invited to come along for the ride. I'll be attending the UN ICT Taskforce meeting (http://www.unicttaskforce.org) in Berlin at the end of next week; prior to that, I'll be in Helsinki and in Tallinn, wher

Re: [DDN] Bridges.org produces comprehensive guide on settingup andoperating a successful computer refurbishment centre in Africa

2004-11-12 Thread kwame dwamena dakwa
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, VSCAVENGER wrote: > > Forgive me Kwame but I think you are missing the point. The computers > are not being sent to developing nations because they don't meet > environmental standards. They are in perfect operating condition. They > simply aren't new. They are n