Re: [GKD] The $100 Computer

2005-03-17 Thread Guido Sohne
I noticed that Ghana came up and I wanted to make a few comments since I am based there. On 3/14/05, Edward Cherlin wrote: On Tuesday, 8 March 2005, Don Slater wrote: If Windows XP were sold at the price it usually commands in pirate markets, it would be perfectly OK. Not really. There

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] What's on the Horizon?

2003-11-21 Thread Guido Sohne
It's hard to predict or foresee technology. Mainly, it becomes an exercise in wishful thinking. So here are my wishes ... On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 20:28, Global Knowledge Dev. Moderator wrote: 1. What new high impact technologies are on the 3-year horizon? Who (exactly) needs to do what

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Bringing Connectivity to Under-Served Communities

2003-11-10 Thread Guido Sohne
On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 17:14, Robert Miller wrote: And, what if all the content on this server were remotely refreshed nightly via satellite broadcast with any updates so that those content resources were always current as of 2:00 AM that day and were available to students, faculty, and

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Bringing Connectivity to Under-Served Communities

2003-11-07 Thread Guido Sohne
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 17:26, Ahmed Isah wrote: In my opinion, Cornelio Hopmann got it all wrong. The issue is not to do with selling a useless product that has no demand. Rather, it has to do with whether the target market is really aware of the benefits of the product to them. This then

Re: [GKD] RFI: Computer Donations To The Third World

2003-06-21 Thread Guido Sohne
the cost of shipping the used PCs. -- Guido Sohne[EMAIL PROTECTED] At Large http://sohne.net -- A master was asked the question

Re: [GKD] World Computer Exchange Article

2002-12-09 Thread Guido Sohne
factors for your niche. -- Guido Sohne[EMAIL PROTECTED] 203, BusyInternet http://sohne.net -- Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall

Re: [GKD] Using Instant Messaging with Volunteers

2002-11-21 Thread Guido Sohne
for using IM to work with volunteers, based on feedback from various online discussion groups, from our own staff experiences, and other resources. -- Guido Sohne[EMAIL PROTECTED] 203, BusyInternet