Posted by: kegill on: 29 November 2007
The Blogging Boom: How Journalism, Private Enterprise, Parenting, and Civic Action Have Changed (link1, link2)
Posted by: kegill on: 28 November 2007
The One Laptop Per Child promo has been extended to the end of the year. I received my “welcome to the community” email earlier today. They have good copywriters!
One of the most ingenious features of the XO laptop is its ability to create a “mesh” network. The little green antennae “ears” serve to automatically connect [...]
Posted by: kegill on: 15 November 2007
The Village Voice reports that the viability of an open source electronic voting system is threatened “the State Board of Elections’ $2 million testing fee.” But Darlene Mealy, a Brooklyn City Council Member, is asking that the fee be waived. She is also pushing for a requirement that the voting equipment be based [...]
Posted by: kegill on: 14 November 2007
I just spent 15 minutes cursing my Brother printer and Brother, the company. Later, I spent a few more cursing Apple.
My Brother HL-2070N stopped working from the laptop. Then, a few weeks later (today), it stopped printing from the Mini. It would start printing, then “hang.” No error message. See the screen capture.
I searched the [...]