Communicating in a networked world
Microsoft is countering the free software movement with “nearly free” software (announced by Bill Gates in April 2007). This in addition to their many other efforts to stymie the free software providers. The New York Times has a good article … [Continue reading]
Techmeme tracks news all over the web, and a link on Techmeme today to a BBC article brought to my attention yet another inexpensive laptop computer for kids. Intel has a $200+ laptop (the "$100 laptop" is now close to $175) that could also be in the … [Continue reading]
Couple of things to report regarding cyber-nomads - folks who work where they want to because they work online... First, a site I ran into months ago, WebWorkerDaily, reports lots of interesting things about people who work online, and you might … [Continue reading]
Along with the Project Happiness team consisting of its founder Randy Taran, Maria Linegar, Marsha Clark, and teacher Ward Mailliard, I recently spoke with Paul Curtis, who is Chief Academic and Innovation Officer for the New Technology Foundation in … [Continue reading]
My friend Jay Cross (Informal Learning) wrote an article Geek Gatherings, in which he (as is typical for Jay) progresses from thought to thought, starting by defining and refining the word geek, but ending up at BAR Camp. (Also see barcamp in … [Continue reading]