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Notes About our Raffle of the One Laptop Per Child Laptop at Orlando Code Camp

I've blogged about the OLPC project a couple times already, not as a political statement but just as a fascinating idea based on some interesting technology and a vision - which if bold - could have a long lasting impact on some of the poorest countries...
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Orlando Code Camp Reminder & A Special Raffle - One Laptop Per Child

Reminder that if you're registered the Orlando Code Camp is tomorrow. If you're registered and plans have changed, please cancel your registration. There's a ton of people on the wait list hoping for a seat at this free event. I'll be...
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E-Readers, Will They Ever Take Off?

I was discussing the Kindle recently with business partner Steve Jones and while we both like the idea of having a portable reader, the $400 price tag - even when you consider the potential savings on books for buying e-version only - just seems too high...
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ACM Queue Article about One Laptop Per Child

If you happen to read ACM Queue there is a great article in the Nov/Dec 2007 issue called 'A Conversation with Mary Lou Jepsen' the CIO of OLPC (sorry, I don't have a URL to it) that talks about some of the technical innovations in the product...
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