Monthly Archives: March 2007

Technology’s bleeding edge

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Allan Jackson

Inspiration looked as though it would fail me at column time this week but I went out into cyberspace to see what, if anything, was going on. There was the usual coporatey-type stuff including profits, losses, mergers and acquisitions; none … Continue reading →

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Activating those Blueteeth

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Allan Jackson

A project to connect my computer and cellphone with a Bluetooth wireless networking adapter had been on the back burner for many moons, due to the fact that I was scared of making the attempt. Bluetooth sounds really cool because … Continue reading →

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Bringing the web to you

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Allan Jackson

There always seems to be someone in the computer world doing interesting stuff but their identities change as one lot grows up and gets all serious, and another lot find inspiration from somewhere. I remember being nearly delirious with excitement … Continue reading →

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One laptop per child

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Allan Jackson

For some time, I’ve been aware of online discussions going on about an innovative project to build cheap laptop computers to be given to kids in developing countries. The goal was to build a sub-$100 laptop computer which could not … Continue reading →

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