| David Einstein: Donated XO laptops come loaded
Q: The nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child is advertising a program that lets you donate a computer to a child in a developing country and also get one for your own child (or yourself), all for $400. Does the computer have the hardware and software necessary to retrieve e-mail and surf the Internet? A: It does indeed. The XO, as the machine is called, is an innovative laptop that runs on the Linux operating system. It comes with a Web browser, an e-mail program, and software for everyday activities such as word processing and playing music and videos. The computer is about half the weight of a typical laptop, runs much cooler (it doesn't need a fan) and uses far less power, so its battery can last six hours or longer. Its most remarkable feature, however, is a "mesh" network, which automatically connects the computer to any available wireless Internet network, as well as to all other XO computers within range so they can communicate and share files.
Barnesville students ‘adopt’ servicewoman
Each week, there is a big envelope with pictures, and they tell me different things about themselves," she added. Class members also sent four Christmas boxes to her. Noting that Stephens has named each of the students individually in her letters, Bischof said, "The class and Tiffany have developed a strong bond of love and caring over the months." Everyday occurrences are featured in the letters, and Bischof said one of the things they learned was that the food isn’t especially good over there. She indicated the soldiers appreciate the items sent by their family and friends. Camp Bucca is a detainee prison where Stephens serves with the military police. As a corrections officer, she guards detainees and has guard duty at the towers. When asked if she’s near the fighting, Stephens replied, "No matter where you’re at, you’re in something." She added, however, that "we’re proud to do it." The Barnesville High graduate has been in the Army for two years, and she indicated she might make a career of being in the military service.
'Sexbook' lurking beneath Facebook
Let's meet this evening, what do you say?" is often answered by "I'm meeting my long-lost friends from university. We have found each other on Facebook." To an alternative suggestion, "Let's make it tomorrow then," the answer comes again, "But I am meeting my friends from high school; I found them on Facebook!" Facebook is a social networking Web site that allows people to communicate with their friends and exchange information. Launched on Feb. 4, 2004, Facebook was founded by 23-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, a former member of the Harvard class of 2006. Now it's everywhere. This social networking Web site has already ranked seventh on the Alexa web information company's Web site. About 28 percent of its users are from the United States, 9.6 percent from Canada, 9 percent from Britain and, perhaps surprisingly, 3.3 percent from Turkey.
IAB Search Council releases Search Best Practice Resource
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) Search Council has just released its newest handbook: the IAB Search Best Practice Resource. This online best practice resource has been lauded by the IAB as a "comprehensive desktop tool" for advertisers and is available to download from the IAB website. It aims to impart the latest in Search Marketing techniques, with details on advanced SEM tools. The guide includes sections on demographic and behavioural targeting, 24-7 PPC management, copywriting for search and multi channel search, among many other topics that SEMs are sure to find useful.The IAB Search Best Practice resource also incorporates some invaluable facts and figures for search engine marketers. For instance, according to the IAB, there were 1.4 billion search queries carried out in the UK in July 2007 alone.
Reactions to cold weather snap swift in Palm Beach
Gervin Turnbull and Eddie Bateman cover plants Tuesday on Royal Poinciana Way to protect them from the cold. According to Eric Stormer, of the town's public works crew, the gusty winds hinder frost from forming on the plants but have the negative effect of battering them. Meteorologist Dan Dixon says the area should see a warming trend as the weekend approaches. .
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Yep, glad im not the only one thought the tv was terrible, but then it was last year too. Whats with it i dont know, its all the same crap they normally show. One channel had 2 days of american idol, jeez another a day or 2 of their occult series. Some conman going round someones house pretending they can talk to the dead. Who wants to watch that crap on christmas day eeh. Yeah and crocodile blummin dundee on christmas day, ha ha. Ive seen bugger all christmassy stuff on. Mind a few days after christmas they showed national lampoons, a bit late. I should of remembered what i said last year buy some dvds to watch at christmas. Ended up watching sky news, tcm and bbc prime most of this christmas. Man i miss british tv especially at chrsitmas wish you could get it right up here in the north.
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