"Fostering Free and Open Sources for Schools"

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Linux Distribution Chooser

Here's a very slick tool.  It's fun to vary your needs to see what different suggestions it gives you.

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true

I'll add this to the /links list.

FLossEdBk Meet Up

Feb 24 2010 16:19
Asia/Bangkok
Time to meet up: Sunday, February 24, 2010 at 4:30 PM (16:30). Seasonings Restaurant, Next to the Victory Monument BTS stop on Soi Rang Nam near Century Plaza and just before King Power (going into the soi) on the right.  Agenda: What FLOSS tools could a school use for ... come with your needs and experiences and share your expertise.  Mick suggested this before and it's good as it has free wireless and it's low-key.

Children on-line all day? How 'bout you?

The New York Times published a report on a study of American children "ages 8 to 18" that says they are now on-line more than 7.5 hours per day -- "And that does not count the hour and a half that youths spend texting, or the half-hour they talk on their cellphones." Read more »

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Easy Programming with Pictures from MIT

Patches for IE Google Exploit

In the spirit of helping the poor folks who insist on using IE, here's an interesting one:

A patch against the "alleged" Chinese exploit on Google and others.  Is MS coming clean?

"The patch is now available via Windows Update (it's trickling out) and on the Microsoft Download Center. Here are all the links you need:"

"The patch is now available via Windows Update (it's trickling out) and on the Microsoft Download Center. Here are all the links you need:"

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CAMEMIS Pre-Launch Announcement

From Hong Seng, Camemis

Please warmest inform that CAMEMIS Basic version can be test by 18 January 2010 onward. Thus if you would like to demo/test on this version then you can use 1) Account (Administrator) Login-Name: demo_admin; Password: demo_admin
or 2) Account (Teacher/Instractor) Login-Name: demo; Password: demo.

 

If you have any questions and clarification please kindly direct to Mr. Koam Vibolrith.

Phone: +(49)  61314955410
http://www.camemis.com

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MLKing Day a Model to Follow?

Martin Luther King was inspired by Gandhi who was inspired by Tolstoy and Thoreau.  Peaceful action is an international idea.  In the US, the White House is calling for Free and Open Source developers and users to participate in community education projects on MLKing Day.  Perhaps in each country there is an equivalent that could be celebrated?  Here's the blurb from http://www.serve.gov/mlkday_tech.asp which obviously uses a non-community-friendly OS: Read more »

ATutor News Update

ATutor News Update
January 15, 2010

*In this Issue*
-Understanding Web Accessibility Online Course January 25
-Common Cartridge Compliance now Official
-Upcoming Conferences
-Google Summer of Code (coming soon)
-W4A Google Student Awards


*Understanding Web Accessibility Online Course* Read more »

FLossEd.org New Year's Resolutions

What New Year's resolutions should we have for FLossEd.org?

Here's my list.  I'd love to hear/see yours.

  • Establishment of a Web team in Thai and English.
  • Establishment of habit of posting and reading news of FLossEd on http://flossed.org.
  • Establishment of group forums and mailing list as genuine tools.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Conference

Published in the December 25th, 2009 issue of UNESCO BK ICT in Education Newsletter edited by Hartfried Schmidt.  Thank you Hartie! Read more »

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