There is a new font out called Read Regular, that has the interesting goal of making it easier for dyslexic people to read. From the looks of the samples, it should be easier to distinguish a b from a d.… Read More »Font fights dyslexia
Apparently they can’t release the report right now due to restrictions on government announcements during an open election, but the preliminary findings released so far sound good. From the Register story: “The landmark report will show that OSS can be… Read More »New report to say that schools save $ with open source software
I recently ran across “The Cuddly Menace-A Little Golden Book About Zogg“, which reminded me of “Everyone is Different“. Two of the most disturbing (and hilarious) children’s books ever.
The StompBox (Mobile 3G/WiFi Router Project) caught my eye as being one of those projects that is truly cool and makes a huge difference in the creator’s use of technology. I can’t wait until there is an $80 Linksys device… Read More »StompBox – Mobile 3G/WiFi Router Project
My earlier post on the Buffalo TeraStation has been one of the biggest draws to my blog to date. Obviously a lot on interest on it! At least, enough for someone to set up a Wiki on hacking (or working… Read More »Terastation update
In the fine tradition of the Mac “switch” campaign, I can across this Linux switch ‘ad’. Some of the other animations are fun as well.
The University of Missouri is testing a program called Qualrus, that scores student essays. Sounds like it will save teaching staff a lot of time, but how long is it until the students develop a program that writes essays Qualrus… Read More »Essays marked by computer program
Looks like Philadelphia’s going ahead with it’s city-wide WiFi plans after all. I know my city has been holding off vendors for over 7 years now – long before 802.11 was standarized. Our bigger neighbor to the northwest, however saw… Read More »Philadelphia’s city-wide WiFi plans
Looks like Philadelphia’s going ahead with it’s city-wide WiFi plans after all. I know my city has been holding off vendors for over 7 years now – long before 802.11 was standarized. Our bigger neighbor to the northwest, however saw… Read More »Philadelphia’s city-wide WiFi plans
eSchool news has an interesting editorial on the “Open Source War” between Linux and Microsoft. Food for thought…