From Pia Waugh's blog: http://pipka.org/blog/2008/08/16/olpc-in-niue/ In late July I was very privileged to help roll out the world’s first 100% saturation of OLPC XOs to the country of Niue, in the Pacific near New Zealand. There are around 400 students, and every single one got a laptop!She also took many photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/piawaugh/sets/72157606725170843/ The OLPC Niue wiki page has more info Various press: BetaNews | OLPC laptops now blanket the Pacific nation of Niue Niue Gives OLPC to Every Student - - Digital Trends Laptop-Computers: OLPC Conquers Niue Island OLPC hits 100% in Niue OLPC provides one laptop per student in Niue Niue: One Laptop Per Child for every kid! More news results on http://news.google.co.nz/news?q=olpc%20niue
Welcome to New Zealand, land of useless Internet
Welcome to New Zealand Scott... You just found out what we have been complaining about all along. And don't even try using mobile data roaming on your iPhone or instead of sucking dry "the pipes" it will suck dry your wallet.
And another one:
And then:
Oh, and if you are staying at the Skycity Hotel, like me - be prepared. They have "unlimited" broadband in the rooms, capped at 50 MB/day. Disgusting.
Seriously people, that's what tech visitors see when they arrive here.
John Key and David Cunliffe to keynote Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008
It is going to be hard to beat last year's Lou Carbone Tech Ed Keynote, the best keynote delivery I've ever seen. Earlier on during the Tech Ed 2008 planning I've heard rumours of two politicians doing the keynote this time.IT Brief is conf... (more in the full post)
R.I.P. Tim Ryan
I remember the first time I was introduced to Tim. I think it was his smile that made the memory stick.
Tim was bright, and he was one of the orignal hackers. He cut his teeth on the BBC micro-computer. I learnt that he wrote a text editor for that computer which he sold world-wide.
When DOS was still King, I spent a period of my life doing nothing but programming. My dream was to be a game programmer, and so I learnt C and Intel assembler. I sat up though the early hours of most nights writing and debugging code. I had to force myself to eat. I would go out for the occassional run to stay fit, and in my head I was still solving problems. I normaly couldn't wait to get back in front of the computer so I could try out my new ideas. Turbo debugger was my best friend.
I remember very proudly showing Tim a demo of my first (and only) game. It was a 2-dimensional vertical scrolling shootem-up that I called Zaquinox. I did everything for this game: I wrote the Music; did the Art; Designed the levels (and the level editor) and one day I smuggled a copy of the game into work; installed it on my PC, and showed it to Tim. It meant a great deal to me, because everyone knew Tim was a great software engineer -and now Tim knew that I was too. There was nothing to prove anymore.
So the years went by and we worked for the same companies, but often at different times, and I saw him briefly a month or so ago (on the Plimmer steps). He seemed happy, if pre-occupied. He still had the same warm smile.
But behind the smile I did not know he had suffered depression all his life -and so it was a shock when I learned he had taken his life. His funeral was today, and I learnt alot about Tim that I did not know before. the most important thing I learnt is that a lot of people loved him.
I always saw something of myself in Tim, he was a friend, the heavy heart tells me so. There was an odd, if loose connection. The last of them being that he grew up in Wainui, the same place I chose to call home. This is me saying goodbye Tim, but I'll remember you often -I'll remember your smile.
Google Chrome; download and check out the difference!!
Google chrome available from: http://www.google.com/chrome
Its working pretty much everywhere now, Damn it looks good and the Javascript engine? download and see :)
www.google.com/chrome
I don't know whether others are interested or not, but I am particulary enthusiastic to see how much of a difference V8 (the new javascript engine) makes!
Well after having a play, it certainly looks nice, and the javascript is DEFINITELY faster,
have run a few comparitive tests, and have had chrome fired off second and finish loading before FF3,
however who knows how much is the whole "ooo its new" complex, vs. how much is actual performance gains!!
Follow the Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008 live
Tech Ed Live: New Zealand 2008 is... live. The page will allow you to follow the Microsoft crew around the conference floor and the marketplace, watch exclusive interviews, photos and links to presentation downloads.... (more in the full post)
Why open source has a hard time in government
I wrote some time ago that open source should be the default decision for any IT manager, director and even individual. Proprietary software - due to its many disadvantages - should only be considered under exceptional circumstances and with a very g... (more in the full post)
iovation Wins Award for Best in Internet Security - Business Wire (press release)
#tenz8 Notes from the Field at NZ Tech-Ed 08 day 2
| Time | Where | Comments |
| 02-09-2008 8:30 | Breakfast | great conversations |
| 02-09-2008 9:00 | BIN309 | changed my mind, from ARC to SQL |
| 02-09-2008 9:10 | BIN309 | is it just me, or does Pat Martin remind anybody else of Malcolm McDowell? |
| 02-09-2008 9:20 | BIN309 | this class is full |
| 02-09-2008 9:30 | BIN309 | merge statement is very verbose |
| 02-09-2008 9:45 | BIN309 | death by PowerPoint |
| 02-09-2008 10:00 | BIN309 | super dump! should I shout skull ? |
| 02-09-2008 10:45 | WEB304 | web future starting. @kiwitwitter is in it |
| 02-09-2008 10:50 | WEB304 | each country thinks broadband speed is better elsewhere |
| 02-09-2008 11:00 | WEB304 | contrary to all appearances Scottha is not really a Budhist |
| 02-09-2008 11:15 | WEB304 | reach out and Touch some device |
| 02-09-2008 11:30 | WEB304 | finally Chris Auld has found his niche: he's a hopeless panelist but a great convenor |
| 02-09-2008 11:45 | WEB304 | "Silverlight gets us around the limitations of HTML, is the future of the web" |
| 02-09-2008 12:00 | WEB304 | just realised: unlike 2005, have no time for labs, too many good sessions |
| 02-09-2008 12:10 | DEV260 | TFS version control starting |
| 02-09-2008 12:30 | DEV260 | @kiwitwitter it was fun thanks |
| 02-09-2008 13:00 | DEV260 | death by PowerPoint |
| 02-09-2008 13:25 | DEV260 | multiple forward integration for each reverse integration |
| 02-09-2008 13:40 | Lunch | listening to Trika talk about certification |
| 02-09-2008 15:00 | LAB | doing labs |
| 02-09-2008 15:30 | LAB | trika was lovely and gracious |
| 02-09-2008 16:00 | LAB | missed 2 sessions 2 do 1 MVC lab. glad i did but MVC not 4 me |
| 02-09-2008 16:30 | LAB | im loving sub sonic too much to MVC |
| 02-09-2008 17:00 | LAB | just did another lab: Test Management |
| 02-09-2008 17:10 | WEB317 | ASP.NET AJAX SP1 starting |
| 02-09-2008 18:20 | WEB317 | ScriptManager EnableHistory=true |
| 02-09-2008 18:25 | WEB317 | @blackmael MVC seems 2 be 3-tier on the presentation layer. y bother? |
| 02-09-2008 20:15 | Tech-Fest | idea 4 next year: have a dinner on Tuesday for those not inclined to booze |
| 02-09-2008 20:20 | Tech-Fest | great idea Intergen: earplugs in survival kit |
| 02-09-2008 20:25 | Tech-Fest | takeaways 4 dinner, heading back to hotel |
| 02-09-2008 20:30 | Tech-Fest | latte anyone? |
| 02-09-2008 23:00 | Hotel | Completed compiling Tweats into Blog Post |
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