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Crowd sourcing information during the crisis in Madagascar

The Malagasy blogging community is coming together with professional journalists and people curious about new media  to discuss how citizen media can contribute to a more complete coverage of the crisis in Madagascar. We will exchange ideas, lesson learned and shortcomings of digital media to inform and warn during crisis or events ( such as elections etc…). The format of a barcamp will be utilized but panelists will present their experiences and expertise beforehand to pose the bases of the more...

Weekend Read: More Public Enemies, Embattled Auteurs, New Moon Spoof

As I head off for an unplugged holiday weekend--to a pal's Idyllwild hideaway with no wifi (thanks Lili)--here are some weekend links. We will see how Michael Mann's Public Enemies fares: usually, if the highbrow critics on Metacritic grant a movie a 71 ranking and the masses at Rotten Tomatoes vote with 58 % , that's a bad sign for playability, even if Johnny Depp gets folks on the first weekend. Time Out asserts that Mann is running on empty. And Michael Phillips shares my concerns more...

Holidaying In Turkey While Keeping In Touch With Home

Turkey will feature in a lot of people’s holiday plans this summer. Not only it is a largely unspoilt and beautiful country with many fantastic historical sites and a plethora of stunning beaches, but it’s also attractive to many UK visitors due to it being a relative inexpensive country, compared to many other established European destinations. Although Turkey is a member of the EU, it has not adopted the Euro as its currency, just like the UK. So, the severe hike in prices seen across the more...

iPhone 3G S Brings High-Powered Poker Applications

With the release of the new iPhone 3G S , poker players are more excited than ever about the robust hardware and internet features of this amazing device.  There are many poker resources available with the iPhone, including podcasts, training videos, and other applications. Accessing the iTunes Store will reveal a ton of programs that mainly focus on playing poker against the computer or other players in a play money format.  For many, this is a fun way of satisfying their poker craving on more...

Tim O’Reilly on Government 2.0

Pioneering technology publisher Tim O’Reilly tells us that “government as a platform” is the definition of government 2.0. To explain to a non-technical audience what this means, he explains that his company specializes in finding innovations at the edge and amplifying them, through events, publishing and market research. This involves watching alpha geeks like Rob Flickenger. Tim says he knew Wifi was important when he saw Flickenger on the roof of the O’Reilly building using a cantenna to brin more...

wifi in ubuntu server 9.04(64bit)

hi all, i just installed ubuntu server 9.04 on my pc(i used shipit so now i know in x86_64 not x86 like i used to use) and lanjned it to install xfce and synaptic but now i want to get wifi working i have a linksys wmp110 pci and it works in kubuntu 9.04 and ubuntu 9.04 so how do i get it working on ubuntu server??? its a file and web for my mini network more...

Posts about Mobile Internet as of July 3, 2009

The future of local news gathering in action - blog.mastermaq.ca 07/03/2009 On Saturday morning Sharon and I walked to the City Market Downtown , as we often do on the weekends … with mobile Internet devices, always ready to post a message or a photo. What comes next The price of freedom: Reinventing the online economy (RSA Journal July 2009) - selloffmusic.com 07/03/2009 I was delighted to be invited to make a contribution to the RSA Journal’s July 2009 edition more...

HighScreen PP5420, 3″ Android Smartphone

Russia will receive an Android smartphone from Vobis Computer called HighScreen PP5420 next week.Powered by a528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201ATM processor, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM, HighScreen PP5420 runs Google Android OS 1.5. CDome in 114 x 53.5 x 13mm dimension and 120 grams weight, Highscreen PP5420 sport a 3″ flat TFT-LCD touchscreen with WVGA resolution and equipped with accelerometer. For connectivity, there’s support WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA and Wifi b/g as well as Bluetooth. The HighScreen PP5420 als more...

Asus EEE PC 1000HE Keyboard Skin

Asus EEE PC 1000HE Keyboard SkinEEE PC 1000HE has a chiclet-style keyboard that has fairly large spaces between the keys. A forum member at eeeuser forum has made a template skin for the EEE PC 1000HE. It is a an easy to dress up your EEE 1000HE.[See the instructions here] Share:Related ContentEee PC 900 for $170 - beat that!Asus EEE T91 supports Multi-Touch, but with Windows 7 only!TIP: Improve WiFi performance on your EEE 1000HE by installing WiFi drivers of 1005HACategories :NetBook, newsRel more...

UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS in San Diego

Visitors can be Super Man or Wonder Woman for a day at Comic-Con International, July 23 – 26, at the San Diego Convention Center. Comic-Con has become a signature summertime event for San Diego; it is the largest comics and pop culture event in the United States, attracting thousands of artists, celebrities and fans of comic books, movie memorabilia and all things related to pop culture. For more information, call 619-491-2475, or visit www.comic-con.org . San Diego’s culinary community join more...