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This article was written on July 24, 2007 by CyberNet.
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has begun the mass production process of the low-cost XO notebook computer. This puts the project on track to ship these in bulk as soon as October 2007.
The even bigger news comes from Reuters who says that the OLPC could be hitting the retail stores this holiday season. So what kind of price are we talking about? Well, it isn’t exactly the $100 laptop that it once set out to be, but they did manage to squeeze each of these out for a mere $175. But I don’t see you buying a million of these at one time, so if you’re looking to grab one for yourself it’s gonna run you at least $350. There are even talks of charging consumers $525 for one of these which would then help fund more computers for developing countries.
If you’re looking for a laptop that can be powered by a hand crank, and want a battery that lasts a whopping 12-hours this might be the computer for you. Or maybe you want something that can withstand severe weather? If none of those things appeal that much to you then you might want to think about an Eee PC instead. It’s going to have a version for less than $200 available later this year, and much like the OLPC XO laptop it too will be running Linux.
I think a consumer version of the OLPC XO notebook could have done reasonably well for $250 or even $299, but $350 is pretty darn high in my opinion. And then the thought of $525 for this thing is insane since I can get a full-featured laptop these days for a similar price.
I know I know…I’m not looking at it with the "help the developing countries" point of view, but I think there are other considerations that should be thought about. Most countries, if not all, have poor areas that can hardly afford school supplies. If there was a way where I could designate who gets the proceeds (which could be delivered in the form of a laptop) from my purchase I might be more willing to do it. I’m sure that is something they are already thinking about though.
How much would you be willing to pay for an OLPC XO laptop?
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This article was written on April 10, 2008 by CyberNet.
Compiz Fusion is quickly becoming an important part of many Linux distributions, and I don’t think that anyone would argue that the cube effect for switching between desktops is one of the most hyped features. Well, the cube could very well be on its way to retirement thanks to the cylinder effect that was just added.
As seen in the screenshot above the cylinder effect provides a pretty sweet looking way to switch between each of your virtual desktops. The thing that I’m left wondering is whether Compiz Fusion is becoming a little overwhelming? There’s just so much that you can do, and so many different effects that I fear it could be verging on bloated. Maybe I’m wrong, but the last time I actually used Compiz Fusion there were so many features and settings that it was intimidating. But I guess power users want the ability to control every aspect of features like this.
What do you think of Compiz Fusion? For those of you running Linux: is Compiz Fusion something you use often, or do you only have it to show off to your friends? Personally I fall into that latter category, which is disappointing since it took some extra work for me to get it functional in Ubuntu.
I’ve embedded a video below of the new cylinder effect in action. The video starts out demonstrating the cube, and then moves into the cylinder after about 1 minute and 45 seconds:
Compiz Fusion [via Digg]
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While operating systems like Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s OS X are considered to be more mainstream, there are additional operating systems out there that not everyone might be familiar with, such as Unix and Linux.
Now according to the 2014 Linux Jobs Report, it has been revealed that 90% of hiring managers are apparently interested in hiring a Linux professional in the next half-year or so, so for those looking for a better chance of being hired, doesn’t a course on Linux sound great to you? (more…)
Linux Foundation To Offer Free Linux Course This Summer Through EdX original content from Ubergizmo. 
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