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09 Jan, 2008

gOS – Tiny Computers Take Over Market

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Mobile| Student Tools| linux

I have been a fan of the gOs for a while, but the most recent announcement of this super small laptop for $399 is just awesome (coming January 20th in Walmart).  I have always wanted a smaller Sony Vaio notebook, but the price tag (usually at lest $1500) was more than I could swallow.  This [...]

07 Jan, 2008

Ubiquitous Computing – Linux and Google

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: linux

Ubiquitous computing (or “ubicomp”) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities. As opposed to the desktop paradigm, in which a single user consciously engages a single device for a specialized purpose, someone “using” ubiquitous computing engages many computational devices and systems simultaneously, [...]

13 Nov, 2007

Linux Mainstream? My Venture into Open-Source!

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: linux

We have been hearing a lot of buzz in the market as of late about cheap computers! (I don’t know a single educator that isn’t looking to save a buck or two.) With the recent launch of the gOS $200 Walmart Computer (which is ALREADY sold out) are we actually on the verge [...]


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Jeff - I am an Instructional Technologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I love Google, Mac's, and Web Technologies that help us better reach, teach, connect, and prepare students to solve the world's greatest problems.