Archive for May, 2008

McCain’s blatant lies

It seems like the race to be Democratic candidate is now over - Obama is still gaining ground on Clinton and every day, more super delegates rally behind him. The chances of Clinton winning are almost impossible now - the focus moves from the Democrats to the overall Presidential race.

Below is a video I found of McCain blatantly lying to news reporters on a number of topics - is this who we really want to be US President?

Thanks to Alexanderthegreat for finding the video.

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Microsoft gets onboard the $100 laptop project

First of all, I apologise for neglecting my blog recently. College has been particularly busy recently; I’ve been trying to get fitter (weight lifting, walking etc.) and I’ve been working on several projects recently too. Consequently, I haven’t been able to post very much on here at all or surf the forums as much as I’d like to - hopefully, I’ll be able to find a bit more time soon to start again.

On to the main topic of the post - the 1-laptop-per-child project has announced that it will be running Windows XP on it’s laptops side-by-side with Linux. The project was set up to give children in developing countries the chance to learn I.T. and enhance their skills and knowledge. Previously, a special light weight version of Linux was planned to be the only OS (Operating System) as it is free and open source, making it ideal for educational purposes on a budget laptop. (more…)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008