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Jun

15

Donate Your Extra PC/Mac Equipment to Help Kids

Filed under: Hardware;

Here’s a way to put your extra PC or Mac equipment to good use, helping kids who otherwise wouldn’t have access to computers. Pentium II & Higher CPUs (486 and Pentium No Longer Accepted). Donation placements take approximately two weeks. Check it out and bookmark it.

clipped from www.cristina.org

Donate Today!

The National Cristina Foundation is pleased to partner with PC Magazine in their Digital Love program to provide computer technology to people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons. Combined with training, this program enables them to lead more independent and productive lives.

Sample Donation Items

Computer Donation Requirements

PentiumII & Higher CPUs (486 and Pentium No Longer Accepted).

If your donation includes a complete system (Hard Drive, Monitor, Keyboard, & Mouse), use the “PC Desktop” or “Mac Desktop” category on the donation screens that follow. If not, please use the “Partial CPU” checkbox.

If possible, please include Software License Agreements for installed software.

Hardware needing repair is considered on a case-by-case basis where Partner Organizations have repair capabilities.

PLEASE NOTE: Donation placements take approximately two weeks.

Tags: PC, Mac, hardware, donate, National+Cristina+Foundation, PC+Magazine

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Jun

1

The $99 PC

Filed under: Hardware;

Here’s an interesting video Zonbu’s new $99 PC, based on the stable Linux platform. It’s ultra small, quiet, very portable, and yet powerful. It’s really computing on the go, at a cheap price. Learn lots more about it at Zonbu’s website, http://www.zonbu.com/. Check it out.

clipped from www.pcmag.com

DL.TV: The $99 PC Episode 168 05.28.07

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IN THIS DL.TV CLIP:

It’s a $99 PC, but what do you get and what’s the catch? Let’s read the fine print.

Click on the image to play clip or watch the entire show at DL.TV.

ARCHIVES:
For additional DL.TV episodes, visit DL.TV.

Zonbu device
Zonbu is a compact, ultra low power mini with all the bells and whistles:

Intel-like ultra-low power CPU
512 MB RAM + 4GB flash-based local storage
Graphics up to 1400 x 1050 (16 million colors).
Hardware graphics and MPEG2 acceleration
PC-compatible ports for keyboard and mouse
6 USB ports to plug-and-play all standard USB accessories
Broadband ready: 10/100MB Ethernet built-in.

Zonbu is $99 with a two-year subscription plan.
With month to month plan, Zonbu is $249.

Tags: $99+PC, cheap+PC, portable+computing, Linux+PC, small+form+factor+PC, Zonbu

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Jun

1

Microsoft’s New Surface Computer Makes Computing Touchable

Filed under: Hardware;

Microsoft has introduced its new Surface PC, a touchable PC residing in a table. Multiple people can use their hands to move around objects on the table’s surface, resizing photographs, moving files from wifi devices placed on the table’s surface, and generally using simple hands-on techniques to manipulate data and devices. It takes intuitive computing to the next level. See the video demonstration at http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid271552687/bctid933742930