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MultiPoint and the Simplicity of Sharing
24 March 09 05:19 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. In emerging market education, there has been so much energy and discussion spent on attempts to make computers affordable enough so that every kid can get their own computer. But for 99% of students in the Read More...
“Phone First” in Boston
24 January 09 06:41 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Last month I had the opportunity to attend NextLab 2008: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users . It was a one-day conference at the MIT Media Lab involving projects from an interdisciplinary class there focused on how to apply cell Read More...
Paul Polak and the Art of Listening
19 November 08 02:56 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Paul Polak is a hero of mine. He created a nonprofit organization called International Development Enterprises (IDE) and spent 25 years there developing creative ways to make poor people in Asia and Africa less poor. His specialty is developing sustainable Read More...
The Real Problem With Windows AND Linux In Emerging Market Education
23 September 08 07:05 AM | jamesu | 1 Comments   
  The Ecosystem Impact of Affordable Computing This is a post I've been meaning to write for a while. This past spring Microsoft hired Vital Wave Consulting to create a five year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model to help us and our customers better Read More...
The Delightful People from Aga Khan
12 August 08 02:07 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
I had the opportunity to participate in a signing ceremony today between Microsoft and the Aga Khan Development Network , a group of agencies administering a broad set of programs in education, health, and social development. Shown here is a photo of Read More...

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