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SimCity donated to OLPC project

November 12th, 2007  |  Published in Blog, Links, Web News

Ars Technica’s article “Games that can educate” reports that EA has donated the original SimCity to the OLPC project

Those of us who have fond memories of the original SimCity know that EA’s contribution will provide many students with a valuable and entertaining learning experience. The continued involvement of Don Hopkins in the porting effort is a promising sign that the game will remain true to its roots while it continues to evolve.

93Mbps Connections for $31 a Month

November 7th, 2007  |  Published in Blog, Web News

According to the Ars Technica article Latest OECD broadband data in Japan you can get a 93Mbps connection for $31 a month.Yes, I am very jealous of those jaw dropping speeds. Right now my bill from Comcast is $29.99 per month for woeful 3Mbps connection.

Microsoft buys 1.6% of Facebook

October 30th, 2007  |  Published in Blog, Web News

The article Microsoft buys Facebook slice in the Seattle Times describes the details of the interesting move by Microsoft.

Microsoft is paying top dollar to outbid its chief rival for a key piece of online-advertising real estate: leading social-networking site Facebook.
Besides for getting some cash, how does this help Facebook?

Safari on Windows

June 12th, 2007  |  Published in Apple, Blog, Web News

Apple looks to increase the market share of the Safari web browser by offering it to Windows users. If enough people make the switch to Safari maybe more sites will launch with JavaScript support for Safari. Having more compatibility is a good thing for everyone.

You can download the new Safari at http://www.apple.com/safari/download/