whats better… the simple homemade technology… or the snappy intro tune.
LUV IT

With Spooks, Torchwood, Doctor Who, and my Newcastle Utd fetish, I follow more on the BBC than on American television. Maybe we could ask our governments to consider us swapped for entertainment purposes?

But whining aside, – thanks for the headsup, i love MacGyver, even if it’s likely going to take me a week or more to work out how to access it!

Many 6th graders– even economically disadvantaged ones– are now expected to have home access to a computer. New immigrants and refugees need computer literacy to integrate into the economy. Using a PC at the library four times a week just doesn’t give you the kind of in-depth comfort and facility you need to excel in a digitized society.

Any prosperity I have is due to A) my own gumption and B) the computers and associated advantages I was given. So, much like when I turn down a credit card application or talk someone into saving for retirement, I feel like I’m getting a leg up on some of the nastier facets of our economy if I can contribute some equipment that might help an individual leapfrog out of technological disadvantage.

Oh, and plus, its one less object cluttering up my apartment, so score one for minimalism.

I made an awesome wi-fi digital picture frame out of my old laptop. I run linux on it off of a thumb drive with a custom modified version of Damn Small Linux. It uses the thumb drive as read-only and grabs all of the pictures from my picasa-web album so I don’t have to worry about it losing power or having the hard drive crash.

I’m in Australia and am getting the same error message as you

You can also donate it to a non-profit and get a tax deduction. There are several out there that refurbish old computers for schools, low-income students, etc. Also, many non-profits would take it for their day-to-day use. The organization I work for has 9 employees and 4 of us use laptops because they give us the freedom to work from home and we have a 5th laptop that we use when we give trainings or presentations.

Thanks for the tidbit, especially on Twilight Zone!