I'm a fan of David Pogue's technology review videos - they are hilariously funny .. and at the end you learn a thing or two - this is what we call "education", isn't it?
<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here’s the Mission of OLPC & “Standing still is a reliable recipe for going backward.”</p><p>Check out our e-Government index - an obvious example of standing still for about 5 years now.</p><p>Anyway, this is what I like about Pogue’s column - his insight:</p><p>“… the biggest obstacle to the XO’s success is not technology — it’s already a wonder — but fear. Overseas ministers of education fear that changing the status quo might risk their jobs. Big-name computer makers fear that the XO will steal away an overlooked two-billion-person market. Critics fear that the poorest countries need food, malaria protection and clean water far more than computers. “</p><p>Read the review in the NY Times </p><p> </p>
