Man, I haven’t posted to this blog in a long time. Just too busy at work. But, I’ve been in contact with a lot of really interesting people both here in the USA and in the Philippines. And recently, I’ve been in contact with some folks in Australia and Portland, Oregon. I’ve been really intrigued with the idea of assembling PCs using components from old computers. Dr Raffy Mananghaya, a professor from the University of the Philippines, turned me on to this idea and it has changed my views about how to address the problem of bridging the digital divide in the Philippines dramatically. Anyway, take a look at this video and you’ll know what I mean. It’s about an organization called Free Geek (www.freegeek.org) . I am hoping we could organize something like Free Geek using students from FIND.
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