Gary and Drew in Zambia

Drew and Gary are currently in Zambia working at the Kondwa project. They are making periodic posts to a blog specific to the trip.

Just ordered my XO

I have just completed my purchase of an XO laptop from the OLPC project as part of the Give One Get One program. For $403 (including shipping) I have ordered a laptop for a child in the developing world and a laptop for the kid in my life... ok, me. Here's a review.

Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free

The One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte's project to bring computing to the developing world’s children via a $100 laptop, has announced that North Americans can now buy the units.

Years of work by engineers and scientists have paid off in a pioneering low-cost machine that is light, rugged and surprisingly versatile. The early reviews have been glowing, and mass production is set to start next month.