Word: laptops
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...computer scientist, I should be able to make the computer work shouldn’t I?” said the computer science professor, fiddling with his laptop while a colleague loudly speculated from the Faculty floor that the Dean’s technology had been subject to financial cutbacks...
...Three laptops and several lockboxes were stolen from Harvard Law School’s Hauser Hall last weekend, according to the Harvard University Police Department’s public logs. Officers dispatched to the scene spoke to an unidentified member of the Law School staff who reported that two lockboxes containing keys and small amounts of cash were taken off the wall. The thief also reportedly stole three Lenovo laptops, each valued at $2000 or more. The police log states that officers conducted a field interview of an individual involved. HUPD arrested the individual in the course of its investigation...
...comfy seats or the jumbo shrimp, or even the ego massage. The best thing about a corporate jet is that it's not a commercial-airline jet. The best thing is avoiding long airport-security lines and having to simultaneously untie your shoes, take off your coat, get a laptop out of a carefully packed bag and walk at the same time; it's avoiding the crummy, overpriced airport food, the packed planes, the overstuffed overhead bins and the frazzled, overworked crews. And being No. 175 for takeoff. When you fly corporate, you are driven up to the plane...
...world peace is simple. At least according the founder of the non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), who believes it lies in a tiny green and white computer. Nicholas P. Negroponte, who spoke to a captive audience in the Science Center last night, explained his idea: using technology to revolutionize education in the developing world. The basic laptop, characterized by its bright yellow hand crank and once described as “enchanting” by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, was developed by OLPC and is being distributed to school-age children in the world?...
...Visa card to those who spend $100 on select Barbie toys. Sears and Radio Shack are urging eco-conscious consumers to dump their power-sucking old equipment, offering gift certificates for the trade-in value. Likewise, Staples offers $30 toward the purchase of a new camera or laptop for buyers who recycle...