The NZOSS "Public Sector Remix" project produces a set of guidelines for reducing the hidden cost burdens of proprietary software:
http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2010/floss-policy-new-zealand
If you do manage to get hold of a Kobo or similar eReader, you can download news from Stuff into it from here:
http://www.feedbooks.com/newspaper/9757
Andalusia in Spain deploys 220,000 Ubuntu workstations to its schools and finds it not only cuts costs but encourages creativity:
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/casestudies/Andalusia-deploys-220000-Ubuntu-desktops-in-schools-throughout-the-region
Adobe Flash Player and PDF viewer is vulnerable to a zero-day exploit again. All platforms affected:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3886396/Adobe+Warns+of+ZeroDay+Flaw+in+Flash+PDF.htm
Apple announce the iPhone 4 with higher resolution screen, better and more cameras & 6-axis gyro for US$199. 3G drops to US$99. Not in NZ:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-announced/
And finally. Quadcopters go distributed. These helicopters can dock together to form large, stable flight platforms:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-06/video-tiny-autonomous-copters-dock-voltron-style-create-larger-stronger-aircraft
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