I blogged some time ago about the One Laptop per Child Foundation and how myself and others had taken part in the give one get one program last year. I think the XO laptop is an amazing machine and more importantly I fully support the goals of the foundation.
I got an email and a message to thank me for giving the laptop and as it suggests I will tell 100 people (I hope I have that many readers) and be taking my XO laptop to work this week so I can show people the machine and spread the word about the excellent work the foundation is doing – feel free to drop by my office to check it out. If you want to give then you can do this at www.amazon.com/xo
I'm Senior Director in the Oracle Research and Development Organization, with close to 20 years working in various roles on the development of the Financial Management product suite. Since the summer of 2016 my focus is exclusively on working with customers and longer-term design work, particularly around next-generation functional and technical architecture. My task is to figure out NOW what the financial management system of the next 3, 5 or more years should look like and start working toward it. At the moment the majority of my time is spent working on Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), leading the effort for all of SaaS applications. I'm also interested in AI, Machine Learning and new UX and interaction paradigms such as chat bots.
I started out in Oracle UK and found my way out to Oracle's Redwood Shores, California HQ in May 2000. My previous role was product owner for Fusion Accounting Hub, General Ledger, Intercompany and Legal Entity products in Oracle Fusion Financials and eBusiness Suite General Ledger. I have also worked on EMEA Globalizations, Federal and Public Sector Financials, XML Payments and a variety of projects on other products down the years.
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9 thoughts on “One Laptop per Child – the perfect gift”
it also seems they do deliver only to US. I tried with Africa and Europe, no chance :(
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to be available December 17th. 275 Pounds sterling and fifty quid to ship (Seems steep). I look at amazon in other countries or where you can ship to from amazon UK.
I fixed the link – thanks for letting me know about that.
I’ll be coming by to ask a few questions. Been thinking of this for a gift ever since I read it on your blog last year (but looked into it after the offer was over).
Wonderful idea!
Oracle bloggers should unite and target a 100 laptops this holiday season!
It would certainly be a great contribution by this community!
I think it’s a great cause and the give one get one is not too expensive as you do get a tax deduction for the give part and a chance to own a truly unique machine.
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good post, but you should correct the link
https://davidhaimes.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/one-laptop-per-child-the-perfect-gift/www.laptop.org
to point to http://www.laptop.org
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it also seems they do deliver only to US. I tried with Africa and Europe, no chance :(
We’re sorry. This item can’t be shipped to your selected destination
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Laurent,
You can find them on Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/roduct/B001LDQWJI?
to be available December 17th. 275 Pounds sterling and fifty quid to ship (Seems steep). I look at amazon in other countries or where you can ship to from amazon UK.
I fixed the link – thanks for letting me know about that.
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I’ll be coming by to ask a few questions. Been thinking of this for a gift ever since I read it on your blog last year (but looked into it after the offer was over).
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Wonderful idea!
Oracle bloggers should unite and target a 100 laptops this holiday season!
It would certainly be a great contribution by this community!
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Meg,
I’ll leave it on my desk, if I’m not around feel free to play with it or borrow it for an evening if you like.
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Mohan
I think it’s a great cause and the give one get one is not too expensive as you do get a tax deduction for the give part and a chance to own a truly unique machine.
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Nice post,good information. Thanks a lot =)
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Loving this.
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