February 2010 Archives
Consider these the "minimum" what you should know about the Digital Divide, where it's going, and what we can do to fight it.
Links for watching ONLINE:
- 2007 - PBS Frontline "Growing Up Online"
- 2010 - PBS Frontline "Digital Nation"
- 2010 - BBC The Virtual Revolution
- 2009 - Pradav Minstry, Sixth Sense Technology
I have included the TedTalks as an essential because it's a look at what the internet will look like in the next TWELVE TO TWENTY FOUR MONTHS. ..and it will leave you shocked. Research from MIT is predicting a technological revolution over the next 24 months which will equal or surpass that of the last fifteen years. Think about this. Are your communities anywhere near ready?
If you have never watched the PBS Frontline documentaries, they are the absolute must, minimum need-to-know information to understand why we need programs like CAP. The first offers a very 'down home' look, while the second, offers a look into what's comming our way, based on experience of nations more connected than us. BBC's Virtual Revolution offers an in-depth look at some of the same topics.
This might seem like alot, but technology is changing faster than any example in history. Just keeping up, is our biggest challenge.
A computer trainer is working at the Elmsdale branch of the Colchester-East Hants Public Library on Fridays.
Classes: 10 -11 AM
- Microsoft Word (February 5 and March 5)
- Email (February 12 and March 12)
- Kijiji (February 19 and March 19)
- Internet (February 26 and March 26)
Classes: 11-Noon using our electronic database
- Car Repair (February 5 and March 5)
- Crafts (February 12 and March 12)
- Virtual Library (February 19 and March 19)
- Gardening (February 26 and March 26)
Private classes: 1 - 5 PM every Friday until March 31
Phone 883-9838 or email: elmsdale@nstc.library.ns.ca for info or to sign
up. Spots are limited and classes fill up fast!!!
This is the first of a series of online conferences that we will be delivering through interested cap sites.
This event counts as a "CAP event", which each cap site is required to attend at least one each year.
WHAT IS IT:
An online climate change talk you can host for your community, contribute to and interact with. While the talk happens at TheHub, it will be broadcast live using a website called UStream (similar to Youtube, but live..). You can invite your community to your cap site to watch and interact with the presentation.
WHEN IS IT:
Feb 23 2010 - evening.
WHAT YOU NEED:
1) a warm body to promote & supervise the event in your cap site
2) a projector, large tv, or monitor to huddle around
3) audio speakers (you do not need a microphone)
4) one computer open on a web browser (directed at the ustream channel for the video feed)
5) a second computer open on Twitter to interact with the panel on the video.
HOW TO HOST THIS HUBTALKS
Contact Tracy Boyer, 482-4729, tracy.boyer@the-hub.net
or contact DAN
HOW TO REGISTER
Free online registration
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/553179575
HubTalk:
Nova Scotia at United Nations climate change negotiations in Copenhagen – Part
2: What’s next for Nova Scotia?
The dust has settled after the Copenhagen climate change talks. There were some positive outcomes, like the unprecedented participation of world leaders and the chance for Nova Scotia to share its ambitious tidal projects with the world. But of course, we also know that the negotiations didn't live up to the hopes that a binding agreement would be emerge to move us toward the low-carbon future, so where does Nova Scotia go from here?
On February 23, 2010, from 7 to 9pm, join us for the second installment of the Copenhagen HubTalk, presented by the Hub, Carbon Sense Solutions, and the Halifax Regional C@P Program.
Representing Nova Scotia was a great source of pride in Copenhagen. We have set the forward-thinking objective of Sustainable Prosperity through encouraging the opportunities, innovations, education, and training to make Nova Scotia a world-renowned leader in the green economy. We will kick off the evening with a keynote visioning address from our Provincial government, speaking to the incredible opportunities the Sustainable Prosperity mandate offers. After we have set the scene, Copenhagen delegates will share exciting projects and initiatives other leaders from around the world have undertaken in government, business, and local communities, and more importantly, what exciting possibilities they see in Nova Scotia.
For this event, we have also teamed up with the regional C@P program to
broadcast the talk online. We are also very excited about a new format, where
attendees both at the Hub and over the web will be able to submit questions
throughout the evening for the panelists.
The event promises to be an engaging, dynamic, and inspirational conversation highlighting innovative opportunities from around the world, and how we can tailor them to Nova Scotia.
For information on the Sustainable Prosperity mandate, please visit http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/ofsp/
Speaker list*
Host & MC: Robert Niven, President and Founder, Carbon Sense Solutions
Vision for Sustainable Prosperity in Nova Scotia, Nova Soctia Government
George Foote, Nova Scotia Government
Emily Richardson, Manager of Carbon Services, Carbon Sense Solutions
*Speaker list subject to change pending final confirmation of the program and availability.
Logistics
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2009
Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm
Location: The Hub Halifax, 1673 Barrington Street, 2nd Floor, Halifax, NS
Partners
The Hub and HubTalk: The Hub is a values-driven, intentional co-working and meeting space with all the facilities needed to launch an idea, run a meeting, refine a concept, develop strategies and solutions. This environment brings together talent from diverse sectors and professions into a social network that is productive and inspired. The HubTalk series was inspired by hosting the first TEDxHalifax talk in October, which focused on “Global Perspective and Local Learning”. The HubTalks series is a forum to share important ideas and initiatives within the community and abroad.
Carbon Sense Solutions Inc.: Halifax-based Carbon Sense Solutions is an environmental engineering consultancy and technology developer serving industry needs in carbon management. Our expertise includes carbon capture and storage services, carbon sequestration technologies, and carbon and energy solutions. We pursue value-added innovations and use our partnerships with industry leaders from around the world to offer a suite of customized solutions designed to position our clients as leaders in today’s marketplace and tomorrow’s low-carbon economy. Carbon Sense Solutions is a co-organizer of the provincial business trade team to Copenhagen and has participated in other United Nations climate change meetings in previous years.
Halifax Regional C@P Association: The Halifax Regional CAP Association is an established not-for-profit organization with extensive experience managing complex projects. These projects employ professionally trained staff to deliver quality service to communities through their locally operated Community Access Program (CAP) sites. Since 2000 HRCAP has provided support to Community Access Programming (C@P) sites. C@P is a government of Canada initiative to provide Internet access to those who would not normally have it due to economic, social or geographic barriers. Currently 40 C@P sites in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) provide urban and rural communities affordable access to computers and the internet.
Contacts
Tracy Boyer, 482-4729, tracy.boyer@the-hub.net
Robert Niven, 233-7073, Robert.Niven@CarbonSenseSolutions.com
Mike Lovell of tintedgreen.net has posted a new update on the Lake Echo IT Greening Project.
This article is syndicated from http://tintedgreen.net/?page=article&id=16
Now that the pilot C@P site in Lake Echo has been running for a few months, I thought I would share some pictures of the results.
Computers old and really old running the latest version of Ubuntu.
The server has been running perfectly since it was first booted up. The virtual machine running the terminal services hasn't had any problems.
The server in its cabinet at the C@P site.
How easy is it to add a computer to this setup? All it requires is to turn on the computer, enter the bios setting, and changing the boot order so the computer boots from the network first.
Changing the boot order so boot to network is first.
Now the computer will automatically boot into Linux from the server.
That's it. It could not be easier. A person with enough knowledge to hook up the wiring could setup a new computer on this network. Also, no changes are made to the computer, so if you wanted to leave the computer's old operating system in place (just in case) you can. The user can always set it to boot from the hard drive again, if needed. This setup also allows the C@P program to take donations of computers that do no even have hard drives.
Now that we have this setup, we can maintain, backup, and fix the virtual machines running these computers remotely. From my office, in Halifax, I can see exactly what is happening on these machines.
Here are a couple more pictures. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
Running a Monty Python video flawlessly with sound.
Booted and ready to login.
Please call the branch, at 866-0124 for an appointment.
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