Trying to keep up to date with reading during time off...
- Cheap laptops make me cheerful from BCS blog : some questions about the wider implications of cheaper laptops e.g. software, interfaces : "When the operating system license accounted for 10% of the total cost (and was ubiquitous) it was easily swallowed. When it could potentially double the cost of the purchase, that's a different matter. Then, adding on standard productivity software like word processing, spreadsheets and email, and Houston, we have a problem. Most of the leading lights from the new line in low cost laptops are running versions of Linux, OpenOffice and Firefox to provide the core set of functionality - all of which have zero-cost licenses. "
- Article in THES on journals specifically targeted at the undergraduate market - some arguments for and against although not in any depth - although may be useful for initiatives like Equator to target such journals to reach researchers and practitioners earlier in their careers
- UK.gov pushes £50,000 fine for online copyright infringement
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