Finally, a charity that brings real value to those who need it the most: The OMPC project aims to supply children everywhere with the greatest notebook technology in the world. Also check out their second initiative, One Zune Per Teen!

For podcasting, no matter if you do audio or video, the most important thing is sound. Of, course, getting the lighting right if you film this is crucial too, but if your audience can't hear you, it doesn't matter how good you look. Recording higher-quality audio is not something you can do with a built-in microphone or a small headset - you need heavy ordenance. This means buying a studio microhpone, a mixer, a good soundcard and some well-shieded cables - we're talking close to 800 Euros he

Lesson of the day: It seems that the Apache that comes with OS X is chrooted. This is annoying because it makes a range of useful local-running scripts unusable. I wanted to create a little cgi script that would allow me to control iTunes from my GameBoy DS via Nintendo Browser - which works on the drawing board, but the Apache blocks all system() calls. Oh well, while working on the problem, I found Dot Tunes, which does the job rather well.