I spend a lot of time talking to people about the benefits of blogging. Students writing for a real audience and purpose leads to better writing, more motivation, critical thinking, collaboration, yada yada. However, there are some admittedly sticky issues
Dell's new low-cost laptop
The long-rumored, low-cost laptop from Dell is now official: the Inspiron Mini 9 (currently available for pre-order only). The prices start at $349 (not quite as low as had been rumored and hoped for, but prices generally fall over time)