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[Video] SF group helps bridge digital divide with free tech support

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Open Source; By Kara Tsuboi 		Mail this story
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In San Francisco's Tenderloin district, amid liquor stores and boarded-up buildings, a partnership of nonprofits earlier this month sponsored the first "Tenderloin Tech Day." The half-day workshop was open to anyone in the low-income neighborhood with a tech problem. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi stopped by and chatted with people about their broken laptops, software-less hard drives, and their first-ever Internet experiences.

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Comments (2)

chenlevy ·
It looks like an interesting story, but can I watch it using only free software?
Abe ·
Quoting:It looks like an interesting story, but can I watch it using only free software?


You can if you use PCLinuxOS, I have no problem watching it.

As for the story, I don't believe it since the foot arch evolved for a reason, why fill it up? Haven't we learnt not to fool with mother nature yet?



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