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    The Case for an Educational Mac

    June 7th, 2006

    Years ago, when I first arrived in Arizona, I visited the Scottsdale school district, which, at the time, was a showpiece for Mac technology. It has since gone to Windows, but that’s another story replete with the usual amount of political byplay. In the end, they were hoodwinked into thinking that kids should be using […]


    What About Suing School Systems that Dump Macs?

    September 10th, 2005

    When I first moved to Arizona, the city of Scottsdale was essentially a showpiece of Apple technology. Macs filled the classrooms and the offices, and the layout was one of quiet efficiency. The IT people I met seemed relaxed, unhurried as they went about their work, and I got the impression that they often had […]