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Great quote: "The best part about working on an open source project is that you're not just building a software application; you're building a community."

Need to use Mind Mapping software but don't have an extra $400 laying around for MindJet? Here's an alternative, there's a free version which you may outgrow quickly, but the paid versions are reasonably priced.

With the new camera on the new iPad 2 and iMovie features, students will now be able to use one mobile device for personalized instruction with master teachers from anywhere in the world. These new developments bring online education technology to the next generation while making it possible for users to take and make their lessons anywhere from an airport lounge to their couch at home. Though the article is talks about the iPad 2, which is soon to be released, the same could be said about using any tablet with front and rear cameras and video software.

A list of 11 free security and privacy utilities that shield you against malware, protect your data at Wi-Fi hotspots, encrypt your hard drive, and do everything in between.

A group of Nigerian grassroots organizations and agencies have joined together to form ReclaimNaija, in an effort to provide the Nigerian electorate a way to report on the elections as they happen. ReclaimNaija documents how citizens are experiencing the elections by using FrontlineSMS to receive and send text message reports, and Ushahidi to visually map the election reports received. It is very exciting to see FrontlineSMS being used in this way, especially because one of the first public use cases of the software was during the last Nigerian elections in 2007.