Last night I briefly talked about "ReGear Learning: Improve learning outcomes using electronic tablets". You can register for the free Palmerston North event here: [link]
Pro tip installing Linux on a new "windows 8" laptop - UEFI SecureBoot is probably turned on. Either turn off SecureBoot and turn on LegacyBoot, or use a distro that supports SecureBoot like Ubuntu 12.10 and above or the latest Fedora beta.
Another humble indie bundle has arrived at [link] - Another set of games available as a pay what you will deal, available for Win/Mac/Linux and also Android devices. Pay once, get the set, get all platforms, and more!
Linux gamers rejoice! STEAM for linux now OUT OF BETA, game sale on now! Lots of awesome games for cheap, and of course the popular Team Fortress 2 FREE. Go to [link] to get it - Recommended to have a recent nVidia graphics card, and Ubuntu.
Attention to all developers, entrepreneurs and designers. Brynn, Owen and James from Spinning Planet just signed up for Startup Weekend. Are you brave enough to sign up too? [link]
"Pay what you want" DRM free indie games pack. All titles work in Linux! [link] - Money split between the developers, and charities EFF and Childs Play. Can choose your ratio too!
Out of 350 entries Spinning Planet has made it into the semi-final (top 32 entries) of Innovate Manawatu for our SP eMarketer software proposal: [link]