Frustration Grows with Post-Tsunami Aid Efforts

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More on bl0ggers and tsunami aid efforts

More on bl0ggers and tsunami aid efforts 12/29/2004 09:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: The total number of dead is now believed to be more than 80,000, and rising. In some places, one in every four citizens have lost their lives. Many of the areas hit were extremely poor to begin with, and some 1/3 of the dead are children. Following up on previous BoingBoing posts about fundraising and relief efforts kick-started in the blogosphere:

Scott Hanselman proposes that Google allow bloggers that use AdSense to donate ad proceeds to tsunami relief. Link (Thanks, Peter Provost).

Andy Carvin at Digital Divide Network says, "In response to this week's devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the Digital Divide Network has created an online community workspace on disaster relief and emergency preparedness: Link . The virtual community can be used for posting online resources, documents, news, and articles about tsunami relief efforts. Users also may take advantage of the site's Web bulletin board and post their own blog entries."

BoingBoing reader Andrew Falconer proposes that folks who've received holiday gift cards convert them into donations to a tsunami relief charity. "I've emailed Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Swapagift.com regarding gift card donations directly to tsunami relief charities. Amazon.com has already implemented the ability to donate via their One-Click system."

Reader J. Hahn says, "I am particularly impressed with Amazon.com's Red Cross donation counter that proves Americans are not 'stingy.' Also, as a Mac user, I was proud to go to the apple.com site and see not one product ad on their front page - just links to aid and donation sites, and Microsoft had not one mention of the disaster."

Web pitches in with tsunami relief
efforts

Web pitches in with tsunami relief
efforts 01/04/2005 10:52 AM
Tech companies and online donors give generously to help South Asian countries with disaster recovery.

IBM aids tsunami recovery efforts

IBM aids tsunami recovery efforts 01/05/2005 01:25 PM
IBM will be sending 1,000 ThinkPad laptop computers equipped with fingerprint scanning technology to Thailand to aid in the identification of victims of the Asian tsunami. IBM Corporate Community Relations worked closely with its US business partners to secure the technology – as well as extra batteries, country-specific power supplies, Web cameras and fingerprint scanners – over the New Year’s holiday weekend. IBM volunteers are now in the process of preparing the equipment for shipment to Bangkok, Thailand, where they will be distributed to outlying areas. The effort is just one part of an outpouring of IBM volunteer and corporate support that includes $1 million in cash and services, a total that may increase. The IBM Crisis Response Team has been in the region for nearly a week coordinating universal technology solutions that can be used across geographies to help coordinate disaster recovery efforts.

South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts

South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts 12/31/2004 12:43 PM

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Cisco donates $2.5M for tsunami relief
efforts in Asia

Cisco donates $2.5M for tsunami relief
efforts in Asia 12/30/2004 08:11 PM
Cisco has donated $1 million as a company, and the Cisco Systems Foundation has pledged at least $1 million more to match donations already made by Cisco employees.

Relief Efforts Multiply as Tsunami Toll
Climbs

Relief Efforts Multiply as Tsunami Toll
Climbs 12/31/2004 06:35 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 31 2004 10:45AM GMT

Microsoft Commits $3.5 Million to
Tsunami Relief Efforts

Microsoft Commits $3.5 Million to
Tsunami Relief Efforts 12/31/2004 04:54 PM
HostReview.com Dec 31 2004 7:44PM GMT

Bush Donates $10,000 to Tsunami
Relief Efforts (Reuters)

Bush Donates $10,000 to Tsunami
Relief Efforts (Reuters) 01/05/2005 03:29 PM
Reuters - President Bush, who called on Americans this week to make a donation to help victims of the Asian tsunami, has contributed $10,000 himself, the White House said on Wednesday.

Tech Industry's Tsunami Relief Efforts
Pick Up

Tech Industry's Tsunami Relief Efforts
Pick Up 12/29/2004 04:39 PM
Internet News Dec 29 2004 7:31PM GMT

Tsunami Toll Climbs as Relief Efforts
Increase

Tsunami Toll Climbs as Relief Efforts
Increase 12/31/2004 09:03 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 31 2004 12:57PM GMT

VoIP-enabled mobile trailer hopefully on
way to help tsunami relief efforts

VoIP-enabled mobile trailer hopefully on
way to help tsunami relief efforts 01/03/2005 05:56 AM
ZDNet Jan 3 2005 8:38AM GMT

Updates and relief efforts for South
Asian Earthquake and Tsunami

Updates and relief efforts for South
Asian Earthquake and Tsunami 12/27/2004 07:20 PM
tsunamihelp.blogspot.com .. many relief resources .. tsunami news blog

tsunamihelp.blogspot.com
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Cisco donates $2.5 million for tsunami
relief efforts in Asia

Cisco donates $2.5 million for tsunami
relief efforts in Asia 12/30/2004 12:08 PM
Cisco Systems and its employees have donated $2.5 million for humanitarian relief and reconstruction projects for those affected by the earthquakes and the subsequent tsunamis that ravaged coastlines across South Asia, the company said Thursday.

Cisco Systems donates in excess of
USD2.5m to Tsunami relief efforts

Cisco Systems donates in excess of
USD2.5m to Tsunami relief efforts 12/30/2004 11:41 AM
Investors Business Daily Dec 30 2004 3:39PM GMT

"Donate to the American Red Cross to aid
South Asia tsunami relief efforts (via
Amazon)."

"Donate to the American Red Cross to aid
South Asia tsunami relief efforts (via
Amazon)." 01/03/2005 05:57 AM

Cisco Systems Issues Statement on
Company Relief Efforts for Dec. 26
Earthquake and Tsunami

Cisco Systems Issues Statement on
Company Relief Efforts for Dec. 26
Earthquake and Tsunami 12/30/2004 02:49 AM
dBusinessNews.com Dec 30 2004 6:40AM GMT

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Donates $3 Million to Relief Efforts for
Victims of the Tsunami

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Donates $3 Million to Relief Efforts for
Victims of the Tsunami 01/03/2005 12:53 AM
Business Wire India via Hindustan Times Jan 3 2005 4:35AM GMT

Online Giving to Tsunami Disaster Relief
Efforts Surpasses U.S. Support of $350
Million, Kintera Est

Online Giving to Tsunami Disaster Relief
Efforts Surpasses U.S. Support of $350
Million, Kintera Est 01/03/2005 07:44 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Mon Jan 3, 11:36 am GMT

Search Engine ReliefSearch.org Launches
to Benefit Earthquake & Tsunami Tragedy
Relief Efforts

Search Engine ReliefSearch.org Launches
to Benefit Earthquake & Tsunami Tragedy
Relief Efforts 01/03/2005 06:00 AM
Internet entrepreneur Benjamin Padnos announced today the launch of a new online search engine, ReliefSearch.org, simplifying fundraising efforts for earthquake/tsunami disaster relief efforts. [PRWEB Jan 3, 2005]

Post-Tsunami: How to Help

Post-Tsunami: How to Help 12/29/2004 02:32 PM
What can you do to lend a hand in the wake of tragedy?

ISPFlash.net has Pledged their Entire
Profits from January 2005 to the
Salvation Army to Support the Tsunami
Tragedy Disaster Relief Efforts

ISPFlash.net has Pledged their Entire
Profits from January 2005 to the
Salvation Army to Support the Tsunami
Tragedy Disaster Relief Efforts 01/06/2005 04:07 AM
The Tsunami Tragedy that has affected South Asia, India and Africa has to be the worst disaster of our lifetime. We feel that the Salvation Army has one of the best records in actually delivering the funds to the needy. We have heard all types of advertisements and plea’s for donation from all types of organizations, some are well known but others just seem to come out of nowhere! We have yet to hear much about The Salvation Army, and their ongoing or current efforts so we wanted to try to help them the best way we know how. Not just with our donation but by bringing them some exposure on the Internet! [PRWEB Jan 6, 2005]

Post-Tsunami Reconnect project

Post-Tsunami Reconnect project 12/29/2004 02:36 PM
Xeni Jardin: Author and wireless geek Mike Outmesguine announces a disaster relief project aimed at bringing connectivity to tsunami victims cut off from communications services by the disaster.

I am working to organize a disaster relief effort to help those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. I'd like to send wireless equipment and expertise to damaged areas to help reconnect the people. I'm still working out the details and will update you as more develops. It will be organized with folks from the Southern California Wireless Users Group, SOCALWUG and other wireless groups that wish to participate. I started calling it the Post-Tsunami Reconnect.

Xeni Jardin mentioned the effort today on Fox News Channel during an interview about bloggers and the tsunami. I will have a video excerpt available soon. Here is a statement I sent to the Center for International Disaster Information about the effort:

"We are a Southern California based user community of experts and advocates of wireless data communications. Wireless community members supplied technical expertise and wireless equipment for the Florida hurricane relief efforts and to military personnel stationed in Iraq. We would like to organize, collect, and deliver wireless data equipment to disaster relief workers and others in the affected region to help maintain a high level of communication and internet access ability. We would also be able to send engineers into the area to help bring connections online."

For more information or to discuss a donation of funds, equipment, or your expertise, contact Mike Outmesguine by email "mo at wifi-toys.com" or voice: +1-818-889-9445 ext. 102

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Post-Tsunami Spotlight on Taylor

Post-Tsunami Spotlight on Taylor 12/28/2004 01:13 PM
Tragedy in Asia spurs interest in manufacturer of earthquake shock absorbers.

17-March-2003 -- How Google Grows...and
Grows...and Grows

17-March-2003 -- How Google Grows...and
Grows...and Grows 03/19/2003 10:27 PM
How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows (Fast Company) -- "The cardinal rule at Google is, If you can do something that...

'Angel of the Seas': Post-Tsunami News
Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global
Visibility

'Angel of the Seas': Post-Tsunami News
Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global
Visibility 01/04/2005 05:38 PM
Technocrat.net Jan 4 2005 9:33PM GMT

Dell profits up 30 per cent as it grows
and grows

Dell profits up 30 per cent as it grows
and grows 08/13/2004 10:44 AM
PC Pro Aug 13 2004 2:14PM GMT

"How Google Grows...and Grows...and
Grows"

"How Google Grows...and Grows...and
Grows" 03/19/2003 10:44 PM

How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows

How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows 03/19/2003 10:46 PM
what about Google's internal culture keeps it going .. How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows .. Fast Company article on Google .. google groks geeks .. Google .. More >

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Page Expiration Frustration

Page Expiration Frustration 06/23/2004 05:22 PM

Overcoming Frustration with Technology

Overcoming Frustration with Technology 05/03/2004 07:20 PM
WebDevInfo May 3 2004 10:45PM GMT

Napster's music licensing frustration

Napster's music licensing frustration 04/20/2004 08:56 PM
The Register Apr 21 2004 0:44AM GMT

25-Sept-2003 -- A Complaint Box Turns
Frustration Into Fun

25-Sept-2003 -- A Complaint Box Turns
Frustration Into Fun 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
A Complaint Box Turns Frustration Into Fun (New York Times) -- "The outpouring of hotel horror stories led him to...

Frustration Over Microsofts Security
Problems Grow

Frustration Over Microsofts Security
Problems Grow 01/06/2004 09:16 AM
PakTribune.com Jan 6 2004 8:07AM ET

EDS system drove staff to frustration,
report says

EDS system drove staff to frustration,
report says 04/12/2005 05:23 PM
A troubled child-support case management and telephony system used by the U.K.'s Child Support Agency so frustrated the workers who used it that some of them wound up in tears, according to a new report on the implementation.

On a frustration with pundits and social
networking tools...

On a frustration with pundits and social
networking tools... 11/10/2003 11:07 PM

I have to say, I'm vaguely appalled by the way that some people have become so obsessed by social networking services. Business 2.0 is the most recent drunken advocate to go all giddy about them, describing them as "technology of the year" (according to Many to Many). It's like social software all over again - a vaguely useful concept/service with relatively intriguing possibilities emerges and gestures in roughly the right direction and all the pundits get caught up in the immediacy - the nowness of the thing rather than looking at the past (the millions of mailing lists, message-boards, instant messenger accounts, the bulletin boards, the MUDs and MOOs) or the possible futures that actually start hybridising these bits of technology together in more interesting and useful ways. And before anyone starts - yes, I know, it happened with weblogs too... And just like weblogs social networking tools are genuinely interesting and useful, just not in the trivial, money-grabbing, tedious, company-based and inflated way that many of these pundits / press seem to think.

Let me say this one more time. Friendster is interesting! Friendster is cool! Ryze is interesting! Ryze is even vaguely useful! But the functionality that these sites are based around has to be a component of something larger. The social-networking chunk will either go open-source, API or it'll just start being built into other types of community site. The sites that exist at the moment only have value because of the volume of people who have registered on them - without that volume they're the social software equivalent of the world's most successful, well-executed and powerful login page or 'shopping basket' metaphor. It'll all change when/if someone like Google buys them (there's not really a whole lot of room for lots of these operating concurrently if all they do is connect people together in the way they're doing at the moment, but connect it with something else...) but in the meantime technology of the year?! Are they mad?! Flashback twenty years - I think they'd have said the same bloody thing about the Rubik's Cube...

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Frustration Over Microsoft’s Security
Problems Grow

Frustration Over Microsoft’s Security
Problems Grow 01/06/2004 10:41 AM
Many I.T. people are simply fed-up with the constant stream of never ending security problems using Microsoft's Windows products, adding myself to an ever-growing list of frustrated computer professionals. Upon returning from a ten-day vacation, and a single security patch behind, seven out of eleven servers attached to a remote DSL network were taken over by intruders. Granted I should have had a firewall in front of these computers, but because of their functionality, I didn't justify the expense. But still, am I to blame or should Microsoft be held accountable?

BB frustration reigns in chart-topping
Chafford

BB frustration reigns in chart-topping
Chafford 03/14/2003 01:09 PM
Aaaarrghh!

It's filled with frustration and
bitterness, but then so am I toward
Nader voters, so I'm glad he's saying it

It's filled with frustration and
bitterness, but then so am I toward
Nader voters, so I'm glad he's saying it 03/16/2003 09:54 AM
Salon.com An open letter to Ralph Nader voters

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Linux Video Frustration and Open Source
Bashing

Linux Video Frustration and Open Source
Bashing 12/27/2002 04:23 PM
Coming from someone who was doing X programming quite a while ago (and who helped to build Netscape), jwz's rant is not to be taken lightly. So I gave up on that, and tried to install gstreamer. Get this. Their...
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