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A free one-day workshop which will allow you to be in at the beginning of an exciting national initiative which is making recycled computers available to people on low-incomes.

You will also hear about "Britain Works", Microsoft's £45 million programme which aims to get 500,000 people back to work.

The event will take place:

10am to 3:30pm

Wednesday 30th September 2009

at Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 8BH.

Details of the venue can be found here:… Continue

Just watching the Digital Britain summit online (not being one of the lucky ones who was in the half empty room - lol).

I was struck by the comment that we need a "Computer version of freeview" i.e. a simpler version of a computer which drives digital take-up in a similar way to how simple freeview boxes have driven take up of DTV.

I know there is MyGuide, but that still doesn't deal with the issue of the machine itself.

I wonder if iPhone apps offer a way forward here. I must say, I do not o… Continue