<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35945984@N00/201387616/"><img alt="eyeos screengrab Jul06" src="http://static.flickr.com/69/201387616_2704bf01dd_m.jpg" align="right" height="216" hspace="10" width="240">
</a><a href="http://www.eyeos.org/">EyeOS</a>
is another interesting proof of concept, open source project that my tech Mike
pointed out to me. It is an operating system that runs on the web. With
a standards compliant web browser (Opera, Firefox etc) , users can work with their documents
on-line, run applications, save and restore their desktop settings. The
interface is clean and quite easy to use.<br><br>This is a fascinating
idea that worked reasonably fast over my home broadband connection. It
is worth creating a free demonstration account at <a href="http://eyeos.info/">http://eyeos.info</a>
for 20 min of fun. Interested users can even download an EyeOS server to
install on their own network. <br><br>The scope of what
users can do on-line is fast changing. It does make me wonder if this could become a
new desktop for groups like Yahoo and Google? Fascinating topic to discuss with your IT students although it is probably just worth flicking through the screen grab slideshow and setting up a web forum to solicit their thoughts and views to kick off a class discussion.
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead