It is hard to believe that my 10th and 11th Grade Vietnamese and foreign students at the American International School in Saigon have been using Linux for about one month now. I am very impressed at how fast they were able to use Linux in a short period of time. Choosing a Linux distribution for the course was not easy. Last quarter, my students tried the LiveCD versions … [Read more...] about Students using PCLinuxOS in Vietnam
Archives for 2007
New Helmet Law in Vietnam Successful
I remember back in August, 2004, the Vietnamese government tried to enforce the helmet law in the whole country. It ended up failing within the cities since the people protest. Instead, the Vietnamese government forced people riding on the highways to wear helmets. People living in cities did not have to wear a helmet unless you were riding on a highway. To be honest, I … [Read more...] about New Helmet Law in Vietnam Successful
December 15 – Helmet Day
On December 15, we all will be required to wear a helmet inside Saigon for the very first time. In fact, you are seeing people wearing helmets more and more each day. My student from Vietnam Airlines brought me a nice helmet from Taiwan that meets ISO requirements a couple months ago. Surprisingly, I am actually wearing it, most of the time. Well, on Saturday, I might as … [Read more...] about December 15 – Helmet Day
Commodore 64 25th Anniversary
Oh how I miss the trusty ole Commodore 64. I have used computers for nearly 27 years now. The first home computer my parent's purchased was the Commodore 64. My father encouraged me to learn BASIC, the first programming language I ever learned. The most I could do was: 10 Print "Hello" 20 Goto 10 I remember typing my first paper about the giant planets of the Solar … [Read more...] about Commodore 64 25th Anniversary
Vung Tau Business Trip
My team and I from the Saigon Linux Group made a business trip to Vung Tau last Saturday morning. It would be my first trip to Vung Tau, believe it or not. The trip was successful and I finally got to see the city my father visited during the Vietnam War. (Hydrofoil in Saigon) (South China Sea from Vung Tau) (Vung Tau Sea Terminal) (View of Vung Tau) (A view … [Read more...] about Vung Tau Business Trip