A month ago, I surreptitiously threw away my old CRT monitor. Recently, as I was glued to the T.V., my glance fell on the year end episode of ClickOnline on BBC. I learned, as guilt kept on piling up at the back of my mind, how my old CRT monitor could have been useful to the underpreviledged in Africa. Well, so if you are interested in donating your jurassic monitors to a good cause, just click on computer-aid.org.
I wonder why such organizations don’t exist in India. Given that a basic computer is still beyond the means of the lower middle class, such efforts will go a long way in reducing the ‘digital divide’.
Other News:
I don’t seem to find any witty ads on the indian channels anymore. I hope it is just a passing phase!
For all you Chacha Chaudhary fans out there.. Sahara Channel seems to be airing a weekly episode called ‘Chacha Chaudhary’. Having not read the real one, I am not sure how much of the ‘real thing’ is being preserved. But the old guy (Raghuveer Yadav of Lagaan fame) looks like Chacha Chaudhary :)