USA Start Using IPad’s in Schools Thursday, January 06, 2011, 11:31:22 AM There has always been a cry for more technology to be made available to schools, but when Apple’s IPad will cost schools $750 each is it really the best use of tax payers’ money? It’s been reported that public schools in New York have ordered more than 2,000 IPad’s since its release, spending approximately $1.3 million.

Steve Ballmer IS the right man to turn around Microsoft mobile The headline is my answer to the question “Is Steve Ballmer Really the Best Choice to Run Microsoft’s Consumer Business?” asked by Kevin Tofel at GigaOM on May 25th. There are several good reasons why Ballmer is the right man at the right time, but one stands out. He turned around another important Microsoft product: Windows.