Hello AoIR members, This is probably only relevant to list members in New Zealand, but please think about helping if you can: "Christchurch earthquake - you can help. If you are an Auckland company with a working laptop that is less than 3 years old that you can donate, send it to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, before Friday 4th March, well packed with the hardware and software specifications listed on outside of box to: John Ferguson, Sector Manager - Digital Content & Technology New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Level 11, 23-27 Albert St, Auckland. We will find a business that can use it. Please be generous." We need laptops that are 3 or less years old and have an operating system installed and data cleaned off the machine. They need to be sent to the NZTE Auckland office, packaged for delivery with the machine specifications and OS listed on the package before next Friday 4th March. We are not seeking old PCs, screens or servers. This is an interim response to help people get connected again, not full office rebuilds. We are aiming for Auckland companies to help in this first initiative. A good question to ask before sending anything in is "would I use it (the laptop) myself"?" Cheers, Tessa ----------------------------- Tessa J. Houghton PhD Student Media and Communication School of Social and Political Science University of Canterbury New Zealand http://twitter.com/TidgeH http://nz.linkedin.com/in/tessajadehoughton http://canterbury-nz.academia.edu/TessaHoughton "If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles." - J.B.S. Haldane