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I’ve just resigned myself to the fact that it’s going to take however long it takes…
Yesterday I received the below update email from OLPC.

Dear Donor,

We wanted to update you on the status of your XO
laptop.

Our production schedule is still on track and we
expect to deliver your laptop by the middle part to end of March. Your donation
is in queue and ready for shipment as soon as we receive additional
laptops.

You can continue to check on your order status
at www.laptopgiving.org.

If you have any other questions regarding your XO
laptop, please do feel free to reply to this email or contact our Donor Services
team at 1-800-201-7144.

Thank you again for your patience and
understanding.

Sincerely,

OLPC Donor Services

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magicJack is a $39.95 USB dongle for XP and Vista that allows you to make phone calls from your computer on a normal telephone handset, (I will be testing it on Linux/wine soon, so stay tuned). 
I first heard about magicJack on Geek News Central.
As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted one!  I ordered my 30-day free trial magicJack online on 1/30/08 and received it two days later on 2/1/08.
Installing magicJack was a breeze, I just stuck it in my XP Pro SP2 PC and in just a few minutes I was making and receiving phone calls.  When you use magicJack for the first time it will walk you through a registration process where you accept the Terms of Service and Software License Agreement and input your name and address, this information is used for the Emergency 911 system, so you will probably want to use an actual address.  You will get a phone number based on the geographic area you give in your address.  I was able to select from a surprisingly wide range of area codes and exchanges.  I ended selecting a number close to where I live but I wasn’t forced to.
The magicJack has a label on the back warning not to use it in a USB hub but to plug it directly into the computer’s onboard USB jack.  It comes with a USB extension cable, so clearance wasn’t a problem.
The magicJack software automatically opens when you insert it into the USB port and it automatically closes when you remove it.
Some of the features that are included are VoiceMail, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Contact Manager, Call Log, and Redial.  You can manage many of your magicJack features by logging in online at your my.magicJack.com.
I’m looking forward to using my magicJack extensively.  If it works out for me I may be buying several of these.  At $39.95 they also make great gifts!

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