Rob Pegoraro

Monday, September 11, 2006; 8:08 AM

I gave my keyboard a rest this week but still wrote my usual quota of copy.

A Laptop at Every Desk

As more school districts seek to equip each student with a computer, Apple, Dell, and other makers vie for the lucrative contracts

Speech recognition and voodoo had much in common during the 1990s. Both were more art than science, both required prayer and a bit of luck, and both failed to work much of the time.

Software for paper pushers can boost productivity, but it takes time to learn.

Danny Allen