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Notes proves to be still relavent...in an odd way
Ray Ozzie has a lot to say about the Eolas v. Microsoft case. And he thinks he knows of some prior art that trumps Eolas' claim. He should--he created it.
From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 17, 2003 at 10:50 p.m..
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BOFH and the Auditor
Episode 21 Expenses fraud? What expenses fraud?
From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 10:46 p.m..
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Yahoo Shutting Out Third-Party IM Clients?
prostoalex writes "Following the lead of America Online's previous attempts and MSN's actions, Yahoo is planning an update that may cut out third-party ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 10:46 p.m..
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Google seeking a few good code jockeys
One of the most aggressive staff recruiters in Silicon Valley, the search giant is putting on a programming contest worth up to $10,000 and a possible career at the company.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 10:45 p.m..
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Distributors of DVD-copy software sued
Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox sue a handful of small software companies, alleging that their distribution of DVD-copying software violates copyright law.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 10:45 p.m..
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More families opting for home schoolingThese artic ...
More families opting for home schoolingThese articles seem to be showing up more and more often -- this one isn't particularly good, pointing out the usual inane arguments against parents teaching their kids at home, but I loved this line: Home-schooling methods run the gamut from extremely structured classroom-type lessons to "unschooling" techniques, where the student's interest rather than a curriculum determine the content of the learning.I've
From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 9:52 p.m..
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Blogs as Course Management Systems
John Kruper writes a remarkably well-balanced entry, Blogs as Course Management Systems: Is their biggest advantage also their achille's heel?, on his weblog, The Electric Lyceum:The moral of the story? While blogs and other "lightweight" community publishing systems will surely...
From Ten Reasons Why on September 17, 2003 at 9:47 p.m..
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Syndication and its discontents
Evan Williams, co-founder of Blogger, expresses doubt that RSS will wind up as the mainstream vehicle for syndication of content. I agree, although, for better or worse, it's pretty much all that we have for now....
From Ten Reasons Why on September 17, 2003 at 9:47 p.m..
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Collaborative Learning Environments Sourcebook
Interesting resource with some good links worth following up on: Collaborative Learning Environments Sourcebook....
From Ten Reasons Why on September 17, 2003 at 9:47 p.m..
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We're stuck with ICANN: Official
Historic moment in Internet's history
From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 p.m..
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Slashback: Blaster, Sabers, Canada
Slashback tonight brings you more on the recent cracking of GSM encryption,the odds of file sharers escaping industry scrutiny in Canada, the recently found ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 p.m..
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Toshiba cuts jobs in U.S. PC unit
Toshiba America is restructuring its troubled personal computer unit, laying off about 200 workers, according to a source within the company.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..
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India's next frontier--electronics?
Although India is more famous for its software and IT services, the country's electronics industry is poised to take off, a research firm says.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..
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Richmond Liberty eNews 2003-Sep-17
Membership Drive Begins!
From RichmondLiberty Weekly News on September 17, 2003 at 8:51 p.m..
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Más de 300.000 españoles cursarán algún tipo de estudio por Internet este año
Más de 300.000 españoles cursarán este año algún estudio por la red, según recoge un estudio realizado por el Observatorio Español de Internet (OEI). De ello... (Sigue)
From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on September 17, 2003 at 8:51 p.m..
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Search Multiple Spanish Language Reference Tools
From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 8:49 p.m..
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Isen.Blog Arrives
David Isenberg has a weblog. Good. (Also about time...)...
From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 17, 2003 at 8:47 p.m..
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Enough of VeriSign
VeriSign's latest outrage, redirecting mis-typed URLs to a site it controls -- and in ways that break all kinds of...
From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 17, 2003 at 8:47 p.m..
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The Loon rides again with attack on Sun's comic value
McNealy is no Letterman
From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 p.m..
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Intel blasts proprietary Wi-Fi tweaks
IDF Hindering adoption of the standard
From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 p.m..
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Intel Developer Forum
Our IDF stories, in full
From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 p.m..
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Astronomers Upset About Asteroid Panic
DrMorpheus writes "According to the New Scientist, astronomers are horrified by press scares over asteroids - including the recent furore over QQ47 - which ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 p.m..
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AMD chief salutes standard PC chips
CEO Hector Ruiz tells a TechXNY crowd that the use of standard components--such as its chips--will usher in computers that are smaller but more powerful.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..
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IBM PCs join on-demand world
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..
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ProQuest Adds The Los Angeles Times to Its Historical Newspaper Collection
From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 7:48 p.m..
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Things That Go Boom -- Planets
Giant star caught swallowing three planets:A giant star has been caught in the act of swallowing three planets, one after the other, with each "meal" accompanied by a massive eruption. "It has been suggested in the past that stars might...
From Tim Swanson on September 17, 2003 at 7:48 p.m..
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WordPirates is Live; Please Contribute
David Weinberger and I just launched WordPirates, a site devoted to reclaiming some good words from the people and organizations...
From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 17, 2003 at 7:46 p.m..
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Lindows capitalizes on Microsoft settlement
The Linux software seller promises free goods for consumers who qualify for benefits from a settlement in the software giant's antitrust case.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..
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Study: Utility hype is out of synch
Companies are more interested in putting utility computing technologies to work in their own data centers than in renting services from an outside provider, according to new Forrester research.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..
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Yahoo IM update shuts out third parties
Yahoo plans an upgrade to its instant messaging software that will block access via third-party IM applications such as Trillian.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..
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ICANN to continue its reign over the Net
The Bush administration extends for three years an agreement with the organization to oversee the Net's domain name hierarchy and address space--but with some key changes.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..
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Multi-Image Comes To PowerPoint
Manage Multiple Monitors And Multiple PowerPoint Presentations Simultaneously MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Developed and programmed by Chirag Dalal, PowerShow and PowerKiosk are two powerful and highly useful PowerPoint add-ins that allow the delivery of simultaneous presentations on multiple monitors and more. PowerShow and PowerKiosk addins introduce powerful presentation features such as: 1) View the slide show on a monitor while you continue working on something else on another monitor. You can setup a slide show to show on a secondary monitor if you hav
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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How To Manage Your Organization PowerPoint Presentation Resources In A Distributed And Effective Way
Presentation Librarian http://www.accent-technologies.com/ presentationlibrarian/ [***] = must have Online Service + Server-based system MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 TPresentation Librarian™ is a presentation management tool designed to automate the storage and retrieval of PowerPoint® slides. Presentation Librarian allows its users to access and retrieve slides and media elements 24-hours a day, seven days a week from anywhere in the world. Librarian is available in four editions, each focused on making existing presentation materials readily avai
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Present, Explain and Guide Through A Virtual, Talking Animated Character
(V)Host SitePal http://www.sitepal.com/ [****] = breakthrough tool Online Service + Server Solution Free To Try MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 [V]Host™ SitePal creates animated characters that you can publish on any Web page and that will say exactly what you want them to. Created in Flash, SitePal characters can lip-synch your recordings, or recite any text that you write. There are no downloads or CDs. All the scenes are streamed from SitePal to your Web pages. In a matter of minutes (once you have gone through the tool at least once) is all that yo
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Virtual Presenter
(V)Host SitePal http://www.sitepal.com/ [****] = breakthrough tool Online Service + Server Solution Free To Try [V]Host
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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How To Switch From PowerPoint To The Windows Desktop At The Touch Of A Key
MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Fred asked the following question: QUESTION: I've seen this in other presentations, how do you switch from power point to the desktop? I've used Alt-Tab but if I have any other application running it will cycle through all of them. I just want the desktop to show, any answers.. Fred ANSWER: You can easily switch to your Windows desktop by utilizing a good keyboard shortcut creation utility. These programs allow you to assign a specific key combination to execute any kind of action you select. A keyboard shortcut can eas
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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PowerPoint Problems When Using A Link To A MS Word File
MasterView International by Luigi Canali De Rossi May 15th, 2003 Michael Berry asked the following question: QUESTION: "I have been working with a PowerPoint presentation into which I have inserted a link to an MS Word file and then uploaded the presentation to a Web server." "Internet Explorer yields wonderful results," says the reader. "But Netscape is a whole different matter." Why? "Netscape's anti- Microsoft attitude opens the PowerPoint presentation in a separate window, using either the full application or the viewer to run the presentation."
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Distribute PowerPoint Presentation On CD-ROMs with Integrated Autorun
Distribute PowerPoint Presentation On CD-ROMs with Integrated Autorun PPCD http://www.bhwhost.com/tcb_software/pppcd.html [***] = must have PowerPoint utility Free and Commercial versions If you need to distribute a PowerPoint 97/2000-compatible on a CD-ROM this is the solution that can solve your problem. PPPCD is a FREE system that will let you turn any PowerPoint compatible presentation into an autorun compact disc. PPPCD is EXTREMELY easy to use. PPCD helps you create a distribution CD-ROM for your PowerPoint presentation that can be read by any user on a PC and that can be automatically s
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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When The Projector Is Out, What Do You Do?
head-to-head: NetOp School vs NetSupport School

Networked Training Demonstrate, Monitor, Present and Interact To Your Networked Classroom From Your Trainer PC A comparative review of NetSupport School v.7 vs. NetOp School v.2.51 NetOp School Version 2.51 http://crossteccorp.com/netopschool/ http://www.danware.com/ [****] breakthrough tool Software Tool Free to try - Starts at USD $ 885 NSS - NetSupport School - Version 7 http://www.netsupportsoftware.com [****] breakthrough tool Software Tool Free to try - Starts at USD $ 452 Introduction Are you about to buy a new projector for your classroom? Don't. Two very effective training suppor
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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What To Keep In Mind When Designing Online Presentations For International Audiences
Design Tip: Consider Your International Audience. This interesting article by Larisa Thomason, Senior Web Analyst, NetMechanic, Inc. states: "75% of all Internet users may be non-English speakers by the year 2005. Is your Web site ready to take advantage these new international markets? It will be - once you consider language differences, color expectations, basic cultural assumptions, and tweak your shopping cart to be sure it can handle international orders."...
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Host And Deliver Live PowerPoint Presentations Online
Many of you are very interested in the possibility of delivering live PowerPoint presentations from the comfort of your office or even directly from home, while a professional audience is attending to it in a live conference room, somewhere five floors down or several thousands kilometres away. While PowerPoint has provided some limited built-in capabilities to broadcast a live presentation from your PC, the reliability and ease of use of the facility leave quite a bit to be desired. But there are some possible solutions:...
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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What Is The Difference Between Graphic Design And Information Design?
According to the official dictionary definition "Graphic Design" is "The practice or profession of designing print or electronic forms of visual information, as for an advertisement, publication, or website." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. "In a nutshell, graphic design is creating a pleasing layout from text and graphics." About.com - Graphic Design In our everyday life Graphic design has become synonym with a search for "beauty", "aesthetic pe
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Deliver Live PowerPoint Presentations Online
Many of you are very interested in the possibility of delivering live PowerPoint presentations from the comfort of your office or even directly from home, while a professional audience is attending to it in a live conference room, somewhere five floors down or several thousands kilometres away. While PowerPoint has provided some limited built-in capabilities to broadcast a live presentation from your PC, the reliability and ease of use of the facility leave quite a bit to be desired. On the other hand, a simple combination of two great inexpensive online services, provides would be live presen
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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TypePad + SOHO Co-Browsing Technology = Cost-Effective And Supereasy Delivery Of Live Voice-enabled PowerPoint Presentations Online
One innovative idea that could help those of you looking for an EASY and AFFORDABLE way to deliver live PowerPoint presentation online with full voice capabilities, just stroke me in full splendor. Professionals and small companies that want to deliver online presentations have faced themselves with a mjor obstacle and dilemma often well hidden by Web conferencing vendors and marketing heads. With most of the SOHO Web conferencing tools, and soecifically with thise that do not utilize an application sharing facility, showing an online Powerpoint presentation has not been as easy as it was init
From MasterViews on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Yahoo RIP
It must be the summer, the hot wheather and the need to refresh oneself from the hold ingrained habits and compromises of normal daily life in cyberspace. A wind of change is nice and nothing is better than using this month for some really long due Kudos and Whips. After having sung the glory and pity of HorizonLive, Hitbox, Extreme-DM, Microsoft Windows and SomaFM the time has now come for the Michael Jackson of online services: Yahoo!....
From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Visual MatchMaking Makes For Best Personal Intro
Visual MatchMaking Makes For Best Personal Intro intro http://www.2intro.com = breakthrough tool Online Service Available To Conference Organizers A very interesting visual environment allowing for easy match-making and facilitating networking and partneship opportunities at major conferences is what is neatly hidden under the hood of this slick new Visual Matchmaking Networking Environment called intro. Developed by Mixed Grill in collaboration with Macromedia and others, intro has already been used at several major conferences (including TED and the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conferen
From Robin Good'apos; Sharewood Tidings on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Microsoft Palladium Threat Just Around The Corner Now
Microsoft Office competitors your time is now! Microsoft is ready to gear up for the final rush in the preparation for release of Microsoft Office 2003. As I wrote before, this as other signs mark Microsoft official entry into the era of Trustworthy Computing. This is the beginning of the end. Integration of DRM (digital rights management) features into the Office suite will allow Microsoft to prevent users from being able to open Word originated docs from other application or to even lock the ability of individuals not having an original or paid for copy of Microfot Word from being...
From Robin Good'apos; Sharewood Tidings on September 17, 2003 at 6:51 p.m..
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Knock, Knock! Whois There...To Help Researchers
From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 p.m..
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Pentium 4 Extreme Redux
I mentioned that Intel unveiled a ultra version of the Pentium 4 (it's actually a Xeon MP repackaged) yesterday, knighting it with Sir Extreme status. AcesHardware linked to some benchmarks that I found interesting because it shows off a 3.06...
From Tim Swanson on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 p.m..
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Streamcast Files Brief in MGM v. Grokster
Streamcast Networks (the owners of Morpheus) have submitted their brief, with the aid of the EFF.
From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 p.m..
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Distributed Content Creation Model
One of the things I've noticed this week as I've been going around to some of the key stakeholders here is that my explanation or pitch concerning this idea is getting more and more focused. It almost feels like a politician on the stump, trying out phrases, seeing what works, taking a refined version to the next audience. Most of the time I just kind of hit on a word or a phrase that seems to click, and one that has really worked is this idea that we're moving to a "distributed creation of content model". Used to be that all content for our Website was approved by the public in
From weblogged News on September 17, 2003 at 6:47 p.m..
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Intel Demos New P4 'Extreme Edition'
typobox43 writes "Louis Burns of Intel displayed a "high-definition video stream running on a 'mystery' desktop processor." This processor turned out to be the ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 p.m..
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Fray Audio Archive
This week we're highlighting Derek Powazek's online storytelling work at The Fray, specifically The Fray Audio Archive. The Fray is a site where people tell stories and others comment on those stories, and once a year there are worldwide gatherings to do open-mic storytelling live, dubbed Fray Day. The Fray Audio Archive contains recordings from the past 5 years of events, totalling over 18 ho
From Creative Commons: weblog on September 17, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..
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From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..
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Sun's N1 initiative wins some allies
The company signs up about 60 early customers, including Daimler Chrysler and Cingular Wireless, for its N1 system to manage groups of computing resources.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..
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Microsoft, IBM push Web services advances
The two companies, usually bitter rivals, demonstrate Web services interoperability and pledge to establish new specifications for building more advanced applications.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..
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BMI-Seiten neugestaltet
Wie das JIPS mitteilt, wurden die Seiten des BMI überarbeitet. Neu ist u.a. ein Lexikon, das für alle Unterseiten der...
From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 5:51 p.m..
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SomeDays 2.3
Always use this link to find the latest version of SomeDays. Fixed the problem with building while under a category archive context. More code enhancements that should improve performance slightly. Still no tag changes! Get it....
From Don't Back Down on September 17, 2003 at 5:50 p.m..
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Oye, Isabel
Looks like my kids may be home from school Thursday and Friday, thanks to that hurricane headed our way.
From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 17, 2003 at 5:50 p.m..
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Worst Flash intro ever
Histology-World is to clueless Flash intros what Plan 9 From Outer Space is to Citizen Kane.
From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 17, 2003 at 5:48 p.m..
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Thinking Out of the CE Box
Here at SLS we put on a lot of continuing education events, and we're always looking for new programs to help keep staff at our member libraries current and trained. To that end, we often track what types of events are happening at other library systems, other libraries, and on the web in general. While Googling an old friend who used the interlibrary loan system to send me a hello, I came across the following requests for future CE programs. I th
From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 5:48 p.m..
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Ghostbusters
Scheint ein wichtiger Text für den längst überfälligen Relaunch von MonsterMedia zu sein. We Media . JD Lasica writes abou...
From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..
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Radio | Topicexchange
Den Test nehme ich gerne wahr, bald sollte auch die private Topicexchange funktionieren. Radio TrackBack to TopicExchange ...
From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..
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Reading over Peter's shoulder
Peter has been thinking of interesting stuff to do with free literature. I’m toying with a small project that I think is quite interesting. A while ago, I learned that Richard Gabriel had released his book
From Seb's Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..
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Sure, I'll take both
Fame *and* fortune (if you're good enough). Clay Shirky said "with the power to publish directly in their hands, many creative people face a dilemma they've never had before: fame vs fortune." Cory Doctorow -->
From Seb's Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..
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Weblogs, prior art, and virtual machines
Ray Ozzie recently posted what may prove to be the single most influential weblog item ever written: Saving the Browser. As you probably already know, Ray makes a compelling argument that the 1993-era Lotus Notes should have been considered prior art for the Eolas -->
From Jon's Radio on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..
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Taking a Closer Look at the P2P Subpoenas
An anonymous reader writes "Cnet is reporting a federal appeals court on Tuesday scrutinized the details of a 1998 copyright law, wondering whether it permits ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 5:46 p.m..
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Verisign Typosquatter Explorer
jelyon quotes Seth Finkelstein's website "I have written a program " Verisign Typosquatter Explorer" in order to examine [the Verisign] suggestions [for ...
From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 5:46 p.m..
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New York Schools Get $51.2 Million From Gates
The gift, the largest single private donation ever to benefit the New York City public schools, will be used to create 67 theme-based schools.
From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 5:46 p.m..
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Shh! That's the Chancellor at the Board
Matthew Goldstein, the CUNY chancellor, decided to teach this semester as part of an effort to send administrators into the classroom.
From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..
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Traffic Patterns of August 2003
Nielsen//NetRatings analyzes who is going where on the Web, and for how long.
From CyberAtlas on September 17, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..
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Sun debuts lower-end servers
Sun Microsystems releases the newest models in its effort to provide computers using its own chips that are competitive with those using Intel's.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..
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Intel outlines mobile future
At the chipmaker's developer confab, executives describe how Intel is working to reduce power consumption in notebooks and to add communications muscle to portable computing devices.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..
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Do Not Call list tops 50 million phones
Enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call list starts Oct. 1, and millions of households are ready to hear the sound of silence.
From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..
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After reading George's comments about online commu ...
After reading George's comments about online communities, I got thinking about my coursework. I'm just finishing my fourth online course in a graduate program, and they've all had forums available, and all instructors assigned marks for using the forum. In fact, the bulk of the courses take place in the forums, which basically makes WebCT a very expensive message board. What's interesting to me is that there's a huge difference in the quality and quantity of the discussions that take place b
From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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Why Do We Read? by Peter Temes in Education WeekI' ...
Why Do We Read? by Peter Temes in Education WeekI've never thought much about reading education, but some wonderful internet seredipity led me to the writing of Peter Temes. One of his parenting articles had been reprinted in Utne, and it made enough of an impact on me that I blogged it. Somehow he discovered my posting and e-mailed me, which started an excellent exchange. This article about why we read caught my attenti
From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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The key to survival: Savor the triumphsA reporter ...
The key to survival: Savor the triumphsA reporter took a leave of absence from his reporting duties during the 2001-02 school year to teach seventh-grade language arts, and he's written five articles about the experience. This link goes to the final article, which also provides access to the previous ones. It's quite personal, and paints a vivid portrait of life in a junior high classroom. I had an emotional reaction to it, recounting the nebulous rewards, inevitable frustration and exhaustion of my first experie
From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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About a week ago, a fire was started by lightning ...
About a week ago, a fire was started by lightning in a wilderness park near Kelowna. My parents' house was in the path of the massive blaze that emerged in the following days, but somehow it was saved, even though neighbours on all sides lost their homes. Our home was a block away from the evacuation alert zone. We didn't have to leave, but the last week has been incredibly stressful...makes you feel small and powerless. I kept some updates in my persona
From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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My group posted our final project the web-based le ...
My group posted our final project the web-based learning course this week. It's an online unit called Learning About Web Site Usability. I'm fairly proud of it, although my partner Bryan ended up doing most of actual site creation. We framed it as problem-based learning, having students play the role of usability consultants for a fictional firm. It has three main components:
  • Group blogs for students to record their progress and discuss throughout
  • From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough las ...
    Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough last week: she learned to use the computer mouse. Apparently this is not evidence of prodigy status, as there is already a booming market for toddler-targeted software. The article isn't particularly well written, and I found the idea of parents spending $2.8 billion on educational toys (including multimedia) sort of repulsive. Overzealous moms collecting every -->
    From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    Governments have traditionally botched online serv ...
    Governments have traditionally botched online services, but they're getting better. U.S. and Canadian governments have always published labour market information and career development advice, ranging from articles about how to write resumes to complex databases of occupation titles. Companies like Bridges have thrived because the government sites were so incredibly bad -- confusing interfaces, dry content, old data and unnecessary barriers. Schools have been buying commercial equivalents for similar information because they tend to be easier to use, more
    From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    Howard Gardner has written a fascinating profile a ...
    Howard Gardner has written a fascinating profile a preschool system in Italy. It reflects the type of intellectual freedom and intensity that I would love for my children:"At Reggio, the curriculum emerges from the children's own interests. If, say, on the first day of school, children observe a rainbow and become curious about the array of colors, they might spend the next two or three months investigating the nature of light, color, and water, and how rainbows emerge and disa
    From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    My learning experiences in the online program I'm ...
    My learning experiences in the online program I'm taking have generally been great. There's no other way I could have taken my masters without moving or quitting my job, and I've learned more in some of these online courses than I did in my entire face-to-face undergraduate degree. The freedom to learn on my own schedule, using online resources and participating in discussion forums suits me fine. That's the good news.
    From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    Dr. Web: Relaunch (fast) abgeschlossen
    Das neue Dr. Web Magazin: Der Relaunch ist fast fertig, die neue Optik bereits erkennbar und spürbar benutzerfreundlicher. Auch wenn...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 4:51 p.m..
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    A Tech Monk Speaks
    Sean Sharp, works as IT and a Substitute teacher for a small independent elementary school in Washington. He has a new blog called, "A Tech Monk Speaks" http://seans.typepad.com/ Well, your audience just grew....
    From EdBlogger Praxis on September 17, 2003 at 4:50 p.m..
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    El portal de formación Emagister.com lanza un seguro de defensa jurídica para proteger a los alumnos
    El portal de Internet Emagister.com, una web perteneciente al grupo Intercom que incluye un directorio con información sobre de 10.200 centros de formación del c... (Sigue)
    From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on September 17, 2003 at 4:50 p.m..
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    Sendmail bug
    There's a vulnerability in Sendmail that allows remote attacks by buffer-overflow. The security hole could be used for denial of service attacks against e-mail routing infrastructure. This is just the latest problem with Sendmail, which has had other similar vulnerabilities (this is the third this year). But you never hear a
    From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 4:48 p.m..
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    Following up
    Microsoft not a monopoly after all! Plus: ISC moves to defeat Verisign's blood-drinking evil.
    From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 17, 2003 at 4:48 p.m..
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    Hot off the Presses: MLX Special Collections
    This is the first glance at a new part of the Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX), what we are calling MLX Special Collections: An MLX special collection is a set of packages associated with a specific project or program. We created this functionality to provide unique MLX URLs that would generate a listing as well as to provide a search functionality in the project web sites. As prototypes, we have created a
    From cogdogblog on September 17, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..
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    Voting v. Counting in CLs, Payouts, and Morpheus
    1.  Aaron Swartz suggests using anonymous, encrypted voting to distribute CL money, rather than allocating funds based on estimating actual usage. His proposal isn't entirely unique.  Professor Fisher notes two similar ideas on pages 55-60 of his CL regime: the Blur/Banff proposal and Peter Eckersley's "Virtual Market for Virtual Goods"-->
    From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 17, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..
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    Call your Blog
    Welcome blendobox in meinem Aggregator; share the recipe with us. Auch wenn an anderer Stelle über die Funktionalität des ...
    From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on September 17, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..
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    PowerBook updates confirm Panther model code leak
    Those internal PB designations in full
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..
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    British Court Issues Bizarre Copyright Ruling
    dipfan writes "In a re-run of the Lotus v Borland case that went to the US Supreme Court, the High Court in London has allowed a copyright infringement battle ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..
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    Intel's eye on the horizon
    At the Intel Developer Forum, the chipmaker looks ahead to processors for new uses and different places. It also sticks to familiar themes such as wireless.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..
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    Sun: All for one, one for all
    At the SunNetworks conference, the company is spreading the message that customers prefer its harmonized hardware and software to piecemeal components.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..
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    Handspring launches Treo 600 in Europe
    U.K.-based carrier Orange announces details of its plans to sell the mobile device, which acts as a cell phone and a handheld computer.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..
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    IBM posts fix for DB2 Linux security flaw
    The vulnerability, which affects Linux editions of DB2 version 7, could allow an attacker to seize control of a database's contents.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..
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    AMD ponders bigger x86 chip clan
    Advanced Micro Devices explores offering more chips based on the x86 processor architecture in an effort to win a wider range of customers.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..
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    "Deutschland bewegt sich"
    Mit einem Schwerpunkt "Agenda 2010" steht der Geschäftsbericht der Bundesregierung 2002/2003 in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto "Deutschland bewegt sich",...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 3:51 p.m..
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    Explosion of Thinking
    I launched my first Starship of teachers who are off exploring blogs and webquests....stretching themselves to places they never thought they could go. Reading through posts make me see so much creativity....writers emerging...teachers being freed to think and engage in creativity. Some more willingly than others. So many of you...
    From EdBlogger Praxis on September 17, 2003 at 3:51 p.m..
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    Live from Moscone, it's iSight
    I got a quick look at the keynote at Sun's SunNetworking conference in San Francisco this morning, from my desk here in Baltimore. The view was courtesy of Simon Phipps and his PowerBook and iSight camera, via a wireless LAN connection at Moscone, to me on Apple's iChat A/V. This convergence of wireless networking and audio-video realtime conferencing is waaaay cool. It is portentous, in the same classs of developments as camera/phones and -->
    From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 17, 2003 at 3:50 p.m..
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    Online health sites a worldwide worry
    From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 3:49 p.m..
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    March of the DVRs
    ZAP! "Digitally armed consumers can suddenly destroy business models that thrived for generations, as people in the battered music and photography industries can attest. Yet even comparisons to Napster undersell the potential economic upheaval and social impact of overturning the TV ad market. It has twice the combined revenues of the recorded-music and film-photography markets. Americans spend an average of four hours a day watching TV, an hour of
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 3:48 p.m..
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    Tihs has been baeetn to daeth
    David Harris:  [...] my Friday version spread pretty quickly through blogspace when it wasn't yet floating all over the web but the latest version which has only had a day to propagate in an already saturated web, hasn't made any impact, presumably because everybody already knows about it or people are just linking to the entry without copying the text now. For tra
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 3:47 p.m..
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    BIND developer blocks Verisign Net grab move
    Road to Nowhere
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 p.m..
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    Jayhawk flies in as next-but-one Xeon DP
    IDF Update Successor to unreleased Nocona
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 p.m..
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    Sun ashamed of Solaris x86 past
    SUN NC03 We want to make amends
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 p.m..
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    Intel presses the 'instant-on' PC switch, again
    'Seconds' tick away over the decades...
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 p.m..
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    Buffer Overflow in Sendmail
    ChiefArcher writes "On the footsteps of openssh, Sendmail 8.12.10 has just been released due to a buffer overflow in address parsing. Sendmail states this is ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 p.m..
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    NSF funds up a storm on grids
    The National Science Foundation is funding a project that uses grid computing to help forecast weather conditions such as storms and tornadoes.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..
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    Microsoft takes it time on EC response
    The implementation of a European Commission competition decision against Microsoft could be delayed, according to reports.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..
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    Zwei Klicks zum Impressum
    Heise berichtet von einem Urteil des OLG München, wonach "zwei Klicks zum Web-Impressum ... noch als leicht erkennbar, unmittelbar und...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 2:51 p.m..
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    E-Gov-Sites
    Erstaunlich, aber wahr: Die besten US-E-Gov-Sites sind FirstGov und NASA - das jedenfalls sagt Sabrina, bei der auch die Quelle...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 2:51 p.m..
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    On September 8, the Digital Library of India was l ...
    On September 8, the Digital Library of India was launched in New Delhi by Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. On its opening day the library contained about 27,000 open-access books, many digitized from rare and deteriorating ancient originals. In his remarks in launching the library, President Kalam emphasized that the library "gives equitable access, irrespective of place, caste, creed or colour or economic status". The new library is
    From FOS News on September 17, 2003 at 2:48 p.m..
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    T. A. Callister, Jr. and Nicholas C. Burbules, Jus ...
    T. A. Callister, Jr. and Nicholas C. Burbules, Just Give It To Me Straight: A Case Against Filtering the Internet, an undated eprint, probably a preprint. (Thanks to LIS News.) Excerpt: "The Internet is now the primary way many teachers and students access information in their educational pursuits. For many young people, if they can't access information in this way, they may not ever be able to discover it. To be honest, we suspect that the deeper issue is that many parents
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    Directory enquiries calls in free fall post 118 - BT
    Confused or just more savvy?
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    'Cutting edge' UK councils to get £14m
    'e-innovations' need only apply for grant
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    Intel preps 'Xbox in a phone' XScale chip
    IDF 'Bulverde' to feature Pentium MMX, SpeedStep technologies
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    Google Code Jam 2003 Announced
    An anonymous reader says "O'Reilly Developer News is reporting details of the newest Google programming contest, Google Code Jam 2003. Prizes range from ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    HTTP Developer's Handbook
    honestpuck writes "To say that understanding HTTP is crucial for web development might seem like saying water is wet, yet many people don't take the time to ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..
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    E-Gov Sites Gaining Ground
    The phrase 'good enough for government work' doesn't apply to Web site. A recent study reports that the federal government scored well for customer satisfaction.
    From E-Commerce Guide on September 17, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..
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    Branding a URL: Everything's Relevant
    When it comes to promoting a Web site, you can learn a lot from Fortune 100 companies — a lot of what not to do. However, if you follow these three simple rules, you can avoid making the same mistakes.
    From E-Commerce Guide on September 17, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..
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    Colleges a Gateway to Software Piracy
    With students downloading everything from music to software, college campuses are becoming a breeding ground for software piracy.
    From CyberAtlas on September 17, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..
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    Web services management heats up
    IBM, Computer Associates and Talking Blocks follow up on a Hewlett-Packard standards effort that tracks the performance of Web services applications.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..
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    Time Warner sues apt. complex over Wi-Fi
    Time Warner Cable files a lawsuit charging a New York apartment complex and its wireless ISP with illegally reselling its high-speed Road Runner service over a Wi-Fi network.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..
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    Einführung in Edublogs
    Eine kurze Einführung in Weblogs allgemein (hier am Beispiel eines Radio Userland-Weblogs) sowie einige Anwendungsmöglichkeiten im Bildungswesen beschreibt der Artikel Educational Weblogs: Whats & Whys (PDF) von James Farmer. [via Blogging at Work]
    From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Tagung: "Krisenmanagement - Medizinische Rehabilitation und förderpädagogische Intervention"
    Das Institut für Heil- und Sonderpädagogik der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen veranstaltet am 19. und 20. September 2003 unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Franz Josef Stachowiak, Sprachheilpädagogik, eine Tagung zur Betreuungssituation von Kindern und Jugendlichen, die aufgrund eines Unfalls oder anderer U
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    FFH sucht Hessens schönsten Lehrkörper
    Hit Radio FFH sucht bereits seit dem 7. Juli Hessens schönsten Lehrkörper. Aus über 450 Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten gilt es, 10 auszuwählen. Hauptauswahlkriterium ist dabei ein Foto, dass neben Name und Schule zu jedem Teilnehmer abgerufen werden kann. Eine schnelle Übersichtseite mit kleinen Thumbnails vereinfacht die Auswahl einer Top 10. Allerdings war die Seite in den letzten Tagen nicht immer einwandfrei erreichbar. Hier
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Kompetenznetz Depression
    Das Kompetenznetz Depression ist ein bundesweites Netzwerk zur Optimierung von Forschung und Versorgung im Bereich depressiver Erkrankungen. Das Projekt wird gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). Der gemeinnützige Verein "Bündnis gegen Depression e.V." verfolgt das Ziel, die gesundheitliche Situation depressiver Menschen zu verbessern und das Wissen über die Krankheit in der Bevölkerung zu erweitern.
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    "Reizwäsche" im Klassenzimmer
    oder: Die Polemik des Willi Lemke. Na da isser ja nicht der erste der meint er müsse sich aufspielen. [via DocX]
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Wer Bafög kassiert
    soll das gefälligst auch auf'n Kopp haun.
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Digitale Literatur der Wirtschaftsgeschichte
    Zur Ablage, da twoday und somit auch das BildungsBlog gerade down sind: In Kooperation mit dem Rechenzentrum der Universität zu Köln wird seit Beginn des Jahres 2003 von der Bibliothek des Fachbereichs Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte relevante Literatur der Wirtschaftsgeschichte (einschließlich Technik- und Medizingeschichte, vor allem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert) als Volltext ins Internet gestellt. [via -->
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Weblogs, selbstgesteuertes Lernen und Expertenwissen
    Interessante Seminararbeit über Metakognitionen und semantische Analysen beim Webloggen, Expertenwissen, und den Einsatz von Weblogs beim selbstgesteuerten Lernen: Do weblogs accelerate expertise? (PDF) Insgesamt werden ziemlich viele positive Eigenschaften aufgezählt, die ich zwar so teile, die mir aber dennoch irgendwie etwas zu sehr am Medium "Weblog" an sich ausgerichtet sind. Dies scheint dem Autor jedoch bewusst zu sein, relativiert er doch in seinem Fazit: Interestingly, we
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Webcams in die Klassenzimmer
    Um die Eltern stärker einzubinden und die Schüler besser zu bändigen, schlägt ein britischer Lehrer die Internetüberwachung des Unterrichts vor. Weiter bei Telepolis.
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Bafög-Betrüger
    200.000 Euro Zinsen, aber Bafög-Höchstsatz. Ja so sind sie alle, diese Bafög-Betrüger.
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Wirtschaft fordert "bessere Lehrer"
    Wenn ein wirtschaftlicher Diskurs seinen Einzug in das Erziehungssystem hält, dann liest sich das ungefähr so: Die Arbeitgeber drängen auf eine Neuorganisation der Lehrerausbildung. "Besseren Schulunterricht gibt es nur mit besser ausgebildeten Lehrern. Staatsexamen und Referendariat müssen abgeschafft und durch einen praxisorientierten Masterabschluss sowie Trainee-Programme, wie sie aus Unternehmen bekannt sind, ersetzt werden", sagte der Präsident der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), Dieter Hundt, der WELT
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Foucault als Lego-Männchen, Actionfigur und Trading Card
    Und echte Infos gibt's sogar auch noch. Mehr zu Foucault aber auch Butler, Giddens, McRobbie bei Michel Foucault resources at Theory.org.uk [via Erratika] <%image(20030915-fouact1.gif|92|130|)%>
    From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on September 17, 2003 at 1:52 p.m..
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    Nutzen von Bildungscontrolling
    Die Fachhochschulen St. Gallen, Vorarlberg und Weingarten-Ravensburg haben den Euregio-Ring gegr&uuml;ndet. Gemeinsam werden sie j&auml;hrlich einen Themenschwerpunkt setzen. Dabei sollen aus den Perspektiven der drei L&auml;nder aktuelle Bildungsthemen angegangen und jeweils an einer Tagung behandelt werden. Der Euregio-Ring startet am 22.11.2003 in Dornbirn an der FH Vorarlberg. Die erste Tagung tr&auml;gt den Titel "Nutzen von Bildungscontrolling". http://www.euregio-ring.org
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Weblogs in der Jugendarbeit
    Spinnix ist eine offene Plattform f&uuml;r alle, die etwas zu sagen haben. Mit schnell und leicht einrichtbaren Weblogs k&ouml;nnen Jugendliche, Eltern, Kollegen und Kolleginnen von Jugendfreizeiteinrichtungen und der Rest der Welt sich ohne technische Vorkenntnisse eigene Weblogs einrichten. Der Service basiert auf antville und ist ein kostenfreies Projekt des Berliner Jugendserver Spinnenwerk. [via BlogHaus-->
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    jimmiz.: Bildungsvernichtung
    "In Deutschland gab es in den letzten Jahren keine aus Bildung erkl&auml;rbaren Zuw&auml;chse an Produktivit&auml;t" sagte Andreas Schleicher, der Bildungsstatistiker und Pisa-Koordinator der OECD, heute bei der Vorstellung der neuen OECD-Bildungsstudie. Die komplette Studie gibt es Online direkt bei der OECD. Ein pers&ouml;nliches Wort von mir zu den Hochschulen in Deutschland: Das sind reine Menschenvernichtungsmaschinen. Borniert, langweilig, lebensfern und vollkommen ineffizient und
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Lehrer zu alt?
    Die neueste OECD-Studie "Bildung auf einen Blick" kommt zu dem Schluss: Die aktuelle Wirtschaftsschw&auml;che ist darin begr&uuml;ndet, dass die Bundesrepublik in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten den Bildungsstand ihrer Erwerbsbev&ouml;lkerung nicht steigern konnte. In anderen Industrienationen ist dies der Fall, berichtete Andreas Schleicher, der Leiter der Bildungsstatistik der Organisation f&uuml;r Entwickung und Zusammenarbeit, gestern in Berlin. Der zweite gravierende Befund des Vergleichs der Bildungssituation in 26 Industrienationen: Nirgendwo sind die Lehre
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Dortmund: Deutschunterricht gestrichen
    Lehrer verzweifelt gesucht! Dies ist der Kehrvers der Klagenlitanei, gesungen eigentlich von allen Schulen. Mitten hinein setzte ein Dortmunder Gymnasium nun einen Paukenschlag: Auf den Stundenpl&auml;nen der Klassen 7 und 9 fehlt ab sofort das Fach Deutsch - im Land der Dichter und Denker. Dortmunder Gymnasium streicht Deutschunterricht [via ma
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Bloggende Professoren
    Bloggende Professoren? Ja klar! Neustes Beispiel: Jay Rosen, Chair of Journalism Departement an der New York University hat ein sehr interessantes Weblog &uuml;ber Journalismus gestatet: PressThink - Ghost of Democracy in the Media Machine. Jeff Jarvis kommentiert den Neuzugang in Buzzmachine: A J-school prof blogging is good news for blogging and for the news business. This means that he gets it, but I already knew that because NYU
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Edu_RSS
    Bei Edu_RSS werden die RSS-Feeds meist englischsprachiger Weblogs zum Thema Erziehung und Bildung gesammelt und 'syndiziert'. Dadurch ist ein ziemlich grosses, noch etwas experimentelles News-Portal zum Thema entstanden.&nbsp; Aktuelle News aus Edu_RSS:
    From BildungsBlog on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Verfassungsmäßigkeit von Steueramnestien
    Im Mittelpunkt einer Untersuchung des IFSt steht die Frage der generellen Verfassungsmäßigkeit von Steueramnestien, insbesondere (auch) solchen, die sich auf...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 1:51 p.m..
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    Featured Art Gallery: Drawings - Recession Repression Series
    Recession - Repression III Series of drawings of nudes in abstract, geometric compositional spaces reveals new directions for the art of the coming century challenging the cliches of Marcel Duchamp, Dadaism, Pop, Realism and Conceptual Art.
    From Randolphlee McIver - Figurative Painter, Draughtsman, Sculptor on September 17, 2003 at 1:50 p.m..
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    Featured Painting: Tall Goddess, Detail, Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 1988
    Detail view of vertical figurative composition on modular shaped canvas of modern, standing female goddess figure.
    From Randolphlee McIver - Figurative Painter, Draughtsman, Sculptor on September 17, 2003 at 1:50 p.m..
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    Removal of Zonkboard from my Weblog: no reader attention
    Have dropped the use of Zonkboard here. It had no real effect on reader presence or the quality of their experience. Perhaps you've had a better experience -- based&nbsp; on a different method. Let me know.
    From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on September 17, 2003 at 1:48 p.m..
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    Senate to FCC: Slow Down on Media Consolidation
    Mercury News: Senate rejects new media ownership rules. The U.S. Senate sent a stinging rebuke to the Federal Communications Commission...
    From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 17, 2003 at 1:47 p.m..
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    Freeing computers in schools: Free software in education
    Another piece similar to the one I posted on yesterday concerning the relevance of Free and Open Source software to education. It focuses even more so on its relevance to developing nations, and points to an excellent report by Niranjan Rajani on behalf of the Finnish government that also has details of the progress of open source in&nbsp; Africa, Asia and South America. - SWL - via [Open Sector]
    From EdTechPost on September 17, 2003 at 1:46 p.m..
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    Intel i855GME to pave way for 'Centrino 2' next year
    IDF First Dothan then Sonoma, Alviso and Azalia
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 1:46 p.m..
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    New BTX Form Factor Announced At IDF
    xyote writes "A new motherboard form factor was announced at IDF today. See Google News for various press stories on it (how's that for up to date links?). ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 1:46 p.m..
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    Thin-client market to fatten up, IDC says
    Although businesses have been cold to thin clients amid a PC-driven computing market, the research firm predicts better times ahead for this segment of the hardware industry.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..
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    Elizabeth Gadd, Charles Oppenheim, and Steve Probe ...
    Elizabeth Gadd, Charles Oppenheim, and Steve Probets, The Intellectual Property Rights Issues Facing Self-archiving: Key Findings of the RoMEO Project, D-Lib Magazine, September 2003. Excerpt: "The findings, particularly the Directory of journal publishers' self-archiving policies, should encourage academics that self-archiving is a realistic approach. Nevertheless, the project has also highlighted a number of concerns
    From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 17, 2003 at 12:47 p.m..
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    Moving/Hosting
    I've been thinking about getting my own domain for quite a while and I'm not sure whether to get an external hosting service at the same time. I have my own (work) webserver on which I have fairly simple personal pages and I could just map a personal domain to that and get Apache doing the right thing. That's the cheapest option and appeals to the cheapskate in me. Domain independence is obviously a good thing, but how important is hosting independence?
    From Serious Instructional Technology on September 17, 2003 at 12:46 p.m..
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    Californians Can Get Free MS-Settlement PCs
    soliaus writes "Seing as how Microsoft recently lost the anti-trust lawsuit in California, Lindows has taken charge and is offering people free Lindows-related ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 12:46 p.m..
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    Slate: The General Public is Introduced to a Few Book Review Sources
    From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 11:49 a.m..
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    New Client: FAST Search & Transfer Lands Major Investment Banking Firm
    From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 11:49 a.m..
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    Looking for an LMS? Why not consider Open Source?
    Have you considered Open Source for an LMS or LCMS? Paper on evaluating Open Source software against other options. This paper&nbsp;describes a general process for evaluating software, but has a specific focus on how to evaluate Open Source software against proprietary packages.&nbsp;It is useful in that it highlights key areas outside of straightahead functionality to pay attention to, things like cost,&nbsp;support, maintenance, reliability, and license issues. - SWL
    From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 17, 2003 at 11:48 a.m..
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    Stewart on M2M
    Stewart&nbsp;has kicked off his guestblogging stint on Many-to-Many with an enjoyable&nbsp;report from the "Social Networking: Is There a Business Model?" event at Stanford. By the way, did you know Stewart was a founder of the famed&nbsp;5k Web development contest? (If you don't know about it, you could start out with this -->
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:47 a.m..
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    Wide angle
    Batting practice at Wrigley Field&nbsp;[via Fakir].&nbsp;Some more photocollages by Phineas Jones. God bless digital cameras.
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:47 a.m..
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    Poor Tanzania
    Tanzania loses Name to Tanning-Salon Chain [The Onion] - what is it about the Onion? All their links seem to break almost instantly. I linked to the Google cache; not sure how long it will last.
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:47 a.m..
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    Freeing the music
    If you're looking for freely downloadable sheet&nbsp;music, this section of the Google directory is a good starting point. In particular Mutopia is the&nbsp;Project Gutenberg&nbsp;of sheet music. Here's a PDF of Scott Joplin's ragtime piece The Entertainer&nbsp;(which
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:46 a.m..
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    HeadsPaceJ
    Fellow Canadian Jeremy Hiebert has an interesting instructional design and technology blog I hadn't noticed before. Jeremy, you've got another subscriber!
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 11:46 a.m..
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    VoIP, Vonage, Getting Real
    I had a great experience with VoIP today.&nbsp; I good friend recently moved to Jerusalem where he's working on a documentary, and brought his Vonage device with him --- he signed up for Vonage back in the DC area, and since the device can attach to any IP network, brought it to Israel, where he has DSL service.&nbsp; We just caught up by phone, with completely perfect quality --- I called a local number so the call was essentially free.&nbsp; There's enormous innovation and adoption happening now with VoIP, including broad standardization of protocols like SIP.&nb
    From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on September 17, 2003 at 11:46 a.m..
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    Turing Award Winner On The Future of Storage
    weileong writes "Ars Technica highlights an interview at ACM Queue with Jim Gray, a winner of the ACM Turing award *(among other things) by one of the pioneers ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 11:46 a.m..
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    US-Regierung 2003/2004
    Gary weist darauf hin, dass die USA ihren Tätigkeitsbericht 2003/2004 online gestellt hat. Der Report kann (teilweise oder insgesamt) als...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:52 a.m..
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    "Rückwärtssuche" Tel.-Nr. (USA)
    Auf der US-Site "Superpages" gibt es jede Menge Auskünfte - u.a. die in Deutschland (noch?) untersagte Rückwärtssuche von Telefon-Nummern (auch...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:52 a.m..
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    US-Konkurs-Datenbank
    In der "Harvard Business School Baker Library" lässt sich hervorragend recherchieren. Rita hat dort bspw. eine recht aktuelle Konkurs-Datenbank über...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:52 a.m..
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    Europäisches Urheberrecht
    So sieht die Umsetzung einer vor gut zwei Jahren verabschiedeten EU-Richtlinie aus, die dem Titel nach nur der "Harmonisierung bestimmter...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:52 a.m..
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    Steuermelder
    Ein Tipp vom JuraWiki: Im Steuermelder werden Steueränderungen "sofort kommentiert". Index, Schnellsuche und Recherche, - alles ist vorhanden. Über (verlinkte)...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    US-Versicherungsrecht
    Auf dieser Site wird - getrennt nach Bundesstaaten - die jeweilige Versicherungsrechtslage und dazugehörige Rechtsprechung dargelegt. Vielen Dank auch an...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    E-Government-Gesetz
    Zum Entwurf für das E-Government-Gesetz verweisen die Notare darauf, dass E-Government rechtsstaatliche Prinzipien und Abläufe in Österreich nicht aufweichen dürfe,...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Mit Tempo 270 auf der Bundesstraße
    Sie rasen, überholen mitunter mit hohem Risiko und sind der Polizei trotzdem oft entwischt: Motorradfahrer. Das könnte sich ändern, teilt...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Robin Hood des Internets
    Mit Adrian Lamo steht ein Robin Hood des Internetzeitalters vor Gericht. Drei Jahre lang knackte er Firmennetze von Konzernen wie...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Niederländisches Weblog
    Transblawg weist auf ein niederländisches Weblog hin; eines der wenigen in Europa. Die Seite "Recht" findet sich hier....
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Strafprozessreform in Österreich
    Bei Vienna Online hat Justizminister Dieter Böhmdorfer seinen "Plan" verteidigt, Beschuldigten im Vorverfahren das Recht auf einen Anwalt "in Extremfällen"...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Europäisches Obligationenrecht
    Prof. Dr. Filippo Ranieri von der Universität des Saarlandes hat in einer deutlich erweiterten Ausgabe die zentralen Themen des Vertrags-...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    EDV-Gerichtstag, hier: Gesprächskreis
    Juristische Inhalte für das Internet aufzubereiten und entsprechende Systeme zu entwickeln ist aufwändig und teuer. Professionelle Angebote haben daher ihren...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Eurodesk
    Eurodesk ist ein Netzwerk von nationalen, regionalen und lokalen Informationsanbietern, die europäische Informationen an junge Leute, Jugendmultiplikatoren und Jugendarbeiter liefern....
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Edu-RSS
    "Welcome to Edu_RSS, your one-stop source for today's writers in educational technology.We retrieve weblog RSS feeds from across the web...
    From Handakte WebLAWg on September 17, 2003 at 10:51 a.m..
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    Charlotte has a Weak Mayor
    Let me say that again: Charlotte. Has. A. Weak. Mayor. When I say that, it's not intended as an insult against Pat McCrory. It's a fact. Charlotte is a city that makes use of a weak mayor. This means that the mayor doesn't run the day-to-day tasks of the city. That's a job for the city manager, a position appointed...
    From Don&apos;t Back Down on September 17, 2003 at 10:50 a.m..
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    Dave Winer, Google Boys Make Top 25 Innovators List
    From ResourceShelf on September 17, 2003 at 10:49 a.m..
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    Word Pirates launches
    Dan Gillmor and I have just launched a site called WordPirates where you can register and discuss words that you feel have been taken over by commercial and political rapscallions who twisted them to serve their own nefarious purposes. For example, people who share copyright mp3s may be many things, but they are definitely not "pirates." And when you stay in a hotel, you are certainly not their "guest." So have at it, me hearties! And spread the word....
    From Joho the Blog on September 17, 2003 at 10:48 a.m..
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    Some Great Quotes about the Music Industry
    Steal this Column [Commentary] "Unlike the RIAA, I have no interest in cultivating 60 million enemies in an industry in which platinum success is measured a million fans at a time.... Alienation may have merit on an artistic level, but it's certainly not a welcome trait for an industry that is banking on the disposable income of the masses.... If this desperate legal salvo is&nbsp;a last ditch effort to save the kingdom, they'd bett
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 10:47 a.m..
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    The Technology Source - Needs new publisher
    From DEOS-L: Yesterday, on a scheduled call to discuss the 2004 publication year, Tom Schumann, MVU VP for Academic Affairs, told me that MVU, currently under a severe budget crunch that includes staff reductions, cannot publish The Technology Source past the Nov/Dec 2003 issue. Given this situation, MVU is willing to transfer ownership of the journal to a credible organization in much the same manner that UNC-Chapel Hill transferred it to MVU upon my retirement from UNC (i.e., no cost). If we do not find a publisher, MVU will archive all issues we have published at http://
    From Serious Instructional Technology on September 17, 2003 at 10:46 a.m..
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    State Of The Simputer
    2br02b writes "Readers might recall the Simputer (Simple, Inexpensive, Multilingual Computer) whose story Slashdot has been following over the past few years, ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 10:46 a.m..
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    HP readies small-business push
    The computing giant is set to unveil on Thursday a new suite of hardware and services aimed at small businesses, where overall sales could turn out to be quite big.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 10:45 a.m..
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    Secure Programming
    Secure Programminghttp://www.SecureProgramming.com/The goal of SecureProgramming.com is to provide a resource for programmers to find information on secure programming, whether it's for C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, or any other language. Our intention is to supply the site with our own content as well as accept submissions from visitors to the site that will be beneficial to others. Site content will be strictly limited to secure programming topics.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:51 a.m..
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    UDRP Opinion Guide
    UDRP Opinion Guide http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/udrp/opinion/The UDRP Opinion Guide summarizes opininion of the UDRP panelists on various issues. In addition to questions about procedures, the Guide looks at elements necessary to establish trademark rights, what activities constitute "bad faith" and the nature of legitimate interests.The UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) was adopted in late 1999 by ICANN (the private authority responsible for the administration of certain
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:51 a.m..
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    September 15, 2003 Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet
    This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (September 15, 2003 V1N16) is dedicated to the latest and most competent sources for two sites. The first site Anti-Virus, Hoax, Myth, Fraud, Chain Letter and Anti-Spam Resources and Sites and the second site Internet Experts. Click on the below audblog for an audio tour and additional information! I have just updated and issued new domain names to these two sites that I have developed since the mi
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:51 a.m..
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    Libres Electronic Journal V13 Issue 2 September 2003
    Libres Electronic Journal V13 Issue 2 September 2003http://libres.curtin.edu.au/Includes:Research and Applications Section (peer reviewed) Evaluation of Web-Based Search Engines Using User-Effort Measures Adoption of Online Databases in Public Libraries: An Australian Case StudyEssays and Opinions Section Overcoming the Systems Librarian Imposter Syndrome A Working Academic Librarian's Perspective on Informat
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:51 a.m..
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    The Harrow Technology Report
    The Harrow Technology Reporthttp://www.TheHarrowGroup.comInsight, analysis, and commentary on the innovations and trends of contemporary computing, and on its growing number of related technologies. An ongoing journey towards understanding, and profiting from, a world of exponential technological growth!
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:51 a.m..
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    NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository
    NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repositoryhttp://lsr.nellco.org/The NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository provides a free and persistent point of access for working papers, reports, lecture series, workshop presentations, and other scholarship created by faculty at NELLCO member schools. Powered by Berkeley Electronic Press technology, the aim of the NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository is to improve dissemination and visibility of a variety of scholarly materials throughout the academic and legal research communities.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Floppy Disk Project
    Floppy Disk Projecthttp://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/mforms/floppy/floppy.htmlThe CIC Government Publications Task Force Floppy Disk Project (FDP) is designed to provide a central location through which Federal Data, made available on floppy diskettes, can be located and downloaded. This site was developed and is maintained by Government Information, Microforms and Statistical Services, Indiana University Library, Indiana University Bloomington.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    TheDataWeb
    TheDataWebhttp://www.thedataweb.org/TheDataWeb is the infrastructure for intelligent browsing and accessing data across the Internet. TheDataWeb brings together under one umbrella demographic, economic, environmental, health, (and more) datasets that are usually separated by geography and/or organization.TheDataWeb provides access across the Internet to demographic, economic, environmental, health, and other databases housed in different systems in different agencies and organizations. TheDataWeb is a colle
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    US-CERT
    US-CERThttp://www.us-cert.gov/On September 15, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security , in conjunction with the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University, announced the creation of the US-CERT. The US-CERT works with the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) to prevent and mitigate cyber attacks and reduce cyber vulnerabilities.The US-CERT is also the central element in the NCSD&apos
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Music Information Retrieval Annotated Bibliography
    Music Information Retrieval Annotated Bibliographyhttp://music-ir.org/research_home.htmlThis Music Information Retrieval Annotated Bibliography Website is a Web-based, two-level collection of annotated bibliographies:The core research bibliography brings together those papers identified as being germane to the MIR as a nascent discipline. This contains papers about: - MIR system development, - experimentation , - and evaluation, etc.The second level (or backgr
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Research Notebook
    Research Notebookhttp://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/topics/notebook/"Research Notebook" offers tips, techniques, and observations about business research. It is written by the staff of Baker Library at Harvard Business School.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    RSS in Depth
    RSS in Depth Slideshttp://www.intertwingly.net/slides/2003/seybold/Sam Ruby's presentation slides of "RSS in Depth" from Seybold 2003 Conference.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Voting - What Is, What Could Be
    Voting - What Is, What Could Behttp://www.vote.caltech.edu/Reports/index.htmlReport of the Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    MERLOT
    MERLOThttp://www.merlot.org/MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments. MERLOT is also a community of people who are involved in education. Community members help MERLOT grow by contributing materials and adding assignments and comments. Many community members make their professional information available in MERLOT's member directory.
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Edu_Rss
    Edu_Rsshttp://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/xml/edu_rss.cgiLive RSS feeds from 130 important sources in online education and learning. Also an excellent website resource for online learning and education current awareness and resources:Stephen's Web ~Knowledge ~ Learning ~ Communityhttp://www.downes.ca/
    From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    raw - Signal : Stop
    From Unfocused.Net on September 17, 2003 at 9:50 a.m..
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    Go to Hell, Vote.com
    I just got spammed by vote.com. They're selling some schlocky novel best described in its own self-promotional words: ...a riveting thriller about a deadly virus, born of the past that threatens to destroy the present. ... seamlessly weaves genetics, terrorism and the very human struggle of right and wrong into a terrifying and unforgettable story. Ah, self-parody! What can't it parody?! So, why is vote.com flogging riveting cheesy thrillers? I'm going to guess that it's for the money. It's sure not for building trust with the site's subscribers since its privacy
    From Joho the Blog on September 17, 2003 at 9:47 a.m..
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    We Media
    JD Lasica writes about the "We Media" report on participatory journalism and "How audiences are shaping the future of news and information." It's by Shayne Bowman and Chris Willis, edited by JD, with a foreword by Dan Gillmor. I've skimmed it and it looks like it'll be the reference point for any serious discussions of this topic from now on....
    From Joho the Blog on September 17, 2003 at 9:47 a.m..
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    Who drives innovation in scholarly communication?
    Henk writes, Are technological innovations in the area of scholarly communication answers to problems posed by the participants (the users; the scholars; the researchers; the research administrators) in this process? In fact, there is a very clear, and very simple, answer to this question. In case you wonder, it is NO. [...] So far our researchers often like the innovations and show an interest, at least
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 a.m..
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    Radio TrackBack to TopicExchange test
    Phil writes that Radio Userland should now automatically ping whatever TopicExchange channel one links to. I'm testing it out right now by linking to the topics in weblogs channel. (Pardon the jargon if you're here for the first time.) Update: it worked! More impressively, if you&nbsp;compare the timestamps, the TopicExchange appears to have known about my ping before I even published the post. Gotta revisit my special relativity courses. Now I wonder if it will
    From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 a.m..
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    BIND Strikes Back Against VeriSign's Site Finder
    BrunoC writes "Following the story about VeriSign's new Site Finder, the Internet Software Consortium promises to release a patch to its (in)famous BIND that ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 a.m..
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    Internet Worms: Worst Is Yet To Come? - Vincent Ryan, NewsFactor Network
    "We, as a people, have valued productivity and access over security," says Fred Felman, vice president of marketing for Zone Labs. Users have demanded greater access, collaboration, and ease of use from vendors, and "those things don't come without a c
    From Techno-News Blog on September 17, 2003 at 9:46 a.m..
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    Tipping Point...Con't
    Ok...I think we're over the edge. I can't keep up with them all any more, and so now I'm going to have to shift into finding and tracking the best of the edublogs out there. Albert is finding teachers all over the place, and just fifteen minutes of link surfing has turned up at least a dozen or so new sites. Amazing. Most are still not in the K-12 realm, but there are some. One to highlight: John Palfrey at Harvard has -->
    From weblogged News on September 17, 2003 at 8:47 a.m..
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    Kung Fu Master Learns to Skate
    I haven't gotten back in the swing of blogging since my vacation at the end of August. You want to know exactly how slow a blogging month it is? I'm sharing random pictures. Here's a guy in full-on kung fu...
    From Ten Reasons Why on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    Verisign DNS change broke my HP printer
    Letters Readers slam 'Verislime' over Net grab
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    Homeland Security to partner with CMU cyber emergency center - Associated Press
    The federally funded Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon University will partner with the Department of Homeland Security and get more money and staff as a result, federal and university officials said Monday. The partnership between
    From Techno-News Blog on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    Is Child Internet Access a Questionable Risk? - Charles Adetokunbo Shoniregun and Andrew Anderson, Ubiquity
    The unlimited and pervasive use of the Internet by young people raises many concerns about child safety. What solutions are available and why aren't they being used? ....This paper discusses the Internet in correlation to its usage by children both fo
    From Techno-News Blog on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    NetDay - Student SpeakUp Day
    On NetDay Student Voices
    From Educational Technology on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    President Bush Unveils State Data-Collection Effort - David J. Hoff, Education Week
    President Bush announced last week that the federal government is supporting a largely private effort to create an Internet warehouse of student-achievement and other data collected under federal law. The project will post every state's test-score data a
    From Educational Technology on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    NYIT and UNext Launch Online College for Working Adults
    NYIT, one of the nation's leading providers of not-for profit career- oriented college and professional education, and UNext, a noted online education company, today announced the launch of Ellis College of NYIT, a new online school created to serve
    From Online Learning Update on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    UC and CSU Will Switch to Online-Only Applications - Amelia Mularz, Daily Cal
    Hoping to speed up the college admissions process, UC and CSU announced plans yesterday to move their applications exclusively online by fall 2005. The move follows a surge in voluntary online applications at California's top public university systems
    From Online Learning Update on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    The British Open University Ranked In Top Five For Teaching Quality - Distance-Educator.com
    The Open University is ranked in the top five of UK universities for the quality of teaching, according to a newly-published national table. The university, whose headquarters are at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, has fifth spot " ahead of Oxford and Univ
    From Online Learning Update on September 17, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..
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    Is VoIP pioneer Cisco losing momentum?
    Cisco Systems is counting on the corporate Net-phoning market to fuel growth, but some customers are walking, a reminder that things won't be easy for the data networking giant.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..
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    Will patience pay off?
    Boingo Wireless founder Sky Dayton explains to CNET News.com why he believes the future of Wi-Fi and wireless technology will be brighter than its present.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..
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    Happy talk and the realities of IT
    Dynamic, adaptive, on-demand IT may be a fabulous goal, but Illuminata founder Jonathan Eunice says the fact is that technology doesn't--and won't always--work as advertised.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..
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    Developing competency-driven learning content
    Joyce M. Clark has written an article on developing competency-driven learning content. To quote: Using a competency-based training development process that incorporates performance maps (a one-page summary graphic drawing a line of sight from company goals to individual performance),...
    From Column Two on September 17, 2003 at 7:47 a.m..
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    Data Protection: come fly with me (but only if...)
    Renewed hostilities
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 7:46 a.m..
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    Global BB subscribers hit 62m
    Not 'major industry driver' though
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 7:46 a.m..
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    Untitled
    Creative Computing review of ThinkTank from 1983.
    From Scripting News on September 17, 2003 at 7:46 a.m..
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    The RIAA For Dummies - 60 Second Edition
    'Splains it all: Cartoon by Neil Strauss and Bernard Chang Props to Ibergus. Bonus:...
    From Tim Swanson on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 a.m..
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    SBC 1, RIAA 974,381
    SBC Won't Name Names in File-Sharing Cases:As the recording industry pursues its lawsuits against those it says are digital music pirates, SBC Communications has emerged as the only major Internet service provider that has so far refused to identify computer...
    From Tim Swanson on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 a.m..
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    Email-Notifikation f&#252;r Radio
    Comment notification via email . Today we released a new feature for Radio UserLand: comment notification via email. By Ja...
    From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on September 17, 2003 at 6:47 a.m..
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    Sick of Windows? Try Sun Java
    In a move aimed squarely at Microsoft, Sun Microsystems unveils the Sun Java Desktop system, a Linux-based suite of software for businesses that are ready to say sayonara to Windows.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Apple Unveils New Notebooks
    Steve Jobs says that a series of new powerful laptops will help Apple generate more sales from portable computers than desktops. The notebooks boast 12-, 15- and 17-inch displays, faster processors, and CD and DVD burners.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Senate Votes to Block Media Rules
    Fearing a wave of mega-mergers that could silence alternative views and homogenize the 'marketplace of ideas,' lawmakers move to undo recent changes to FCC media-ownership regulations. The White House threatens a veto.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    ISC to Cut Off Site Finder
    VeriSign's Site Finder service apparently breaks some ISPs' spam filters, so the makers of a popular DNS package are developing a patch to bypass it. By Leander Kahney.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    RIAA Tactics Under Scrutiny
    Is forcing an Internet service provider to turn over the names of suspected music pirates constitutional? An appeals court is challenging the RIAA to demonstrate that it is.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Divide by Three, Carry the 745
    A troubled high school in Washington state hopes that splitting itself into three smaller 'academies' will help improve the quality of education and lower its dropout rate. Manny Frishberg reports from Tukwila, Washington.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Garage Doors Raise DMCA Questions
    The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is being used in an unusual legal battle between competing makers of garage door openers. Digital rights activists say the case exposes the law's unintended consequences. By Katie Dean.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Protesters Mourn Tech-Job Drain
    Out-of-work engineers gather at an outsourcing conference to complain that sending tech jobs overseas eventually will hurt the U.S. economy. But whether or not that's the case is not clear-cut. Amit Asaravala reports from Burlingame, California.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    The Revolution Will Be Televised
    What happens when digital video recorders give viewers control of the TV schedule, the content and the ads? The whole world is watching. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Senator Takes a Swing at RIAA
    A new bill in Congress mandates more privacy protections for Internet users in response to the recording industry's avalanche of subpoenas. The Brownback bill also calls on companies to label products like copy-protected CDs. By Katie Dean.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Clark's Run: Net Made Him Do It
    The news that retired Gen. Wesley Clark is expected to make a bid for the White House is yet another sign of the Internet's growing pull in political campaigns, experts say. By Suneel Ratan.
    From Wired News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Easynet in new drive for public sector BB aggregation
    Tackling BB have-nots
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Germany preps 'second basket' of copyright laws
    Munich Let's have a heated debate
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Untitled
    Creative Computing review of ThinkTank from 1983.
    From Scripting News on September 17, 2003 at 6:46 a.m..
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    Transform Magazine: Putting it Together: Taxonomy, Classification & Search
    Transform Magazine: Putting it Together: Taxonomy, Classification & Search This article tries to make the argument that having a taxonomy, classifying documents into the taxonomy, and having a search function to mine through both is a necessity for large intranets.
    From elearningpost on September 17, 2003 at 5:47 a.m..
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    Mobile phones disrupt teenagers' sleep
    Another thing for parents to get anxious about
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 5:46 a.m..
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    Digital Ink On Billboards
    cdneng2 writes "The New York Times has this article on a revolutionary new billboard. It uses digital ink, versus the typical CRT, LCD, Neon, or Plasma ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 5:46 a.m..
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    The Open University Ranked In Top Five For Teaching Quality
    From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 4:48 a.m..
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    e-Learning: It's More Than Automation
    From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 4:48 a.m..
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    Oxfam America president to address students and professionals at first national conferenceof Cornell-based Engineers Without Frontiers Sept 17-20.
    Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) is holding its first national conference on sustainable development through participatory approaches. Raymond Offenheiser, president of award-winning Oxfam America will deliver the keynote address at the closing banquet. Other notable speakers include Paula Huntley, best-selling author of The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo and Pat Galloway, the first woman elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. EWF-USA is in only it's second year of existance, but already has over 400 members from over 30 universities [PRWEB Sep 17, 2003] <
    From PR Web on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..
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    HELP RENAME "WORLD'S BIGGEST AND BUSIEST AIRPORT!"
    You, yes YOU, are invited to join this historical PEACE initiative by signing the new Internet petition. Help us to honor 3 of history's greatest humanitarians-- Nobel PEACE Prize winners- Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jimmy Carter. "GKC" International Airport will honor them and further the important cause of PEACE. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2003]
    From PR Web on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..
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    Students Cut College Costs by Trading Books on Internet Marketplace
    Students on college campuses nationwide no longer need to spend an average $300 a semester for their course books. Instead, a growing trend indicates that students are increasingly exchanging their used textbooks with each other on an internet marketplace. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2003]
    From PR Web on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..
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    School Systems are Failing our Children
    Optimum Performance expert and author John Assaraf challenges parents: "Are your children really getting the education they need to survive? Will geometry, geography and geology truly serve them when they're out in the 'real world,' trying to make rent or car payments? School systems are geared towards having kids listen, memorize, study, and take tests," laments Assaraf. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2003]
    From PR Web on September 17, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..
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    Class.com Announces Fall Release of Spanish 2A
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 3:48 a.m..
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    {New York Institute of Technology} NYIT and UNext Launch Online College for Working Adults
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 3:48 a.m..
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    Taking Learning to the Next Level: Balancing strategy with flexibility helps the Navy adopt new e-learning tools and technologies
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 3:48 a.m..
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    U. live video school teaches Ph.D. nursing nationwide
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 3:48 a.m..
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    Transmeta, Nvidia confirm 'nForce for Efficeon' tale
    C8000 chipset
    From The Register on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 a.m..
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    SBC Refuses To Name File-Sharing Users
    securitas writes "The New York Times reports that Internet provider SBC Communications has refused to identify computer users accused by the RIAA of ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 3:46 a.m..
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    New Federal Battle Over Disciplining Students
    Parents and school administrators are waging a battle over a bill that could make it easier for schools to transfer disruptive students from classrooms to segregated settings.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    Survey Shows Girls Pass Boys in Education
    Girls are advancing steadily ahead of boys in educational achievement and aspiration, according to a report released on Tuesday.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    What Would Teachers Do if They Had the Chance? This
    In a bold and costly bid to attract and hold professors, Columbia has created one of the most ambitious private elementary schools in the city.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    Graduation Study Suggests That Some States Sharply Understate High School Dropout Rates
    With a number of states reporting dropout rates in low single digits, a national study estimates that in fact, 3 in 10 high school freshmen never make it to graduation.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    Parent Groups Will Get Money to Publicize New Councils
    After a hearing on new parent councils failed to draw many, the city's Education Department announced that it would spend $350,000 to help publicize the councils.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    Researchers on Stem Cells Are Making Do, and Hoping
    STORRS, Conn., Sept. 16 Dolly the cloned sheep is dead, her carcass stuffed and mounted at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    No Child Left Behind Law Leaves No Room for Some
    Student transfers out of failing schools into better ones under the No Child Left Behind law are leading to overcrowding at schools that are already managing on limited resources.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    2 English Tests Speak
    Many of the same students who failed New York State's new English as a Second Language test passed their English Regents diploma test.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    The Snapple Deal: How Sweet It Is
    As part of a deal that made Snapple New York City's official beverage, the company won the right to sell new all-juice blends in public school vending machines.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism
    Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed said that they had engaged in one or more instances of "cut-and-paste" plagiarism.
    From New York Times: Education on September 17, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..
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    Setback for Microsoft Ripples Through the World Wide Web
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 1:48 a.m..
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    eSN Exclusive: Texas cuts its ed-tech division
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 1:48 a.m..
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    CMU planning courses for new campus in Qatar
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 1:48 a.m..
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    Farm Credit Services of America Selects PeopleComeFirst Learning
    From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 17, 2003 at 1:48 a.m..
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    Offered without Comment Because It's Just So Damn Absurd
    Ashcroft Mocks Librarians and Others Who Oppose Parts of Counterterrorism Law&nbsp;(Note: I can't even decide what to bold for emphasis because the whole thing is one giant foot in his mouth that would be funny if it wasn't so terrifying coming from the Attorney General of the United States.) "Attorney General John Ashcroft today accused the country's biggest library association and other critics of fueling "baseless hysteria" about the government&apo
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 1:47 a.m..
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    Educational wxPython apps in development: Transana, Lowry, etc.
    David Woods of the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research is working on open source version of Transana, a tool for the transcription and qualitative analysis of audio and video data. He is using WxPython and the tool will run cross-platform. To play videos in WxPython-->
    From Ed Tech Dev on September 17, 2003 at 1:47 a.m..
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    Dive into publishing
    My book. My book. I'm just going to go around muttering "my book" for a few weeks until somebody smacks me. (646 words)
    From dive into mark on September 17, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..
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    Nvidia to make chipsets for Transmeta
    Further extending its reach beyond graphics processors, Nvidia will produce chipsets for Transmeta's Efficeon processor.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..
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    HP unveils data management effort
    Tapping into corporations' need to handle growing mounds of data, Hewlett-Packard is announcing an "information lifecycle management" initiative involving storage and business processes.
    From CNET News.com on September 17, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..
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    Boston, Banzai!
    I just got back from a quick trip to Boston for a story I'm engulfed in. Boston is one of my favorite cities, but I've spent almost no time there over the past two years since the end of my dot-bomb travel budget. If you ever have to stay in Boston for a day or two, and your corporate travel caps prevent you from staying anywhere actually decent, I can now provisionally endorse the Days Inn at 1234 Soldiers Field Road, on the banks of the Charles near Watertown. It didn't suck that bad. I do suggest, however, that you avoid American Eagle's regional jet service if y
    From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 17, 2003 at 12:49 a.m..
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    Chimpzilla Wins By Default, Story At 10
    Intel Announces P4 for Gamers:Extreme Edition puts AMD on notice, but could hint of trouble with Prescott.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Intel is going after PC gamers with a special processor called the Pentium 4 with Hyperthreading Technology, Extreme Edition, announced...
    From Tim Swanson on September 17, 2003 at 12:48 a.m..
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    And Yet You're Eliminating Libraries??
    Interesting ILL Statistic "A recent study published by OCLC reports the following statistics: Libraries as logistics expertsU.S. libraries circulate 1,947,600,000 items a year Public libraries1,772,000,000 Circulation (lent to patrons)39,500,000 Interlibrary loan1,811,500,000 Total (State library data 2001&#150;2002) Academic libraries122,000,000 Circulation14,100,000 Interlibrary loan136,100,000
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 12:47 a.m..
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    I'd Like a Hook into My ReplayTV from My Aggregator, Too
    Xeni on NPR's "Day to Day": RIAA Backlash "On today's edition of the NPR program "Day to Day," I talk with host Alex Chadwick about popular backlash to the RIAA's recent lawsuits against individual filesharers -- and some possible solutions to the digital music dilemma. Link to 'Day to Day' home, archived show will be -->
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 17, 2003 at 12:47 a.m..
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    IT Training in the Military?
    firehzd1 asks: "Yesterday's article about the new Czar of Security for the Department of Homeland Security raises a very important question, especially lately. ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 12:46 a.m..
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    College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor
    Aiua writes "The Deseret Morning News is reporting that a Utah State University freshman has built a nuclear fusion reactor and compares how the student is ...
    From Slashdot on September 17, 2003 at 12:46 a.m..
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    jupiter - Walk
    From Unfocused.Net on September 16, 2003 at 11:51 p.m..
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    jupiter - I can feel clearly now the pain has gone
    From Unfocused.Net on September 16, 2003 at 11:51 p.m..
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    There's something blowin', but it doesn't smell like an answer.
    As we here in the mid-Atlantic start battening down for the big blow, John Negroponte was administering a big blow of his own, vetoing a security council resolution condemning Israel's plans to exile Arafat. His reason? He used the "r" word--it lacked a "robust condemnation of acts of terrorism." Whatever. And the Greenspan Gang decided that, since there was no basement left for short term interest rates, that they would
    From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 16, 2003 at 11:50 p.m..
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    Bringing TOCs into My Aggregator
    How did I miss this last month? Awesome! (Emphasis below is mine.) RDF Site Summary (RSS) "First came the announcement in July that Elsevier would expose their PRISM metadata in an RSS compliant manner. In doing so, libraries and end users could access tables of co
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 16, 2003 at 11:48 p.m..
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    Restoring Fair Use Rights in the Digital Age
    Senator Brownback Introduces Digital Rights Bill: Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports Measure "Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) today introduced the Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management (DRM) Awareness Act of 2003. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) supports the bill as an important step toward balancing the rights of the public and the inte
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 16, 2003 at 11:48 p.m..
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    Protect Your Right to Privacy
    Help ALA Keep Big Brother Out of Your Library! "The American Library Association is accepting donations for its E-Spy program to keep Big Brother out of the library. If you choose to contribute, do as I did and tell them to thank John Ashcroft for inspiring the donation. From the American Library Association (also available online at http://www.ala.org/espydonation):
    From The Shifted Librarian on September 16, 2003 at 11:48 p.m..
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    Toshiba supports Microsoft's OneNote
    The PC maker will bundle the new note-taking application on laptops and Tablet PC models.
    From CNET News.com on September 16, 2003 at 11:45 p.m..
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    Intel envisions seamless wireless
    The chipmaker develops a gadget to help measure what happens to a device and a user's experience as they roam across multiple types of wireless networks.
    From CNET News.com on September 16, 2003 at 11:45 p.m..
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