Edu_RSS ~ September 22, 2003

Most recent update: September 22, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: US set to make massive H1-B visa cuts Yankee tech workers hurting too much From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (27205) Microsoft ordered to pay Mass legal fees Kollar-Kotelly strikes again From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (27204) Chip giant SiS backs Athlon 64 Taiwan-based Silicon Integrated Systems smoothes the way for computer makers to support AMD's upcoming Athlon 64 with two chipsets tailored to the processor. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (27203) TI to boost wireless tech in Taiwan Texas Instruments will try to win the attention of Taiwanese hardware designers by opening a center in Taiwan in 2003 to show off the company's wireless wares. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (27202) Dolby buys into piracy-fighting tech The audio technology company purchases Cinea, a company that uses encryption techniques to thwart movie pirates. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (27201) Texas Instruments enhances VoIP chips The company is adding new features to some of its chipsets that will allow equipment makers to more easily add capabilities and to cut the cost of building new products. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (27200) EgoBot Answering Marcus P. Zillman EgoBot Answering Marcus P. Zillmanhttp://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2003_09_22_index.html#106426251790495760"Egobot was happy to talk to bot expert and CEO of BotTechnology.com Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.. I will now ask Egobot Zillman's suggested interview questions (note: I had to update Egobot with plural phrases)......"Always enjoy chatting and interviewing with EgoBot...... ;-)) From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 9:51 p.m.. (27199) Fulfilling the Promise of XML-based Office Suites? brentlaminack asks: "Almost a year ago Tim Bray of XML fame said 'when the huge universe of MS Office documents becomes available for processing by any ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (27198) Google Launches New Geo Location Search Demo From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (27197) What does the diary tell you that it doesn't tell us? "It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them." - Professor Henry Jones This week is apparently Banned Books Week -- celebrating the books that no one would read even if they weren't... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (27196) Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has donated $100 m ... Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has donated $100 million to create the open-access Allen Brain Atlas. Quoting the press release: "Through a collection of gene expression maps, brain circuitry and cell location, the Atlas will illustrate the functional anatomy of the brain. Building a publicly-accessible research tool that overlays structural imagery of the brain with specific details about the locations and functions of active genes will be carried out on an unprecede From FOS News on September 22, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (27195) Verisign to ICANN: We'll Do What We Please Verisign, indifferent to the uproar it's caused with the outrageous redirection of mis-typed URLs to one of its own advertising-laden... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 22, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (27194) Untitled Portable Bluetooth printer. Coming From Brother, a tiny new Bluetooth portable printer. The MW140BT weighs less than 10 ounces and is just seven-tenths of an inch thick. Read... [Gizmodo] From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (27193) Untitled Mixed Media for 21 Sep 2003. [Mixed Media] From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (27192) Untitled Updating School Policies For Technology. As fast as technology changes, it's often difficult for schools to keep up. Now, schools are starting to adjust their policies on mobile phones and PDAs. Some are allowing them - as long as they're not being abused (though, kids say they've gotten good at tapping out messages under their desks). Teachers are rearranging classrooms and getting From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (27191) VeriSign Responds To ICANN's SiteFinder Advisory dmehus writes "VeriSign's Naming and Directory Services division has written to ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey regarding the recent advisory concerning ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (27190) Untitled Rogers Cadenhead: "XML-RPC does everything I'd use RMI for, without the hassle over stubs, skeletons, registries, and binding." From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (27189) Survey: Wireless growth strong in China Developers of wireless software in China are ready for strong growth, with 68 percent surveyed saying they expect to deploy new applications in the next 12 months, according to a new report. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (27188) Sony, Samsung may join forces on LCDs The Japanese consumer electronics giant is looking to enter the quickly growing LCD market and is in talks with a number of parties about an investment. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (27187) Holy Downtime, Batman I'm not sure what happened today. My host hasn't been particularly responsive. It seems that many of my CGI scripts decided to change permissions, from 755 to 644, meaning they wouldn't run. Until just a moment ago, I had also been locked out of FTP access to the site. Very strange indeed. It seems that most static pages (ie, HTML)... From Don't Back Down on September 22, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (27186) Banned Books Week 2003 From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. (27185) Hans De Vries Is Here To Pump You Up -- Opteron Style Despite missing partner Franz, Hans put together a great overview of the innerworkings to AMD's Athlon 64 and Opteron. He's also the bloke (fella, monsieur, hombre, gefährte) that brought you the low-down on Intel's forthcoming Prescott chip and the super-secret... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. (27184) Fisher on Preventing Cheating in CLs Citing "vigorous online debate of this issue" (link mine) and quoting both Aaron Swartz and Eugene Volokh, Professor Fisher has updated his proposal to include a discussion of how to counteract cheating. Rather than relying solely on counting downloads, he suggests using automated censuses akin to Nielsen ratings.&a From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 22, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (27183) Making sense of weblogs in the intranet Micheal Angeles: »Lucent Technologies' Information Specialist, Michael Angeles, believes blogging has evolved beyond "cool" and is moving quickly into the corporate world. In this presentation, Angeles will discuss who blogs, how and why.He will also discuss how Lucent is supporting bloggers and at the same time keeping close watch over the resulting growth of information on the Intranet. Lucent's objective is to determine how the increased content that will result from blogging can evolve into From owrede_log on September 22, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (27182) Untitled NYPD ditches handwritten parking tickets. The NYPD is going to start using handheld scanners that cost $2,100 for issuing parking tickets. The city hopes that the handhelds, which will scan a car's registration sticker and then automatically print out a summons, will mean that fewer drivers will be able to contest their tickets because of mistakes or illegible handwriting. Read [Via Gothamist]... [Gizmodo] From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 22, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (27181) Linux Crypto Packages Demolished SiliconEntity writes "Cryptographer and security expert Peter Gutmann has demolished several Linux security software packages in a recent posting to the ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (27180) Reports of Shakespeare's demise on campus are greatly exaggerated Shakespeare isn't dead, argues teacher David Kirby. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (27179) Worried about cash and the academy Former Harvard University president Derek Bok discusses commercialism in education. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (27178) In search of the 'anti-drug' No one seems to know just what to teach kids about drugs - or how, or when. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (27177) VoIP provider Vonage to charge new fee The company is collecting a $1.50 "regulatory recovery" fee--but tries to soften the blow by cutting prices on its dialing plans. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (27176) Apple Mac OS X - 10.2.8 next generation system OS (use software update) [VersionTracker: Mac OS X]... From Digital Hub on September 22, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (27175) Shanghai Cricket Fighting This isn't your dad's lop-sided cricket fight. He doesn't get to use one of those gigantic Godzilla-like crickets that decimate his crops each year. Nope, in Shanghai, according to the Widely Accepted Nexus of the Gong, Division IA -- the... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (27174) BloggerCon Essay: Paul Krugman and Lies "Chris led Krugman all around the issue of lies, government and the Big Press, the subject he's been covering so well in his series of interviews with bloggers and Big Press people. Krugman gets it, but hasn't yet put it together. He tells a story. If the Republicans said the earth is flat, Fox News would report (he says) The Earth is Flat, and people who say it isn't are unpatriotic. Then he says the other press would report Shape of the Planet: Two Sides to the Debate, and would quote Republicans saying it's flat, and Democrats saying it's round. The Ha From Weblogs At Harvard on September 22, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (27173) Listening Comparisons For Audio Codecs At 64kbps waaka! writes "Hydrogenaudio has just wrapped up a listening test of various audio codecs at 64kbps. Check out the results, where Ogg Vorbis performed quite ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (27172) Untitled The Democratic Party has a kickass weblog. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (27171) Untitled Political Wire: Clark and Kerry beat Bush in new poll. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (27170) Untitled Wendy Koslow on BloggerCon dress code and parking. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (27169) Mercury's mantra: Get the most out of IT Software company Mercury Interactive recasts itself to cash in on businesses' efforts to better manage their existing information technology resources. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (27168) Judge: Microsoft must pay state legal tab A federal judge has ordered Microsoft to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees to the state of Massachusetts, less than half of what the state has been seeking. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (27167) AMD's Athlon steps up to 64 bits Advanced Micro Devices is set to unveil its Athlon 64 chip, which gives PC buyers the ability to upgrade to 64-bit software--a feature Intel's Pentium doesn't offer. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (27166) I wonder... will I dream? "Of course you will, all intelligent creatures dream." The question is, is the Internet intelligent or just the largest collection of smut since the Library of Alexandria was destroyed? While you ponder that sophic quagmire, look at the red button... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (27165) Grain harvest shortfall is growing Richard has an entry pointing out that for the fourth year in a row, the world is producing far less grain than we are consuming. The shortfall has been growing, not staying steady. Comment: Reducing the animals grown for food will reduce the grain consumption. This will leave more grain for humans to eat. Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? From carvingCode on September 22, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (27164) Intel Warns Asia Over Linux Plan rimbaldi writes "Intel's CEO, Craig Barrett recently warned the Chinese government that their attempt to create regional standards for computers and ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (27163) Cyrillic Projector Code Finally Cracked SimuAndy writes "An international group of cryptographers, the Kryptos Group, announced this week that the decade-old Cyrillic Projector Code has been cracked, ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (27162) Untitled Fredrick Marckini: The Coming Search Engine War. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (27161) iPass opens door to Wi-Fi roaming The company ropes in Sprint PCS for its roaming service, which its says will help wireless carriers quickly enter the hot spot market and increase the reach of their networks. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (27160) VNU Supplier Summit Jay Cross hat seine Eindruecke auf dem E-Learning Supplier Summit 2003 protokolliert. 50-60 Anbieter diskutierten über state-of-the-art e-Learning, Standards, Vorhersagen der Analysten, Prioritaeten der Kunden sowie aktuelle Markttrends. Zwei interessante Zitate: "Annual survey finds training revenue down $3 billion, from... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (27159) NetNewsWire updated to version 1.0.5 Ranchero Software has released NetNewsWire 1.0.5, an update to its popular RSS news reader and Weblog editor... [MacMinute.com] A Bug... From Disruptive Technology on September 22, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (27158) Once again, McNealy disses software In an interview with CNET, Sun CEO Scott McNealy once again goes back to his "software is a feature" attitude, despite his company's apparent interest in making money off software: " This is why I crack up when I learn my third-grader's learning how to program. I want to go in and tell them, are you teaching him how to program a telephone switch, too? Or work a nuclear power plant? It's just a continuum. We've always done piece parts because people like to buy the piece parts. But now open interfaces, standar From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 22, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (27157) Tips on Negotiating Licences for Electronic Products From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (27156) The big tease A List Apart version 3.0 is coming soon. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 22, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (27155) Back from vacation If anyone wondered why there wasn't any update the last three weeks: I was taking a timeout in Greece. Regular updates ahead... From owrede_log on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27154) Andreas Beutel Weblog Andreas Beutel is running is own weblog now. And also Marian Steinbach started to update his page in a webloggish style. Onward!Unfortunatly they don't seem to have RSS feeds of their blogs... From owrede_log on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27153) Untitled server. server, noun: One who must be served. [The Devil’s Dictionary (2.0)] From Seb's Open Research on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27152) Growing a language Ted Leung quotes from a talk by Scheme co-designer Guy Steele (pdf): My point is that a good programmer in these times does not just write programs. A good programmer builds a working vocabulary. In other words, a good programmer does language design, though not from scratch, but building on the frame of a base l From Seb's Open Research on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27151) Quantum information processing news QubitNews - News and information from the Quantum Community. On the heels of such sites as bioinformatics.org, Lambda the Ultimate, and nanodot.org, this is a kickass collective blog for quantum information/computing specialists. Way to go! From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27150) The taste of freedom John Bethencourt: Today marked the end of a harrowing, ongoing struggle in my life. I'm not sure when it began exactly. I suppose it began about two months ago. My coffee machine began producing terrible tasting coffee... From Seb'apos;s Open Research on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27149) Potential trouble in Browserville Jeffrey Zeldman has this to say: Microsoft has again been told to cripple its market-leading browser in compliance with the Eolas patent lawsuit. IE/Windows will no longer be able to seamlessly play Flash, Quicktime, PDF, and other rich media formats. Other browser makers like Netscape and Opera may also be forced to cripple their browsers, making the web look like 1993 all over again. Clumsy, disruptive workarounds that diminish user experience might allow browsers to present rich media files, but site owners wo From carvingCode on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27148) Distance Learning: Step by Step Via George and Ray comes this paper (16-page PDF format) covering many aspects of Distance Learning. Includes some points which may be useful to faculty considering teaching online. From carvingCode on September 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (27147) Dutch spammer to appear in US court FTC sues Martijn Bevelander From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (27146) VCs back Friendster Let a million fake IDs bloom! From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (27145) ISPs Experiment With Broadband Download Capping W33dz writes "News.com has an article detailing how some ISPs are now capping bandwidth usage by some of their high end users. Comcast claims this is an ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (27144) Untitled E&P: Newspapers Try 'Really Simple Syndication'. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (27143) Java as an SUV There's a great (and by great I mean "made me laugh a lot while I was waiting for something to compile") Slashdot discussion of a Phillip Greenspun article comparing Java to SUVs. Two excellent insights from /. posters. First a funny one: Java's not an SUV: SUV's start up instantly! Hahahaha! And then a very sensible one that no one ever seems to consider when they throw themselves into these irrational fe From megnut on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27142) 10 Factors That Motivate People to Spend Customers have needs. Is your e-commerce business doing what's necessary to ensure they are met? From E-Commerce Guide on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27141) NetApp unpacks entry-level storage boxes Storage device maker Network Appliance debuts lower-cost systems hardware aimed at smaller companies and at enterprise customers that use distributed computing. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27140) JBoss makes sunny move on J2EE From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27139) Search engines shop for consumers In the profitable Web search market, comparison shopping engines have become a promising niche, and industry heavyweights want a piece of the action. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27138) Desktop to go where Migo goes A new USB-based flash memory device promises to capture a broad range of data from a computer user's PC and replicate that "personal desktop" on any other compatible Windows-based computer. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (27137) Pädagogische Woche in Oldenburg Die 20. Pädagogische Woche an der Universität Oldenburg richtet ihr besonderes Augenmerk auf die Frühförderung in Kindergärten und Kindertagesstätten. Oldenburg. Unter dem Motto "alle lernen anders ..." steht die 20. Pädagogische Woche, die das Didaktische Zentrum (diz) von heute, Montag, 22. September, bis Freitag, 26. September 2003, an der Universität Oldenburg veranstaltet. In mehr als 200 Veranstaltungen sollen Widersprüche in Unterrichtsalltag und Schulwesens thematisiert und Lös From BildungsBlog on September 22, 2003 at 3:53 p.m.. (27136) StateList: The Electronic Source for State Publication Lists StateList: The Electronic Source for State Publication Listshttp://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/statelist/check/check.htmState government publications have long served as a vital source of information for government information professionals, state government officials and employees, and citizens. Checklists serve as guides to the publishing activities of state governments and, as such, they are both a valuable reference tool -- providing subject access to current government publications, and From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (27135) File under 999 (Extraterrestrial Worlds) The Trademark Blog reports: "AP reports that the owner of the Dewey Decimal Classification System has sued the Library Hotel (a hotel overlooking New York's Public Library) over its use of the Dewey Decimal System to number its hotel rooms (for example Room 700.003 has books on the performing arts), arguing that the use of the system falsely suggests that the hotel is connected with the owners of the system." From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 22, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (27134) What? Me worry? F.C.C. Chief Talks of Frustration and Surprise. Michael K. Powell, the F.C.C. chairman, said he was surprised he had become a focal point of the debate on media ownership rules. By Stephen Labaton. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] ...surprised, that is, that anybody bothered to notice. Either Powell is hopelessly naive or an inept conspirator... From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 22, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (27133) My Tiger Woods Moment... Always wanted to receive one of those big checks you see the winner at a golf tournament receive. Well this past week at the Lewis Open House, the local representative from Washington Mutual ( a savings and loan) presented... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 22, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (27132) Lewis Elementary Tim is really doing a great job on his Lewis Elementary site. He's using a Moveable Type plugin that has allowed him to add entries from one blog to another. On his Lewis site home page, he's incorporating entries from the music teacher and from a photoblog into the design. I like the photoblog addition, something I think parents would really appreciate. I've been doing something of the same on some of our sites, only I added the Picture Album as a navigation rather than incorporat From Edublog News on September 22, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (27131) Adding Waypath Referencing to My Weblog Summary: A chance to scan weblogs that also deal with the same topic? Useful, helpful, even to the writer who in some real sense discovers the subject after having completed the effort. But useful, certainly, to the reader who found the blog entry through, say, Google, and then has some Waypath located blogs to follow. Lilia got Waypath to work for her. Waypath plug-in installed. I wrote earlier ab From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on September 22, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (27130) OLN Instutute on Shareable Learning Objects Scott Leslie provides two snippets to comment on: Via Michelle Lamberson comes mention of an important collection of papers on learning objects that came out of the recent OLN Institute at Ohio State called "Building and Assessing Shareable Content." The proceedings for the conference, a book titled "Learning Objects: Contexts and Connections" (Catherine M. Gynn and Stephen R. Acker, Editors) are now available on From carvingCode on September 22, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (27129) Credit checkers launch ID fraud watch services And guess who pays... From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (27128) Sun's 'MacOS X' suite to remain in Sun morgue This source won't be free From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (27127) Red Hat Linux Project Merges With Fedora An anonymous reader writes "Red Hat has announced a merger of its Red Hat Linux Project with Fedora Linux, a group that has specialized in providing ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (27126) Remote Power: Can PVRs Kill TV Spots? As new technology effectively eliminates TV commercials, advertisers are likely to waste billions of dollars unless they find other methods for getting their messages to consumers. From CyberAtlas on September 22, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (27125) ICANN to VeriSign: Stop mucking around From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (27124) Distance Learning: Step by Step New to teaching online? Consider this resource via Ray: Distance Learning: Step by Step (.pdf)...covers many areas of consideration for the online environment (including assessment and issues in moving to online). [via elearnspace blog: Distance Learning: Step by Step] From BildungsBlog on September 22, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (27123) Studieren lohnt nicht? Das Studieren lohnt sich in Deutschland einer Studie zufolge weniger als in anderen Industrienationen. Akademiker bekommen zwar auch hier zu Lande höhere Nettolöhne. Wird jedoch der Verdienstausfall während des Studiums im Vergleich zu einem Facharbeiter berücksichtigt, ergibt sich in Deutschland ein Bildungszins von 5,5 Prozent, im Vergleich zu 17 Prozent in den USA, 15 Prozent in Großbritannien und 11 Prozent in Frankreich. Das ergab eine am Montag in Köln veröffentlichte Studie des Kölner Instituts der deutschen From Object Learning on September 22, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (27121) Sun's 'MacOS X' suite to remain in Sun morgue This source won't be free From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (27120) Ask Neil Gaiman A very special "call for questions" today: Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman, a series whose long-awaited resurrection was -- not coincidentally -- announced ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (27119) Web services security takes shape Security software company Netegrity and partners publish Web services security guidelines, as WS-Security and SAML standards move forward. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (27118) Dell thinks small with Windows server The computer maker is joining the push to woo small and medium-size businesses with its latest product--a server with a Windows operating system for $1,000. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (27117) HP exec to lead large-business push Hewlett-Packard promotes Nora Denzel, the head of its software unit, to also oversee the company's "adaptive enterprise" strategy. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (27116) Elitenförderung Die neueste OECD-Studie über den Bildungsstand in Deutschland sorgt wieder für viel Zündstoff in der Diskussion über das deutsche Bildungssystem.... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (27115) Anleitung zu Virus-Programmierung In der neuesten JurPC wird über eine Entscheidung des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts zur Strafbarkeit des Vertriebs von Anleitungen zur Virus-Programmierung berichtet.... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (27114) In no particular order... ISO aims to charge bucks for standards use. Meyer on round tab corners. Dawes of Drag Slide Fade fame redesigns with web standards. CSS rollovers without the wait. 10K on the 1K: mschmidt spies 1K line-height glitch in Safari. And much more... From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (27113) Jay Cross' Notes on LMS presentation by Bryan Chapman (from Brandon Hall group) Jay Cross is blogging the VNU Supplier Summit. There are lots of nuggets in his notes, and of particular interest to me was the session by Bryan Chapman, an LMS analyst with Brandon Hall, who had some numbers associated with average LMS license prices. They seem important enough to be quoted below: Average price per seat of LMS   From EdTechPost on September 22, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (27112) AAHE Portfolio Program Search A searchable database of 51 institutions using electronic portfolios courtesy of the American Association of Higher Education (note this is the same resource that used to be hosted by Kalamazaoo College at http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/database.html). Found it via the Kalamazoo site, which also contains this useful biliography relating to e-portfolios, as well as their own From EdTechPost on September 22, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (27111) NLII 2004 Annual Meeting - Learning Ecosystems Quote: "The idea of "learning ecosystems" has been emerging over the past year in international conferences and forums, and could be a useful way of thinking about elearning and higher education. In biological terms, an ecosystem is the complex of a community and its environment functioning as an ecological unit. New learners, using new technologies, are creating new learning ecosystems on campus. The mobile and connected learner interacting with a blended learning environment is changing concepts of time, place, and space for higher education."Comment: Stephen Downes From Serious Instructional Technology on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27110) Four in ten IT contractors out of work Not good From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27109) Micro MP3 Players Reg Group Test Wanted: very small pockets From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27108) Mitac shows new MS phone Smartphone 2003 From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27107) Single-atom Laser Built at Caltech hweimer writes "A research group at Caltech has successfully constructed a laser consisting of only one caesium atom. The emitted light is very weak but highly ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27106) Quicksilver Christina Schulman writes " Quicksilver, Volume One of the Baroque Cycle, is the new doorstop from Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon. ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27105) Untitled The Berkman server is getting Slashdotted. Usually it's not a problem, but the combination of Monday morning, the Greenspun name, and him calling Java an SUV was too much for our humble server. Looking at the option of caching some stuff. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (27104) DealTime Morphs Into Shopping.com The shopping search engine renames itself and girds for battle against bigger search and e-commerce companies. From E-Commerce Guide on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (27103) Illinois demands taxes from Net retailers In a new tactic aimed at making Americans pay sales taxes on Net purchases, the state accuses 62 online retailers of failing to collect taxes for purchases made over the Web. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (27102) How Do I Review And Approach Web Conferencing Companies? It all started with Scott Allen posting a comment on this Web site when I was talking about Best New Tools For Web Conferencing And Live Collaboration and pointing me to a new Web conferencing and live presentation tool that has indeed a lot of pizzazz going its way. The email exchanges between me and this Web conferencing company provide a good reading background for whoever wants to see how I normally approach companies to test out their tools and what kind of communication is generated when exchanging with them.... From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on September 22, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (27101) EDV bei Gericht Rechtzeitig zum EDV-Gerichtstag hat das JIPS den Länderbericht des Landes Brandenburg fertiggestellt, der u.a. die Länderberichte 2000 - 2003 "EDV... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (27100) Moodle Moodle - A Free, Open Source Course Management System for Online Learninghttp://www.moodle.org/Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). One of the main advantages of Moodle over other systems is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy.Moodle is Open Source software, which means you are free to do From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (27099) Hermaphrodite, Heal Thyself By a show of hands, who in the audience thinks it is a good idea to find someone on the Internet to castrate you in your own home? You, over there near Pittsburgh - what were you thinking?!? Were you thinking at all? As bizarre as this story is, it's not unique. A similar thing happened in Saskatchewan two years... From Don't Back Down on September 22, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (27098) eCollege on the rise (9/21/03) eCollege on the rise- following first profits and additional capital, the company announce the acquisition of Datamark. While operating a significantly different business, eCollege, the online software and support firm based in Colorado, USA, has long been over-shadowed by its more prominent rivals Blackboard and WebCT. Yet recent weeks have seen a string of upbeat announcements- first the company's maiden profits, then the completion of a US$30.45 million placement of common stock, and finally the acquisition of Datamark, a firm specialising in enrollment marketing. Unlike fell From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (27096) Citation Analysis--Lists & Rankings Scholarly Pub... From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (27095) Did You Know There Is a New Public Enemy Song? Probably Not. To most of the world, I think music singles are still pretty dead. Over on Rhapsody, though, they are enjoying a resurgence. The latest evidence? They are highlighting a new Public Enemy song on the main page in their client software. The song is called "Son of a Bush" and it's about our current president. I don't particularly like the song, but it's difficult to imagine that creating a physical CD of it would produce much revenue, and it's certainly not going to get any major airplay. From The Shifted Librarian on September 22, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (27094) Maven Networks Launches A company I have been working closely with over the past six-months, has finally taken the wraps off its products.  Maven Networks today launched an excited new end-to-end system for delivering high-quality video applications to broadband-connected PCs.  I've written up some thoughts on Maven Networks. From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on September 22, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (27093) MPs head to US on anti spam mission Summits up From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (27092) (Yet Another) Mobile Keypad A reader wrote to us about Intel's newly unveiled mobile keypad, which, all things considered, doesn't look nearly as terrible as most mobile keypads. Still ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (27091) InterActiveCorp grabs onto Hotwire The former USA Interactive expands its online travel empire with the $685 million acquisition of Hotwire, a site that offers discounted hotel rates and airfares. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (27090) JBoss joins Java community process The upstart open-source software provider says it will participate as a company in Java technical committees in another effort to improve its standing in the Java community. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (27089) RSA unveils new business tools The security software maker will offer new tools that it says can provide secure access to Web applications via a single sign-on. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (27088) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (27087) More on WebFountain from IBM From ResourceShelf on September 22, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (27086) Blogging Versus Journalism Job: Another Conflict Chi-Chu Tschang says he was fired from his job at the Bloomberg news service because of his blog. If so,... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 22, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (27085) Norton Antivirus product activation cracked Oops From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27084) Vodafone Connect Card - mobile data done right? The Big Picture And no hotspot hype either From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27083) The Origin of Murphy's Law LauraW writes "HotAIR, the web site of the Annals of Improbable Research , is publishing a fascinating series on the Origin of Murphy's Law. It turns out there ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27082) NYC Jeans Police I'm taking a new job, starting a new organization of which I'll be president and CEO and also first lieutenant, until I can hire others to join my campaign. The mission's goal? Rid the streets of New Yorkers (and tourists) wearing horrible mis-fitting jeans. First offender spotted Saturday afternoon on Bleecker St., where a woman was squeezed into a too-tight pair of pale blue Lee (?) jeans. I let her off with a warning. Shortly thereafter, I spotted another offender: a woman with large hips wearing low-rise dark denim bootcuts. Since the dept. is new, again I issued only a warn From megnut on September 22, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (27081) Intel: Happy days will come again It's been a tough haul for the tech industry, but the good times will return, according to an Intel executive speaking at the Computex trade show, which has seen its own share of difficulty. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27080) InterActiveCorp grabs onto Hotwire IAC, formerly USA Interactive, expands its online travel empire with the $685 million acquisition of Hotwire, a site offering discount hotel rates and airfares. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (27079) Skip Dodson seeks feedback for BloggerCon Skip Dodson is asking for feedback "Blogger Con will have a panel discusson on Welogs in Education We welcome your suggestions for contributions Carol and I can make to the discusson. I know many people reading Ohio Edublogging could write a book on the subject. So just pretend you are participating... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 22, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (27078) Will Taking the SAT Help? Bookgurl99 asks about some advice given by Carole Fungaroli in the book, Traditional Degress for Nontraditional Students. Fungaroli "suggests both taking courses at an accredited community college (and getting A's, of course!), and taking the SAT (and doing well, of... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 22, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (27077) Workplace Education Conference This year's Workplace Peer Conference will be held in Beckley, West Virginia on October 8-10. The theme is "Workplace Education: Mountains of Opportunity." For details, click here.... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 22, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (27076) World News Peter di Pietro points to Newstran, a service that aggregates and translates world news. The translation can be pretty rough, although this is from Chinese and thus predictably is sense not much making going to: ?center port politics has the research ?Wang Yaozong ?with the above ?law, ?refers to Hong Kong ??weak ?, ?caused the Beijing port altogether to govern ?, but the port ?entire ?Deputy to the National People's Congress ?strength ?????law owed the principle ?, ??on "?the system" ?is fuzzy is the matter ?, but politics "?the system" ?had ?. It lets you use either Babelfish or WorldLi From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27072) 118 888 boss quits Personal reasons From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27071) Samsung shifts PC production to China Workshop of the world From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27070) Baltimore sells 'crown jewels' Final disposal From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27069) Phillip Greenspun: Java == SUV lateralus writes "In his blog, Philip Greenspun re tells of his epiphany that Java is the SUV of programming languages. An interesting point brought forth in ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27068) Sun Unveils Direct chip-to-chip Interconnect mfago writes "On Tuesday September 23, Sun researchers R. Drost, R. Hopkins and I. Sutherland will present the paper "Proximity Communication" at the CICC ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (27067) Powers of Magnification Peter Kaminski points to a site about digiscoping, that is, shooting digital photos through a telescopic device. The difference between the snapshots you're taking now and what you could be doing if you were willing to lug a howitzer-sized scope with you is pretty dramatic.... From Joho the Blog on September 22, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (27066) CSS and the Face of the Web Ok, now having just said that looks don't matter for the average Web log, looks obviously do matter a lot for the average school Website. And since I've been pushing my knowledge of CSS for just that purpose, sites like Listamatic are worth keeping track of. It has a bunch of predesigned lists complete with code and styles to play with. After watching the way Bryan Bell uses CSS to create Manila templates, I'm going From weblogged News on September 22, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (27065) Could the Yale Libraries Stream Music to their Students? Are You Hiding from the Music-downloading Cops? "However, today's news of lawsuits against 'music-downloaders' brings to light one major academic area where the playing ground deeply favors the well off: the study of 20th-century music. Music is a very popular intellectual interest at Yale, and yet there is no suitable way to access music without buying scores of expensive CDs or illegally copying them. Why is it that in order to pursue an intellectual From The Shifted Librarian on September 22, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (27064) New office & welcome to Donna I've just got back from setting up our new office in Canberra, as previously announced. This is located in Fyshwick, and has plenty of space and natural light. It should prove to be a very pleasant (and productive) working environment.... From Column Two on September 22, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (27063) China Unicom tests GSM-CDMA bridge Good week for Qualcomm From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27062) EU Amends Software Patent Directive jopet writes "The EU has amended its draft proposal for a directive on how to handle patents on "computer-implemented inventions'. Several harsh points have ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27061) Untitled BloggerCon essay: Paul Krugman and Lies. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (27060) Rosco Roscohttp://sw1.ilrt.org/discovery/2003/08/validation/Rosco - a non-judgemental RDF schema and document checker From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (27059) Turbo10 Search Engine Turbo10 Search Enginehttp://turbo10.com/index.html The Turbo10 Search Engine enables you to Search Deeper and Browse Faster. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (27058) ICANN urges VeriSign to suspend SiteFinder Violates 'Principle Of Least Astonishment' From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27057) '3' may back out of i-Mode partnership Mind the UK gap From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27056) Brit ISPs run ADSL price promos Virgin, Plusnet, Bulldog etc. From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27055) Sony, Intel To Push Content Protection prostoalex writes "Intel and Sony are trying to please the copyright-alerted content publishers and privacy-aware consumers by supporting and pushing Digital ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27054) Microsoft goes after Google - Reuters Microsoft, which is trying to drive growth by investing in everything from mall business software to video games, has quietly set its sights on a new industry -- searching the Web. Chairman Bill Gates, Chief Executive Steve allmer and a handful of ot From Techno-News Blog on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27053) Firm bans e-mail at work - CNN John Caudwell, the multi-millionaire owner of high street retailer Phones 4u, as banned staff from using e-mail, he has said. The tycoon -- who does not use e-mail -- told more than 2,500 employees Friday they would have to swap cyberspace for face-to From Techno-News Blog on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27052) Wireless 3G - Still Stuck at 2.5? - Jay Wrolstad, NewsFactor Network When first proposed, amid much hoopla, third-generation wireless service (3G) was touted as the best of both worlds -- combining high-speed mobile access with Web-based services and delivering innovative methods to communicate, access information, do b From Techno-News Blog on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27051) Va. to Put Data On All Schools On the Web Virginians will be able to go online next year to see how their neighborhood schools stack up against each other in dropout rates, per-pupil spending and other performance measures, Gov. Mark R. Warner said today. Warner (D) said it will cost $1 mill From Educational Technology on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27050) SchoolStat program lets city system look inward - Tanika White, Sun Staff Hoping to avoid unpleasant surprises, the Baltimore school district held its first SchoolStat meeting yesterday, poring over statistics that could serve as early warnings of problems within the system. Last year, the district ran up a $30 million def From Educational Technology on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27049) I Love My Job: Online professor - Tallahassee Democrat Name and title: Debra L. Maddox, online professor, DeVry Keller Graduate School of Management What I do: "I teach classes for DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management, completely online. DeVry Keller uses the E-College platform, which i From Online Learning Update on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27048) Annual Conference On Distance Teaching And Learning Has Expanded Conference Resource Library The Annual Conference On Distance Teaching And Learning has expanded the online conference resource library. It currently contains 11 hours of streaming media media from the 2002 & 2003 keynotes and forums, as well as over 187 proceedings papers from From Online Learning Update on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27047) Empirical Evidence Justifying the Adoption of a Model-Based Approach in the Course Web Applications Development - Borislav Roussev, JITE Executive Summary: With the ever- increasing role of business people in software development there is a growing need for business schools to offer courses in e-business and e-commerce applications development. This paper presents the results of a stude From Online Learning Update on September 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (27046) Putting a lid on broadband use Few surfers may ever reach the new limits, but Internet service providers are starting to crack down on heavy downloaders. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27045) Commentary: IBM, Microsoft's Web services sing-along IBM's Steve Mills and Microsoft's Bill Gates pledged allegiance to software standards. Is their commitment to Web services standards real? Yes. In fact, you can bet your career on it. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27044) The real deal on .Net Ignite/400 founder Bob Cancilla says there is a contradiction between professions of interoperability and a Web services platform based on a Windows-only systems that locks customers into a single computing model. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27043) Why Microsoft needs IBM this time around CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says the Microsoft-IBM "love fest" around Web services is being driven by a lot more than mutual concern for the greater good. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (27042) Reseller 'leaks' iBook G4 specs New model sporting 15in display, apparently From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27041) ICANN Asks VeriSign To Stop DNS Wildcarding MrClever writes "In this article over at the Sydney Morning Herald (AU), it looks as though ICANN may actually be doing something about the VeriSign changes to ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (27040) EK - Generaldirektion Bildung und Kultur: online newsletter Alle zwei Monate erscheint der Online-Newsletter Bildung und Kultur mit einem Überblick über politische Entwiclungen, die Umsetzung von Programmen, wichtigen Veranstaltungen und Veröffentlichungen in allen Themenbereichen der Generaldirektion für Bildung und Kultur. Verfügbar in Französisch, Englisch und deutsch From BildungsBlog on September 22, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27039) Insolvenzverfahren Beim AmtsG Berlin-Charlottenburg stehen Formulare für die Einreichung von Anträgen bzw. die Erteilung von Auskünften im Rahmen der Insolvenz zur... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27038) Computerkriminalität Die Zahl der Straftaten, die mit Hilfe des Internets und moderner Computertechnik verübt werden, steigt stark an, - deshalb müsse... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27037) Policy Research Watch Policy Research Watchhttp://www.nira.go.jp/ice/libe/prw/index.htmlPolicy Research Watch' is a web-based project that has grown out of NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks (NWDTT). The project's objective is to gather and provide access to comprehensive bibliographic information on the periodicals and occasional papers of selected public policy research institutes. NIRA believes that it is essential to provide an efficient means for researchers and others interested in public policy to From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27036) EgoBot EgoBothttp://blog.outer-court.com/egobrowser/egobot.phpEgoBot created by Philipp Lenssen with thanks to NuSOAP - Web Services Toolkit for PHP has the results automatically grabbed from the Google search result using the Google Web API. Philipp states that he does not completely control what will appear here after you press "Ask"..... From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on September 22, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (27035) Learning From Failure Political scientists are too quick to blame ordinary citizens for the breakdown of young democracies, says Princeton's Nancy Bermeo. From Chronicle: free on September 22, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (27034) Swelling Pork Barrel Despite the growing budget deficit, Congress directed a record $2-billion to college projects in 2003, many of them dealing with security and terrorism. From Chronicle: free on September 22, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (27033) China's New Wild West Tech Zones A city in the Himalayan foothills lands a $375 million Intel plant. The move illustrates China's drive to promote its interior regions in an effort to attract tech investment outside Beijing and Shanghai. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27032) Schools Rule on Classroom Gadgets Handheld devices and laptops are becoming essential back-to-school supplies for American students. Are they helping students work smarter or making it easier to cheat and chat? From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27031) Court to Decide IBM Cancer Suit Four former IBM employees claim their cancer is linked to chemical exposure at the electronics factory. A California judge will rule whether to allow the suit -- the first of about 250 worker health lawsuits filed against IBM -- to go to trial. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27030) Use Forestry Waste, Cut Emissions Stumps, branches and treetops could help European countries achieve the emissions targets required by the Kyoto agreement. How? By using them to produce energy. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27029) Defending the Godless Among Us They're called atheists, secularists and philosophical naturalists. Or you could just call them 'bright.' A commentary by Richard Dawkins from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27028) Lifeline for Those Who Need One Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students. Many hide their despair because they feel they have nowhere to turn. Now they do. By Jordan Lite. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27027) Death Stinks, but It's Revealing Researchers in Tennessee are hoping dead men do tell tales. A field full of rotting corpses may make it easier for investigators to pinpoint time of death. By Louise Knapp. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27026) Blackmailed by Pop-Up Advertising Windows users say a new brand of in-your-face pop-up ads is practicing extortion. What are the so-called 'Messenger service' spams selling? Software to block pop-ups, of course. By Brian McWilliams. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27025) Uncovering the Napster Kitty Ads Billboards all over the United States are sprouting Napster stickers. The former bad-boy company is about to relaunch as a legal music-download service, so surely it wouldn't be illegally stickering billboards, would it? By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27024) ATOS buys Sema Schlumberger removes expensive millstone From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27023) Intel most active IT investor Flash the cash From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (27022) This Post Is Jack Kemp Approved (tm) Supply Side Jesus: Via The Agitator - be sure to read the whole thing, or burn in hell. Look for special appearances by Pink, Jackie Chan and William Bennet Iscariot. And yea, being a member of the EAC, the hardest... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (27021) Twinhead returns to Europe Dusting down contacts book From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (27020) IT chief sacked for donating old PCs Sues for £500k From The Register on September 22, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (27019) Analysis Of Symantec's Stance On Censorship robochan writes "According to this report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Chief Operating Officer of Symantec, John Schwarz, was quoted as 'calling for laws to ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (27018) District Upgrades With EzThin and Gateway to Connect Students (Kearney, MO) Kearney School District, located in Kearney Missouri has integrated EzThin, a Linux-based Technology bundled with Gateway servers into their infrastructure as an enhancement to their existing network. This move was designed to both enhance capabilities as well as provide financial savings. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2003] From PR Web on September 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (27017) Eines der lukrativsten Geschäfte Das Prinzip der Scheinehen sieht wie folgt aus: Zumeist werden sozial schwach gestellte Deutsche von Vermittlern angesprochen und gefragt, ob... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (27016) "IntraWiki" beim EDV-Gerichtstag 2003 WikiWikiWeb ermöglicht nicht nur die völlig offene Zusammenarbeit via Internet, sondern lässt sich auch im Intranet für die interne Zusammenarbeit... From Handakte WebLAWg on September 22, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (27015) English Education English Education: Todd Finley's Blog for Secondary English Education Majors and Teachers at ECU is a new blog. He is an Assistant Professor of English (English Education) at East Carolina University. Professor Finley has worked extensively with technology. Do read his "About Me" page. I like the resources and questions... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 22, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (27014) Teaching Experiences Teaching Experiences is a site by EFL teacher Maria Jordano "Week after week, experiences, questions and feelings go around my head as typical symptom of a new EFL teacher. All of you, experienced and not so experiences are invited to reply, write or give a piece of advice..."... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 22, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (27013) A.C.L.U. Goes to College, With Mixed Results Not many students showed up Thursday for the Hunter College stop on the A.C.L.U. College Freedom Tour, a concert-slash-political forum. From New York Times: Education on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (27012) Study Finds Athletes Have Little Connection to Student Life Even at the nation's elite colleges and universities, athletes have become so narrowly focused on sports that they are far removed from their classmates. From New York Times: Education on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (27011) City to Track Why Students Leave School The Department of Education revamped its procedures in reaction to charges that a growing number of struggling students had been pushed out of the system. From New York Times: Education on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (27010) Death in Frat's Hazing Ritual Shakes a SUNY Campus Following the death of a freshman last March, a dozen students and alumni face myriad charges, while a larger number of students face sanctions from the college. From New York Times: Education on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (27009) A Dot-Commer Becomes a Lecturer Jeffrey A. Dachis, founder of the technology consulting business Razorfish, is teaching a class called "The Big Ideas." From New York Times: Education on September 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (27008) Palindromes Palindromes is a brand new site by Christopher Denny who is graduate comparative Lit. student at the University of South Carolina. He is interested in weblogs in education. Very nice set up for a brand new site! Visit his site and leave a comment. Welcome aboard the Blog Train!... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 22, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (27007) Syncato Syncato: Power blogging for power users. http://www.syncato.org/ is a new blogware system. "Syncato is a weblog system designed to extract... From Disruptive Technology on September 22, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (27006) Join one of the current JASON expeditions From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27005) Online coursework appeals to teenagers From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27004) Younger students enroll in virtual learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27003) Government of Canada funding supports project to increase learning opportunities in First Nations communities From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27002) Grant cut threatens Fla. network From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27001) A&M aims to catch cheats From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (27000) Penn State pioneers online placement tests From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (26999) ETS Collaborates with CSU to Assess 21st Century Skills From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (26998) I Love My Job: Online professor From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (26997) Multimodal Curriculum Delivery in Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (26996) Errata Schmrrata - Oktoberfest In September I attended the happenin' Deutch Oktoberfest in Addison Texas this afternoon (celebrated it on Friday at a sports pub as well...) -- so I was unable to really dig up any juicy links and you know what your mom said:... From Tim Swanson on September 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (26995) Untitled BTW, I can't wait till Chris meets Adam on Oct 4. Sparks are going to fly between those two minds. Hoo boy. Stand back. Look out. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (26994) Untitled News.Com: ICANN asks VeriSign to pull redirect service. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (26993) Untitled NY Times review of Aretha at Radio City. From Scripting News on September 22, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (26992) Office hunts for new niches The software giant announces new Office specialty packages from partners to tackle specific business problems. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26991) Buckeyes will buy from Big Blue IBM lands a three-year, $75 million deal with Ohio State University to provide server computers and PCs. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26990) EMC rolls out new storage software The company is releasing storage-management software designed for smaller and medium-size firms and announcing software upgrades for its midrange Clariion storage-device line. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26989) IBM updates Lotus e-mail software The new version of Big Blue's Lotus Notes software bulks up with new instant messaging, collaboration and search functions. From CNET News.com on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26988) Making the familiar strange I’m visiting Australia for the first time this week, and have been absolutely amazed how hard it is to drive on the left side of the road. The cognitive load issues have been almost overwhelming. I’m three days into the... From autounfocus on September 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (26987) Protests, Politics And Parties In MMORPGs The Importance of writes "LawMeme's James Grimmelmann has written an interesting piece on protests, politics and parties in MMORPGs. In particular, he talks ... From Slashdot on September 22, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (26986) Let the Music Pay If you've got any (copy)fight in you at all, you've been following the debate over the past two weeks about how to resolve the P2P wars peacably--that is, without harming technological innovation and/or the Net; without harming people and/or violating their rights; without harming the creators, producers or publishers of creative works; and without (further) harming copyright law by (further) upsetting its intended balance. Or perhaps, on a more granular scale, you've been asking yourself whether the --> From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on September 22, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (26985) The Spirit of the Web BloggerCon essay: The Spirit of the Web. [Scripting News] Well worth a look. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 21, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. (26984) the unbearable impermanence of blogging mamamusings hits the nail on the head, I've often wondered how and if this could be improved... there are obvious solutions like categories (which I do find valuable), better archiving and structure etc. but they seem to be symptom curers rather than looking at the root issue. Perhaps much more specific blogging (people writing about very specialist areas) will evolve as the blogging universe grows? Perhaps that'll give a little more depth & permanence. Although having said that, there's plenty mo From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 21, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. (26983) Untitled Press release: "Oliver Willis announced his candidacy for the presidency today." From Scripting News on September 21, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (26982) Untitled Mike Clough: Hurtles ahead for Dean. From Scripting News on September 21, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (26981) Untitled People are buzzing about calendars and RSS. Adam Curry and Marcus Mauller were the pioneers here. Use the search engines guys, you'll be amazed that people thought of these applications before you invented them. RSS isn't that new. Most of the ideas being talked about now have ample prior art, with docs, and implementations. From Scripting News on September 21, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (26980) Untitled The Internet Archive has video of Chris Lydon's interview on Friday with Paul Krugman. I listened to it today, it's great stuff. Makes me proud to know Chris. I found out about it through the RSS feed that the Internet Archive provides. From Scripting News on September 21, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (26979) ICANN asks VeriSign to pull redirect service The agency that oversees Internet domain names has asks VeriSign to suspend a new service that redirects Web surfers to its own site when they seek to access unassigned Web addresses. From CNET News.com on September 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (26978) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]