Edu_RSS ~ January 26, 2004

Most recent update: January 26, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Lycos to silence chatting According to a notice on its site, the Web portal plans to shutter its collection of community sites next month in an effort to streamline its business. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46097) Apple beefs up security for OS X From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46096) AT&T looks for 911 assistance The long distance carrier has hired Intrado to work on a way for Internet phone customers to make emergency calls. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46095) Progeny gets Linux standard certification From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46094) Top pay doesn't mean top service From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46093) Treasury wage report: HMO doctors, directors are overpaid From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46092) Genocide meet warns of world paralysis in the face of atrocities From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46091) Sculptor Tumarkin awarded Israel Prize From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46090) Final prisoner swap list drawn up; Dirani, Obeid to be moved today From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46089) MusicPlasma Helps You Visualize Your Musical Outlook Musicplasma http://www.musicplasma.com = interesting, promising Online Visual Search Engine FREE Musicplasma helps you find all the artists fitting your musical tastes. Musicplasma is a visual search engine that allows to find music tracks and authors according to the musical genre they belong to. Through the basic application of some essential information design techniques Musciplasma shows once again how powerful information visualization can be in the realm of search applications. Musicplasma paints elegant information maps enlivened by the name of your favourite bands and musicians. Just g From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on January 26, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (46088) elearnopaedia Check out ADL's elearnopaedia. Lotsa links. Initially I was miffed because I couldn't find my site. Then I turned to "Favorites," a select list of nine. Two are ADL's own sites. Another two are Marcia and Wayne's Learnativity in duplicate (and try Ageless Learner... From Internet Time Blog on January 26, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (46087) It's like sausage being made... I'm presenting tomorrow for the NLII Annual Meeting here in San Diego. To the surprise of nobody, I am still well away from finishing my presentation... in fact I am certain I will be working well into the wee hours... From Object Learning on January 26, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (46086) iTunes RSS feeds Now here's a shame. Apple's making RSS feeds from various bits of the iTunes database. Unfortunately the code generating the feeds is making a mess of things. The validator points them out.line 14, column 62: lastBuildDate must be an RFC-822... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on January 26, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (46085) RealNetworks spends $36 million on game maker From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46084) Europe sets date for Oracle antitrust decision From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46083) Web services company targets Exchange A small Web services provider is hoping to take a bite out of Microsoft's Exchange by courting small businesses that want to do e-mail on the cheap. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46082) Mac OS X lawsuit deal gets final nod From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46081) V2N4 January 26, 2004 Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet: Finding People This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (January 26, 2004 V2N4) is dedicated to a number of selected sources for finding people. Click on the below audblog link to hear an audio describing these sources that I have just recently created a Subject Traver™ Information Blog. These resources are available from the following URL:Finding Peoplehttp://zi From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46080) How can I run a training session in teaching online when I have never taught online? Here's a VERY quick overview (word.doc) to accompany a workshop I'm doing today... hardly natty stuff but I have only had a few hours to prep it. Basically it's for a group of admin / tech developers who have ended up doing tons of training... as a first iteration I'll share how it went and if anyone's go From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 26, 2004 at 7:49 p.m.. (46079) Dean's Scream: Not What It Seemed Finally, one news source has written an accurate reporting of what was going on in the room the night Howard Dean enthusiastically greeted and cheered with over 3000 thousand supporters. Comment: Too bad CBS is the only one of the big networks that chose to report news, instead of creating news. And too bad (and kind of scarey) that the majority of people can no longer tell the difference. From carvingCode on January 26, 2004 at 7:46 p.m.. (46078) New virus hitting in-boxes - Robert Lemos, CNET News.com Antivirus firms warned on Monday of a new mass-mailing computer virus that had gained a foothold in a large number of PCs by masquerading itself as an e-mail error. The virus, dubbed MyDoom, arrives in an in-box with one of several different From Techno-News Blog on January 26, 2004 at 7:46 p.m.. (46077) Versioning -- Public Review Begins As we announced last week, we're getting ready to roll out Version 2.0 of the eleven original Creative Commons licenses. Review a draft of v2.0 of the by-nc-sa license (from which all other licenses are composed) and let us know what you think. It'll be up until Feb. 15, and we may make updates in the meantime -- we'll let you know. A review of the changes, with directions to the relevant section From Creative Commons: weblog on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46076) Pearls on Dean. pa-pa, pa-pa, papa, papapa, etc... Being scooped is bad, but being scooped on a think piece, well that's just annoying. Clay Shirky's latest post, 'Is Social Software bad for the Dean Campaign' comes just as I'm writing a considerably similar analysis for some interested people.... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46075) Internet helps odd college clubs recruit Campuses have always had wacky factions, but it's even easier today. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46074) High-concept design in a shelter RISD students design furniture for the recently homeless. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46073) A harder look at after-school help Some on the front lines say the system has yet to prove its own worth. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46072) Theory in chaos Viewing literature through the lens of some 'ism' may now be irrelevant. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46071) Intel funds EUV lithography development From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46070) HP to adopt AMD's Opteron in servers Hewlett-Packard plans to come out with servers that contain Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, another significant win for AMD. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46069) Commentary: Name your hosting price From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46068) OS-enabled phones to shake up mobile market Sales of mobile phones that include a PC-like operating system are rapidly rising--and Linux is an up-and-comer in the market. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46067) Forschungsprojekt: Weblogs... Das Institut für Journalistik der Uni Hambug führt ein Forschungsprojekt zu Weblogs durch: "Weblogs von Hauptberufsjournalisten". Das explorative empirische Forschungsprojekt unter dem Arbeitstitel "Weblogs von Hauptberufsjournalisten - Zwischen Identitätsarbeit und Schreibwerkstatt" untersucht die vielfältige Bedeutung, die Weblogs für Hauptberufsjournalisten haben. Als ein Schwerpunkt sollen mittels eines s From BildungsBlog on January 26, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (46066) Driving NH'ers tomorrow I'm going up to Portsmouth tomorrow at 7am to drive Dean supporters to the polls. I expect to be gone all day and thus won't be blogging. While I'm out, the electrician will be running two 20 amp wires up to my office to replace the single 15 amp source. I sure hope this is the cause of my frequent frier program: Last night I toasted the Linksys router I've had for about 4 months; usually they last a full year. Sigh.... From Joho the Blog on January 26, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (46065) When is web content management right for an intranet? Jim Howard has written an article looking at content management systems and intranets. To quote: From a functional standpoint, intranets fall into a continuum. At one end, an intranet is a fully personalized, dynamic system, tightly connected to back-office applications... From Column Two on January 26, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (46064) Dean's Privacy-Invading Plan Declan McCullagh reports that Howard Dean proposed a remarkably invasive national ID scheme. Dean needs to stop ducking and answer the questions. If he really is thinking along these lines, he's going to alienate a lot of potential voters. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 p.m.. (46063) PATRIOT vs. the U.S. Constitution This time around, the Constitution won: "A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a portion of the USA PATRIOT Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations." Absolutely fantastic. Later: EFF's Kevin Bankston: "Under PATRIOT, it would have been illegal to provide humanitarian or politi From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on January 26, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46062) Nullsoft founder resigns from AOL Justin Frankel, the controversial software engineer who created the Winamp media player, says he has put off leaving America Online "long enough." From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46061) New virus hitting in-boxes Antivirus firms have little information on a new mass-mailing computer virus, but initial data suggest the program is spreading fast. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46060) The European e-Skills Newsletter Einen bunten Strauß aus Projekten, Initiativen und Events präsentiert der erste "e-Skills"-Newsletter, herausgegeben vom European Centre for Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) und der Europäischen Kommission. Noch ringen die Schreiber um die richtige Form (die hoffentlich eine lesbarere und interaktivere... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 26, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (46059) MTFlood Here's something wacky. FloodMT, a script for automatically comment flooding an MT blog. FloodMT is the first integrated solution for testing Movable Type blogs for working anti-spamming features. It can also be used to check the effectiveness of plugins such... From Movable Type on January 26, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (46058) Where is blog revenue model and can blogs gather news as opposed to pontificate on it? Great summary from Davois blog session. I don't have the answer. Will blogs be able to finance themelves and even make money? Can blogs gather news as opposed to merely commenting on it? I think these two questions are intimately related.QUOTE This creates a classic free-rider problem. If the blogs eventually steal the mass media's audience (or at least, key parts of it) and the Internet as a whole continues to steal its revenues, there will come a time when those big, expensive news-gathering operations will become economically insupportable From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 26, 2004 at 5:50 p.m.. (46057) Microsoft's Business Model is not sustainable in the long-term I agree with this analysis, but I wouldn't bet against Microsoft. With smart people like Scoble there, there's still a lot of potential for future growth and prosperity. From More Evidence of a Maturing Software Industry: QUOTEMicrosoft's current business is not sustainable in the long-term. The company is too profitable, and the forces which allowed it to remain so profitable are breaking down. Microsoft's chall From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 26, 2004 at 5:50 p.m.. (46056) OA from KP Kaiser Permanente, the non-profit health insurer, now offers open access to physician-approved healthcare information. From today's press release: "Kaiser Permanente launched the member portion of its new site last July, giving open access to the general public. The site received the highest accreditation award in the industry by URAC, a Washington, D.C. health care accrediting organization and a leader in the accred From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 26, 2004 at 5:47 p.m.. (46053) Trust No One Unwanted brand associations, Web site hijacking, and other forms of online brand abuse threaten to alienate consumers and undermine the success of small online businesses. In his book 'Defending the Brand,' Brian Murray discusses how online companies can protect themselves, protect the customer experience, and drive revenue. From E-Commerce Guide on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46052) Commentary: The year of living RFID A focus on the electronic product code overshadows the broader context--and power--of radio frequency identification. Smart companies will test EPC now and link tests to process change and other extended Internet technologies. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46051) Report: Tech funding still on the decline Investment in tech companies fell for the third straight year in 2003, though the last quarter held out some hope for the industry, according to a new survey. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46050) House Panel Sparks Database Controversy It's not law yet, but there is cause for concern after a U.S. congressional committee expressed approval for a bill that would, for the first time, allow copyright protection over data. The arrangement of publicly available information - names of people in alphabetical order, for example - had traditionally been denied protection because it represents no creative work. This bill would allow that information to become private property. By Roy Mark, InternetNews.Com, January 23, 2004 [Refe From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46048) Learning Repository Community wiki Because this site is a Wiki, anybody could may add to it. It's a good initiative, launched by ADL. The site currently has some basic information about learning object repositories and links to a number of resources. Papers and presentations from ADL's Learning Repositories Summit, released in November, are also available here. By Various Authors, ADL, January, 2003 [Refer][--> From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46047) eLearnopedia Three items from Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) this week, all culled from today's Academic ADL Co-Lab News Report. This first item is a lot like OLDaily - a daily selection of links and resources in the field of e-learning. The category tabs are kind of neat, but will be less useful when there are thousands of links. Because it's a relatively new site, they are still linking to staples (last Thursday's link consisted of 'Elearning Post', for example). The site needs an RSS feed, of course. By Various Authors, ADL, January, 2003 [--> From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46046) Brewster Kahle on the Internet Archive and People's Technology This interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle introduces readers to the concept of "universal access to all human knowledge": "I found that if you really actually come to understand that statement, then that statement is possible; technologically possible to take, say, all published materials -- all books, music, video, software, web sites -- that it's actually possible to have universal access to all of that. Some for a fee, and some for free. I found that was a life-changing event for me. That is just an inspiring goal. It's the dream of the Greeks, which they embodie From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46045) memigo From the site: "Memigo recommends news articles you will be interested in based on your ratings and those of other users that are similar to you." This sort of thing will be huge. Forget peer review, forget gateways. This is the future of online content evaluation. By Various Authors, January, 2004 [Refer][Research][From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46044) The Tyranny of Copyright? This is a great observation: "The recording industry is a $12 billion a year business, compared with the telephone business, which is a more than $250 billion a year business. That is what economists call a 'revealed willingness to pay,' a clear preference for a technology that allows you to participate in work, socializing and interaction in general, over a technology that allows you to be a passive consumer of a packaged good." This item comes within the context of an article depicting (oh so fairly, mind you) a copyright regime that is out of control. Or let me put it another way: From OLDaily on January 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46043) Trends in Collaboration Was man braucht: 25 Minuten, einen Kaffee, einen bequemen Stuhl und einen Bildschirm mit Lautsprechern. Ton anstellen nicht vergessen! Dann auf den Link klicken! Jay Cross plaudert charmant über Informelles Lernen, "Bouillabaisse Learning" anstelle von "Blended Learning", und das... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 26, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (46042) Fachgerichte unter einem Dach Die Gerichtslandschaft in Deutschland könnte schon bald ein neues Gesicht bekommen. Die Justizministerkonferenz prüft eine Zusammenlegung der öffentlich-rechtlichen Fachgerichte, meldet... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (46041) Online Petition gegen Studiengebühren Hier der Link zur Petition www.foruni.de/petition/ From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 26, 2004 at 4:49 p.m.. (46040) Small Biz Gets Up To Speed Small organizations are abandoning their dial-up for DSL, and the market is expected to lead the surge in high-speed subscription lines. From CyberAtlas on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46039) MTFlood Here's something wacky. FloodMT, a script for automatically comment flooding an MT blog. FloodMT is the first integrated solution for testing Movable Type blogs for working anti-spamming features. It can also be used to check the effectiveness of plugins such... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46038) Commentary: 'Standards' obscure new wireless advance From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46037) Are Oracle business apps at a crossroads? The software maker is likely to face tough questions about its business applications unit this week, as it unveils products and plans at its AppsWorld conference. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46036) Gates reveals his 'magic solution' to spam The battle to rid the world's in-boxes of spam has got itself a heavyweight champion--Bill Gates--who's making a heavyweight promise: an end to the e-mail plague within two years. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46035) The virus hunter Network Associates' Vincent Gullotto is on the front lines in the struggle between virus writers and security managers. Which side is ahead? A status report. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46034) Herbsttagung des BKA JurPC veröffentlicht eine Pressemitteilung des BMI sowie Kurzstatements und Zusammenfassungen der Vorträge und Redebeiträge, die auf der Herbsttagung des BKA... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (46033) Microsoft Launches Search Toolbar Microsoft Launches Search Toolbarhttp://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/26/HNmstoolbar_1.htmlMicrosoft Corp.'s MSN Internet division has developed a search toolbar that users can add to their Web browsers via a free download. The MSN Toolbar's main feature is its search form, from which users can perform Web searches. It also provides shortcuts to MSN services, such as the Hotmail e-mail service, the MSN Messenger instant messaging service and the My MSN customizable home pag From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 3:52 p.m.. (46032) Geekbox: Tribe tips Interesting observations at Geekbox on ridiculously easy group-forming and the advantages of transparent membership and free-for-all taxonomies. (see also this previous post about Tribe.) The free-for-all creation of tribes is sometimes inefficient and duplicitous, but it really doesn't matter when you have your f From Seb's Open Research on January 26, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (46031) SAP, Teradata team up to streamline data The two companies are jointly building a set of applications aimed at industries that deal with massive amounts of information. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46030) TruSecure delivers custom bug alerts A new service checks critical corporate systems as security flaws emerge to see if they are open to attack, then alerts network administrators. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46029) Hammerhead bites off $25 million From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46028) NRC Graduate Student Scholarships Here's something that might interest you if you're a Canadian graduate student (or about to become one) and would like to do part of your research work at the National Research Council. For instance, if you're into web-based knowledge sharing, syndication, social software and all that, it could be a nice opportunity to collaborate with Stephen, myself and the others in --> From Seb's Open Research on January 26, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (46027) Quick poll: Got GeoURL? As usual, click here if you can't see the poll below.Should you want to jump in, look up the GeoURL site, especially the following guide: Using GeoURL from various blogging systems From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 26, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (46026) Never Mind The Bollocks Last week, Stavros the wonderchicken wrote one of the best posts about weblogs I've read in quite a while. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 26, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (46025) Mindreef's SOAPscope 3.0 Here's a four-minute Flash movie containing three segments from an online demo of the latest version of Mindreef's SOAPscope. The presenter is Frank Grossman; a few others (including me) chime in occasionally. The segments are: ... From Jon's Radio on January 26, 2004 at 2:46 p.m.. (46024) Napster's Fanning has Snocap-ped vision Shawn Fanning, creator of the once notorious song-swap service, is working on new venture aiming to help record labels make money from file swapping. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46023) Overture Networks scales down its switches The start-up now offers two versions of its product that service providers can use to upgrade their metropolitan networks to Ethernet. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46022) Microsoft: XML patent moves are no big deal Recent patent applications filed by Microsoft are routine moves and don't reflect a change in the company's position on Extensible Markup Language, according to a spokesman for the software maker From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46021) Boingo roams into Louisiana From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46020) Business Journals Business Journalshttp://www.uflib.ufl.edu/businesslibrary/journals/journals.htmAn excellent resource of business journals is available from the Business Library of the University of Florida. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (46019) Amazon Peddles Politicians Amazon Peddles Politicianshttp://snipurl.com/432khttp://www.amazon.com/gp/misc/flag.html Amazon shoppers now have something new they can spend their money on -- the presidential candidates of their choice. The new feature, which allows visitors to make contributions of up to $200 to their favorite candidate, is an effort "to take the friction out of grassroots contributions to presidential candidates," according to the Amazon Web site. For that reason it is not endorsing a From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (46018) India to get a look at Windows code? The software giant is in talks with the country's government to share the source code underlying its Windows operating system. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46017) Friday Meeting Video Stream Due to the great response we had with people wanting to attend the meetings we're holding this Friday, we will be broadcasting the meetings live via QuickTime. You can watch and listen to the meetings from the comfort of your own office and drop questions / comments to the moderator via iChat (or other IM) who will bring them up for discussion in the group. If you intend on participating, please drop a comment below and let me know what IM client you'll be using so we can prepare appropriately. Preparatory docu From autounfocus on January 26, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46016) Sprachkenntnis von Spätaussiedlern Um als Spätaussiedler anerkannt zu werden, muss der/die AntragstellerIn Sprachkenntnisse nachweisen. Am 04.09.2003 hatte sich das BVerwG damit befasst, welche... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (46015) Organskandal in England Mehr als 2.000 Familien verklagen den britischen Gesundheitsdienst NHS (PDF) wegen der unerlaubten Entnahme der Organe ihrer toten Kinder. Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (46014) Dwight Shih's standalone comment and trackback... Dwight Shih's standalone comment and trackback server for Radio. [Scripting News] Comment:Good to see folks still developing on Radio.... From Radio on January 26, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (46013) The eLearning Guild The eLearning Guild continues to grow, develops new programs. In an article to be published Monday, The eLearning Guild notes its second anniversary is coming in March. In two years, The Guild has grown to over 10,000 members worldwide, and has expanded its online and onsite offerings. In addition to the weekly eLearning Developers' Journal, The Guild provides a Resource Directory, Info Exchange, and Job Board on its Web site. The organization has also added From Bill Brandon: eLearning on January 26, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46012) Don't design on spec Three reasons never to submit free designs when responding to a Request for Proposal. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on January 26, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (46011) Dean's bad idea Declan reports on a bad idea put forward by Dean 15 months before he announced his run for the presidency (and six months after 9/11): Requiring users to insert an identity card — presented as an upgrade of today's drivers license — into a computer in order to log on. Apparently, the campaign is not responding to questions about this. It's certainly not an idea I've heard bruited about by the campaign, but I'm certainly not privy to every bruiting. (Thanks to Eric for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on January 26, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (46010) The Daily Globe and Internet Chris Lydon's two-hour NPR show last night brought together some of my very favorite bloggers to discuss the effect of Internet and blogging on politics. There was a lot of talk about the "popping of the bubble" (as Ed Cone put it) with a healthy respect for what blogging has done for and to politics already. Chris is, of course, the best at what he does, and reminded everyone of the importance of blogging despite the Dean campaign's crash landing in Iowa. Although many of the guests and Chris himself said that blogs are a grassroots tool open to anyone,... From Joho the Blog on January 26, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (46009) Microsoft unveils MSN toolbar beta The software giant introduces a beta version of a toolbar meant to offer simplified access to the company's various Internet portal services, such as Web-based e-mail and search. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (46008) Author attitudes toward OA archiving Eugenio Pelizzari, Academic staff use, perception and expectations about Open-access archives, an abridged edition of a master's dissertation for New Castle University. From the abstract: "This study surveyed the academic population of the faculties of Economics and Law of the University of Study of Brescia, Italy. The survey sought to determine knowledge and use of Open-Access archives in the different disciplines, and to verify the conditions stated by the authors to participate in an Institutional Open-Access initiative....Res From Joho the Blog on January 26, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (46006) Mobile Phone Uber-Directory in the Works Congress shouldn't allow the carriers to proceed with this directory on anything but an opt-in basis: Require that customers affirmatively tell the mobile companies they want to be listed. Then again, Congress has repeatedly shown its willingness to do what industry tells it to do, without our consent. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 26, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46005) The Oxford Princeton Programme Derivatives and Risk Management Faculty Member Signs Book Deal with John Wiley & Sons; New book is first ever to link mechanical trading systems with trader psychology [PRWEB Jan 26, 2004] From PR Web on January 26, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46004) vote ro I live in the 12th Congressional District in California. We're a pretty sensible (you might call us liberal) bunch. Over 80% oppose the war. Almost 70% oppose the "Patriot Act." Yet our Congressman -- a wonderful and amazing figure, Tom Lantos -- doesn't vote the way his district thinks. He has supported the war. He has supported the Patriot Act. I haven't done this before, and I'm not going to do this much again, but this gap between who we are and how we are represented has led me to help Congressman Lantos' opponent -- Ro Khanna. Ro's a bright, young, commit From Lessig Blog on January 26, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46003) Studie zum E-Controlling Angesichts der wachsenden Bedeutung der Erfolgskontrollen von Online-Aktivitäten führt das Hochschul-Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationsforschung Hannover (IJK) derzeit eine Studie... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46002) Digitale Signatur Alle über den Warn- und Informationsdienst von CERT-Bund versendeten Meldungen sind ab heute mit einem neuen PGP-Schlüssel bzw. S/MIME-Zertifikat signiert,... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46001) World Language Portal World Language Portalhttp://www.nsls.info/community/language/Find information to help you work with world languages, including vendors, translators, and catalogers. This site is under development and one should revisit as it looks to become an excellent resource. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46000) Pharmaceutical industry and high-priced journals Users Tell the Rest of the Story, Outsell, January 23, 2004 (only summary available online) reports the frustrations of several pharmaceutical companies with respect to expensive journal subscriptions. Evidently, the American Medical Association generated a furor when raising one institution's license "900." A group of these companies, then, surveyed their users and found that they didn't regard such journals as "must-haves" and were to consider alternatives, including cancelling expensive subscriptions. T From FOS News on January 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (45999) Chronicle story and colloquy on open access Lila Guterman, The Promise and Peril of 'Open Access', Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2004 (accessible even to non-subscribers). A major overview of OA, its progress, its critics, and its future. Excerpt: "The good guys, in the eyes of many scientists and librarians, are the revolutionaries offering an alternative to the publishing status quo. They are creating online journals that charge no subscription fees. These agitators for change want to rescue librarians from the tyranny of prohibitively costly journa From FOS News on January 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (45998) "Copyright horror stories" Robert S. Boynton, The Tyranny of Copyright, New York Times Magazine, January 25, 2004: The article discusses consequences of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, efforts by Lawrence Lessig and others through Creative Commons and other venues to retain rights for content users, concerns of authors and content creators, and the question of micropayments for content usage. (Source: beSpacific) From FOS News on January 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (45997) Next-generation e-forms E-forms, a technology that's been around for a long time, is now a hotbed of activity. Microsoft's XML-oriented InfoPath, which shipped with Office 2003 in October, is now deployed and in use. Adobe plans to ship a beta version of its PDF-and-XML-oriented forms designer in the first quarter of this year. And e-forms veterans such as PureEdge and Cardiff, whose offerings are built on an XML core, are lining up behind XForms, the e-forms standard that became an official W3C recommendation in October 2003. [Full story at --> From Jon's Radio on January 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (45996) The art and science of software testing Test-driven development does require a lot of time and effort, which means something's got to give. One Java developer, Sue Spielman, sent a Dear John letter to her debugger by way of her Weblog. "It seems over the last year or two we are spending less and less time with each other," she wrote. "How should I tell you this? My time is now spent with my test cases." Clearly that's a better use of time, but when up to half of the output of a full-blown TDD-style project can be test code, we' From Jon'apos;s Radio on January 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (45995) Dean should come clean on privacy Declan McCullagh says that Howard Dean's temper may be the least of his worries. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (45994) For Gates, a knight to be remembered Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to receive an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. But don't start calling him "Sir Bill." From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (45993) Lexmark sales top company record The printer maker also brings in 13 cents per share more than analysts expected, thanks to higher demand for its printers and supplies in the fourth quarter. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (45992) Dialer-Problematik Der Kollege Bahr weist heute auf ein Urteil (3 S. PDF) des AG Meißen hin, wonach in erster Linie der... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (45991) Lincoln on liberty The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different,... From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 26, 2004 at 9:49 a.m.. (45990) SOLAR TOWER RENEWABLE ENERGY ALLIANCE of AMERICA LLC, a US$3.6 Billion Dollar Sustainable Energy Initiative has announced preparations to build a prototype "AELDWOOD SOLAR TOWER RENEWABLE ENERGY ALLIANCE of AMERICA LLC, (aka "The STREAM Coop") directors have announced that the group is planning to build a new improved version of a Solar Tower From PR Web on January 26, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (45989) Palestinian father of IDF soldier gets his expulsion delayed From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (45988) Shin Bet, police, IDF to question Tennenbaum From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (45987) Mazuz: AG should handle fewer cases From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (45986) Analysis / What Nasrallah knows From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (45985) Germany: We'll free prisoners for Arad From Haaretz: News on January 26, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (45984) Lernen mit Weblogs: "gesellschaftliche... Elke Prinz aus Linz über das Lernen mit Weblogs: Meiner Meinung nach können Weblogs und E-Learning den realen Unterricht nicht ersetzen. Es treten dabei zu viele Nachteile auf. Wie vor kurzem in der Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten zu lesen war, verlernen die Kinder immer mehr die deutsche Sprache und sind ihrer nicht mächtig. Wie im Skriptum Informationsverarbeitung 2 im Kapitel Auswirkungen von Elisabeth Katzlinger-Felhofer zu lesen ist, entstehen durch die neuen Technologien Leben From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (45981) Neue Suche für Golem Die Suchfunktion von Golem erfreut sich zwar großer Beliebtheit, zählte bislang allerdings kaum zu den Glanzlichtern der Seite. Mit der... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (45980) LibDB LibDBhttp://www.disobey.com/noos/LibDB/An open-sourced Perl/MySQL library and asset management system based on and inspired by the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, triples from the semantic web, and "the end-user doesn't, and shouldn't, need to know this stuff". In English, this means that you'll be able to smartly and easily catalog your movies, books, magazines, comics, etc. into your own computerized "personal library". LibDB and its data will always be free. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 26, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (45979) Orphaned or balck archive pages? Use this... Orphaned or balck archive pages? Use this. A few days ago I posted some advice re deleting posts, saying that one may end up with blank pages in your archives. Not that anything would point to them if you used... From Radio on January 26, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (45978) Bloggers wanted Instapundit points out that the Detroit News is looking for bloggers to write, on their site, for 30-day stints, about the election. That will be fun to watch and may give us some new clues about the ways weblog voices and the voices of traditional media can mix. From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 26, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (45977) Experts: Remote E-Voting Still Workable - RACHEL KONRAD, Associated Press Despite a Pentagon project criticized this week as dangerously vulnerable to hackers and terrorists, reliable Internet voting from overseas still could be workable, computer scientists agree. But a secure system would not be ready for this year's presi From Techno-News Blog on January 26, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (45976) Apple's core: The Mac turns 20 - Marsha Walton, CNN Its dedicated users are so passionate they're often described as religious about their love for the machine. Twenty years ago, on January 24, 1984, Apple Computer launched the Macintosh. It contained virtually unknown features, including simple icons, From Techno-News Blog on January 26, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (45975) 10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change Your World - Technology Review Technology Review unveils its annual selection of hot new technologies about to affect our lives in revolutionary ways"and profiles the innovators behind them. With new technologies constantly being invented in universities and companies across the gl From Techno-News Blog on January 26, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (45974) A Little Help from Our Friends - Carol Holzberg, TechLearning For many school districts, it's no longer possible to depend solely on in-house personnel to field end user questions and offer basic troubleshooting. Especially in districts with large installed bases, where PCs number in the thousands but IT staff on From Educational Technology on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (45973) Corporate branding heats up for education - Corey Murray, eSchool News With school budgets tighter than they've been in several years, a growing number of school leaders nationwide are tapping into a revenue stream that many people believe should have no place in academia: corporate sponsorships. Now, two new organization From Educational Technology on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (45972) Best Practice in Online Polling - Jim Klaas, IRRODL Abstract: This report summarizes major polling design principles and practices, with particular emphasis on those affecting the integrity of online polls in distance education (DE). Specific consideration is given to the statement of polling objectives From Online Learning Update on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (45971) Open Source Software: Two Learning Management Systems - Jim Depow, IRRODL Abstract: This report is the second in a two-part series about open source (OSS) and free software (FS) systems in online education. These are rapidly emerging as alternatives to costly proprietary learning management systems (LMS) and content manageme From Online Learning Update on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (45970) Interactivity in computer-mediated college and university education: recent review of literature - Brent Muirhead, Charles Juwah; Ed Tech & Society Introduction: Interactivity and interactions are critical in underpinning the learning process in face-to-face, campus based and distance and online education. Interactions serve a diverse range of functions in the educational process which include, f From Online Learning Update on January 26, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (45969) Experts: Remote E-Voting Still Workable - RACHEL KONRAD, Associated Press Despite a Pentagon project criticized this week as dangerously vulnerable to hackers and terrorists, reliable Internet voting from overseas still could be workable, computer scientists agree. But a secure system would not be ready for this year's presi From Online Learning Update on January 26, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (45968) Was ist Bildung? Innovationsgipfel schaden der Wissenschaft. Das Lernen, Lehren und Forschen verträgt kein Schielen nach Produktideen oder Sozialnutzen. Auf keinem Feld ist die Sprache der Politik so schwer erträglich, wie wenn es um Erziehung, Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung geht. Ein „Innovationsbüro Deutschland“, die „Reform der gesamten Bildungskette“ oder die Sorge, „kreative Potenziale brachliegen zu lassen“ (alles aus dem Abschlusskommuniqué des jüngsten Modernisierungsgipfels im Kanzleramt), sind an sich schon unverlo From BildungsBlog on January 26, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (45967) Entre 100 y 150 pymes podrán beneficiarse de una comunidad virtual de formación impulsada por la patronal aragonesa Entre 100 y 150 pymes de la Comunidad autónoma aragonesa podrán beneficiarse de una comunidad virtual de aprendizaje para formación y reciclaje continuo de directivos y técnicos a través de internet, ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 26, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (45966) Legacies Under Fire Texas A&M's decision to end special admissions treatment for alumni children may spark similar moves among public colleges and lawmakers elsewhere. From Chronicle: free on January 26, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (45965) Let Authors Pay Are open-access scientific journals, with their free subscriptions, a real threat to commercial publishers and their costly fees? Or is the new business model doomed to irrelevance? From Chronicle: free on January 26, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (45964) DVD Encryption Lawsuit Dropped A film-industry coalition drops its court battle against a San Francisco programmer who posted code on the Web that cracks DVD copy-protection technology. The teen who wrote the code was recently acquitted in Norway. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45963) Amazon: Support Your Candidate Shoppers at Amazon can now donate to presidential campaigns. The company is just trying to help out the grassroots effort -- but the usual processing fees apply. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45962) Rover No. 2 Phones Home Just hours after NASA's second rover, Opportunity, bounced onto the opposite side of Mars from its twin, scientists received photos of a crater inside Meridiani Planum. The region is believed to be the smoothest, flattest Mars landscape. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45961) Risky E-Vote System to Expand The federal government wants to try out a new Internet voting system during the next presidential election and dismisses a report on its security risks. But a Canadian online vote indicates the risks are real. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45960) Sci-Fi Is a Splash at Sundance Science-fiction films make a big impression at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Computer-generated imagery and grad students' physics projects help express the dark side of science. Jason Silverman reports from Park City, Utah. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45959) Spam Law Generates Confusion The federal act meant to reign in spam is creating confusion among e-mail marketers, who say it's unclear how to remain on the right side of the law. Chris Ulbrich reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45958) Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s Time was that everybody was converting their vinyl into CDs. Now a New York firm will rip an entire CD collection to the MP3 format for a fee. Is this the death of the CD? By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45957) Wattles: Beware the ThermaCool The inventors of a noninvasive radio-frequency device called ThermaCool say their creation could take the place of plastic surgery for procedures like tightening skin and removing neck wattles. Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on January 26, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (45956) I Congreso Internacional sobre Víctimas del Terrorismo La Universidad San Pablo-CEU y la Fundación Víctimas del Terrorismo promueven el I Congreso Internacional sobre Víctimas del Terrorismo que comienza hoy en Madrid.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 26, 2004 at 5:50 a.m.. (45955) Klage deutscher Soldaten Die Schadensersatzklage krebskranker Soldaten gegen US-Rüstungskonzerne ist in den USA zugelassen worden. Das erfuhr die FTD aus dem Umfeld der... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (45954) Whizlabs Launches MCSE/MCSA 2003 (70-290) Certification Exam Simulator Whizlabs Software, a key player in the IT Certification Exam Preparation has launched MCSE/MCSA 70-290 Certification Exam Simulator for professionals seeking certification for Windows 2003 Tracks. [PRWEB Jan 26, 2004] From PR Web on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (45953) Welcome to the Jungle Baby!Take a trip to the newest destination in the Baby Road Trip Video Series: Baby Road Trip JUNGLE Baby Road Trip takes children ages 6 months to 4 years of age on musically themed journeys to different destinations. At Baby Road Trip we do not believe in using videos as the "ultimate babysitter" for children, so instead, we have created a product that parents truly enjoy watching along with their child. Baby Road Trip is launching the second video, Baby Road Trip JUNGLE, in their award winning video series. [PRWEB Jan 26, 2004] From PR Web on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (45952) Update on National Black Writers Conference, March 25-27 in New York City Presents "A Tribute and Symposium on John Oliver Killens The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of The City University Of New York will present its Seventh Annual National Black Writers Conference: A Tribute and Symposium on John Oliver Killens: The Culture & Politics of Black Literature from Thursday, March 25 through Saturday, March 27, 2004. The keynote address will be given by award winning journalist, Gil Noble, on Thursday evening at he Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture. [PRWEB Jan 26, 2004] From PR Web on January 26, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (45951) Visual Thesaurus Eine graphische Darstellung von Worten und ihrer Verbindungen zueinander wurde zwar hier im April letzten Jahres schon einmal vorgestellt. Aber... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (45950) "Sir" Bill Gates Trotz seiner Milliarden-Gaben für wohltätige Zwecke ist Bill Gates für viele immer noch der Inbegriff eines rücksichtslosen Monopolisten. Nun gibt... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 26, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (45949) Der Lehrbrief From Mein Schuster on January 26, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (45948) DE Basics: Technologies for Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (45947) Mayor's Fate Is Intertwined With Head of Teachers' Union As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg strives to achieve his goals, one person more than any other has the power to help or hinder him: the president of the city teachers' union. From New York Times: Education on January 26, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (45946) In Some Schools, It's One Teacher, One Student Cozy Hollow Elementary in Wyoming is one of a handful of single-student schools in rural states. From New York Times: Education on January 26, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (45945) Anleitung zur körperlichen Zufriedenheit Eine neue Broschüre des Fonds Gesundes Österreich gibt Tipps zu Kräftigungs- und Dehnungsübungen. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45944) Die Psychologie des blauen Dunstes: Be-Deutung und Chance des Rauchens Be-Deutung und Chance des Rauchens From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45943) Buch aktuell: Nahrungsmittelallergie Ein Leitfaden für Betroffene. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45942) Schlechtes Klima an Bett und Tisch Im Wohnzimmer hängen manchmal mehr Schadstoffe in der Luft als an stark befahrenen Straßen. UNIQA bietet allen KundInnen vergünstigte Schadstoffmessungen an. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45941) Gesund durch den Winter schlemmen Draußen kalt und nass, drinnen warm und trocken: Der Winter ist ein Balanceakt für unseren Körper: Haut und Schleimhäute werden geschwächt, Erreger haben leichtes Spiel. Vollkommen ausgeliefert sind wir ihnen dennoch nicht. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45940) Buch aktuell: Leben ohne Gluten. Ratgeber für Zöliakie, Sprue und Getreideallergie. Mit über 100 Rezepten. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45939) VitalSeminar 'Bodystyling' - jedem Körpertyp sein individuelles Muskeltraining UNIQA VitalSeminar: Den Körper in allen Situationen optimal und effizient trainieren. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45938) Nahrungsmittel: Unverträglich - Mit Ernährung Allergien vorbeugen Allergien lassen sich vermeiden oder zumindest zeitlich verzögern. Allergenarme Ernährung und das Vermeiden von Tabakrauch haben sich in Studien bewährt und selbst vorbelastete Kinder weitgehend vor Allergien bewahrt. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45937) Die Mittagsstunden überstehen So mancher Büromensch kämpft von Mittag bis zum frühen Nachmittag mit einem scheinbar unvermeidbaren Leistungstief. Unvermeidbar jedoch nur bedingt: Ausgewogenes Essen macht schlappe Geister munter. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45936) Die Grippe ist da In Frankreich, der Schweiz, in Deutschland und Tschechien ist sie bereits vor einiger Zeit angelangt. Nun bestätigt das Influenza Netzwerk Österreich den Ausbruch der Grippewelle auch bei uns . From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45935) Rauchentwöhnung ist 'Gehirnwäsche' Ãœber 50 Prozent aller Raucher wollen aufhören. Die wenigsten schaffen es. Wissenschafter der Medizinischen Universität Wien untersuchten eine gängige Entwöhnungsmethode und kamen zu einem überraschenden Ergebnis. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 26, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (45934) Bloggers are blogging not for money but for a passion which embodies the heart and soul of journalism Joi nails it. How many more years and how many more Davoses until everybody else 'gets it' and does it matter if they don't? Won't matter to me, I'll still be here blogging away!QUOTEWhat was interesting was the number of people from the mass media in the audience who still seemed to think that blogs were either just poor quality news or that bloggers were just wannabe journalists. One person from a newspaper said that she thought blogs would just become incubators for journalists. I (emotionally) asserted that the mass media an From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 26, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (45933) DegreePort launches proprietary school search technology From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (45932) Opportunity made 'interplanetary hole-in-one' From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (45931) Avoiding Identity Theft - A New Web-Based Course From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (45930) NETV to reduce broadcast day From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (45929) Grant boosts virtual science lessons From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45928) Sprint Awarded Contract to Deliver Unique Online Learning Tool to Virginia Public Schools From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45927) Parents explore online-learning frontier From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45926) The Tyranny of Copyright? From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45925) MIT helps break ground in educational software collaboration From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45924) RFPs: Government Online Learning Center RFPs: Government Online Learning Center. Heads up! (Thanks, Gord)-- BB Feds search for Online Training Services. Federal Computer Week reports that the Office of Personnel Management is seeking ideas from contractors and academic institutions to develop a task order for online training, products and services for the Government Online Learning Center. "Known as GoLearn, the program provides Web-based human capital performance tools such as From Bill Brandon: eLearning on January 26, 2004 at 1:48 a.m.. (45923) Data storage worlds uniting To squeeze more out of existing gear and lower management costs, organizations are embracing products that marry so-called SAN and NAS storage technologies. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (45922) PeopleSoft cuts hosting prices The company is slashing prices for its software hosting services, the second time in three months it has cut prices in an effort to jumpstart its hosting initiative. From CNET News.com on January 26, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (45921) Release of Flash MX FIS Device Interface Components with Reference Panel Help I'm in the process of developing v2 components for my Device Interface set, and since I never got around to making Reference panel help, I would get those out -- From FlashSim on January 26, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (45920) New Project for Cataloging Personal Collections From time to time, somone will email or IM me and ask for a recommendation for software to catalog their personal library. I'm happy to report that there is a new solution called LibDB on the horizon. "This is the development wiki of LibDB, an open-sourced Perl/MySQL library and asset management system based on and inspired by the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (pdf), triples from the --> From The Shifted Librarian on January 26, 2004 at 12:47 a.m.. (45919) Yet Another Format to Start Thinking about for the Future Music CDs: Dinosaurs "Music downloads will render compact discs all but obsolete in the next five years, yet half of all companies that begin selling digital songs online will fail by year-end, a researcher warned Saturday. By 2008, about a third of music sales in the United States and nearly 20 percent in Europe will come in the form of downloads and streaming music over the Internet, building a multi-billion dollar business for the battered music industry, accord From The Shifted Librarian on January 25, 2004 at 11:47 p.m.. (45918) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]