Edu_RSS ~ January 27, 2004

Most recent update: January 27, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Toolboxes Call me a miserable old gumnut (eh?) but I'm not convinced by these toolbox thingys that the Australian Flexible Learning Framework have put together. Not convinced at all. Here's the blurb: "Each toolbox contains about 400 hours of learning, representing about 15 "units of competency", based on nationally recognised accreditations. Anyone can grab these online resources, activities and user guides, and cobble together their o From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (46263) Yay, Ten Reasons is back! Hurrah 10RW or TRW or whatever it's called is back and running. No more lying in bed with your books now :o) From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (46262) Oracle looks beyond PeopleSoft The database giant promises that developing business applications will remain one of its top priorities--with our without its acquisition of PeopleSoft. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46261) Commentary: Spreading the latest virus From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46260) Sites match voters, candidates Political information sites offer tools that resemble those on dating sites, where the uncommitted voter can answer questions to a match engine that spits out an ideal candidate. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46259) Government planning cyber alert system The Department of Homeland Security will announce details of its plans for a cyber alert system Wednesday morning. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46258) Google's Orkut cuts out The social network site, an experimental project of search giant Google, goes offline just days after thousands of Silicon Valley execs and techies are invited to join. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46257) Study: Israel leads in teacher, student absenteeism From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46256) Palestinian Geneva Accord group invited to Knesset From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46255) Road map monitor Wolf is back in town From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46254) Two Arab prisoners on list refusing to go to Lebanon From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46253) Sharon to set 'security line' in pullout plan From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (46252) Strategies To Succeed In Distance Learning From ScotFEICT on January 27, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (46251) Little d democracy Note: Contains completely partisan Deanism... I spent the day in Exeter, yet another picture perfect New Hampshire town, alternating between standing outside holding Dean signs and sitting in the unheated Town Hall, checking off voters on the Dean supporter list. Then, at 5pm, it was back to the Portsmouth HQ, phoning people to urge them to vote. In short, I spent the day being a little-d democrat. This is the real thing: American democracy. People reduced to their singular equality. Each one of them nuts in her or his own way. With the kids in their winter caps with animal... From Joho the Blog on January 27, 2004 at 8:48 p.m.. (46250) TiVo acquires start-up Strangeberry From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46249) Bar code patents thrown out A federal district court judge invalidates patents on bar code products--in a victory over one of technology's most prolific patent collectors. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46248) Israeli rights groups join anti-fence case From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46247) Yesha Council says PM plans to evacuate several settlements From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46246) Sharon to set `security line' in pullout plan From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (46245) Dina Mehta - My blog is my one stop shop Yup, a blog is one of the best if not THE best digital identities for people and corporations that we have today. And I agree with Dina, someday the social networking tools will form a significant portion of our digital identity. Unfortuantely, today's social networking tools aren't nearly sophisticated enough to do this. Eventually this will change and these tools will actually be useful rather than being merely the new new thing or Internet popularity contests which is what they are mostly today. F From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 7:49 p.m.. (46244) The Real Lock-In More so I don't forget these links than for you, dear readers: Yesterday, Robert Scoble, who works for Microsoft, wrote a long entry (choosing a media player. Scoble's basic point is if you plan to buy DRM-protected music online, you... From Ten Reasons Why on January 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m.. (46243) WikiTravel Yup. Just what you think it is. Check it out. From Lessig Blog on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46242) Expert Q&A: Handling Foreign Affairs Deciding to sell internationally is one of the most exciting decisions a small business owner can make. By accepting foreign currency, you'll be gaining valuable customers while simultaneously broadening your international audience. From E-Commerce Guide on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46241) Procket Networks COO resigns The change in upper management comes as the company, one of the most closely watched start-ups in Silicon Valley, is beginning to gain traction with customers. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46240) ARM to buy out California chipmaker From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46239) SCO issues bounty for MyDoom creator The company hopes the $250,000 reward will lead to the person or group responsible for targeting its Web site with a denial-of-service attack scheduled to start Feb. 1. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46238) Corporate spending spurs Avaya From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46237) The one who is blogging There is at least one good thing about Orkut: I wanted to use funny photo for my profile and I found this one. March 2003, Maastricht, carnaval... I guess it will not help to recognise me if we meet face-to-face, but I t From Mathemagenic on January 27, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46236) El BBVA invertirá 22 millones de euros en formar a sus empleados este año La entidad bancaria invertirá 22 millones de euros en formar a sus empleados durante 2004, una cantidad que supone un 10% más que el pasado ejercicio y que permitirá ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 27, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (46235) WinterFest Q&A about MyST - Bill French answers questions raised on IRC Bill French takes the IRC chat at RSS Winterfest about his presentation and presents his responses inline with the IRC transcript. Very cool. I think I am finally starting to grok MyST. I wish other companies had the ba*ls and the chutzpah to answer questions raised in IRC like Bill does here! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (46234) New ERIC/ACVE Archive Locations ERIC/ACVE (ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education) is dead. The bad news is that the ERIC/ACVE web site was taken down on December 31, 2003 and its research reports will not be developed further. The good news is... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 27, 2004 at 6:49 p.m.. (46233) More Lila Guterman on OA I've already blogged Lila's story, The Promise and Peril of 'Open Access' (Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2004). But I overlooked two of her companion pieces in the same issue, (1) 2 Routes to Open Access: Archives and Institutional Subscriptions and (2) Publishers Fear Government Inter From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (46232) Network Solutions cuts short Google shortcut The domain name registrar throws a wrench in Google's plans for a new service that offers shortcuts to data on domain name owners. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46231) AOL revamps its home page The redesigned AOL.com promotes the company's broadband Internet service, as it struggles to overcome the defection of members from its dial-up service. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46230) Findory The future of personalization is in approaches like this site, which adapts to your choices and presents you news you are interested in. Brought to you by the same people who brought you Memigo (which I linked to yesterday). Great stuff. By Various Authors, January, 2003 [Refer][Research][ From OLDaily on January 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46229) Economist Intelligence Unit Releases Global e-Learning Rankings I have no idea why a company would issue a press release describing a new report without providing a link to the report, but that's what IBM does with this item. The IBM elearning site has a number of iteresting papers (no RSS feed for them though), but not this one. Anyhow: "According to the white paper, successful e-learning countries -- such as Sweden, Canada and the United States -- lead in broadband connectivity, mobile-phone usage, and PC penetration. These countries have a strong education system, traditions in job training, support for lifelong learning and a high rate of literacy From OLDaily on January 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46226) Distributed Digital Rights Management Slides from my online talk today with TeleEducation New Brunswick on the topic of of Distributed Digital Rights Managament, the DRM we are building here at NRC for the eduSource project (and everyone else). By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, January 27, 2004 [Refer][Research][ From OLDaily on January 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46224) Atom API docs from MovableType - RSS and the MetaWeblogAPI in a new politically correct, secure and extensible skin As usual, this looks to be an awesome doc which is up to the Trotts high standards. Now the long wait for client tools to take advantage of this. I am sure the wait won't be long for NetNewsWire and ecto. Congrats! I just wish the whole process hadn't been so strident and full of flames. Onwards to better blogging tools and systems! QUOTEThis document describes TypePad's implementation of the Atom API. ... TypePad's Ato From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 5:50 p.m.. (46223) Snow Well, it's snowing again.  I'm on day two of the college being closed and it just started again.  I'm a little stir crazy I think.  I'm itchig to tell anyone who's listening some news, but I really can't because there are still uncertainties.  That ambiguous enough for you? No great outbursts of creativity unfortunately.  Those ideas that strike at the dead of night tend to evaporate by the time I hit the keyboard.  Maybe --> From Serious Instructional Technology on January 27, 2004 at 5:46 p.m.. (46222) The creativity explosion on Mars There's a nice piece in the NYTimes about the increased levels of public participation in recent Mars landings. A big part of the reason is that given a large, interested population with broadband connections, NASA officials have done their best to share every bit of data, image, and video they can online, and as a result thousands of websites have cropped up including those by laymen colorizing i From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46220) Oracle changes tune on integration The software maker launches an effort to make its business management applications compatible with other systems, finally getting into line with rivals on the need for interoperability. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46219) Commentary: The incredibly expanding security job From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46218) Weblogs are not about informing, they are about engaging Some thoughts on Can Blogging Work for E-Commerce? Got it from a colleague, commented by e-mail and decided to post here as well... 1. Jupiter research analyst blogs are not the best example of corporate weblogs (e.g. they don't have any conversational features, rarely include links, not very personal, so I'd say that they are just another channel on the corporate web-site). Compare with --> From Mathemagenic on January 27, 2004 at 4:52 p.m.. (46217) Neues EU-Portal Die EU hat seit 23.01.2004 ein neues Portal, wobei aus der Sicht des Juristen vor allem der "untere Block", dort... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 4:52 p.m.. (46216) XForms 1.1 Requirements Published 2004-01-27: The XForms Working Group has released XForms 1.1 Requirements as a Working Group Note. XForms is the new generation of Web forms. Version 1.1 has enhancements for the XForms 1.0 framework, embraces SOAP, and facilitates XForms authoring. Visit the XForms home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 p.m.. (46215) Insurgence, Emergence, Convergence... The presentation for the NLII conference is now in some kind of order. I won't say it's finished. A few people actually heeded yesterday's desperate cry for help and added to the wiki. I thank them to the point of... From Object Learning on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 p.m.. (46214) Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout The virulent program ranks as the Net's fastest spreading virus, butsecurity firms warn that the code left behind on PCs could cause morechaos than the initial infection. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46213) Hot-spot developer wins log-in patent The patent awarded to Nomadix covers a common method for redirecting subscribers to log-in pages when they access public networks. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46212) Windows sequel gets set to entertain Microsoft plans to start testing a new version of Windows XP Media Center, an increasingly important operating system for entertainment-oriented PCs. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46211) SanDisk ships 1GB Secure Digital card From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46210) Cyberkriminalität 2003 Cunard & Coplan haben jetzt eine sehr schöne Zusammenstellung über die Cyberkriminalität im Jahre 2003 (26 S. PDF) vorgelegt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (46209) Irrepressible Hope Conference 2004I know I will!Ch ... Irrepressible Hope Conference 2004I know I will!Check out the video promo here, or for those using dial-up try here. From Sisters' Weblog: It Bloggles the Mind! on January 27, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (46208) Not So Great Moments in Software Design #945,562 It is happening again. If you are like me, you have spent a chunk of time every few hours recently deleting piles of messages from email virus protection systems elsewhere, all claiming that I sent them infected emails (the latest viral attachment crud, W32.Novarg.A@mm, yum what a name). Nothing has changed since September 9, when I penned Stupid Practice in Email Virus Protection Systems: Stop Spam From cogdogblog on January 27, 2004 at 3:48 p.m.. (46207) Upcoming Appearances: Digital Democracy and Emerging Technology Looking forward to speaking at and attending the Digital Democracy Teach-In and the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego next month. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 27, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (46206) .NET reality check There's been some pushback recently, in the .NET blogging community, about Microsoft's habit of living in the future. For example: It is abundantly frustrating to be keeping up with you guys right now. We out here in the real world do not use Longhorn, do not have access to Longhorn (not in a way we can trust for production), and we cannot even begin to test out these great new technologies until version 1.0 (or 2.0 for those that wish to stay sane). I know there's probably not a whole lot you can do, but this is a plea to you from someone "in From Jon's Radio on January 27, 2004 at 3:46 p.m.. (46205) Microsoft unveils security server beta From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46204) IT firms take heat for 'sweatshop' labor A U.K.-based nonprofit says workers in developing countries who make computer components for companies such as IBM, Dell and HP are suffering "dire working conditions." From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46203) Microsoft patches latest Word The software giant is advising people who use Word 2003 to download a fix for a flaw that causes the recently released word processing application to crash in certain circumstances. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46202) Balkin on Sunstein, Blogging and Democracy Prof. Jack Balkin has made a couple of good posts about freedom of speech, democracy and blogging (What I learned about blogging in a year and Political Organization and Political Discussion on the Internet). The posts are mostly in response... From The Importance Of on January 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (46201) Networking: YASNs vs. blogs I'm supposed to work on a paper abstract, but I find all reasons not to do it (I guess next to studying my own multitasking habits I have to study what turns me into "can't write right now" mode :) In such a case my favourite distractor is my news aggregator (if there are no new e-mails in my mailbox; old e-mails that need actions are not good as a distractor :), so I join the crowd enjoying flow of posts reflecting on Orkut (read overview and comm From Mathemagenic on January 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (46200) NiP 01/2004 erschienen Die NiP 01/2004 (Januar/Februar 2004) ist heute erschienen. Editorial und ausgewählte Beiträge liegen vor; darüber hinaus natürlich auch die regelmäßige... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 2:53 p.m.. (46199) More on scientific paper embargoes Rudy M. Baum, Counterproductive Restrictions, Chemical & Engineering News, January 26, 2004, p.5 (access restricted to subscribers). An editorial in C&EN decries U.S. Treasury Department rulings that make it illegal for American scientific publishers to publish results from researchers in countries subject to U.S. trade embargoes, such as Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Cuba. Baum notes that the American Chemical Society received 195 submissions from such countries, most from Iran. While ACS is involved in effo From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (46198) New Skills for a New Economy A MassINC study reveals basic skills deficiencies in the workplace and offers six smart ways to improve adult education.... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (46197) A Just Teacher Pay System (3): How Does it Compare A Just Teacher Pay System (3): How Does it Compare Summary: This entry follows on several others (see links below), all of which have focused upon justice--particularly social or distributive justice. In this third of 3-4 entries I apply Deutsch's distributive justice questions (see references and links below) to the Fair Shares teacher compensation package which was develo From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (46196) Death and Breasts When I die, I want something from the the Cofani Funebri 2004 Calendar. I mean: look at the handles on that one. Also, note the tasteful September 11 motif. Marvellous country, this.... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46195) AT&T's VoIP gets 911 help From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46194) Matcheroo puts social networking to work Focusing on healthcare and financial industries, the startup joins the growing list of companies offering online social networking services aimed at the enterprise. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46193) EU seen ruling against Microsoft While a European Union decision in the antitrust investigation is still in its draft phase, and final details are yet to be made public, all the signs are that it won't be going Microsoft's way. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46192) Handheld market gets holiday lift The season of gift-giving boosted sales of handhelds in the fourth quarter, but the overall downward trend in 2003 and ever-stiffer competition mean further gains look difficult, says an IDC report. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46191) Social Software doesn't impress Scoble and it still doesn't impress me I agree as I stated back in December! But I'll keep trying these social software networking services. Hopefully one will impress me enough to use it. I've joined most of them but have put no effort into expanding my network. Blogging is more fun and I have more control and it's easier (no need to re-enter the same data every time). QUOTETranslation: doing a blog is far more important than joining one of these social software networks.U From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (46190) Challenges of digital copyright law for academia Andrea Foster, Intellectual Property: Digital-Copyright Law Is Ripe for Revision, Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume 50, Issue 21, Page B14 (January 30, 2004) (access restricted to subscribers). One from a series " IT: 10 challenges for the next 10 years," this article discusses the interests of universities in revisions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, with specific attention to fair use of publications in course materials and mollifying software anti-circumvention laws for study of computer systems and access to d From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (46189) 2004: The Turning Point Stephen Downes, 2004: The Turning Point, Ubiquity v.4,no.46 (January 20-26, 2004). Downes offers an assessment of "issues that will change the way we use the internet." One section, headlined "Attacking Open Content," says that media industries will attempt a backlash against freely-available alternatives to their products. Alongside open courseware and open source, Downes mentions "Open access journals are forcing publishers to retrench." He sees the attack happening on both "legislative" - through intellectual property an From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (46188) Openness in university IT John M. Unsworth, The Next Wave: Liberation Technology, Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume 50, Issue 21, Page B16 (January 30, 2004). (Access restricted to subscribers). Another of the "10 IT Challenges" columns, this article discusses the trend towards open courseware, open source and open access, as opposed to expensive subscription- and license-based alternatives. A section "Toward a New Model of Scholarly Communication" offers a summary of university institutional repository initiatives, the promotion of open access a From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (46187) U.S. Web Usage and Traffic, December 2003 Nielsen//NetRatings and comScore Media Metrix examined where U.S. Internet users were going and how long they were staying during December 2003. From CyberAtlas on January 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46186) EDS touts $100 million in outsourcing deals The company signs an array of deals to provide IT services to businesses in the United States and Europe. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46185) IBM unveils storage gateway Big Blue debuts a device for linking storage networks, saying the product offers greater performance and compatibility with other companies' storage gear. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46184) Perl Everywhere! - Now on Nokia Series 60 phones Excellent. Now I need to get one of these phones so I can have some fun Perl hacking! QUOTENokia will make an internal version of the Perl scripting language for Series 60 smartphones available to its developer community, Lee Epting, Nokia's VP of Developer Relations, tells us. Nokia acknowledges a demand for more developer options as Nokia's Symbian-based Series 60 platform reaches mass market volumes. UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (46183) Microsoft on Patenting XML Formats I recently asked whether Microsoft's moves to patent the XML formats it's using in new versions of Office were, once again, a customer lock-in ploy. Here's a (slightely edited) reply from Mark Martin, who's employed by the Microsoft's PR company: From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 27, 2004 at 12:47 p.m.. (46182) Geek the Vote Via Declan McCullagh @ Politech: something to read in lieu of utter nonsense about a barbaric yawp. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on January 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (46181) Gates takes swipe at Apple, Linux security With the MyDoom virus spreading rapidly Monday, Microsoft honcho Bill Gates points to the silver lining in such attacks and warns against complacency regarding non-Windows operating systems. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (46180) Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft Aktuelle Hintergrundinformationen über den prominenten Rechtsstreit gibt es bei lexisONE.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 11:52 a.m.. (46179) Academic Bill of Rights "A proposed new law would promise state college students classrooms free of instructors who introduce controversial topics that are not... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 11:52 a.m.. (46178) Weblogs im Internet Die Zusammenstellung (Stand: November 2003) von Anne Clyde von der Universität Island gehört zu den umfangreicheren Arbeiten im Netz.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (46177) Internationaler Datenschutz Diese Seite vereinigt die US-Gesetzgebung seit 1997 zum Datenschutz ebenso wie den EU-Datenschutz sowie OECD-Regelungen und etliche private Initiativen und... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (46176) Dad and the Blog - Blogging is all about the people Another classic post from Joey. Yes, blogging is all about the people! In the end people filter and find the best stuff for you and put it out there on the flow and if you are really lucky, like Joey and I, you meet cool people and make new friends and earn money because of blogging in addition to enriching the knowledge flow. Joey: I wish your Dad a speedy recovery (or Gute Besserung as they say in German)! [SOURCE:The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century] QUOTEHowever, what I have From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46175) Know your webhosting prices Too much choice leads to 'buyer fatigue' and you end up picking a webhosting package, DNS and domain registrar that's too expensive. Take the time, do your diligence and find out what's best for you. As of January 2004, GoDaddy is definitely cheaper than Register.com and as far as I can tell, there's no difference that I can tell between these two domain registrars. QUOTEThe current situation I have illustrated is using BlueDomino’s Extreme web hosting From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46174) Why doesn't Transparency Guru Don Tapscott have a blog? I love Don Tapscott's stuff but he doesn't appear to have a blog. I hope to be proven wrong, but it would be very weird indeed for the author of The Rise of Corporate Transparency not to have a blog. Don, if you don't have a blog, call me at 604 729-7924 and I'll set one up for you. From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 27, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46173) DOM Level 3 Validation is a W3C Recommendation 2004-01-27: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Document Object Model Level 3 Validation as a W3C Recommendation. DOM Level 3 Validation is a module that provides guidance to programs and scripts to dynamically update the content and the structure of documents while ensuring that the document remains valid, or becomes valid. Learn more about the DOM Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on January 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (46172) A Niagara of Red Ink; Washington Yawns Remember when Republicans stood for fiscal responsibility? Seems so long ago.. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (46171) CERT® Incident Note IN-2004-01 - W32/Novarg.A Virus Overview: The CERT/CC has been receiving reports of a new mass-mailing virus known as W32/Novarg.A, W32/Shimg, or W32/Mydoom that has been reported to open a backdoor to the compromised system and possibly launch a denial-of-service attack against a we From Techno-News Blog on January 27, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46170) what declan doesn't get (how to read) Free free to try this at home: (1) Read what Dean said about privacy here. (2) Read what Declan said Dean said about privacy here. Andy O's got a nice piece of reporting about this "reporting" at The Register. From Lessig Blog on January 27, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46169) Madness In Gotham Since its earliest years, the stories of the Batman comics have been intensely psychological. Over the years plotlines have explored the motivations, drives and significant experiences of Batman, as well as the major criminal characters who variously populate the halls of Arkham Asylum and the streets of Gotham City. Batman is one of the most successful and enduring of modern myths, read and watched by millions. As a genre with the concept of mental illness at its core, it is perhaps one of our most popular and enduring representations of madness. From kuro5hin.org on January 27, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46168) Brewster Kahle on the Internet Archive and People's Technology Kann man heute über selbstorganisiertes Lernen sprechen und nicht sofort an das Internet und seine Möglichkeiten denken? Bei mir jedenfalls steht diese Verbindung, und so habe ich mit großem Interesse dieses Interview mit Brewster Kahle, dem Gründer des Internet Archivs,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 27, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46167) Internet Course WebLogs The Internet Courses - Weblogshttp://www.hi.is/~Eanne/weblogs.htmlAn excellent resource by Dr. L. Anne Clyde of the University of Iceland. The site includes links to the following resources on Weblogs: Information and Articles About Weblogs, Weblog Software and Resources, Directories and Guides to Weblogs, Other Weblog Resources, Examples of LIS Weblogs, Examples of Other Weblogs, Weblogs About Blogging and RSS. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 27, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46166) OA will improve legislation Janneke Mostert, Diffusing information for democracy: an insight of the South African Parliament, Library Management, 25, 1 (January 2004) pp. 28-38. (Only the abstract is free online.) A nice argument that open access is needed for effective legislation, not just for effective research. From the abstract: "The paper concludes that democracy can only be sustained if information is freely available, and utilised to its fullest potential by the legislator From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (46165) Kleenex statt Pulverschnee Nun habe ich 'ne andere Art von Ruhe gefunden (die Grafik habe ich mir da ausgeliehen). Die Gelegenheit nutze ich um endlich Linked , von Barabási zu lesen. Und last but not least als quasi Anhang (RSS-Enclosure, siehe Ico... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 27, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (46164) Jerks and Worms The myDoom worm is apparently aimed (at least in part) to bring down the SCO Group website. SCO may be a slimy operation, but the people who are attacking PCs all over the Net in order to to attack SCO are worse. I hope they end up in jail. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 27, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (46163) Links are like garlic: always add more. Things you can do on the internet, that you can't in newspapers, numbers 326-329: Googobits - taking newspaper obits, and augmenting them with stuff found via Google, and Googography - adding links to important documents of our time. In print,... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 27, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (46162) Multitasking vs. cross-fertilisation Just to let you know about new weblog: Timeris: Thoughts about knowledge worker, personal time management and productivity (also in French). Two posts so far, but I loved both :) Knowledge worker that didn't know:I discovered only recently that I was a knowledge worker. In fact, I am a software architect for a small independent software vendor (in fact, it means I am one of the oldest developer). But, From Mathemagenic on January 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m.. (46161) Rechtswidrigkeit der Studiengebühren in Hessen? Der AStA der Uni Giessen versucht, über einen Eilbeschluss (oder wie man das nennt) die geplanten Studiengebühren in Hessen an ihrer Übergangsfrist anzugreifen. In einem Kurzgutachten zum Thema der Übergangsfrist bei der Einführung des Studienguthabengesetzes kommt Wilhelm Achelpöhler, Fachanwalt für Verwaltungsrecht zu dem eindeutigen Schluss (PDF): Im Ergebnis ergibt sich mithin, dass eine derart kurze Übergangsfrist, wie die des hessischen StuGuG bislang noch niemals die Billigung eines From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46159) Gedächtnistraining Sie haben From Mein Schuster on January 27, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46158) Giessen: Info-Veranstaltung zum StuGuG Nachdem die meisten Studierenden den Stand ihres Studienguthabens per Post erhalten haben, plant der AStA aufgrund der hohen Zahl von Nachfragen eine Informationsveranstaltung zur praktischen Umsetzung des Studienguthabengesetzes (StuGuG). Mittwoch den 28.01.2004 Info-Veranstaltung um 18.00 Uhr im Uni-Hauptgebäude, Bio-Hörsaal Experten auf dem Podium: Thomas Schmitt, Referent für Hochschulpolitik im AStA Axel Globuschütz, Rechtsabteilung der JLU Gießen ... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 27, 2004 at 9:49 a.m.. (46157) New issue of Learned Publishing The January issue of Learned Publishing is now online. Here are the OA-related articles. Only the TOC and abstracts are free online. Jayne Marks and Timo Hannay, Evolving scholarly communication Hans E. Roosendaal, Driving change in the research and HE information market From FOS News on January 27, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (46156) US Army Spying on Civilians? Two days ago, a video taken off the infrared sight system on a US Army OH-58D Kiowa was posted to a BitTorrent site which features various military videos. What is disturbing about the video is its subject—a couple making love in the back seat of a convertible—and not just because our 'brave men in uniform' are using multimillion dollar aircraft to play peeping Tom. No. They're spying. On what could possibly be US civilians, on US soil. Which is illegal. From kuro5hin.org on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (46155) Hey Michael Powell, you're too late! Intellectual-property attorney Konrad Trope has a message for the bureaucratic powers that are considering what to do about VoIP: The Internet is already regulated. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (46154) Orkut Orkuthttp://www.orkut.comOrkut is an online trusted community web site designed for friends. The main goal of their service is to make the social life of yourself and your friends more active and stimulating. The community site allows friends to virtually come together, find common interests, share relevant information, and organize social events. The community will, in essence, create a closer and more intimate network of friends. The mission of orkut is thus to increase the overall satisfaction of social life and provide t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 27, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46153) International Journal of Web Services Research International Journal of Web Services Research: An official publication of the Information Resources Management Associationhttp://www.idea-group.com/journals/details.asp?id=4138http://www.idea-group.com/downloads/pdf/jwsr.pdfWeb services are network-based application components with services-oriented architecture using standard interface description languages and uniform communication protocols. Due to the importance of the From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 27, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46152) "Ich habe da so einen Brief von der Uni bekommen..." Was tun, wenn der Anhörungsbogen eintrudelt? Seit Samstag, den 27.01.2004 haben wir es alle: Ein Studienguthaben. Oder mindestens ein vorläufig festgesetztes. Der Brief, den die ca. 23.000 Studierenden der JLU nun Ende Januar bekommen haben, setzt das Studienguthaben gemäß des neuen hessischen Sudienguthabengesetzes erst mal fest. Alleine die Tatsache der Benachrichtigung sollte allerdings niemanden in Panik versetzen, denn was bis jetzt passiert ist, ist ein einfacher Verwaltungsvorgang:... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 27, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (46151) Blogging in Other Spaces Posting has slowed down here of late due to a real sense of overload and burn out, and due to my blogging brain more interested in topics unrelated to Weblogs in education. I've got a few other spaces out there that I go to when I need to dump about world and family and anything else that wouldn't seem appropriate to put here. (Seems like I have to try every free new blog software that comes down the pike...) And to be honest, being the political junkie that I am, this year is probably going to find me writing more about the state of politics in my more private spaces than the state From weblogged News on January 27, 2004 at 8:47 a.m.. (46150) Gates to receive honorary knighthood - Associated Press Gates, 48, who is the richest man in the world, will receive the honor at an unspecified later date that is "mutually convenient," the Foreign Office said. Because he is not a British citizen, Gates cannot use "Sir" in front of his name, but he can put From Techno-News Blog on January 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (46149) Study: P2P and Legal Downloads Will Kill CDs - James Maguire, NewsFactor The combined popularity of peer-to-peer file swapping services and legal downloading sites will cause the CD format to go the way of the vinyl album, according to a study by research firm Forrester. "Piracy and its cure -- streaming and downloads -- w From Techno-News Blog on January 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (46148) Experts See End to Computer 'Spam' by 2006 - Andy Sullivan, Reuters .... Unwanted "spam" offers currently account for more than half of all e-mail traffic, but at least two high-tech executives say the torrent of pornography and unbelievably low mortgage rates could slow to a trickle by 2006. Microsoft Corp founder Bil From Techno-News Blog on January 27, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (46147) How To: Defrag Your Computer - Jeffrey Branzburg, techLearning Defrag: What is it? Remember the old days, when we would write or type on paper? We would start at the top of the sheet, and keep writing until we were done. We could then take that five-page book report and neatly file it away. Imagine if we had neede From Educational Technology on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46146) Final 2004 budget a "mixed blessing" for schools - Corey Murray, eSchool News Ending months of delays, Congress on Jan. 22 finally approved a budget for fiscal year 2004, which began in October. The measure seals the fate of the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) program, while ensuring the survival of at leas From Educational Technology on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46145) Welcome to the eLearners Advisor A free tool to help you determine if online education is right for you. What Is It? The eLearners Advisor is a quick survey that asks you questions related to earning an online degree. Your answers are instantly reviewed to evaluate your readiness for From Online Learning Update on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46144) Online training on the rise in Australia - Eric Wilson, SMH A joint Federal and State Government vocational training initiative is spurring online curriculum development and use with generous grants, making cheap training available to industry. But are today's course management systems (CMS) flexible enough to From Online Learning Update on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46143) Outlook: Opting for e-learning - Chandra Devi, Malay Mail, Malaysia If you are a school leaver, you would probably be thinking about your options for the future, either to continue with your studies, get a job, or to work and study part-time. For those who want to continue with their studies, full-time or part-time, th From Online Learning Update on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46142) Intel's Prescott makes multimedia play The chipmaker will release a new desktop chip next month, kicking off what will likely be an intense effort to get computers into the living room. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46141) I want my VoIP Frost & Sullivan VoIP expert Jon Arnold says this is the year for the technology. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (46140) Der Einfluss der Internets Eine Zeitlang schien die Kampagne von Howard Dean für die Nominierung der Demokratischen Partei die politischen Beobachter zu verwirren (Der... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46139) Zulässigkeit einer Vertragsstrafe Der BGH hatte sich kürzlich mit der Frage auseinander zu setzen, ob die Vereinbarung einer Wettbewerbsverbotsklausel zwischen den (ehemaligen) Gesellschaftern... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46138) Questionmark Announces First European Users Conference From ScotFEICT on January 27, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46137) City art and CC licenses Over at the blog "A Month Full Of Wednesdays" I noticed a post describing a recent Minneapolis call for music and video to play in stations and a recent call for artwork for Cleveland's public transit. The post mentions an idea to extend Cleveland art requests to include audio for use in stations and the transit authority's hold system. The author ment From Creative Commons: weblog on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46136) Fusedspace contest An interesting contest has just opened for entries, called Fusedspace. "An international design competition on innovative applications for new technology in the public domain" is how they describe themselves but keep in mind the term "public domain" in this case is more specific to public spaces. The contest is set to give away over 17 thousand Euros in prize money for the best proposals that meld public spaces, technology, art, and community. Entry deadline is April 30th. From Creative Commons: weblog on January 27, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46135) Notars muss auch über Kosten belehren Die Belehrungs- und Prüfungspflichten des Notars bei einem Kaufvertrag über Grundstücke beziehen sich nicht nur auf die Frage nach dem... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46134) Totenschein Die Leichenschau wird in der Öffentlichkeit immer wieder kritisiert, meldet die Ärzte-Zeitung zu Recht. Zugleich berührt der Arzt mit dem... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46133) FOAF In jüngster Zeit ist zunehmend von "social networking" im Internet die Rede. Wer sich mit diesem Thema beschäftigen will, soll... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46132) MikeRoweSoft Names His Price After being warned in a 25-page letter from Microsoft that his website name was a copyright infringement, plucky Mike Rowe agrees to rechristen the site. Microsoft sweetens the deal with some incentives. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46131) Just Say 'No' to Record Labels Rockers Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno rally for a bright digital future in which musicians take charge, cutting traditional music biz players out of the money stream. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46130) Court Rules Against Patriot Act In the first court ruling to call the controversial law unconstitutional, a federal judge says a portion of the statute violates the First and Fifth amendments. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46129) Tricky E-Mail Worm Spreads Fast Known as 'Mydoom' or 'Novarg,' the latest malicious code to make the rounds is clogging Net traffic. An expert says it looks like the 'next big one,' but it's still too early to tell. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46128) Teen Blogger Turns Heads Online He calls himself MrLiberal, but 'Master' might be a more appropriate title. At 15, Stephen Yellin is a widely read commentator on a popular left-wing political blog. So what if he's still in high school? By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46127) Building a New Career is a Snap Three talented -- and lucky -- candidates earn dream jobs as Lego master builders in a two-hour, on-the-spot competition. Daniel Terdiman reports from Carlsbad, California. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46126) Report Slams Nuclear Facility Security tests at the nation's leading storehouse for enriched uranium have been rigged for years, according to a new report. Now critics wonder whether the tons of enriched uranium stored there are safe from an attack. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on January 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46125) Neues EU-Fusionskontrollrecht Der Ministerrat hat am 20.01.2004 endgültig dem neuen Fusionskontrollrecht zugestimmt, das demnach am 01.05.2004 in Kraft treten kann. Die neue... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 27, 2004 at 5:51 a.m.. (46124) State's online campus offers busy students an alternative From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (46123) The Cost per Article Reading of Open Access Articles From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (46122) POLYNESIAN INTERCONNECTIONS at nation-wide Barnes&Nobles.com, Borders, and Amazon.com. POLYNESIAN INTERCONNECTIONS at nation-wide Barnes&Nobles.com, Borders, and Amazon.com. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2004] From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46121) Avoiding Identity Theft - A New Web-Based Course from Cosaint Cosaint is pleased to announce the release of "Avoiding Identity Theft" - the latest in its series of web-based awareness courses. Identity theft is a hot topic these days. Seldom does a day go by without a news item describing a "phishing" attack, or personal data being stolen from an enterprise. "Avoiding Identity Theft" is designed to make students aware of the dangers that identity theft poses - not only to themselves, but also to others - and to highlight measures that can be taken to reduce the risk. It also includes valuable advice on how to spot identity theft, and how to react if you From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46120) Surgeons Recruit Personal Trainer for Extreme Makeover Help "The doctors tell me that these surgeries will put the contestants' bodies under extreme, rapid chaos. My job is to prepare them for it," Pacifico said. "The main focus for each person is to lose about 10-20 pounds of body fat, become healthier and more physically ready to withstand the upcoming stress." [PRWEB Jan 27, 2004] From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46119) PA State Showmen's Association Prepares Members to Meet Food Handler Requirements Pennsylvania State Showmen's Association members use the Foodservice Operators TAP Series Food Safety Certification Training Program to meet the state of Pennsylvania's Certified Food Handlers Training requirements. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2004] From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46118) ITIL/ITSM Services Offerings Key to Treadstone 71 HYPHEN ITpreneurs Cross-Atlantic Alliance Treadstone 71, a provider of information security and assurance consulting services today announced a partnership with ITpreneurs of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Under the terms of the partnership, Treadstone 71 will utilize ITpreneurs extensive online suite of IT Infrastructure Library and IT Service Management (ITIL/ITSM) courses to deliver blended media-based training focusing on security and IT Governance management. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2004] From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46117) Child Shield U.S.A. The solution at Child Shield U.S.A. From PR Web on January 27, 2004 at 4:46 a.m.. (46116) Polycom Extends Latest Video Quality and Encryption Technology Across Solutions: Mainstreaming Standards Among Global Video Communications Users From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46115) Ball State and Movielink to research broadband video on demand for college market From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46114) Developing the Future of Education: Lab of Tomorrow From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46113) Virtual physics lab eases learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46112) New Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Paves Way For Mid-Career Professionals Who Want to Teach From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46111) Library plays to a packed Internet house From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46110) Outlook: Opting for e-learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46109) D&D website I've spent the whole iced-in day migrating our old Design and Development site to our new weblog format. Perhaps now we can set up multiple authors and build the value of this site as an archive and "institutional memory" for... From IDT Matrix on January 27, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (46108) 1 in 4 Schools Fall Short Under Bush Law President Bush's signature education law has already put more than a quarter of the nation's public schools on academic probation, according to a study. From New York Times: Education on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (46107) Eureka! Badly Shrunken University Endowments Make a Discovery: Black Ink Profits from university endowments rebounded in the 2003 fiscal year, but not by enough to erase the losses of earlier years, according to a survey. From New York Times: Education on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (46106) In Fighting Stereotypes, Students Lift Test Scores Girls and low-income minority students are more likely to improve test scores when they are taught ways to overcome anxiety-inducing stereotypes. From New York Times: Education on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (46105) The bloated, dysfunctional world of Enterprise Solutions What the hell happened to the "best tool for the job" policy? Does the industry really have the money to invest in bloated projects, implemented with non-productive technologies that are just not right for the job at hand? I think not. Why then, does it happen? My theory it has to do with the magic slogan "Enterprise Solution". PHBs love to buy things with the "industrial strength architecture" label on it. Hordes of young programmers are being indoctrinated at universities to use only the "cleanly designed, pure" languages because they are so well suited for teaching abstract CS concepts. I From kuro5hin.org on January 27, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (46104) Israel cannot provide the goods in talks with Palestinians From Haaretz: News on January 27, 2004 at 1:51 a.m.. (46103) Microsoft extends business intelligence ambitions The software giant on Tuesday is expected to release its Reporting Services server for SQL Server 2000, an important step in the company's overall business intelligence strategy. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (46102) Fees come to social networking Tickle, the Friendster competitor formerly known as Emode, is first out of the gate with fees for some social networking services. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (46101) Temporary cell standard finds fans The cell phone standard EDGE is surprising many by becoming a permanent part of many cell phone networks. From CNET News.com on January 27, 2004 at 12:45 a.m.. (46100) Whic VLE? From ScotFEICT on January 26, 2004 at 11:50 p.m.. (46099) My Yahoo Beta Tests RSS Feeds Everyone is buzzing about the fact that Yahoo is beta testing the addition of any RSS feed to it's My Yahoo portal, a move that may signal an inroad to the mainstream. I didn't want to comment on this until I had a chance to play with it; today I had that chance. Here are some of my observations. From The Shifted Librarian on January 26, 2004 at 11:47 p.m.. (46098) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]