Edu_RSS ~ February 9, 2004

Most recent update: February 9, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: We Got a Screen Shot in Syllabus While on the phone today with Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium, he suggested I take a look at the latest issue of Syllabus-- it was sitting on my "maybe I will read some dead trees" pile, but lo and behold, on page 36 is a screen shot from the presentation I did with buddies Brian and D'Arcy for the October 2003 NMC Online Con From Between the Lines on February 9, 2004 at 9:53 p.m.. (48423) inCite survey The ALIA publishing and editorial reference group [PERG] is currently conducting a review of inCite magazine and seeks subscriber opinions over the content and advertising potential of the magazine: and the deadline for returns has been extended to 9:00am 16 February 2004. From ALIAnet on February 9, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (48422) New viruses feed on MyDoom infections The two opportunistic programs--dubbed Doomjuice and Deadhat--threaten only those users still infected with a version of the MyDoom virus. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48421) Court: eBay's off the hook over feedback The auction site can't be forced to take down allegedly libelous or false statements posted in profile comments, a California appeals court has ruled. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48420) Mozilla holds 'fire' in naming fight The open-source browser development group upgrades its software and settles a long-running trademark dispute, changing the "Firebird" browser name to "Firefox." From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48419) Aladdin locks down smart cards From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (48418) Item stolen from senior defense official From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48417) PM is treated for kidney stones From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48416) Hospitals report more serious road injuries than police do From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48415) Unpaid Ofakim workers march on Jerusalem From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (48414) Guestbook Hey, well, figured there's no permanent home for people to share their thoughts in Inc Sub (should they want to) so I've set up a guestbook... how very 1997 ;o) I'll see if anyone uses it over the next few weeks and if they do, hang onto it... Bravenet seemed like an easy option (I thought about trying to use the Radio comments tool but figured against it). Go on, leave your mark! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 8:49 p.m.. (48413) Academic Papers on Blogs Good link to some 'academic' papers on blogging. research on blogs. Lisbeth has posted links to a few handfuls of academic papers about blogs.... [jill/txt] From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 8:49 p.m.. (48412) Intel unveils products for faster storage From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48411) Michigan Net ballots get vote of approval The only U.S. presidential contest in 2004 to use online voting is completed without a hitch, as presidential contender John Kerry wins another early victory. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48410) More mergers ahead for plasma displays? From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48409) Of Human Accomplishment Making the case that there are objective standards of human greatness requires answering the question, "What defines greatness in human achievement in the sciences or the arts?" The answer? Meaning. Charles Murray: "The sources of energy for accomplishment are a sense of (1) purpose and (2) personal autonomy. The sources for what he calls the content of accomplishment are (3) organizing structure and (4) transcendental goods." Via ArtsJournal. By Dennis Dutton, The New Criterion, February, 2004 [From OLDaily on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48408) Who Forgot the Learner? As Charles Churchman pointed out already decades ago, note the authors: "To conceive of knowledge as a collection of information seems to rob the concept of all of its life... Knowledge resides in the user and not in the collection. It is how the user reacts to a collection of information that matters." This forms the basis for this paper's sustained and intelligent criticism of the learning object paradigm as defined by SCOs and SCORM. Social interaction and learning context, they argue, are essential and should not be overlooked. W From OLDaily on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48406) We Learning: Social Software and E-Learning, Part II The second part of this look at social software in e-learning (the first part is here) looks at the mechanics of it: wikis, social network analysis tools, proximity tools and virtual worlds. It's a good discussion, but my recent experiences with Orkut have left me feeling empty - just as content is pointless without conversation, conversation is pointless without context. If the social network gives you nothing to do, then it's about as educationally useful as a wine and cheese party. That shou From OLDaily on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48405) Content Delivery in the 'Blogosphere' George Siemens comments of this item, "Short exploration of blogging as a content delivery tool in education: Content Delivery in the 'Blogosphere'. Personally, I think the article misses the point...blogging is less about content delivery, and more about expression, self-exploration (and in some cases, dialogue)." I agree with this assessment. Blogging isn't about content delivery, it's also about interaction and engagement. Like that fitness link I posted last Friday, blogging is a repeated act of self disclosur From OLDaily on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (48404) Muslim terrorists step up activities in Latin America From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (48403) Protest widens: services go on strike in all cities From Haaretz: News on February 9, 2004 at 7:52 p.m.. (48402) Anthropologie des Strickens? Paige West, an anthropologist at the Columbia University describes people in urban areas as "alienated from the products of their daily work -- they never see a material product of their labor." But knitting helps, she says, allowing the development of a social relationship between objects and people, as well as providing a material byproduct of their efforts. "People can develop a social relationship with the objects and the people" allowing "some sort of production from which you can see the sensuous item straight away". [via Yahoo From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 p.m.. (48401) VeriSign to Relaunch Loathed SiteFinder Washington Post: VeriSign Reconsiders Search Service. The problem, critics have said, is that given VeriSign's role as the operator of the dot-com and dot-net registries, the Site Finder service causes repercussions throughout the Internet. VeriSign tells computers, wireless phones and other products that use the Internet where they can find dot-com and dot-net addresses -- and when an address does not exist. Redirecting incorrect Web site queries would force technologists to reconfigure hundreds of From E-Commerce Guide on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48399) Hi, I'm the billionaire tyrant The marvellous London Review of Books has a story about Rupert Murdoch biographies. Pay attention to the figures: And then Chenoweth has found, looking at the accounts, that the company's profits, declared in Australian dollars, were A$364,364,000 in 1987, A$464,464,000... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48398) Canada is more than a country 'up there' Two professors of Canadian studies fight to protect their specialty from extinction. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48397) Harvards on the Rhine A budding revolution is shaking Germans' egalitarian mentality on education. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48396) Where are the Chinese-speakers of the future? As China's military and economic powers grow, US seeks Chinese-proficient Americans. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48395) Juniper aims to secure Cisco rivalry The telecom company's $3.4 billion purchase of NetScreen gives it much-needed security clout and the ability to go where it swore it wouldn't: the low-end corporate market. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48394) HP upgrades Media Center desktops From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (48393) IP Exchange wchst mit Abstand am schnellsten Der Nürberger Provider IP Exchange verkündete im Herbst 2003 eine neue Produktereihe unter den Namen IPX Server. Ganz im Trend sollten die Angebote sich an Kunden richten, welche auf der Suche nach günstigen Rootservern sind. In zwölf Monaten ist IP Exchange um 352.06% gewachsen. Gemessen wurde dies im übrigen nicht an Gewinn oder Kundenzahl, sondern an der Anzahl der Hostnamen, welche durch einen Provider registriert wurden. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48392) Mike Rowe - Ende des Streits mit Microsoft angekündigt. Im Kampf Mike vs. Bill ( s. hier ) scheint es nun so, als ob ein baldiges Ende zu erwarten ist. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48391) 1and1 veröffentlich Produktpalette Die Tochter 1and1 des deutschen Unternehmens 1und1 hat heute die komplette Produktreihe vorgestellt. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48390) Wenn Python den Apache zum stürzen bringt... Sas Module modpython für den Apache Webserver, mit welchem es möglich ist Pythonscripte im Apache auszuführen, kann diesen zum Absturz bringen. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48389) phpOpenTracker 1.4.0 veröffentlicht Die Software phpOpenTracker zum statistischen Auswerten der Besucherzahlen ist in der Version 1.40 veröffentlicht worden. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48388) 1and1: Ãœber 20 000 Kunden in einer Woche Wäre es nicht schön, wenn man beinahe zwei Bestellungen pro Minute verzeichnen könnte? Die Tochter 1and1 des Providers 1und1 konnte in einer Woche über 20 000 Neukunden begrüßen: 1.98 Kunden pro Minute. Nach einer großen... From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48387) Perl 5.8.3 veröffentlich Vor kurzem wurde die Version 5.8.3 von Perl veröffentlicht. Dabei wurden eine Reihe von Fehlern beseitigt, unter anderem im Zusammenhang mit UTF8. Weitere Details finden sich auf der --> From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48386) Debian: Wachstum der Linuxdistributionen gewonnen Netcraft ist die Website, welche für ihre Statistiken berühmt und berüchtigt ist. Nach der neuesten Statistik ist Debian die Linuxdistribution mit dem größten Wachstum innerhalb der letzten sechs Monaten: 24,6%. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48385) Mike Rowe - Wie ein 17jähriger zum Geschäftsmann mutiert. Die Geschichte um Mike und seine Domain MikeRoweSoft.com ist ein Beispiel, wie man mit einfachen Mittel berühmt und zudem reich werden kann. So hat er eingewilligt und die Domain wird in den Besitz des Microsoftkonzerns übergehen. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48384) Sicherheitsproblem im Zusammenspiel von PHP und Apaches Virtual Hosts Es kann unter Umständen zu einem Sicherheitsproblem kommen beim Zusammenspiel von Virtual Hosts unter Apache und PHP. So können kurzzeitig Sicherheitseinstellungen anderer Hosts übernommen werden. Weitere Details finden sich bei --> From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48383) Award: Erreichbarkeit von 5 Webhostern getestet Heimlich und ohne das Wissen der Öffentlichkeit haben wir gemeinsam mit ServerGuard24 im Januar je einen Server von fünf Providern auf die Erreichbarkeit getestet und präsentieren nun das Ergebnis, welches uns selber erstaunt hat. Willkommen zum ersten WebhostingTech Award! From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48382) PHP Pear unter Shared Hosting installieren In Hinsicht auf Kompatibilität mit Sharedhosting muss das Framework Pear von PHP mit Abzügen rechnen. Grund ist, dass eine Installation in Sharedhosting so gut wie unmöglich ist. Es ist zwar häufig eine Standartinstallation vorhanden, doch mit dieser ist man nur beschränkt fähig Pear zu nutzen In diesem --> From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48381) Sicherheitslücke in phpMyAdmin Heise berichtet über eine gravierende Sicherheitslücke in phpMyAdmin. Nach Heise ist es möglich die Exportfunktion der Software zu nutzen um beliebige Dateien zu laden. Betroffen sind alle... From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48380) Apachefriends - Nun wird eure Hilfe gebracht Für angehende Webmaster und Programmierer ist das Projekt von Apachefriends der Grundstein. In einem Download ist ein kompletter Webserver mit allen nötigen Zusatzprogrammen zusammengefasst und dies unter den Name XAMPP. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48379) PHP 4.3.5RC2 veröffentlicht Wer einen Blick auf PHP in der Version 4.3.5RC2 werfen möchte, sollte nun den Download starten. Eine --> From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48378) Interview mit EV1Servers - Robert Marsh Auf Netcraft.com wurde vor kurzem ein sehr interessantes Interview mit Robert Marsh veröffentlicht. Er ist der HeadSurfer von EV1Servers und erlaubt mit diesen Interview einen interessanten Einblick in seine Firma. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48377) Award - The second Edition Nach dem Erfolg des ersten Awards und dem vielen positven Feedback, wollen wir versuchen im März einen zweiten Test durchzuführen und erneut Webhoster auf ihre Erreichbarkeit prüfen. Wir möchten allerdings auch eure Wünsche und Kritik berücksichten, welche ihr im Forum oder per --> From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48376) HostEurope: Keine Setupgebühr für Webpacks im Februar Der Webhoster HostEurope lockt Neukunden bis zum 29.2.2004. Bei der Bestellung eines Webpacks müssen Neukunden keine Setupgebühren zahlen - Normal ist eine Gebühr in der Höhe einer monatlichen Grundgebühr fällig. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48375) ALTURO: Webhosting-Discounter von United Internet Als neue Tochter des Unternehmens United Internet ist seit kurzem Alturo online gegangen und soll sich im Lowcostbereich gegenüber der Konkurrenz etablieren. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48374) Temperatur über das Netzwerk prüfen Der Hersteller ALLNET aus München bietet nun eine Möglichkeit um Temperatursensoren über das Netzwerk darzustellen. Es können bis zu acht verschiedene Sensoren durch ALL3000 geprüft werden und ein eingebauter Webserver ermöglicht die Auswertung der Ergebnisse über das Netzwerk/Internet. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48373) Strato:NGI - NSI verlangt Identitätsnachweis Der Kampf zwischen Strato und NSI gut nun in den nächste Runde. Der Berliner Provider Strato plante sich von NSI zu lösen und 240.000 CNO-Domains selber zu verwalten - Aber NSI löst sich nur äußert ungern von jedem einzelnen Stratokunden. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48372) Abmahnung wegen persönlicher Rufnummer Erneut scheinen sich Freunde der Abmahnungen ein neues Opfer gesucht zu haben: Websitebetreiber mit persönlicher Rufnummer und genau diese freuen sich über eine Mahnung im Wert von ?176,64. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48371) Happy Birthday Angebote bei greatnet Greatnet, 28.01.04: GreatServer Start ist auch ohne Geburtstags-Aktion das Serverpaket mit dem wohl günstigsten Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis am Markt. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48370) Serverguard24 ab sofort mit Ping Bisher war bei dem Monitoring-Anbieter Serverguard24 nicht möglich Server mittels Ping auf ihre Erreichbarkeit zu prüfen. Ab sofort können Kunden auch Server prüfen, welche keinen HTTP-Server nutzen, durch den Pingdienst. Dieser nutzt die Pingfunktion um so die Erreichbarkeit zu testen. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48369) Austrian WebServices senkt Domainpreis um bis zu 58,5% Der österreichische Provider Austrian WebServices hat seine Preise für *.at-Domains gegenüber Nic.at um bis 56,8% gesenkt. Somit sollen noch auch private Kunden in der Lage sein die vergleichsweisen teuren Domains zu registrieren. From WebhostingTech on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48368) No Language Lower Than Managed C++ One tenet of the philosophy used in Managed C++ is that there should be "no language lower than C++," not even IL. That, it should be unnecessary to write IL, because every CLR feature available to IL is expressible in... From .NET Undocumented on February 9, 2004 at 6:54 p.m.. (48367) PubSub.com now allows you to subscribe to EDGAR Filings Very cool. I have subscribed to Cisco's EDGAR filings via RSS. Not that I understand public companies and their filings, but I am learning. Should be an interesting experiment. From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (48366) Conference Blogging Excellent post from Ross. I would like to think that I can do "Running Commentary" and later "Poignant Reflection". Practise makes perfect! [SOURCE:Ross Mayfield's Weblog]QUOTEBlogged lots of conferences lately. Of course, part of it is my business. I have observed a couple of different modes of conference blogging: Dedicated Transcription -- word for word. Usually conference bloggers will cede this mode by From Roland Tanglao&apos;s Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (48365) OA archives search site SAIL e-prints (Search, Alert, Impact and Link) is an e-prints repository interface which searches some 60 open access repositories in the sciences. You can search all or a specific repository or limit to one or more disciplines. With registration one may enable alerting functions. A project of La Biblioteca dell'Area di Ricerca di Bologna (Source: Marcus Zillman) From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (48364) Who should manage your CMS? Bill Trippe has written a blog entry answering the question who should manage your CMS? To quote: The question came up recently--where in your organization should a CMS be managed? This particular client was not interested in an ASP model... From Column Two on February 9, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (48363) Connecting personal KM to innovation Thomas Collins has written a blog entry on the role of personal knowledge management and innovation. To quote: Google seems to have done pretty well, as an organization. But is it sustainable over the long haul to have all these... From Column Two on February 9, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (48362) Information Architecture: Creating Order out of Chaos Tracy Reith has published a "quick and dirty" information architecture presentation, which walks through the major issues, techniques and deliverables. [Thanks to InfoDesign.]... From Column Two on February 9, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (48361) New OA journal in allergy studies Guha Krishnaswami and David S. Chi, Clinical and Molecular Allergy: a new open access journal that addresses rapidly evolving information in the field of allergy and immunology Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2:1, 2004. The authors announce the launch of a new open-access journal to publish papers in the study of "all clinical and molecular aspects of allergic disease," stating that at present there is no journal covering both areas of research, and that their journal will publish reviews and articles focusing especially on m From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m.. (48360) On the plane to San Diego Back before all this weblogging stuff, I used to work as a consultant. Every Monday I had to get up and fly off to some city (Newark NJ, Bloomington IL by way of Chicago, Atlanta, etc.) where I'd spend the week working on-site at the client's office, and then I'd fly home on Friday afternoon, often barely arriving in time for dinner. I'd have two days home, and then be off again bright early Monday AM. It was fun and grueling, and this morning I got a little taste of my old life. I woke up at 4:45 AM to catch a 7 AM flight to San Diego for the O'Reilly Emergi From megnut on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48359) Teen Girls Rule as Music Influencers, Spenders Girls beat boys when it comes to online music-related activities, such as reading about artists, gathering concert information, listening to song samples, and buying music. From CyberAtlas on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48358) Covad to launch VoIP service The DSL provider joins a bandwagon-load of broadband rivals in jumping into offering local and long-distance phone service, which it plans to kick off by the end of this year. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48357) Ex-Intel worker sentenced in terrorism case Former Intel engineer Maher "Mike" Mofeid Hawash, who pleaded guilty to trying to enter Afghanistan to fight against American military forces, gets seven years in prison. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48356) Nokia grabs Psion's Symbian stake Psion's decision to sell its chunk of Symbian could damage the operating system's chances of dominating the smart phone market. Now analysts believe Symbian looks like it's just Nokia's baby. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48355) VeriSign says online fraud growing fast A report by the company that maintains the Internet's .com and .net domain registry indicates that attempted site hacks, online fraud and identity theft are increasing rapidly as e-commerce proliferates. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (48354) Das Recht und die List In der Weltliteratur finden sich Beispiele, wie mit List selbst gegen den Buchstaben des Gesetzes der Gerechtigkeit zum Durchbruch verholfen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (48353) RSSTop55 Entgegen dem Titel nicht "nur" 55, sondern sage und schreibe 61 Blog-Verzeichnisse sind auf der Seite von Robin Good aufgelistet.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (48352) Geek dinner moved from 7p.m. to 7:30p.m. Wed Feb 11 Aaarg. I have to go to a Strata Council meeting from 7-8ish on Wed. Feb 11! Double booked again! So, I am moving the Geek dinner from 7 to 7:30p.m. Hopefully some of you will still be there when I get there at 8:30! Here are the revised details: WHEN: 7:30p.m. Wed Feb 11, I won't get there until 8:30ish, table will be booked under the name of 'Avi' WHERE: Hon's on Robson, 1339 Robson, 604 685-0871, cheap, cheerful and veggie friendly WHAT: eat Chinese food, talk about blogging, softwar From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (48351) PubSub.com now allows you to subscribe to EDGAR Filings Very cool. I have subscribed to Cisco's EDGAR filings via RSS. Not that I understand public companies and their filings, but I am learning. Should be an interesting experiment. From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (48350) Joe Trippi and Dean's Money Joe Trippi, former campaign manager for Howard Dean, has taken a lot of hits lately, but one of the harshest was this story in the Los Angeles Times. This story is an example of poor journalism. From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on February 9, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (48349) Former J.D. Edwards exec heads server upstart Robert M. Dutkowsky, the chief executive of the software company until PeopleSoft bought it, is named CEO of server maker Egenera. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48348) Nokia: Bluetooth flaw gnaws at phone security Nokia has admitted that a number of its Bluetooth handsets are vulnerable to "bluesnarfing," in which data can be stolen from a phone without the owner's knowledge. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48347) Pronto Networks raises $11.3 million From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48346) Proxim hones Wi-Fi business product pitch The wireless networking equipment maker is fine-tuning its access points as it sees the market for business adoption of Wi-Fi gear picking up this year. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (48345) EEVL Launches OneStep Industry News and OneStep Jobs News Services Two new, free services will make it much easier to scan the latest industry news and jobs announcements from top sources in engineering, mathematics and computing. The new services are so easy to use that they have been named OneStep Industry News, and OneStep Jobs News. From URLwire - News of Useful and Unique Web Launches Since 1994 on February 9, 2004 at 3:55 p.m.. (48344) NAME THAT GAP! Proposed: A national Rorschach test. The cover story of Time Magazine this week asks the question, "Does Bush Have a Credibility Gap?" The Columbia-Union has created a schematic of the cover, with details removed to reveal the shape of the President's gap. And unlike Tim Russert, we have some follow-up questions: What shall we all call this gap?Does it have a name? Does it resemble any known object or objects? Is it a tame gap, or wild? Visitor suggestions welcome; results to follow. From The Columbia-Union on February 9, 2004 at 3:53 p.m.. (48343) JISC funding research on OA JISC is willing to award funding up to £30,000 for a study to forecast a delivery, management and access model for eprints and open-access journals within further and higher education. Applications are due by noon on March 10, 2004. From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 p.m.. (48342) Does your ejournal want to compete for ads? If advertising is part of an ejournal's funding, whether the journal is OA or conventional, then it matters how well it stacks up against other ejournals as a site where advertisers want to spend their money. A new report from Bioinformatics analyzes the ejournal market in the life sciences with this in mind. The full report costs $2,900, but the executive summary is f From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 p.m.. (48340) Do online communities need reporters? I just wrote a post over on Many-to-Many on how bloggers can be useful to non-blog communities, in particular by providing a face or personality to outsiders. From Seb's Open Research on February 9, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (48339) Who's working on Personal Information Management? These are two very valuable overview documents. Many thanks to Piers Young for pointing to them, and to Richard Boardman (Imperial College London) for writing them! List of people doing research on Personal Information Management, and their projects Personal Information Management Bibliography From Seb&apos;s Open Research on February 9, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (48338) Technorati Ups the Ante Dave Sifry and his crew at Technorati have greatly improved their blog text search feature. A work in progress, but quite useful already. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 9, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (48337) Opera plans public offering Norway-based Opera Software reports higher revenue and says it is preparing for an initial public offering on the Oslo Stock Exchange in March. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48336) Antipiracy group targets Kazaa parent An investigator for a music industry organization serves papers on Sharman Networks at its headquarters in Vanuatu, as the group searches several sites across Australia. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48335) Spam's a different beast than snail From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48334) HP brings new chips to servers Hewlett-Packard announces new servers that use Intel's Itanium processor and HP's own PA-8800, the second-to-last chip in the company's Precision Architecture lineage. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (48333) Deadline silence When I'm quiet this usually means paper deadlines :) Today is a deadline for submitting extended abstracts for I-KNOW04. I'm done with one of them and hope to finish another soon (somehow it's always the last day even if deadline is extended :))) The titles are: Searching and finding in-house knowledge: patterns and implications (context) Legitimised theft: distributed apprenticeship in weblog net From Mathemagenic on February 9, 2004 at 2:54 p.m.. (48332) More Furling Around I decided to drill down the categories I'm using with Furl to make them even more specific to individual areas within the departments. So now I have categories and feeds for general English, English literature, English compostion, English media, etc. Toss a few more viewRssBox macros on my links page and now I have a whole bunch of automatically added links that are separated out by content area. Now I know there are some limitations here. Obvously, these lists can get pretty long, and they're not going to be in any real orde From weblogged News on February 9, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (48331) PeopleSoft rejects revised Oracle bid The business software maker's board of directors unanimously votes down the latest hostile offer of $26 a share, saying the deal undervalues the company. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (48330) Cablevision plays games with Real From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (48329) Resource Discovery Network (RDN) Andy Powell, a colleague from UKOLN has been looking at the RSS dispenser feature in Auricle. One of the RSS feeds available from the dispenser is David Davies' early MedWeb examples of Reusable Learning Objects via RSS. Andy helpfully reminded me that an RDN search such as http://www.rdn.ac.uk/resourcefinder/?query=diabetic+foot can also... From Auricle on February 9, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48328) Switching to Apple Well the journey has begun. I got my new iBook this weekend. It is like learning a new language - maybe an Italian learning Spanish. It is so neat though. But I am a beginner again. More later as issues... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (48327) Rechtshandbuch der Neuen Medien Der Autor eines Beitrages für JurPC kommt zu dem Fazit, dass das neu erschienene "Mainzer Rechtshandbuch der Neuen Medien" für... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (48326) Las empresas que coticen en bolsa obligadas a tener un sitio web Hasta el próximo 18 de febrero la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores de España abre a comentarios el proyecto de circular (PDF) por el que se obliga a las empresas que coticen en bolsa a disponer de un sitio... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 9, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.. (48325) Analysis of the OA journal market Christine Lamb, Open Access Publishing Models: Opportunity or Threat to Scholarly and Academic Publishers, Shore Communications, February 9, 2004. The 28 page report costs $397, and considerably more for yearly updates and on-phone or on-site advisory services. From the synposis: "Since the introduction of the Web, scholarly peer-reviewed journal publishers have been wrestling with how From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (48324) More on the database bill Public Knowledge has set up a web form for sending your representative in Congress a fax opposing the database bill. Quoting PK's analysis of the bill: "Information that falls outside the already-established categories of intellectual property is a shared resource, a public good From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 9, 2004 at 1:46 p.m.. (48322) Ads and Copyright Never thought I'd say this, but the Super Bowl got me thinking. Why shouldn't every advertiser release every print, audio, or multimedia ad they create under a Creative Commons license? Choose BY-NC-ND, and make clear you're protecting your trademark. Forget the cultural effect -- I'm talking pure business: What principle drives someone to enforce the full copyright in a work they'd normally pay millions to get in front of people's faces? Isn't it irrational NOT to free up distribution completely? Or am I missing something? From Creative Commons: weblog on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48321) Microsoft rings up retail software deal The company signs agreements with resellers ScanSource and Tech Data to distribute its software geared for high-tech cash registers. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48320) Macromedia updates Web conferencing product The applications maker adds new collaboration features to its Breeze software, as the Web conferencing market gains renewed attention. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48319) BT signs network deal with drug maker British Telecom plans to manage AstraZeneca's global IP network using multiprotocol label switching. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (48318) Embedding Polls in Articles (continued) My entry earlier today showed how a single online poll could be embedded in an Auricle article. This example, however, shows how multiple online polls can be made available for users to enter a vote or view the results. Select the 'More] link if you want to see this in action. From Auricle on February 9, 2004 at 12:53 p.m.. (48317) Entwurf des TKG Die Mailing-Liste "TK-Recht" weist auf eine Fundstelle des Deutschen Bundestages hin, in der die einzelnen Stellungnahmen (3 PDF's) der heutigen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48316) Millionenklagen gegen Wirtschaftsanwälte Auch grosse Wirtschaftskanzleien gelten als Kollektivgesellschaften und die einzelnen Partner haften für unerlaubte Handlungen anderer Gesellschafter. Das kann teuer werden.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (48315) Cornell launches OA university press for books On January 30, Cornell University launched Internet-First University Press, an open-access book publisher built on Cornell's DSpace institutional repository. Quoting from the press release: "Just when the recording, music and publishing industries are going all-out to stop people from making their products available on the Internet, a new publishing venture at Cornell University is challenging trad From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48312) Pulitzer Prize Winner Coming to Class via Blogs Last summer when we were at the beach in Assateague, I happened to meet a recent Puliter Prize winning author from the Washington Post. At the time, I asked him if he might be interested in mentoring one of my students through his or her Weblog when my Journalism 2 class started. Well, guess what? Journalism 2 class has started, and he's agreed to be a mentor. Too cool. So tomorrow, one of my students will have the lucky opportunity to start working with on From Elearnopedia on February 9, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (48310) We Learning: Social Software and E-Learning, Part II "This article takes a look at software tools that are still in the future for e-learning adoption, such as stage two collaboration technology (known as open source), social networking software, proximity tools, and virtual worlds. But can these tools really... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 9, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (48309) Trend zum Studium setzt sich fort / Bulmahn: "Studium... In einer Pressemitteilung will uns das BMB+F weismachen: Das Studium ist für die jungen Menschen in Deutschland in den vergangenen Jahren wieder deutlich attraktiver geworden. (...) Bundesministerin Edelgard Bulmahn sieht darin einen Erfolg der Politik der Bundesregierung. "Mit der BAFöG-Reform haben wir jungen Menschen aus wirtschaftlich schwächeren Familien das Studium ermöglicht." Wenn nur Studiengebühren, Verwaltungsgebühren und Mittelkürzungen nicht wären... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on February 9, 2004 at 11:49 a.m.. (48308) Medical librarian supports OA Elizabeth D'Antonio-Gan, Open Access and the STM Publishing Crisis: A Medical Librarian's View, Charleston Advisor, January 2004. An argument for OA: "[T]he time is ripe for libraries and librarians to become more proactively involved not just as consumers of scientific information but as partners in the Open Access movement to counter the STM publishing crisis." But D'Antonio offers two cautions as well: "One of the challenges to this STM publishing paradigm change lies within the ability of alternative p From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48307) January Charleston Advisor devoted to OA George S. Machovec, Open Access and Scholarly Publishing, Charleston Advisor, January 2004. Introduction to a special issue devoted to open access. Excerpt: "This issue of The Charleston Advisor has a special focus on open access and the scholarly publishing crisis. Libraries are canceling journals at an ever-increasing pace due to declining or static materials budgets and the high price of journals. The scholarly community has acknowledged this dilemma for some t From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48306) State of the industry, with reflections on OA John Cox, Where Are the Industry, the Profession and the Art Headed? Charleston Advisor, January 2004. Good overview of recent publisher mergers and their implications for scholarly publishing. Cox's view of OA are generally skeptical. But he offers this: "One thing I do know is that a number of major commercial publishers are involved in contingency planning if Open Access reaches the 'tipping point' at which the whole industry switches business models. Open access will not lead to the demise of the large From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (48305) Untitled I'm switching web hosts this weekend, so I apologize in advance for any problems or repeats you encounter. Thank you for your patience, and please do report any major problems. From The Shifted Librarian on February 9, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (48304) Welcome, Holly! Holly Henry-Pilkington's Research Journal. Holly studies at Columbia University in New York, and her research focuses on interactive simulation as a tool for learning. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on February 9, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (48303) Juniper to buy NetScreen for $4 billion The router maker says it has agreed to buy NetScreen Technologies, a network security provider, as it gears up for battle with heavyweight Cisco. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48302) Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows A low-cost version of Windows XP finds a home in Thai government offices, and the software giant says it may make the software available to other governments. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48301) EMC upgrade boosts storage hardware The company rolls out new storage systems with increased capacity and faster data access, along with better network connections. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48300) Off to Chicago I will be in Chicago (brrrr cold) until Wednesday. If you would like to get together and chat and grab a bite to eat with me Tuesday night in Chicago, please email me. Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 9, 2004 at 10:54 a.m.. (48299) Polls (and other services) in Different Contexts A previous entry descibed how I had embedded an online poll directly into the context of an Auricle article. In similar vein the Auricle home page now hosts an online poll. What's interesting here is how relatively easy it is to expand the range of online services available from web applications like this blog. So far there are the basic weblog engine services provided courtesy of pMachine, then we have Laslo's SoundBlox for MP3 audio, followed by the user-selectable RSS dispenser... From Auricle on February 9, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48298) Developing an Effective Online Course: Faculty Manual for the Web Based Course This online book is a compliment to an online course entitled "Developing an Effective Online Course". The goal of the course and book is to guide you through the process of developing an online course proposal of your own and to complete one module of instruction. From Elearnopedia on February 9, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48297) Erpanet: Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network ERPANET is concerned with addressing the lack of awareness, fragmentation of knowledge and skills amongst the stakeholder communities about how to handle existing digital preservation problems, and how to plan effectively for the future. It aims to address the lack of identification and focus on core research/problem areas and bring coherence and consistency to activities in this area. From Elearnopedia on February 9, 2004 at 10:53 a.m.. (48296) Higher Education Staff Experiences of Using Web-Based Learning Technologies Given the drive in higher education institutions to employ web-based learning (WBL) technologies in their curricula, this article sets out to address the question of how staff experience the incorporation of such technologies into their educational practice. The study focuses on an initiative involving four institutions in South and West England that aimed to encourage the strategic development of WBL resources in health and welfare professional education programmes. From Elearnopedia on February 9, 2004 at 10:52 a.m.. (48295) More on the OECD Declaration Barbara Quint, OECD Ministers Support Open Access for Publicly Funded Research Data, Information Today, February 9, 2004. Good overview of the Declaration on Access to Research Data From Public Funding with some clarification not yet published elsewhere. Excerpt: "Some confusion arose as to whether the 'open access' advocated by the OECD signatories included the research results usually published in journals or was restricted From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 10:49 a.m.. (48294) New Question on 'Eolas' Web Plug-In Patent A reader notes a potentially interesting wrinkle. He asks (and kindly even filled in the HTML in his note to me):After being asked by Microsoft for its support in the $521 million Eolas lawsuit and told of threatened IE changes, the W3C filed newly cited art with the USPTO that was credited with opening a patent reexam on 10-30. When asked if the 'newly cited art' provided by the W3C in its 10-24 filing had already been supplied earl From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 9, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (48293) Multivalued CSS class attributes A reader named Jemisa wrote last week with this proposal: Just another proposition for <pre class="code" lang="python"> ... </pre> Why not use <pre class="code python"> ... </pre> I know it's less "semantic" than your experimental attribute, but it might be useful (to style python code with different color than perl code for example) This is a great idea which I at first completely failed to understand. My objections were twofold. On the CSS front, that you'd want to be able to style 'code' thin From Jon's Radio on February 9, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (48292) Deutsche Politiker unter Dauerbeobachtung Wissenschaftler der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena haben jetzt die bislang größte Abgeordnetenbefragung in Deutschland abgeschlossen. Seit dem 08.09.2003 sind mehr als 950... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (48291) Wegsperren In der Schweiz hat sich jetzt die Vermutung bestätigt, dass in aufgeheizter Atmosphäre chancenlos auf der Strecke bleibt, wer mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m.. (48290) More on the Journal of Algorithms resignations Brock Read covers the story in the February 9 Chronicle of Higher Education, Editorial Board of Scientific Journal Quits, Accusing Elsevier of Price-Gouging (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "The Board of Directors of a scholarly journal popular with computer scientists and mathematicians has resigned en masse, accusing its distributor, Elsevier, of making the publication too expensive for many college libraries to afford....Zvi Galil, another editor of the journal and dean of the school of engineering and applied From FOS News on February 9, 2004 at 9:48 a.m.. (48289) More on the Bono Copyright Term Extension Act The act is still law and the controversy about it hasn't disappeared just because the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality last year. David Rothman recommends that Democrats ask the primary candidates to take a stand on reversing the act. In a note to a Democrat listserv in Virginia, he describes his attempt to persuade Sen. John Edwards to do so, and urges other Democrats to borrow or adapt his From Seb'apos;s Open Research on February 9, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48287) About the last thing you want to hear over the public address system We'll all go together when we go: An American Airlines pilot terrified passengers on his flight when he asked Christians to identify themselves and went on to call non-Christians "crazy". Some passengers on the flight from Los Angeles to New... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 9, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48286) AUGI TIPniques - January 2004 - Object Selection Revisited Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article of tips on AutoCAD Object Selection written by AutoCAD Top Gun Winner for Autodesk University 2002 and also now an AUGI Board Member Chris Lindner. Definitly worth the reading as... From Between the Lines on February 9, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48285) Portale - ein Weg für eLearning Eine Ãœbersicht über die e-Learning-Aktivitäten in NRW sowie eine Reihe generelle Statements zu Potenzial und Zukunft von e-Learning hat die Tagung des e-learning presseclubs in Hagen (21.-23. Januar) hervorgebracht. Und wenn auch vieles schon oft gesagt wurde: Welches Bundesland kann... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 9, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48284) Anspruch auf Richtigstellung Ein Anspruch des durch eine unwahre Tatsachenbehauptung in seinem allgemeinen Persönlichkeitsrecht Beeinträchtigten auf Richtigstellung kann auch nach Ablauf von mehr... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48283) Tram or bus? There was a young man who said, "Damn.I begin to perceive that I amA creature that movesIn determinate grooves.I'm not even a bus, I'm a tram."There was an old man who said, "Cuss.I must choose between better and wuss.By ruling of Fate,I must keep myself straight.I'm not even a tram, I'm a bus.Makes me think: is higher ed supposed to produce trams or buses? [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on February 9, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48282) Internet phone service blossoms: But it still may not be ready for the masses - Todd Wallack, San Francisco Chronicle Michael Silverton recently decided to ditch his traditional land line for an Internet telephone line. Silverton said he was surprised when he saw that he was paying SBC $40 a month for telephone service even though he makes most of his long-distance c From Techno-News Blog on February 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48281) Foiling Laptop Data Thieves - Reuters In any local coffee house, airport lounge or hotel lobby, technophiles and technophobes can be found hunched over their notebook computers. Toting around a computer filled with valuable data, however, is a growing risk: If the computer is lost or stol From Techno-News Blog on February 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48280) Aspect Oriented Programming - Yasser EL-Manzalawy, Developer.Com Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is a promising new technology for separating crosscutting concerns that are usually hard to do in object-oriented programming. This article aims to be an introductory point to the basic concepts associated with this ne From Techno-News Blog on February 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48279) Lansing area students get hand-held computers for school - Associated Press Six classes of students from across the Lansing area will receive hand-held computers through a pilot program aimed at improving students' science knowledge, organization skills and test scores. Lori Kindsvatter and her biology students at Pewamo-Westp From Educational Technology on February 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48278) Pilot online program aims to make paper citations easier - Amy Horst, Minnesota Daily For Chantal Norrgard, writing papers will never be the same. Instead of spending a lot of her research time compiling bibliographies, the second-year graduate student will use RefWorks, an online tool that seeks to simplify the process of making a bib From Online Learning Update on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48277) Internet publishing could be future of textbook industry - Elizabeth Thomas, Daily Pennsylvanian As the price of textbooks continues to rise, several colleges and universities are beginning to make entire texts and videos available to students over the Internet. Cornell University recently implemented the Internet-First Publishing Project, an exp From Online Learning Update on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48276) Has telecom's 'next big thing' arrived? Hyped for years, technology known as multiprotocol label switching is finally hitting the mainstream amid growing demand for services that marry voice, video and data on a single network. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48275) Privacy reduction's next act The Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act is misdirected in its effort to crack down on domain registrations, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48274) Embedding Polls in Articles? Keeping in mind that part of Auricle's purpose is to test and disseminate ideas the JISCMail Survey and Polls facility article I posted last Friday stimulated some further thought on how weblogs like Auricle can integrate interactive elements like online polls. So as a proof of concept I've embedded an online poll in the 'More' section of this article. The latter seems to offer some interesting possibilities for immediate feedback and comment on articles, stories, and learning objects.... From Auricle on February 9, 2004 at 7:52 a.m.. (48273) Support Economy - Why Competing by culture is so powerful About 20 years ago a young woman called Kitty Genovese was killed in the streets of Queens. Her murder took nearly an hour, she called out and begged for help and many neighbours looked on but did nothing. They did... From Robert Paterson&apos;s Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 7:52 a.m.. (48272) "Neue Wege für besseres... Der e-Learning-Hype scheint eine Renaissance zu erfahren, wenn es mal nicht um betriebliche Weiterbildung, sondern den Absatzmarkt Schule geht: Gesucht wird der Weg aus der Bildungsmisere. Immer mehr Lehrer und Lehrende setzen auf den "Kollegen Computer": E-Learning heißt das Zauberwort in der Wissenskrise. [...] Dort, wo Lehrer überfordert sind und Schüler abschalten, soll der Rechner es richten. Immer mehr Schulen setzen auf den Einsatz von Hard- und Software im Unterricht. [...] Lernen werde durch das Laptop anschaulicher und interessanter, berichten Sch&uu From BildungsBlog on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48271) Studie: Autorentools im Test Am Dienstag, 10. Februar, stellt die Fachzeitschrift "wirtschaft & weiterbildung" eine wissenschaftliche Studie der Universität Würzburg vor, die elf E-Learning-Autorentools getestet und bewertet hat. Die Studienergebnisse werden um 17.00 Uhr in der Stadthalle im Konferenzraum 130 vorgestellt. Das besondere Interesse der Studie galt jenen Autorentools, die sich zur Produktion von Software-Lernprogrammen eignen. Großen Wert legten die Autoren, die sich schon als CRM- und Dokumentenmanagement-Tester einen Namen gemacht haben, deshalb auf realistische Simula From BildungsBlog on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48270) SCO vs. IBM SCO hat seine Klage gegen IBM erneut erweitert und wirft IBM nun auch Verstöße gegen das Urheberrecht vor. Dabei erhöht... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48269) Jason Jasonhttp://jason.sourceforge.net/Announcing the first public release of Jason, a Java-based interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak. Unlike other BDI agent tools, Jason implements the operational semantics of AgentSpeak, a BDI logic programming language extensively discussed in the literature. It is available as Open Source under GNU LGPL. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48268) Qualitative Research Bibliography Qualitative Research Bibliographyhttp://kerlins.net/bobbi/research/qualresearch/bibliography/This site offers links to publications, references, and web sites that focus on qualitative research methods. The bibliography is organized into more than 30 categories which reflect the many genres of qualitative inquiry as well as some of the critical methodological issues that challenge qualitative researchers. I have also added this to my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog --> From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48267) Agent-Based Software Development Agent-Based Software Developmenthttp://www.agentdevelopment.com/This new book offers a thorough and comprehensive explanation of the methods, tools, standards and techniques used to develop software using the agent-oriented approach. Meeting a long unmet need to support the agent-software development community with practical guidance in this cutting-edge area, this authoritative resource helps you to: understand the issues in developing agent-based software, select tools and techniques that aid in the development From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48266) How To Stay Up To Date How To Stay Up To Datehttp://www.lib.monash.edu.au/vl/update/updacon.htmHow To Stay Up to Date from the Virtual Librarian at Monash University Library gives contents covering Journal Articles, Publishers with Alerting Services, Books, SDIs (AutoAlerts), Saved Database Searches, Website Newsletters and Updates, Monash & Library News, News & Current Events, Research in Progress, Discussion and Maili From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48265) Remote Health Resources Remote Health Resourceshttp://web.dohms.gov.ae/medlib/remote/Remote.htmAn excellent source for remote health resources from the Department of Health and Medical Services of the Dubai Medical Libraries, Government of Dubai. I have added this to my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog Healthcare Resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48264) Education Department Puts School Test Data On Web Education Department Puts School Test Data On Webhttp://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0126/web-nochild-01-30-04.asphttp://www.schoolresults.orgThis week a new Web site went online as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, an education law that had strong support from President Bush. The site displays results from testing of elementary school students sorted by geographic area. The data include statistics about the percentage From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48263) ISTweb ISTweb - Information Society Technologieshttp://www.cordis.lu/ist/home.htmlEuropean research activities are structured around consecutive four-year programmes, or so-called Framework Programmes. The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) sets out the priorities - including the IST Priority - for the EU's research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) activities for the period 2003-2006. These priorities have been identified on the bas From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48262) V2N6 February 9, 2004 Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet: Virtual Private Library This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (February 9, 2004 V2N6) is dedicated to the Virtual Private Library. Click on the below audblog link to hear an audio describing this site and resource starting point for the Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. These resources are available from the following URL:Virtual Private Libraryhttp://www.VirtualPrivateLibrary.com/--> From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (48261) Teaching From Experience You may be able to apply use expertise for profitable teaching experiences. Barbara Winter tells you how to get started.... From Adult/Continuing Education on February 9, 2004 at 7:49 a.m.. (48260) Greek mythology wings its way to the computer age - Luke Slattery, the Australian Think of Hermes as the patron deity of all couriers. Dispatched from Olympus by Zeus, Hera and company, the messenger-god would speed to earth on a natty pair of sandals with feathered wings attached. A new ABC-Melbourne University web project which ai From Educational Technology on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (48259) Lousiana offering more Internet classes; trend convenient, to curb excuses - SCOTT DYER, Baton Rouge Advocate Online courses are a major new trend in higher education, and the new point-and-click formats could mean bad news for lazy students who rely on traditional excuses for not completing their lessons. "There's no reason for me to hear that someone didn't From Online Learning Update on February 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (48258) Europäischer Mahnbescheid Wie heute das LAWgical unter Bezug auf intern meldet, soll noch im März 2004 von der EU-Kommission ein VO-Entwurf zur... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (48257) A Three-Prong Strategic Approach To Successful Distance Learning Delivery From ScotFEICT on February 9, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (48256) La Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias pone en funcionamiento su aula virtual La Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias (FVMP) ha puesto en funcionamiento su propia aula virtual, dentro del conjunto de servicios de formación que ofrece... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 9, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (48255) Immigration Theory's Meltdown Scholars who question old models of assimilation are learning from today's Hispanic workers in the United States. From Chronicle: free on February 9, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (48254) Patrolling Professors' Politics An "academic bill of rights" has been proposed by activists who complain of a pervasive liberal bias in higher education, and has gained support from some state and federal lawmakers. From Chronicle: free on February 9, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (48253) Foiling Laptop Data Thieves A mobile computer loaded with valuable data is an attractive target for those who want the data stored there. More and more tech is designed to help protect those files and even to locate a stolen computer. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48252) Spirit Back on Track Recovered from its disabling computer problems, the Mars rover Spirit drills a tiny hole in a rock to learn more about the geologic history of the red planet. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48251) Antipiracy Ad Debuts on Grammys People who download tunes from the Web are the targets of guilt-instilling ads to appear on the Grammys. The ad campaign's sponsor, the Recording Academy, says the spots will be run by stations as public service announcements. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48250) The Dark Side of Drug Patents Want costly pharmaceuticals to reach developing nations? You'll pay the price. A commentary by Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48249) Lawmakers Game the System Although they are a favorite target of legislators, video-game developers play a key role in designing a federal feedback portal. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48248) Anti-Piracy Campaign Gets a Laugh A website launched by a pair of independent filmmakers pokes fun at efforts by the Motion Picture Association of America to prevent the illegal copying of Hollywood films. By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48247) GarageBand Kicks Out the Jams Apple's latest technology for the rest of us has inspired legions of amateurs to create music. That's good and bad. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48246) E-Vote Machines Drop More Ballots Election officials discover another set of electronic voting machines that lost votes, this time in North Carolina. Still, makers of election machines resist calls for mechanisms to produce audit trails. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on February 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (48245) Zugang zu EU-Dokumenten Am 30.01.2004 (einen Tag vor Fristablauf!) hat die EU-Kommission einen Bericht (46 S. PDF) vorgelegt, der - wie schon in... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 5:51 a.m.. (48244) Why C Is Not My Favourite Programming Language Brian Kernighan, the documenter of the C programming language, wrote a rant entitled Why Pascal is Not My Favourite Programming Language. I can picture him thinking to himself smugly as he repeatedly strikes facetiously at Pascal by describing a few of its small flaws over and over again. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to Kernighan's tract. Pascal has matured and grown in leaps and bounds, becoming a premier commercial language. Meanwhile, C has continued to stagnate over the last 35 years with few fundamental improvements made. It's time to redress the balance; here&ap From kuro5hin.org on February 9, 2004 at 5:45 a.m.. (48243) The Design and Delivery of Effective Web-Based Instruction: An Analysis of Faculty Concerns From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (48242) US Airforce "Goes Live" with Organization-Wide Certification and Career Development System Powered by Click2learn's Aspen Discuss the recent launch of the Air Force's Learning Management System (LMS) and the Integral Role Wedgewood Consulting Group played in the integration. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2004] From PR Web on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48241) International Abduction Sign! In light of the recent abduction in Florida there isan urgent need for a sign against abduction. If children or the elderly are in danger and connot fight back, there has to be an internationally recognized sign to use. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2004] From PR Web on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48240) Senator Kerry and President Bush Share Famous Cousins Free information about famous cousins of Senator Kerry and President Bush http://www.familyforest.com/Kerry_Bush_Cousins.html [PRWEB Feb 9, 2004] From PR Web on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48239) Groupcal Viewer from Snerdware Opens Microsoft Exchange Calendars to Apple iCal Subscribe to any Exchange Calendar in Apple iCal on OS X. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2004] From PR Web on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48238) New York Follows California to Ban Prescription Pesticide Lindane for Lice and Scabies NY State proposes legislation banning the sale, use, and prescription of lindane. Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg introduces bill that would prohibit any lice or scabies treatment product from containing the pesticide Lindane. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2004] From PR Web on February 9, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (48237) dot journalism "Currently running as a pilot project, the blog will launch fully on 1 March. Contributions will be made from editors... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (48236) LEO-Vokabeltrainer Der Vokabeltrainer, Ableger des bekannten Wörterbuches, dient dazu, die Wörter zu sammeln und zu repetieren, die man nicht jeden Tag... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (48235) Students watch Web to do their laundry From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48234) Thorny Issues Await F.C.C. as It Takes Up Internet Phones From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48233) Studies validate laptop programs in U.S., Canada From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48232) We'd Like a Bit More, For a Little Less From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48231) More students earning college degrees through online classes From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48230) College-class options get easier Online courses, distance learning help students earn degrees From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48229) Geology goes virtual From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48228) College distance learning programs increas their revenues by a mean of 9.67% in 2003... From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 9, 2004 at 3:49 a.m.. (48227) Neuguineas Dschungel als Lieferant für Medikamente Internationale Experten durchkämmen Pazifikinsel nach neuen Heilmitteln. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48226) Forscher suchen nach "Krebs-Genen" Gezielte Untersuchungen der Taufliegen sollen der Humanmedizin helfen. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48225) Sexuelle Störungen als Volkskrankheit Sexuelle Funktionsstörungen treten weltweit immer häufiger auf. Das Motto einer aktuellen Kampagne: "Nicht hängen lassen - sprechen!" From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48224) Darmkrebs zu 90 Prozent heilbar Darmkrebs ist die zweithäufigste bösartige Tumorerkrankung in Österreich. Die Wiener Ärztekammer rät allen Personen ab dem 40. Lebensjahr zur regelmäßigen Vorsorgeuntersuchung. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48223) UNIQA VitalReisen Die UNIQA VitalReisen sind eine einzigartige Kombination von angenehmer Urlaubsatmosphäre von südlichen Ländern mit einem aktiven VitalProgramm. Neben Besichtigungen werden diverse Outdooraktivitäten mit den UNIQA VitalCoaches sowie Vorträge und Workshops mit einem Spitzenexperten angeboten. Jede VitalReise steht unter einem bestimmten Thema. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48222) Abnehmen mit Grapefruit? Vor Jahren wurde bekannt, dass Grapefruit den Effekt bestimmter Medikamente positiv beeinflusst. Ende Jänner berichteten amerikanische Forscher, dass Grapefruit auch das Abnehmen erleichtern und vor Diabetes schützen könnte. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48221) Erle und Hasel fliegen schon im Februar Der Pollenflug beginnt immer früher. Dieses Jahr ist der Blütenstaub von Erle und Hasel schon seit Anfang Februar in der Luft. Beschwerden machen die beiden Pollenarten auch Birkenpollenallergikern. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48220) Veganer: Vorsicht vor Vitamin B12-Mangel Innereien, Milchprodukte und Eier sind die Hauptlieferanten des lebenswichtigen Vitamins B12. Strenge Vegetarier können bei normaler, ausschließlich pflanzlicher Kost an einer Vitamin B12-Mangelanämie erkranken. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48219) Lebensmittel genau betrachtet: Von Mikroorganismen und Enzymen Von der Produktion des ersten Nahrungsmittelbestandteils bis zum Kühlschrank durchläuft unser Essen zahlreiche Stationen. Viele Helferlein sorgen dafür, dass Joghurt, Fertigpizza oder Schnitzel so aussehen, wie wir sie kennen. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48218) BoLOGna, Volume I An occasional Union feature, in which we round up table scraps from blogs small and large, then grind them up together to yield a vaguely-satisfying, slightly spicy, and somewhat-less-than-chewy blend of fact, opinion and mystery lunchmeat for your noontime consumption. Volume I: Twenty reactions to the Russert-Bush confrontation. From The Columbia-Union on February 9, 2004 at 2:51 a.m.. (48217) EU-Gesundheitsamt Im vergangenen August hatte die Europäische Kommission die Errichtung eines "Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und Bekämpfung von Seuchen" (ECDC,... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48216) Bauernregel From Mein Schuster on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48215) Seelen-Kalender Zweite Februar-Woche From Mein Schuster on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48214) Steuer-Änderungen 2004 Ãœber Arbeitnehmer-Pauschbetrag, Entfernungspauschale, Formular, Haushaltsfreibetrag, Kindergeld, Vermietung und privat genutzte Fahrzeuge. From Mein Schuster on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48213) Die Probleme mit dem Intim-Rausch bei Medien... Was immer wir auch im Fernsehen sehen, wir verschwenden damit unsere Zeit! Wir zerstören unser eigenes Bewußtsein und seine Möglichkeiten, wenn wir unsere Zeit dem Fernsehen widmen. Wir unterdrücken unsere Vorstellungskraft, und damit lassen wir eine unserer größten Gaben ungenutzt. In einigen Jahrhunderten wird man verstehen, wie die Menschen bis zum Anfang des einundzwanzigsten Jahrhunderts durch das Fernsehen in einen Dämmerzustand gebracht und gehalten wurde, wie ihr Verhalten und ihr Schlaf gestört und gesteuert und sie krank gemacht wurden! From Mein Schuster on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48212) Seelen-Kalender Erste Februar-Woche From Mein Schuster on February 9, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (48211) Who Killed Jesus?Newsweek, "Who Killed Jesus?", "M ... Who Killed Jesus?Newsweek, "Who Killed Jesus?", "Mel Gibson's powerful but troubling new movie, 'The Passion of the Christ,' is reviving one of the most explosive questions ever. What history tells us about Jesus' last hours, the world in which he lived, anti-Semitism, Scripture and the nature of faith itself" From Meta on February 9, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (48210) Big night for Beyonc at demure GrammysKnowles win ... Big night for Beyonc at demure GrammysKnowles wins record-tying 5 awards; Vandross earns 4; OutKast nets album of yearSlide show of the night, from MSNBC From Meta on February 9, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (48209) Gone blogging First, sorry my site was down for much of the day. This one apparently wasn't my fault...something went wrong with my most excellent host. It happens. Also, I seem to have lost maybe 500 emails during the outage. If you sent me some, the chances are very strong you are a spammer, in which case, go to hell. But, for the other 2 of you, if you don't hear from me within a couple of hours, could you please resend? Thx. I spent most of the day traveling to San Diego for the Digital Democracy Teach-In and then Emerging Technology.... From Joho the Blog on February 9, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (48208) Julius Nähers Nachlass... Das Pforzheimer Auktionshaus Peter Kiefer bietet in der kommenden Auktion 51 am 10./11. Oktober unter den Nummern 6639 ff. den schriftlichen und bildlichen Nachlass (oder wichtige Teile davon) des badischen Ingenieurs und Burgenforschers Julius Näher (geboren 1824 in Pforzheim, das Todesdatum hat das Auktionshaus nicht einmal für nötig gefunden zu ermitteln) an - der Online-Katalog enthält nicht die in der gedruckten Version S. 351 enthaltene Lebenskizze und auch nicht die Farbabbildungen der wunderbaren Zeichnungen Nähers, die nun ze From Archivalia on February 9, 2004 at 1:50 a.m.. (48207) OpenMute - free wiki and blogs for users AND free open source Wiki and blog tools for developers (via "wirearchy") - Sounds cool. Gotta check out how good the blogs and wikis are . Wonder what the business model is, of course, but one can always use a good free blog and wiki! From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 9, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (48206) User-selectable RSS Feeds Auricle, the weblog of the eLearning@bath team, has a nifty layout that allows readers to select what RSS feed they would like displayed in the right-hand column. As Derek Morrison suggests, "there are some exciting possibilities, e.g. selecting what information... From Object Learning on February 9, 2004 at 1:46 a.m.. (48205) Director's Job: Involve Columbia More in the Arts Gregory Mosher, who has directed and produced about 150 productions, is now the director of the new "University Arts Initiatives'' at Columbia University. From New York Times: Education on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48204) HyperTransport group ups data transfer speeds A new version of the HyperTransport specification comes out Monday that will, ideally, boost performance in PCs and communications equipment over the next year. From CNET News.com on February 9, 2004 at 1:45 a.m.. (48203) Übersicht der von Gallica... Über 60 Bände der Monumenta Germaniae historica aus dem 19. und beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert können derzeit auf dem Server Gallica als Faksimiles im PDF-Format online eingesehen werden. Die folgende Übersicht orientiert sich an der "offiziellen" Reihenfolge des MGH-Gesamtverzeichnisses. Die Erschliessung und Titelaufnahmen der Bände bei Gallica sind nicht nur uneinheitlich, sondern meist auch miserabel bzw. irreführend/falsch. Die Scan-Qualität ist schlecht. Es kann immer s From Archivalia on February 9, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (48202) MGH bei Gallica: neue Bände Nachdem im Dezember einige fehlende Constitutiones-Bände hinzukamen, habe ich meine Übersicht aktualisiert: http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/24182/ From Archivalia on February 9, 2004 at 12:50 a.m.. (48201) Will Machines Become Conscious? I came across this link "Will Machines Become Conscious?" in KurzweilAI.NET. Ray Kurzweil is a leading expert on artificial intelligence and wrote the book the "Age of Intelligent Machines." One of the companies that Kurzweil founded is ScanSoft, which develops... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48200) Getting Started With Your Own Software Company Eric Sink has a new article in MSDN offering a few suggestions on Getting Started With Your Own Software Company. It sounds exactly how I would have written it. He presents four topics. Know Thyself. Maybe it should be changed... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48199) Temporary Objects Are Free This is a followup to my previous post, Are Objects Cheap? Here is an article that talks about garbage collection and performance. It actually deals with Java, but, from reading the article, it appears that .NET and Java both use... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48198) Blogs and Mistakes I have become more concerned about grammar amd spelling mistakes on my blog, two areas that I once was meticulous about in writing. Since most of my family members are non-technical and don't read blogs or use email as frequently... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48197) Code Formatting in Whidbey One of my favorite features in Whidbey is the detailed level code-formatting provided by the IDE. This is only available in C#. This feature completely automates code formatting as you type, substantially reducing the number of keystrokes used in the... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48196) The Power of 3D Microsoft is following Apple in incorporating 3D technology into the OS. As a result, we should see some dramatically new graphical effects in Longhorn. There is a growing realization that 3D is not just for games; a decade from now,... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48195) Fire And Motion I came across this article, "Fire And Motion," from Joel Spolsky's website, Joel on Software. That article deals with bouts of programmer unproductiveness that can last days or weeks. In my previous post, "Getting Started With Your Own Software Company,"... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48194) Console Support In Whidbey Whidbey is adding support for the full range of Console features provided by Win32, such as manipulating the full console window, applying colors, and reading directly from keyboard. For coloring, developers can now set Console.Background and Console.Foreground color to any... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:54 p.m.. (48193) How To Chat With Microsoft Developers My post "XAML as Documents" has been linked to by both Chris Sells, Longhorn evangelist, and simple geek Chris Anderson, Avalon architect. It is hard to get any more validation than being referred to by the designer of XAML. (In... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48192) Scary Comment I received recently a comment in my Can you fix my computer post, that at first glance looks innocuous, but is actually quite scary. Quite frankly, i would like to talk to you via email. i would like to talk... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48191) Joel Some people wonder if Joel and I, two ex-Excel bloggers, ever knew other. Joel Spolsky has a very popular website on software development called Joel on Software. He worked on Microsoft Excel for two years and then left Microsoft on... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48190) Software Rewrites I have, in the past few weeks, read two articles on software rewrites, one in SlashDot called "Rewrites Consider Harmful," and another from Joel called "Things You Should Never Do, Part I." Both take rather strong positions against rewriting code.... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48189) Whidbey Tech Preview Just noticed this article "Microsoft to preview Whidbey toolset" in the Register. Just a reminder, sign up for the DevDays if you want the tech preview of Whidbey. If you have been impressed with the announced feature sets of Whidbey... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48188) Software Quality Chris Pratley is the Group Program Manager for the One Note. I actually knew him back when I developed in the Excel group (Word and Excel were in the same building). He was a program manager in Word and I... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48187) Windows Error Reporting As I mentioned in a previous post, Microsoft collects crash data from users, whose applications fail. This is even true for non-Microsoft applications, in which case the data is made freely available to ISVs via the Windows Quality Online Services... From .NET Undocumented on February 8, 2004 at 11:53 p.m.. (48186) Atom 0.3 to RSS 1.0 converter Nice stopgap until NetNewsWire is upgraded to support Atom which I figure won't be too long. From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m.. (48185) Open Video Toaster Talk about a blast from the past. I always wanted this program back in the 90s but I was too cheap to buy an Amiga! And back then I was going through my 'I-am-not-going-to-hava-a-computer-at-home' phase! QUOTEBorn from the mind of Tim Jenison and several other high tech brains at Newtek Incorporated in Topeka Kansas in 1991. The Amiga Video Toaster launched an entire industry with its power to the people price and feature set. Replacing $250,000 of broadcast quality television studio equipment the Amiga Video Toaster allowed anyone that c From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m.. (48184) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]