Edu_RSS ~ February 12, 2004

Most recent update: February 12, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: AutoCAD Users with TabletPCs I see that a fair amount of visitors to this blog come in from Google and other search engines from around the world searching for "AutoCAD & TabletPC". I am curious are you aware AutoCAD 2004 is Microsoft XP TabletPC... From Between the Lines on February 12, 2004 at 10:52 p.m.. (49113) IT Forum: email and email groups activity Here's an activity using the model of IT Forum (instructional technology discussion forum) as a lesson plan. Simple but effective use of email and email groups. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 10:49 p.m.. (49111) Media mergers don't limit choices From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (49110) Windows is the security problem From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (49109) Commentary: Chocolates and Wi-Fi on your pillow From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (49108) Sample ToolBook applications I've been doing some reading today, too, but nothing that's inspired me to comment so far. So I also decided to take a look at Click2Learn's website today to see the kinds of applications people are developing--> From Holly's Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 9:53 p.m.. (49107) A secular commune squatting in a Gush Katif hotel From Haaretz: News on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49106) David Landau named Haaretz chief editor From Haaretz: News on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49105) Yeshiva, college students to get equal benefits From Haaretz: News on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49104) Councils end strike, but Histadrut does not From Haaretz: News on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49103) Netanyahu to ask ministries for more cuts From Haaretz: News on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49102) Anticipation: It's making you wait The Union has created a simple point-and-click engine for tracking whether the media picks up Drudge's story about Kerry and an AP reporter. From The Columbia-Union on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 p.m.. (49101) W3C releases major Semantic Web building blocks The ambitious, five year old vision of the Semantic Web is a major step closer following the release of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Ontology Web Language (OWL) as full World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendations. We assess what it is and what it might mean for e-elearning. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on February 12, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (49099) [etech] Peace, Love and XML Don Box of Microsoft, responsible for Longhorn Indigo (communications tech for building Web services, or "the SOAP messaging stack" that Don works on), is talking about how Microsoft is going to support standards, really this time. He says the following: WordML, the current Word format, is optimal if you're a Word author, but is unusable if you are trying to do interesting XML-y things with it, like write an app to process it. It's designed to work well for Word. When Microsoft shipped it, people had a normal, human, emotional reaction: They hated it. Microsoft said that it didn&apos From Joho the Blog on February 12, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (49098) Your clients need a content management system Martin Burns has written an article on the need for content management systems on websites. To quote: Make no mistake - if you are running a substantive web site without a CMS, you will hit a wall where your eBusiness... From Column Two on February 12, 2004 at 9:47 p.m.. (49097) PowerPoint: Tool or Crutch? I ran across an interesting discussion in the blogosphere a couple of months ago that happens to be all about computer mediated communication, though this one isn't an Internet topic. Instead, it's about the use of the equally loved and loathed presentation tool Powerpoint.  From Holly's Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 p.m.. (49096) This is your brain on education In his essay Education and the New Science of Networks, McClintock discusses why the old concepts of "Mental Mapping," which were largely based upon spatial modes of thinking, may be superseded by alternate constructs that include "the concept of networks as a key component." One particularly compelling argument in his thesis can be summed up by his statement: Acquiring a skill is not incremental, step-by-step; From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 p.m.. (49095) Do computer concepts represent ill-structured domains? While reading Cognitive Flexibility, Constructivism, and Hypertext, this is the question I kept asking myself about the type of web-based training that I have in mind that could benefit from the addition of interactive simulations. Given the time constraints for my current project, it will certainly not be possible to design an instructional module that implements the principles that Spiro, et. al., yet if computer con From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 p.m.. (49094) The current state and future direction of social networks How Many Social Nets Are Too Many?. We're social animals and were long before writing was invented. Connecting has always come before content. Failing to understand that was the downfall of many early online experiences. One way to think about what's going on now is that we're in the midst of making new and more intereting mistakes than we have in the past. [McGee's Musings] From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 p.m.. (49093) Training is the Information Technology Constant George Bradford presented a paper at an ACM SIGUCCS Conference discussing steps that his staff took to increase attendee satisfaction with technical training provided by a central training office (see full cite at the end; unfortunately it's only available online to those with access to the ACM Digital Library, whether via --> From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 p.m.. (49092) A belated hello While I initially created this blog back in August to demonstrate the concept of using a blog in a classroom, it really only came to life as an expression of my own thoughts last Thursday. It's an infant really; perhaps now at the crawling stage, and some day it might learn to walk. I have a lot to do here. I'm subscribing to some absolutely terrific EduBlogs and MetaBlogs. The News Links category is a reflect From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 p.m.. (49091) Social Software: Don't fence me in WHAT'S WRONG WITH FIRST-GENERATION SOCIAL SOFTWARE. I've written recently about the future state of business, a world incorporating powerful, versatile social networking tools. And I've played with most of the first-generation social software and read volumes about how it will, or won't, work in business and ultimately affect our daily lives. The concept is won From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 p.m.. (49090) On theory, practice, and inspiration What do Instructional Designers Design? Good resource (except for the .pdf powerpoint note format) What do Instructional Designers Design? ...love this quote: "What do you get when you cross and Instructional Designer with a Mafioso? Someone who makes you an offer you can't understand."  From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 p.m.. (49089) On the virtue of posting half-baked ideas James McGee posted an article recently called Rational ignorance that expresses nicely my struggle with the academic nature of this blog: ...Interesting ruminations from Joi Ito on how to strike a balance between getting something out the door and thinking some more about it. I feel that I tend to err in the other direction of sitting on things too long instead of putting something out there, although the experience of webloggin From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 p.m.. (49088) Who benefits from exploration-based exercises? One of the early tasks to complete when designing any unit of instruction is to identify the target audience. Is the student base likely to be experienced in the subject matter or new to it? The answer to this question affects design choices in a myriad of ways. I want to look at interactive simulations in a broader context though. I believe that, in technical training, hands-on exercises should be as useful for beginners as they are for more experienced users because I believe From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 p.m.. (49087) Is speaking up the only valid way to participate? From Holly'apos;s Research Journal on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 p.m.. (49086) When I'm done It's probably a long way to go, but when I'm done with most of my PhD studies, I'll do one more. I would analyse my weblog posts and follow lines of thinking to see how they appear, mature and connect with the rest (or dissapear). From a very selfish perspective it would be the most interesting case to study :) It's too late here. If it's early in your part of the globe, do read a comment on Con From Mathemagenic on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 p.m.. (49085) Coventry University Chooses WebCT Vista To Drive Online Learning on Campus From ScotFEICT on February 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (49084) Presentations@LearnTec Did a few presentations at LearnTec. As always, the slides are available under a creative commons attribution-share alike license. A first presentation was about Standards and Individualization: in the panel discussion, it became clear once more that people often misunderstand... From ErikLog on February 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (49083) If readers don't read, who is responsible? Susan Harkus has written an article improving technical communication. To quote: The information user became our focus and our challenge was clear: we wanted users to find the information that enabled them to be productive and competent performers. We crafted... From Column Two on February 12, 2004 at 8:47 p.m.. (49081) Liberal XML parsing related to personality? The heat of the discussion on liberal XML parsing has subsided, so this is actually a little late. That's because I wasn't sure if I should post this. But a post by Dave Winer today convinced me to post it anyway. Let me just say up front that I could be completely wrong. … From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:47 p.m.. (49080) Software allows game copying Controversial software maker 321 Studios releases a new product that lets people create a copy of any PC game and store it on a PC's hard drive or a recordable disc. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (49079) Microsoft tracks possible Windows code leak The software giant is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (49078) ATOM moving to IETF Ross nails my position completely! [SOURCE:ATOM moving to IETF via Random Bytes]QUOTESam Ruby has announced that development of the Atom specification is moving to the IETF. This is great From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (49077) Dell beats estimates by a penny The PC maker's fourth-quarter revenue rises 18 percent, compared with a year earlier, as it continues to increase its product shipments. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (49075) Novell offers absolution to IBM in SCO spat The tag team wrestling match among software makers the SCO Group, IBM and Novell has entered another round, with Novell invoking its presumed right to clear IBM. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (49074) SAP ratchets up homeland security push The company hires a former U.S. Air Force general to oversee its efforts to sell software to government agencies involved in homeland security. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (49073) From Auto Shop to College Campus At the age of 37, Frank left his job as a mechanic to return to school. Ph.D. in hand, he now works at his alma mater.... From Adult/Continuing Education on February 12, 2004 at 6:50 p.m.. (49072) Web usability: a new International Standard Userfocus reports on the development of a new ISO standard on usability. To quote: ISO is developing a new standard for web usability. The new standard will be of interest to anyone who designs, evaluates or commissions web sites and... From Column Two on February 12, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (49070) Spontaneous user research D. Keith Robinson has posted a blog entry on the spontaneous user research he has conducted on the policy and procedure information published for a hospital. To quote: One of the largest and most diverse user groups for these policies... From Column Two on February 12, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (49069) Open source in education - wiki on wikis Alan turned me on to an intriguing event hosted by the Open Space Institute (US): We are building an interactive database on Open Space applications in education. While the wiki space is already open and waiting for your stories, the weekend of February 14-15, 2004 is intended to be another focused time for our real time interaction. Will you help the Community create an archive of case studies/ stories/experiences involving Open Space and education? Our objectives are twofold: Improve our practice as facilitators by learning from the experience of others who have used OST in education. Create From Object Learning on February 12, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (49068) Girl Gamers Grow Up Females over 40 spend more time online playing games than other measured groups, often staying up late at night with word and puzzle challenges. From CyberAtlas on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49067) mozCC Gets Better and Gets Noticed mozCC, an extension for Mozilla-based browsers that exposes Creative Commons license metadata as you surf, got noticed by Slashdot last weekend. The resulting surge of new users brought new bug reports, fixes for which creator Nathan Yergler has already incorporated in mozCC 0.7.7 along with new features. The new version looks for license metadata in From Creative Commons: weblog on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49066) Down and Out relicensed today Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Cory Doctorow's first novel released a little over a year ago, has just been relicensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license. Previously the book did not allow derivative works and any "lost chapters" or comic versions were unauthorized. With this change in place, the door is wide open to people writing prequels, sequels, and side stories, you can make a mov From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49064) Microsoft snags XML-related patent The company wins another U.S. patent for XML-related technology, one of the first in an expected flood of filings surrounding the fast-growing standard. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49063) Nachi variant sends a political message Nachi.B comes with an HTML document titled, "Let History Tell Future," and is aimed at computers running Japanese versions of Windows. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49062) Interaction of IT Systems and Repositories Project (IIS&R) From their home page: "This project extends the outcomes of the successful Collaborative Online and Information Services (COLIS) Consortium project by: Sustaining the Demonstrator Testbed so that dissemination of findings can be made accessible to all education sectors around Australia Proving the robustness of the IMS standards based Demonstrator environment by encouraging substitution of systems, particularly digital repositories,in the framework. Conducting research into the useability of the framework through involvement of learners and teachersIt is designed to improve From OLDaily on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49061) Chalkface Blog I picked up this link from a Flickr contact. No RSS (sadly). The blog has some good content, some of it not covered elsewhere, and seems to address itself most directly to the interests of the U.K. Curriculum Online Project and the National Grid for Learning, two education resource repositories that (IMHO) have just got to provide RSS or similar XML feeds linking to their aggregated content (write them and tell them so!). And this is a first for an education technology web From OLDaily on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49058) Why Wireless Will End 'Piracy' and Doom DRM and TCPA - Jim Griffin Interesting take on a very possible future: wireless access will become the 'tipping point' where vendors stop trying to charge individual prices for content and will instead collect revenues from a pool collected from wireless access sales. "Can you think of a single model where we haven't had a pool of money then split it up?" he asks. "Since the 1920s we've had public address systems, radio, TV, and cable - and all of those are monetized with a pool. You simply can't find an example to the contrary." By Andrew Orlowski, The Register, February 11, 2004 [--> From OLDaily on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49057) Eedo Announces Revolutionary e-Learning Content Ingestion and Conversion Tool I think the title for this link expresses all the hopes and fears about e-learning in one word: ingestion. By Press Release, Eedo Knowledgeware, February 10, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on February 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (49056) Access for EVERYONE I’ve been thinking about accessibility in little different terms lately. More and more I’m embracing a wider concept of accessibility and access that extends far beyond the disability community. It is the idea that wherever content can easily be made freely accessibly to be used by the masses, it should be. Too often, the free exchange of information is being stifled by copyrights, password-protected directories and content distributors. However, there is a lot going on to create more open content, with projects such as Creative Commons and MIT OpenCourseWare and thinkers such as Law From Curb Cut Learning on February 12, 2004 at 5:53 p.m.. (49055) Howard Dean is not a soap bar Howard Dean, der Präsidentschafts-Kandidat der Demokraten, war lange Zeit der unbestrittene Liebling der Internet-Community. Endlich jemand, der das Potenzial des Internets zu nutzen wusste, der mit Hilfe von MeetUp und Blog fast über Nacht eine begeisterte und engagierte Community aufgebaut... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 12, 2004 at 5:52 p.m.. (49054) Queryster Ein nettes Tool von derzeit zehn unterschiedlichen Suchmaschinen (Vivísimo, AltaVista, AlltheWeb usw.) bietet Queryster an - daneben auch noch einen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 5:52 p.m.. (49053) Web Page Archiv Aus dem heutigen SearchEngineWatch von Chris Sherman, Teilnehmer an dem Online-Seminar für Anwälte: "Furl ("file URL") combines the best features... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 5:52 p.m.. (49052) Wettbewerbsbericht über Freie Berufe Am 09.02.2004 hat die Europäische Kommission ihren Bericht über den Wettbewerb bei freiberuflichen Dienstleistungen veröffentlicht. Darin stellt die Kommission die... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 5:52 p.m.. (49051) Op-ed Peter Suber of Open Access News quotes this exchange from the June 2003 Chronicle of Higher Education online discussion of blogging by Eugene Volokh: [Ken Smith, Indiana University] If, as you say, blog posts are more like op-ed pieces than traditional scholarship, and tend to promote one's scholarship rather than carry out that scholarship, in what sense are blogs academic discourse? [Eugene Volokh] Blog posts aren't scholarly publications, so they're not academic discourse in... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 12, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (49050) Atom beta for NetNewsWire is out! Very cool, looking forward to this and to 1.1 From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (49049) Proposed legislation to jail anonymous webmasters Cnet News reports that Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas - the chairman of the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee - recently proposed the Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act which would make giving false contact information for domain name registration a criminal offence punishable by up to seven years in prison. The justification according to Congressman Smith: "To make it easier to track down miscreants. 'The government must play a greater role in punishing those who conceal their identities online, particularly when they do so in furtherance of a serious federal c From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (49046) Garage sale-ing for a Mac supercomputer Just a few months ago, Virginia Tech was using 1,100 high-end Macintoshes to enter the top of the supercomputer ranks. Now those same machines are being sold off as surplus goods. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (49045) Congress Expresses Enthusiasm and Doubt About New Space Policy From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 4:55 p.m.. (49044) Interplanetary International Internet Launched From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 4:55 p.m.. (49043) Online-Communities - Chancen für informelles Lernen in der Arbeit Das Buch ist eine aktuelle Aufsatzsammlung, irgendwo zwischen Theorie und Praxis angesiedelt, die sich mit den Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Online-Communities in Unternehmen auseinandersetzt. Ich hab's gelesen, fand es ganz spannend und habe meine Eindrücke auf den Seiten von bwp@informativ festgehalten.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 12, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (49042) Vivísimo Gestern habe ich hier schon zwei außergewöhnliche Suchmaschinen vorgestellt,- heute kommt noch eine dazu! Regelmäßige Leser (davon soll es ja... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (49041) CAN-SPAM ohne Wirkung Nur 3% (i.W.: drei) aller in den USA versendeten Massen-E-Mails entsprechen dem neuen, seit 01.01.2004 geltenden Anti-Spam-Gesetz. Laut einer Analyse... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 4:53 p.m.. (49040) Personal Intellectual Capital This article appears in the current issue of CLO magazine. Personal Intellectual Capital you are the most important person in the universe. so is everyone else. e. e. cummings Ultimately, you're responsible for the life you lead. It's up to you to learn what you... From Internet Time Blog on February 12, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (49039) Kerry scandal I have an idea! Let's all get together and not care!... From Joho the Blog on February 12, 2004 at 4:49 p.m.. (49037) NY Times Political Blog Explained Jonathan Dube interviews Len Apcar of NYTimes.com about the paper's new and quite good political blog, Times on the Trail. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 12, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (49036) Knight Ridder's Political Blog I'd be remiss not to point out that my own company, Knight Ridder, has a darn good political blog, too: Hot Off the Trail. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 12, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (49035) Just Say No to E-Mail Relying on e-mail as the sole method of communicating with your customers is bad for your business. From E-Commerce Guide on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49034) Web Server Statistics Page internet.com's ServerWatch reports on surveys that examine the number and types of servers being used to power the Internet. Check the results of the monthly surveys right here. From CyberAtlas on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49033) Flash card makers bump up the volume The two biggest makers of flash memory cards are introducing formats with higher capacities in hopes of capturing a larger piece of the growing digital-camera market. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49032) Online ad sales hit new high Net advertising sales grew to $2.2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2003, breaking the previous record reached during the height of the dot-com boom. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49031) HP, Kodak boost digital camera lines Hewlett-Packard plans to update its digital camera options, continuing its push in the consumer market, while Kodak unveils a range of cameras and related services. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49030) SCO waits for MyDoom attacks to end Even though denial-of-service attacks against the software maker are set to stop, SCO figures that it will be a few more days before it can reactivate its main Web site. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (49029) Erste Alpha von MySQL Administrator veröffentlicht Nachdem MySQL.com veröffentlicht hatte, dass sie eine Software zur Verwaltung von Datenbanken entwickeln, ist nun die erste Alphaversion zum kostenlosen Download für Linux und Windows erhältlich. Da es sich um eine Alphaversion... From WebhostingTech on February 12, 2004 at 3:03 p.m.. (49028) Kerry's been Drudged If Drudge is wrong about Kerry and this alleged infidelity, that homburged, closeted hack may have finally jumped the shark. At this stage, however, there's nothing to do but wait, and direct readers to a particularlygood catch by Kos poster named "Lois," who remembered that Teresa Heinz Kerry said... From The Columbia-Union on February 12, 2004 at 2:57 p.m.. (49027) Weblog culture I'm at a conference today, where people from several colleges and universities are working on ways to help students succeed in their studies. Over and over again people mention the need to communicate findings, to share approaches, to learn from each other, and I quietly think to myself: they'll probably have a listserver going in a few days to keep these people in touch with each other, but a weblog would be better because the work would be preserved in a handier format. But I haven't... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 12, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (49026) Audio weblogs Dave Winer points to a long article in the Guardian about online radio and audio weblogs. From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 12, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (49025) UK Interactive Ad Growth Overtakes All Other Media UK online advertising has outdone movie theater ads and is gaining on radio, a study says. From CyberAtlas on February 12, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (49023) Siemens, Huawei kick off 3G project in China The telecommunications gear companies will pour $100 million into a China-based joint venture to develop network equipment based on TD-SCDMA, an emerging 3G wireless technology. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (49022) More phone subscribers dial in to Cox While Cox Communications posts record subscriber numbers, more customers continue to hang up on competitor Comcast's phone business. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (49021) Samsung revamps Asian operations Samsung restructures its Asian units and reshuffles execs in a move aimed at sharpening its focus on emerging markets such as India. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (49020) Commentary: Can't live without fonts From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (49019) Aldridge commission warns on sustainability, budget The commission examining the implementation of President Bush's space plan said that sustaining the... From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 1:53 p.m.. (49018) Weblog grupal de los editores de periódicos En el marco de la World Association of Newspapers (WAN) que agrupa a unas 18.000 publicaciones de los cinco continentes, el exclusivo núcleo de los editores World Editors Forum (WEF) ha puesto en marcha el weblog colectivo editorsweblog.org: Practical issues... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 12, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (49017) A Killer Web Event Kolabora Live!: "What Experts Need To Do To Prepare For A Killer Web Event" with Jay Cross, Stephanie Downs, Nancy White, Heike Philp, Wes Kussmaul and Robin Good. Tuesday February the 24th at 12 noon EST Speaking of "killer," IBM's Richard Straub responded to... From Internet Time Blog on February 12, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (49016) Replication of open source Azeem Azhar, The Microsoft Killers, Prospect, no.95 (February 2004). Azhar reviews the history and growth of open source software and the spread of the open source model into education (such as MIT's OpenCourseWare) and academic publishing (such as BioMedCentral.) "The open access movement aims to increase distribution of research through journals unhampered by restrictive licensing regimes and high subscription costs-indeed, it has been doing so for several years, and some of them have become essential sources fo From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 12, 2004 at 1:47 p.m.. (49011) The End of Atkins? From the AFP wire: A medical examiner's report into the death of Dr. Robert Atkins, whose diet has catapulted fat into fashion, indicated he had a history of heart failure... The New York medical examiner's report into Atkins's death said he had a history of heart attack, congestive heart failure and hypertension, the Wall Street Journal said. Atkins weighed 258 pounds (117 kilograms) when he slipped on ice while walking to work in April of last year. Google News cluster From kuro5hin.org on February 12, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (49010) FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service Regulators approve a petition from a provider of phone service carried over the Internet but leave some larger questions unresolved. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (49009) Manufacturing, banking to lead IT spending The two industries are expected to account for more than one-third of an estimated $391 billion spent on IT in 2004. Government spending also will rise. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (49008) Shifts in Political Winds Biggest Challenge to Bush's Space Vision Team From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 12:55 p.m.. (49007) Students Prepare for Spirit's Crater Rim Run From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 12:55 p.m.. (49006) Darwin's Universe From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 12:55 p.m.. (49005) Internetexplorer behindert den Start der *.info-Umlautdomain Afilias hat den Start der Umlautdomain für die Endung *.info verschoben. Nachdem der Starttermin auf den 26. Februar 2004 fallen sollte, entschied man sich für den 16. März 2004. Grund ist der Internetexplorer. From WebhostingTech on February 12, 2004 at 12:54 p.m.. (49004) E-Business-Reife Die Bedeutung eines Börsengangs für ein Unternehmen lässt sich sicherlich nicht mit der Bedeutung eines E-Business-Projekts wie der Einführung eines... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (49003) New Biochemisty editor comments on open access Richard N. Armstrong, Editorial, Biochemistry 43 (1), 1 -2, 2004. In an editorial inaugurating his tenure as editor-in-chief of the American Chemical Society's Biochemistry, Armstrong concludes by inviting ACS members who advocate open access policies to make their views known to the society: While the ACS was an industry leader in developing electronic archives for its journals, it has yet to implement what the majority of scientists agree is in the best interest of science: a free, p From FOS News on February 12, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (49001) Safari 1.2 bug seen here We seem to have inadvertently revealed a bug in Safari 1.2 -- and we think we know specifically what Safari is doing wrong. The bug currently makes oatmeal of some of our layout elements. If not fixed, it could discombobulate sites that are much more important than ours. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on February 12, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (49000) Gone to the Dogster: Dog-jects, Doggie Meta-Data?? UIh-oh, I am going to be busy now. From Ben Hammersley by way of Stephan Downes (who is a cat-person) comes a reference to Dogster ( "catster.com" is registered but no site is there!). Welcome to Dogster ...where every dog has a webpage. Dogster lets you view and save photos of dogs, search by breed, size, name, hometown and more! Search by Friendliest, Newest or Site Favorites. Se From cogdogblog on February 12, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48999) PHP Anthology --> From carvingCode on February 12, 2004 at 12:48 p.m.. (48998) Palm Dropping Mac OS Sync Support Apple continues to be marginalized. Now it's Palm's turn. The company is dropping Mac conduit suport in its upcoming Palm 6 ("Cobalt") operating system, says Brighthand. A third party will do it, but this is like adding $40 to the cost of your next handheld if you buy a Palm OS model and use a Mac. Disappointing, to say the least. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 12, 2004 at 12:47 p.m.. (48997) DRM Roll, Please My EFF colleague Jason Schultz (hyperlinks, mine): "Forget open content on your next-generation mobile device: CMLA is here to make sure you only use Big Content from the corporate media. [...] Result: A technical and legal hack around fair use and the Betamax doctrine. The only devices that can play Big Content are those that have undergone From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on February 12, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (48996) Tellabs names former Alcatel exec as CEO The maker of telecommunications gear names Krish Prabhu as its new chief executive officer, as it shifts from traditional equipment and toward Internet and multiprotocol products. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (48995) Beagle 2 declared lost The British government and ESA will begin an investigation into the Beagle 2 lander, which... From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 11:53 a.m.. (48994) Resale von Teilnehmeranschlüssen Das BVerwG hat bereits am 03.12.2003 entschieden (30 S. PDF), dass der Zugangsanspruch nach § 33 I TKG auch solche... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (48993) Paris eyes open-source switch Following Munich's decision to switch to Linux desktops, the French capital is studying a similar move. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48991) cc.edu voting We’re currently voting on what should go into the draft license which will be launched as the public beta. We’d love your feedback - please leave comments with clear yeas or neas to the proposed license options below by 10:00 MST Friday. From autounfocus on February 12, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (48990) Opsware forecasts jump in revenue Strong customer demand will help double sales for 2005, and fourth-quarter revenue will top its previous expectations, the company predicts. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (48988) More AutoCAD Tips & Tricks Links AutoCAD 2004 Tips and TricksClick Here How-to Articles Click Here CAD Management Click Here Customization Click Here Lynn Allen Info Click Here Cheers, -Shaan... From Between the Lines on February 12, 2004 at 9:53 a.m.. (48987) Publicado SCORM 2004 ADL ha publicado las especificaciones SCORM 2004 (antes versión 1.3) consideradas ya "estables". El cambio más importante desde la versión anterior, junto a la intención de manterlas estables, es la inclusión de las reglas de secuenciación de contenidos de la especificación Simple Sequencing (SS) del IMS Global Learning Consortium. From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on February 12, 2004 at 9:53 a.m.. (48986) Editor's Weblog Das Editor's Weblog enthält u.a. folgende Kategorie: "Is blogging journalism? How newspapers use the bloggers." Meine Empfehlung ist der heutige... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 a.m.. (48985) Rödl's Zahlen ... Rödl & Partner darf keine Werbeaussagen und keine Angaben über Umsatzentwicklung in Pressemitteilungen machen. Dies hat das LG Nürnberg-Fürth bereits... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 9:52 a.m.. (48984) RSS feeds from XMU blogs "Xiamen University Blog C ... RSS feeds from XMU blogs "Xiamen University Blog Center", a campus blog community running MT. I didn't reach them yet to get the policy of applying account. Anyway, I guess it's not an officical project open to any students in campus. From Meta on February 12, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (48983) Bildungskahlschlag an der Uni Giessen: Crash des Haushalts? Anscheinend ist der Universität Giessen durch eine sehr kurzfriste Änderung irgendwelcher Berechnungspläne (zusätzlich zum Hochschulpakt, welchen die Landesregierung bereits aufgekündigt hatte) soviel Geld gekürzt worden, dass sie den Haushalt komplett gegen die Wand gefahren hat, was wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe eine 30prozentige Kürzung der Sachmittel sowie einen kompletten Einstellungs-Stopp nach sich zieht. Das Dumme ist nur, in dem Institut wo ich studiere... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on February 12, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (48982) Echo chamber echo Further to my post on Dean, the net, and echo chambers, I just dug up an older post, Blog groupthink and acceptable uses of weblogs, that dealt with the same topic. It seems my views haven't really changed since I wrote it... "Weblogs enable groupthink circles to form. This is only natural and mirrors any real-world social aggregation process. The nice thing about this is that it does not sp From Seb's Open Research on February 12, 2004 at 9:47 a.m.. (48980) International Association of Mold Remediation Specialists (IAMRS) Announces Meger with Environmental Education Foundation (EEF) The International Association of Mold Remediation Specialists (IAMRS) announced today the merger of its membership into the worlds largest environmental charity focusing on environmental, health and safety issues. This merger will pave the way for the nearly 500 members of IAMRS to provide a new depth and breadth to the EEFs existing membership base of over 5,000. Merger will create the largest, oldest and only charity dealing with indoor air quality and mold related issues. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (48979) To dream of the Turkish Guy Audible Revolution, in The Guardian today, talking about Chris Lydon, Grant Henninger and Audible. Delayed for ages due to some unforeseen actual breaking news. Meanwhile, Lydon is now at Minnesota Public Radio, home of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion. Keillor,... From Ben Hammersley.com on February 12, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48978) Dreams of big media CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the proposed Comcast-Disney combo is just another in a line of big power grabs that rob consumers of alternatives. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48977) A fractured fairy tale Disney, now embroiled in a board-room squabble and takeover fight, was once considered a technology leader but it has been a straggler in the digital era. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (48976) NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image: Desert Island From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48975) NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Sand Dunes in Noachis Terra From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48974) NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 8 Feb 2004 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48973) NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Sand Dunes in Noachis Terra From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48972) NASA Mars Global Surveyor TES Dust And Temperature Maps 8 Feb 2004 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48971) NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 Feb 2004 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48970) NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report # 3549 From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48969) Hearing Charter: House Science Committee Hearing: "U.S. Vision for Space Exploration" From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48968) Close Examination of Bedrock Reveals More Clues NASA's Opportunity rover is continuing to examine the exposed bedrock at the edge of the crater. The first images showed that the rock has parallel layers that could be sediments created by standing water, but closer inspection shows that the lines converge and diverge at low angles. This gives clues that something moving probably created these rocks, like volcanic flow or a river. Both rovers will continue searching their landing sites and nearby environment for evidence of past water on Mars - something that might have supported life at one time. From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48967) Cities on Fertile Land Affect Climate New research from NASA shows that cities in the United States have been built on the most fertile soils of the nation - cities account for just 3% of its land area, but food grown there could out produce the 29% of the US which is currently used for agriculture. The researchers used data two NASA satellites to track plant growth and the locations of urban centres. They created a computer model for a potential pre-urban US landscape which they used to calculate how much the country's vegetation growth is diminished because of cities. From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48966) Wallpaper: Olympus Mons Now in orbit for more than a month, the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has been delivering mountains of data back to Earth. Here's a beautiful desktop wallpaper you can use for your computer: an image taken on January 21, 2004 of the caldera of Olympus Mons, the largest known mountain in the Solar System. Olympus Mons is 22 km high and the caldera has a depth of 3 km. From Orionsarm.org RSS Feed on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48965) Kolumne: Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun.. Arbeiten bei der DeNIC. Wer in den letzten Wochen einige Internetforen als auch ein paar wenige Mailinglisten verfolgte, hat vielleicht auch den Eindruck gewonnen, dass es bei der DeNIC zur Zeit scheinbar etwas chaotisch zugeht. From WebhostingTech on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48964) Signs China Will Be A Future Power A good percentage of referrers to my page are coming in from Chinese weblogs, probably more than all other non-English referrers combined. Anyone else notice this, too? I am not sure why I attract so much hits from China, but... From .NET Undocumented on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48963) Australia - Senator Questions Natural Products Recall The Australian Health Authorities, in June last year, recalled more than a thousand different food supplements manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals and had them destroyed in a thinly veiled attempt to destroy the credibility of nutritional products for health care. The mega-sequester came at a time when Australia apparently wanted to show "leadership" in how to deal with natural products, firmly establishing the Therapeutic Goods Administration as the lead agency in a proposed Trans-Tasman scheme for a joint ANZO health authority.... From Health Supreme on February 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m.. (48962) VLEs - the nutritional route to e-learning? Lisa Williams' article VLEs - the fast-food route to e-learning? makes a valid point. Hopefully, as the IMS Learning Design (LD) specification (first published October 2002) matures and we start to see some mainstream implementations this will push the essential design stage of e-learning to the fore. In the 'More' section I outline some of the key players in IMS LD. From Auricle on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 a.m.. (48961) Context and attribution Dwight Shih: I can't begin to enumerate the reasons to make content available on the web. But I can confidently say that people work better when their work is appreciated. And links, in context and with attribution, are how we show appreciation on the web. RSS feeds are freely available. That doesn't give you all rights to the content in those feeds. Please add context and attribution when incorporating items from RSS feed in your weblog. Attribution via a title link to the author's From Mathemagenic on February 12, 2004 at 8:54 a.m.. (48960) Learntec 2004 So, die Learntec ruft! Da ich letztes Jahr aussetzen musste, freue ich mich um so mehr, alte Bekannte und Freunde wiederzusehen! Mehr davon Ende der Woche.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48959) Bildungskahlschlag an der Uni Giessen: Crash des Haushalts Anscheinend ist der Universität Giessen durch eine sehr kurzfriste Änderung irgendwelcher Berechnungspläne (zusätzlich zum Hochschulpakt, welchen die Landesregierung bereits aufgekündigt hatte) soviel Geld gekürzt worden, dass sie den Haushalt komplett gegen die Wand gefahren hat, was wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe eine 30prozentige Kürzung der Sachmittel sowie einen kompletten Einstellungs-Stopp nach sich zieht. Das Dumme ist nur, in dem Institut wo ich studiere laufen anscheinend 5/6 der Stellen zum Semesterende aus. Ob die Stellen neu besetzt werden From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48958) DIE: Weiterbildungsrat gegründet Das Deutsche Institut für Erwachsenenbildung beruft Experten zur Positionsbestimmung Bonn. Mit dem "Weiterbildungsrat am DIE" hat das Deutsche Institut für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE), Bonn, ein hochkarätiges, parteien- und institutionenunabhängiges Gremium für die Weiterbildung einberufen. Seine Aufgabe: Unterstützung des Institutes bei der "Politikberatung für die Weiterbildung". Weiterlesen: Uniprotokolle: "Weiterbildungsrat gegründet" (--> From BildungsBlog on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48957) Welche Angst greift hier Raum? In der "SZ" warnt Michael Lentz anlässlich des Kunkel-Falls vor einer "Tabupolizei" in den deutschen Feuilletons. Außerdem erinnert die "SZ"... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48956) Strafrechtsreform in Frankreich Die französische Nationalversammlung hat gestern, begleitet von Juristenstreiks und Protesten, eine umfassende Strafrechtsreform (-> "Tableau Comparatif") beschlossen, teilt das Handelsblatt... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48955) Internet und mobile Kommunikation Die britische Kinderschutzorganisation Barnado's veröffentlicht die Ergebnisse einer Mini-Studie (40 S. PDF) zum Thema "Internet, mobile Kommunikation und Kindesmissbrauch", berichtet... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48954) Amtshaftpflicht Polizeibeamte müssen von Amts wegen eine Unfall- oder sonstige Gefahrenstelle unverzüglich absichern. Das entschied das OLG Frankfurt. Verletzen die Beamten... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48953) Beihilfen und Darlehen von der EU Die (dreisprachige) EU-Seite "Beihilfen und Darlehen" ist die Einstiegsseite für jeden, der sich für EU-Fördermittel interessiert. Was viele nicht wissen:... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48952) Gravenreuth-Kanzlei mahnt P2P-Portal ab Seit der vergangenen Woche sieht die P2P-Gemeinde klarer: Am 02.02.2004 flatterte Marcus Falck, dem Betreiber des Portals emule.de, eine Abmahnung... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48951) Prozess gegen mutmaßliche Raubkopierer Einer der größten Fälle von Raubkopiererei wird ab heute vor dem Berliner Landgericht verhandelt, so die Tagesschau. Die Staatsanwaltschaft hat... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48950) Ambient Network Dank der so genannten "Ambient Network"-Technik sollen Menschen in Zukunft mit beliebigen mobilen Endgeräten in der eigenen Wohnung, im Nah-... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48949) Campus on a keyboard From ScotFEICT on February 12, 2004 at 8:53 a.m.. (48948) Bauernregel From Mein Schuster on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48947) Ha! Turns out women are gamers too! Sometimes I ... Ha! Turns out women are gamers too! Sometimes I get a bad rap because I enjoy gaming online. I remember years ago I played in online Baseball leagues and did fairly well. I actually had some guys give me a hard time about it. Dorks!Today I saw an article on Yahoo! News (link via Kim Kommando) called Women Over 40 Biggest Online Gamers -Study. In some ways I don't really believe the stats because I d From Sisters' Weblog: It Bloggles the Mind! on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48946) Holocaust Memorial Day Belfast hosts the fourth UK Holocaust Memomorial day with the theme 'From the Holocaust to Rwanda: Lessons learned, lessons still to learn'. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48945) Help older people to beat the cold snap Everyone has a duty to take more responsibility for older people in our society. Start now by observing some practical steps to help older people in the cold weather. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48944) Opportunities to learn from South Africa Springboard offers 18 to 25 year olds the chance of a place on its Community Reconciliation (South Africa) programme. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48943) NICVA 's website one year on With NICVA's redesigned website turning one this month, we ask you for your feedback and comments about how useful it has been to you so far. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48942) Win a year's free subscription to SCOPE Win a year's free subscription to SCOPE social policy magazine as part of our website survey. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48941) Win a day's free ICT consultancy Win a day's free ICT consultancy from Avec Solutions as part of our website survey. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48940) Win a year's free subscription to Grant Tracker Win a year's free subscription to Grant Tracker by completing our website survey. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48939) CNP talk about CALLnet In four months a new website called CALLnet will be launched. Director of Community Network Portadown, Patricia Cooke, talks about her organisation's involvement in developing the site. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48938) January: new NICVA members NICVA welcomes the following voluntary and community organisations into membership. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48937) Cupid with a conscience Forget Clinton Cards and fluffy teddy bears and try an alternative gift on Valentines Day. From NICVA News on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48936) Self-expression and craft Our guest writers were getting ready to give a poetry reading to a creative writing class today when one of the students asked whether it was okay for poems just to be what the writer wanted them to be -- that is, whether it was okay to avoid the issue of revision and craft. Jeff Friedman answered more or less in this way: he put this "poem" on the board: I love you And he asked the students whether they found that satisfying as a reader, even if perhaps the writer might... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (48935) Windows Users - I have iChatAV 2.1, won't you talk to me via AOL IM 5.5? Hey Windows people! Please install AOL IM 5.5 and let's talk (or picture phone if you have a camera!). My userid is: rtanglao From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48934) Tonight's Geek Dinner was a blast Had a blast at tonight's geek dinner. gotta do this once more before the baby but unfortunately I don't think I'll have time! Avi, as I anticipated, is very cool and knowledgeable and so too (again as I expected), is Boris. Expect great stuff from these young :-) lads! Another attendee Mary Brennan used to work on Optera From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48933) Futurice This is the cool company behind a cool app that allows you to directly post photos to your blog from your phone without using email! QUOTEFuturice provides tools for messaging, imaging and data storing for mobile handsets and professional services for customised projects in the mobile environment. Our products such as Image Gallery and Message Organiser offer our customers unique benefits in answering to end-users' day-to-day needs. Futurice is your perfect partner in trans From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (48932) Intel Says Chip Speed Breakthrough Will Alter Cyberworld From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48930) Cardiff Software Selects eWebUniversity as a Training Outsourcing Partner From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48929) 'Digital credentials' aim to keep kids safer online From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48928) Announcing eLit 2004 and Call for Proposals From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48927) Bernie Dodge Puts His Life Online From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48926) The Law Catches Up With Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48925) New online Epidemiology program approved From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48924) Blackboard users give mixed reviews From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48923) Creating a Quality Online Masters Program From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48922) Learning Weblogs Great notes from Aaron's weblog course-thingy including some links to good resources to discuss and experience: "Blood's 10 tips for a Better Weblog was reviewed.  We also took a look at Wrede's diagram [actually it's Efimova's - JF]to help us conceptualize the process of creating From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48921) Weblogs & RSS lesson plan Here's a 'lesson' plan using Weblogs, RSS & RSSaggregators, called Reflective Reflections (am really trying with these names ;o) it's an attempt to build on and revolutionize the 'learning journal'... or somethinglikethat. From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on February 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (48920) Tourism Harmonisation Network (THN) From Semantic World on February 12, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48919) [etech] FOAF Dan Brickley is explaining Friend of a Friend. (I had a chance to talk with him about this yesterday in a hallway.) It's an XML standard that allows people to express information about themselves...the sorts of things you might say on your homepage. There are currently 2M FOAF descriptions in the world. There are different styles of FOAF files. You can be very explicit about relationships: "Jane is my arch nemesis." But there's also a more implicit, evidence-based approach: Libby and I went to the same school and work for the same organization. ("I lean toward this one," says... From Joho the Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48918) It's a Shirky girl! The rumor going around etech is that Clay and his wife are the parents of a girl! Woohoo! Mazel tov to the entire family. A world with more Shirkies is a better world for all of us.... From Joho the Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48917) [etech] People-to-People (Microsoft) Lily Cheng from Microsoft Research is talking about how people represent themselves on line. The closer the friends, the fuzzier they want the representations. We need to make social tools fluid enough to account for the way people's lives change. We need easy access to friends and people important to us. We want sponatenous interactions. Lily's group went to a mall and asked people to draw their social interactions, and gots lots of circles and lines. Microsoft studied this and built a "personal map" that clusters people based on who they send email to (TO and CC) and how... From Joho the Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (48916) RSS Searching (Con't) So my little experiment with bringing research to my students through RSS is meeting with mixed results. Aside from some technical glitches, the biggest problem is tweaking the search feed to get the desired result, which I guess is pretty standard procedure anyway. Some of my students have had quite a bit of success. Others are struggling with it. I'm wondering how to make it better. I'm also wondering what it might look like on a larger scale. A couple of people graciously sent me the link to the complete --> From weblogged News on February 12, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48915) In-Store More Low Cost Memory Cards to the Corner Grocery "The first members of the Shoot & Store line include 32 MB CompactFlash and SD cards. These will be sold in grocery stores and pharmacies for $14.99. By the middle of the year, SanDisk plans to distribute 64MB cards at an initial price of $24.99, as well as add other card formats including Memory Stick PRO." [Brighthand, via --> From The Shifted Librarian on February 12, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48914) Wireless Numbers Continue to Grow Wi-Fi Market Surges on Consumer Sales "Consumer holiday purchases contributed to rapid growth of WiFi gear sales in 2003. Synergy Research Group said that total revenue for WiFi gear was up more than 55 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003, reaching $751.9 million. Revenue for the year was up about 40 percent, reaching $2.5 billion. The consumer sector drove the market, increasing about 74 percent in the fourth quarter to $517.6 million -- up 66 percent for the year, for a From The Shifted Librarian on February 12, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48913) MSN = AIM in Holland Dutch Youth Use MSN More than SMS "Holland counts 4 million registered MSN users out of an internet population of 11 million. With 26 million MSN users for Europe all together this puts Holland far ahead of other countries. 55% of the dutch MSN population is younger than 25 years, with a fast growing group between 15-19. With an average of 49 buddies it is not uncommon for dutch youngsters to reach the maximum of 150 peers on their list. These numbers are unheard of in From The Shifted Librarian on February 12, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48912) Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Web Ontology Language (OWL) Robin Cover reports on the release of a revised RDF and OWL recommendations. To quote: The World Wide Web Consortium has announced "final approval of two key Semantic Web technologies, the revised Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology... From Column Two on February 12, 2004 at 8:48 a.m.. (48911) Watching the Journalists in Campaign Season Mark Glaser: 'Watchblogs' Put the Political Press Under the Microscope. Bloggers mount an "adopt a journalist" campaign to track election coverage. Along with CJR's nonpartisan Campaign Desk, the effort puts some of the nation's top political reporters under intense public scrutiny. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on February 12, 2004 at 8:47 a.m.. (48910) Will the bubble burst? There's some discussion about the "electability bubble" of Senator Kerry. The idea is, just like what happened in the late 90's stock market, if you make all your decisions based upon what you think others are going to do, as soon as the tide shifts, everyone jumps ship. Comment: This is exactly what happened to Howard Dean when the media, inexcusably, played "The Dean Scream" video snippet 600+ times in one week. The people who were backing Dean simply because others were, without strong convic From carvingCode on February 12, 2004 at 8:47 a.m.. (48909) Motorola Pushes 'Push to Talk' The mobile-phone maker introduces three new phones with walkie-talkie features, including a GSM model for the European market, and two using the CDMA standard more popular in the Americas. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48908) Net-Access Tax Ban: Déjà Vu Again Calling an alternative bill a tax cut for telecoms, U.S. senators push a temporary moratorium on Internet taxes. The lawmakers say the competing bill's proposed permanent tax ban would rob state and local governments of revenue. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48907) What a Little Red Light Can Do Using infrared light and silicon, researchers at Intel find a cheaper way to transmit data at the speed of light. The discovery could accelerate links between servers and eventually lead to faster PCs. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48906) Adware Spreads Quickly on AOL IM Got an instant message from your boss telling you to check out a link? Think twice before clicking. It's a link to a program that will display ads on your computer and spread to everyone else on your Buddy List. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48905) Beating Back the Next Pandemic Richard Webby knows big, bad diseases. Last year, he developed a vaccine for the avian flu, which killed one in three people infected during the 1997 Hong Kong outbreak. Wired magazine's Stuart Luman asks Webby about SARS and other maladies. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48904) Groklaw's Jones Looks Beyond SCO Pamela Jones, who runs the Groklaw blog, says SCO Group's legal assault against Linux likely will fail. But other attempts may be in the offing, and she and the open-source community are preparing defenses. An interview by Michelle Delio. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48903) Foes Assault Passenger Screening Several groups and members of Congress launch a campaign to make the federal government reconsider a program that would screen airline passengers against massive commercial databases. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48902) The Truth Behind Fear and Cloning Some people are enraged by the prospect of human cloning. Some are grossed out. Some see it as their only hope to one day get well. Biotech author Brian Alexander sets us straight. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48901) Human Clone Produces Stem Cells Korean scientists create the first human clone to produce viable stem cells, but the advance surely will ignite an ethical debate over how the cells are derived. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48900) Technology positions plummet - Mike Neumann, Northern Star Students with technology degrees are not finding as many jobs as they did a few years ago. Rodney Angotti, chair of NIU From Techno-News Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48899) Potential legal challenges to the Children When the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Children From Techno-News Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48898) Intel Says Chip Speed Breakthrough Will Alter Cyberworld - JOHN MARKOFF, New York Times Intel scientists say that they have made silicon chips that can switch light like electricity, blurring the line between computing and communications and presenting a vision of the digital future that will allow computers themselves to span cities or e From Techno-News Blog on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48897) Multimedia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Malura M. Shady, TechLearning There is no escaping the challenges set before the educators of today's student. As educators, we once only had to compete against television with its cartoons and MTV. We now have to battle for attention over the latest video or computer game. Each ne From Educational Technology on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48896) 'Digital credentials' aim to keep kids safer online - Corey Murray, eSchool News i-SAFE America, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to informing children about the dangers that lurk in cyberspace, on Feb. 10 unveiled a new technology meant to dramatically enhance the security of online communications for school-age childre From Educational Technology on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48895) Emergent Learning - Kathleen Gilroy, eLearning Magazine Howard Dean From Online Learning Update on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48894) Effective"and Ineffective"Instructional Strategies - Jackie Dobrovolny, Learning Circuits Here From Online Learning Update on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48893) Streaming Media for E-learning is On the Rise, Claims Aberdeen Report Aberdeen Group teamed up with StreamingMedia.com to identify top trends in the streaming media market. Its findings are released in a new report, oeUses of Streaming and Digital Media, which is based on two surveys conducted in conjunction with Streami From Online Learning Update on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48892) Pocket Snails Soaring Star Productions, LLC, the production house behind the multi-award winning Pocket Snails children's educational products, has signed a distribution deal with NewSound Distribution, a leading distributor of children's music and video products. NewSound will showcase Pocket Snails at the 2004 New York Toy Fair, Booth #2536. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48891) New Book for Writers Details 'Fee-Free' Opportunities A new book, FREE EXPRESSION, details over 100 opportunities for writers seeking contests, competitions, and other opportunities. And unlike programs that charge "reading fees" or "processing feees," this book's listings are "fee-free," according to author Erika Dreifus. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48890) Share360(R) Version 2.3 Released with New Interface and Features Latest version of Cybozu's web collaboration tool, Share360 ver 2.3 - Improved Interface and new features to allow even greater productivity. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48889) Toobeez Launches 2004 Reseller Program at International Toy Fair There's a new educational toy that's helping families to interact more often, and getting them to "connect" with one another. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48888) New Dinosaur Species Discovered - Toobeez-saurus Maximus Funwithus A new species of dinosaur was discovered recently, but not in the typical dusty archeological dig site you would expect. This one is a new educational tool that's helping families to interact more often, and getting them to "connect" with one another. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48887) SEALFLEX SI-ULTRATAC Sealflex Moisture Solutions has introduced its SI-UltraTac 255 From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48886) FREESTYLE FreeStyle From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48885) Younger Workers Not Prepared for Hard Times Ahead, Warns Personal Finance Expert Gene Jolley GROTON, VT, Feb. 12, 2004 HYPHEN And so it begins. While Baby Boomers are preparing to begin drawing on Social Security and corporate retirement benefits in record numbers, younger workers are saving less and borrowing more than ever. At the same time, corporations are already cutting back on pay, benefits and jobs in attempts to fund a projected 75 million new retirees' benefits over the next fifteen years and stay competitive in a changing world economy. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2004] From PR Web on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48884) Bloomberg Is Urged to End Use of Private Custodians in Schools The city uses private companies in more than 200 public schools and has solicited bids for building maintenance services in an additional 250 schools in Queens and Brooklyn. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48883) City Schools Lost Millions in Food Deals, Report Says The city school system has wasted millions of dollars on food contracts because of flawed bidding procedures, employee misconduct and a lack of proper oversight. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48882) $4 Billion More Is Needed to Fix City's Schools, Study Finds The study is the first in which anyone has tried to figure out the cost of making sure that every child in the city is able to obtain a Regents high school diploma. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48881) Frustration Boils Over in a Murder Mystery In the nearly four months since the shooting death of a Connecticut college student at a party in Brooklyn, investigators have traced his last steps but have no answers. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48880) A Lab Where You Can Lick the Test Tubes The newest student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a chocolate appreciation club called the Lab for Chocolate Science. From New York Times: Education on February 12, 2004 at 8:46 a.m.. (48879) Every step you take ... Privacy. You really don't need it because you don't seem to want it, yet you complain and cry foul when companies abuse your privacy and sell your information. So who is really to blame here?, the companies who are paying millions for everything from what shoe size you're wearing, to what you eat for lunch, and where. Government for allowing companies to get away with what can be seen as a crime? Could it simply be your own fault for allowing the the combination of the two, when they breach your privacy. From kuro5hin.org on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48878) The Great Marriage Debate With all of the noise in the press recently about gay marriage, I decided that perhaps a non conventional, religious-based viewpoint might be of interest. Being tired of hearing statements like "The Sanctity of Marriage", I could no longer abide the sanctimony of it all. From kuro5hin.org on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48877) Sun plans revenue growth, cost cuts Still getting back on its feet after enduring three years of financial punishment, Sun is planning new revenue growth and cost cuts, CEO Scott McNealy says. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48876) Sun caches in with processor plans Barely done boasting that its newly announced UltraSparc IV processor nearly doubles server performance, the company hints that the chip's successor will do the same again. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48875) Pandora's box for open source As the demand for open-source software continues to rise, established companies must figure out how to profit while combining free technology with proprietary products. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48874) Spyware and its discontents Ari Schwartz explains why the Center for Democracy and Technology is asking regulators in Washington to crack down on spyware. From CNET News.com on February 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (48873) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]