Has Microsoft Gotten the EU to Kill Open Source? Jeremy Allison, from the Samba team that makes Linux and other software interoperate with Windows, says the European Commission's antitrust order against Microsoft may be just what the monopolist needs to wreck open-source as a viable alternative. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 25, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

Survey of Course Management Systems Awareness Quote: "In Fall 2003, the LON-CAPA group conducted a survey for a pilot study regarding course management systems. Approximately 300 surveys were sent to faculty members and administrators randomly gathered from the web pages of institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada."Comment: Somewhat surprising results in terms of awareness. From Serious Instructional Technology on March 25, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

PeopleSoft shareholders support CEO Investors stand firmly behind the software company's board of directors, despite its resistance to a hostile takeover bid by rival Oracle. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

LCD TVs keep flying off shelves Worldwide shipments of LCD televisions surged to 1.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2003. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Comcast to acquire TechTV The company plans to merge the cable channel owned by Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures with its own G4 video game network. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Free Culture released Creative Commons chairman Lawrence Lessig has just released his new book, Free Culture today, both online as a licensed downloadable PDF and in stores. The book covers the current state of copyright law and what it means to our culture and society. Give it a look, and if you like what you see, ordering online will contribute a small percentage of this organization. From Creative Commons: weblog on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Boeing sets price on in-flight Net Connexion by Boeing's service lets air travelers surf the Web and access e-mail. It will be available starting late April. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Infineon CEO steps down unexpectedly The departure of Ulrich Schumacher comes as the German chipmaker faces U.S. and EU investigations into price-fixing and handles an ongoing legal battle with Rambus. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Lucent wins $75 million Iraq contract The Department of Defense taps the company to build or modernize phone networks used by Iraqi private businesses and the nation's interim government agencies. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

USU/OCW I can’t make a “formal announcement” yet, as we’re still working on the official name (probably Open Sustainable Education) and other details, but I can safely say that we now have administrative approval and pilot funding in place for an OpenCourseWare type project (ala MIT) at USU. The USU collection will be specifically strong in agriculture (i.e., irrigation engineering, orchard development, etc. — Go Aggies!) but include resources from other univ From autounfocus on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Forever in New York City While on vacation I read Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill. It was The Count of Monte Cristo meets Interview with the Vampire, which sounds cheesier than it was. It was perfect beach reading, and I enjoyed a great deal of it. It got me so much more curious about From megnut on March 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

User Sponsorship and Managed Growth Anyone who's been around here for a while probably knows I have a very long fuse. I really don't get upset by much, and I've always allowed a lot more silly shit to go on here than most people would. It should be no surprise though that everyone has a limit, and a few former posters here finally hit mine on Sunday. From kuro5hin.org on March 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Dell sees green in EPA computer, recycling pact The company said it will supply the Environmental Protection Agency with computers and help recycle the regulatory organization's hardware over the next three years. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Nokia eyes N-Gage turnaround The cell phone giant expects upcoming games to bolster lackluster sales for its portable game player. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Assessment Tips and Tools for Teachers Learner assessment theories, techniques, rubrics, online quiz maker and more.... From Adult/Continuing Education on March 25, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Yes, we are getting ready for our... Yes, we are getting ready for our first release in a while. Look for the beta to be available early next week. Its Manila 9.0.1 and its easier to install, quicker to set-up, and prettier to look at then ever before. We’ve fixed bugs, improved the user interface, and added some features that make community hosting easier and more flexible. We have also updated the theme set, included more documentation, and made installation much easier. We still have RSS, Edit This Page, and powerful browser-based website configuration. Manila 9.0.1 From Seblogging News on March 25, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Second How to Research Blog Today I ran the second intro to blogging for a group of postgraduate research students. The introduction is technical more than theoretical, since most of those involved don't have the HTML or computer skills to do things like customising templates by themselves. So, we just did basic things like uploading an image, creating a blogroll, changing the stylesheet with another generic one and the like. What is difficult in From Seblogging News on March 25, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

How news travels on the internet I read the Wired article Warning: Blogs Can Be Infectious, and thought it was informative. But it seemed to be lacking the big picture view of how the news travels. The Blog Epidemic Analyzer was also amusing and showed how attribution is underrated, but it too seemed sorely lacking cohesion, nor was it a very new topic. So I thought to myself: “Hey this isn’t all that complicated, I should make a visual diagram to illustrate t From Seblogging News on March 25, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

More on the UK inquiry The House of Commons Science and Technology committee has announced the next three sessions of oral evidence:

WAME policy statement on "geopolitical intrusions" On March 23, the World Association of Medical Editors released a policy statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions. It doesn't mention the recent U.S. application of trade embargoes to the editing of research articles by scientists from embargoed countries, but it seems to be aimed at exactly that kind of political distortion of science. The statement in its entirety: Decisions to edit and publish manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals should be based on characteri From FOS News on March 25, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Free Full Text journals Yahoo maintains Free Full Text, a directory of over 7,000 scientific and scholarly journals. The directory is not limited to peer-reviewed journals or to journals that permit more than "fair use". Journals needn't offer free access to all their content, provided they do so for at least one whole issue --such as all issues older than six months. When a journal qualifies, the directory tries to link directly to the free content, not to the journal home page. It organizes the journals alphabetically by title, From FOS News on March 25, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

More on Kahle v. Ashcroft The Stanford Center for Internet and Society has created a web page on the case to make it easier to follow developments. A helpful FAQ shows why the Supreme Court's decision in Eldred not only doesn't preclude this case, but might even help it. From FOS News on March 25, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Manila 9.0.1...Finally! (via Seb) No real details on the specifics of this new release, but just the fact that there is one coming is really, really good news. Userland's CEO Scott Young says: Yes, we are getting ready for our first release in a while. Look for the beta to be available early next week. Its Manila 9.0.1 and its easier to install, quicker to set-up, and prettier to look at then ever before. WeÂ’ve fixed bugs, improved the user interface, and added some features that make community host From weblogged News on March 25, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Reading Ballmer's Mind As you'd expect, we have a big package of stories today on the EU's Microsoft ruling. My contribution this morning is to ask what Steve Ballmer might be thinking today. Here's my best guess: From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 25, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Clarke's Credibility and Bush's Richard Clarke's testimony yesterday before the 9/11 commission was devastating to the Bush apologists who are trying to discredit him. Read the transcript (Washington Post) for yourself. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 25, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Taxiing the Net for take-off Scott Carson, president of Connexion by Boeing, wants to bring broadband access and other services to airline passengers. But first he must convince the big carriers to go along. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Heeding the blast of Schumpeter's trumpet Policy analyst Randolph J. May says VoIP's accelerating proliferation is pushing existing regulatory paradigms to the breaking point. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Apple delays global launch of iPod mini The company pushes off plans for expanding sales of its new portable music player, citing higher-than-expected demand and a shortage of hard drives. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

U.N. to delve more into Net governance The future of ICANN is on the line as the United Nations becomes more interested in taking over some of the organization's functions. From CNET News.com on March 25, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Lessig's Latest: 'Free Culture' I've read my friend Lawrence Lessig's latest book, Free Culture, which lays out the growing threat from the copyright cartel against the public domain, fair use and, ultimately, innovation. The book is also available for download under a Creative Commons license. I think the book is essential reading in these times, but then I would say that, wouldn't I? From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 25, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Speaking of Books... The talent of Steven Johnson blew me away when I first encountered his work in Feed, the late and much-missed Webzine. He turned his talents to book-writing, among other things, and several years ago published a book that helped shape my current thinking. That book was called Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. Now he's back with Mind Wide Open: Y From Jon's Radio on March 25, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

EU Lowers Boom on Microsoft The world's largest software company is hit with a $613 million fine by the European Union for its monopolistic business practices on the Continent. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Your Privacy vs. Their Profit Members of a Senate subcommittee can't define what spyware is, exactly, but they know they don't like it and want to ban it. Marketing types fear any draconian legislation as an assault on the edifice of capitalism. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Testing the Waters: Fish or Foul? Researchers faced with determining the safety of drinking water have a new approach: If you want to know the quality of the water, ask those who live there -- fish. By Louise Knapp. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Bots Open Door to Gaming History A tinkerer devises a way for players to enjoy Infocom's classic text-only games using AOL Instant Messenger. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Welcome to the Swingers Club Game companies simulate golf so well, accurately mapping real courses to within an inch, that golfers can improve their real-life skills by playing the digital version. But it takes real balls to take virtual golf to the next level. By Steven Johnson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Baseball Joins Media Slugfest Major League Baseball inks pacts with Microsoft and AOL to carry live audio and video, plus various highlights packages. The deals leave Real out in the cold. By John Gartner. From Wired News on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Privacy Maven Now Works for Feds - Ryan Singel, Wired The Transportation Security Administration has appointed a vocal critic of its privacy practices to write its privacy policies, perhaps in a move to placate congressional critics and privacy advocates. Lisa Dean, who has worked as the Washington polic From Techno-News Blog on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Intel's 180° turnaround produces Pentium M 745 - Paul Dutton, the Inquirer Intel has its back against the wall fighting the challenges to maintain adequate and affordable thermal control of its processors. And so it's copied AMD's "performance ratings", perhaps hoping against hope no-one remembers it said it never would. Intel's From Techno-News Blog on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Opera Finds Its Voice - Clint Boulton, Internet News For those tired of the carpal tunnel, tendonitis and various other stress ailments from frequent mouse clicking, help may be on the way. Opera Software on Tuesday said it is putting the finishing touches on a voice-activated browser that uses IBM's Em From Techno-News Blog on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Personal Use of the Internet during the School Day - techLearning I regularly do informal classroom visits. Recently I visited a classroom where the teacher was checking out an auction on eBay while the students were working on small group projects. The students were engaged in their work and didn't seem to need assi From Educational Technology on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Author Says Technology Brings False Promises to Schools - Education World When it comes to technology, too often educators think the more the better, the sooner the better, according to author Todd Oppenheimer. He argues that the current emphasis on technology use in schools drains resources from other subjects and prevents From Educational Technology on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Labor releases free e-learning app - Joab Jackson, GCN Staff The Labor Department is offering agencies a free version of an application it created to build multimedia training sessions. EZ Reusable Objects will let agencies build Web-based e-learning courses, said Peter Gallagher, president of Development InfoS From Online Learning Update on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Classroom Teaching Changes in Web-Enhanced Courses: A Multi-Institutional Study - Robin G. Wingard Web-based instruction in higher education has grown exponentially, with more than a thousand universities offering courses over the Web in the United States alone.1 Web-based instruction offers obvious advantages for distance and continuing education From Online Learning Update on March 25, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Global Researchers Collaborating to Advance 1:1 Educational Computing The Taiwan National Central University announced the first global collaborative research network on 1:1 (one on one) educational computing among world topnotch e-learning researchers and signed a MOU with HP Taiwan.... The G1:1 (Global one-on-one) prog From Online Learning Update on March 25, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..

"Free Culture" is Thanks to the lessons explained by others (Cory), and the courage of a great publisher (Penguin), Free Culture launches today with a free online version of the book, licensed under a Creative Commons license. You can get the book here, though at the moment, only the bittorrent version is apparently up. Later today, there w From Lessig Blog on March 25, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Whizlabs Launches World's First Weblogic 7.0 Certification Exam Simulator Whizlabs Software (http://www.whizlabs.com), a leading player in the IT Certification Exam Preparation domain has launched Weblogic 7.0 Certification Exam Simulator for "BEA Certified Specialist: Server" track. With this launch Whizlabs has become world's first WebLogic Certification Exam Simulator provider. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2004] From PR Web on March 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Sharing "A World of Happiness" With Children MENC: The National Association for Music Education Presents Guide for Pre-K-4 Audience CD [PRWEB Mar 25, 2004] From PR Web on March 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Culturosity.com Releases Free Guide to Foreign and Independent Movies Guide highlights non-mainstream movies that provide an interesting look at other cultures and lifestyles. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2004] From PR Web on March 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New manipulative toys feature educational and creative options in 3D model building--from puzzle solving and geometric explorations to molecular bonding The Jenetic Jigsaw Company is introducing three new construction kits that use just two polygon types--the square and the equilateral triangle. Both shapes have integral, edge-mounted hinge elements that permit two, three, or four polygons to hinge together on any of their edges; or multiple polyhedra to hinge face-to-face or edge-to-edge. From these two basic polygons flow a cornucopia of educational and artistic possibilities that help to promote creativity, spatial thinking, and problem solving while illustrating important concepts in math and science. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2004] From PR Web on March 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New Kids Menus Feature Activities to Develop Emotional Intelligence 411-KIDS "Connect-the-Family" activity menus are helping youngsters improve their emotional intelligence, EQ, during family mealtime. Dr. Lori Gordon, one of the world's leading marriage and family therapists, has brought relationship skills to kids menus. She has teamed up with 411-KIDS and JMS Designs to help youngsters improve their EQ and raise money to help homeless youth. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2004] From PR Web on March 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

14 States Ask U.S. to Revise Some Education Law Rules The states asked the Bush administration for permission to use alternative methods for showing academic gains under the No Child Left Behind law. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Not So Long Out of School, Yet Running the System Many of the aides appointed to reshape the nation's largest school system have no experience as educators. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Crime Falls as Citations Surge in Schools With Extra Officers Two months after Mayor Michael Bloomberg flooded 12 of the city's most unruly schools with extra police officers, crime in those schools has dropped. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

2 L.I. Coaches in Hazing Case Are Removed From Teaching 2 coaches were removed after they chaperoned a trip that became a nightmare of hazing and sexual abuse. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

More Students Passing Regents, but Achievement Gap Persists The number of high school graduates has remained constant in spite of higher standards, education officials said. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Schooling's Price Is Taking the State Longer to Figure The Commission on Education Reform said it would need more time to calculate how much it would cost to provide a "basic education" to every schoolchild in the city. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Donated Bodies Used in Land Mine Tests Tulane University has suspended its dealings with a distributor of donated bodies after finding out seven cadavers had been sold to the Army and blown up in Texas to test protective footwear against land mines. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Schools' Top Lawyer Quits in Uproar Over Nepotism Chad Vignola became the second casualty in a widening scandal over the hiring of a deputy chancellor's husband without proper clearance. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Report Says Hazing Culture Led to Attacks on 3 Players According to a report, the sexual assaults among members of a high school football team last summer were a result of hazing that school officials could not curb. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

A Place for Ex-Firefighters to Teach Fire Safety to Children The FDNY Fire Zone mixes modern technology with the magnetic draw of real-life firefighters to help schoolchildren and other visitors experience a fire. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Tuition Hits $26,000 for New York City's Private Schools A growing number of private schools charge the same price for kindergarten as for high school. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Hey Kid, Your Backpack Is Ringing Encouraged by inexpensive calling plans and concerned about safety, more parents are buying cellphones for their young children. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Teaching an Old Design College New Tricks A conference and building renovation are part of an aggressive effort to bury Pasadena's Art Center College of Design's reputation as a secluded hilltop idyll. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Amid Growing Criticism, Klein Defends Policy on Promotion Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein defended his new third-grade promotion standards Wednesday, pointing to new state education findings. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

In Reversal, Chicago Eases Promotions The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday changed its policy for promotions, part of which served as a model for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to end social promotion. From New York Times: Education on March 25, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Weblogs, hot or not? Weblogs are certainly TRENDY these days, and getting more so in the education sphere. But in McLuhan terms, is the weblog a hot medium or a cold one? According to McLuhan: From Holly's Research Journal on March 25, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..

Students from China & the Chowder Heads Last night I had two exchange students from mainland China join my class. This was very interesting for me as I have only taught Korean students for the last 7 years I no longer hear their accent, but with the... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on March 25, 2004 at 2:53 a.m..

New learning models under scrutiny From ScotFEICT on March 25, 2004 at 2:52 a.m..

Media Analyst Position Another position at Athabasca sent to us by Rodger Graham: Applicants should forward a letter of application, a résumé, and the names and addresses of three referees by *March 30, 2004, quoting competition WEB-IMA-0323. Applications should be e-mailed to the*... From Rick's Café Canadien on March 25, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

Bloggers are leaving community-based blog serviceC ... Bloggers are leaving community-based blog serviceCommunity-based blog service(CBBS) is a featured genre of blogging in China, mostly from the evolution of BBS, and other kinds of virtual community. However, more and more bloggers are moving to independent domain name to seek more free blogging. Blogging is a timeline-based personal experience, mature bloggers will eventually seek independ solution, while still keep loose connections with public domain. So I found that many bloggers with over one year blogging history in China have their own domain name or hosted in a From Meta on March 25, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

More blocks on foreign weblog hosts by China Great ... More blocks on foreign weblog hosts by China Great Firewall[via China Herald]Anger is hitting the Chinese blogosphere as a Typepad, a foreign weblog hosting service seems to be blocked this morning, according to report by Brainsmurf, followed by Living in China. All weblogs hosted on domain names with 'typepad' are now blocked and it is a similar problem that started last year with the largest weblog hoster blogger.com when all its weblogs with 'blogspot' From Meta on March 25, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

A Breeze in a University OK then, fresh off a demo of Breeze I follow on from Alan's barking about it and, well, it 'aint bad at all! Basically I reckon tools like this have got three important roles to play... Breeze looks like it can absolutely kick ass in terms of:

Journal cancellations at San Jose State University Claudia Plascencia, Academic journals to be sacrificed in library cuts, San Jose State University Spartan Daily, March 24, 2004. Excerpt: "With all of the financial uncertainty because of the state's budget crisis, departments on campus are having to deal with budget cuts, and the university library housed in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joint Library is no exception. The university library is expecting to cut about 18 percent of its total collections budget, and an estimated $300,000 to $400,00 From FOS News on March 25, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Full-Time Intimacy The Berkman Center's Mary Bridges and Benjamen Walker -- the sound designer behind Creative Commons' animations -- recently produced an audio postcard for NPR on the SXSW Interactive conference. It's subtly funny, and a nice self-exemplifying piece of, and about, instant bricolage media. (Listen closely for th From Creative Commons: weblog on March 25, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..

Bush's Latest Big Lie: Kerry's Tax Record "Brazen" is far too tame a word to describe the Bush people's latest tactic in their war on truth. As Michael Kinsley clearly shows, the White House and Bush campaign claim that Kerry has voted for tax increases 350 times is shabby even for this crowd. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 25, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

HOWTO: Perform the Dilation & Curettage Surgical Procedure This procedure involves opening of the cervix and scraping away of the endometrium, or inner lining of the uterus. Disclaimer: You should seek supervised practice, prior to attempting the procedure yourself. Never forcefully perform this procedure. Uterine perforation can easily result.Always use sterile equipment. Dilation & Curettage is indicated for abnormal, or post-menarchal bleeding, spontaneous (incomplete) abortions, or therapeutic abortions under an oppressive regime. Contraindications include normal, desired intrauterine pregnancy, acute cervicitis, endometriosis, or pelvic From kuro5hin.org on March 25, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

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