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Circuit City buys online music store The electronics retailer has purchaseddigital music service MusicNow for an undisclosed sum. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


House panel approves copyright bill A House of Representatives panel approves a sweeping new copyright bill that would boost penalties for peer-to-peer piracy and increase federal police powers against Internet copyright infringement. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


D2L User's Conference: Aug 2-3 2004 The University of Wisconsin System is hosting the first ever D2L Users Conference on the beautiful Madison campus in an effort to bring together the D2L community to share their stories and experiences, and to build a strong, collaborative and supportive community of users. The conference will feature K-12 and higher education presenters on such topics as instructional design, faculty support, technical support and implementing D2L in a shared environment. Conference organizers are currently accepting presentation proposals for the conference. Since this is truly an event by D2L Users and for From Elearnopedia on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


The 2004 Top 100 Die amerikanische Zeitschrift Training Magazine hat wieder ihre "Training Top 100" herausgegeben. Dem Ergebnisüberblick vorangestellt ist der Satz "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it", und für jede einzelne Erfolgsstory scheint dieses Jahr der Satz zu gelten:... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Soziale und regionale Differenzierung von Weiterbildungsverhalten und Weiterbildungsinteressen Okay, der Titel lässt keinen Zweifel an seiner akademischen Urheberschaft, und so hat das BMBF auch eine griffigere Schlagzeile mit auf den Weg gegeben: "Leistungsbereite setzen stärker auf Weiterbildung." Dieses Ergebnis gehört zu einer Studie, die im Auftrag des BMBF... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Film und Geschichte Auf diesen Seiten werden Grundlagentexte, Materialien und Arbeitshilfen angeboten für Schüler und Studenten, Lehrer und Hochschullehrer, die mit dem Medium Film im Fach Geschichte arbeiten möchten. Lernwerkstatt Geschichte - Film und Geschichte From BildungsBlog on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


"Pirate Act" in Planung Bereits in der vergangenen Woche wurde der "Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004" - oder kurz... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


IFPI startet Klagewelle Im Kampf gegen die Musikpiraterie hat der deutsche Verband der Phonographischen Industrie (IFPI) nun gerichtliche Schritte eingeleitet, teilt das IUM... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Mandanten aus der Datenbank Firmen wie SpeedingTicket profitieren davon, dass beispielsweise in North Carolina alle Daten von 100 Gerichtsbezirken seit 1999 digitalisiert werden und... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Disney siegt bei Winnie the Pooh Ein jahrelanger Rechtsstreit um das einträgliche Geschäft mit und um Winnie the Pooh ist nun zugunsten des Unterhaltungskonzerns Disney beendet... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Google erfindet (schon) wieder Die personalisierte Suche legt vor Suchbeginn ein Interessenprofil an, das Google aus den Präferenzen des Anwenders ableiten könnte. Man darf... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..


Jetzt kommt die Klagewelle Die für den Frühsommer erwartete Baugenehmigung für den Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) in Schönefeld wird eine gewaltige Klagewelle von... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


"Free Culture II" Der TechLawAdvisor weist darauf hin, dass das neue Werk von Lessig nunmehr auch als Wiki vorliegt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Wer kontrolliert das Internet? Die ICANN betreut das "Domain Name System", das Ordnungssystem für Internet-Adressen und ihre Zuordnung zu IP-Adressen - also zu jenen... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Datenschutz für Rechtsanwälte Am 23.05.2001 wurde das "neue BDSG" verabschiedet. Darin enthalten sind sehr weitgehende Anforderungen an Einrichtungen (Unternehmen, Behörden usw.), die personenbezogene... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Genetischer Fingerabdruck Ab morgen ist die Bestimmung des Geschlechts bei molekulargenetischen Untersuchungen von Spurenmaterial gesetzlich zugelassen. Dies teilte Justizminister Herbert Mertin mit.... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Gesetzliche Neuregelungen zum 01.04.2004 Am 01.04.2004 werden eine Reihe von gesetzlichen Neuregelungen (7 S. PDF) wirksam. Die wichtigsten hiervon betreffen die GRV. Außerdem gilt... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Dr. Web Weblog Endlich ist auch das Urgestein des (deutschen) Internet dazu übergegangen, ein eigenes Weblog zu betreiben. Endlich! Das RSS liegt hier,... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


DIE AKTE übernimmt E-Government-Projekt für das BVerwG Wer Windows und Windows-Anwendungsprogramme kennt, kann DIE AKTE praktisch ohne jeden Schulungsaufwand bedienen. So spielerisch einfach das Kommunikations-System in der... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Gewinn- und Glücksspiele Von der Teilnahme an einem Partnerprogramm, das für Glücksspiele ohne eine inländische Genehmigung wirbt, kann angesichts der drohenden rechtlichen Konsequenzen... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


eJustice Am 01.03.2004 hat das Projekt eJustice offiziell begonnen. 16 Partner aus 6 Ländern arbeiten darin an einer europaweiten digitalen Infrastruktur... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Comunidad de lectores IV Va la cuarta entrega de descripciones de los weblogs de miembros de la comunidad de lectores y visitantes de eCuaderno en Orkut. Ver: Comunidad de lectores I, II y III.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


El enigma de la lata ¿Qué hacen Pedro, Gemma, José Luis, Mauricio, Joaquín, Sebastián, Diego y Varis dentro de una lata?... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Comunicar para crear valor Se ha publicado el libro: Comunicar para crear valor. La direccion de comunicacion en las organizaciones. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Un weblog de Bandera La periodista y escritora Magda Bandera comenzó en enero una interesante Bitácora sobre activismo, desinformación y literatura. Su libro Hijos de guerra. La vida cuando callan las bombas y los micrófonos está disponible gratuitamente en la Red. Tampoco se pierdan... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


SPEIR Workshops / Seminars From ScotFEICT on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Ben achieves online course - by a whisker. From ScotFEICT on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Genealogie in Frankreich Hilfreiche Links bietet die "Computergenealogie": http://www.genealogienetz.de/cg/2004/20040307.html From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Historical Public Records... http://www.coshrc.org/issues/publ-rec-auctions.htm Statement Regarding the Sale of Historical Public Records on eBay Council of State Historical Records Coordinators National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators Society of American Archivists February 2004 From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Alt-Österreichischer... Ein genealogisch ausgerichtetes Portal: http://www.austroaristo.com/ From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Bibliotheken: Forum Benutzung http://www.forum-benutzung.de/ Wäre vielleicht ganz nützlich, wenn man denn wüßte, wo sich bereits Inhalte verstecken ... From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Restauratoren-Portal http://romoe.siteforum.com/portals/romoe/ Romoe ist das verbandunabhängige Restauratoren Portal, mit Sachtexten und Informationen zu den Themen Restaurierung, Kunst und Denkmalpflege. Nützlich sind vielleicht die Links. From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Cultural Heritage Search Engine http://www.culturalheritage.net/ A search engine about the conservation of cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of the architecture, preservation of the urban landscap From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


SciencePORT http://de.scienceport.org/ SciencePORT.org ist ein kombiniertes RDF,RSS und Atom NewsFeed Verzeichnis, das Webseiten aus den Bereichen Wissenschaft, Bildung, Medien und Künste kategorisiert auflistet. ARCHIVALIA ist schon drin ... From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


prometheus and Open Access... A little debate (in German) on the prometheus project http://www.prometheus-bildarchiv.de/ and Open Access for heritage collections (in German) can be found at the mailing list H-MUSEUM: Critical Comment (by Klaus Graf) on a prometheus appeal to the museums, archives etc. to join prometheus --> From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


-citat- D-A-S-H kommt von... -citat- D-A-S-H kommt von "dash" -- dem Gedankenstrich D-A-S-H wird gefördert im Rahmen des Aktionsprogramms "Jugend für Toleranz und Demokratie - gegen Rechtsextremismus, Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Antisemitismus". D-A-S-H wird durchgeführt mit der Unterstützung des Programms JUGEND der europäischen Gemeinschaft. D-A-S-H wird zusätzlich unterstützt von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BpB). Recherche - Arc From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Tagung zur Geschichte sozialer... Vorwärts - und viel vergessen Fachtagung zur Geschichte sozialer Bewegungen mit Stephan Grigat, Gottfried Oy, N.N. Termin: Freitag 01. 10. bis Samstag 2. 10. 2004, 18.30 Uhr Ort: Kulturzentrum ParadoX, Bernhardstr. 12, 28203 Bremen In Nachfolge der Tagung „Making History – Positionen und Perspektiven kritischer Geschichtswissenschaft“, die im Oktober 2003 in München stattfand, wird sich diese Tagung mit der Geschichte und der Geschichtsschreibung über die neuen sozialen Bewegungen befassen. Geplant sind From Archivalia on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Endesa apuesta con energía por la formación de sus empleados La primera eléctrica española aumentará un 15% su presupuesto destinado a formación. El Plan para el año 2004 incluye la aplicación de nuevas metodologías, como el "blended learning", y se extenderá a... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


Novartis Ophthalmics organiza un curso online de Oftalmología para médicos de primaria Novartis Ophthalmics ha organizado el II Curso On Line de Oftalmología en Atención Primaria, acreditado por la Comisión de Formación Continuada del Sistema Naciona... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


992 Project Mini-Conference All grad students and faculty are invited to EDCUR's annual M.Ed. PROJECT MINI-CONFERENCE on SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in Room 2009 ED. M.Ed.-Project students will be presenting their project - research. After the opening... From Rick's Café Canadien on March 31, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..


BlogDSNG News, links and other useful stuff for the blog designer. BlogDSNG is a great online resource offering selected information to selected resources, directories and tools relating to bloggers, RSS newsmasters and independent publishers. This is a new well organized resource to which you can directly contribute your discoveries and preferred solutions. From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Microsoft Office vs OpenOffice: Independent Review Contradicts Redmond "Microsoft used to have an advertisement asking where you wanted to go today; this is more true of OpenOffice since it allows you more control of your data through vendors and even inhouse staff who can help with it. Microsoft is dictating a future; this is why they do not allow Open Standards. This is also why Microsoft spends so much time in courts around the world." A fine rebuttal of the Microsoft 2-page PDF comparison of Microsoft Office versus Open Office. The article covers each and every point covered in the original Microsoft PR work, and adds lots of more detailed info. The comments From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


An Evolving Glossary Of New Design Disciplines A great glossary of new design disciplines: Information Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Experience Design. What are they? Find out from one of the pioneering experience designers and virtual interaction scholars of our time: Nathan Shedroff. From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Guide To All Interface GUIs Guidebook is a fast-growing online resource dedicated to preservation and showcase of all the major Graphical User Interfaces utilized to this day on personal computers. At Guidebook you can find all of the interface elements of Windows 386, System 6 for the Mac or any other major system version you want to review. An aboslute panacea of useful references for the serious visual interface designer. From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


WordTracker Killer: Adwords Clever Wizard Do you need to identify which are they set of keywords that are most in demand in the online niche you operate in? Need to learn what KEI means? The Wordtracker Killer is here! While there is really quite nothing like the original service from the original, highly acclaimed, WordTracker online service, this efficient and easy to use tool from CleverStats may have a lot of interesting features to offer to the ag From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Don Norman On PowerPoint Usability What does one of the world's leading authorities on usability say about PowerPoint? As cofounder of the Nielsen Norman Group and author of the classic The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman is a strong advocate of user-centered design and simplicity. Surprisingly, Norman disagrees with PowerPoint's most vocal critic, information design guru Edward Tufte. From Robin Good's Latest News on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


New Osterman Survey Shows Enterprise IM Use Growing A recent survey by Osterman Research shows continued acceptance of instant messaging inthe enterprise, according to Demir Barlas at Line56.com. "With a sample space of 195 employees, the survey found that 44 percent are currently using IM "for business applications,"... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Cost of Inflight Access: Skyhigh Boeing announced pricing last week for its Connexion inflight wireless internet service. Its going to cost you more than those Wolfgang Puck sandwiches that airlines are selling these days. Connexion will be offered at both flat-rate and metered pricing:The flat... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


David Teten's Notes On 3/26/04 Social Networks Symposium David made copious blog notes on the symposium thrown by KM Cluster in NYC last week, including notes on my presentation. It weird to see yourself through other people's eyes in general, but I sound pretty much like myself in... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Fractal Blogspace I was tracking something down at Don Park's Daily Habit, and noticed an arresting graphic: a fractal blogspace for Don Park. I am in there -- small, but noticeable if you click to enlarge the image. The graphic was generated... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


webcast: Social Tools: Ready For The Enterprise? My first monthly webcast, entitled Social Tools: Ready For The Enterprise? is available for viewing. A few comments:The presentation is 55 minutes long. Note this is the dry run for a one hour keynote I presented last week at the... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Tipping Point? Not Yet eWeek claims VoIP is at the tipping point. I say, its not even close. First, while carriers are making inroads here in the USA, the real action is global. So while the story points out the amount of international traffic,... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


News for Today, Mar 31 Today's news: Aligo introduced a 30-day free trial of its wireless email access server, MobileAccess for groupware, which supports multiple devices and multiple groupware platforms. Yahoo Business Gordano released an update to its GMS Collaboration Server. Offers full/tight integration with... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Snam Ouch. Scott Kirsner reports at Fast Company on the appearance of a new term: "Snam." "I don't know Kenneth Norton, but he's a mere two degrees of separation from me. Norton is director of product management at Yahoo, and he... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


MSN Messenger Coming To The Mac Messenger for Mac 4.0 recently leaked out of Microsoft's MacBU and suggests that the MacBU plans to further intertwine the instant messaging client with its Office productivity suite. The beta includes integration with Entourage:mac 2004, the email and PIM component of Office 2004. Find out more h... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Social Tools: Ready for the Enterprise? Due to several requests, I am posting the PDF of my recent presentation:Social Tools: Ready for the Enterprise?. Click here to download the file.... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Handicapping Social Networking Business Models My March column in Darwin is up for your reading enjoyment: Handicapping Social Networking Business Models. This column elaborates on some of the ideas that I explored in the recent KM Cluster presentation in NYC (see the presentation, in PDF... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Weinberger on the Microsoft Social Computing Symposium Almost as good as being there is reading David's comments on the Microsoft Social Computing conference.... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Tracking The Buzz Around Social Networking Applications TrendIQ monitors the buzz around certain memes in the Internet, and hass been tracking various players in the social networking space. "TrendIQ has been measuring changes in the "internet presence" of the Social Networking Sites on the internet since February... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


tunA: A Handheld Ad-hoc Radio Device For Local Music Sharing I read about tunA at Gizmodo. It looks like a cool application for wireless-enabled PDAs with music capabilities (like my Fujitsu Lifebook). "tunA is a mobile wireless application that allows users to share their music locally through handheld devices. Users... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


News for Today, Apr 1 Today's news: SEVEN announced that is mobile email server software now supports BREW-based handsets in the Japanese market, good news for KDDI Corp., the second largest mobile carrier there. SEVEN's software provides wireless access to corporate email systems from multiple... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Social Search: Trying To Find A Connection A recent series of newstories on the explosion of interest in social search in the large search players, likeGoogle and Microsoft, is underscoring the hope that a new approach will lead to better search results. Getting back 161,997 hits when... From Kolabora.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


CCCC waves and ripples The CCCC conference sessions on blogging are still sending out waves, as Will Richardson writes about some of the problems Richard Long and others helped me think about during and after the conference. Over in the comments to that post, Tom Hoffman and Will see a virtue in looking at blogging as reading, which strikes me as a wonderful chance to think freshly about the process. Maybe some folks write flat, empty posts or bad diary posts because they don't know any other genres (they... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


New Tee in CNBlog's online shopThere is a new desi ... New Tee in CNBlog's online shopThere is a new design listed in CNBlog's online donation shop hosted in EAKU.com. "Sydicate My Blog Tee". Hah, looks good, doesn't it?Any more design ideas?*Also, the long-sleeve shirt could be in promotion list, price low to 40RMB. However, the shipping charge will be added from April 1st(5 RMB/per tee?). From on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


How many degrees between my wife and meIt's a new ... How many degrees between my wife and meIt's a new meme today. We are living in a six degree small world. However, from the experience using some SNS(LinkedIn, Orkut, Friendster, etc.). I found the number of degrees can't be simply set to integers since there are still many differences in your connections even they show same degree. e.g. I and my wife are now in one degree separation in linkedin.com, however, it's obviously that we are closer than other one-degree connections, either in life status or trust level. So I guess we are in a 0.5 degree sepa From on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


"Free Culture" (Chinese Edition) WikiA Wiki for tr ... "Free Culture" (Chinese Edition) WikiA Wiki for translating "Free Culture" has been set up on Socialbrain.org. Hopefully, more Chinese readers and bloggers can help translate the work collaboratively, in a FREE culutre style. Please Email me if you are interested in this work voluntarily(The wiki only accepts authorized authors, but viewable to any anonymous users). From on March 31, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..


Ersatz relationships Today I got several LinkedIn requests to connect someone I don't know to someone else I don't know because a friend of a friend in each direction knows them. I blew it off. Why should I be making this connection? David Weinberger saves me... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


SumTotal savings Here's an answer for the critics who questioned how the Click2Learn/Docent combo was going to cut costs while moving forward. SumTotal to invest $8 mn over 2 yrs The company expects to move customer and technical support and engineering work fully to India. SumTotal plans... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


Yes, that is I In answer to your queries, yes, I'm the subject in the photo currently in the header of Internet Time Blog. Palo Alto, California. A few years back. Here's one from the same era, this one shot in Alexandria, Virginia. Photographs are the only memories I... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


InertBox Re: useit.com Inertbox March 2004 Productivity Commentary on Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, March 29, 2004: Productivity in the Service Economy Summary: Yes, it is possible for white-collar workers to work smarter and become more productive. While intranet usability provides substantial initial gains, workflow usability can... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


Emergent Learning in Berkeley "Think globally. Act locally." The April meetings of Emergent Learning Forum are an experiment in decentralization. Instead of having just one major interaction each month, we're meeting around the Bay in informal gatherings. Please drop by our Berkeley session: Berkeley, April 1, 5:30-7:30 pm,... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


1+1=3 x.hlp technologies asa and Enlight, Europe's largest provider of online solutions for testing and certification, have signed a Letter of Intent to merge by the end of next month. x.hlp and Enlight's services dovetail nicely, so I expect to see synergy, not merely financial engineering,... From Internet Time Blog on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


Assess Yourself! Do you have previous education, training, life or work experience you can use to fast-track the process of securing higher ed credentials? Conduct a self-assessment to take stock of your achievements and academic goals.... From Adult/Continuing Education on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


Making academic review processes more transparent Lilia Efimova quoted in her entry titled Apprenticeship in weblog networks some comments that we received for our collaborative paper proposal to I-KNOW04. This triggered the following post by Anjo Anjewierden:Lilia brings us the good news that a paper "Legitimised theft: distributed apprenticeship in weblog networks" (with Sebastian, Carla and Andy as co-authors) has been accepted for a conf From Seblogging News on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


"Corts: Langzeitstudenten in der Realität angekommen" Nachdem das HMWK schon am 9. März vorsichtig >optimistisch< ob der Folgen des StuGuG war, bricht nun die helle Freude aus: ERSTE POSITIVE BILANZ NACH EINFÜHRUNG VON LANGZEITSTUDIENGEBÜHREN Wiesbaden – „Das neue Studienguthabengesetz zeigt erste Erfolge“, stellte Hessens Wissenschaftsminister, Udo Corts, heute in Wiesbaden fest. Zwar lägen noch keine endgültigen Zahlen der Exmatrikulationen vor, aber der Trend bestätige die Erwartungen. „Vieles... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


"Aufstehn, damit es endlich besser wird!" Europäischer... Zentrale Demos sind an diesem Tag in Berlin, Köln und Stuttgart geplant. Organisiert wird das Ganze von attac und den DGB-Gewerkschaften. Mehr Infos gibt es bei attac unter http://www.attac.de/demo3.4/ oder der gew unter http://gew.de/aktuell.html#ea Die Mitfahrt mit Gewerkschaftsbussen ist kostenlos. Von Gießen aus siehe hier, von Marburg aus siehe hier. Auf! From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on March 31, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..


D.C. Schools' Computer System Not Working From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


Grant will expand digital channel to Altoona-Johnstown From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


BYU digitizes ancient Christian texts from Vatican Library From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


A Metamorphosis in Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


VTEL Upgrading Videoconferencing Units in Ohio Schools: Six Hundred VTEL Systems Eligible under Ohio SchoolNet Program From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


Polycom Demos Future of Converged Communication with First Integrated Voice/Video/Web SIP and H.323-Based Technology From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


Duke, Emory and Florida Universities Join Military MBA Network From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


Education, 21st Century-Style: Virtual classrooms are still outnumbered by brick-and-mortar schools, but they are gaining popularity. A glimpse of the future From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


UMassOnline Revenue Grows 39% and Enrollments Grow 32% in FY 2004 From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


Virtual Schools: What do educational leaders need to know? From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 31, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..


OA databases searchable from within ISI Web of Knowledge Searches on Thomson's ISI Web of Knowledge now cover 11 open-access databases, including arXiv and NASA's Astrophysics Data System. Thomson says there are more to come --and adds that this new layer of functionality comes at no additional charge. (Thanks to Charles W. Bailey, Jr.) From FOS News on March 31, 2004 at 8:49 p.m..


Reading and Blogging "Could it be that students who don't read, even though they can, are people who, on one important level, don't and can't write? " --Ken SmithTom's comment on an earlier post that blogging is a reading activity as much if not more than it is a writing activity has spawned a pretty interesting thread that Ken From weblogged News on March 31, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..


The concept of presence From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..


That did not help From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..


I can't believe it - it's a dream A clear case of Situated Software . The guy in rainy Hamburg did an incredible job: Bloggmatic From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 31, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..


"We built this for you" Absolutely nice to read. Clay Shirky on the dawn of a new attitude towards software design: Situated Software . I especially like the part about customs of understanding software in terms of scalability and durability. Thi... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 31, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..


News Media Online: Be Linkable or Die Mary Hodder says, and I strongly agree, that news organizations should think many times before they "protect" their content with Digital Restrictions Management technology. "You're nothing online if you're not linkable," she says at the end of an essay that news-media folks should read. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 31, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..


IDC: Tech's fortunes are on the turn Spending on IT purchases will rise by 5 percent next year, the research firm says, joining a growing chorus of tech optimists. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail The search company launches Gmail, an e-mail service with so much free storage that users will never have to delete messages, it claims. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


Sun to offer Solaris subscription pricing The new price model, intended to help the software maker compete against Red Hat's Linux operating system, is expected to be in place by the end of the month. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


ClickTracks Keeps Analytics Simple Do you suffer from data overload? In its newest version, ClickTracks continues to focus on making Web analytics accessible and meaningful — even if you don't know what you're looking for. From E-Commerce Guide on March 31, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


Sad chapter for university presses With schools facing tightening budgets, several university presses close. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 31, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


California risks losing tech edge, study says The Golden State retains much of its allure as a tech center, but other states are coming on strong, a new report says, ranking Massachusetts No. 1. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


Intel executives get bonus boost for 2003 Craig Barrett and other Intel executives saw their bonuses and stock option grants climb in 2003, but the company now faces a showdown at its shareholder meeting over options. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..


Virtual High School "VHS is the ed ... Virtual High School "VHS is the education industry's leader in providing online high school courses and in preparing classroom teachers to be effective online teachers." Updated: 31 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: "VHS, a leader in online education, has proven in our seven year history that our collaborative is committed to quality course design, online education standards and pedagogy From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators ... RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators Added: 31 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: A great document from Will Richardson at www.weblogg-ed.com is a great resource, covering Setting up an RSS feed reader, Using RSS feeds in the classroom and more LIBRARY: --> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Islington e-Learning "This blog ex ... Islington e-Learning "This blog exists to provide information about e-learning, ICT, ILT and IT within Islington. Over  time a variety of short articles will appear here on a wide number of topics." Added: 31 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: A new e-learning blog aimed at those working in e-learning in Islington, London, UK, but containing some useful e-learning information for all From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Red Tray Interactive "We ... Red Tray Interactive "We are an innovative designer & developer of bespoke e-Learning." Added: 28 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: Company based in Farnham, Surrey, UK PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Custom built e-learning content developers From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


VebKlaso "A live online presentati ... VebKlaso "A live online presentation tool with audio, images (slides), animations, messages, quizzes, etc, all synchronized. Run under Windows or Linux OSes. Each client is also a retransmitter, creating a P2P (peer-to-peer) network for low bandwidth consumption." Added: 28 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: Download a fully functional copy of WebKlaso. PRODUCTS & SER From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Spaghetti Learning Added: 2 ... Spaghetti Learning Added: 27 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: An open source e-learning platform PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Educational course management systems, VLEs and MLEs From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Groove v3 Gets It! Hands-On Review Confirms Cheerf ... Groove v3 Gets It! Hands-On Review Confirms Cheerful Praises Of New Beta Release "After spending about two weeks on it, I am now ready to share a first hands-on review of the new beta version of Groove, that has been made available to existing customers and other requesting parties since last week."  Robin Good, masternewmedia.org, 26 March 2004 Added From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Universal Class "All classes have ... Universal Class "All classes have been reviewed by our staff and are taught completely online by real experts dedicated to giving you personalized instruction. Enroll instantly. Start receiving instruction immediately. Achieve your educational goals now at your own convenience." Added: 27 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: A wide choice of classes from Accounting From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Seminar "We have created in a 5 mo ... Seminar "We have created in a 5 month workout a cost free e-learning platform on a PHPBB basis. This platform is supported with 2 languages (German/English) and universities may use them for free." Added: 27 March 2003 Reviewer's Note: Open source product.  Note: Website is in German PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Educational From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Anysubject "Worldwide tuition agen ... Anysubject "Worldwide tuition agency offering individual and small group tutoring in all academic subjects, languages and musical instruments at all levels from early-learning to beyond university." Added: 27 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: Tutors, tutoring and tuition, distance learning, lessons, personal tutors, home schooling PRODUCTS & SERVICES: --> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


New ways to learn "Chan ... New ways to learn "Changes in our economy, business practices, technology and learning models will provide key learning and training challenges to the human resource community in 2004." Elliott Masie, Human Resource Executive Magazine, 10 March 2004 Added: 25 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: Elliott Masie makes a number of predictions for the coming 18 months From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Learning goes mobile "Imagine a ... Learning goes mobile "Imagine a pharmaceutical sales representative preparing to meet with a client. While he waits for his meeting to start, he uses his personal digital assistant for communications and e-learning. With the information accessible to him, not only does he stay up-to-date on the market issues essential to his position, but he also receives regular notification from message boards, news portals and his employer. From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Critical skills for knowledge workers ... Critical skills for knowledge workers Date; 12 May 2004 Venue: Novotel London West Hammersmith, London, UK Added: 25 March 2004 EVENTS: May e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


I'm blogging this "A cl ... I'm blogging this "A closer look at why people blog", Bonnie A. Nardi, Diane J. Schiano, Michelle Gumbrecht, Luke Swartz, submitted to Communications of the ACM Added: 25 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: An interesting analysis of blogging styles and behaviour LIBRARY: Blogging From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


The XML Files: All about blogs and RSS ... The XML Files: All about blogs and RSS Aaron Skonnard, MSDN Magazine, April 2004 Added: 25 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: An excellent explanation of blogging - but particularly RSS LIBRARY: Blogging &  RSS From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 31, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..


Search gets sketchy, as engines get the picture Researchers develop a search engine that retrieves results based on a sketch: Draw a wing nut, and the engine retrieves all database images that match the drawing. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Ashcroft creates task force for copyright violations The U.S. Justice Department creates a task force to evaluate prosecutions of copyright violations, including Internet piracy. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


No Cliché Left Behind: Why Education Policy is NOT Like the Movies It's OK to criticize public policy, in my book. But when you say disparaging things about Star Trek, that's going too far! The supposed 'Star Trek' method is: "(1) set a goal; (2) tell subordinates--in this case, state and local education agencies--to "make it so"; (3) watch as they use powerful technologies to accomplish this goal; and (4) repeat as needed." Well, that would be a poor approach to educational planning, I agree. But that is not how Jean Luc Picard - who is quoted with the phrase "make it so" - operates. It seems to me important that, if you are going to use From OLDaily on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Innovations in Online Learning: Moving Beyond No Significant Difference Via Spartacus today comes a link to this longish presentation encouraging readers to think beyond the old paradigm (when the telegraph was introduced the Pony Express reposed by getting faster horses) and toward what is enabled with online learning, beginning with personalization. "As long as we continue to replicate traditional approaches online--and continue to treat all students as if they were the same--we will once again find the "no significant difference" phenomenon vis-à-vis quality, and we will make only a negligible dent in the access problem rather than taking full advantage of the From OLDaily on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Defence Rolls Out E-learning Platform in Double Time Deciding it couldn't wait, the Australian department of denfense converted its pilot program to a full fledged roll-out (albeit with some limitations in functionality). "The platform will deliver a range of courses such as occupational health and safety, security, fraud and ethics, Microsoft desktop and IT specialisations. The system went live on March 19 to 90,000 personnel." By Steven Deare, Computer World, March 31, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


World's Largest E-Learning Programme set to Benefit English Schools Will English students soon begin talking with a Scottish burr? One wonders following this announcement that the Heriot-Watt SCHOLAR programme, currently used in all 432 Scottish secondary schools, will be deployed south of Hadrian's wall as well. SCHOLAR, according to this press release, "includes an extensive range of learning services such as staff development, tutor support and the creation of learning communities." It is also reported to have strong acceptance by both students and teachers. The release notes that use is highest during the 7-9 prime time on television, but one suspects From OLDaily on March 31, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Gates reports on security progress In a letter to customers, Microsoft's chairman says the company has made major strides in securing its software. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


Gateway eyes the OC The computing company is looking to relocate its headquarters to southern Orange County, as it meshes its employees and culture with those of the newly acquired eMachines. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


Speak for Yourself Wishful thinking at the Wall Street Journal From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..


Your Tax Dollars at Work The United States government, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bush-Cheney 2004 From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..


More on the OA edition of Lessig's new book In a guest posting today to Glenn Reynolds' blog, Lawrence Lessig explains why he's providing free online access to the full-text of his new book, Free Culture, why his publisher allows it, and why even Amazon links to the free edition. The theory is that those who sample the book online and then buy the priced edition will outnumber th From FOS News on March 31, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..


Open access but not necessarily an open press Retribution denied to creationist suing arXiv over religious bias, Nature 428, 458 (01 April 2004). (Freely available via Nature Digital Edition.) A news brief reports the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against arXIv by Robert Gentry, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who posted 10 preprints offering alternative, creationist explanations for the Big Bang, which were then pulled from the server by the archive From FOS News on March 31, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..


Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education: Trends and Issues This ERIC Digest report provides an overview of some of the information literacy efforts available at US institutions. "Information literacy instruction (ILI) requires a shift in focus from teaching specific information resources to a set of critical thinking skills involving the use of information." "This ERIC Digest examines characteristics of successful programs, presents approaches currently being taken by academic libraries to support ILI, and addresses common challenges in developing and maintaining ILI programs." "Information literacy instruction is alive and well o From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on March 31, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..


Insurance firm to offer open-source seminars Open Source Risk Management hopes to educate companies on legal issues of using or contributing to Linux and similarly shared software. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


IBM opens up its Power line Big Blue proposes a new collaboration system for its Power processor, hoping to promote both chip design and the performance of future devices that use the chips. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


As spring arrives, virus spreads seeds far and wide Variants of the NetSky worm accounted for 60 percent of all viruses reported in March, as the worm's writers waged a competition with the creators of the Bagel virus, a report says. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


EdTechUK Nice looking education technology blog from Josephine Fraser in the UK... EdTechUK here's the feed. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on March 31, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..


Newspaper Actually Points Out a Lie! Two cheers for the Los Angeles Times From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..


From Chickenhawk to Chickentalk The weak-talkin', crooked-shooter runs "afowl" of the microphones yet again... From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..


They're Doing It Again! GOP leaders alter rules to defeat Dem spending bill From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..


Talking the Talk The Bush campaign is shocked that John Kerry would bring religion into the presidential race. Imagine! From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 31, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..


Blog Projects in Action A couple of updates on blog projects here. First, the Monkey Bridge Weblog which featured responses to student questions by the author of the book has been pretty successful. I've been enouraging the teachers to get their students to talk about some of the information the author related in the answers, like this one: Monkey Bridge was written when my own mother was sick. I had always wanted to write a book about Vietnam, where I was born, especially when I realized how many books about Vietnam have been written, bu From weblogged News on March 31, 2004 at 3:48 p.m..


Squarespace website service CC-enabled Squarespace, an easy to use website and blog creation and hosting service, recently made it easy for users to license their content via our remote licesning application. Here's what Squarespace says within their site management application about Creative Commons: We've integrated a utility that lets you generate Creative C From Creative Commons: weblog on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Pointers to Public Domain sites This Google Answers post about public domain sites brought up a wealth of good answers, in all sorts of categories. [via kottke] From Creative Commons: weblog on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


JBoss hopes to expand 'ownership' of open source The middleware developer says it plans to use its war chest of venture capital to "own" key open-source projects, and even applications running on .Net could be in its sights. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


For Dell, Indian call center failure a lesson CEO Randy Mott says the computer maker will be smarter about growth in newly developed areas, to avoid the customer dissatisfaction that led to pulling out of a call center in India late last year. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Keeping up with open source JBoss lays plans to "own" key open-source projects, as Sun takes its Linux push to Wal-Mart and IBM seeks judicial relief in its legal battle with SCO. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Microsoft Office gets China boost The software giant signs a deal with the country's main educational software firm to promote Office in schools and avert pressure from the open-source OpenOffice.org. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


Judge: Sharing music via networks legal in Canada Making copyrighted music available for sharing on a computer network is not illegal in Canada, a federal judge rules, handing the record industry a sharp setback in its fight against file swappers. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


MLX Great Package Race: The Sprint to the Finish Line Months of pleading, cajoling, nagging our folks to contribute to the Maricopa Learning eXchange produced a fair stream of new items, but the 2 days prior to the close of our "Great Package Race" is when most of the action takes place. This is where we tabulate for a 6 month period how many MLX items each of our colleges have sent as well as a list of the top individual contributers. We use our New Media Consortium software discounts to purchase --> From cogdogblog on March 31, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..


Blogstreet blog profiles Blogstreet's profiles have become quite informative (for those blogs that are in the database). Here's mine. And the Blogstreet neighborhood vizualiser remains a personal favorite. Here's a map of my blog neighborhood I quickly created using that tool. Clockwise, starting from the top right: education, knowledge man From Seb's Open Research on March 31, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..


Sony-Ericsson P900: Almost, Almost Bottom line: This is a great step forward in the smart phone arena. It wasn't for me, but it might be just what some people need, or at least lust after, for keeping track of their lives and staying in touch. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 31, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..


Hidden Tribeca Neat stuff today over at MUG with Tribeca Pentimento. This essay highlights what I love about living in old cities, the hidden (and sometimes not so hidden) history that's everywhere. Working in Tribeca I know these spots and wish it were a sunny day for exploring the neighborhood rather than a cold rainy day for coding. From megnut on March 31, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..


Wiki Format Text Display Enabled in CAREO I just threw the switch to enable Wiki Formatted Text in CAREO, specifically in learning resource descriptions (any time you see a resource listed - search results, main page, whatever), and discussion post entries. This will let folks just go ahead and enter plain text, and CAREO will try to Do The Right Thing to display it as nice HTML. Something like this discussion on "Earth At Night" looks a wee bit better now that it's not all munged into one paragraph per entry, or faking formatting using the icky <pre> tag... I'm using the RADEOX RE java rendering engine.... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on March 31, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


RFID deadline hits a wall, study says The number of Wal-Mart suppliers expected to meet a deadline for adopting radio frequency ID tags has dropped to 25 percent, according to a new Forrester report. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


End of the line for stock options? Businesses would have to expense stock options under a proposal from the FASB, which sets U.S. accounting standards. But some tech execs aren't too happy about that approach. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


Partings How fragile we are. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on March 31, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


And the winner is ... Tinderbox! From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Technorati renewed From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Redesign started From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Self reference From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Publishing or conversation? From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


How to Make a Faceted Classification and Put It On the Web From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Tinderbox in class From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


COREblog review in Linux Journal From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Social Computing symposium at Microsoft Research 70 people visit the invitation-only event. Microsoft rep says it will be published. From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


RSS feed repaired The RSS feed is repaired. It'll work on the old location, but it should be updated to http://wrede.interfacedesign.org/xml/rss.xml From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Creating an online help with Tinderbox Matt Neuenburg published a tutorial on how to create an online help with Tinderbox. From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Bilingual? From owrede_log on March 31, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..


Group dynamics at the social computing symposium Yesterday evening I had a little chat with Kevin Schofield in the #socialcomp IRC channel right after the Social Computing Symposium ended. Schofield works at Microsoft and has a lateral thinker / synthesist's dream job: connecting the unconnected, at the human level. "Part of my team is responsible for making sure that w From Seb's Open Research on March 31, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


A Better Alternative to 'Black Box' Balloting

  • Berkeley Daily Planet: Bay Area Programmers Develop Touchscreen Alternative. The Open Voting Consortium (OVC), a nonprofit group with several Bay Area members, recently announced the development of touchscreen voting machine software that uses open source and creates a voter verified paper trail. Recently completed, the software is set to be publicly tested this Thursday, April 1, at the Santa Clara County government offices in San Jose. The group’s development comes From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 31, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


    Blogs + playlists = collaborative listening Apple, of course, wrote the book on human interface guidelines by visualizing and documenting a range of interaction scenarios in meticulous detail. Today we have a variety of platform-specific guidelines -- for Windows, for GNOME, for Flash MX. But we lack general guidelines for how Internet applications should behave on all platforms. E-mail programs don't agree on how threading, foldering, and filtering should work. Web browsers don't agree on how drop-down search boxes should work. RSS readers don't agree on how the orange XML icon should work. Media players don From Jon's Radio on March 31, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


    Macromedia Flex The Flex strategy first began to crystallize two years ago when Macromedia rolled out the Flash 6 player, Flash MX development tools, and ColdFusion MX server. The possibilities were exciting, and the back-end environment was comfortably based on Java and Web services. But the client-side discipline was alien to the corporate programmer. One obstacle was the ActionScript 1.0 language, which lacked th From Jon's Radio on March 31, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..


    Situated software Clay Shirky's got a new essay up on Situated Software, a term he's using to describe software, "designed in and for a particular social situation or context." I find his essay really interesting, and I wish I had time right now for a more thorough response, but my own application commitments prevent me. One reason the situated software approach works so well is the clear definition of the end users of the system. It enables developers to build for a very specific set of use From megnut on March 31, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..


    EMC plans midtier storage push The storage maker is set to refresh its midrange line with new products that could go as low as $5,000, according to a senior company official. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..


    Gates: Hardware Will Be Free Microsoft has a fitful relationship with PC makers, so Bill Gates probably enjoyed predicting that advancing technology will blow a hole through their business model. And, naturally, Microsoft will be there to exploit it. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    French Hound Music Pirates France's music industry, stung by a sudden drop in sales, is joining its counterparts in other countries in taking up legal cudgels against those nefarious online music swappers. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Maybe the Music's Just Lousy? The recording industry insists that CD sales are off because everyone's online stealing the music. Now a study comes along saying that piracy has little, if anything, to do with stagnant sales. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Bioethics Group Speaks Out The President's Council on Bioethics says infertility clinics and assisted-reproduction techniques need greater scrutiny. The group recommends legislation and research into fertility procedures, and hopes the president will heed its call. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Paying Homage to Science Fiction Artifacts from Star Trek and The Planet of the Apes will find a home in June at The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Web Wine Sales Still Bottled Up Many states ban wine shipments across state lines in the name of morality. But winemakers are trying to overturn these rules, saying they only benefit giant liquor wholesalers. Both sides are lined up to fight in the Supreme Court. By Kendra Mayfield. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Homeless Hacker Meets The Times A self-styled security expert and serial self-promoter, Adrian Lamo made headlines as a grayhat hacker. Then The New York Times came down on his head. By Jennifer Kahn from Wired magazine. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Net Hoaxes Snare Fools All Year Infinite power supplies, 87-pound house cats and dehydrated water do not exist. Yet people continue to be fooled by online hoaxes. It's that time of year again, so watch out. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Passport Safety, Privacy Face Off Future passports may include digital mug shots and RFID tags full of sensitive personal information. While government agencies like the idea of tamper-resistant documents, privacy advocates see an attempt to impose a global ID system. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Google touches up its look to highlight shopping service - Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google has fine-tuned its popular online search engine with a new look designed to boost its Froogle shopping service and alert users to previously unheralded tools for getting sharper results. The changes unveiled Monday are the latest in a series of From Techno-News Blog on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Witty Worm Broke Speed Records - James Maguire, NewsFactor On March 19th, the Witty worm began to spread, infecting 110 hosts in the first 10 seconds. The probability that a single worm could infect 110 machines so quickly is "vanishingly small," says CAIDA. The rapid onset suggests that attackers used previou From Techno-News Blog on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Gates dangles 2006 as date for debut of new Windows - Kim Peterson, Seattle Times The highly anticipated next version of the Windows operating system could debut in 2006, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said yesterday. Some people have speculated that the operating system, code-named Longhorn, will come out in 2006, Gates said. "T From Techno-News Blog on March 31, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..


    Free PCs dished out in £5m project - Iain Robinson, Express and Star A group of Sandwell schools has launched a pioneering £5.2 million project to equip every pupil with their own home computer. The first of more than 1,600 PCs were handed over to families yesterday as part of the Smethwick ICT Test Bed initiative. Th From Educational Technology on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Education, 21st Century-Style - Laura Fording, Newsweek Ask Virtual High School CEO Liz Pape what she thinks her organization has to offer high school students and she'll tell you in no uncertain terms: great content, curriculum not available in kids' regular schools, a chance to interact with people around From Educational Technology on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Web-learning on the rise at CNCC - Amy Hatten, Craig Daily Press It may be the middle of the night or the end of the weekend but it doesn't stop Nicole Beckum from logging on and learning. Beckum is just one of a growing number of Craig residents earning a degree through online classes offered through Colorado Comm From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    eLearning Expert Teaches Museum Educators How to Create Online Courses Stretching the reach of museums from the physical into the virtual world, Lisa Neal will present an e-learning workshop at Museums and the Web 2004, a conference which attracts the best innovations in bringing museums online. In the workshop, Neal, edi From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    U of Michigan expands access to hidden electronic resources with OAIster A repository of information that provides links to previously difficult-to-locate electronic scholarly resources is widely available under a new agreement between the University of Michigan and Yahoo! Inc. The repository"developed through Michigan's Un From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Online Pharmaceutical Technician Certification Prep Course Launched by APhA The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and LearnSomething.com, Inc. today announced the launch of the "Complete Review for Pharmacy Technicians Online," an online course based on APhA's popular national pharmacy technician certification exam prepa From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Russian Distance Education Project Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced today an agreement to supply Russia's Modern Institute for the Humanities with a SkyStar 360E hub and 155 Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) remote sites. The satellite-based network will provide Internet access From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    A little online education a dangerous thing - North Carolina Daily Dispatch We already know that the Internet can be a tool for good, or for evil. In that vein, it can be a tool to aid education, or to feign education. A college president who serves on a national accreditation board is on a list of Georgia educators who obtain From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Kerala Indian Institute of Managment will continue to explore e-learning: Muthiah Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, would continue to maintain its pioneering status in e-learning in terms of conducting research and letting others benefit from that, chairman A C Muthiah said on Saturday. E-learning, he said, had come to be t From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    AI Science Tutors Never Get Tired - George A. Clowes, School Reform News No matter how many times a student asks a Quantum Tutor to go over a chemistry or physical science problem, the tireless tutor won From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Brooklyn College Library to Create Digital Collections The recently renovated and expanded Brooklyn College Library sets the standard for 21st Century academic libraries with advanced e-Learning capabilities, an electronic catalogue system and extensive new media resources that allow the institution to exc From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Wisconsin Colleges Take Steps to Help Older, Nontraditional Students - Arlen Boardman, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. The universities of Wisconsin of the Fox Valley and Oshkosh are betting the nontraditional student segment of their undergraduate populations is going to be around for a long time -- even though student numbers have slipped some in past decade. The fou From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    'Pop off to the Pub to Take An Exam' - Dominic Hayes, Education Correspondent, Scotsman.com People could soon pop along to their local pub to take an exam with their pint as technological advances will make computerised assessment increasingly common, the head of England From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    It's Here, It's There and Soon Everywhere - Edward C. Baig, News Factor Wade Little credits Wi-Fi for keeping his work projects on track -- literally. In August, the Sun Microsystems engineer turned his one-hour-plus commute into a productive experience. That's when the Altamont Commuter Express train he rides to work in N From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Kettering lecturer drops online Ph.D. from his Web site - Shena Abercrombie, Flint Journal A Kettering University lecturer's virtual degree is now a real lesson in bogus diplomas. Until recently, mechanical engineering lecturer Judson J. Singer's Web site listed a doctorate degree from Kingsfield University among his education credentials. From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Education's New Recruits: Soldiers - Larry Greenemeier, InformationWeek As many as 34,000 teachers, about 45% of the total number in South Carolina, are expected to retire within the next five years. Educators at the state's leading universities believe they've found a potentially rich source of new recruits: military pers From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    UMassOnline Revenue Grows 39% and Enrollments Grow 32% in FY 2004 - TMCnet UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts' web-based learning division, today announced that online education program revenues and enrollments grew 39 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in FY 2004 (July 1, 2003 - June 31, 2004). Revenues from the From Online Learning Update on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Najoli Named Faculty Member at the Biblical Coaching Academy The Biblical Coaching Academy is fully accredited by the International Biblical Coaching Foundation (IBCF) and offers certified training programs through intensive module-based and custom teleclasses. All classes are facilitated by a Master Certified Biblical Coach From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Increase in Academic Library's spending on electronic Formats? [PRWEB Mar 31, 2004] From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Cincinnati Black Theatre Company Presents TOPOLA, A Festival of Sharing, April 1--11 (Cincinnati, Ohio, March 29, 2004) Cincinnati Black Theatre Company (CBTC) will present a two-week festival of drama, musicals, workshops, poetry, puppetry for adults and children April 1-11. Cincinnati Black Theatre Company proudly presents TOPOLA, A Festival of Sharing, at several venues in Cincinnati as part of its 4th Biennial Midwest Regional Black Theatre Festival. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2004] From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Najoli Named Faculty Member at the Biblical Coaching Academy The Biblical Coaching Academy is fully accredited by the International Biblical Coaching Foundation (IBCF) and offers certified training programs through intensive module-based and custom teleclasses. All classes are facilitated by a Master Certified Biblical Coach From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Suzanne Somers Creates Deluge of Calls About Bioidentical Hormones Women to Women reported today that since the release of Suzanne Somers' new book, "The Sexy Years -- Discover the Hormone Connection", it has been deluged by callers asking about bioidentical hormones to relieve their symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. "We haven't seen anything like this since the WHI study on HRT was stopped almost two years ago," said Dixie Mills, MD, a practitioner at Women to Women and a nationally known specialist in breast health. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2004] From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Lose More Weight - Life Time Fitness Introduces LeanSource: Weight Loss Supplements and Weight Management Program LeanSource From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    "CGI Programming 101, Second Edition" - Web Programming Made Easy This book shows readers (even those with no prior programming experience) how to build guestbooks, order forms, page counters, shopping carts, and many other useful programs for their website. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2004] From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    All Visible Planets Observable - Software Update Best conditions to view all visible planets until 2036. Software update at ephemeris.com simplifies finding planets in night sky. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2004] From PR Web on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Tying George Washington Into the School Curriculum A trend toward making field trips more pertinent to school curriculums can be found at museums across the country. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Sales of College Stars' Jerseys Raise Ethics Concerns N.C.A.A. rules prohibit a university from using an athlete's name or image to promote a commercial venture, so universities have been using jersey numbers. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Asbestos Left From 1990 Cleanup Closes L.I. High School for Week A sprinkling of asbestos left over from a botched cleanup 14 years ago forced a 1,500-student high school on Long Island to shut down. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    School Reform, Sliced 22 Ways As many an angry legislator in Albany will testify, there were several assignments that Gov. George E. Pataki's Commission on Education Reform did not scratch off its lengthy to-do list. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    City Gets Help in Recruiting 40 Principals Academy offers bonuses and moving expenses in an effort to recruit experienced principals from other districts. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    College Uses Sports to Raise Image and Lure Men Manhattanville College decides to focus on hockey to raise "all-round" image and up enrollment. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Chancellor Appoints Press Chief for Schools Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein on Tuesday appointed Stephen J. Morello, as director of communications for the Department of Education. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    St. Ann's Picks a Successor to Headmaster St. Ann's School announced that Dr. Lawrence S. Weiss would succeed Stanley Bosworth as the school's headmaster. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    In Classroom, a Respite From His Calling When John Corigliano was younger, there were two things he vowed not to do: compose a symphony and teach. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    A 6-11 Player May Go From High School to No. 1 Pick More than a dozen players including Dwight Howard are considering forgoing college to enter the N.B.A. draft. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Graduation Is Secondary for Many in Final 16 Graduation rates among players at only four of the 16 remaining colleges in the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament equal or exceed 50 percent. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Prep Schools Flocking to Recruit Products of a Newark Education Inner city students are in demand at the country's private high schools. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Surprise! Education Sites Are Cool After a decade of online experiments, museums are focusing on a mission that is much closer to home: building educational Web sites for young audiences. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Suburban Schools Uncertain of Financing Study's Impact A day after a state commission released its recommendations on overhauling financing for public education, school officials in the New York suburbs said they were warily optimistic that poor districts might stand to benefit while wealthier districts would at least not be penalized. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Fired for Disagreeing, Ex-Panelist Fears the Mayor Is Discouraging Advice He Needs to Hear An ex-panelist says the mayor is moving too fast and failing to work with the people he needs to execute policies. From New York Times: Education on March 31, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..


    Microsoft names new U.K. chief From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..


    Windows CE gets call for Net phones Nearly two dozen manufacturers of portable devices will use new Windows software with improved VoIP capabilities, Microsoft says. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..


    Meat, cooking with Sartre, and St Thomas Aquinas and the stripper. Meat "They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "Meat. They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "There's no doubt about it. We picked several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, probed them all the way through.... From Ben Hammersley.com on March 31, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..


    Sony open for retail business The electronics giant will open more stores, mind the small to medium size business market and broaden its Vaio brand in an effort to beat up rivals. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    So much for secure storage Jon Oltsik says an industrywide blind spot with an initiative called information lifecycle management could wind up costing storage makers big time--even though everyone knows the right thing to do. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    Interesting things on the interweb this morning. Interesting things on the interweb this morning. The London Review of Books piece on Goldfinger, the architect, not the Bond villain. So there I was in the Beaux-Arts, I'd finished my second class and had two valeurs in premier class.... From Ben Hammersley.com on March 31, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..


    If you’re eating enough fruits and vegetables, you must not give a damn about protein Of all the kinds of conversation that recur on the web as predictably as hemlines rise and fall, the weirdest and least productive is the establishment of an artificial opposition between areas of expertise. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on March 31, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..


    Backchannels Liz Lawley has a great blog entry about the importance of backchannel IRC conversations. We're on the back-backchannel here at the Microsoft conference and it's been a very interesting phenomena because of the cultural schisms its surfacing. (Can you surface a schism?)... From Joho the Blog on March 31, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..


    [msc] Tuesday morning Some excellent presentations on the panel I'm on. But it's tough to be on a panel and blog at the same time, so please pardon my sketchiness... Pam Meyer gives a fascinating talk on her research into online dating services: What men and women think the other sex is lying about (status, weight), how extremely weak the links are (few people have met their online friends in the real world, trust is low). She says that online social networks have low entry and exit costs; how can loyalty be increased? Scott Heiferman of MeetUp.org talks about the relationship of... From Joho the Blog on March 31, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..


    RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators In my spare time (yuck, yuck) I've been trying to compile some of the ideas brought up here into some hopefully usable guide for teachers who might be thinking of diving into this crazy world. I've got a couple others in progress, but I thought I'd throw this first one on using RSS in the classroom up there for the taking and for feedback. It's pretty basic stuff that might be a useful training piece for the uninitiated. But it does go into the whole area of search feeds with some depth. I'm thinking From weblogged News on March 31, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..


    Blogger's Reply to Mr. John Gray's Lawyers Gavin Sheridan, the Irish blogger who attracted the weird attention of Famous Author John Gray's lawyers for calling the guy a phony, replies here to the legal beagles. They, and their client, would be wise to just let this thing go. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 31, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..


    You'll Never Shop Alone Adding live chat to your e-commerce site can reduce support costs and boost sales. From E-Commerce Guide on March 31, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..


    University charges PeopleSoft with contract breach The state of Ohio has charged PeopleSoft and its consulting partner with fraud and breach of contract for their role in a software project at Cleveland State University. From CNET News.com on March 31, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..


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