TMAPI 1.0 Alpha Release: Common Topic Map Application Programming Interface Robin Cover reports on the alpha release of TMAPI, a common API for accessing topic maps. To quote: The TMAPI "Common Topic Map Application Programming Interface" specification defines a set of core interfaces which must be implemented by a compliant... From Column Two on April 9, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..
Decentralized Media Tools unmediated is "tracking the tools that decentralize the media." Good stuff. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 9, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..
Howard Stern and the First Amendment The odious Clear Channel radio barony's firing of Howard Stern only puts a period at the end of the sentence. The people who run that company are contemptible, because their action combines flagrant politics and cowardice -- quite a combination. But save your real contempt for the FCC, its cowardly chairman, Michael Powell, and his craven colleagues. Egged on by a Congress that has shown frightening disdain for free speech, the FCC has gone on its only holy war against "indecency." (If From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
It's Good to be the King War? Terrorism? Whatever - I've got brush to clear. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..
Shirt No Tie I should be working but... I cannot remember the last time I wore a tie. Somebody died or got married maybe 10 y From cogdogblog on April 9, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
Yahoo's Semel gets raise, stock Yahoo CEO Terry Semel got a $150,000 raise in 2003 and was also awarded 2.9 million in new stock options, according to a regulatory filing. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Visualization An interesting version of a networked modelled visualization of information and data EU-Patentabfrage visualisieren Anacubis (UK) hat eine ansprechende Demo zur Abfrage der EU-Patentdatenbank online. Beispielsweise wer... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 9, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..
Tell Tale Weekly's audiobooks A New York Times article recently pointed to Tell Tale Weekly, an audio book site selling MP3s as cheap as $0.25 each. They've also committed to licensing the books under a Creative Commons license after 5 years or 100k downloads, whichever comes first. It's not easy to find good, cheap, DRM-free audiobooks and Tell Tale Weekly looks like a pretty cool new provider of such work. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
How hard is it to put a book online, legally? Sometimes people ask us why we created the Creative Commons, and we often say that we wanted there to be an easy way for you to share your creations and also to build a large pool of creative work that is easy to redistribute, print, (and if the license allows) collage, remix, or even sell to others. If you're wondering what the world without Creative Commons is like, check out this helpful primer on the question "How Can I Tell Whether a Book Can Go Online?" The answer, as you can see, is quite complicated, includ From Creative Commons: weblog on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Accounting questions delay Salesforce IPO Federal regulators take issue with a change in accounting methods at software maker Salesforce.com, prolonging their scrutiny of the company's plans to offer its stock for public trading. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Rocket-fueled Rebuttals Check out Ammo Dump at the bottom of the page for your 9/11 primer! From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..
Chinese researchers explore plan for federated searching Kimberly Patch, Net plan builds in search, Technology Research News, April 7/14, 2004. Huazhong University scientists are working with an experimental system that aims to combine web and database searching into one interface, called the Domain Resource Integrated System (DRIS.) They explain how this can be integrated into the public internet in a preprint, Make search become the internal function of Internet, posted to arXiv.org. (Source: FOS News on April 9, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
Donald Norman on mental models An interview with Donald Norman on mental models From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
New version of wxPython released wxPython GUI toolkit now also has an Installer for OS X 10.3 From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
What they didn't teach me in Design & Usability school From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Unmoderated announce lists and "swarm unintelligence" From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Enhancing HTML with CSS+JavaScript From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Virtual Behavior Setting From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
RSS-Aggregator with Twisted From owrede_log on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Audio snippets The latest news from Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and the Society, Audio department (=streams) From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 9, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Tech group urges action on health care mandates The Information Technology Association of America tells IT providers targeting the health care sector to pay close attention to the details of the HIPAA legislation, or risk legal consequences. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Sun kills UltraSparc V, Gemini chips Sun Microsystems discontinues development of the two planned chips as it retrenches in a difficult era for the company. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch It's aiming to release the Windows update by the first half of 2006--which means scaling back some of its more ambitious plans for features. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
The New Amateur Journalists Weigh In Some good discussion on TRDEV over the last few days on blogging. Rather than look simply at blogging in eduation, discussants are looking at the wider picture, which is good. This link is one that came up in the discussion and is one of the more balanced discussions of blogging from the point of view of the traditional press. Rather than focus on the foibles of millions of amateur journalists, the article looks at what makes blogging work. ""I think it's because they have something to say. In a media world that's otherwise leached of opinions and life, there's so much life in t From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Speaking of Music Piracy... You have to wonder whether the people who invested $400 or so for music players featuring legitimate 99 cent song downloads are feeling a little used now that music publishers have started pushing the prices back up again. It's classic marketing, of course: lower prices, achieve lock-in, raise prices. By Associated Press, Wired News, April 8, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
The Seven Principles of Sustainable Leadership Leadership articles are usually very bad, fostering as they do what seems to me to be an ethos of manipulation and even deceit. This article - which should use the work 'properties' rather than 'principles' is not that sort of article, as it is more interested in describing the practices that have been successful, rather than advising some go-getter on how to get ahead. There is not one of the principles I would not endorse. But I wish the article had spent some time on the 'how' - after all, in a restricted environment such as a school system, many forces act aga From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Collaborating With Universities to Create a Continuous Learning Culture I like this article because it looks beyond the idea of workplace learning as 'job training' and takes seriously the benefit to the learner (which provides motivation) as well as to the company. For example, a learning organization should demonstrate "Commitment to expanding skills and knowledge beyond job-related or technical skills," writes the author. "Investments are made to develop well-rounded, versatile employees through tuition assistance programs, customized on-site training and personal development options." Quite right. That said, as George Siemens comments, "this article From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Time Warner Takes Stake in ContentGuard Time Warner has purchased a major stake in ContentGuard, owner of the XrML (now MPEG REL) DRM specification that was just approved by ISO. It gains two seats on the board and obtains enterprise licenses to ContentGuard's IP. Reaction from industry watchers is generally positive, since as this article notes, with with DRM intellectual property in the hands of a few companies, content producers generally shied away and the industry atrophied. This acquisition allows a major player access to the DRM it feels it needs. But I'm not sure this helps. Sure, Microsoft and Time Warner - who ha From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Software Beats All CD Copy Protection My first radio had the ultimate in copy protection: it had no recording device whatsoever. My first copying system, therefore, consisted of putting a tape recorder near the radio speaker and pressing 'record'. Later, I discovered I could patch the earphone output into the microphone input and improve the quality of the sound. I was exploiting what may be called the 'analog gap' and it is the existence of this gap that ensures that no copy protection will ever be successful. At some point, the content must be heard or seen by humans, and at that point, it is vulnerable. This From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Research Insights into Interactivity Survey artivle that looks at recent research into interaction, including Palloff and Pratt on student expectations, Garrison and Anderson on social presence, and Burge on effective interaction. "Student-teacher interaction is a multidimensional relationship that contains several variables such as the teacher's level of social presence, quality of feedback and intellectual depth of dialog." By Brent Muirhead, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning , March, 2004 [OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Design Issues Involved in Using Learning Objects The authors write, "This article describes an approach to a content creation and delivery mechanism for a Java programming course. This approach is based on the concept of creating a large repository of Java learning objects, each of which consists of the core material, code examples, supplementary notes, and review questions." The text that follows goes into quite a bit of detail, some of it seen in many places before (such as the discussion of metadata), but some unique to this paper (such as the nifty disgram of a Java learning object structure). By Jinan Fiaidhi and Sabah Mohammed, Intern From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Feasibility of Course Development Based on Learning Objects "This paper presents three case studies that seek to maximize the use of freely available and reusable learning objects in their course design," write the authors. "The three case studies originated in different university-level disciplines HYPHEN Nursing, Business and English writing." An excellent discussion of some issues involved in the use of learning objects follows, with the cases providing solid foundation for criticism. For example, "The issue of context emerged as an insurmountable barrier for the business team. As a result of their dismay with the 'patchwork result' derive From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
EduSource: Canada's Learning Object Repository Network Fairly detailed overview of the eduSource project, Canada's contribution to the world of learning object repositories. The article will still leave the reader dissatisfied, but only because they want to see and use the network being described. It won't be cong now, as the code is undergoing its final shakedown before public release. By Rory McGreal, et.al., International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, April 9, 2004 4:41 p.m. [Refer][--> From OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
The Rise of Learning Objects The March issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is now available online, a little late, I am told, because of ISP issues. This first article is my own introduction (I am an Editor at Large for the Journal) and is a fairly light treatment of the idea that we are in a transitional phase in the adoption of learning objects. The next four links are also from the Journal. By Stephen Downes, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, March,2004 [OLDaily on April 9, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Week in review: Microsoft's new ballpark figures With a new baseball season getting under way, the software slugger is playing ball with Windows users. But for Mac and Linux fans, a new MSN offering looks more like a shutout. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Switches look to security to recapture lost luster When the dot-com boom went bust so did the market for switches that shuttle traffic between servers, but as security concerns mount, these network elements have found new ways to make themselves useful. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Free phone calls Free phone calls Robin Good and I just concluded a half-hour conversation. Robin was in Italy, I in California. The quality and timing were as good as if I were calling my neighbors. Since we were talking over the net instead of one the phone,... From Internet Time Blog on April 9, 2004 at 3:52 p.m..
Poll Result of the Day Independents desert Bush From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Happy Holidays, Iraq What a difference a year makes From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Newer Democrats Newer Democrats view the argument between New and Old Democrats as old hat and unproductive. Their concern is to toughen up the party to beat Bush and take back Congress. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..
The Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer - Can you find your way around a dictionary? Look at these pairs ... The Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer - Can you find your way around a dictionary? Look at these pairs of definitions (all taken from dictionaries in xreferplus) and try to decide which words they describe. Each word in a pair is next to the other word in the dictionary. So, for example, if the definitions are "The young of a horse or of a related animal/A mass of tiny bubbles forming on the surface of liquids", the answer would be the words "foal" and "foam", which are next to one another in Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 9, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..
The April 12 2004 issue of Open Access Now is now available ... The April 12 2004 issue of Open Access Now is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 9, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..
Clay on NYC This is a fantastic interview with Clay about NYC. Funny, brilliant, twisty in its insights.... From Joho the Blog on April 9, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..
OS X flaw may leave Macs open to virus attacks Apple says it is investigating a French security firm's claim that it has found a way to trick Mac computers into opening potentially harmful files. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Omniture Offers Beefed-Up Analytics As e-commerce sites begin to mature, managers are looking for their Web analysis tools to mature too. Omniture's grown up new tools seek to do just that. From E-Commerce Guide on April 9, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
From the Forums: Too Good to Be True? A reader asks for suggestions on prices for store hosting and related services. From E-Commerce Guide on April 9, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Clifford Lynch recognized Clifford Lynch will receive the ALA's 2004 Lippincott Award, which "recognizes an individual for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship." Lynch is the executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information and has written extensively on institutional repositories, among other topics. Congratulations, Cliff! From FOS News on April 9, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..
Google partners with universities to mine invisible academic literature Jeffrey R. Young, Google Teams Up with 17 Colleges to Test Searches of Scholarly Materials, Chronicle of Higher Education Daily Update, April 9, 2004. MIT and 16 other institutions are collaborating with Google, who, pending the success of the test project, will activate a feature that enables searching of online repositories such as DSpace. MacKenzie Smith of MIT is quoted. "A lot of times the richest scholarly literature is buried" in search-engine results, said Ms. Smith. "As more and more content is on the Web, it's ha From Joho the Blog on April 9, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..
Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age Many of you have by now heard of the high profile bill in California to lower the voting age to 14 for state and local elections. In spite of the onerous partial vote system called for in the bill, I believe it should be supported. This bill has often been slighted, mocked and maligned by columnists and pundits, so in the interests of fairness I present to you the top ten reasons to lower the voting age. From kuro5hin.org on April 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Heads up VoIP--regulation incoming Though the FCC indicated that it favors applying a light hand on Internet telephony, it's clear that it will not completely escape regulation or taxation. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
A List Apart No. 176 Power to the People: Relative Font Sizes (Bojan Mihelac). Relative font sizes may make sites more accessible, but they're not much help unless the person using the site can find a way to actually change text size. Return control to your audience using this simple, drop-in solution. PLUS Web Accessibility and UK Law: Telling It Like It Is (Trenton Moss). There's been widespread speculation about the new legislation being introduced in the UK. How will it affect the way you design in the real world? From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on April 9, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
The PowerPoint Mythology I spent yesterday consulting with a company whose salesforce is having trouble explaining exactly what its software does, a common problem with enterprise applications since software tends towards functionality sprawl in ways that, say, refrigerators and asphalt don't. Not to mention that this company's software is genuinely innovative. The company's impulse is to address this need in the usual way: Build a PowerPoint "deck" (sorry, "deck" instead of "slide set" still sounds unnatural to me) with the sort of corporate overview appropriate for an industry analyst. But, the deck a From Joho the Blog on April 9, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
Microsoft offers charity-friendly software license The software maker creates a program that allows charities to use donated PCs without breaking its software licensing rules. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Windfall predicted for chip gear makers Gartner expects that sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will surge by 40 percent this year, building on a strong performance in 2003. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Flashfast wins Download.com's highest score. Okay, it was a bit late after Christmas passed, but mark your download calendar for this year for the free screensaver, Crisp Christmas. It was recently given CNet and Download.com's highest and rarest 5 star rating, 'cream of the software crop'. This is a rare event for any software, let alone a little bitty christmas screensaver. Barely 20 screensavers in many years and among tens of thousands have achieved this rating. Crisp Xmas is spyware FREE and can be downloaded without any splashscreens or annoying upgrade reminders. From FlashFast.com on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Astrology Causes Fear New visitors are being frightened at the accuracy of FlashFast's mystic seer, Guito Sinpelo. From Spain, Mr. Sinpelo, know for living in a cave as a mad prophet, has been wired to provide the most startling and accurate astrology readings. These free readings are not recommended, as sometimes the truth is not what we want to hear, but it is certainly what we need. From FlashFast.com on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
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Article of the Week Top 10 Ways of Dealing with Stress: The word Stress is used to describe both external events that make demand on us and the internal responses they trigger. In fact, stress is the body's general response to any demand made on it, regardless of whether that demand is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether it is emotional or physical. Relaxation helps reduce stress by distracting your mind from stress provoking thoughts. Besides various relaxation techniques help to counter effects of 'fight or flight' reaction. Check out these Ten simple and effective ways of handling stress 1. TALK From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Healthy Recipe Oriental Salad: Serves: 5, Ingredients:2 cups cooked rice (brown, preferably), 2 cups cucumber, sliced, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce (reduced-sodium), 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil, 1/2 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon gingerroot, grated, 2 tablespoon jalapeno pepper, chopped, 1 tablespoon garlic, minced, Directions: Mix vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, water, and sugar thoroughly. Add gingerroot, jalapeno, and garlic and mix again. Pour the liquid over the hot rice and cucumbers and toss. Nutritional Information: (per serving), Calories: 145, Cholesterol: 7 mg From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Suceess Quote ""Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find you freedom."" --F. Herbert From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Words of Inspiration Be master of Your destiny. When Jim Valvano was 17 years old he took out a simple white index card and wrote down all of his professional aspirations. He would play basketball in high school and college, become an assistant basketball coach, then a head coach, achieve a victory in Madison Square Garden, and finally cut down the nets after winning a National Championship. Jim's ability to see his place in the world with such clarity was truly a gift. This simple card, coupled with a strong belief that he could control his fate, would guide the next ten years of his life. At the age of 36, From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
New Happenings this Week Identifying unrelieved stress and being aware of its effect on our lives is not sufficient for reducing its harmful effects. Just as there are many sources of stress, there are many possibilities for its management. This week we focus on Top 10 Ways of Dealing with Stress. Good Health, Namita Nayyar, AFI From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Operations St. Anthony Engineering drawings of St. Anthony Falls from the 1880s, from the Minneapolis Collection. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Exploring the Upper Mississippi Join us for a program at Open Book on April 22, featuring National Park Historian and author John Anfinson. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Recording with a inexpencive microphone From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 9, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Emergency Contraception on Hold Title: Emergency Contraception on HoldCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04Last Editorial Review: 4/8/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
A Safer Gastric Bypass Surgery Title: A Safer Gastric Bypass SurgeryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:40 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Compression Only in CPR May Be Best Title: Compression Only in CPR May Be BestCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:40 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Blueberry Bonanza Title: Blueberry BonanzaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:40 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
What to Do During a Flood Title: What to Do During a FloodCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:40 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Secondhand Smoke Deadly for Nonsmokers Title: Secondhand Smoke Deadly for NonsmokersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:41 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
How Does Alcohol Affect Your Health? Title: How Does Alcohol Affect Your Health?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:41 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Lesbian Teens More Likely to Light Up Title: Lesbian Teens More Likely to Light UpCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:41 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Controlling Calcium on Dialysis Title: Controlling Calcium on DialysisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:41 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Famine Can Hike Breast Cancer Risk Title: Famine Can Hike Breast Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:42 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Good Cholesterol Raised With Drug Title: Good Cholesterol Raised With DrugCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:42 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Birth Defects & Statins in Pregnancy Title: Birth Defects & Statins in PregnancyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:42 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Journal Criticizes FDA for Delay on Emergency Contraceptive Title: Journal Criticizes FDA for Delay on Emergency ContraceptiveCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:42 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Not Every Sore Throat Is Strep Throat Title: Not Every Sore Throat Is Strep ThroatCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/8/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/8/04 1:58:42 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
The Polo Parable Via James Farmer comes the polo parable from David Wiley. This is a light-hearted story which will ring true for many of us in the elearning sector. Without giving it all away, the moral of the story is that "putting classroom training online" is like turning a water polo team into a polo team. For example, the water polo coach is told by the athletic director, "Do all the things you did before, just do them on horseback instead of in a pool." Sound familiar? From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on April 9, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..
Rhetcomp.com Blog Poll In a recent email to the Kairosnews weblogs listserv, Barclay Barrios writes: "I was asked to generate a list of 10-15 blogs to be listed at rhetcomp.com , and I am hoping all of you can help me finalize that list. It only takes a simple web survey to cast your votes: http://barclaybarrios.com/poll/. My method was entirely unscientific. I started at kairosnews and surfed through blog rolls, noting blogs that I had at least heard of. I'm hoping thi From Mathemagenic on April 9, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..
BECTA Paper on 'Open Source Teaching' and the Kaleidoscope Learning Object Repository http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/ research/open_source_teaching.pdf Likely you will have already seen reference to this paper in today's OLDaily, but I felt it was worth reposting as it is a good paper and early on makes an important distinction that I think is too often left dormant in LOR projects and leads to no end of confusion about what people are trying to achieve. This distinction has to do with the drivers behin From EdTechPost on April 9, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..
Wieso gibt es eigentlich sowenig Blogs an deutschen Unis? (Moe) Einige interessante Kommentare im BildungsBlog. Open-Source-Konzepte scheinen nur fragmentarisch an einige wenige Unis durchzudringen. Demnächst wird es aber an den Unis in Heidelberg und Mannheim eine Menge Weblogs geben :) Es wird Zeit, dass die Unis ihren Studierenden Weblogs vom 1. Semester an anbieten und dies auch durch Veranstaltungen vor Ort supporten. From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on April 9, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
Online Course Web Searching Aus der heutigen Ankündigung von Rita: "I'll be offering an 8-week online course starting April 26 called Beyond Google: Searching... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 9, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
Mac Getting More Popular Again? First Mac Trojan Detected The first Mac OSX trojan horse, a piece of malicious code that intrudes computers without explicit consent from the computer owner, has been reported to be out there in the wild. The news item, initially reported by the Mac News... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
Track, Compare And Measure Your Google AdSense Results: AdSense Tracker AdSense Tracker helps website owners participating in the Google AdSense™ program to get a more detailed overview of how their sites are performing. Google's lack of reporting leaves publishers guessing as to which sites, pages, and ad styles are effective... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
Fast, Light And Easy: Shinkuro Makes Small Group Collaboration And File Shari... Shinkuro is a new collaboration technology which allows groups to easily share document and files of all kinds, as well as to send files, text chat and screen share while maintaining presence and instant messaging abilities. Shinkuro is small, fast, easy to use and does not take up much of screen re... From Kolabora.com on April 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
PerformanceFest 1 From ADL News on April 9, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, together with The Charlesworth Group ... The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, together with The Charlesworth Group, has announced six Awards which recognise significant achievement in the field of learned and professional publishing From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 9, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
First Monday - Volume 9, Number 4 - April 5 2004 is now available ... First Monday - Volume 9, Number 4 - April 5 2004 is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 9, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
New Open Access Now The April 12 issue of Open Access Now is now online. This issue features a report on efforts to provide the public with OA information about ongoing clinical trials, a news story on the encouraging results of the OA experiment at Oxford University Press, a brief report on the oral evidence at the UK inquiry, BMC's com From FOS News on April 9, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
The Pure Software Act of 2006 - Simson Garfinkel, Technology Review 100 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring honest labeling of food and drugs. Now the time has come to do the same for software. Spyware is the scourge of desktop computing. Yes, computer worms and viruses cause billions of dollars in damage every From Techno-News Blog on April 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Cut-Rate Calling, by Way of the Net - DAVID POGUE, New York Times Every time an important piece of our lives goes electronic, much is gained, but something is lost, too. Audiophiles say that compact discs don't sound as warm as vinyl records. Home theaters are neat, but don't offer the communal fun of a movie theater From Techno-News Blog on April 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly validate source of CHM components referenced by ITS protocol handlers - CERT Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) does not adequately validate the source of script contained in compiled help (CHM) file components that are referenced by the Microsoft InfoTech Storage (ITS) protocol handlers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerabil From Techno-News Blog on April 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Biology at the River - Julie Koop, techLearning That historically significant Carson River is only about four miles from Carson High School, where I teach science. Although it's an important river in Carson City's history, a lot of students don't understand that " indeed, some don't even realize we From Educational Technology on April 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Online learning to become a reality at the Laporte School - Harold K. Larson, Pilot-Independent The Laporte School District has entered into an agreement with Houston Public Schools, Houston, Minn., to deliver online learning opportunities to students across northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Center of Online Learning, Northern Division, Laporte, From Educational Technology on April 9, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
After years of struggle, GPS is taking off The market for products that use GPS technology is heating up in response to technological advances, consumer interest and E911 mandates. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
States push for piece of online sales New York and California are among the states asking residents to wade through arcane formulas to calculate sales taxes on Internet purchases and other out-of-state transactions. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Tax sites gear up for last-minute rush The IRS and major online tax preparation sites report an increase in online filing ahead of next week's tax deadline. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Gutless wonders of 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the tech elite's conspicuous absence in the offshore-outsourcing debate attests to a depressing refusal to rock the boat anymore. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
States won't write off taxes on Web sales As online tax filings increase, 19 states are reminding taxpayers to offer up use taxes on out-of-state purchases, including those made over the Internet. From CNET News.com on April 9, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Speaking of Music Piracy .... Digital music was supposed be a cheaper alternative to grossly overpriced CDs. But the companies controlling the industry are looking for ways to raise prices and boost their profits. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Insanely Destructive Devices Defending against an attack of self-replicating weapons of mass destruction is probably impossible, so reducing the incentive to attack becomes paramount. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
HGH Linked to Brain Eater Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is not only caused by meat from mad cows. Some patients who took human growth hormone as children before 1977 wound up with the disease decades later. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Big Blue Marks Birth of Big Iron The mainframe computer came into the world 40 years ago this week, and techies gather to mark the occasion. Daniel Terdiman reports from Mountain View, California. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Music Gurus Scout Out Free Tunes Webjay lets users build playlists of MP3s from all corners of the Web to share with others. The service highlights gems like oldies from Eastern Europe, or songs dedicated to Condi Rice. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Trojan Horse Attacks Mac OS X A security company warns of malicious code that targets the operating system. It could be the start of a whole new world of pain for blithe Mac users. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Automakers Roll Out the Future Concept cars at the New York International Automobile Show offer a peek at what manufacturers think consumers will want. Apparently, there's a lot of technolust out there. John Gartner reports from New York. From Wired News on April 9, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..
Don't let your child fall behind this summer! Summer is the perfect time for struggling students to catch up and move ahead. Club Z! In-Home Tutoring in Louisville is ready to assist those struggling students. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2004] From PR Web on April 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
KoBu Power to be Featured on CNN's Fitness Friday About KoBu Power (www.kobupower.com)KoBu Power From PR Web on April 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Star Plan Offers Free Products - Introduces Exciting New Books The first 10 teachers, first 10 parents, who send us an e-mail with ¡§WE WANT TO BE A STAR" in the subject line, will RECEIVE A FREE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION! SPECIAL SPRING RATES $9.99 ANNUAL COACHING MATERIALS SUBSCRIPTION, www.4thestarplan.com . New children's e-books now available. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2004] From PR Web on April 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Card sorting: a definitive guide Donna Maurer and Todd Warfel have written the definitive article on card sorting. To quote: Card sorting is a technique that many information architects (and related professionals.) use as an input to the structure of a site or product. With... From Column Two on April 9, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Content Development Spreadsheet Another addition to the AIfIA tools page is a content development spreadsheet. To quote: John Howe created an amalgam of similar spreadsheets and ideas from Adaptive Path (Jeff Veen, Janice Fraser), Chiara Fox, the "Polar Bear" book, and several others... From Column Two on April 9, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Proposal Raises Issue of Who Should Pay What for College If a change in the rules prevents students from consolidating college loans at low fixed rates, the average graduate will pay thousands more in interest over the life of the loans. From New York Times: Education on April 9, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Houston Schools Ease Rules on High School Promotion The Houston Independent School District reversed course on Thursday, saying high school students who failed core subjects could now go on to the next grade. From New York Times: Education on April 9, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Salaried Parent Coordinators Weighed for 60 Small Schools The New York City Department of Education is debating whether to assign a full-time paid parent coordinator to each of the 60 small schools scheduled to open in September, officials said yesterday. From New York Times: Education on April 9, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Educators Flocking to Finland, Land of Literate Children If one trait sets Finland apart from many other countries, it is the quality and social standing of its teachers. From New York Times: Education on April 9, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Educommons.org Hijacked! A kindly phone call alerted me late today that EduCommons.org is now running porn links. “Great,” I thought, “we’ve been compromised.” If only that were the truth. The truth is much more painful. Somehow ownership of the domain educommons.org has mysteriously changed hands. And not only did the thieves steal the domain, they are still running the EduCommons logo at the top and have maintained some of the language from the original site. Effect - to the casual user educommons.org is still educommons.org. “And oh, what’s this!?! David has porn links oautounfocus on April 9, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..
Issue: Richard Clarke, Condoleezza Rice, President Bush and 9/11 What you can say if you run into Condi Rice. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..
Mel Gibson's Original Sin On Good Friday, Daniel Manatt has the last word on the suffering HYPHEN and vengeance HYPHEN of the one true Mel From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 9, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..
Blackboard Inc. and Open Universiteit Nederland Announce Strategic Alliance From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
Online learning to become a reality at the Laporte School From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
Knowledge Anywhere Unveils New E-Learning Programs for Companies with Multinational Audiences From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
Naval War College Provides JPME I to the Fleet From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
College textbook costs skyrocketing From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
BBC picks e-learning chief From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..
E-ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..
MIT develops free course-management platform From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 8, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..
The Texas Five-Step A "how to" manual to learn the Administration's favorite dance moves From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 8, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..
The Horror, the Horror The Exorcist in 30 seconds, "re-enacted by bunnies." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 8, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..
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