Rambus sees earnings climb Chip designer Rambus reported a rise in earnings and revenue for the first quarter, despite higher legal bills. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
Oracle, PeopleSoft can't make a date The two companies clash over a trial date for their Alameda County Superior Court case. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
Cisco fixes latest WLAN flaw A tool exploiting another flaw in Cisco's wireless LAN products has been released, but the company said it has everything under control. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Yahoo's Semel rakes in $60 million The chief executive sells his greatest number of stock options since taking the helm nearly three years ago. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site A crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelms Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes are made available. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Vendio Lends a Hand with Auction Cross-Promotion Its new Gallery tool promises to help sellers better market their eBay auctions. From E-Commerce Guide on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
New blog: Sellout Central From Magnatune musician Brad Sucks, comes his new music industry blog Sellout Central, which he is co-authoring. They're exploring a variety of legal and artist issues in the industry and their first slew of posts gives any musician plenty to chew on. We'll be watching this new blog closely. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Mainstream mashups! Cool: David Bowie has just launched a new mashup contest. There's a new ad campaign for Audi cars that features two of Bowie's songs mashed up. They've decided to throw a mashup contest to capitalize on this, awarding a new car to the best song that uses samples from his new album and any older Bowie song. Voting on entries starts this weekend and the contest ends next month so get your turntables cranking. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Amazon unveils search tool The company's A9 subsidiary quietly launches a test version on the Web, hoping to challenge Yahoo and Google in the lucrative search market. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
SanDisk beats estimates; shares drop The flash memory card maker's revenue and earnings more than double those of a year ago. Shares drop in after-hours trading. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
State questions Microsoft search plans Massachusetts investigates whether the company is unlawfully wielding its desktop dominance in its plans to enter the search engine market. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Stiff spam penalties urged Spammers could face harsh sentences under newly finalized government guidelines for the Can-Spam Act. Civil libertarians protest. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Study: Financial services giants to outsource more Research analysts with TowerGroup say the top 15 financial services firms will escalate outsourcing from $1.6 billion in spending this year to nearly $4 billion by 2008. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
iPod helps Apple earnings sing Strong sales of the digital music player push second-quarter sales and earnings beyond analyst expectations. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
AMD gallops past estimates First-quarter earnings exceed expectations as revenue manages to top the seasonally strong fourth quarter. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Critics: Management, not IT money, is FBI problem Experts are disputing Attorney General John Ashcroft's claims that a decade of deficient IT funding hurt the FBI's intelligence gathering prior to Sept. 11. A disregard for tech was really at fault, they say. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
User Group Meeting Summary and Outcomes This outcome from a recent DSpace users meeting is familiar to everyone working on eduSource: "Institutional Repositories are a high-value, long-term vision, but are still very much works in progress." This article summarizes the recent DSpace meeting, the presentations from which were just posted online. By MacKenzie Smith, DSpace Federation, March 19, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Vocabulary of E-commerce This French-English e-commerce glossary (or dictionary) has moved since the last time I mentioned it in these pages; this is its new location. Also on the subject of translations is this Information Management Glossary by the Treasury Board Secretariat, which includes sections on intellectual property, metadata and information management. Many more glossaries are available here. By Various Authors, Publi From OLDaily on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
The Motivational Effect of ICT on Pupils This study was completed in December and circulated via Sparticus today. In essence, this review of 17 school case studies suggests that the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has a positive motivational impact on students, though this impact varies with use. The strongest areas of improvement were in the areas of engagement, reading and writing, research and presentation, while the most useful technologies were the internet, interactive whiteboards, writing and publishing software and presentation software. By Don Passey, Colin Rogers, Joan Machell, Gilly McHugh and Dave From OLDaily on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Of Poems, The Changing Role of a Teacher, and Children's Books... Description of a teacher's magazine, Teacher Plus, published in the south Indian city of Hyderabad. Also, in the latter part of the article, the article includes coverage of the associated World Education Fellowship conference, an international body that believes the primary purpose of education today is to "help us become sensitive, competent and responsible individuals in society and in the world community". If you like Fred's reporting from India, I have two more of his article on my site, here and --> From OLDaily on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas What I really like about the internet is the connection you can make with cultures around the world. And this culture reveals itself in the most unexpected ways - geometry, Peruvian style, for example. The author, a geometry and computer teacher in Lima, Peru, writes in his email, "Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas provides an eclectic mix of sound, science, and Incan history intended to interest students in Euclidean geometry. Recent additions include Clifford's Circle Chain Theorems. Simson Line (proof of Simson line) [and] The Raft of the Medusa (problem solving with fra From OLDaily on April 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Collaboration Tool What happened to this service: infocetera ? Looks interesting but mails were bounced. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 14, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
the world: it's me after all That is now part of my brevier. Conventional Wisdom on Change Management From Prof. Albert Anghern of Insead: The Russians rioted in the 1840s when the government tried to persuade them to grow potatoes. Why? Because b... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 14, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
O tempora o mores! If you send me an email to my universities email account - I don't mention it here, though it wouldn't make any differnce - don't expect an answer. I very well share the experience of Paolo though our spam-filter only capu... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 14, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
PGP software gains antivirus defense The company says it will bundle Symantec's AntiVirus Scan Engine with PGP encryption products to reduce the risk of unwanted payloads in e-mail. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Nextel debuts wireless broadband service Customers in North Carolina can get the service, which will give them high-speed wireless Net access on desktops, notebooks, pocket PCs and other devices. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Big Blue takes on role of TV repair shop IBM signs an after-sales services contract with consumer-electronics giant Philips. The deal calls for Big Blue to handle warranty management and customer care--and even fix TVs. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Is SAP's tap running dry? The German software maker hit pay dirt in the 1990s with breakthrough technology for the world's largest companies, but critics think the company could be losing its edge From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Marc Canter interview Read/Write Web features a great interview with colorful visionary Marc Canter. A good snapshot both of where the dude has been and where he's going. Choice quotes: The evolution of tools has brought us to the point where the entire business models are changing and the essence of what tools are has shifted from something a professional uses, to something everyone will need to know how to use. A key part of that is the amateur stuff we alluded to earlie From Seb's Open Research on April 14, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
Page 23 Picked this meme up from Ni vu ni connu. "Actually all that matters is what you are now, today, how you actually behave, not only outwardly but inwardly." J. Krishnamurti, "The Flight of the Eagle" From Seb's Open Research on April 14, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
W3C Math Activity Launched 2004-04-14: W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Math Activity. The W3C Membership approved the Math Interest Group and its charter. The group will maintain the MathML W3C Recommendation and continue its task of facilitating the use of mathematics on the Web, for use in science, technology and education. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the Math home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
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Mercury News Starts User Registration My newspaper, the San Jose Mercury News, has started asking users of our site to register. Here's the FAQ explaining the whats and whys of this move. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Sun, Microsoft and the Future of Java James Gosling says not to worry about the Sun-Microsoft deal. "We have not sold our soul to the Dark Side. We haven't overnight turned into mindless lap dogs. We've had a lot of experience with Microsoft over the years, and it has made us very cautious. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Making the News: Draft of Chapter 9 This is a draft of Chapter 9 of my upcoming book, "Making the News." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Networks of shared experience Jefferson Provost has written a thoughtful essay on music sharing as viral marketing. He writes, in part: The big issue here is how serious music fans decide what music to buy. I'm talking about the people who maintain large CD collections and spend a lot of money on music -- the customers that the music industry should be holding close to their hearts. These people not only spend a lot of money themselves, but they influence their less musically-inclined friends. These people tend to have idiosynchratic tastes, and are picky to the point From Jon's Radio on April 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Chipmaker TSMC adds design services in up market Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to increase participation in chip designs to eliminate problems companies face in getting their products to market. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Nvidia fires up new graphics chips The GeForce 6800 processors, developed with game enthusiasts in mind, are designed to deliver twice the 3D performance of current Nvidia chips. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Dutch National Archives 500,000 pictures taken between 1880 and 1990 are now in a searchable Dutch National Archive Image Bank. If you speak enough Dutch to navigate the site, there's quite a lot of history here. It looks like current Dutch copyright laws are similar to the US, lasting until a creator's death + 70 years, so it's tough to tell how much of the archive is free for reuse. Still, it&apo From Creative Commons: weblog on April 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Microsoft extends life of its Java Virtual Machine In an early sign of teamwork between the software giant and Sun, Microsoft will extend support for its JVM to 2007. But distribution has been halted, along with all enhancements and bug fixes. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Commentary: An open-source plan Smart developers can build applications quickly, using open-source components, but companies need to know how well supported and legally risky they are, Forrester says. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Linksys, Boingo aim hot spots at small businesses The Linksys Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router will come with Boingo's "Hot Spot in a Box" feature. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Oracle delivers simplified Java tools The company releases JDeveloper 10g with a "framework" to simplify services-oriented Java development, in an effort to take market share from IBM and BEA Systems. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Navini joins WiMax group The company will sell gear based on the 802.16e specification. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
PeopleSoft extends 'poison pill' program Still fighting off Oracle, the wolf at its gates, PeopleSoft renews a customer assurance program that could cost any acquiring firm more than $1 billion. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Utopia in jeopardy Salt Lake City rejects plans to participate in the large-scale fiber-optic network, casting doubt on the project's future. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Verizon readies national broadband network The telecommunications giant says construction of its national broadband network is complete and that it plans to begin offering new data and voice services later this month. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Cisco makes inroads into India The networking giant is making strides in the country just as the market is set to take off. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Hot RSS I would like to applaud CNET for their courageous invention of a completely new and incompatible version of RSS. (661 words) From dive into mark on April 14, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Looking for Lindows? Try Linspire instead Following European court rulings in its trademark battle with Microsoft, the software maker renames its open-source operating system. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Former Sun exec jumps to Cassatt Rich Green, Sun's former development tools vice president, is joining a utility computing start-up created by Bill Coleman, the founder of BEA Systems. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
MySQL takes cue from the master Microsoft made its massive inroads into the database market by being low-priced and easy to use. Now MySQL is following the same path with its open-source product. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
The rise of Sun services Despite CEO Scott McNealy's disdain for big services groups, Sun's own unit has quietly become important to the company's bottom line. But can it overcome potential partner conflicts and the loss of key figures? From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Unwitting pawns or partly to blame? ICSA Labs' Bruce Hughes says companies that keep doing the same old thing can't honestly complain about new security breaches--not when they're playing deaf, dumb and blind. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Broadband for the masses? Attorney Jim Baller is battling the Baby Bells and the cable companies for the right to let municipalities run their own telecommunications networks. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Winemakers Get Juiced About Tech Vintners are increasingly turning to high-tech tools to help with their old-world techniques, using satellite imagery and grape-tracking software for ever-more-precise viticulture. But some things are still out of their control. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Your Wish Is Its Command The FDA gives Cyberkinetics the green light to begin clinical trials on a brain-computer interface involving implants. Chips placed beneath paralyzed patients' skulls could allow them to command a computer to act -- merely by thinking. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
A Move to Block Gmail Service Legislation is being drafted in California to prevent Google from releasing Gmail because of concerns that the e-mail service violates privacy rights by searching incoming e-mail for keywords, which it then turns into advertising. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Attack of the Movie Clones The Godsend Institute has the technology to clone your lost loved one, its website says. Really? By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Old Stones Reveal Their Age With radiocarbon and potassium-argon dating, archaeologists have a hard time determining the age of artifacts that are 50,000 to 100,000 years old. A new technique could change all that. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Porno Hen Hawks for Burger King Give Burger King credit. Its attempt to advertise chicken sandwiches on the Web by setting up an ersatz webcam porn studio could have been a cheesy flop. Instead, its Subservient Chicken website is a hit. By Chris Ulbrich. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Onion Taken Seriously, Film at 11 People continue to mistake The Onion's stories as real news -- partly because the stories are so deadpan, partly because people are desperate to validate their twisted beliefs. Whatever the reason, the folks at The Onion just laugh and laugh. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Diesels Rolling Back Into U.S. Soaring gas prices and demand for fuel-efficient hybrid cars have paved the way for diesel vehicles to make a U.S. comeback. Mercedes, Jeep and Volkswagen are on the bandwagon. John Gartner reports from the 2004 New York International Automobile Show. From Wired News on April 14, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
WAI Responds to Web Access Report from UK Disability Rights Commission 2004-04-14: W3C's Web Accesssibility Initiative (WAI) has provided an initial response to the Web Access Report released 14 April 2004 by the UK Disabilities Rights Commission. The DRC Report explores the state of Web site accessibility and usability in the UK, and in some sections makes recommendations regarding work done by W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Learn more about Web Accessibility. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
Pew Internet releases finding from Feb. Tracking Poll The Pew Internet & American Life Project releases new findings from its February 2004 Tracking poll. In our poll in February, we recorded our highest readings ever on the number of Internet users who participate in online auctions, and the number of Am From Techno-News Blog on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Apple Cuts Price on Entry-Level Macintosh Computer Computer maker Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday that it cut the price on one of its entry-level Macintosh (news - web sites) computers by $100 to $999 and upgraded the microprocessors and other components on the eMac line. Apple's eMac desktop compu From Techno-News Blog on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Feds asked to hang up on FBI's wiretap proposal - Ben Charny, CNET News.com A major cell phone trade group objected to a proposal that would force broadband Internet providers to rewire their networks to support easy wiretapping by police. The proposal, from the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and the Drug From Techno-News Blog on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Mainstreaming Exceptional Students into Technology Classrooms - Rosemary Shaw, techLearning There is something wonderful about computers and children. It seems to help equalize the learning and playing field for a lot of students. Also, when working in technology, students have a better opportunity to learn at their own pace, as well as to le From Educational Technology on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Introduction to Blogs and Blogging - Michael Stach, techLearning Think of the words we use when introducing a new assignment. Sometimes they can create counter-productive images in the minds of students. For example, imagine saying to a class of seventh-graders, "Today we are going to write a diary." For adolescent From Educational Technology on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Texas Teacher Certification Never Easier On Friday, April 2nd, the State Board for Educator Certification unanimously approved a new plan that allows college graduates to teach in their field of expertise by simply taking two tests, a TExES content exam and a TExES PPR exam. They no longer have to take the many education courses that were previously required. [PRWEB Apr 14, 2004] From PR Web on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
POWERRESEARCHER to be presented as powerful Plagiarism Prevention tool at UK conference at Newcastle-on-Tyne in June 2004. POWERRESEARCHER, an innovative new research and writing tool, is being recognized for its plagiarism prevention abilities at this important conference. [PRWEB Apr 14, 2004] From PR Web on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
HealthPro Opens 60+ Corporate Training Centers Bringing Popular Educational Topics to Healthcare Professionals Nationwide Nationally recognized healthcare industry and managed care expert, speaker and author, Maria K Todd MHA PhD, VP of HealthPro Consulting, Inc., announces the opening of more than 60 corporate training centers across the nation. The rollout of these local centers is in response to more than 60,000 past seminar participants exit comments from 1993-2003 regarding the need for high-quality, affordable, local seminars on healthcare business management, managed care and HIPAA compliance and reimbursment topics. This new one-day seminar model moves the workshops out of hotels and into private corporat From PR Web on April 14, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
New York's Small Schools Uneasy Inside Big Ones The disparity in culture, discipline, dress code and financing is leading to friction between large schools and the smaller schools attached to them. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
$9 Billion Is Needed for New Schools, Suit Says Conditions such as overcrowding and inadequate teaching deprived the city's students of a "sound basic education," the court ruled Tuesday. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
City Plans Ads to Recruit Teachers and Praise Teaching The campaign is being started as the recruitment and retention of teachers is becoming critical to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's effort to overhaul the school system. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
In Cities, a Battle to Improve Teenage Literacy Thousands of high school students are held back each year because they cannot read well enough to absorb information from their textbooks. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
Studies in Chicago Fault Holding Back of 3rd Graders Chicago's program to end social promotion, a model used by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, proved enormously expensive and yielded no clear benefits, studies say. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
Kennedy Demands Full Funding for School Bill The No Child Left Behind law gives the nation until 2014 to render all students proficient in reading and math and warns of penalties for schools whose students do not make sufficient progress. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
UConn Fans Can't Get Enough Basketball Success UConn mania has spread from the campus throughout the surrounding area, where local businesses have caught the fever. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
New Lesson for College Students: Lighten Up Colleges are responding to the rising number of students seeking help for stress by offering treatments far beyond traditional medicine. From New York Times: Education on April 14, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
Piercing the Fog of War As the Fog of War descends on Iraq once again, let's take a quick look at the right and the left's reporting on the latest happenings, or what I like to call WTF 2004.  Just open those links new windows and read ahead while they are loading. We'll do a little back and forth between the right, the left, and a couple of guest stars.  Pay attention, things change quickly when chaos abounds. Then you can watch the movies. From kuro5hin.org on April 14, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Nokia updates N-Gage game player The mobile phone giant announces the N-Gage QD, which corrects some of the most widely criticized design flaws in the original version of the high-priced game machine. From CNET News.com on April 14, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Stockstock film festival Wired News has a great story about a Seattle film festival that uses public domain clips from the Prelinger Archives. Participants need only have a computer with video editing software and $20 for the entry fee. The entry deadline is June 15th and the festival is August 1st at the Seattle Art Museum. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 14, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..
Google to consider Gmail changes The search engine giant says it is "batting about" possible changes to its Gmail Web-based e-mail service, which launched last month to a chorus of privacy concerns. From CNET News.com on April 13, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
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