MSN updates searchable news site Still in test form, MSN's Newsbot now lets people view their search history and store past material, a feature MSN calls "The Daily Me." From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

$4.5 Million to Strengthen Careers Advice The Australian Government has announced a $4.5 million funding boost to assist in building professional standards and career opportunities for careers professionals. Initiatives include funding to develop an accreditation scheme for careers practitioners; a three-part professional development package for careers practitioners; a new scholarship scheme to reward Australia's most outstanding careers teachers; a 'tear out pack' for parents advising their children on career options for inclusion in the 2005 Job Guide delivered to every Year 10 student throughout Australia; initi From EdNA Online on April 15, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Pushing to wiretap 'push to talk' Cell phone service providers may be willing to wiretap the walkie-talkie feature, but only one has the technological capability to do so. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Sony pushes paper Blu-ray disc The company teams up with Toppan Printing to develop a Blu-ray disc made mostly of paper, which they hope will lower prices and encourage use of the technology. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

EMachines founder spreads the joy--and the cash The founder of the low-end PC maker shared the benefits of his company being sold by giving employees about $72.5 million of the proceeds gained from selling the company to Gateway. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

It's Time To Tell the Kids: If You Don't Do Well i ... It's Time To Tell the Kids: If You Don't Do Well in High School, You Won't Do Well in College (or on the Job)This article was making the rounds last week, probably because it pulls together all kinds of interesting statistics about the college-for-all fallacy. Unfortunately the title, premise and main conclusion all end up sounding rather bizarre to me:"Students must realize that high school grades are important: grades strongly predict future careers. There are strong incentives for From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on April 15, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..

Gwen sent me this link to an educational technolog ... Gwen sent me this link to an educational technology consultancy called ROCKMAN ET AL. They've done some interesting work, including this older report on the educational benefits for kids watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. I'd like to see similar studies and summaries of some of the online learning modules available now to see how they'd compare. From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on April 15, 2004 at 8:54 p.m..

Google Local subtle mechanism for metadata collection? Hmmm. Google remains a company to watch and monitor. From EDventure :: Google locle: QUOTEBut second, consider Google’s AdWords system a subtle mechanism for metadata collection. Right now, you can specify geographic targeting. Someday soon, perhaps, you’ll be able to specify targeting by opening hours, or by language spoken, or by other criteria. For now, that information is used only for targeting rather than displayed… But just as Goog From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..

Web content migration Reza Haniph has written an article on content migration into a new CMS. To quote: The emergence of web content migration as a speciality discipline may come as a surprise to many readers. It’s rarely mentioned by CMS software vendors,... From Column Two on April 15, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

How moral are you? Now that the friendly people at Political Compass has helped you define your views on politics, Philosopher's Magazine can help you find out how moral you are: Play Taboo the online questionaire that will rate your morality and then tell you how you compare to others. Also by Philosopher's Magazine, Battleground God, as was reported here. From kuro5hin.org on April 15, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Making Cents of International Currency A look at E4X's currency conversion services for online sellers -- and why offering prices in local currencies can make good business sense. From E-Commerce Guide on April 15, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

SGI sells software division The high-end computer maker sells off its Alias unit, which makes software for 3D graphics and animation, for $57.5 million. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Siebel chief: IT recovery is 'fragile' The software giant's income last year was hurt by the Iraq war, Tom Siebel notes as the company posts strong first-quarter earnings. He says he's cautiously optimisic about better days for the IT field. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Business buying puts Dell back atop PC pile PC shipments grow somewhat faster than expected. Increases in Asia and Europe, a traditional HP stronghold, help push Dell to the No. 1 spot. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 8:00 p.m..

Untitled "Make me one with everything." - Buddhist to hot-dog vendor From Seb's Open Research on April 15, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Indian Muslim organisation supports Jethmalani Candidature Against Vajpayee. India Elections AIMMM Supports Jethmalani Candidature Against Vajpayee in Lucknow. Notes Non-Endorsement by S.P. and B.S.P. Appeals to Secular Electorate to Vote Massively for Jethmalani From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Where should the Indian Muslim Vote go. Indian Muslim Organisation releases list AIMMM Releases List of Endorsed Candidates in Muslim Concentration Constituencies for Phase I of General Election on 20 April, 2004 Reiterates its General Line of Support to INC From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:59 p.m..

Fat-Free Fallacies Title: Fat-Free FallaciesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Drinking Enough Water Title: Drinking Enough WaterCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Help Yourself to Heart Health Title: Help Yourself to Heart HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

New Schizophrenia Drugs Show Promise Title: New Schizophrenia Drugs Show PromiseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

AIDS Treatment Was Delayed for Minorities, Poor Title: AIDS Treatment Was Delayed for Minorities, PoorCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Brain Regions Work in Tandem in Math Wizards Title: Brain Regions Work in Tandem in Math WizardsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Chemo Side Effects Underestimated Title: Chemo Side Effects UnderestimatedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Heart Condition Doesn't Boost Risk of Second Stroke Title: Heart Condition Doesn't Boost Risk of Second StrokeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Erection of Penis in the Brain Title: Erection of Penis in the BrainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

High Risk Means More Mammograms Title: High Risk Means More MammogramsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Your Medical Records A Good Read Title: Your Medical Records A Good ReadCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Hospital Time After Heart Attack Title: Hospital Time After Heart AttackCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

A Problem of Vision in the US Title: A Problem of Vision in the USCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/13/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/13/04 1:58:35 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..

Call for Data Inclusion The ADL Initiative is seeking studies from all sectors, government, industry and academia, regarding the effectiveness (positive or negative) of Web-based instruction. The purpose of this call is to request publications that may have been overlooked, including pilot data, unpublished papers or data sets that evaluate the effectiveness of Web-based instruction. Unpublished papers or data sets may include presentations at national or local conferences. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..

British Library Initiative to preserve access to at-risk data British Library In £10 Million Archives Program, Managing Information News, 14 April 2004. The British Library, in collaboration with a donor, announced the Endangered Archives Programme to fund the preservation of cultural archives that are at risk or have suffered neglect. Grants will be used to help identify endangered records and re-locate them in institutional archives in the region to which they relate. The original material will therefore not be removed from its cultural home. However, such record From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..

Real's scramble points to isolation Powerful strides by Apple and Microsoft point to the digital media pioneer's need for alliances. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Musical chairs As online audio hits a commercial crescendo, key companies are jockeying for position. But both RealNetworks and Apple may be left to go it alone as the sound of Microsoft's footsteps grows louder. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Wireless broadband may get more spectrum The FCC signals its willingness to let unlicensed devices share some spectrum devoted to satellites to spread broadband across the country. But some claim it will only create interference. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Big Blue earnings meet expectations The tech industry bellwether posts first-quarter earnings that meet expectations amid solid revenue growth in its hardware, software and services divisions. From CNET News.com on April 15, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

John Seely Brown Interviewed by Seth Kahan I've never really bought into the 'storytelling' aspect of new forms of online learning (and things like blogs and social networks) touted in this interview with John Seely Brown and similar articles. Maybe it's just me. I get really impatient with stories - as I sit there, listening to irrelevant stage setting I want to grab them by the collar and say, "Get to the point already." So why does the story seem so attractive? Part of it is the narrative - it takes us in a nice linear path through difficult terrain. Part of it is the personalization - stories are about real peop From OLDaily on April 15, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Presentación de BlogDirect Hoy comienza la andadura de este nuevo blog. Intentaremos ofrecer todas las novedades tecnológicas, la evolución de Internet, recursos, utilidades y consejos acerca de diseño web, y muchas, muchas noticias, algunas de relevancia y otras meras curiosidades. Esperamos que os... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

¿mail de 1 Gb? Ayer Google anunció el lanzamiento de un nuevo servicio de correo electrónico llamado GMAIL. Aunque todavía está en fase beta y Google no ha anunciado aun las características definitivas, si ha adelantado algunas funciones:Utilización de la búsqueda de Google para... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Dalí 2004 El 11 de mayo de 2004 se cumplen cien años desde que naciera en Figueres el genial Dalí y, para celebrarlo, museos y fundaciones de distintas ciudades del mundo, han organizado actividades y exposiciones conmemorativas. Puedes consultar el calendario del... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

ADSL - todos a correr Con el reciente lanzamiento del nuevo ADSL de Jazztel comienza la carrera por lo usuarios, el aumento del ancho de banda que nos ofrecen en esta oferta multiplica por 4 el de las ofertas que hasta el momento ofrecían sus... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Ciber@RT Bilbao 2004 "Desafios para la Identidad Ubicua" es el título bajo el que se define Ciber@RT Bilbao 2004, el Festival Internacional de Nuevas Tecnologías, Arte y Comunicación, que tendrá lugar en Bilbao del 23 al 30 de abril del 2004. Yo, desafortunadamente... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Concurso de diseños CSS Todo aquel que busque información sobre CSS: tutoriales, plantillas, links o simplemente inspiración, debe visitar: CSS Vault. Allí encontrarás una amplia galería con multiples diseños CSS, varias secciones de recursos, tutoriales... Tampoco debes perderte: El concurso mensual de rediseño CSS.... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Renta 2003 Ya esta disponible para descargar, como todos los años, el programa de ayuda para la declaración de la Renta para el Ejercicio 2003, en la web de la AEAT. A primera vista, parece más de lo mismo solo que con... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

¿Que vendrá ahora? Despues de anunciar el nacimiento de GMAIL, muchos rumores apuntan a próximos lanzamientos de Google, uno de ellos es el GooOS un sistema operativo en máquinas de Google donde cada usuario de google podría tener su propia cuenta. También se... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

A9 - El nuevo buscador de Amazon Amazon acaba de lanzar un nuevo buscador a escena: el A9. Este buscador, aún en fase beta esta basado en los resultados de google, combinados con Alexa, de hecho los resultados que devuelve son idénticos a los de este. Las... From BlogDirect on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Cosmote rolls out I-mode in time for Olympics The creator of the I-mode mobile telephony format, Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, is partnering with Greek operator Cosmote as part of an attempt to raise the profile of the format in Europe. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Nokia partners with HP to offer mobile 'Visual Radio' Visual Radio allows mobile users to view real-time information on artists, upcoming concert dates and other music-related topics on the phone display while listening to live FM radio broadcasts. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Apple iPod sales up 909 per cent Apple's digital music player is now outselling its computers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Amazon launches search engine Based on Google's technology, the engine allows users to search inside books on Amazon's site and make recordable notes about websites. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

UK Prescription Pricing Authority picks Nokia IP security package Nokia's solution will secure the PPA's payment of some €9bn in prescriptions per year and the management information systems that enable the UK's National Health Service to manage the prescriptions process and the medicine budget. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

MTS increases stake in Siberian operator Russian mobile operator MTS has increased its stake in Omsk operator MSS to 91 per cent. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Cablecom connects internet with telephone Swiss telco and ISP Cablecom's new package includes a 100 Kbit/s internet connection combined with its digital phone service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

40,000 Dutch web servers at risk Internet security specialists Madison Gurkha recently issued a survey that showed that only one-third of Dutch web servers investigated are using up-to-date software, and the rest were often very badly secured. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

TeliaSonera makes bid for Eesti Telekom As part of its aim of consolidating control of the major operators in the Nordic-Baltic region in which it has shares, Telia-Sonera has made an offer to buy out the remaining shares of Estonian incumbent telco Eesti Telekom. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Dutch prisoner publishes audio of murder on website A Dutchman in prison for two murders has placed an audio fragment of the call his ex-girlfriend made to the emergency services while he shot his victim. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Unauthorized re-envisioning of Harry Potter re-work, re-tell and release... I feel like this is something like bringing the oral storytelling tradition to modern media. It allows for change, critique and so forth. From the site: Wizard People, Dear Reader is an unauthorized re-envisioning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Ston, by B From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Building and Using Collaborative Tools At WorldChanging, Jamais Cascio reflects on the recently published Manifesto for Collaborative Tools: Replace "tools" with "movements" (and "tool builders" with "activists") and Kim's argument clearly applies to not just to those who are making the technology, but also to those From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Cheap Tools and Rosy Futures Paul Hughes envisions a rosy future made possible through "cheap tools of creativity, music &amp video production, blogging, smart mobs, and even more empowering and creative tools on their way": Counter-culture will happen, because it will be just that - counter to so-called "culture" that is propagated in a highly controlled, locked-down way by the media oligarchs. Since they are denying their memes... the same freedoms that other memes enjoy, they won't spread as fast, From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Citizens' media in Iraq U.S. Marines in Iraq are raising money to equip seven TV stations in Iraq to be owned and operated by Iraqis. From the Spirit of America site: News broadcasts in Iraq can be biased, inaccurate and incomplete - to put it mildly. Your contribution will create a television alternative owned and operated by Iraqis. This will provide better information, counter efforts to provoke and help reduce tensions.... It is essential to success of the Marine Corps' mission in Iraq that the Iraqi people understand From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

IBM predicts age of open media IBM hits the nail on the head in this report, but will big media listen? They urge broadcasters to "move to a truly open environment" and allow consumers "around-the-clock access to protected media content." (Via IWantMedia)... "There will be clear winners and losers," he added. "The winners will be more open, will deliver protected information through variable packaging and pricing, will know their consumers and business partners intimately, and will deliver media to them how, when, From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

ReadMe on politics, blogging, punditry and more The newest edition of NYU's student-run zine ReadMe looks at the political impact of blogging on the 2004 presidential race and much more. Political Bloggers Push Their Way into Journalism Ecosystem. * Political Bloggers Push Their Way into Journalism Ecosystem. Political bloggers are carving out a niche for themselves in the opinion elite and they're doing it with style. * If You've Got it, Blog it! Do professional credentials certify a pundit's wisdom? Not online, says blogger Chris Geidner. In blogdom, amateurs and professionals can share t From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Citizen Journalism's Big Test Is In South Korea All eyes should be focused on the National Assembly elections Thursday in South Korea (today is tomorrow over there). AFP has some of the background here but fails to mention the role of --> From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Java based open source streaming server for Ogg JRoar casts live Ogg streams to Ogg Vorbis players as IceCast2 does and shouts live Ogg streams to IceCast2 and JRoar(, but JRoar does not support encoding/re-encoding). JRoar also accepts live Ogg streams from IceS. The uniqueness of JRoar is that JRoar works as a proxy for live Ogg streams and enables you to share single stream with others. Of course, its characteristic property is that it is in pure Java. JRoar can be easily deployed and in fact, it can run on the built-in JVM of IE From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

They Want to Learn to Blog Leonard Witt writes over at PJNet: "I am sitting in a classroom at Kennesaw State University, getting ready for a weblog workshop I will running it along with members of our Information Technology Services department. We sent out one email notice to faculty and staff and some 35 people signed up almost immediately for the two separate workshops we will be giving." "Sometimes when I get talking about the weblogs, some people's eyes seem to glaze over and I am never quite sure what level of interest there is From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Creative Commons-licensed phonecam blogging service Alfie Dennen of the phonecam blogging service Moblog UK says: We operate the site code on a copyright commons basis, and with users like Warren Ellis (who want to retain control of their images/video/audio), we urge people using the site to do the same. The fact that Textamerica and mblog etc own your content once it hits their servers got us so angry we felt we had to make an alternative. We carry no advertising, and are donation supported. In terms of the code itself, we support multiple image posts, multiple audio and From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Cell phones supporting interactive FM radio Nokia, HP 'Visualize' Mobile Radio - Nokia is apparently making a couple of handsets that are capable of receiving FM broadcasts and synchronizing visuals and other media elements. Very interesting... From the article: "The FM radio capabilities are based on standard tuner From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Garage Cinema Research Open House For those of you in the Bay Area, this Saturday April 17th Garage Cinema Research will hold its annual Open House. Come by and see demos and videos of select Garage Cinema projects, talk to the team members, and hear a presentation by Professor Marc Davis on "The Future of Digital Media." The open house is open to all members of the public. For more details, see the schedule of events--> From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Citizens Can Improve Your Media Company Here is my first draft of a one pager of ideas for how participatory journalism can help change and improve news media companies. It is part of a follow-up request from the organizers of the MediaMorphosis conference, which I attended... Mainstream journalists want to maintain their objectivity and above all their independence. In the past this meant being the gatekeepers. They see themselves as the professionals who demand firewalls not only internally, but also externally. Indeed, when it comes to the letting the public in, they have almost a fortress mentality. Th From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

MPEG4IP - Open Streaming Video and Audio Encoding Tools This project isn't all that new, but I just spoke to students at a mobile media class that hadn't heard of it. So I thought a relink would be useful. "MPEG4IP provides an end-to-end system to explore streaming multimedia. The package includes many existing open source packages and the "glue" to integrate them together. This is a tool for streaming video and audio that is standards-oriented and free from proprietary protocols and extensions. Provided are a live MPEG-4/H.261 MP3/AAC broadcaster and file From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Digital Imprimatur in a Nutshell From 4/7/2004. I missed this last week b/c of db issues (mysql went on strike), but it seems important enough to reblog now. -kc. Via Howard Rheingold comes David Weinberger's NPR talk on emerging technologies that could significantly limit our ability to use and create with digital content -- the "triple threat" of content lockdown: Digital Rights Management (DRM), digital identity and trusted computing.--> From unmediated on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Webisode 14: "Kenji's Controversy" Kenji and Mr. Denny battle about free speach, censorship, and the Summit High spring dance. From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

All-in-One Handhelds Are your electronic gadgets making you look lumpy? Lighten your load with devices that do it all. From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Make Your Own Media Got something important to say? Then say it with today's powerful publishing tools. From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:07 p.m..

Robot.edu Tired of creating AutoCAD drawings in Tech Ed for gadgets you'll never build? How about building a machine that kicks bot instead? From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Are You Hurting? Are the many hours you spend every week at your desk working (and playing computer games, and surfing the Web) getting you down? We feel your pain. From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

It's a Mod, Mod World Tired of looking at that generic computer case under your desk? Why not give it a "computer mod" makeover! From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Making Beautiful Music Tired of listening to other people's music? Why not make some of our own? From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Free Cellphone Services Never get lost (or be without movie show times) again. Helpful robots are standing by, waiting for your call. From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Online Cartoons Need some quick comic relief from homework, housework, or anything else you're supposed to be doing? Check out these cool cartoons! From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Give Till it Helps Charity can begin online too From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Phone 'n Games Great time killers that don't cost you minutes From Screenager Central / Where Teens Plug In on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Engineering Green Buildings Conference Comes to Cleveland, July 20-23, 2004 HPAC Engineering magazine will produce and manage Engineering Green Buildings, the first-ever national conference for engineers on the topic of green buildings. The conference will take place July 20-23, 2004, at the Marriott Key Center in Cleveland, OH. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

Hydronic Heating Opportunities Await You by Jeff Alexander Hydronic heating has experienced a surge in activity this past year. According to the Hydronics Institute Division of GAMA, cast iron boiler shipments in 2003 increased 11.3 percent over 2002. This was the best year for boiler shipments since statistics were first recorded by The Hydronics Institute, Inc. in 1968. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

How to Make Money in Building Automation & Controls Let's cut right to the chase and get to the bottom line: the building automation systems (BAS) and controls business can be a full-time business or a service offered in conjunction with the other services you offer. For TDIndustries, the latter is the case. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

knowledge economy news... Reuters.com :: Massachusetts Tops Tech Index, Mississippi Last LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Massachusetts remains the state best positioned to take advantage of a high-technology economy, while Mississippi lags the rest of the nation, according to a new study released on Wednesday. The Milken Institute, a Los Angeles-area think tank backed by former junk bond king Michael Milken, used 75 separate measurements to come up with its State Technology and Scien From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

global knowledge economy... Times of Oman :: Bait Al Zubair to launch third book tomorrow MUSCAT - The Bait Al Zubair will be officially launching their third book - the Oman - Ancient Civilisation: Modern Nation - Towards a Knowledge and service Economy - jointly with Trinity College Dublin tomorrow. The book is jointly written by Vincent McBrierty and Mohammed Al Zubair. The book traces Oman's development throughout its colourful history spanning some six millennia. It is a fascinating story From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

bill gates on knowledge workers... In CNETAsia, Mike Ricciuti and Martin LaMonica ask the question -- Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war? Have the C-level execs of these two companies really sealed a truce? This CNET news article opines that a large part of the reason driving this 'truce' is customer dis-satisfaction with this long and brooding war on interoperability between these platforms. Another reason advanced in this article is to join From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

knowledge workers & MicroStrategy Office... Yahoo PR NewsWire :: MicroStrategy Unveils MicroStrategy Office MCLEAN, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy Incorporated today unveiled a new product, MicroStrategy Office(TM), that brings high-value business intelligence technology to users of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. MicroStrategy Office can significantly expand the ranks of an enterprise's knowledge workers who can access enterprise data and e From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

knowledge worker news... Often, I find that news about 'knowledge workers' is sparse, and then at other times, there is a veritable clump of reporting on this subject. Today's stories are: Gartner continues to report that Linux is unsuitable for knowledge workers; Microsoft wins eWeek's Excellence Awards in the Personal Productivity category with their OneNote product; Russ Altman and Larry Prusak's share views [in two separate articles] on knowledge workers and the globalization of the knowledge economy; and finally, the UK's need for 'knowledge workers' has been dr From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

adaptive analytic architecture... COPLINK(R) Introduces Groundbreaking Adaptive Analytic Architecture(TM) for State Law Enforcement and Federal Intelligence Information Sharing Initiatives TUCSON, Ariz., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Computing Corporation today announced the release of COPLINK A^3(TM), a radically advanced solution for how law enforcement and intelligence agencies at the f From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

autonomic computing news... NewsForge | Exclusive: Former Sun exec Green moving to Cassatt By: Chris Preimesberger BREAKING NEWS: NewsForge has learned that former Sun Microsystems Java tools spokesman Rich Green, one of the most outspoken Microsoft critics in the business, has joined former Sun colleague Bill Coleman as a senior executive at Coleman's new venture, --> From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

air force and autonomic logistics... Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper Joins ... AVIATION WEEK's MRO Military NEW YORK, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircraft safety and the costs of maintaining aircraft in a rapidly changing aviation market -- issues that affect the military, airlines, OEMs, suppliers and service providers in the commercial and military aerospace indu From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

'social intelligence' quote... Thanks for nothing -- by Susan Maushart in The Australian is totally off-topic for what I normally post in this category, but I loved the following quote: "When I was a kid, "social intelligence" was what you got sent to the principal for. Today, it's the stuff of merit certificates and hand stamps." From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

km tools taxonomy... My knowledge cohort friend, Jack Vinson, posts --Knowledge Jolt with Jack: Taxonomy of KM Tools -- regarding an entry in Heath Row's Fast Company weblog, regarding the Kaieteur Institute for Knowledge Management's Taxonomy of Knowledge Management... Phew! Attributions and citations in the 'blogosphere' can get long-and-winding! (-:= Unfortunate that the referenced Taxonomy has not been updated in two years. My questions were similar to Jack's regar From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

autonomic computing seminars... CRN :: IBM Hosts Autonomic Computing Seminars By Dan Neel, CRN 10:15 AM EST Mon., Apr. 12, 2004 -- IBM wants to get the word out that autonomic computing is far from science fiction. The company on Monday announced a series of autonomic computing seminars aimed at showing ISVs and other IT pros that self-managing computer systems can be deployed today. Autonomic computin From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

linux and autonomic computing... A small Canadian company called Net Integration has about 1,500 partners and re-sellers to help market its "operating system called Nitix - a Linux-based program that can be loaded onto servers that then run a company's computer network and handle all the applications its workers use." This story, by M. Corey Goldman, appeared today in The Toronto Star -- --> From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

knowledge management and law... Today in The Globe and Mail -- Knowledge management crucial tool for law firms -- Grant Buckler writes: "Facing an increasingly competitive market, a drive to specialization and a need to operate globally, major law firms must share knowledge more effectively than ever before. So they are turning to knowledge management -- a combination of technology for organizing knowledge and techniques for using it better." Mr. Buckler begins this article w From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

e-gov knowledge management awards... Federal Computer Week reports -- IRS, Army win E-Gov awards. "The Internal Revenue Service received an award for its Electronic Tax Administration tool that created a national strategy to help its employees search an electronic network of information and data, officials at the E-Gov Institute's Knowledge Management Conference announced on Tuesday. The tax agency was among four winners recognized by the KM conference for making key contributions to knowledge m From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:06 p.m..

knowledge management and the FBI... There has been a fair amount of discussion in the Transcript: 9/11 Commission Hearing on Law Enforcement, Counterterrorism on Knowledge Management, and the lack thereof in the FBI (compliments of the washingtonpost.com.) The following is a portion of the staff chairman statement read by Christine Healey, on reforming law enforcement, counterterrorism, intelligence collection in the United States, speci From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Wahiduddin Khan safe in ivory tower Reference your Milli Gazette 1-15 Feb 2004 page no.17 where this maulana says I have never experienced any suffering in this country on account of being a Muslim. I regard this complaint as baseless. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Letters to the Editor 16 March 2004 MG is my good friend; More information by MG; Womens laws and Islamic values; Matter of shame for Aajtak; Conspiracy to bury Unani Tibb; Secularists uniting, NDA disintegrating; Unity and itegration; Pleasing the boss; Peace in the subcontinent; Has the BJP changed; Allah Hafiz versus Khuda Hafiz; Disband trust to gain trust; The aim is to reform, not to expose; Lie begets lies From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Muslim India Community News Page 1 MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS USURPED; MADRASAS TO HAVE ITI CENTRES;TRAINING CAMP FOR QAZIS IN NORTH-EAST; URDU MEDIUM SCHOOLS ON DOWNGRADE;SEMINAR ON MAULANA AZAD BILGRAMI; TABLIGHI JAMAAT IS WELL ORGANISED; DELHI GOVT. HOLDS URDU WORKSHOP; RAZA LIBRARY ATTRACTS DIPLOMATS; GOVT.S EDUCATIONAL POLICY CRITICISED From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Pakistani portal purveys Hindutva lies US-based South Asia Tribune (satribune.com) is a Pakistani news portal which is known for exposing corruption in Pakistan. It also hosts material on India sometimes written by Indian writers. In its last issue (Feb 29-Mar 6, 2004) it published a Mumbai datelined bundle of lies claiming that Indian Madrasahs are infiltrated and funded by the ISI. Alerted by a friend in London, MG editor took immediate notice. His rejoinder, slightly edited may be seen at there site. Below is the full concocted report and the MG editor rejoinder. MG editor rejoinder From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Arif Mohammad Khan: I will create goodwill with Sangh Parivar Former Congressman Arif Mohammad Khan is once again in the news. This time for joining hands with the Sangh Parivar against the wishes of a large section of his community. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

How and why the BJP is wooing Muslims The BJPs chase of the Muslim voters is looking like the chase by a jilted lover of his long lost beloved. But there has never been a love affair not even a love-hate relationship between the BJP and the Muslim Indians even going back to its earlier incarnation the Bharatiya Jan Sangh From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

High priest of Urdu: Gopi Chand Narang Gopi Chand Narang, Sahitya Akademi president, bestowed with the Padam Bhushan this year, happens to be the most noted Urdu litterateur globally. Prior to the Padam Bhushan, he remained the only Urdu critic to be awarded the Padma Shri earlier From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Hard choices for Muslim voters Muslims are being forced into vote banks, vote gangs, ghettoized constituencies. They are being denied the choice of politics, the freedom of affiliation, and the right to participate in the electoral process, as they determine best, in their interest. They are being coerced, violently, socially, administratively and politically, by their friends, and no less the enemies, to vote as directed, or else. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Give us a chance: BJP appeals to Muslims Promises of all round development of minorities. With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, different political parties are trying hard to woo Muslims. This time the BJP, the party known for its anti- minority character, too is not far behind any other party to woo the community. In fact it is trying all the superficial means to attract the minorities particularly Muslims to the party fold. The partys recent Minorities Development Conference at Talkatora Stadium here was a well organised part of the process. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

British charity for RSS used to fuel religious extremism New Delhi: In the name of fundraising for Gujarat earthquake victims, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) coffer finds itself overflowing even as funds are being channeled to several affiliates to propel and further strengthen the organisations professed agenda of spreading religious hatred and working towards the establishment of Akhand Bharat. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Difficult times for Muslim girls Finding a life partner has become a struggle for many a Muslim girl. Young men have become extremely selective about prospective partners in these economically trying times says MH Lakdawala From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

BABRI MASJID: The rubbish that surrounds Ayodhya There are certain logical fallacies and absurdities involved in the Sangh Parivars approach to the Ayodhya business and especially in what Pt. A. B. Vajpayee has been saying about it recently From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Indian Muslims and Loksabha elections The Lok Sabha elections have been declared and will be held in a couple of months. In democracy elections are most important events and it must be said Indian democracy has fulfilled this condition satisfactorily and has never failed, not even in the times of emergency in mid-seventies of the last century. Very few other Asian and African countries have held elections with such regularity as India. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

No room for terrorism in Islam Terrorism and resistance are two different things. Resistance by the people of an occupied country like Palestine, Golan and Iraq today and South Lebanon yesterday, is a sacred and fundamental right and duty in all cultures, old and new, and enjoys sanction even in international law laid down by western countries although this right will be invoked only when a western country will fall under occupation. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

POTA upheld in the Supreme Court A very important judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court on December, 16, 2003 in the PUCL and Another Versus the Union of India case. The constitutionality of various provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) was challenged in the apex court. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Jamia excels in distance and open learning Jamia Millia Islamia, now a full-fledged central university, has made its mark felt in the comity of universities as far as distance education is concerned. The department is now one of the most prestigious faculties of the university under the astute administration of Prof Mohammed Mian, a highly venerated figure in the field for his pioneering research. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

India cant unless Muslims too shine: Mahesh Bhutt New Delhi: Human Rights activists and NGOs in the country are all set to frustrate the Bhartiya Janata Partys efforts to divert the attention of the people from the Gujarat genocide. It may be recalled that the BJP with the aim of luring Muslim and secular votes, is trying its best to divert the attention of the people from the Gujarat incidents through conferences and seminars. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Muslims and the Educational Scene in UP Going against the myth of the Muslims being a 12% minority in India, there are in the country a number of regions known for their Muslim domination or concentration. There are the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in the South and the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the North, with their officially-admitted Muslim populations of over-94% and over-64% respectively. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Muslim foot soldiers of the RSS The RSS/BJP leadership has traditionally despised any discussion on separate existence and problems of minorities in India, treating it as succumbing to minorityism and vote-bank politics. This was the reason why the Government led by a senior Swyamsevak Atal Bihari Vajpayee immediately after coming to power in 1998 forced the winding up of the National Integration Council, which was created in 1961 to assure security to minorities From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Countrys first tomb is victim of ASIs neglect It is noteworthy that people of neighbouring areas of Mahipalpur and Rangpur consider it as the tomb of saintly peer and come here for worship. It is a venerable place of worship and prayers for both Hindus and Muslims. For new brides of these villages it is almost a must to visit this place for worship. The fact is that more than ASI, people of the surrounding villages maintain and look after this tomb in a better way From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

India Elections: Should Muslims vote for BJP? The performance of the BJP government during the last five years definitely has not changed either the ideology of the BJP or its method of working towards the minorities in general, and Muslims in particular. Their agenda is very much anti-Muslim From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Malappuram is Indias first computer-literate district A poor Muslim-dominated district pioneers IT revolution that could change the face of India, reports Kallada Hamza from Calicut From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Minority character of AMU threatened The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) founded in 1920, grew out of the Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875, to become a major university in the Indian subcontinent. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Elections India: Last Minute Appeal to SP and INC To Reach Understanding in UP AIMMM Makes Last Minute Appeal to SP and INC To Reach Understanding in UP Such Electoral Adjustment shall Ensure Secular Victory All Secular Forces in the Country shall Welcome it From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

BABRI MASJID: Govt. has Not Held Any Negotiation with Muslims, Govt. Cant Defy or Ignore Judicial Verdict Govt. has Not Held Any Negotiation with Muslims No Credible Muslim Interlocutors Exist No Elected Govt. Can Defy or Ignore Judicial Verdict Advani Only Trying to Boost Morale of Disillusioned Camp-followers with False Promises From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

AIMMM Calls Upon Muslims Not to be Misled by Hollow Promises of BJP Conscious of Weakness of its Legal Case; NDA Shall Intensify Press on Muslims to Give up their Rights NDA Promises for Education, Economic Development and Representation in Power Structure are Deceptive AIMMM Calls Upon Muslims Not to be Misled by Hollow Promises From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

ELECTION INDIA: LAST APPEAL TO SP AND INC FOR ADJUSTMENT IN UP and JAMMU AND KASHMIR RESOLUTIONS OF THE MARKAZI MAJLIS-E-AMLA, ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004: LAST APPEAL TO SP AND INC FOR ADJUSTMENT IN UTTAR PRADESH IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR : NO COERCION ON PARTICIPATION IN OR BOYCOTT OF ELECTION - CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SETTLEMENT SHOULD NOT BE JEOPARDISED From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

AIMMM Advises Secular Voters to Vote for INC Cluster Direct Contest between INC and BJP Clusters in Phase III In All States/UTs Except U.P. AIMMM Advises Secular Voters to Vote for INC Cluster From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Muslim NGOs in India Comprehensive report on a recent seminar of Muslim NGOs in India From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Act now before it is too late The Editor writes to the Muslim Community to support its media, there only way to get heard From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Iraq: unraveling of unity The deadly spate of bombings that marred the solemn observance of Ashura in Baghdad and Kerbala, on March 2, was an uneasy pointer to how fragile the Iraqi national unity has become under the baneful American occupation of Iraq. Much more sinister than the horrendous toll of life, the blood bath seemed to signal the unraveling of Iraq's unity and territorial integrity. From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Kazemi murder remains mystery The death of Zahra Kazemi, a 54-year-old Canadian photojournalist who died of a beating inside Irans notorious Evin prison, remains wrapped in mystery due to unwillingness of Iranian authorities to thoroughly probe the incident, share secret documents... From The Milli Gazette: India, Muslim, Islam: News on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Farm Scale Evaluations Of Spring Sown Genetically Modified Crops The publication of the results of the Farm Scale Evaluations (FSEs) in a journal of the Royal Society, reveals significant differences in the effect on biodiversity when managing genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops as compared to conventional varieties. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

New Zealand Launch of National Organic Standard New Zealand's National Organic Standard, was launched on 4th November 2003, underpinning the various certification schemes that already exist for organic producers. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Paying To Be Poisoned - UK Pesticide Use A prominent pesticide campaigner has told the Government that the cost to the economy and society as a whole from the use of pesticides could be running into billions. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

New Zealand Organic Food and Wine Festival In Oamaru Goes National. The Historic Town of Oamaru is becoming the showcase for New Zealand's organic industry. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Australia's NSW Rules Out Genetically Modified Canola Trial. The NSW government has ruled out a 3,000ha trial of genetically modified (GM) canola but will go ahead with three smaller research trials. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Top Chefs Serve Up Organic Cuisine To Summer Travellers Across America. Delaware North chefs at national parks, airports and stadiums will offer more 'sustainable' summer menu items as part of a company-wide environmental initiative. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Spyware Removal Programs that Install Spyware! A new insidious invasion our systems - spyware removal programs that wreac as much havoc as the spyware they are meant to remove - in fact can cause damage far worse than many email born viruses. Read about this new nightmare. From FlashFast.com on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Article of the Week Ugly Truths about White Flour. Highly processed white flour (alias ""enriched wheat flour"" or ""wheat flour"") is missing the two most nutritious and fiber-rich parts of the seed: the outside bran layer and the germ (embryo). A diet of refined foods leaves many women malnourished, constipated, enervated and vulnerable to chronic illness. Popping fiber, vitamins and mineral supplements, in the hope of compensating for what's missing from our diet, will not work. For just as ""enriching"" refined flour with spray-on nutrients can't make up for those lost during refining, health expert From Women Fitness E-Mag Vol No. 144 on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Yahoo! finance Portal for investment information. Look up stock prices, investigate mutual funds, bonds and other investments, and follow news of the financial markets. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on April 15, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..

Wall Street City Stock prices, charts, company news and more! From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Refugee Health State wide information on refugee health issues; includes a separate directory of care providers. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Washburn Book Club (updated) From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

The Artist's Bookshelf Join us for The Artist's Bookshelf, a new book club organized by the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Public Library. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Scottish Storyteller Duncan Williamson Scottish storyteller Duncan Williamson will appear at Washburn Community Library on May 1. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

MPL Express, 4-13-2004 Quick Click news from the Minneapolis Public Library. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Behind Closed Doors on Franklin A photography exhibition exploring cultural communities in the Twin Cities. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Architects Shape the New Minneapolis: Michael Graves Join us for a conversation with architect Michael Graves, Sunday, May 2, at 2:00 p.m. at the Historic Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis--part of the Architects Shape the New Minneapolis series in partnership with the Weisman Art Museum. From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

You take a block from the bottom I can't figure out why it's called Fruit at the Bottom yogurt. The fruit (such as it is) is at the bottom because of gravity and lousy emulsion technique. Why advertise that fact? Do you see anyone advertising salad dressing as "Oil at the Top"? Your weekly dose of net.couture: Super Mario Reloaded where Mario does the Burly Man, and the Penny Arcade Japanese Remix, where Penny Arcade comic strips are mutated by Japanese highschool students. Fiction truly is stranger than fact. From silentblue | Quantified on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

A nice ring to it Thanks to cellphones with polyphonic sound processors, the world has re-embraced the MIDI. The problem is, most songs sound appalling in MIDI form - although this doesn't stop people from sticking it on their cellphones. MIDIs have a limited range, which is why I believe people should stick to polyphonic tones of the following two music genres - techno and Super Nintendo music. Let's be honest, no one wants to hear Beethoven's Ninth squawking on your phone in 16-bit beeps and bleeps. What's on my phone: With Caller ID: Final Fantasy - Prelude (aka "the crystal cave music") From silentblue | Quantified on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Pretty pictures Don Ellis: Hong Kong through a PowerShot G2 Kleptography James Rigg: Defining the panoramic shot Panoguide.com Gallery Henning Conrad - Shades of Northern Europe Lofoten Photogalerie From silentblue | Quantified on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Pretention in pretense Checked out ROM's new Eternal Egypt exhibit on Friday. It was mostly statues and ornamental slabs, but at least there wasn't a pot shard to be seen. I still wish that the British Museum (where these pieces were loaned from) allowed guests to take pictures. Visitors aren't even allowed to draw sketches on paper. Speaking of information access, Silverlotus noted that while the pharaohs were regarded as living gods while they were still alive, in death their tombs were pragmatically robbed by thieves and their names strickened from public records by political rivals. This is why ph From silentblue | Quantified on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

The killer app Having come from hearing the Senior VP of Technology speak to us a few days ago, it hit me; in the IP world, voice is just an application. People crow how VoIP first-movers such as Vonage and Primus TalkBroadband are going to be the "Bell killers". That isn't the point. The thinking has always been that a POTS customer is a more profitable one. Wrong. If you don't provide a more valuable service, you will lose your customers. POTS and long distance were great cash cows, but they've become commoditized. The real money lies in providing enhanced services via the IP infrastructure. From silentblue | Quantified on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Global music sales fall by 7.6% in 2003 HYPHEN some positive signs in 2004 From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

SWA Video officially opens their video tutorial web site From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Using Peer-to-Peer to Launch a Music Career From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

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Protection From Pet Diseases Title: Protection From Pet DiseasesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Taxed Out? Title: Taxed Out?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Money is the Root of ... Stress Title: Money is the Root of ... StressCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

The Great Sexual Divide Starts Early Title: The Great Sexual Divide Starts EarlyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

MRIs Can Detect Blocked Arteries Title: MRIs Can Detect Blocked ArteriesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Dental Pain Memory May Be 'All in Your Head' Title: Dental Pain Memory May Be 'All in Your Head'Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:04 p.m..

Prostate Cancer's Effect on Siblings: Higher Risk, Earlier Age Title: Prostate Cancer's Effect on Siblings: Higher Risk, Earlier AgeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

White Helmets Cut Cycle Crash Risk Title: White Helmets Cut Cycle Crash RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Children in Depression, Drug Debate or Debacle? Title: Children in Depression, Drug Debate or Debacle?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Laparoscopic Surgery Recovery Time Faster for Colon Cancer Patients Title: Laparoscopic Surgery Recovery Time Faster for Colon Cancer PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Common Colon Conundrum - IBS Title: Common Colon Conundrum - IBSCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:38 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Condoms Prevent More Than Pregnancy, HIV Title: Condoms Prevent More Than Pregnancy, HIVCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/10/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/10/04 1:58:39 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Secondhand Smoke Report Was Derailed Title: Secondhand Smoke Report Was DerailedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04Last Editorial Review: 4/14/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Over-the-Counter Drugs Aren't Risk-Free Title: Over-the-Counter Drugs Aren't Risk-FreeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:33 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

There's a Spider in My Grapes Title: There's a Spider in My GrapesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:33 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Which Walker Works For Me? Title: Which Walker Works For Me?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:33 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Secondhand Smoke Slows Wound Healing Title: Secondhand Smoke Slows Wound HealingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:33 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Finding the First Signs of Ovarian Cancer Title: Finding the First Signs of Ovarian CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:33 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Virtual Colonoscopy Disappointing Title: Virtual Colonoscopy DisappointingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Get Checked for Asthma and Breathe Easier Title: Get Checked for Asthma and Breathe EasierCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Hormone Therapy Trials & Tribulation (Estrogen Only) Title: Hormone Therapy Trials & Tribulation (Estrogen Only)Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

High Hormone, Low Heart Risk (Adiponectin) Title: High Hormone, Low Heart Risk (Adiponectin)Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Quick Hip Fracture Surgery Cuts Patient Pain Title: Quick Hip Fracture Surgery Cuts Patient PainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Predicting Odds Against Prostate Cancer Title: Predicting Odds Against Prostate CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Lung Cancer Epidemic in Women Title: Lung Cancer Epidemic in WomenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Pneumonia Raises Death Risk Even in Midlife Title: Pneumonia Raises Death Risk Even in MidlifeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/14/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/14/04 1:58:34 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Innovation and the Learning Industry Dave Pollard in A Prescription for Business Innovation Part 1 cites six basic principles of the innovation process: Need Drives Innovation Innovation starts with the Customer Innovation Drives Technology Innovations are Interconnected Stories Transfer Knowledge Innovation Requires Discipline & Patience Having just completed an analysis of the learning industry in New Brunswick, I had the opportunity to reflect on global issues relating to the industry and make suggestions From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Amazon's A9 I wasn't going to comment on the latest release of Amazon's A9 because I thought that it would be in all the media outlets before lunch, but the way the news was released is interesting. My first notice came from Jay Cross but this post from Common Craft says that Amazon decided to release the news through a blogger, instead of the mainstream media. What could this mean? First, that Amazon believes that the blogosphere is a viable mark From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Minor Blog Promotion Additions I am working a bit more on blog exposure - but just a few things here and there. I hope to have a little more time after Las Vegas - assuming I can get done what I need to prior. I keep my business sites to myself and don't do clients or consulting (it's best for other people's health LOL), so this is the only site I have that I feel like sharing with the general population. I have added... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Easter Eggs Galore One of the great things about working from home is that when my three year old daughter begs me to do colored eggs, I can stop what I'm doing and concede to her wishes ;). As you can see, my daughter was thrilled with the outcome of her eggs.... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

New Site Launched - Dmoz Hopes Well, I spent most of the morning getting a new informational site I built launched and submitted to the most important places I need links from. Fingers crossed at this point. I have never gotten a site into dmoz. Since this site is totally informational, I think I may break that record. That is of course, assuming the site is ever reviewed. I've heard horror stories of years passing before a site made it in. I stopped submitting my sites... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Blogroll Addition So, I've added a blogroll to the site. It's looking pretty skimpy right now, but I'll be adding to it over the next few weeks. Also been trying to think a little more about what direction I want this blog to take and have been keeping a list of things I want to add to the sidebar. Once I have a better idea of what I want, I'll work up a new design and probably have the Blog Chameleon get... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

I Need to Diversify Well, since it was Easter, as I stuffed myself with turkey I found myself thinking about what the heck I'll be doing on this blog. And you know what I realized? I really need a life outside of work LOL. Outside of my husband and children, my entire life revolves around my business, which since it's online, means my entire life revolves around the net. I used to have hobbies, I used to leave my house occasionally - and then... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Tapping Into the Local Market Well, yesterday I decided to register the name of my county on a whim. The county name was taken - mycounty.com, but on it is what I consider to be a poorly designed site with useless information that doesn't rank very well in the search engines. Since I have never heard of it locally, I figure it can't be getting much traffic. Someone else already owns the name of mytownonline.com - and they have an even worse site up. Poor... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

New Sites and Clients and Bosses - Oh My! I've banged out half of a new site in under a day. I hope to have it finished by tomorrow. Then I have one more site already in progress to finish. Once that one is done, I'll be spending a few weeks promoting all my recent site additions with a break from building. Meanwhile, my dad keeps telling me I should get into small business web development. Not sure if that's a route I want to take. I figure maybe... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Freedom on the Chinese Internet "It is not fair," says one of the managers of the Shanghai Media Group. "(With the) Internet you are having much more freedom than we have at our TV stations." The Shanghai Media Group combines all the radio and TV stations in Shanghai and is one of China's larger media groups. I'm teaching them about the changes caused by new media in advance of a two-month training they will get at the journalism school of Columbia University -- whenever the U.S. war against terrorism allows them to get visas. When I explain about my weblog From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Creative Thoughts on Copyright For a limited time, Amazon.com is offering a free digital download of Lawrence Lessig's book, "Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity." The nonfiction text, which also can be downloaded from Free-culture.org, discusses how mass-media corporations are using litigation and legislation to control content. Lessig, a professor at Stanford University Law School, argues for a balance be From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:03 p.m..

Can Your Users Change Their E-mail Addresses? Another tip in the pantheon of "making things easier for your users" is one I've been addressing (pardon for the pun) in the past few weeks. I'm in the final stages of switching out of my old AOL address, and I still receive a number of e-mail newsletters at AOL. What a hassle it has been to change them. Some offer simple ways to switch e-mail addresses, but most require you to unsubscribe (which frequently doesn't) and then resubscribe. While I understand that there are legitimate reasons for requiring a confirmation or other extra step when users are signing up (...)--> From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Don't Forget to Google This morning I happened to be reading the print version of the daily Fort Collins Coloradoan, and I was surprised by the main above-the-fold headline on page A1: "Net sheds light on finalists: Rsums for PSD's top job don't tell whole story," by Stacy Nick. Basically, the Poudre School District (which includes the city of Fort Collins) is seeking a new superintendent, and three finalists have been named. Apparently, Fort Collins resident Bill McCall Googled each of the finalists, and le From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Morford's 'F-word' Usage Is Reason Behind Suspension Controversial SFGate.com columnist Mark Morford was suspended by his bosses at the San Francisco Chronicle following his use of the word "f***ing" in an e-mail newsletter. As I reported here last week, his humorous column was put on hiatus for more than a month. The profanity was a serious-enough transgression that the company put him on paid leave while it negotiated with the Northern California Media Workers Guild, which represents SFGate.com worke From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Newspaper Companies Showing More Classified, Online Gains The New York Times Co. has something to crow about: the best operating profit margin yet at its NYT Digital subsidiary. NYTD generated $25.7 million in revenue during Q1, up from $19.6 million last year. Profits more than doubled, to $8.4 million this year, up from $3.2 million last year. The operating profit margin was 32.6 percent -- a very substantial figure, especially when you remember that while NYTD may be ahead of some websites, most have still barely scratched the surface of their revenue potential. The numbers were included in yesterday's Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

RSS Explained -- Simply We blather on about RSS a lot on this weblog, but I suspect that still not everyone understands it. Well, here's help. 37 Signals, a web design and usability company, asked its Signal vs. Noise weblog readers to describe RSS in 10 words or less. There are some great descriptions in this exercise. Adrian Holovaty came up with a couple that I think are among the best and simplest: "Get news automatically instead of visiting sites manually." And "News comes to you. You don&apo From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Getting Lost at Newspaper Sites Is Still Too Easy Six or seven years ago, when all of this newfangled Internet stuff was in its infancy, I wrote a column pointing out that "today" doesn't necessarily mean today on the 24-time-zone, global web. And Dallas doesn't necessarily mean Texas. But some people apparently still haven't gotten the message. From Romenesko today, I clicked through to an interesting story about small-town political infig From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

See 'Display Ads' Online While I was at the website of The Telegraph in Alton, Illinois, earlier today -- see my earlier item -- I spotted a nice iteration of a product that's been around for a while: print display ads online. This is a product that gets mixed reviews in the newspaper industry, because, as Chris Schroeder of the Washington Post Co. puts it, publishing a print display ad online is like putting radio ads on TV. But the fact is that it often works well for advertisers -- and it From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

SJ Mercury: Latest to Try User Registration The San Jose Mercury News' website is the latest to turn on required user registration. It begins today. J.D. Lasica has all the details on his weblog. It would seem, by now, that this trend is unstoppable. Yet there are still some loud voices out there that hate required registration on free websites. The Mercury News will get some vocal complaints, but past experience has shown that most web visitors will tolerate the From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Wonkette, Revealed I love Wonkette, the snarky and oh-so-hot D.C. (as in Washington) blogger. Ana Marie Cox is the irreverent writer behind Wonkette, and her writing and attitude is a joy to read -- well, assuming you enjoy seeing politicians on both sides of the aisle getting skewered and don't mind the occasional profanity and frequent use of questionable-taste humor. (Wonkette is part of Nick Denton's growing stable of trendy bloggers.) ReadMe, a student public From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Veep-O-Matic, Powered by Javascript Just about every news content developer has a beef with the technology people -- about how we need scripting language X and database Y to produce those way-cool interactive features you see on other sites. Washingtonpost.com has something called the Veep-O-Matic 2004 that every content developer should examine. There's no database, and there's no server-side scripting language. This "database-driven" candidate selector is 100% pure old-fashioned client-side Javascript, and any site could do it w From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Pipeline Tech Businessweek.com has an article on new office technologies coming down the pike. Many of them I like; many I could live without; some I recall hearing about in the last century. One item that stuck out for me was a Sandia National Laboratories application to let you search all the files on your [insert a computing device here] to find the content you are looking for as opposed to searching by file name/type. This would have been very helpful to m From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Re: Controversial Online Columnists & Bloggers Romenesko has published a letter from SFGate.com columnist Mark Morford, explaining (in a limited way) what happened to him, and how he came close to getting fired for his use of profanity in his e-mail newsletter. (I've been reporting on this here in recent days.) His popular (and unpopular; Morford has a legion of critics as well as devoted fans) and irreverent column will continue (as will his employment with the San Francisco Chronicle), but his e-mail newslet From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Thinking About Amazon's New A9 Media and retail businesses used to seem separate and interdependent. Traditional media built audiences, and businesses bought access to those audiences (advertising). Now we have A9, the new search portal from Amazon.com, underscoring how those roles are blending on the Internet. A9 is quietly integrated with Amazon, which has offered "search the web" for some time. A9 users are invited to sign in for enhanced services such as a search history, and download an A9 toolbar that lets them "leave notes on any web page." Signing From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Adding Page-views (and Ad Impressions) How can you make your site more "sticky," adding page-views and high-value ad impressions? Create logical tie-ins to additional services. Obvious examples? Editorial content about local real estate, or about auto values, in your online classified ad sections. Or information that's related to what you just searched for -- as I found today when I clicked on Weather.com. I am speaking tomorrow at an online journalism symposium at the University of Texas in Austin (as are fellow E-Media Tidbits writers Steve Klein, Steve Outing, and From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Google's AdWords Program Targets to City Level Google's AdWords program -- which puts contextual text ads on its search-results pages -- has been a rousing success, obviously, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars a year for the dominant web-search company. If you work for a local news organization, today's news about AdWords should make you nervous. Google today added city and regional location-targeting capability to AdWords, which will let advertisers specifically target potential customers via an address-based radius feature or by identifying latitude and longitu From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Project Update Sorry I've been so scarce again this past week. Perhaps I need to get in the habit of writing small things so that I could write more frequently. I will try to discipline myself that way, but I make no promises. :) From Holly's Research Journal on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Pilot Interview Guide The interview/observations scheduled later this week are set for 90 minutes each. The first fifteen minutes will be to "set the stage." I will ask for a brief bit of background information about prior experience with Outlook and CBT, and explain briefly the fact that the exercises are taken out of the context of a full training module and make sure that the testers are comfortable with that. From Holly's Research Journal on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

A few quick project notes... From Holly's Research Journal on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Poor, neglected category I know that most of my posting of late has been on the Interactive Simulation project, and that my musings on Computer Mediated Communication have been rather scarce. I plan to do some catching up in this category this week. From Holly's Research Journal on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Part of a group of twelve ... some notes about how we as jurors interact, in waiting rooms, in the courtroom, and some personal observations on the style of argument used by the barristers. From Monkeymagic on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Pocket RSS "PocketRSS i ... Pocket RSS "PocketRSS is a Today Screen plugin and stand-alone application which allows a quick and easy method of displaying various types of RSS/OPML compliant data on your Today Screen. It does require a connection to the Internet from the PocketPC, but is designed to still function while offline." From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

RSS and mobile devices " ... RSS and mobile devices "RSS: For folks like myself, (research and news junkies) it is 10 times more productive to read RSS than HTML (regular web sites)... No wait for browser loading. No looking for "what's new." No distractions. Same font for all content (easier reading). Some have said it is like “Tivo for t From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

e-Learning Centre's Guide to e-Learning ... e-Learning Centre's Guide to e-Learning We have just released the 2nd edition of our Guide to e-Learning.  The Guide to e-Learning is suitable for those who want an introductory, structured, no-nonsense, practical approach to e-learning.  The aim is to provide easy-to-read explanations of e-learning topics, links From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Enterprising communities "a not-f ... Enterprising communities "a not-for-profit organisation working with communities to build social enterprise skills within disadvantaged communities and highlight successful community -led projects" Added: 9 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Features online support and printable workbooks in PDF format PRODUCTS & SERVICES:  --> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Logecis "Logecis is a complete an ... Logecis "Logecis is a complete and effective eLearning solution for any training organization whether in the government, corporate, professional or educational sectors around the world. A highly interactive online learning solution on ASP mode, Logecis promotes the effective delivery of training and information anytime, anywhere." Added: 9 April 2004 Reviewer&ap From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

8th China International Fair on e-Learning ... 8th China International Fair on e-Learning Dates: 12-14 November 2004 Venue: National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing Added: 9 April 2004 EVENTS: November 2004 e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

AmeriCredit partners with Ninth House for LMS succ ... AmeriCredit partners with Ninth House for LMS success "Befitting an organization that strives to foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning, AmeriCredit recently launched new e-learning courses to support its focus on coaching and employee development—a training and development strategy the company considers vital to its success in the current challenging economic climate." Jami York, Learning Circuits, March 2004 Added: From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

The ItSpeaks Initiative & ... The ItSpeaks Initiative "Text on screen is open to the interpretation of the reader. Words spoken are rich with interpretation, interpretation the media developer controls. The spoken word can convey trust, and touch the listener in a way that the written word simply can't." Added: 9 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Set up by experienced multimedia developes and educators.  MAke sure your sound is on w From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

ROI vs Metrics "Learning ... ROI vs Metrics "Learning about ROI seems to be enjoying a renaissance in the training industry. Workshops and certificate programs abound. However, the courses I've looked at teach things that no business manager would buy. Here, let me tell you why I feel this way."  Jay Cross, Learning Circuits, April 2004 Added: 10 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

AudioLink "Narrative Sound specia ... AudioLink "Narrative Sound specialists providing voice files to the world's largest e-learning developers; including SkillSoft, Harcourt School Publishers and many more." Added: 10 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Take a look at the sample sites that speak PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Voice-overs, video editing and other media From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

ELP! "ELP! stands fo ... ELP! "ELP! stands for E-Learning Portal and is a Multmedia CBT Management and Training Software Solution intended for companies who need to implement a cost effective and easy to maintain E-Learning infrastructure. ELP! is an enterprise Learning Management System (LMS) that provides a complete delivery platform for organizations who want to manage, deliver and tra From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

GoVenture "Award-winning GoVenture ... GoVenture "Award-winning GoVenture products (Internet, CD-ROM, and Print based) are designed for youth and adults, for self-directed or facilitated learning. They can be used on their own, or as components to enhance other courses, learning, and entertainment experiences." Added: 13 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: "Gain years of experience in minutes with the fastest, most effective and fun learning ex From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Message #88 Online Educa ... Message #88 Online Educa Berlin: Call for Papers. Online Educa Berlin, the world's largest international e-learning conference, takes place from December 1 - 3. Deadline for receipt of all proposals is April 19, 2004.  More information: Online Educa Berlin MESSAGE BOARD From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

The Quiz Show "Test, Quizzes, Sur ... The Quiz Show "Test, Quizzes, Surveys – TheQuiz Show flexes to meet all your assessment needs." Added: 14 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Take a look at the live demos and Flash tours in the Demo Center PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Testing, quizzing and gameshow tools From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

e-Learning DevCon 2004 Dates: 9-11 Aug ... e-Learning DevCon 2004 Dates: 9-11 August 2004 Venue: Forest Grove, Oregon, USA Added: 15 April 2004 EVENTS: August 2004 e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Gender and Wikis Heather James called my attention to some conversations about gender and Wiki use. For example, there are issues of safety surrounding using one's real name or a pseudonym (of course that's an issue with anything one writes online, but in this case it's gender-centered). See also Girls Don't Wiki and --> From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Speaking of Music Piracy .... This article from Wired makes clear who the real music pirates are when it comes to downloading music. The major labels are thinking about additional price gouging...err...of raising prices Unburdened by manufacturing and distribution costs, online music was supposed to usher in a new era of inexpensive, easy-to-access music for consumers. In many cases, buying music online is still cheaper than shopping for CDs at ret From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

The Blogosphere: All Grown Up Now The latest from Tech Central Station: The Blogosphere: All Grown Up Now. Interesting description of the Blogosphere as a oeself-correcting institutionand a new media that has been oeresponsible for keeping Big Media on its toes and correcting common errors, misjudgments and mischaracterizations that have been spread by Big Media regarding various important stories and issues. Be sure to also check out its entire Blog section. Sor From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Mainlining the Blogosphere with GoogleAlert One of the most innovative uses to date of the Google API is a free service called GoogleAlert. It executes Google searches daily, and returns hits to the subscriber. The default delivery method is an email digest, but canny bloggers can choose to receive an RSS feed instead. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Amazon's Search Engine Goes Live This Slashdot post links to a review of Amazon's new search engine, a9.com. The review points out that because A9 incorporates Google in its search, its a very comprehensive search engine which may create a competitive situation between Amazon and Google. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

The Game of Wife Well, Clive Thompson's coverage of my article in MSN's SLATE yielded over 2,300 referalls to Armchair Arcade. Thompson refers to my Foucault-encrusted theoretical approach to gay characters in videogames as merely a "review of The Temple of Elemental Evil, a description which originally puzzled me. At first I thought Clive downgraded my article to the status of "game review" in a power move designed to slight my work and make his own look more profound. However, I eventually co From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Dodgeball: People sign up for this? Mary Hodder at Napsterization has some well-taken points about the privacy implications of Dodgeball, which proclaims, "Tell us where you are, and we'll broadcast your location to all your friends and let you know if any friends-of-friends are within 10 blocks." Hodder says: But do I really want Dick who is a friend of my friend Jane's dog Spot to know that I'm standing at the corner of 24th and 3rd right From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Spectre Studios Have you ever wondered what the development environment in Spectre Software is really like? Click the link above to find out! From Spectre Software on April 15, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Why don't we Wiki? Whilst researching hosted Wiki services for a use by one of our faculties I found it interesting that despite this category of collaborative software having the potential, in some contexts, to enrich teaching and learning, few educators, in the UK at least, have chosen to use Wikis. It seems that despite the rapidly growing popularity of other types of social/collaborative software, Wiki's may have some way to go before they are accepted more widely. From Auricle on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Auricle enhancements To improve the performance of Auricle, from today, only the home page will display syndicated sites, demonstrations and polls. Anyone accessing a 'More', 'Comments' or 'Archive' page who wants access to these features just needs to select 'Auricle - Home' from the menu. From Auricle on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

BloggerCon2 at Harvard Here's a conference with a difference. The second BloggerCon (April 17, 2004 at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA) assumes that everything's for attribution and everyone's a journalist. Want an example of what can go wrong or right (depending on your perspective) when this happens? Then read on! From Auricle on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Relaunch of W3C Math Activity W3C has just announced the relaunch of Math Activity, which had ended in November last year, to maintain the standard and set up a Math Interest Group. Read on for my commentary. From Auricle on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

DRC Report on web accessibility I'm currently writing a paper on e-learning and accessibility so the publication of the Disability Rights Commission report on the accessibility of UK web sites was timely for me. Read on to find out more. From Auricle on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

OKLC04: on knowledge work OKLC04 interesting leads on knowledge work: PhD research of Thomas Hädrich on modeling knowledge work. The perspective of Thomas and the literature he uses complement my own research really well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find much online... The paper I've got from Thomas - Hädrich, T. & Maier, R. (2004) Modeling Knowledge Work. Research paper accepted for the Multikonferenz From Mathemagenic on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Age of transparency: live your life well aware that everything counts You Are Your References by Seth Godin (via Jim McGee). It's about no escape from leaving digital traces (Janine would like it ;) and what to do with it... So what should we do? Should we fret and live in fear of our past actions and words coming back to haunt us? I don't think so. There's a bright new opportunity just sitting here, From Mathemagenic on April 15, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Dutch BloggerCon Peter Breuls on Dutch BloggerCon (via Kaye Trammel)For a few months, a thought has been growing in my head: why don't organise a local BloggerCon? Just do what Dave does, but in the Netherlands, discussing Dutch topics. It might stimulate the local blogosphere, give bloggers a chance to explore what everyone is blogging about, and why... I have posted this idea to my blog a few times, and I got posit From Mathemagenic on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Media literacy: from reading to writing and beyond Richard MacManus:I'm currently reading Lawrence Lessig's new book, Free Culture, which is available as a free download under a Creative Commons license. I'm only up to pg 64, but already I've discovered some great new ideas. One of them is "media literacy". This is the best definition I've found so far of media literacy: From Mathemagenic on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Fundamental issues with open source software development http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_4/levesque/ The latest issue of First Monday contains this paper by Michelle Levesque which offers a non-'fear uncertainty and doubt'-based accounting of some of the common problems with open source projects. Many of these are now commonplace complaints. Based on my own investigations of existing open source learning object repositories and --> From EdTechPost on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Blackboard IPO Test Case for Tech Stocks http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/ story/wallst/33409.html More on the upcoming Blackboard IPO. This article is actually pretty good in that it is written for a more general audience and so the writer offers decent background on the CMS industry as a whole and an interesting perspective on Blackboard as an unlikely leader for a new tech stock IPO revival. - SWL From EdTechPost on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Goodbye C2T2 http://www.c2t2.ca/ Not exactly news as around these parts we had known for a while it was going to happen, but it was with a heavy heart that I came upon this updated homepage for the Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology, or C2T2, my former employer. The Centre officially closed March 31, but as you can see many of its useful resources and services are being transitioned to other partners in the BC post-secondary system, and a good portion of the work C2T2 had started of late is now going ahead under the new banner of --> From EdTechPost on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Updated "Framework for the Pedagogical Evaluation of eLearning Environments" http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/ VLEFullReport08.doc Presented as an 'update' to an earlier 1999 report of the same title, it seems actually both an update and a re-working, and in my opinion greatly improved. After an overview of the current (2003) state of affairs in VLE adoption in the UK (interesting in it's own right) the authors gone on to explicate their framework. They base it on two theoretical m From EdTechPost on April 15, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Nottingham City e-Games The Nottingham e-Games League is a pilot project funded by the DfES. Its aim is to attract young people (14-19) into a learning environment using the vehicle of electronic games. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Joystick101.org Joystick101.org is a community of gamers, designers, critics, academics, and researchers interested in the in depth study of video games. We feature game criticism, news, reviews, previews, and interviews all which are community moderated. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

The Learning Marketplace: Meaning, Metadata and Content Syndication in the Learning Object Economy This book is much more than merely a technical text on how to create a content syndication network. It is at the same time an extended discourse on how we, as a society, ought to create and acquire knowledge, which in turn becomes a discourse on what constitutes knowledge, how we related to it, and how we talk about it. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

The Way Forward with Web Standards Even though Web standards are being embraced by many Web authors, some businesses are reluctant to invest in standards-based Web sites without concrete reasons to do so. To help Web authors interested in advocating Web standards, this article assembles arguments and information about Web standards into one document and explains Web standards in terms of how they affect business. After outlining what Web standards are and how they are used, the article clearly demonstrates that adopting Web standards can improve many aspects of a Web site. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Desperately Seeking Software Simulations When it comes to industry buzz, where there's fire, there's smoke. Lots of it. This is certainly the case in enterprise application simulation training, a perennially hot topic that seems even hotter than usual this year. At a time when there are more simulation authoring tools available than ever, it's good to ask the question, "Just want do we want our simulations¬and simulation authoring tools¬to do?" From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

A Look at . . . Web-Based Assessment As we review Web-based assessment, we must decide exactly what is to be assessed. Various companies offer assessment tools for student progress, both in general and in specific subjects, as well as in skills, student behavior, professional development, school improvement, instructional strategies and decision making, data collection, and more. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

E-Learning Guidebook: Six Steps to Implementing E-Learning Developing an e-learning program may seem like ascending Mount Everest ¬ from a distance, it looks formidable, but to actually go through such a grueling experience is another story. But, armed with information and other organizations' experiences, you can begin moving mountains within your organization. This paper was written by Brandon-Hall staff to help users understand the six basic steps to developing a successful e-learning initiative, which will help save you stress, time and money in the long run. From Elearnopedia on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

What's the blogging point? Die Diskussion über "Weblogs & Education" dauert an. Vieles überfliege ich derzeit, weil es nur bedingt auf Corporate Learning übertragbar ist. Aber dieses kurze Schlaglicht ist definitiv nicht nur über Weblogs, sondern wirft die Frage auf, wie Lehrer und Studenten... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

The Rise of Learning Objects Ich glaube, Thema und Artikel treffen derzeit auf drei Lesergruppen: Die Erste wird das Thema links liegenlassen - nie gehört, zu technisch, praxisfern; die Zweite - zu der ich mich zähle - will endlich wissen, ob und welche Relevanz das... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

OpEd: ROI vs. Metrics Es ist nicht ganz leicht, die Begriffe und den Gegensatz ins Deutsche zu übertragen, aber im Kern argumentiert Jay Cross gegen ein Bildungscontrolling, dass immer noch zu viel Energie in die Beantwortung von Fragen investiert, die keinen interessieren (sollten). "How... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Dessert at the Berkeley Bistro Ich glaube, ich habe bereits auf ein Dutzend Präsentationen von Jay Cross hingewiesen. However, eine Fülle von Ideen und Anregungen - jedesmal! Enjoy - mit Links auf weiteres Material von Jay Cross und der aufgezeichneten Session, in der Jay... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Empirische Befunde zum Verhältnis von Know-how-Transfer und Kompetenzentwicklung Dieser aktuelle Report, herausgegeben von ABWF/ QUEM, untersucht den Einfluss des Know-how-Transfers auf die Kompetenzentwicklung. Was heisst das? Soweit ich es verstanden habe, haben die Autoren erhoben, welche Instrumente des Know-how-Transfers in verschiedenen Unternehmen (12) eingesetzt werden - von technischen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Kompetenzentwicklung zur Selbstorganisation Selbstorganisation ist eines der Schlagworte in der aktuellen Managementliteratur. Um schnell auf sich verändernde Rahmenbedingungen, z.B. Kundenwünsche, zu reagieren, stoßen hierarchische Entscheidungsstrukturen und "Dienst nach Vorschrift" an offenkundige Grenzen. Gefragt sind Eigeninitiative, intelligente Interpretation von Anweisungen, Sich-über-Regeln-Hinwegsetzen, kurz: Selbstorganisation.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Groove: The Peaceful Force Many people think that I am sold out on Groove. But if you read my rich literature on the subject you will see that things are not really so. In my personal reporting about this extraordinary technology I have kept throughout a good balance in highlighting Groove unique strengths and powerful features, while dutifully exposing its glaring limitations. My approach to report and analyze collaboration technologies is mostly directed at extracting more practical information, real-benefits and effective usability of these tools rather than taking press releases and company information as elements o From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Powerpoint To Flash Conversion Tools - The PPT2Flash Top20 PPT2Flash Top20 Why Would You Ever Want To Convert A Powerpoint Presentation Into A Flash File? Here is a detailed list of the key advantages you would have in converting a PowerPoint presentation into a Flash file. No matter what your final goal is, a Flash-based presentation goes a long way in making your content become easily accessible, ubiquitous and easily distributable. 1) Greater Accessibility Once converted to Flash a PowerPoint presentation can be easily viewed in any Internet browser. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, Safari, Opera, and more. As more than 98% of all browsers hav From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Make Your Personal Publishing Efforts More Effective: Here's Where To Start! This email came in this morning in my inbox. It comes from a guy who has just published an independent book on philosopy and the future of this world: (Photo Source: Per-Åke Byström (50) Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden - via Stock Exchange) "Robin, I am trying to understand the stuff you do....I was trying to read that Groove article but it was over my head...but I am now reading this mini guide for RSS feeds and websites. I'm not sure what the RSS feed is, but I am reading where you say that it provides specialized niche information channels, learning and... From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Joanne Jacobs finds some interesting holes in the ... Joanne Jacobs finds some interesting holes in the K-16 pipeline, casting more doubt on the idea that all (or even most) kids should be going to college/university after high school. She's got some scary drop-out stats in there as well. As I've been saying lately to anyone who will listen, it just doesn't make sense from a labour perspective or for an individual's self-actualization. If I was a career counsellor right now, I&apos From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

We're driving down to Vancouver this weekend to ta ... We're driving down to Vancouver this weekend to take in the Lifia E-Portfolio Canada conference. If you're into this stuff, the program looks excellent. I'm looking forward to hearing about the successes, opportunities and difficulties the participants are finding as they implement e-portfolios. From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on April 15, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Mehr Kampf, mehr Christen, mehr Patrioten! (Moe) Deutschland ist zu friedlich und weltoffen, oder: Wo Konzepte fehlen herrscht Polemik. Was muss sich ändern in Deutschland, damit vom Abstiegsplatz wieder ein Spitzenplatz wird? Söder: Die Verantwortlichen für die Krise in Deutschland sind die Alt-68er. Die APO-Opas haben das Land in die Krise geführt. Aus "Made in Germany" ist "Murks in Germany" geworden. Typisch deutsche Tugenden wie Leistungsbereitschaft, Pünktlichkeit und Disziplin sind verloren gegangen. Jede Form von Patriotismus wird verneint. Es gibt leider eine Abkehr von religiösen Wer From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Studiengebühren: 'Das Handelsblatt missbraucht Umfrage zur politischen Stimmungsmache' (Moe) Mehr als zwei Drittel der Studierenden Deutschlands würden sich für Studiengebühren aussprechen, behaupten Barbara Gillmann und Christoph Moss im Handelsblatt und berufen sich bei dieser Darstellung auf eine Exklusiv-Umfrage (PDF) der Innofact AG, welche in der letzten März-Woche 1 002 Studenten befragt hatte: Deutschlands Studenten pl&au From BildungsBlog on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Sponsoring für Schulen? "Mathe macchiato", "i lern", "Schulen ans Netz" - hinter all diesen Begriffen verbirgt sich ein Trend: Das so genannte Schul-Sponsoring, das wegen leerer öffentlicher Kassen für viele Schulen immer wichtiger wird. Ein Unternehmen unterstützt eine Schule und bekommt im Gegenzug Werbung - so die Kurzformel. Bei der Bevölkerung gehört diese Form der Bildungsarbeit zu den am meisten geschätzten Sponsoring-Bereichen. Kritiker fürchten allerdings um die Unabhängigkeit von Schulen und warnen vor einem Kampf um Sponsorengelder. Weiterlesen beim --> From BildungsBlog on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Studiengebühren: 'Das... Mehr als zwei Drittel der Studierenden Deutschlands würden sich für Studiengebühren aussprechen, behaupten Barbara Gillmann und Christoph Moss im Handelsblatt und berufen sich bei dieser Darstellung auf eine Exklusiv-Umfrage (PDF) der Innofact AG, welche in der letzten März-Woche 1 002 Studenten befragt hatte: Deutschlands Studenten pl&au From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Römisches Recht Die aus dem Jahr 2001 stammende Dissertation (414 S. PDF) "Das russische Seminar für Römisches Recht bei der juristischen Fakultät... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Copyright in the Digital Age Lawrence Lessig hat gestern im Chat der Washington Post über sein neues Buch "Free Culture" laut nachgedacht; das Ergebnis ist... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

10 Regeln für Gemeinschaftsblogs Sabrina weist auf den Artikel "10 Rules for Corporate Blogs and Wikis" hin, der übrigens auch einen Link zum lesenswerten... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Papier oder PDA? Zeit ist unsere wertvollste Ressource. Daher beschäftgt sich auch der Artikel "Time Management" in der heutigen Ausgabe des FreePint mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Wie man in Deutschland begraben wird Mit seinem Friedhofszwang für Urnen steht Deutschland in Europa nicht ganz allein da. In Griechenland, wo Feuerbestattung nicht zulässig ist,... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

A9 Die Amazon-Tochter A9 hat eine eigene Suchmaschine entwickelt, die jetzt in einer Beta-Version genutzt werden kann. Großen Wirbel um die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Unterstützung für GIR-L Da ich die WU Wien schon seit fast einem Jahr unterstütze, bitte ich die Leser meines Weblogs, Frau Luschnig-Lubenov auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

OPML satt! Für alle, denen dieser Beitrag nicht ausreicht: Oskar hat seine OPML-Dateien sehr übersichtlich zusammengestellt; alles Weitere im Beitrag ... Mehr... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Blog Survey Heute bei Got Moxie? gelesen: "Here we report the findings from an online survey conducted between January 14th and January... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Online.Ideas vs. H+BEDV Das LAWgical teilt mit, dass die Fa. Online.Ideas, die u.a. sog. "Dialer" anbietet, nach eigenen Angaben eine einstweilige Anordnung gegen... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

US-Steuerrecht Heute hat Prof. Caron (6 S. PDF) vom Cinicinnati College of Law das TaxProf Blog eröffnet. Caron gilt als ausgewiesener... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Höhere Erbschaftssteuer? Erben in Deutschland zahlen nach Erkenntnissen des Zentrums für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) durchweg deutlich weniger Erbschaftssteuer als Erben in anderen... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

JSO-Schwerpunkt Jugendschutz journascience.org behandelt in seinem in seinem heutigen Newsletter neben vielen anderen Informationen den Redaktions-Schwerpunkt "Jugendschutz und Jugendkriminalität" mit zahlreichen Links.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

BloggerCon II Die diesjährige BloggerCon, die am 17.04.2004 beginnt, steht ganz im Zeichen des kommerziellen Bloggens; in der jüngsten Vergangenheit gab es... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 15, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Festschrift: Brandenburgische... Aus MELVYL (UCalif): Aus der brandenburgischen Archivalienkunde : Festschrift zum 50jährigen Jubiläum des Brandenburgischen Landeshauptarchivs / herausgegeben von Klaus Neitmann. Publisher Berlin : BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2003. Description 499 p. ; 24 cm. Series Veröffentlichungen des Brandenburgischen Landeshauptarchivs ;Bd. 40 ISBN 3830501617 (pbk.) Contents " ... dem Besuche der Liebhaber zu öffnen" : zur Geschichte der öffentlichen Archivbenutzung, vor allem in Preussen und der DDR / Michael Scho From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Ratsarchiv Görlitz stellt... Am kommenden Dienstag, 17 Uhr, lädt Siegfried Hoche zu einer öffentlichen Führung durch das Ratsarchiv ein. Hier gewährt er erstmals Einblicke in das Archiv der Familie Mattheus. -------------------------- Euphorie im Ratsarchiv: Kistenweise Zeugnisse aus dem Leben einer Familie Eine Frau aus Freiburg stiftet ihr Familien-Archiv und gewährt neue Einblicke in eine ganze Epoche An einem schönen Sommerabend des Jahres 2001 folgte eine elegante wie nette Dame sehr interessiert meiner Führung durch das Ratsarchiv. Sie stellte sich mi From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Happy Easter - Schöne... http://statelibrary.vic.gov.au/miscpics/0/0/8/doc/mp008780.shtml Have a look at a nice historical easter picture from 1896, found at http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Auswanderung aus dem Nördlinger... http://www.stadtmuseum-noerdlingen.de/html/auswanderer/index.htm Vorname: Johann Nachname: Graf Ort: Fünfstetten Vorstrafen: Keine Quellen: Knabe (1990 ) S.396 - STAA:BA-Nö 937 Quellen in den USA: Nicht bekannt Sonstiges: - Vielleicht ein Verwandter meines Vaters Johann Graf ... Das Stadtmuseum Nördlingen bietet eine Datenbank mit über 1100 Auswanderern an. From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Archiving cited websites The April issue of PLoS Biology contains correspondence entitled Avoiding URL Reference Degradation in Scientific Publications. The correspondence is about possible use of the Internet Archive as a way to archive a Web site an author has cited. The response from PLoS points out some drawbacks to this approach, but encourages "further input on this issue from the scientific and medical community". Via Open Access News From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Mikroverfilmte Archivalien http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/mikro/litten.htm "Gesamtverzeichnis der ausländischen mikroverfilmten Archivalien in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München" von Freddy Litten Stand: 10.2.2004 Darin: http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/mikro/litup65i.htm INVENTAR/INVENTORY DES ARCHIVS DES EX - KAISERS WILHELM II. WÄHREND SEINES AUFENTHALTS IN DEN NIEDERLANDEN, 1918 - 1941 (1945) From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Dutch Pictures http://beeldbank.nationaalarchief.nl/ 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. Via Creative Commons Weblog From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Legal Protection of Cultural... http://www.llrx.com/features/culturalproperty.htm From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Tiefer Weisheit voll sei das... Maria Magdalena Rückert, "Odoardo der Unglückliche". Eduard von Seckendorff und das Staatsfilialarchiv Ludwigsburg, in: Momente 2004 Nr. 2, S. 26-29 Porträtiert wird der Jurist und Archivar Eduard von Seckendorff (1813-1875), der auch als Dichter hervorgetreten ist. Nachdem er erkennen musste, dass er von den Einnahmen als Literat nicht leben konnte, wurde er 1843 Archivar am königlichen Staatsarchiv in Stuttgart, nach einer weiteren beruflichen Durststrecke 1868 der erste Leiter des neu errichteten Staatsfilialarchivs Ludwigsburg, ein Amt, das er bis zu seinem From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Endangered Archives Programme British Library in £10 million programme to save world's endangered archives The Endangered Archives Programme is the largest of its kind ever undertaken in the world and will be administered by the British Library' s archives team in conjunction with a panel of international experts. The programme will be formally launched in the autumn and the first grants are expected to be made next year. Initial funding will enable the programme to run for about eight years, but it is hoped that this can be extended with the help of other beneficiaries. The Pr From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Stochastisch aussagefähig Das wollten wir immer schon mal lesen: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ernst (Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin) Jenseits der archivalischen Ordnung? Optionen digitaler Datenströme Aus der Notwendigkeit, zu Sicherungsgründen digitale Kopien technisch veralteter AV-Bänder zu erstellen, ergibt sich ein vollständig digitalisierter Datenpool. Auf diesen nicht schlicht die klassischen Formen archivischer Ordnung und Klassifikation abzubilden und damit ein altes Speichermedium zur Botschaft des neuen zu machen (McLuhan), sondern die genuinen Optionen anderer From Archivalia on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Reunión de los desarrolladores de GNU LinEx La Junta de Extremadura informa que los días 14 y 15 de Abril se van a reunir en Mérida los desarrolladores de LinEx para presen... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

El proyecto Clic ofrece gratuitamente más de 1000 actividades online Desde su creación en 1992, centenares de profesores han utilizado el programa informático gratuito Clic para crear actividades educativas en el ordenador... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Los alumnos de la UGR podrán cursar nuevas asignaturas online el próximo curso La Universidad de Granada ha puesto en marcha un Plan de Virtualización de Asignaturas para el próximo curso académico, con el fin de ampliar la oferta docente mediant... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Comienza un curso online sobre las relaciones médico-paciente y Derecho A partir del próximo lunes 19 de Abril, la OMC y Diario Médico ponen a disposición de los profesionales un --> From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

eLearning WORKSHOPS presenta una nueva sección, la Academia de eLearning La Academia de eLearning es una iniciativa con la que se pretende poder "Aprender sobre diferentes temáticas relacionadas con eLearning practicánd... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Useful article about online interaction While mining my Stephen Downes OLDaily newsletter, I ran across a concise article by Brent Muirhead in the most recent International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Education talks about interaction issues in distance education. Most of the principles will... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

DVD Audio Standard For all of you multimedia technology fanatics out there, a new standard (AAC-Advanced Audio Codec) has been selected for future DVD audio technology. This is the same format used by Apple iTunes. You can read more about it (including who... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Job and conferences Peter Arthur sent these two items of interest: 1.       UBC is looking for a dynamic educator to coordinate their  e-Portfolio initiative.  Description and application instructions available at: http://www.hr.ubc.ca/postings/new_postings/management.html#job7 2.       List of Educational Technology Conferences (2004) prepared by Clayton Wright HYPHEN... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Brain implants Evidently, the FDA has approved a clinical trial of brain implants of chips that will act as "thought-activated mice" for computers (my term, not theirs). Interesting and important, of course, for people who can't use other interfaces with computers. I'm... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Position at Athabasca From our friend, Rodger Graham, here's another media analyst job. Rodger thinks this one will be pretty heavily WebCT but it is based in Edmonton not Athabasca which might make it more attractive to some folks who shy away from... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Where End Users Meet The Industry: Kolabora Buyer's Review Kolabora launches a new set of monthly events devoted to showcasing live, new competitive collaboration, conferencing and live presentation tools that offer cutting-edge features without requiring the budget and IT force of a multi-national organization. In each Kolabora Live! Buyer's... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Swapping News Rather Than Music "By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind. This is the view of the man who helped kickstart the concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, Cambridge University's Professor Ross Anderson. "..."If you... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Microsoft Future Strategy So what happens now that Microsoft is essentially unfettered thanks to a few payoffs and a $10 million per month legal bill. What I see coming is karmic retribution that begins with a phase I think of as "the fleecing... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

RSS Feeds Offer Quality Targeted Advertising Opportunities "RSS, or XML Syndication, has the potential to offer unique and targeted advertising opportunities to online publishers and the marketers they want to attract. Even though the majority of XML Syndication activity exists in community blogs frequented by tech-geeks, information... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Collaboration On The Edge: Groove The Peaceful Force Many people think that I am sold out on Groove. But if you read my rich literature on the subject you will see that things are not really so. In my personal reporting about this extraordinary technology I have kept... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

How To Find Out Whether A Book Can Be Republished Online How Can You Tell Whether a Book Can Go Online? In order for a book to go online, either the copyright holder (usually the author) has to give permission, or the book needs to be in the public domain (i.e.... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

RSS Scraping? How To Create A Generic Web-To-RSS Converter This is a technical article that requires knowledge of programming and XML. It offers one greatly documented approach (5000 words) to how a "generic" non-RSS powered site or blog can be made to generate a standard RSS feed. The article... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Windows Media Player Troubleshooting: The WMP Mini FAQ Created by one of the actual developers working on the Microsoft Windows Media team for the past seven years, this is the most exhaustive online resource you can find about Windows Media Player and installation, troubleshooting, incompatibilities, error codes, DRM... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Best And Latest Tech Support Utilities For Your PC The Internet and networks - can't live with them, can't live without them. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are great downloads that can help you make peace with the technology you love to hate. Reviewed for... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Serious Business Networking On Spoke If you have been exposed to social networking tools like Ryze, LinkedIn, Tribe.net, Ecademy, Orkut, Zero Degrees, Huminity, Friendster, Visible Path, and to one of the few other ones available out there, and you have been disappointed with what you... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

PPT2Flash Top20: How To Convert PowerPoint To Flash Find out why converting your PowerPoint presentation to Flash may be a great advantage for both you and your potential audience. Listed for you the twelve great reasons why Flash is a "killer" presentation tool for both live and "online"... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

How To Circumvent Censored Internet Access "With these steps, you can turn your home computer into a miniature Web server that you and your friends can connect to when your Internet access is censored. If you are blocked from accessing a Web site, you can connect... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

How To Build Your Own SteadyCam I have been a long time passionate videomaker and have greatly enjoyed making my little movies with the use of economic consumer equipment and innovative shooting ideas. One great device that I always wanted to have, but could never afford,... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

How To Convert Your Newsletters Into An RSS Feed "NewslettersByRSS is a bridge product. It allows newsletter publishers to continue to deliver their newsletters by email while trying out a new delivery vehicle - RSS technology. Web sites have long used Newsletters to increase their 'draw' of visitors back... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Amazon Enters The Search Business: A9 Launched Amazon has just launched its new major search engine online today. Called A9, the Amazon search engine uses Google' search results while adding some unique extra features: a) Book results, b) Search history, c) a nifty search Toolbar. The first... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Personal Publishing Tips For Starters Publishing your first book? Trying to get some exposure online? Having a hard time converting those many visitors into buying customers? Here is a valuable set of basic recommendations and tips for those of you just starting out with personal... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

The Consumer Is The Future Media Producer "Massive changes in the terrain of media and entertainment over the next five to seven years will force tectonic shifts in the business models of broadcast and film companies, predicts a report from IBM Business Consulting Services (BCS). The report,... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Online Report Contrasts PresenterNet vs. Webex and Microsoft Live Meeting ­PresenterNet, provider of online presentation technology solutions, today posted a report contrasting its latest system edition with online meeting services from Webex and Microsoft OfficeTM Live Meeting. Visitors can access the http://www.presenternet.com/press/pr040604.pdf">new report here... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Vonage Rings Up Canada Vonage, the USA's fastest growing and largest SIP based carrier, has announced call origination services for Canada. In many ways this is a siginificant announcement because it marks the first time a USA SIP based carrier has offered service outside... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Session border controllers are important Rafe Needleman, Always On's leading pundit, has written a nice piece on the need for Border Session Controllers and identified some of the leading players. Rafe's right. In order for VoIP to be trusted by IT professionals (read Network Managers... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

A Manifesto for Collaborative Tools This essay is a manifesto about software for collaboration -- why the world's future depends on it, why the current crop of tools isn't good enough, and what programmers can and must do about it. From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

News for Today, Apr 13 Lots of shared spaces news today: SiteScape released Version 7.1 of its Web-based collaboration product, Enterprise Forum. New features: enhanced scalability, a revised user interface, and various smarts to streamline user interaction processes. Available immediately. SiteScape (release not there ye... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

More Skype Hype The London Times picks up again on the SKYPE hype with a story highlighting the BT planned entry via Yahoo Messenger, a fact they overlooked.... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Business Week On VoIP The corporate marketplace for VoIP will be heating up. Business Week has a good article on the subject.... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

InformationWeek Interview With Ray Ozzie InformationWeek yesterday published an online interview with Ray.  Excerpt from interview: InformationWeek: Why is connecting people this way important? Ozzie: Collaborative software in general (I've been working in this area for many, many years) and the fundamental reason why this kind of software... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

iTranslate International Virtual Office In the previous posting regarding Ray Ozzie's interview with InformationWeek, Ray talks about the very changing nature of work itself with InformationWeek reporter Thomas Claburn. Says Ray: "You might work from your home, you might work from your client's site, or you might work from a coffee s... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Good Enough Is Not Enough: A Manifesto for Collaborative Tools This essay is a manifesto about software for collaboration -- why the world's future depends on it, why the current crop of tools isn't good enough, and what programmers can and must do about it. "Society's problems are scaling at unprecedented rates, so solutions need to scale also. Our very surviv... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

VoIP Regulation In Canada The National Post of Canada has a interesting editorial on regulation and what VoIP will mean. In calling VoIP the overhyped solution to high PSTN rates, the writer clearly exagerates, yet the well written piece does deliver the message. VoIP... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

NetScreen's Secure Meetings NetScreen Brings SSL Security To Collaboration (By Barbara Darrow, CRN, 4/5/2004 ) explores Netscreen's new SSL-based Secure Meetings appliance. The Netscreen (formerly known as Neoteris) product is an Intel-based server running a "hardened secure" operating system. '...the new ... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

News for Today, Apr 14 A few items of interest in the shared spaces world today: Epoch International integrated its network management product, NeedTEXT Network Monitoring, with the RIM BlackBerry. "The software will monitor any host or service on a customer's network, including web sites,... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Cable Companies Like Cox and Comcast To Band Together? Now this idea makes total sense and because cable televison is standards based, it should be rather easy to clear the hurdles technically. So, while the company that is trying to do this is a relative newcomer, NeuStar, imagine what... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Elliott Spitzer Wants To Be Elliott Ness You would think that the swashbuckling Elliott Spitzer wants to be Elliott Ness of Untouchables fame by going after the big dogs. Now he wants better technology to be able to do the digital age's version of the wiretap. And... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

News for Today, Apr 15 Today's news: Cingular Wireless released its XpressMail With BlackBerry service to retail customers via its retail stores. XpressMail enables subscribers to gain wireless access to their email from a BlackBerry handheld device. Yahoo Business iAnywhere is hosting a technical webinar... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

From My Perspective, Apr 15 David Counsels Ditching the BlackBerry I'm a long-term fan of David Allen's approach to 'Getting Things Done' (earlier 'Managing Action and Projects') ... I own the tape seminar, his two books, and read his weblog. I was a bit disconcerted... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

VIPER Goes Handheld w/ Wi-Fi Phone San Diego based VIPER networks has announced they have approved a Wi-Fi based handheld phone for use on their network. Here's the rub with Wi-Fi handhelds. When you're in a public hotspot that is free, access to the network won't... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

How do you prepare for a great asynch or blended web event? I was rereading the comments in the "Killer web event" topic and started wondering about the larger realm of online events - synchronous, blended synch and asych and even blended online/F2F. What is the state of the art here, ... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

News for Today, Apr 16 Here's what going on around the world in the shared spaces arena: Video Guidance announced a partnership with Centra, for the resale of Centra's Web collaboration solution as a managed hosted service. Video Guidance is a video, voice and Web... From Kolabora.com on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

RSS and college papers At Library Stuff, Steven M. Cohen starts looking out for RSS feeds coming from college newspapers. This could be a very interesting and unruly resource during the election, and another way of starting to look at hybrid genres evolving among young people as they display and develop new media skills. Steven points to the Auburn Plainsman and its RSS page. I'll add the paper from my alma mater, the Daily Iowan, and its RSS page. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Radio paradise Speaking of new media, I have to say that Time was right to recommend Radio Paradise this week for its eclectic mix of music and its low-budget vision. You'll recognize the appeals for listener funding as a public radio genre, but they're delivered in a mellow fashion, and the music is fresh and wonderfully varied. Who needs the insulting music formats so common these days, anyway? Let's help take back all the media, one step at a time. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Invest in the conversation That's a phrase from Will Richardson today. He's reflecting on several recent exchanges that consider whether blogging can really exist in schools. I respect the care he's taken in post after post to consider the substantial limitations to free expression in schools while holding on to his vision for blogging. It's moving to hear the frustration in his voice today, something which does not come as a surprise, as he's been sharing these difficulties for some time. Nevertheless,... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Still students, still teachers People are following up on Will Richardson's post from yesterday. I added this comment to one made by Alan Levine: I like Alan's comments because they suggest that there is still a place for pedagogy, for the arts of teaching, in the classroom reaches of the blogosphere. That makes blogs part of the real and utopian space I tried to express in my post yesterday, rather than what I see, for the moment at least and for students in classes, as an unrealistic hope of a quick, fruitful... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

What they said Today Will Richardson teams up with Alex Halavais to explain in a more theory-rich way what I was trying to get in the last couple of posts when I talked about making something substantial with our students. I bow in their direction! Alex, too, is in favor of teaching, which I continue to find encouraging. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

ADL Requests Comments and Feedback from ADL Community From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

A New Look for ADLNet.org From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

The ADL SCORM Version 1.3 Conformance Test Suite Version 1.3 (Self Test) Beta 2 is Available for Download From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

The SCORM Conformance Test Suite Version 1.2.4 (Self Test) is Available for Download From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Growing international convergence on LIP 1.0 specification for exchanging learner information From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Technical Team Releases Beta Version of SCORM 1.3 From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

ADL Co-Lab Completes Authoring Tools Survey and Investigation Report From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Click2learn's Aspen Learning Management System Earns SCORM 1.2 Certification From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

ADL Real Solutions at Work Available on ADLNet.org From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

What Works in Distance Learning Released on ADLNet.org From ADL News on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

File Sharing Against Censorshipvia [TechDirt]".... ... File Sharing Against Censorshipvia [TechDirt]"....So now, more people are starting to look at ways to use file sharing as a news delivery system that is much more difficult to block than typical file sharing. This isn't all that new, but making such programs easier to use would go a long way towards getting this to work. In fact, why not combine the concept with a news aggregator of some kind, so that the news you're reading is automatic From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

This week in picture---MSNBC ... This week in picture---MSNBC From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Can't access alltheweb.com hereI can't access anot ... Can't access alltheweb.com hereI can't access another "google", Alltheweb.com, here from my desktop. From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Seven Chinese kidnapped in Iraq are freed Reuter, ... Seven Chinese kidnapped in Iraq are freed Reuter, "China's official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday seven Chinese had been freed." . From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

More Phone Number Insanity"The latest news is that ... More Phone Number Insanity"The latest news is that the phone number 135 8585 8585 has been sold for $1.1 million. According to the article, the pronunciation of the phone number could be loosely translated into "let me be rich be rich be rich be rich." Of course, one would have to be rich to spend $1.1 million on a phone number - and you have to wonder how much longer someone who throws money away like that will remain wealthy. " ---- [via --> From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

10 beautiful places in ChinaI wonder if the photos ... 10 beautiful places in ChinaI wonder if the photos are the original works of the blogger. So just provide a link to them. via [cnbruce]Some places are really worth exploring. From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Tim Berners Lee RewardedYahoo News(Reuter News), " ... Tim Berners Lee RewardedYahoo News(Reuter News), "World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee won one million euros ($1.23 million) on Thursday, the largest single amount of money he has made from an invention that has made many others very rich. "Yes, Web is the biggest Open Source program in human's history. Tim chose openess instead of proprietary, thus we can all get benefits from this free culture today. Congratulations and salute, Tim! From on April 15, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

We're back The outage was caused by a dodgy ethernet cable! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

LinkRanks - Yet another cool PubSub Feature Very cool. The following link is to try to establish a conversation thread around a topic using a common URN:http://psi.pubsub.com/20040413:linkranks:1 From PubSub: About Link Ranks: QUOTELink ranks are our way of measuring the strength, persistence, and vitality of links appearing in weblogs. When PubSub reads a new weblog entry, we pull out any URIs we find and attach them to the entry in a separate field. This allows our users to in From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Have cold - posting will be light today I appear to have caught a cold and will try to get some sleep today instead of working. Hopefully things will be back to normal tomorrow! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Amazon's A9 Toolbar with Diary Feature = stealth blogging feature? Is A9's toolbar diary feature a stealth blogging system or merely a del.icio.us killer? From A9.com > Company > What's New & Cool: QUOTEWeb Search: Search the web and Amazon.com's Search Inside the Book™ results. You can also do searches on Amazon.com, the Internet Movie Database, Google, and look up words in a dictionary and thesaurus. Search Highlighter: The toolbar will automatically highlight your search terms in From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Joe Gregorio:Building a Atom-Powered Wiki in Python Very cool hack! From XML.com: An Atom-Powered Wiki: QUOTEUsing Python and the XPath facilities of libxml2, it was straightforward to build an AtomAPI implementation for a wiki. There isn't even very much code: atom.cgi is just 146 lines of code, while atomfeed.cgi is just 122 lines. This is just a basic client that does the minimum to support the AtomAPI. In a future article the way the server handles HTTP can be enhanced to provide significant performance boos From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

TrailBlazer - Visual browser history (Via email from Brian Fisher) - Very cool! Need more innovation like this! From MacWarriors TrailBlazer: QUOTETrailBlazer solves the problem of getting back to a web page you've been to before, but didn't have the forethought to bookmark. The current solutions provided by most web browsers, their history menu, is just a list of titles and web addresses which aren't memorable enough to be useful. The actua From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Jeffrey Veen, like me, only buys CDs direct from artists at their gigs Downloading music and TV programs 'illegally' is very similar to the illegal drug scene of the 60s. Everybody does it but nobody admits it. Yes, I have had a brief flirtation with downloading music and video, but as I have stated many times before on this blog, I no longer download 'illegal' music or video. In fact I don't even bother to buy CDs or DVDs except directly from artists at their gigs. After reading about how badl From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Bespoke Having played with several online social networking applications, I've decided Spoke is the one for me. It's business-strength, privacy-protecting, and it supplements your address book with information from the web. Plus, it's geared to business networking. Designed for sales people who protect their contact... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Stories It's startling to discover the complexity of things right out there in the open. Take conversation. It's an extremely powerful tool and there's a lot more to it than mere words. Look at a transcript of a scintillating conversation and it may feel like... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Join me online tomorrow, April 13th, at 3:00 pm Eastern, noon Pacific. We'll spend about an hour together. Here are some of the items on the menu. If you have a special dietary request, email me. We will eat what you select rather than... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Newsmap > Newsmap reflects what's on the Google News Aggregator. Just go there and browse around. You can choose the news from the US, UK, India, France, Germany, etc. You can pick World News, National, Tech, Business, etc. As you glide over the mosaic, the... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Dessert at the Berkeley Bistro Thanks to the sixty people who joined me this afternoon to taste some new things from the Berkeley Bistro (AKA our Horizon Live session on Emergent Learning.) Here's dessert. Concept of Emergent Learning Emergent Learning Forum Authentic Happiness and positive psychology movement What's learning? Informal... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Exercise? Exercise is not my favorite activity. I'd much rather sit at my desk and mind-meld with the net. Usually I need something besides my health to push me out the door to wander the hills of my neighborhood. Yesterday it was photographing spring colors as... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Search me Try a search on A9, an Amazon company. With some Google, some Alexa, and a bit of personal history under the hood. Go ahead an try it now. It will save you having to read a lot of magazine articles over the next several months.... From Internet Time Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Bush's New Pell Plan The president wants to put a time limit on how long students may use the grants, so that the money can go to a different program for low-income students. Community colleges oppose the idea. From Chronicle: free on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

A Palpable Presence The tangled lives of a poet and her family haunt her brother's house, now part of Amherst College's Emily Dickinson Museum. From Chronicle: free on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

OA journals in Latin American Studies Allan Scherlen, Seeing the Sites: Latin American Studies Online: A Review of Free Peer-Reviewed Journals, Serials Review, Spring 2004. Abstract: "Public services librarians seeking to assist researchers in Latin American studies are increasingly augmenting their searches to include online publications not generally indexed in typical library journal and newspaper databases. Allan Scherlen introduces us to this multifaceted world of Web publications in Latin American Studies, centeri From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Coping with College Costs Can you afford not to?!? Five ways to minimize the impact of higher education.... From Adult/Continuing Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Fundraising for Adult Education Need money for educational programs? Experienced fund raiser David Tinker shares seven steps to success.... From Adult/Continuing Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Tax Breaks for Higher Education The University of Illinois maintains a comprehensive US tax tip web site for students covering: Benefits, Requirements and Limitations of Specific Tax Breaks, Combining Tax Breaks and more. Visit the site at http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/taxbreaks/.... From Adult/Continuing Education on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Handelsblatt-Umfrage zu Studiengebühren: Daten... Das Handelsblatt missbraucht Umfrage zur politischen Stimmungsmache Mehr als zwei Drittel der Studierenden befürworten Studiengebühren, so titelt das Handelsblatt am 5. April einen Beitrag über eine Exklusiv-Umfrage. Die Daten sagen das Gegenteil: 57,4% sind für die Studiengebührenfreiheit wie sie im Hochschulrahmengesetz gesichert ist. Weiterlesen in der Rubrik "Manipulation des Monats" auf nachdenkseiten.de From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 15, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

SkillSoft Announces Sales Management Change From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Virginia Tech Executes Master Agreement with CyberLearning Labs From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

School leaders learn how to use data to improve instruction From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

E-learning Pure-play Vendors Under Siege, Says Frost & Sullivan From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

eCollegeSM Appoints Reid Simpson as Chief Financial Officer: Strong Experience Provides Continuity and Leadership in CFO Role From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Park University Selects eCollegeSM for Enterprise-Wide Adoption Across all Online and On-Campus Programs: eCollege to Support Continued Growth of Park's Large and Successful Online Operation From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

SkillSoft's Perspectives User Conference To Highlight e-Learning Innovation in Orlando, April 19-22 From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

'E-Learning' Costs Debated in S.D. From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Virtual learning on tap for East Haddam From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Using Assessment to Improve e-Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Number 33 - April 13th From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing Home Page on April 15, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Eduplone reveals initial IMS Learning Design support And very initial it is too: current material does not go far beyond what's possible with conventional learning objects. But the idea of welding the pedagogic flexibility of Learning Design to the flexibility of the open source Zope/Plone web content management system is intriguing, and the support for basic e-learning standards in Plone useful. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on April 15, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

Emerald's Journals of the Week for April 13, 2004 are Journal of Documentation and International Jou ... Emerald's Journals of the Week for April 13, 2004 are Journal of Documentation and International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

For the first time, private correspondence between former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and his long-time ... For the first time, private correspondence between former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and his long-time creative partner, the renowned American artist and printer Leonard Baskin, is being made available to scholars and researchers through the acquisition of Baskin's Hughes Archive by the British Library From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Dialog continues to build its collection of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content with the ... Dialog continues to build its collection of scientific, technical and medical (STM) content with the release of a new database containing scientific and technical research related to the global aerospace industry. The new AeroBase database (File 104, available through Dialog-branded services) includes references, abstracts and controlled-vocabulary indexing of scientific and technical journal articles, preprints, conference proceedings, books, theses and unpublished From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Netskills has announced its forthcoming workshops through to June 2004 ... Netskills has announced its forthcoming workshops through to June 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

The course Return on Investment for Libraries and Information Services will take place at Tilburg Un ... The course Return on Investment for Libraries and Information Services will take place at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, from June 27-29 June 2004 . The course is a special low-cost event, organised in cooperation with the Netherlands Association for Library, Information, and Knowledge Professionals (NVB), and sponsored by EBSCO, Geac, and LexisNexis From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

The Manitoba Historical Society is about half way through a major digitization project which will ev ... The Manitoba Historical Society is about half way through a major digitization project which will eventually see all of the Society's 125 years worth of publications up on the web. So far the important Transactions series, dating from 1881 to 1980 have all been digitized. This is an important resource on the web for students, both k-12 and university, researchers and the general reader. Almost any topic in Manitoba history has been covered in the Transactions. Many famo From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

NISO presents: Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge - May 20, 2004 - Washington, DC - As library u ... NISO presents: Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge - May 20, 2004 - Washington, DC - As library users demand increasingly sophisticated electronic products and seamless access among them, employing the right metadata for the right product or project becomes a critical decision. If you are involved in strategic decisions for your organization, you need to know about new and developing metadata standards From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Presentations from the DSpace Federation User Group Meeting, held March 10-11, 2004 are now availabl ... Presentations from the DSpace Federation User Group Meeting, held March 10-11, 2004 are now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

In celebration of National Library Week, April 18-24, Thomson Gale is offering an information Free-f ... In celebration of National Library Week, April 18-24, Thomson Gale is offering an information Free-for-All, a program that gives everyone across the nation free access to more than two dozen reference databases by the company. (I don't know if this extends beyond the USA) From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Innodata Isogen has announced that it is working with Harvard Business School Publishing to digitize ... Innodata Isogen has announced that it is working with Harvard Business School Publishing to digitize more than a thousand case studies in the Harvard Business School Publishing Case Collection From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference Executive Committee inv ... The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference Executive Committee invites you to submit a proposal for ACRL's 12th National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 7-10, 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

A team representing the British Library kicks off the second series of University Challenge - the Pr ... A team representing the British Library kicks off the second series of University Challenge - the Professionals on Monday 19 April on BBC 2 at 8.30 pm. The Library's team takes on a team representing Crossword Compilers. The team comprises Kathryn Johnson, Curator of Theatrical Manuscripts, Ron Hogg who is a Slavonic specialist, Colin Wight, editor of the Library's website and Bart Smith, captain, who works in the Library's Press Office From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Joint Canadian Library Association and British Columbia Library Association Conference - Celebrating ... Joint Canadian Library Association and British Columbia Library Association Conference - Celebrating Our Community: Sharing our Values, Sharing our Value - Victoria, BC - June 16-19, 2004 - Complete program is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

DBFX Group is conducting a brief study of trends in academic journal collection development and woul ... DBFX Group is conducting a brief study of trends in academic journal collection development and would like to learn your opinions on the topic. They invite you to participate in a very quick (less than 10 multiple choice questions) and blind online survey From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Information Research Volume 9 No. 3, April 2004, is now available online ... Information Research Volume 9 No. 3, April 2004, is now available online From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

The Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to su ... The Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online - Next review deadline: May 15, 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

xrefer has announced that it is offering free access to its xreferplus service during National Libra ... xrefer has announced that it is offering free access to its xreferplus service during National Library Week, April 18-24, 2004. Librarians are invited to sign up for free access to xreferplus From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Introducing the concept of OA to practicing physicians Victoria Stagg Elliott, Journal free for all: The electronic future of scientific publishing, American Medical News, April 19, 2004. Excerpt: "Even without legislation, signs of change are becoming visible. Scientific journal publishers, editors, contributors, clinicians, readers and librarians long have shared the goal of increasing access to published scientific and medical information to speed progress and improve care. This goal, however, seemed unachievable when paper was the only way to publish. Now market forces From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Proposal for an OA journal on a local community Peter Levine at the University of Maryland is about to propose that "[t]he University (or perhaps the University and Prince George's County, where we are located) would launch a peer-reviewed [open-access] journal for high-quality research on the community. Anyone would be eligible to submit articles, maps, datasets, and images, but submissions would be peer-reviewed and publication standards would be high." (Thanks to commons-blog.) (PS: Peter's s From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

University of Arizona to cancel 3,000 journals Mitra Taj, Library cuts new books from budget, Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 9, 2004. The University of Arizona library will cut journals and books by 16% over the next two years, in response to tight budgets and rapidly rising journal prices. Quoting Stephen Bosch, associate librarian: "Sixteen percent is going to be a big reduction. We've done the easy stuff to keep our heads above water. [The impact now will be] noticeable, if not painful. [The library is dealing with about 9 to 10 percent inflation per year.] If we From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Skeptical eye on Google repository searching Henk Ellermann, Google Searches Repositories: So What Does Google Search For?, -=(In Between)=-:, April 12, 2004. Ellermann puts the brakes on enthusiasm for Google's proposed federated repository searching, reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Friday, April 9 (see earlier OAN posting.) His questions relate to the actual number of documents concerned; press accounts have said the 17 repositories hold an average of From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

ARL and SPARC program plans for 2004 ARL has put online the ARL Program Plan for 2004. This includes the program plan for the ARL Office of Scholarly Communication and SPARC. (Thanks to Gary Price.) From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Who pays for OA? Helen Doyle, Andy Gass, Rebecca Kennison, Who Pays for Open Access? PLoS Biology, April 13, 2004. The first in a series of responses to widespread misunderstandings about OA. Excerpt: "Here we address...the perception that the publication-charge model puts an unfair burden on authors. Subsequently, we will address concerns about the long-term economic viability of the open-access model, the integrity and quality of work published in open-access journals, and the effect that open acc From FOS News on April 15, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

New issue of Library Hi Tech News The new issue of Library Hi Tech News is now online (vol. 21, no. 3). Here are the OA-related articles. Only the abstracts are free online.