ReLoad Tool releases version 1.2RC1 A Release Candidate of the ReLoad (Reusable e-Learning Object Authoring and Delivery) Tool has been released (v1.2RC1) and is available for download. This is not an "official" release but is being made available for beta testing. http://www.reload.ac.uk/index.html I haven't looked at the ReLoad tool since last year, and it has grown significantly over the last few months. There have been some important releases since November of 2003, and the editor and player are looking quite mature now. If you need an in-house meta-data and From e-Learning Eclectic on April 28, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
A Worthy Cause: Iraq's Archeological Treasures The looting which followed the invasion of Iraq was a terrible shock for many people, and the hand-wringing and worry which followed showed that many, including this author were convinced that some of the oldest and least-studied recordings of history, the Cuneiform Archive, had been lost and possibly destroyed. It also seemed clear that thousands of priceless artworks had been stolen and spirited away, with the administration more than happy to call the looting From kuro5hin.org on April 28, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Washington wakes up to spyware, adware Canning spam is no longer the biggest Internet concern in Congress. Two current bills seek to regulate the programs that take personal information and deliver pop-up ads. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
DVRs to get storage boost Disk drive makers Maxtor and Seagate are touting plans to add external hard drives to digital video recorders, which consumers can now max out "pretty fast," says one analyst. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
National Parenting Workshop Many of Australia's leading early childhood experts are meeting in Melbourne to discuss parenting information, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony said. "The 'Parenting in Australia National Workshop' will identify priority areas to support parents in their important role and what improvements would make the biggest difference for parents and their children. Parents particularly told us that they want more information on their parenting role." From EdNA Online on April 28, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Worm worries grow with release of Windows hacks Program files designed to exploit two major vulnerabilities in Microsoft software are being used to attack computers, but security experts worry that worse--an MSBlast-type worm--could be ahead. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
An Intro to Online Training Games As members of the Games Generation enter the workforce, trainers must realize that existing lecture-based training is no longer the only effective method. Enter computer-based training games, which not only offer interactive learning, but also provide a familiar method of information delivery via a computer or the Internet. From Elearnopedia on April 28, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
Stammbücher Stammbücher, als "Freundschaftserinnerungen" Teil einer humanistisch geprägten Erinnerungskultur, werden oft auch in Archiven aufbewahrt. Eine der grössten Sammlungen besitzt mit über 300 Stück das Stadtarchiv Göttingen, das sie mit einer CD-ROM erschlossen hat (Rezension). Über 250 Stammbücher verwahrt das Nieder From Archivalia on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
Job im Parlamentsarchiv Die Bundestagsverwaltung hat für das Parlamentsarchiv des Deutschen Bundestages eine Stelle im gehobenen Archivdienst ausgeschrieben: http://www.bundestag.de/interakt/jobsKarriere/stellen/Stellenausschreibung2.html Bis 3. Mai bewerben! From Archivalia on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
La localidad mallorquina de Calviá inicia un programa para acceder a cursos online El Centro Universitario del Ayuntamiento de Calviá (Palma de Mallorca) se ha unido al proyecto "Aula Mentor", un programa pionero en Baleares que permite a los ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
Catching up - Job postings Just returned from an administrative retreat. No Internet access, can you imagine? Anyway, the next several postings will try to make up for my absence. The first several job postings were sent to me by our friend Danielle Fortosky. The... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
University of Arizona - ID position Position Summary: The Instructional Designer leads and coordinates instructional design and curriculum development for the Distance Learning Program, working with faculty and staff on the curriculum design of online courses and multimedia courseware for the College of Fine Arts. This... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
Multimedia producer - Olympia, Washington Evergreen has an opening for an Electronic Media Producer II. Please send this job bulletin on to anyone you know who might be interested. This is the URL for the position. Just cut and paste it into your browser. I... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
Two positions at SIAST And from Patti Dyjur, two job postings from SIAST you might find interesting. One is for a faculty multimedia training position and the other is for a course design position. They both look pretty good to me. http://www.siast.sk.ca/hr/wc9004.pdf http://www.siast.sk.ca/hr/wc9104.pdf... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 28, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..
CrossRef-Google offer free searching of full-text research articles CrossRef and Google have announced a partnership that allows Google to search the full texts of peer-reviewed research articles. The service is free of charge and includes current and back issues from participating publishers. From today's press release: "CrossRef Search is available to all users, free of charge, on the websites of participating publishers, and encompasses current journal From owrede_log on April 28, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..
Healthcare and the e-Commerce Entrepreneur Thoughts on insurance options available for online merchants. From E-Commerce Guide on April 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Viruses breed profits for Symantec Profits rose sharply for the security company in the fourth quarter, spurred by stronger-than-expected sales of its antivirus software. But it still missed targets. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Apple disables iTunes song-swapping tool A new version of Apple Computer's software blocks MyTunes, an unapproved way to trade music on a network. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Israelis engineer DNA 'computer' to fight disease A designer molecule has the potential to identify mutating cells and release chemical inhibitors to prevent them from reproducing. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Real revenue up, but loss widens RealNetworks announces executive changes and predicts a profit for 2004, excluding Microsoft litigation costs. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
OA training in HIV/AIDS journalism UNESCO is training women in Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka to write news stories on HIV/AIDS. It uses an open-access training module it developed with ItrainOnline. From FOS News on April 28, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..
Data sharing and integration in neuroscience The May 2004 issue of Nature Neuroscience features a special section, Scaling up Neuroscience. With sponsorship from the National Institutes of Health, the articles on data collection, sharing, informatics and databases in the neurosciences are freely available. A series of overviews covers issues surrounding molecular, proteomic and neuroimaging data, while several shorter pieces focus on specific databases. Overall, questions of making data available to a larger research communities and pr From FOS News on April 28, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..
Cisco routes Ericsson deal Cisco Systems is treading on Juniper Networks' turf as the networking giant seals a strategic partnership with Ericsson. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Its all in the Voice Last night I installed both TeamSpeak and RogerWilco - two voice channel apps for use when playing multiplayer online games. Both worked brilliantly, and soon the explosions and machine gun fire were joined in my headphones by the shrill whining... From Resyk's Blog on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
The Faint - Danse Macabre LP [****] My ceaseless search for interesting and stimulating audio continues, and because I just can't stop giving - here is another album review for you. Think yourselves lucky that you have my ears to guide you through the sonic wasteland of... From Resyk's Blog on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Registering as a Partnership Today we headed down to the Office of the Attorney General to register with the province. It cost half the regular amount because we didn’t need to do a name search to confim that the company name GoodBasic wasn’t taken. It seemed odd that we had to actually dissolve the two proprietorships and create a new partnership. To me, it would make more sense to have the two legally merge to become a new entity. That would make them automatically share previous contractual obligations, debts and equity under law; unless otherwise specifie From GoodBasic.com on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
FutureMe.org Here's a neat idea. Ever think about sending yourself a letter to be delivered in the future? Well FutureMe.org offers a service that allows you to send an email to yourself (or others) up to 25 years away. After contemplating... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Cartwright will leave his post at Dartmouth <%image(20040428-museum.jpg|107.7|150|)%> SignOnSanDiego.com: Derrick R. Cartwright, director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, has been named the executive director of the San Diego Museum of Art. He will begin work Sept. 1. This will be a kind of homecoming for Cartwright, who was a professor of art history at the University of San Diego for five years beginning in 1993. “It was a difficult decision,” Cartwright said. "I've grown to love Dartmouth and it's hard to leave. But this was a chance to return to San Diego, a place I love From BuzzFlood News on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Prevention is his key to fighting crime K00428-72847760300.jpg|100|115|)%> TwinCities.com: John Harrington hasn't always followed the standard crime-fighting textbook during his nearly four-year stint as senior commander of St. Paul's western patrol district. He sent an officer on a horse trotting down a Frogtown street that had been overrun by drug dealers. He assigned cops to play hoops with troublemaking teens on Selby Avenue. He's asked officers to join him in helping residents clean garbage-strewn lots. Harrington's unusual tactics have helped achieve traditional goals: reducing crime and making the city a b From BuzzFlood News on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Society of Hospital Medicine Presents National Awards of Excellence Before 1,000 Physicians at La... <%image(20040428-auerbach.jpg|139.5|150|)%> PHILADELPHIA, April 26 /PRNewswire/ — The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) has recognized four hospitalists whose work and research have contributed significantly to hospital medicine and to the betterment of hospital care across America. Among the honored is Andrew D. Auerbach, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco and co-director of the UCSF Perioperative Cardiac Care Quality Improvement program — recipient of the Young Investigator Award. His work has been published in mor From BuzzFlood News on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Un paseo por Paris - Flash Festival 2004 Las creaciones en flash se extienden imparables a lo largo del ancho mundo web y, con ellas, los festivales y muestras que las celebran y avalan desde todos los rincones del mundo. Esta vez, le toca el turno a Paris.... From BlogDirect on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Wanadoo to deliver "home gateway box" for broadband TV, VoIP by summer Rebranded ISP Wanadoo wants to deliver by the summer a "home gateway box" broadband product that will connect game consoles, TVs and other household devices to the internet and a VoIP product that will let customers plug the phones they currently own into the internet. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Google in Paris court for Adwords 'trademark hijacking' French insurance company Axa is taking Google to court over rivals' ability to bid for trademarked search terms through the search engine giant's Adwords advertising programme. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Vodafone unloads Xfera holding Following the ruling of a Swiss arbitration court, Vodafone has been permitted to sell its unwanted holding in Spanish operator Xfera. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Ericsson attempts buy-out of Italian subsidiary The company has announced its intention to make a public cash offer for the 28.81 per cent of the shares in its subsidiary, Ericsson S.p.A., not already owned by Ericsson. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
BT, France Telecom join WiMAX Forum Telecoms service providers BT, France Telecom, Qwest Communications, Reliance Telecom and XO Communications have joined the WiMAX Forum, the organization promoting the wireless broadband standard. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
BT expands UK rural broadband access. BT has ended its broadband registration trigger scheme and is to roll out ADSL broadband to a further 1,128 exchanges by summer 2005, bringing broadband to exchanges serving 99.6 per cent of the UK. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Symbian to lead smart-phone OS market through 2009 - report A new report from ABI Research predicts that smart-phones and connected PDAs will represent nearly a quarter of all handsets shipped by 2009, with the Symbian operating system dominating the smartphone OS market through to the end of the decade. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
UK text messaging up 25 per cent Person-to-person texts sent across UK GSM network operators last month show an increase of almost 25 per cent on the total sent during the same period in 2003, according to figures released by the country's Mobile Data Association. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Croatia issues tender for third operator licence The third mobile operator in the country will be competing with existing operators HTmobile and VIPnet. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Orange France launches mobile video The service offers six channels of video clips of news, sport, fashion, music, film and humour, and is available via the Sony Ericsson P800, SPV, SPVE100 and SPVE200 handsets. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 28, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
Videoblogging Frustration Jon Udell on the hassles of blogging video: I wish I could say it was easy to do this kind of videoblogging, but it's just not true. What I hoped would be a quick, spontaneous thing turned into a chore. It's frustrating, really -- we're so close, yet so far, when it comes to being able to sling video clips as easily as we sling text, still images, and even audio. From unmediated on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
software motion detector Motion monitors the video signal from one or more cameras (video4linux interface) and is able to detect if a significant part of the picture has changed. Here's a few of motion's features: -Taking snapshots of movement -Watch multiple video devices at the same time -Watch multiple inputs on one capture card at the same time -Live streaming webc From unmediated on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Everyone is an editor Sam Williams in Salon: Everyone is an editor. In the wacky wiki world, a Web browser is all you need to start contributing. But when the goal is to create an encyclopedia, such democracy has some pitfalls.... From unmediated on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
FreeJ FreeJ is a digital instrument for video livesets, featuring realtime rendering of multilayered video and chained effect filtering directly on the screen. FreeJ deals with every video source as a layer, making then possible to dynamically apply on each a chain of filters, loadable as effect plugins and easily customizable. From unmediated on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
free video streaming technologies Highlights affordable and reliable compression technologies, transport protocols, software and hardware setups for video streaming. Given the vast panorama of video technologies available nowadays, this research could fill up way too much paper in the attempt of covering every aspect of this field, instead i'll just try to narrow the focus to certain advanced aspects of streaming video, also trying to give a quick reference guide to the usage of selected free software. Link. From unmediated on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS International Environmental, Oklahoma City, OK has announced the appointment of Dennis Kloster to vice president, sales and marketing. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Steel Yourself For Price Increases Unprecedented increases in steel costs have been rocking all segments of construction this year. HVAC contractors are among the most vulnerable because steel makes up a high percentage of their cost of materials and equipment. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
York Adds Coaching Conferences to Net.Prophet Online Learning Tool York International Corporation's Unitary Products Group, Norman, OK is expanding its online learning opportunities for Liberties dealers by adding 100 Coaching Conferences to York's Net.Prophet online learning program. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Lennox International Details Service Experts Plan Lennox International Inc., Dallas, TX has announced the specifics of a turnaround plan designed to improve the performance of its Service Experts business segment. The plan realigns Service Experts dealer service centers to focus on service and replacement opportunities in the residential and light commercial markets. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Bryant National Dealer Meeting Lights Up Las Vegas When Charles Bryant was growing up in Cleveland, OH, he may never have anticipated the size to which his vision would grow, especially since, back then, Las Vegas was nothing but a barren desert. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
SMACNA Honors New York Contractor Donald Romano, of Heritage Mandell Mechanical Services in Deer Park, N.Y., has been recognized with the Distinguished Legislative Service Award at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association's (SMACNA) annual legislative dinner. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Carrier to Acquire Automated Logic Carrier Corporation, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Automated Logic Corporation, a technology leader in building automation systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. From Contracting Business Interactive on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
autonomic network & security administration... Business Wire :: Autonomic Software Launches Industry's First Autonomic-Based Patch & Asset Management System DANVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004--Autonomic Software, a start-up venture pioneering a new class of patch and asset management system used to eliminate the devastating impact of unpatched software vulnerabilities, From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 28, 2004 at 6:01 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 28, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..
Food Safety Inspection Service Visit this USDA site to see current food recalls issued after federal or state action. Also search on the topic of food safety. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
ADVERTAINMENT: How Ads, Music + Entertainment Are Blending From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
SARS Spread by Students in Labs Title: SARS Spread by Students in LabsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04Last Editorial Review: 4/27/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Better Bypass Outcomes Title: Better Bypass OutcomesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:18 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Health Tip: Teenage Workers Title: Health Tip: Teenage WorkersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:18 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Women Avoid Mammograms, Why? Title: Women Avoid Mammograms, Why?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:18 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Parkinson's Drug Stills Restless Leg Syndrome Title: Parkinson's Drug Stills Restless Leg SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:18 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Breast Cancer, Do Statins Protect? Title: Breast Cancer, Do Statins Protect?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:18 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Stem Cells Stem Heart Damage Title: Stem Cells Stem Heart DamageCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Study Favors Premarin for Osteoporosis Title: Study Favors Premarin for OsteoporosisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Traditional Hernia Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Technique Title: Traditional Hernia Surgery Tops Laparoscopic TechniqueCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the Fear Title: 50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the FearCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Molecule Signals Danger For Heart Attack Patients Title: Molecule Signals Danger For Heart Attack PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Body's 'Fat Hormone' Gives Up More Secrets Title: Body's 'Fat Hormone' Gives Up More SecretsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Studies Highlight New Cholesterol Findings Title: Studies Highlight New Cholesterol FindingsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
Had a Stroke? Get Moving Title: Had a Stroke? Get MovingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/04 1:58:20 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
I have been sick. I have been sick with a head cold for the last week and you might have noticed the lack of postings in the blog. This head cold and I have been in battle for a week and it seems to... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
Honoring the Dead As Romenesko noted today, ABC Nightline With Ted Koppel on Friday will devote its entire program to reading the names (and showing photographs) of the more than 700 American military personnel killed in the war in Iraq. (TV Barn has the scoop.) That makes me wonder why more U.S. newspapers and their websites aren't pulling out the stops to profile the growing number of dead soldiers. You'll remember that after September 11, 2001, the New York Times wrot From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
An Iraq Casualty Database and Memorial Following up on my item yesterday about honoring the more than 700 American soldiers killed in Iraq, here are a couple examples worth noting: From Newsday.com is a Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
4 Hot (for Now) Online Advertising Trends If you still think web banner ads and e-mail advertising are up to date, you're way behind the times. Contextual search ads? That's so last year. Yes, keeping up with Internet advertising trends is tricky. MediaPost has an interesting article that takes a quick look at four ad trends to watch. These are the cutting-edge practices as of today: 1) Social networking. Think social-network sites like Friendster, which bring together like-minded individuals -- and From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
Business-News Sites Are Hiring Again Mark Glaser, writing for Online Journalism Review, finds signs of new life and growth among financial-news websites. He cites new-hire numbers at sites like Marketwatch.com and Forbes.com that are downright impressive considering where we've been as an industry since the dot-com crash. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
Critical 12-18 months? After attending a few ePortfolio conferences, the last one being the Canadian ePortfolio in Vancouver, I am amazed at the level of interest in ePortfolios from many countries in all sectors; k-12,higher education etc. Many are questioning whether or not... From ERADC Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
Directions for ePortfolio research Helen Barrett has divised some excellent research questions that could be explored to promote ePortfolio development. Helen kindly included some of mine which are listed below. # How do you encourage students to use ePortfolios? # What is the best... From ERADC Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
FBI/CIA Tracking Blogs Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually. The oxymoronic U.S. Intelligence Forces have begun tracking blogs in hope that some blogger somewhere may have more authentic and up-to-date information than they do. Robert Steele, a former U.S. intelligence officer, said "absolutely" that blogs are valid sources of intelligence and news, though he said authenticating the information in blogs "leaves a lot to be desired." What a shame; seems like bloggers would work harder From Auricle on April 28, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..
Primetime Cheating TV probably worth watching: Primetime Thursday (news program) on ABC Thursday, April 29 at 10 p.m. ET "Charles Gibson investigates the cheating crisis in America's schools -- from plagiarism to high-tech gadgets, students are using old methods and new technology to beat the system. " == UPDATE: I just learned... From PEDABLOGUE on April 28, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..
The tyranny of online learning environments James Farmer has posted a great abstract for a paper he is working on which pulls no punches about learning management systems. These systems promise the world, but "[t]he reality is that the technology provided by these systems is painfully restrictive and structured, almost entirely unsuited to communication, collaboration and community and a pedagogical straight-jacket within which more and more learning organizations are tying themselves up." As an alternative James offersCollaborative Learning on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Survey Says! Survey says! no not the polls I'm running in the right sidebar, but rather a fluency activity for students that also has a lot of focus on form built in. This type of activity is very balanced in more ways... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Reflections. New trends in training and development Die nächsten Tage sind Reise- und Workshop-Tage, so dass ich einige Fundstücke später nachliefern werde. Auf der Zugfahrt heute habe ich gelesen, wie Experten die Ergebnisse der CIPD "2004 Training & Development Survey" bewerten (die ich unglücklicherweise noch nicht gelesen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Hiwis: 'Akademisches Subproletariat'? Elf Jahre lang wurden studentische Hilfskräfte mit Nullrunden abgespeist, ihre Löhne von Erhöhungen im öffentlichen Dienst abgekoppelt. Nun drückt Baden-Württemberg die Gehälter nach unten - und plötzlich sind die Hiwis mit von der Partie. An Fachhochschulen sollen sie 5,24 Euro pro Stunde bekommen. Oder sogar noch weniger. Weiterlesen bei Spiegel Online. From BildungsBlog on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Das internetrechtliche Mandat Der Mitbegründer des JIPS und ehemalige Doktorand von Prof. Herberger, Herr RA M. Dippelhofer, beginnt heute seine Vorlesung "Das internetrechtliche... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Internet 2010 Das Europäische Institut für internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW) hat vor kurzem die Studie (13 S. PDF) "Internetwirtschaft 2010 - Perspektiven und... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Affiliate & Recht Affiliate & Recht heißt ein neues Portal, das sich sich mit der großen Welt der Partnerprogramme, Affiliates und Merchants beschäftigt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Mittelstand spart bei Anwälten Die schwierige Lage der Wirtschaft macht auch den deutschen Anwaltskanzleien zu schaffen. Kämpfen die großen Sozietäten mit dem Rückgang der... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
MT & Coll. Gestern habe ich in meinem Blog einen Beitrag über MT und dessen Konkurrenz gepostet. Hierzu möchte ich folgendes klarstellen: Zur... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Drittmitteleinwerbung Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer agieren ständig im Grenzbereich strafbaren Verhaltens, wenn sie ihrer Dienstaufgabe, Drittmittel einzuwerben, nachkommen. Die Verbesserung von Arbeits-... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Bundesportal unter Genderaspekten Die eGovernment-Initiative BundOnline 2005 hat das Ziel, alle internetfähigen Dienstleistungen der Bundesverwaltung bis 2005 online zur Verfügung zu stellen. Wie... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Die "Online-Magazine" von al-Qaida Das Terrornetz al-Qaida nutzt das Internet. Aber ob potenzielle Rekruten sich per unverschlüsselter Email anwerben lassen und ob es Websites... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Bicentenaire du Code Civil Anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages des französischen Code Civil hat der Cour de Cassation eine Website zu diesem Ereignis publiziert. Unter... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Jahresbericht des EU-Bürgerbeauftragten Am 26.04.2004 hat der EU-Bürgerbeauftragte, Professor Dr. P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, dem Petitionsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments seinen Jahresbericht für 2003 vorgelegt,... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
MailFeed Mit MailFeed steht ein PHP-Script zur Verfügung, das Mailaccounts abfragt (Pop, Imap) und neue eMails als RSS-Feed liefert, teilt jetzt... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Impacto de blogs.ya.com El lanzamiento del servicio de edicion y alojamiento gratuito de bitacoras blogs.ya.com constituye una excelente noticia para la blogosfera y otra muestra de la consolidacion de los weblogs en el ambito hispanoparlante. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Telendro o no Telendro Un concurso de posicionamiento en Google basado en la (hasta ahora) inexistente palabra telendro, es la divertida propuesta de dirson para los próximos 5 meses. Un portal vasco ya ha creado una página ad hoc: Zer da Telendro bat en... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
The Big Workshop 3 - Success In Elearning From ScotFEICT on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
RDN Case Studies for FE - Authors required From ScotFEICT on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
E-Quality in E-Learning E-Quality in E-Learning From ScotFEICT on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Historisches aus Merseburg http://opus.fh-merseburg.de/opus/volltexte/2003/62/pdf/Schutz-RV1-Gesamt.pdf http://opus.fh-merseburg.de/opus/volltexte/2003/154/pdf/Teil1-ohne-Schutz-RV2-Gesamt.pdf Ringvorlesungen der FH Merseburg (PDF der Broschüre) From Archivalia on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Search 22 search engines at... http://searchenginez.com/metasearch.html From Archivalia on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
30% más asignaturas en el campus virtual compartido G9 Tras una reunión de los representantes del Grupo 9 Universidades la pasada semana, se ha decidido que este año serán 55 las asignaturas optativas de libre elección... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Google Alert Launches Personalized Auto-Filtering Google Alert is an extremely effective and well designed online service that allows you to track any topic, search or reference by leveraging a sophisticated query engine that taps Google for answers and automates this process so that it generates... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Try-Out Best Open Source Content Management Systems Are you interested in finding out more about content management systems? Open source solutions? Would like to try out Drupal, WordPress, pMachine, Nucleus? You need a CMS to power your news portal or an open source content management system (like... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Why Copyright Is Broken And Content Sharing Is The Wave Of The Future "It may seem unintuitive to argue that packaged commercial content can co-exist alongside consumer content while concurrently stimulating content creation and sharing. In order to understand how this can work, it is crucial to understand how the current system of... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 28, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
News for Today, Apr 28 Today's news on shared spaces, wireless collaboration, instant messaging, and enterprise collaboration technology: The UK Department of Trade and Industry implemented collaboration and communication technology from Interwise, to enable the formation of online communities at its portal site. Interwis... From Kolabora.com on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
When Giants Unite A non-exclusive alliance between Cisco and Ericcson is rather interesting, especially when one realizes that a few years back Cisco struke deals with USA based RBOC's to be integrators with them. The implecations are far reaching, with the biggest being... From Kolabora.com on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
RSS and corporate blogging There is a large collection of posts and articles on corporate blogging and RSS at the wiki called RSS and Weblogs in Public Relations. Via Constantin Basturea. More links, also, at the weblog pitch contest from Social Software. From Mathmagenic. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
SJCPL Lifeline That's the name of the weblog belonging to my town's wonderful public library -- Saint Joseph County Public Library. They started in February with posts consisting mainly of lists, and already they're writing more about the items they recommend, giving some character to the site and making a return visit more interesting for me, at least. I'll drop that address into my Bloglines list for sure. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Univesity as a publication Library Stuff describes an informal university newsletter driven by standing searches on Lexis and weblogs -- a promising model. In the faculty meeting last week I began my little crusade to teach my colleagues to start thinking of the university as a publication, using weblogs and wikis and RSS to make it happen. I didn't go into the tools themselves very far, but I did blurt out the basic idea: we should capture more of our work for web publication and think of the campus as a publication... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Schurz Library weblog session These are notes for today's session with some of the librarians at IUSB's Schurz Library. We'll be talking about weblogs and RSS feeds and ways librarians might get involved with this exciting new realm. I'll offer these questions, below, but we'll also see if there are other questions people would like to add to the list. What is a weblog? Frequently-updated website with new content on top, with links, and the possibility of creating a community of readers and writers. What... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
With the librarians now I'm enjoying talking with librarians at Schurz Library right now. We're in the computer lab in the basement of the library, looking at weblogs and weblog software. From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Berkely arrivedI was picked up by Wangfeng, studen ... Berkely arrivedI was picked up by Wangfeng, student of Journalism School of UC Berkely at SFO. After lunch talking with Xiaoqiang, Director of China Internet Center, I just returned to hotel to make some preparations for further events. Now I'm accessing a "free wireless" in near Berkeley, in a small but beautiful hotel. I like FREE stuffs, :D From Meta on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Why Mitch Radcliffe won't invest in Google: Public Google can't be as innovative and great as private Google I hope Mitch is wrong, but his arguments against a public Google being nearly as innovative are persuasive. From Red Herring Blog: Why I won't be a Google IPO investor: QUOTEThe technology world is waiting with bated breath for Google to announce its initial public offering. I'd love to own Google – the Google of today – a private company free to do almost anything its owners want without having to worry abo From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Tim Bray: Real World Web Services Tim nails it. another title for this great piece would 'How to develop software that uses Web Services'. From ongoing b7; Web Services Theory and Practice: QUOTEI think somebody needs to stand up and start waving a flag that’s labeled “WS-Simplification” or “Real Web Services” or something, that’s all about building applications with what’s here today and what works today: XML From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Blogs are the 'worse is better' of publishing Dare Obasanjo nails it. Blogs are the 'worse is better' of publishing. Sure, most them have mangled HTML, sure, most of them have brain dead RSS files. Sure, most them are ugly. But the 1% Gold amongst all the the other stuff makes blogging worthwhile and compelling. And why do we have that gold? Because blogs make it easy to publish stuff. Still not easy enough for my mother but we are getting there! From --> From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Lightly edited notes from Douglas Engelbart's BCNET 2004 Keynote It was great to see and meet From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Winning Weblog Elevator Pitch Awesome! I wish I could have thought of this. From And The Winner Is&hellip; - The Social Software Weblog - socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com:QUOTEFirst, think about the value of the Wall Street Journal to business leaders. The value it provides is context — the Journal allows readers to see themselves in the context of the financial world each day, which enables more informed decision making.             From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
Upcoming Events This Friday. Free. Knowledge Roundtable 2004: e-Learning: From Practice to Profit Wednesday, May 5th - Friday, May 7th Radisson Harbourfront Hotel, Kingston, Ontario Speakers: Dr. Maryam Alavi, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, Emory University, Dr. Roberto H. Bamberger, Solutions Architect, Microsoft Corporation, Jay... From Internet Time Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..
The Uncollege Alternative You don't need a college degree to pursue these options. Danielle Wood presents an enticing array of enrichment and career alternatives.... From Adult/Continuing Education on April 28, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
Chasing the Dragon's Tale Reading my refers I came across a rather new Weblog titled Chasing the Dragon's Tale, by Paul Chenowet, Belmont University, Nashville, USA. Paul. And this is what Paul has to say about the title and focus of his Weblog:My tale begins with an undergraduate student interested in technology in the late 1960's who departed academia and entered the professional workforce with hopes of saving the world. The same student, committed to life-long learning, has been chasing the technology dragon for over 30 years now and has noticed that others, with similar ac From Seblogging News on April 28, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
Unterrichtsaufall an Frankfurter Schulen Kultusministerin verweigert im Ausschuss Auskunft Als "Frechheit" bezeichnet die bildungspolitische Sprecherin der Landtagsfaktion von BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, Priska Hinz, die Weigerung von Kultusministerin Wolff (CDU) den Dringlichen Berichtsantrag der GRÜNEN zur Unterrichtssituation an Frankfurter Schulen zu beantworten. DIE GRÜNEN hatten diesen Antrag gestellt, nachdem Kultusministerin Wolff (CDU) dem Staatlichen Schulamt Frankfurt untersagt hatte, dem Stadtelternbeirat Auskunft... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 28, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
Meyerson does it...again The Bush-Cheney campaign should check their rears for shrapnel From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs What's off message? From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
Bowker's UlrichsWeb helps find OA journals If you go to UlrichsWeb.com, the standard online journal index from Bowker, you'll notice that it now supports open-access journals in two ways. First, an option on the advanced search page lets you limit searches to OA journals. Second, in regular searches, a special icon appears next to OA journals. Unfortunately you can't test either feature unless you are a paying subscriber. From the press release: From FOS News on April 28, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..
TimeTable BlogTalk 2.0: version 0.9 of the conference program is online now, a very dense schedule will awaits us From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 28, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Synchronized Multimedia Activity Launched 2004-04-28: W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Synchronized Multimedia (SYMM) Activity. The Synchronized Multimedia Working Group is co-chaired by Yoshihisa Gonno (Sony) and Guido Grassel (Nokia) and will extend the SMIL 2.0 W3C Recommendation. The Timed Text Working Group is chaired by Glenn Adams (XFSI) and is developing XML vocabulary and document types for subtitles and captions. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the Synchronized Multimedia home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 28, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Audioscrobbler Audioscrobbler is an amazing community music tracking application that is really starting to gain some steam. The premise is pretty simple, you run a small app on your deskop which sends information about what songs you are playing on your computer's MP3/CD player. Now that they have thousands of regular users, they aggregate the information and produce weekly charts and allow even record-at-home musicians to see who is listening-- From Creative Commons: weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Study: Net more important than morning coffee Given the choice at work between personal use of the Net or a morning cup o' joe, employees say the joe can go, a survey says. The study also looks at security issues. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Time Warner beats expectations The media titan posts a jump in its profitability from last year, stemming from strength in its cable and filmed entertainment businesses and far surpassing Wall Street's expectations. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Inside and Between: The tyranny of online learning environments and the seeds of the revolution [Abstract - 1st Draft] Here's a quick abstract for the paper I mentioned earlier... any feedback or thought would be wonderful... I'm especially thinking about whether or not I should stray into the 'commercial operations' of LMSs and alike and the de From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
Hypocrisy, Defined When will Conservatives discover a dictionary? From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
The Amazing Dick Cheney... ...with his talking Georgie Boy From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
Australian national library provides gateway to journals Australian Journals OnLine (AJOL): The National Library's Database of Australian electronic journals. The Australian National Library maintains a searchable and browsable database of Australian electronic journals, some of which are published by societies, academic departments, government organizations and independent publishers. Some are open access, while others include a selection of articles for free (e.g. Australian Journal of Organic Chemistry). Many links do not work, however, which makes one wonder about the site's currency. Also i From FOS News on April 28, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..
Open Access to Clip Art Open Clip Art Project: Open Source Graphics for the Masses. A group has launched an initiative to compile an open clip art archive, which can be browsed at the site. Instructions for submitting graphics to the site are included, along with public domain guidelines furnished by Creative Commons. (Source: Creative Commons weblog) From FOS News on April 28, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..
Working Draft: SOAP Resource Representation Header 2004-04-28: The XML Protocol Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of SOAP Resource Representation Header. The document describes a SOAP header block that allows applications to carry a representation of a Web resource in a SOAP message. SOAP Version 1.2 is a lightweight protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment. Visit the Web services home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 28, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 Working Draft Published 2004-04-28: The P3P Specification Working Group has released the second public Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 28, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
IBM packages server virtualization tools Big Blue plans to provide essential plumbing for its utility computing vision later this year when it debuts technology that joins management software to hardware coming with the company's Power5 chip. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Oracle signs up with Microsoft ally Oracle has joined ACT, a trade group that supported the software maker's rival Microsoft in an antitrust battle with the U.S. government. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
VoIP: To tax or not to tax An obscure law in Florida is getting a lot of attention as the debate over taxing phone calls made over the Internet heats up. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Pepsi's iTunes promotion goes flat The soft-drink company was ready to distribute as many as 100 million free songs through its bottle-cap contest, but Pepsi drinkers claimed only 5 million iTunes. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
RIAA files new round of file-swapping suits The record industry focuses on students at 14 universities in lawsuits targeting 477 individuals. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Bill to bounce back CD-ROMs gets dumped The California State Assembly has voted down a bill that would have required companies to include a stamped envelope with every CD-ROM that they mass-mail to households. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Nokia sets up CDMA center in India Growing popularity of CDMA-based cell phones in India and other Asia-Pacific regions prompts the Finnish handset maker to focus on the standard. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Moving I'm sure you're aware that this site has been increasingly unresponsive and unreliable. It's been free, so I have no complaints. From now on, I'll be moving my blogging to my work site, until I can get my personal site set up the way I wish. The RSS feed for my weblog is here. From Serious Instructional Technology on April 28, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..
Study: Small businesses to be big IT spenders Buoyed by the upturn, small and midsized U.S. companies will notch up IT budgets by a bigger proportion than large enterprises will this year, according to Forrester Research. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
PalmOne adds to entry-level Zire line PalmOne expands its suite of products for the increasingly important first-time buyer, in the handheld maker's first release since splitting from its operating-system division. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Phoenix authentication security takes wing The BIOS maker launches security software technology that ensures only authorized users with a "trusted device" can gain access to a corporate network. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
On 1st birthday, iTunes unwraps new features Apple's music store hits the one-year mark with a handful of enhancements, including a feature that lets customers publish their playlists for others to preview, rate and purchase. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Naming Names Here come the "liberal media" charges From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
Issue: Liberal Media Bias The Gadflyer gives you ammunition for the next time a conservative tries to tell you the media are biased in favor of liberals. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 28, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
The SourceForge Hegemony Recently, a project I have been sharing co-admin responsiblities for was hijacked. I won't mention the name of the project because the actual hijacking isn't the subject of this rant, but I will go so far as to say said project has been around for several years, and appears in several Linux distros. Why do I call this a hijacking? Because I was removed from both admin and developer lists without my consent. Because the developers of the project were removed, and replaced with two developers who later confirmed in separate e-mails that they did not request to be put on the From kuro5hin.org on April 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Microsoft to create pop-up safety lessons The company plans to use more dialog boxes and other messages in future software releases to educate people on 'safe' computing. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Unisys to open development center in India The IT services company is planning on a five-year investment of $180 million in the facility, which will focus on maintenance and help desk services, as well as development. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Flashback: the Carnation Revolution Remember the fall and winter of 1989? It was the great political event of its era: one by one over the course of several months, almost entirely without bloodshed (the pathetic example of Nicolae Caucescu being the exception), the governments of the Stalinist block vanished without a trace. The people of those countries suddenly rose up and withdrew their support, and the governments withered. The "Velvet Revolution", it was called in one country, but the principle remained the same throughout the region: a new era of promise and hope brought about when the people, united, asse From kuro5hin.org on April 28, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Dell and SAP sittin' in a tree The PC maker plans to announce an expanded alliance with the software giant at a strategy update event. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Nortel fires CEO, other top execs The networking company cites an internal accounting investigation as a driver in its decision to dismiss its chief executive, its CFO and its controller. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
The UK National Archives has a reference collection of 55,000 books, periodicals and directories on ... The UK National Archives has a reference collection of 55,000 books, periodicals and directories on aspects of history (including local, family and military history), law, biography, genealogy and a wide range of reference material. Many publications relate to the documents held within the national archive itself. All Library holdings can now be found in a single, online catalogue From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 28, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large 4:6 (May 2004) is now available for downloading ... Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large 4:6 (May 2004) is now available for downloading From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 28, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
TannerRitchie Publishing is the new home of what will become the largest publisher of rare and out o ... TannerRitchie Publishing is the new home of what will become the largest publisher of rare and out of print historical sources and manuscripts, provided digitally in Adobe Reader (pdf) format on CD-ROM. They specialise in British History, especially Tudor and Stuart England, British Colonial history, Medieval history and Scottish medieval and early modern history. TannerRitchie's titles will also soon be available for download from their website. During 2004, they will begin publishing inn From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 28, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Jack of all trades, master of none E-mail is the jack of all trades, but the master of none. There are better ways to transfer files, hold discussions, deliver notifications, broadcast newsletters, schedule meetings, work collaboratively, and manage personal information. But even though e-mail isn't the best tool for any of these tasks, it provides a single interface to all of them. Here's a challenge: Let's improve the various functions performed by e-mail without multiplying the interfaces people must learn in order to use those functions. [Full story at --> From Jon's Radio on April 28, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Weblog Review Assignment Jill Walker posts a copy of the Weblog review assignment she gives to her students to "...become familiar with the blog genre, gain experience in writing for a web audience and develop your skills in describing, contextualising, interpreting and assessing websites." I'm realizing that many of the assignments of this type regarding blogs and blogging have gone uncollected. Might be good to start a list using my handy dandy Furl RSS feed. From weblogged News on April 28, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Comcast drops Disney bid The cable giant withdraws its multibillion-dollar offer to acquire Disney, citing opposition from the entertainment company. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..
Search Has Found Itself - David A. Vise, Washington Post Google's widely anticipated multibillion-dollar stock offering underscores the meteoric rise of search engines as the driving force behind the global growth of online commerce, industry experts say. Since its founding only six years ago, Google not onl From Techno-News Blog on April 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Senate Likely to Extend Net Access Tax Ban - Roy Mark, Internet News The United States Senate voted Monday night to revive debate on legislation to permanently exempt Internet connections from federal, state and local taxes. The moratorium on access taxes aimed at dial-up connections, first passed by Congress in 1998 a From Techno-News Blog on April 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Students Set to Hit the Latest E-Books - Caroline Humer, Reuters In Forney, Texas, a fast-growing suburb of Dallas, 10- and 11-year-old schoolkids are set to cross a technology divide to an area many adults won't venture into -- electronic books. Starting in August, more than 100 students in the fifth and sixth grad From Techno-News Blog on April 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
ED launches teacher development program - Cara Branigan, eSchool News Educators nationwide will have an opportunity to learn techniques from some of the nation's best teachers, thanks to a new professional development program launched April 21 by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The Teacher-to-Teacher initiative c From Educational Technology on April 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
New and Networthy Presentation Apps - Jeffrey Branzburg, techLearning Love it or hate it, presentation software has found a hallowed place on many an educator's desktop. Indeed, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Sunburst HyperStudio slide shows have become common sights in classrooms and conference rooms everywher From Educational Technology on April 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Mozilla, Gnome mull united front against Longhorn Representatives from the open-source foundations meet to figure out a common plan of attack as Microsoft's tightly integrated Web and desktop technology looms. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
You call that a standard? Robert Glushko, Berkeley professor who was involved in early XML proceedings, decries how powerful interests have distorted the standards process. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
The crypto whiz Cryptography Research President Paul Kocher sees a long, hard slog between the good guys and the bad guys--and how it plays out will surely affect you. From CNET News.com on April 28, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
E-Resources: A Workshop for Front-Line Staff - 12 May 2004 - Kimberlin Library, De Montfort Universi ... E-Resources: A Workshop for Front-Line Staff - 12 May 2004 - Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University (Leicester) - This event is aimed at Library Assistants and other front-line staff who wish to develop their knowledge and skills with electronic resources. Representatives from Gale, Proquest and the East Midlands JISC Regional Support Centre will be present to demonstrate Infotrac, KnowUK/Europe, SCRAN, the Education Image Gallery and the Resource Discovery Network < From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 28, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
Librarians' Index to the Internet annual ten-question user survey now available ... Librarians' Index to the Internet annual ten-question user survey now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 28, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
Online course evaluations result in fewer respondents - A.j. Frank, Cavalier Daily The French Department used online evaluations last semester for the first time, but this semester, French students again will write their evaluations in class following a low number of completed online evaluations in the fall, Chair Kandioura Drame sai From Online Learning Update on April 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Federal grant benefits Missouri distance learners - Joplin Independent The U.S. Department of Education has approved a grant that will extend access to Missouri Southern State University-Joplin's higher education and business/industrial training classes, according to Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt and Senator Ki From Online Learning Update on April 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Dublin Institute of Technology embraces Linux-based e-learning - James Mortleman, vnunet The Dublin Institute of Technology has said that a new e-learning system is transforming student life and its lecturers' attitudes to teaching. The Institute's WebCT system went live in September, and is used regularly by around a quarter of its 20,00 From Online Learning Update on April 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit -- the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding. By Richard Manning from Wired magazine. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Websites Tattle on Tax Scofflaws Proving that a little old-fashioned public humiliation can be good for the bottom line, more than a dozen states use the Internet to name and shame citizens who haven't paid their taxes. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Quirky Google Culture Endangered? An IPO could mean a massive payday for employees holding options. But going public could kill off the company's old-school Silicon Valley perks, like roller-hockey games and free chow cooked up by the Grateful Dead's former chef. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Spinning Out Faster, Better Chips IBM and Stanford University set up a lab to harness a quantum property of electrons called spin. New chips based on the so-called spintronics technology will be faster than conventional electronics and generate far less heat. Amit Asaravala reports from San Jose, California. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
The Aquaculture Revolution The oceans of the world are being overfished. The solution: roaming robots that bring fish farming to the open seas. By Charles C. Mann from Wired magazine. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
New Study Urges Patent Upgrade The U.S. patent system has reached its limits, says a new study from the National Research Council. The findings echo what critics of the system have been saying all along. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Giants Take Lead in Technology The San Francisco Giants made a splash this baseball season by setting up a free Wi-Fi network in their waterfront ballpark, but CIO Bill Schlough says that's just part of the team's tech strategy. Wired News interview by Michael Myser. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Flashy, Targeted Ads Fuel Boom Spending on Internet advertising is reaching rates last seen during the dot-com bubble. But advertisers are getting picky about where they put their money, increasingly opting for pared-down keyword ads or eye-catching animated spots. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
A Web of Electronic Denial No one downloads spyware, watches video clips or listens to music files at work, yet these items infest nearly every corporate computer. Perception meets fact in a new poll. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on April 28, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
British ex-FCO staff slam Blair/Bush In a rather startling move, several dozen ex-Foreign & Commonwealth Office ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and senior international officials, have written Tony Blair a rather blunt letter From kuro5hin.org on April 28, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Twenty-nine SUNY Campuses Rely on SunGard's SCT Banner From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Colleges encourage students to stay on four-year track From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
'Megaconference Jr.' brings students together via Internet2 From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Progressive Firms Embracing E-learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Transportation to use e-learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Cyber classes are virtually here From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Picks RightNow From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
CCSU goes online with new degree From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Case Study: The Regence Group's Evolution into E-Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Autonomy in Online (Teaching &) Learning Environments Sebastian posts one of those posts that link into so much that I’ve been involved with lately that it’s scary… I hardly know where to start… well, let’s just freestyle ;o)--> From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on April 28, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..
Direct link to C-SPAN talk FWIW, here's a direct link to the talk I gave that C-SPAN broadcast. My piece is 55 minutes in, but the RealPlayer lets you skip ahead.... From Joho the Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:48 a.m..
Bricklin takes license... Dan Bricklin is thinking about how small software development houses can license their products in ways that provide the benefits of open source but that also build in reasonable compensation for the original creator. Dan is looking for feedback from software developers and others, so take a look and let him know what you think.... From Joho the Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:48 a.m..
Big snails Those are some big-ass snails.... From Joho the Blog on April 28, 2004 at 5:48 a.m..
5th Grade Teacher to Blog Tornadoes WeatherBug today announced that it has selected David J. Thon, a fifth grade science educator from William Appleby Elementary in Marathon, NY, to join a team of its meteorologists on a five-day-long tornado chase called WeatherBug Storm Chase 2004. The team will set out in search of storms beginning Monday, May 3 in Oklahoma City. Thon will play a key role in gathering/analyzing data and readings and in learning more about how and why tornadoes take place. He will write a Weblog -- or 'blog' -- about the experience daily and also answer questions from students and col From weblogged News on April 28, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
Help LII - Fill Out their Survey! LII Launches Annual User Survey "An Anonymous Patron writes '(Please forward to relevant lists and blogs.) Attention all users of Librarians' Index to the Internet, http://lii.org : We hope you can set aside a few minutes to take our short, ten-question annual user survey. To take our survey, follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/3c886 If you From The Shifted Librarian on April 28, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
Essential in Libraries? SMS an Essential Communication Tool "The Mobile Data Association (MDA) reports that 2.1 billion text messages were sent in March 2004 in the U.K which is a 25% rise on the total from the same month last year.At present, on average, around 69 million text messages are sent each day in the UK.This article from the BBC states.'It is evident that in the last five years texting has grown from a popular craze among teenagers to an essential communication tool.' --> From The Shifted Librarian on April 28, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
IM Should Be One of Top Strategic Technologies for Public Libraries for 2005 IM One of Top Strategic Technologies for 2005 "IM is among the top strategic technologies for 2005 selected by Gartner. Given the popularity of instant messaging, enterprises who want to keep employees happy and more productive will need to set policies for the use of instant messaging. In the future IM will be more integrated into applications, rather than an island of online dialog that vapourises when th From The Shifted Librarian on April 28, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
MENC: The National Association for Music Education Announces the 2003 Lowell Mason Fellows Distinguished Educators are Recipients of Prestigious HonorNamed for Founder of American Music Education [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Software To Put Blank Graphs In MS Word 2003 Now Available A version of HandyGraph(r) software for use in Microsoft(r) Word 2003 was released today by Del Rey Incorporated. HandyGraph creates custom grids and blank graphs within Word documents, and provides a quick method of mixing graphs with text. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
The Endeavour Academy Partners Offers Teachers Professional Development Workshops The Endeavour Academy, a professional development resource for Florida's teachers, is offering three curriculum-enhancing workshops this spring. With limited availability, teachers are encouraged to sign-up immediately for "Rockets!", "Eco-Adventure at Busch Gardens" and "Clearwater Marine Life Adventure." [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
California Company Answers Governors Call For Solutions To Battle The Continuing School Budget Crisis In response to the escalating budget shortfall facing the public education system, two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have founded a new company with the single-minded purpose of generating ongoing financial support for cash strapped schools. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Premio Computer Announces Its Membership in the Microsoft Platinum OEM Program Premio Computer, Inc. today announced its new status as a Microsoft Platinum OEM. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Cambridge University Press to Join PubEasy The World's Oldest Press to Offer Instant Price, Availability and Ordering Information Online in both the North American and UK Markets [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
This Mother's Day, One Mom Offers Help About Parenting a Teenager to Other Anxiety-Ridden Moms and Dads Sue Blaney's book, Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out The Ride, is getting used by parents across the country as a guide for parenting a teenager. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2004] From PR Web on April 28, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
12 Nations, 14 Scholars and One Big House Scholars from 12 countries get a chance to spend a year in Montreal, and delve into social and political issues. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
University Named for Reagan Is Planned Organizers in Denver have begun raising money to establish a Ronald Reagan University in Colorado. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
A Texas Bid to Shift School Finances to 'Sin Taxes' Gov. Rick Perry wants to cut property taxes, expand legal gambling and raise taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and topless bars. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
On 3rd-Grade Test Day, Reports of Reused Questions Questions from last year's third grade test appeared on Tuesday's exam, which was meant to determine whether students were promoted or forced to repeat the grade. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Graduate Students Walk Out at Columbia With two weeks of classes left in the semester, many Columbia University graduate teaching assistants boycotted classes and picketed noisily. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Assemblyman Takes Aim at City Rules on 3rd Graders An assemblyman plans to propose a law requiring screening for learning disabilities and vision and hearing problems before sending children to summer school or forcing them to repeat a grade. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Yes, Some Students Live in the Library (But Not Like This) An N.Y.U. student who didn't get the financial aid he needed cut out the cost of a dorm room by living in a library basement. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Making Leaps, but Still Labeled as Failing A federal law viewed as inconsistent allows schools that are improving academically to be rated as failing. From New York Times: Education on April 28, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Canada Second Best Connected Country http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/27/www040427 A CBC news article reports on a study from the Conference Board of Canada that indicates Canada is still the second best-connected country in the world behind the United States. Sweden is tied with Canada for second place, and other countries including Finland, Germany, Britain and Australia are not far behind. Canada can, however, boast the cheapest access to the Internet, as charges for internet connections, phone hookups, and local and long-distance calls are relatively l From e-Learning Eclectic on April 28, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..
Current U.S. Nuclear Spending Equal to Height of Cold War Slate reports that the United States is currently spending $6.5 billion dollars a year on nuclear arms. Adjusted for inflation, this number is only equalled by spending during the Reagan Era at the Height of the Cold War. The Bush Administration is requesting a record high of $6.8 billion for next year. From kuro5hin.org on April 27, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
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