A Brief Primer On Ice Hockey The sport of hockey has been the long neglected stepchild of North American team competition. While many have watched the Red Wings on TV, or possibly been to one or two games, hockey is still relatively unknown to most people south of the Canadian border. This is unfortunate , as hockey could be considered the most fast paced and intelligent sports played today. From kuro5hin.org on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

E-Gov't Growing, Phone Still Preferred Those who interact with some level of government are more comfortable using non-electronic communication methods, particularly if the reason for contact is complex or urgent. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Derivative works and affects on book sales Suw Charman has a great article on The Free Culture AudioBook Project that touches on all the reasons why an author would use a Creative Commons license, and what can come out of such an exercise. The issues around business models in publishing are also covered. From Creative Commons: weblog on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

In grade-obsessed society, learning gets left behind When 'get results now' prevails over 'achieve excellence,' it's very tempting to renounce our integrity. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

A head for fashion, a hand for tiny stitches Rhode Island School of Design seniors hold one last fashion show before leaving for the real world. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Segregation or salvation? Research shows that boys make academic gains when educated without girls in the classroom. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Separating the sexes: a new direction for public education? The rising popularity of single-sex schools has spurred a proposal to change Title IX. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Report raps Homeland Security for muddled IT From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Commentary: Getting to the bottom of grid From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Briefly: Homeland Security rapped over muddled IT From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Computer Associates makes database open source From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Dell to roll out multifunction printers From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Meeting David Carter-Tod So I finally got out to meet David Carter-Tod. Absolutely smashing time. Exceedingly excellent guy. Very excited to hook up with him again sometime soon. Here are some pictures from the VCCS outing to Maymont to substantiate my claim that we actually met: Me and DCT Bridge in Maymont’s Japanese Garden From autounfocus on May 24, 2004 at 9:44 p.m..

Entire Training "More than 500 onl ... Entire Training "More than 500 online courses and certifications from 39 euros" Added: 18 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Entire Consulting & Services is a firm established in Athens PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Off-the shelf content for professional/business users From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Abiator's Active Classroom Mathematics Index A ... Abiator's Active Classroom Mathematics Index Added: 19 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Lots of interactive maths activities SHOWCASE: School e-learning showcase From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Off-the shel ... PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Off-the shelf content for professional/business users Scitech Educational "Customised or off-the-shelf learning content. Virtual campus design and build." Added: 19 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Company based in Broadstairs, Kent, England PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Bespoke co From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Be your own trouble shooter "A compl ... Be your own trouble shooter "A complete library of all aspects of Business General Management available by subscription on-line. Enhanced and updated bi weekly by Case Studies and Commentaries." Added: 19 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: "All of Business Management online, in your own words - available in an instant." From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Funeral Campus "FuneralCampus™ is a ... Funeral Campus "FuneralCampus™ is a leading provider of interactive online funeral and death care industry continuing education. Our online training programs help you save time and money by allowing you to fulfill your continuing education requirements online, anytime." Added: 19 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: FuneralCampus courses have been certified for license renewal in five initial states including Illinois, Washington, North Carolina, New Jersey and From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

RSS Orbit - a feed reader for mobiles ... RSS Orbit - a feed reader for mobiles "Want to read your favorite blogs or news feeds on your mobile? Then RSS Orbit is what you need. As an ideal companion to BlogPlanet it loads RSS/RDF and Atom feeds from the net and saves them so they can be viewed repeatedly, minimizing transfer costs." Added: 20 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Download a trial version From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Academic Chess "Academic Chess is ... Academic Chess "Academic Chess is a free online chess school where your child can master the game of chess or play online against other children." Added: 20 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: "We teach chess rules and chess strategies in a way kids will not soon forget." SHOWC From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Indiana State University: Summer Sessi ... Indiana State University: Summer Sessions "Indiana State University offers over 1,000 courses and 100 areas of study every summer, including undergraduate, graduate, on-campus and distance offerings." Added: 20 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Summer = May 18-August 13 2004 PRODUCTS & SERVICES: e-Learning so From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

TurboDemo 5.0 "TurboDemo ... TurboDemo 5.0 "TurboDemo makes it easy to create professional software demonstrations, simulations or tutorials of any application in Flash, Java/HTML, GIF, AVI, PDF, or EXE. The demos can be played online or offline to sell products and services, used for technical support or training, or incorporated into Windows Help files to provide animated, interactive user support. No programming knowledge is required. The demos remain only From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Multimedia-based instructional design By Willi ... Multimedia-based instructional design By William W Lee and Diana L Owens "Most training companies develop their training programs in many different technological delivery media, including computer-based, web-based, and distance learning technologies. This unique book demonstrates that the same instructional design process can be used for all media. Using just one process reduces cycle time for course development-and als From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

KM Asia 2004 Dates: 2-4 November ... KM Asia 2004 Dates: 2-4 November 2004 Venue: Suntec Singapore Added: 21 May 2004 EVENTS: November 2004 e-learning conferences Message #89 From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

E-Learn 2004 Dates: 1-5 ... E-Learn 2004 Dates: 1-5 November 2004 Venue: Washington, CS, USA Added: 21 May 2004 EVENTS: November 2004 e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

10th Sloan-C International Conference ... 10th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) Dates: 12-14 November 2004 Venue: Orlando, Florida, USA Added: 21 May 2004 EVENTS: November 2004 e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Corporate University Week 2004 Da ... Corporate University Week 2004 Dates: 16-17 November 2004 Venue: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Added: 21 May 2004 EVENTS: November 2004 e-learning conferences From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Bus drivers are honing their skills with e-learnin ... Bus drivers are honing their skills with e-learning "It’s easy to garner accolades about e-learning from members of the workforce who are familiar with computers. But what about those who aren’t? How successful is online or CD-ROM learning for workers who aren’t especially computer literate, and how can you overcome their natural resistance to it?" Paul Harris, Learning Circuits, May 2004 Added: 22 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: " From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Designing collaborative e-learning for results ... Designing collaborative e-learning for results "Because we can communicate by email and over the Web, we no longer need to meet face to face. The more connected we are, the more isolated we are. The connectivity/isolation paradox is manifesting itself in many aspects of our professional and personal lives and is a fundamental reason why e-learning programs can be unsatisfying to instructors and learners." Glen Mohr and Julia M. Nault, Learning Circ From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

e-Learning India 2004 Date: 10 June 2004 Venue ... e-Learning India 2004 Date: 10 June 2004 Venue: Le Meridien, New Delhi Added: 22 May 2004 EVENTS: e-Learning Conferences June 2004 From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

WebEx Training Center "WebEx Training Ce ... WebEx Training Center "WebEx Training Center is the industry's most interactive online classroom for the delivery of live and on demand online training. Your trainers and students will enjoy highly dynamic and flexible online learning, supported by powerful instructional tools – with no investment in software required." Updated: 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Take a look at the Quick Tour or attend a live demo PRODUCTS & SER From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Blog software breakdown "This chart ... Blog software breakdown "This chart displays attributes of different user-installed blog software packages side-by-side for comparison. Only server-installed scripts will be included in this list. (Sorry, no Radio, Blogger, etc.) I created this chart to help figure out what blog tool best suited my needs. Hopefully, it will be useful to the self-hosted blogging community as well." Asymptomatic Added: 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Not From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Business seminars for business managers "St ... Business seminars for business managers "Streaming Seminars provide online business and management seminars. The made-for-web video seminars are presented by world class tutors and industry professionals." Added: 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: To preview a seminar, you will need a broadband connection and Flash Player 7 PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Off-the shelf content for professional/ From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Zeus Learning "Zeus Learning India provides ... Zeus Learning "Zeus Learning India provides end-to-end eLearning solutions using its unique blend of design, content and technology expertise. Please visit our site to have a look at our case studies and demos of interactive training resources and simulations." Added; 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Based in Mumbai, India PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Bespoke content developers From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

FCS Software solutions "FCS Software Sol ... FCS Software solutions "FCS Software Solutions is a leading provider of IT services. In the past one decade of its existence, FCS has carved out a niche for itself in core IT areas like e-learning, digital content services, IT consultancy and product engineering services." Added: 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Based in Noida India and San Jose, California PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Bespoke content develop From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

The Training Place "On-line learning for SM ... The Training Place "On-line learning for SMEs made easy through subscription based access. We host induction, assessment and training courses with a network of HR and Training professionals at hand." Added: 24 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: Company based in Telford, UK PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Corporate training/learning management systems From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 24, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..

Moms Find Time Online Mothers are squeezing 38 hours of living into their busy days by using the Internet as an organizational and time management tool. In turn, families are recognizing mom's efforts by spending more than $50 on Mother's Day gifts. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Population Explosion! ClickZ Stats has updated its list of the global online populations, with some new figures for the number of Internet Users, Active Internet Users, and other data. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

April's Top Affiliate Programs The top 10 affiliate programs of April 2004, as ranked by Refer-it. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Searchers Get Serious The war in Iraq grabs the top spot on the Lycos 50 from the usual entertainment-related search terms. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Web Server Statistics Page Jupitermedia's ServerWatch reports on surveys that examine the number and types of servers being used to power the Internet. Check the results of the monthly surveys right here. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, April 2004 The spam volume is rising, e-mail trust is eroding, and viruses are rampant, but Internet users are sending more legitimate messages and CAN-SPAM is making a positive impact. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Gays Access News, Influenced by Ads Active Internet usage combined with high voter registration numbers and above-average median household income, makes the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community attractive to both political candidates and advertisers. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

U.S. Web Usage and Traffic, March 2004 Nielsen//NetRatings examined where U.S. Internet users were going and how long they were staying during March 2004. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Mobile Phones Move Beyond Voice 'The network effect' spurs adoption of mobile messaging, digital imaging, and wireless Internet services. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

Web Site Spending Picks Up Organizations are planning major Web site development initiatives for 2004 that will focus on improving usability and enhancing the customer experience. From ClickZ Stats on May 24, 2004 at 4:43 p.m..

24/7, Kanoodle team up on targeted ads From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

SanDisk releases new memory cards From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

Ballmer touts new developer tools From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

Briefly: 24/7, Kanoodle team up on targeted ads From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

Microsoft creating Windows for supercomputers From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

Meeting David Carter-Tod So I finally got out to meet David Carter-Tod. Absolutely smashing time. Exceedingly excellent guy. Very excited to hook up with him again sometime soon. Here are some pictures from the VCCS outing to Maymont to substantiate my claim that we actually met: Me and DCT Bridge in Maymont’s Japanese Garden From autounfocus on May 24, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..

Ogg Vorbis direct to audio CD Making audio CDs from ogg vorbis (and really, why would you want MP3 if you can have ogg?) is a bit of a techy proceedure if you want to do it with completely free tools. Ashampoo is a $29 extractor,... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Motorcycling Thru Chernobyl The coolest thing about amateur content is some of the amazing stories that come out of the oddest places. Pripyat ghost town (1970-1986) is a short journal of woman who has made a habit out of motorcycle trips into the... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

BuzzMachine on Howard Stern I haven't written anything about Howard Stern and the ClearChannel/FCC cabal that seem to be trying to throw him off the air for airing his opinions of George Bush. But this is an important story, perhaps the most important story... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Opinion vs. Journalism Daniel Okrent's "The Privileges of Opinion, the Obligations of Fact" editorial in the New York Times should be required reading for anyone who reads opinion writing (and especially those who chose to quote from it to support their own opinions.... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Motorcycling thru Chernobyl is back! The Pripyat ghost town journal that I wrote about at the beginning of the month is back with quite a few new photos of post-apocolyptic Russia.... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

President B!X - Amateur Journalist auteur. The Oregonian has a profile on Christopher Frankonis, much better known as b!X - who's Portland Communique is the ne plus ultra of amateur journalism. I've known b!X through quite a few years of correspondence under many guises, President b!X... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

GOP Sloganator I'm just going to cop to stealing this straight from boingboing.net without appologies: The sloganator was a GOP-provided webtool that would generate custom Bush-Cheney posters. Pranksters used it to generate their own ironic slogans, until it was shut down. This... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

The Irony of Intellectual Property Microsoft has just settled a lawsuit over Digital Rights Management technologies for $440 Million. It's telling and ironic on multiple fronts. Microsoft had stolen intellectual property from InterTrust and used that technology in it's music products. "Licensing InterTrust's patent portfolio... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Charles Leadbeater and the ProAm Economy Allow me to take this opportunity to warmly welcome myself to Amateur Hour ;) By way of introduction, I thought I'd repost a couple of recent entries from my own blog on the topic of amateurism, new media and digital... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music Don't know your darkstep from your neurofunk? Check out Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music - A sweet Flash application that interactively maps out the various micro-genres and history of ectronica, from Kraftwerk to Kid606 with music samples and screamingly funny... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

GarageBand and Musical Amateurism At Game Girl Advance a couple of months back, Sandford parodied the ilife suite by "announcing" the release of "attic author" (thanks to matt jones for the link):[...]Apple is proud to announce an add-on package to our popular iLife '04... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

London Calling to the Faraway Towns On the heels of DJ Dangermouse's Gray Album and Cheap Cologne's "Jay-Z vs. Metallica: The Double Black" reworkings of Jay-Z's Black Album (both of which have some great moments), comes something nearer and dearer to my heart: London Booted -... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Giving it Away for Free A nicely researched, long article on Creative Commons and the gift economy from Business 2.0. Ton's of great examples and righteous quotes: The sharing economy is already worth billions of dollars, but its direct beneficiaries aren't mainstream entertainment companies. Instead,... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Remix Fight Photoshop tennis or fightclub has been around for a while as a mechanism for graphic designers to collaborate and riff off each other's idea. Remix fight does the same thing for DJs and remixers. Really, really cool seeing people essentially... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Star Wars Kid remixed If you were living under a rock and didn't see the Star Wars Kid video, it has now spawned a whole video remix subculture. The Star Wars Kid is a 15-year-old from Quebec known as Ghyslain Raza. Back in November... From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 24, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Outsourcing and Age Slashdot: Age Discrimination, Indian-Style. In April, IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano told investors Big Blue hopes to dodge an estimated $6... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 24, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

Should torture be legalized? Alan Dershowitz, an American Civil Rights and Criminal Defense lawyer, argues that America should recognize that torture has its place in investigations, and should legislate to make the practice accountable. From kuro5hin.org on May 24, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Linux contributors get new rules From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

A gaseous observation I nooticed that gas prices here locally went up about 10 cents today; even regular here in Ohio is now over $2 a gallon. I also observed that today is the day Rumsfeld visited Iraq. Don't know if there's a cause/effect relationship, but my gut feeling tells me "yes" and to hold on, as there will be more to come. More gas price hikes, as well as more problems in Iraq. From carvingCode on May 24, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

mono a go go Looks like mono is coming along fine. Rumors of version 1 soon. Beta available here. From carvingCode on May 24, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

NucleusCMS skin Here is the skin and template setup I use on carvingCode. It's a dump of all files and images found in the default setup here. The only things I left out were the random quote generator and the hack I did to Trent's "ItemAge" plugin. The random quote generator is one I put together some time ago - there are others available. The hack I made to Trent's plugin changed it to a template variable, as I wanted to use it in the itembody section. From carvingCode on May 24, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

Spring rain and peaceful day Watching The Last Samuri and a nice Spring rain fall: complimentary. There is something about living a life of honor and service; knowing that, after all is done, the life you led was true to the inner values you knew were most right. That you are willing to give all you have to uphold values that have withstood hundreds of years of change: to be such a person is noble and desirable. From carvingCode on May 24, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

No more Google Ads in my reading list I'm deleting all weblogs from my reading list that have "Ads By Google" promos. I see no value in me venturing to a weblog, hoping to read something of interest only to find a list of advertisements. What gives with this blog-trend? Out of my reading list:

Society for Amateur Scientists The Society for Amateur Scientists is: "the world's premiere support organization for amateur scientists. SAS is a unique collaboration between world-class professionals and citizen scientists, dedicated to the proposition that making discoveries is the birthright of all people. SAS members include people with no technical training whatsoever and people with Ph.D.s in one field who want to explore fields outside their training. The aim of SAS is to get everyone involved in science, from tinkering in From Seb's Open Research on May 24, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

A polymath in an age of specialists Earlier this month, Suw Charman wrote a great essay on her struggles as a polymath. Don't miss the comments and trackbacks, especially this connect-the-dots entry on the unpredictable emergence of learning by Julian Elvé. From Seb's Open Research on May 24, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Cisco bets on new high-end router From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to Opera From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Attack of Comcast's Internet zombies From CNET News.com on May 24, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Knowledge tools I think it is pretty remarkable how many applications appear that should help people to capture creative thinking. Here is just a small selection: Scrapbook