Virtual Server 2005 almost finished Microsoft releases a "release candidate," or almost final, version of the software. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Briefly: Virtual Server 2005 almost finished roundup Plus: Netegrity updates provisioning tools...RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service...The Body Shop buys HP gear. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

For more than 50 years, secondary literature on the holdings of the department of manuscripts and ra ... For more than 50 years, secondary literature on the holdings of the department of manuscripts and rare printed books of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Mnchen has been recorded in a card index only available for consultation locally in the reading room. Recently, this important tool has been converted into electronic form and is now available free via the internet From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 14, 2004 at 12:50 p.m..

ViewletPresenter Gets Tested A few days ago I have written a short news story about the launch of price-breaking new tool for PowerPoint to Flash conversions. As I also maintain an up-to-date resource list of all the Powerpoint To Flash available converters, I... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 14, 2004 at 12:50 p.m..

78s, 45s, 33s, Cassettes, Floppy Disks Today's Youth and Data Storage "One of my friends told me a rather amusing story this afternoon. My friend's 8 year old sister came to visit her at college today, and stumbled upon a small stack of floppy disks in her room. She picked them up and asked my friend "What are these??" to which my friend had to explain what floppy disks are. After her explanation, her younger sister replied with "Oh, but I thought you could only store stuff From The Shifted Librarian on June 14, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..

Tim Berners-Lee Receives Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki 2004-06-14: W3C is pleased to announce that on 15 June in Helsinki, Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland, will present the first Millennium Technology Prize to W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee. The award is given in one of four disciplines for "outstanding technological achievements that directly promote people's quality of life, are based on humane values, and encourage sustainable economic development." The ceremonies are held in conjunction with the Millennium Technology Conference (Programme PDF 1.5MB) in Espoo, Finland on 13-16 June. (Photo: Sam Ogden. News archive) From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Netegrity updates provisioning tools Company adds support for Java and simplified administration tools. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Briefly: Netegrity updates provisioning tools roundup Plus: RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service...The Body Shop buys HP gear...Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley for Portland. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Seagate drives, both big and small Company aims for a hard drive or two or three in every home. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Another obstacle to OA I used to think that OA had a lot to gain from the rising generation, which is growing up with the internet, knows its benefits well, and takes them for granted. But a new study from the University of London's Institute of Education shows that frightened parents are teaching their children to fear the internet. Quoting David Batty's story in the June 7 Guardian: "Children are confused about the dangers posed by using the internet with some believin From Open Access News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Technology takes the chance out of chance encounters From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Technical Reports and Working Papers in Business and Economics From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

VRD [Virtual Reference Desk] 2003 Online Proceedings From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

ISRO [Indian Space Research Organisation] set to launch EDUSAT satellite in August From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Panel OKs revised home-school regulations From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

American Military University Graduates Gather for Unique Commencement Ceremony From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Employers jumping on e-learning bandwagon From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Wallin, Bates to Receive Honorary Doctorates from Athabasca University From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

A Policymaker's Primer on Education Research: How to Understand, Evaluate and Use It From DEC Daily News on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Sacre Bleu! Well... that was a fairly unpleasant way to start the day! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on June 14, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..

Forum on Information Technology and Research Universities News & Resources Weblog Through email comes an interesting weblog maintained by The National Academies: "We link to news and other items on information technology and research universities, as well as selected items on IT industry, IT and society, and higher education." From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on June 14, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Tim Bray points to Sun's John Clingan who asks the important question (in English, not Latin): Who analyzes the analysts? This bit caught my eye: I remember back in ~1990 when Windows NT was being talked about taking over the world. My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) saw it on a magazine rack and said "I saw a Byte magazine cover which said, 'Is Unix Dead?'". "Uh oh, are you going to have a job From Jon's Radio on June 14, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

New Leaf June 2004 is now available from Extenza e-Publishing Services ... New Leaf June 2004 is now available from Extenza e-Publishing Services From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 14, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

The MIMAS Open Forum 2004 - Manchester, UK - 30 June 2004. The Open Forum brings together users, tea ... The MIMAS Open Forum 2004 - Manchester, UK - 30 June 2004. The Open Forum brings together users, teachers and support staff interested in online information and learning resources, in UK higher and further education, and presents news of current and future developments at MIMAS and in the academic information environment. There are workshops and opportunities to meet staff From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 14, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

The Spring 2004 issue of Muse News from Project MUSE is now available ... The Spring 2004 issue of Muse News from Project MUSE is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 14, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service RealNetworks will launch a broadband movie service through a deal with Starz Encore Group. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Briefly: RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service roundup Plus: The Body Shop buys HP gear...Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley for Portland...Microsoft files suits against spammers. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering a one-time Best Practices in Marketing ... The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering a one-time Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @ your library Award to be presented at the ACRL National Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. in April 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 14, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Bigger Blue How IBM has reinvented itself to defy extinction. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Evolution: The future is now Big Blue banks on its "on demand" strategy as the crowning achievement of a historic makeover. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

HP calls for 'elite' OpenView partners Company aims to work more closely with third-party vendors. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Editors' picks: IBM stories around the Web IBM's remarkable return to leadership in the information technology world doesn't mean that the game is over--the company still faces unprecedented challenges. After scanning the Web for content related to Big Blue's transformation, we present some of the more interesting news reports, interviews and columns. From CNET News.com on June 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

German Spam Floods Inboxes - Amit Asaravala, Wired E-mail users around the world got a rude awakening Thursday when a spammer flooded their inboxes with nationalist, borderline-racist propaganda in German. The messages -- which appeared to blame immigrants, prisoners and welfare recipients for Germany From Techno-News Blog on June 14, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..

Pirates, sharks and moral crusaders: Social control in peer"to"peer networks - Jörgen S. Svensson and Frank Bannister, First Monday File sharing in peer"to"peer (p2p) networks is a popular pastime for millions of Internet users and a source of concern for copyright holders and for many others who fear the worldwide spread of offensive and illegal content. As file sharing proliferat From Techno-News Blog on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws - Robert Lemos, CNET News.com An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week. One flaw lets an attacker run a prog From Techno-News Blog on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

H-P gives tech grant to McNary MHS science department receives $35,000 grant When McNary High School's new freshmen begin classes next fall they'll benefit from a $35,000 Technology for Teaching grant given to the science department by Hewlett-Packard Co. The company will deliver From Educational Technology on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Study: Leadership is key to ed-tech success - Corey Murray, eSchool News Without visionary school leadership, backed by supportive communities, the disparities in ed-tech budgets increase. So say the authors of the "Digital Leadership Divide," a survey released June 10 by the independent research organization Grunwald Assoc From Educational Technology on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

SIUC Offering Aquaculture Certification - the Southern Illinoisan Way down in Little Egypt, they're hatching a different kind of fish school. "We thought if we could do some type of certification course where people could learn aquaculture on their own time, this would be a great service," said Susan T. Kohler, asso From Online Learning Update on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

How Bernadette reached her exam goal - Deborah Haile, Manchester News When Bernadette Croston decided to study for a degree, she knew she was in with a sporting chance. The moment that her husband Bill turned on the TV at the start of a football match, Bernadette disappeared to the dining room to get on with her work unt From Online Learning Update on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The educated blogger: Using weblogs to promote literacy in the classroom - David Huffaker, First Monday This paper explores the role of weblogs or "blogs" in classroom settings. Blogs, which resemble personal journals or diaries and provide an online venue where self"expression and creativity is encouraged and online communities are built, provide an exc From Online Learning Update on June 14, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

How to get great content from people Pertinent stuff from Gerry McGovern on creating valuable content: "If we connect the creator with the reader, we will be able to significantly reduce this wasted effort. If nobody is reading this content, it needs to be seriously questioned as to why it is being published. If, after people read content, most of them are confused, it needs to be rewritten. If, after people read content, most of them are more knowledgeable, creators need to be told that they are doing a good job." From elearningpost on June 14, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

Trikke: Next Big Thing for Kids? A three-wheeled scooter created by a Brazilian inventor gives riders the sensation of skating downhill with control. Promoters hope it will catch on like the hula hoop or pet rocks. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Saturn Moon Up Close Preparing to enter a four-year orbit to study the ringed planet, the internationally built Cassini spacecraft came within 1,285 miles of Saturn's dark moon Phoebe. The craft sent data to NASA's Deep Space Network. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Make a Date, Meet a Mate Online Plenty of guidance exists for singles who venture onto the Web to find their dream partner. Reviews and testimonials of the various matchmaking sites -- online, of course -- should give daters a clue about where to tread. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Infosys: Outsourcing Row Easing The controversy over sending U.S. jobs overseas is losing steam, says the CEO of Infosys, India's second largest software exporter. The election-year issue could spell trouble for tech companies depending on the low-cost labor. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Powell: Terrorism Report Mistake A State Department report showing that terrorism declined last year was a big mistake, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Embarassed and apologetic, Powell is trying to determine how the errors originated. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Clean Cars Lean on Dirty Old Gas Researchers have come up with a way for cars to run cleaner -- using hydrogen pulled from gasoline. There are still plenty of hurdles to overcome. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Apple Makes Its Case for Security Stung by criticism of its handling of vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, Apple says it's serious about security and vows to be more attentive. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Virtual City of Smut Now Online Taking a page from multiplayer gaming, a porn site has created an interactive virtual world based on Amsterdam's famed red light district. Subscribers can check out local clubs or trade pick up lines with fellow members. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Florida Faces Election Fracas Following the disastrous 2000 election snafu, Florida faces another debacle -- this time over a database that's supposed to keep felons from voting. But it also contains thousands of names of people who have every right to vote, critics say. By Jacob Ogles. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises Legislators attempt to pass Patriot Act II provisions to increase government power with legislative tricks, adding them to unrelated must-pass bills. It's a repeat of last year's events, but this time opponents are watching. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on June 14, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Want to get your message out?  Start a b ... Want to get your message out?  Start a blog "What would you think if I told you about a guaranteed method to reach 100% of your target audience? Beyond that, what would you think if I told you that you could develop a base of prospects who would look forward to hearing from you? You can do this, and more, by starting a blog."  Skip Lombardi, 6 June 2004 Added: 14 June 2004 Reviewer's Note: An overview of blogging From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on June 14, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Time Mentions RSS without Mentioning RSS Meet Joe Blog "Not that long ago, blogs were one of those annoying buzz words that you could safely get away with ignoring. The word blog — it works as both noun and verb — is short for Web log. It was coined in 1997 to describe a website where you could post daily scribblings, journal-style, about whatever you like — mostly critiquing and linking to other articles online that may have sparked your thinking. Unlike a big media outlet From The Shifted Librarian on June 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..

Untitled "Google is your friend. All smart people use Google. You appear to not be one of them." [via MetaFilter] From The Shifted Librarian on June 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..

Full Feeds, Please! I'm Cleaning Out My Feeds "I'm cleaning out my RSS feeds. Things that'll get feeds removed: 1) If I haven't read you for months.2) If you don't publish full content feeds.3) If you haven't published for months." [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] Emphasis above is mine. If I'm busy and I only have so much time to read what's in my a From The Shifted Librarian on June 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..

SNIM: Social Network Instant Messaging? TechnoBiblio has a great post about the coming convergence of social software and instant messaging in libraries. A must read. From The Shifted Librarian on June 14, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..

Back to patterns Denham Grey has written an blog entry on using patterns as part of knowledge management. To quote: Need to capture experience and expertise?, introduce new ideas into your organization?, want a template to document rationale and good practice?, wish to... From Column Two on June 14, 2004 at 5:46 a.m..

Wiki added! So I managed to add a wiki space to this site. It will take some time to grow. You're invited to add yourself to a list of guests or suggest topics. From owrede_log on June 14, 2004 at 5:46 a.m..

Sri Krishna Engineering College Sri Krishna Engineering College is founded in 1999 by the far sighted vision of its illustrious Chairman Thiru R.Vivekanandhan at Chennai in India, it is affiliated to Anna University and is approved by All India Council for Technical Education. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

National Conference to focus on key domestic issues Southern California plays host to Zeta Phi Beta biennial conference for the first time in 20 years; raises focus on health care, education [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

The Oxford Princeton Programme Delivers International Oil Trading Course in Houston, TX USA - To address the incessant expansion of the oil industry, the course focuses on the daily issues along with the proper tools to trade effectively [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Affordable Online Education for Business Professionals Virtual Assistant Source is proud to announce the opening of their e-Course division, My e-Course. Learning via the Internet has never been more affordable and has never provided such quality education as My e-Course. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Attendee Information Manager Building upon its leadership position in the community corrections software market, Sageful Corporation today announced the latest release of Attendee Information Manager. Attendee Information Manager version 6.0 is a comprehensive solution for community corrections, drug courts, reentry programs, probation, and parole that: offers 360 degree case managementTM; manages drug test specimens, results, and schedules; generates regulatory and analytical reports; automatically alerts responsible parties when critical events occur; creates class/individual schedules and takes attendance; records ir From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

TrakSoft Inc. Announces the Newest Release of TrakSoft PDM, Version 3.5, The "Swiss Army Knife" of Personal Data Management TrakSoft Inc., a software development and marketing firm, today announced it's newest release of TrakSoft PDM 3.5, an extremely robust Personal Data Manager. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

World's Largest Online Library Joins ISTE in Promoting Technology in Education - Questia Online Library and Research Service Joins ISTE 100 Questia, world's largest online library and research service joins ISTE 100 to promote effective use of technology in the classroom. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004] From PR Web on June 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Who Knows? Jay Cross on the need to get social networks going: "Now that business organizations have been de-layered, downsized and re-engineered to the bone, how will they transfer their special ways of doing things to new employees? The answer lies in exploiting the savvy of seniors, the wise elders who have 'been there, done that' and can offer counsel and know-how to the newcomers. Old hands often make outstanding sales and service coaches, too." From elearningpost on June 14, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Newspapers Dis-Investing for the Future So the Los Angeles Times wins five Pulitzer Prizes, but its corporate owner, Tribune Company, thinks that's a great time to downsize (NY Times). The sound you hear is Wall Street cheering -- and Tribune Co.'s emerging competitors cheering even louder. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on June 14, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Gamblers Better Protected than Voters