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Some Personal Advice: Adverse Prescription Drug Interactions
Little did I know when I wrote Health: Faint Warning - Adverse Drug Reactions last February that I would be personally immersed in a struggle to help my mother overcome adverse drug reactions in August. The problem was so severe... From Experience Designer Network on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

"Abandoning Taxonomy is the First Ingredient of Success"
From John Udell: Abandoning taxonomy is the first ingredient of success. These systems just use bags of keywords that draw from " and extend " a flat namespace. In other words, you tag an item with a list of existing and/or new keywords. Of course, that ideaTMs been around for… From e-Literate on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Changing Mailing List Over to Bloglet
As it turns out, the mailing list manager in Expression Engine (the blog tool that runs this web site) doesn’t support daily email digests. So I’m switching the mailing list over to Bloglet. I’ll let you know how it goes. From e-Literate on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

A Great Weblog Page Design
I just stumbled upon this beautifully designed weblog. The collapsible sidebar headers just blow me away; very efficient and useful. I could see using a similar design for long posts where you want to give the intro and add a “more...” section in order to save space on the main… From e-Literate on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

XplanaZine: Distributed Communities of Practice in E-Learning
This is a nice overview piece on using distributed communities of practice to boost your design/production teams, although there are a few oddities. It doesn’t seem written quite right to perfectly target either corporate or higher ed applications (though it could be very easily modified for either). On the corporate… From e-Literate on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Pedagogy is a KM Skill
Bravo: Sharing knowledge takes effort and skill, even between two people talking face-to-face. You don’t create that by writing stuff down; you create it by creating robust relationships that give people the confidence to ask questions and learn from each other, and by encouraging the disciplines of asking questions without… From e-Literate on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Knowledge sharing should be avoided
'Knowledge sharing' should be avoided by James Robertson from CM Briefing One of the goals of many knowledge management (KM) projects is to 'support and/or increase knowledge sharing'. While on the surface this is both a sensible and desirable goal, in practice it is often ineffective. This briefing explores some of the issues with the goal of 'knowledge sharing', and proposes an alternative approach that can be applied to knowledge management pro From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

It's Not Just Usability
It's Not Just Usability From Joel on Software For years and years, self-fashioned pundits, like, uh, me, have been nattering endlessly about usability, and how important it is to make software usable. Jakob Nielsen has a mathematical formula he'll reveal to you in exchange for $122 which you can use to calculate the value of usability. (If the expected value of usability is greater than $122, I guess you make a profit.) I have a book you can buy for a lot less that tells you From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Knowledge lost
Knowledge lost by Denham Grey Wrap up of "Lost knowledge", a new book by David DeLong The loss of knowledge and ways to mitigate this disruption is a key KM topic and practice. [..]

Beef up your knowledge transfer practices and increase awareness (CoPs, stories, mentoring, training, interviews)

Review your HR resources, processes and rules (expertise audits, career developm From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Break large amounts of information into smaller pieces
Break large amounts of information into smaller pieces from Your Total Site Whether you're working with small, simple pieces of information or large, complex sets of information, breaking it into smaller groups will help your users absorb it easier. On the web, it's even more important because breaking information into chunks enables users to scan the content faster. Postscrpts from : --> From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

RSS not ubiquitous, yet.
RSS not ubiquitous, yet. by Alex Barnett

When was email invented? 33 years ago.

When was mobile telephony invented? 32 years ago.

When was TCP/IP invented? 30 years ago.

When was HTTP invented? 14 years ago.

When was the browser invented? 14 years ago.

When was XML invented? 8 years ago.

When was IM and P2P invented? 8 years ago.

When was the RSS aggregator inv From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..

Why e-learning is so difficult to eat
Why e-learning is so difficult to eat by Patrick Lambe from NetDimensions blog NB: The analogy is very close to my heart - I live and work in Singapore too! However, anyone who has experience with e-learning projects (from either the buyer or the seller&amprsquo;s point of view) soon learns that eating this new cuisine is not as straightforward as it seems. If HR look after the project, they consistently make commitments to From soulsoup on September 7, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..

Teacher lament
“If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you; But if you really make them think, they’ll hate you.” ~ Don Marquis ¶ From Open Artifact on September 7, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..

Cities to be Wi-Fi hot spot
[via ShiftedLibrarian] ¶ “This week, the associated press, reported that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is considering plans to spend about $10 million to turn turn all 135 square miles of the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ into the world’s largest wireless Internet hot spot. The story, by David Caruso, describes an From Open Artifact on September 7, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..

Top 25 Censored Media Stories of 2003-2004
Every year, Project Censored puts out a list of the top 25 censored media stories for the period. It's an interesting project, and here is this year's list. http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2005/index.html... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

UK regulator announces approach to VoIP services
UK communications regulator Ofcom has today set out the telephone numbering available for new voice services, allowing providers to offer their customers geographic phone numbers (beginning with 01 or 02), making it easier to switch from a traditional service to a VoIP service, for example, without having to change telephone number, as well as begun a public consultation on the appropriate level of consumer protection measures which should apply to new voice services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Creative to expand digital music player line
Creative intends to double its MP3 player range from eight to 16 by the end of the year, with each device coming in a different design, with different colours, features and storage capacity. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Geopolitical prediction service launched
An internet-based global political forecasting service has been launched this week, which aims to predict the likely course of events and significant geo-political developments of the near to medium-term. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Online album to raise funds for Dafur crisis
Music stars have come together to support British charity Oxfam’s work in Dafur. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Dilithium Networks develops 3G enabling software VT Phone
US wireless multimedia solutions provider Dilithium Networks partners with Singapore-based mobile solutions provider LineFusion to develop software that will reduce video telephony call setup times by up to 70 per cent. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Entropia to launch trunking network in Netherlands
Belgian radio trunking operator Entropia Networks is to take advantage of KPN’s Traxys network shutting down by the end of this year. Entropia expects to come up with its own network in 18 months. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Auna to invest €3bn in broadband development
Spanish telco Auna is to pump in another €1bn to improve its existing network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

In 1H, 1.9m Britons go online for the first time
In the first half of the year, about half of the British population - 26.8m - was connected to the internet. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

Moldovan court annuls InterDnestrCom mobile licence
The Moldovan Constitutional Court has found that the regulator did not follow official procedure in awarding the licence to InterDnestrCom, which is based in Tiraspol, in the irredentist Transdniester region. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 7, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..

iPodder.org
I spent a some time over the weekend working on a central resource for the iPodder project. I decided on iPodder.org, since this isn't a commercial project, the dot org seemed fitting. iPodder.org is a weblog, which I will update when there's news, but also contains directories of audio programs you can subscribe to and where to download iPodder for your system. From unmediated on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Macromedia Flash Video Kit
"Macromedia announced a video kit that will enable Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional users to add video to their websites without any special technical knowledge. The kit makes it quick and easy to add streaming or progressive download video through a Dreamweaver MX 2004 extension. Video deployed with the kit can be viewed instantly with Macromedia Flash Player, the world's most ubiquitous rich client, making the video instantly accessible to about a half a billion web users." From unmediated on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

NetFlix ships on-demand - kind of.....
Looks like NetFlix has gotten it together to hook up with TiVO. Matt Haughey reports.....Tomorrow's Newsweek carries a story about a new Netflix/TiVo partnership that sounds perfect for anyone that has a From unmediated on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Disney slows down "Moviebeam"
You read the prediction here first: Disney is rethinking its Moviebeam service. The company is postponing further rollout of the set-top-box VOD product while it considers partnerships. But you know a product is in trouble when the exec VP says they're postponing "...until we resolve exactly what our device strategy is." From unmediated on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Ballot Access News
News updates and statistics related to third-party campaigns to get on the ballot. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Maps and charts of every U.S. Presidential election, including many county and township maps for recent elections. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Finding Freelance Writing Jobs
A big part of what I do, aside from being an info-provocateur, is writing – journalism, web content, you name it. Since I'm independent, I'm always on the lookout for interesting writing opportunities that pay. Where do I look? About.com's freelance writing guide Anne Wayman has made it very easy for me. Here's how... From Contentious Weblog on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Higher Education: Higher Education Staff Experiences Of Using Web-based Learning Technologies
Abstract Given the drive in higher education institutions to employ web-based learning (WBL) technologies in their curricula, this article sets out to address the question of how staff experience the incorporation of such technologies into their educational practice. The study... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Australian Flexible Learning Framework
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework is a five year national program to create and share knowledge about flexible learning and to support its take-up in vocational education and training. Australian Flexible Learning Framework... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

'Knowledge sharing' should be avoided
One of the goals of many knowledge management (KM) projects is to 'support and/or increase knowledge sharing'. While on the surface this is both a sensible and desirable goal, in practice it is often ineffective. 'Knowledge sharing' should be avoided... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

Instructional Design, Constructivism, and Learning Communities
The use and integration of technology and media into teaching and learning in higher education has renewed an emphasis on the importance of instructional design - that is, the theory and practice of paying particular attention to the presentation and... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 7, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..

The duck that stretched its neck to become a swan
We spent the last night watching The Joy Luck Club for the first time, over a roasted red pepper loaf and some St. Andre brie. One thing I must admire is how faithful the film is to Amy Tan's book - the voiceovers are virtually taken ad verbatim. The Joy Luck Club always brings an emotional response from me, because I see myself and my own mother inside the characters. We suffer from not only a generational gap but a cultural one; my parents were immigrants to Canada, trading a life of rags to one of riches. Or, with the case of my mom, a life of riches to rags to riches, which explains h From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 7, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..

CamUniversal
Webcam software manages multiple LAN or Internet-connected PC webcams. Can record camera input or schedule still shots, broadcast live over the Internet and can serve as a motion detector with a variety of responses to motion. From Kolabora.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..

Free remote control: LogMeIn.com
Web-based remote control tool. Much like Citrix's GoToMyPC, LogMeIn lets you access your PC from across the Internet using no more than a standard Web browser. And thanks to built-in SSL security, you can do so without worrying about interlopers. From Kolabora.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..

Shared Spaces Briefing, Sep 7
Today's highlights: IM in India; Five Across Plans; Engadget Interview with Danger; Pew on IM; FeedBurner for BlackBerry; On the use of IM in India: "Nearly 77 per cent [of respondants] use IM everyday and a further 12 per cent... From Kolabora.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..

Abu Dhabi -- the Gala Dinner
Early the following evening, the speakers boarded a bus for the 90-minute trip to Dubai for the Gala Dinner hosted by Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chancellor, Higher Colleges of Technology.A student film awards ceremony including Diana Hayden (former Miss World) and Mahima Chowdhury (Indian movie star) was part of the evenin From Internet Time Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..

Web 2.0 Websites - 1.0 just say NO! : Bryght
Read the whole thing on Bryght. Executive summary: You are better off in terms of search engine rank to have a Web 2.0 site with frequently updated compelling content about your search terms (and the best way in 2004 to do this is to use a blog and RSS) with standards compliant markup and clean URLs, then to pay a SEO company thousands of dollars. SEO is long term voodoo and the wrong thing to do since SEO is gaming the system and not sustainable. Blogging with RSS is long term sustainable and the right tRoland Tanglao's Weblog on September 7, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..

HowTo: Nokia 7610 as a GPRS modem for Mac OS X and Fido
Here are the settings (Executive Summary: follow what is said on Ross Barkman's GPRS Info page (make sure telephone number is set to internet.fido.ca!!!) and use Ross's Nokia GPRS CID1 script: In System Preferences->Network->Bluetooth: TCP/IP: -Set DNS Servers to 204.92.15.211 -Turn off IPv6 PPP: -Service Provider:internet.fido.ca - Account Name: fido - Password: fido - Telephone number:internet.fido.ca (I kept From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on September 7, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..

WANTED: one button photo taking and posting to blog app for my 7610
I want to be able to press one button and have following happen:

7610 camera takes a picture

picture is displayed

Prompted for a title (I can fill in the rest of the meta data on my Mac later if need be!)

Photo is added to my blog or Flickr via email or XML-RPC or SOAP with the specified title.

Right now this is an unnecessarily complicated and multi step process. Please leave a comment if you know of such an app! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on September 7, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..

Hans Christian Andersen 2005
Hans Christian Andersen 2005 es un proyecto internacional para divulgar la vida y obra del escritor danés en el bicentenario de su nacimiento: Hay una versión española del sitio oficial del evento: Spanish HCA2005 site.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 7, 2004 at 10:09 a.m..

Defining personal KM
Jeremy Aarons:I haven't posted anything really provocative for a while (if at all), so here goes: My suspicion is that there is something seriously wrong with the recent fad of interest in Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). At the least it is of minimal importance to KM as I understand it, because it is of little use for supporting the majority of knowledge workers. Specific arguments: From Mathemagenic on September 7, 2004 at 10:08 a.m..

JORUM: objetos de aprendizaje en educación superior en el Reino Unido
JORUM es un proyecto del Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) del Reino Unido cuyo objetivo es crear un repositorio de objetos de aprendizaje, de ámbito estatal, para la educación superior y la formación continua. «Los profesores podrán encontrar recursos utilizando facilidades sencillas de búsqueda en el repositorio, bajar los recursos para emplearlos localmente, y depositar recursos nuevos o personalizados para compartirlos con sus colegas.» Este nuevo servicio funcionará a partir de agosto de 2005 con el software IntraLibrary de Octeto - Tecnología educativa on September 7, 2004 at 10:08 a.m..

Actas de la Networked Learning Conference 2004
Se han publicado las actas de la Networked Learning Conference 2004, que tuvo lugar en abril en la Universidad de Lancaster. Los trabajos presentados en este congreso tratan, entre otros, los temas siguientes: - Aspectos metodológicos en la investigación del e-learning - Perspectivas sobre la implementación del e-learning en las instituciones. - La tutorización virtual. - El Impacto del aprendizaje en red en las instituciones educativas. - Aprend From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on September 7, 2004 at 10:08 a.m..

Die Renaissance des informellen Lernens
Vor einigen Tagen habe ich - kurz und sachlich - einige aktuelle Informationen zum Stichwort "Informelles Lernen" geschrieben. Dieser Artikel ist jetzt auf den Seiten von wissenskapital.de online. Jochen Robes, wissenskapital.de, 5 September 2004 [Kategorien: Informelles Lernen]... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 7, 2004 at 10:08 a.m..

Von Mannheim nach Stanford: Quizshows erobern die Hörsäle
Es ist schon interessant, die Wandlungen eines Themas zu beobachten: Während in der Pressemitteilung der Uni Mannheim noch Quizshows die Hörsäle erobern, heisst es in SPIEGEL Online anmachend: "Dozenten testen Studenten per Quiz-Quickie". Na ja, wer in letzter Zeit mal... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 7, 2004 at 10:08 a.m..

Book Audit
This summer, you may have overlooked newly published books on the business and management of higher education. From Chronicle: free on September 7, 2004 at 10:07 a.m..

Paying The Price
At a typical public college, times are exceptionally tough for working-class students. From Chronicle: free on September 7, 2004 at 10:07 a.m..

Technology for Special Needs
Students with sensory impairments or learning disabilities may benefit from adaptive or assistive technologies.... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 7, 2004 at 10:07 a.m..

School Starts This Week
It has been a busy last couple of weeks as the summer break winds down and we get ready for a new school year at Lewis Elementary. Teachers officially returned this past week and we held several inservice activities around our move to OS X. Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers all received iBooks, data projectors and SmartBoards for use in their classrooms and training was held to get them familiar with their new equipment. With the help of my friend Dick McPartland, we have worked this summer to move all of our computers to OS X and to... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

Dr. Donald Leu
I had mentioned that last week at Lewis we held some inservice sessions with staff. One session involved a talk (via iChatAV ) by Dr. Donald Leu of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Leu is well known for his research on New Literacies . His work addresses issues of both theory and practice as the Internet redefines what it means to become literate. I have worked on several presentations with Dr. Leu and asked him if you could speak to my staff as part of our inservice week. He agreed and we connected via iChat and he spoke for about... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

Big tech on campus - Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com
College students are getting a crash course in the "digital lifestyle," as schools expand and introduce high-tech perks such as campuswide wireless Internet access, subsidized legal music download services and even free iPods. The success of school-ba From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype - JAMES FALLOWS, New York Times
How big a deal will Skype turn out to be? I have no idea whether the company itself, which was founded one year ago, will someday come to epitomize and dominate a particular booming business, the way Google, eBay and Amazon now do. But I feel confident From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

It Takes Time to Judge the True Impact of New Technology - Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post
About this time last year, I wrote a column following up on some pieces I'd written earlier to see what if anything new had happened to those topics. The reaction I heard afterwards convinced me that revisiting old news was a worthwhile exercise -- in From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

Net Nanny, you're fired! Mandatory HTML tags can do a better job of protecting kids online - Lawrence Lessig, Wired
... Demand for filters would fall, however, if the government enacted effective rules that enabled parents to block porn from kids. Why buy Net Nanny software for $40 when you can get the same protection through regulation for free? What rules would b From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

Digi-dunce - Patrick Kampert, Chicago Tribune
As technology advances at an overwhelming rate, many of us feel left behind. Sure, we can send and receive e-mail but, like the brave souls in a 12-step group, we're forced to admit something like this: "My name is Pat, and I've never burned a CD in my From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

HD PC: Cheaper Than High-Def TV - Reuters
High-definition television can show the sweat beading on an athlete's brow, but the cost of all the necessary electronic equipment can get a shopper's own pulse racing. Instead of dropping more than $1,000 for a new TV, set-top box and antenna to brin From Techno-News Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

Guestblogging on M2M: Kevin Marks (Ross Mayfield)
Please help us welcome Kevin Marks from Technorati, instigator of Vote Links, contributor to XFN, creator of mediAgora (“DRM destroys value”), early participant in emergent democracy and many fun debates, #joiito regular and many other good things.... From Corante: Social Software on September 7, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..

After three years of construction, the University of Virginia Library's newest facility begins welco ...
After three years of construction, the University of Virginia Library's newest facility begins welcoming the community with the inauguration of selected services in the new Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

LexisNexis U.S. has announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Seisint, Inc., a U.S.-based p ...
LexisNexis U.S. has announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Seisint, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of information management products and services, for $775 million From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Empowering European citizens to tell their own stories lies at the heart of the COINE (Cultural Obje ...
Empowering European citizens to tell their own stories lies at the heart of the COINE (Cultural Objects in Networked Environments) Project. Writing stories, personal histories and recollections; displaying photographs and pictures; publishing sound recordings - or mixing all of these together. COINE provides the tools to enable everyone - even those without previous computer skills - to become writers and creators and to publish their work on the World Wide Web From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

The Digital Reference Education Initiative Advisory Board has drafted a set of core competencies for ...
The Digital Reference Education Initiative Advisory Board has drafted a set of core competencies for digital reference education and practice, Rubrics for Digital Reference Service Providers From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Ebooks in UK Public Libraries: where we are now and the way ahead by Penny Garrod, Public Library Ne ...
Ebooks in UK Public Libraries: where we are now and the way ahead by Penny Garrod, Public Library Networking Focus, UKOLN and Jane Weller, Hampshire Libraries. An issue paper from the Networked Services Policy Task Group From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Human-Factored Web Design: Let The User Be In Control
"...the designer's job is to provide the features users need in a transparent interface that gets out of the way and lets users focus on the task at hand. Sacred words! "Leading e-commerce sites typically understand this; they sell more... From Robin Good's Latest News on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Browser-Based Spell Checking Of Web Forms, Blogs, Emails
Many bloggers and newsmakers greatly enjoy writing their news, live, while logged directly into their online publishing system. But the more scrupolous and professional ones among them are often forced to cut and paste their content back out of their... From Robin Good's Latest News on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Note-Taking, Attach Digital Sticky Notes As Comments To Your Applications
Most advanced PC users run a note-taking utility on their computer. They are available in several shapes and sizes. Sticky notes utilities are a specific category, allowing you to quickly jot down a note and stick that to your desktop.... From Robin Good's Latest News on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

Skype Reviewed
Slashdot takes up on a New York Times article chanting the many virtues of Skype, the cross-platform free Voice-over-IP technology that allows quality voice communications between any two computers and has now added conferencing calls, computer-to-phone calls and direct file... From Robin Good's Latest News on September 7, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..

The Future Is Here... in Korea
KTF to Pioneer Ubiquitous Orchestra With Mobile Baton "Today the number of mobile phone subscribers has surpassed 35 million, and accounts for 75 percent of the total population. In particular, almost all people in their 20s and 30s own their mobile phones and a mobile phone is the most wanted birthday present among elementary school students. Not too long ago a mobile phone symbolized wealth and power, now, in such a short time it has becom From The Shifted Librarian on September 7, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..

Untitled
Flickr: Photos tagged with library: We've talked about the Seattle Library before. And about Flickr. So it's only appropriate that we show you pictures of the Seattle Library on Flickr. Some good o From The Shifted Librarian on September 7, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..

Including at the Public Library
WiFi Update - No. 9 "This week, the associated press, reported that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is considering plans to spend about $10 million to turn turn all 135 square miles of the 'City of Brotherly Love' into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot. The story, by David Caruso, describes an ambitious plan which would result in placing hundreds or From The Shifted Librarian on September 7, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..

No, It's Not Our Own Damn Fault
In response to my rant about integrated library system vendors, Peter Rukavina says that it's our own damn fault. "When you outsource the administration of your data to someone else (whether it's an OPAC vendor or a university computing department or some guy down the street), you're also outsourcing any chance you have at retaining ultimate control over that data. When you buy a 'one size From The Shifted Librarian on September 7, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..

Ars Electronica and online communication
Just back from the Ars Electronica 2004 Digital Communites presentation and panel. Some words: I think it is great and very helpful for all individuals working for, in, and with all different kinds of online communications that there is now something like an official recognition. You can refer to it when your parents, partner, your boss aso ask you where you spent so much time and/or money. You can tell them that you create value by participating (even lurking counts) in onl From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 7, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..

Intranets look vainly to knowledge management
Good advice on managing organizational knowledge: "Sharing knowledge takes effort and skill, even between two people talking face-to-face. You don't create that by writing stuff down; you create it by creating robust relationships that give people the confidence to ask questions and learn from each other, and by encouraging the disciplines of asking questions without wasting people's time, and of answering questions with clarity and power, of telling vivid stories within a shared value system. These are the things that matter From elearningpost on September 7, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..

Big tech on campus
A nice commentary on the benefits and pitfalls of having too much tech on campus: "But campuses are also beginning to resemble consumer technology marketing labs, with school-backed programs pushing gadgets and services that may have only a tenuous connection to the classroom." From elearningpost on September 7, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..

The TiVo Olympics
Every fourth summer, IT trade pubs write about the technology that powers the Olympic Games. It's always an interesting topic, but apart from an enhanced focus on security, the Athens 2004 stories were little changed from their Sydney 2000 counterparts. And yet, this Olympics was utterly transformed, for me and for a few million other viewers, by TiVo. Thanks to this cheap, Linux-based appliance, I was able to compress all of the events that interested me into a fraction of the time it would otherwise have taken to watch them. I'll a From Jon's Radio on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

MP3 sound bites
In the inaugural column of this series on hypermedia, I mentioned an MP3 clipping service I wrote to enable quotation of sound bites. Before I explain how it works, let's review why it exists. Audio content -- and of particular interest to me, spoken-word audio content -- is flourishing. In the tech world, Doug Kaye's ITConversations web site is a great example. It features audio interviews with IT personalities, as well asJon's Radio on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

Secrecy Hides Cancer Data
Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are not misled. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

The Evolution Will Be Mechanized
Inside the unfathomable superhuman future after the 'singularity.' By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

Europe Warned About Warming
Europeans must be prepared to adapt to massive climate change over the coming decades, warn environmental researchers. Among the changes: hotter summers, milder winters and less precipitation in Southern Europe. By Wendy Grossman. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

Newton Nuts Show How It's Done
Apple's Newton was a failure for its maker, but not for the die-hard Newton community. A leading researcher believes the user community has done a better job looking after the PDA than Apple ever did. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

City Survives Art Geek Invasion
This year's Ars Electronica festival turned the city of Linz, Austria, into one big digital art installation, featuring everything from car alarms programmed with laugh tracks to messages broadcast by antelope horn. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

Cadavers Steal the Show in L.A.
An exhibit of dissected and flayed corpses, on display for the first time in the United States, attracts a steady stream of visitors curious to see what humans really look like under the skin. Randy Dotinga reports from Los Angeles. From Wired News on September 7, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..

Workplace Stress on the Increase...and We're Taking it Home
Preliminary UK results of an international business stress survey conducted by aggression and stress management specialists, Protectics Limited, indicate that workplace stress may be on the increase. Two thirds of respondents believe their individual stress levels have increased or remained static over the past three years, with only 32% reporting a reduction. The survey results suggest that more than a third of British workers are 'stressed' in their jobs, with 10% suffering from considerable stress. What's more, 60% of those experiencing stress say they feel the effects at wor From PR Web on September 7, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

EdExpress, Inc. and CampusTours Inc. Announce Partnership
EdExpress, Inc. and Campus Tours Inc. announced a cross-marketing partnership. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004] From PR Web on September 7, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

International Speaker and Author, Les Brown, Shows Teens in Bridgeport How to Discover Dreams and Pursue Full Potential
Non-profit, WIBA, will be sponsoring 15 high school students from Bridgeport,CT and their parents to attend an inspirational session from world-renowned motivational speaker and best-selling author, Les Brown. Brown has risen to national prominence by delivering a high-energy message, which tells people how to shake off mediocrity and live up to their greatness. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004] From PR Web on September 7, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

Backyard Jams Allows Kids and Adults to Experience Music Like Never Before
Backyard Jams, Inc., a new concept in music education and entertainment, announces the opening of its first practice and performance studio location in Stoughton, MA. Backyard Jams provides amateur musicians of all ages and abilities a unique opportunity to join a band to play music, write original songs, record a CD, and perform live in concert. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004] From PR Web on September 7, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

Computer Curriculum Provider TechnoExplorers Adds RSS/XML Features to Site
TechnoExplorers adds RSS and XML features to their website to promote the sharing of information about the technology education available with the computer curriculum they offer. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004] From PR Web on September 7, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

Blue Gene gets to its roots at Japan lab
IBM sells its fourth supercomputer--to tackle the protein-folding challenge that inspired the computer in the first place. From CNET News.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..

Digital content spurs micropayments resurgence
A growing appetite for digital content helps companies that enable small-ticket online transactions. From CNET News.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..

Open-source CRM firm offers subscription service
Start-up SugarCRM sets out to shake up the business applications market with a free program and low-cost support. From CNET News.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..

XML: Too much of a good thing?
Explosion of special-interest XML dialects could mean the standard is a success or could be the start of a new headache. From CNET News.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..

RFID tags: The people say no
The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes. From CNET News.com on September 7, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..

Quicken does it right
I may have grown not just to hate but actually to fear the Quicken user interface - which used to be its strongest feature - but I will say that when they chnaged the internals of their bill pay system, they treated their customers right: They sent us a free copy of Quicken Premier 2005.... From Joho the Blog on September 6, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..

"The wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time"
It's about freaking time Kerry said this! Resolved: Howard Dean didn't have enough influence on the Democratic candidate's campaign. Oh,, and, yes, Kerry's statement is consistent with his vote to authorize the war.... From Joho the Blog on September 6, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..

MS: On Second Thought, Put On These Handcuffs
Farhad Manjoo has a nice article up about the new MSN Music Store (via Frank).  At the very end, he notes a somewhat predictable turn of events: MS changed the language, noted by Fred, that advocated burning DRM-locked songs onto CD and then re-ripping into another, possibly unencrypted format.  It now reads simply: From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 6, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

BMI (not BMG!) Has Record Year
The movie industry had a record summer at the box office, despite a decline in ticket sales.  That's pretty predictable, since broadband is not pervasive and watching a DivX download is not nearly as high quality as going to the theater.  So it's not worth making too of this.  It's also not worth making too much of recent news that BMI has had a record year.--> From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 6, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

A Little More on Skylink
You know, it's still a lot to wrap my head around.  I would really like to first go back and read many DMCA articles and all the cases a little closer.  But this tentative assessment is going to have to do for now. Prelim Points First, I'm just going to assume you've read at least Ernest's and Ed Felten's posts - I'll get to some of what they bring up, but not all of it.  --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 6, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Organisation in the way: How decentralisation hobbles the user experience
Peter Merholz has written an article on organisational barriers to good user experiences. To quote: Contrary to all the books, articles, Web sites, and workshops that suggest otherwise, the biggest problem in user experience design today is not one of... From Column Two on September 6, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Software patents kill innovation
Martin Brampton from Silicon.com doubts that software patents are rarely as innovative as the simplistic argument for patents would suggest. A parallel debate is being fought in science. Governments have sought increased commercial involvement with university research, but the price has often been proprietary control over new ideas. Many academic scientists are opposing this trend, believing that the advancement of knowledge is a collaborative and public venture.Related From owrede_log on September 6, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

Vote or Not
The HotorNot.com folks have set up a register-to-vote sweepstakes. Prizes of $100,000 -- well, this is different... (Via Chris Nolan) From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 6, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

'Throw Me an Anchor,' Yells the Drowning Man
UPDATED Kerry names John Sasso (CNN) as senior advisor. Sasso, you'll recall, is the genius who ran the Michael Dukakis campaign in 1988 until he was (inexplicably) forced to quit for a time after pointing out that a Democratic opponent had plagiarized parts of a speech from a British politician. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 6, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

Opposing the deracination of reason
Gwynne Dyer's one of the most rational commentators around. Ever since 9/11, countries like Russia and Israel that face serious challenges from Muslim peoples living under their rule have been trying to re-brand their local struggles as part of the "global war on terrorism." And even Garrison Keillor gets shrill about playing fear against reason: From homoLudens III on September 6, 2004 at 11:44 p.m..

Making RSS Scale
I've been meaning to write about this since I saw a one-page article on the subject of RSS clogging websites' bandwidth in NewScientist back in June. But it wasn't until I saw this Slashdot story on the same subject that I knew I had to get my thoughts down. A lot of sites are suffering from a big problem — they are being systematically hammered by RSS newsreaders for new material at regular intervals. When I first came across RSS around two years ago and did some reading up on it, it sounded like another interesting protocol for a nonproblem. I wondered wh From kuro5hin.org on September 6, 2004 at 11:43 p.m..

Weblog overcomplexity
I'm amazed at how some weblog designs are so overly complex that it can take me a minute or two of scanning a page just to find the "subscribe" link.... Many were blogroll items, bookmark links etc. But they overwhelm the reader with so much superfluous data that it's ... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 6, 2004 at 11:43 p.m..

First class days
It's back-to-school time: fresh starts, excitement, and for some, a few jitters. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 6, 2004 at 11:43 p.m..

Can competition really improve schools?
School choice is today a driving force behind education reform. But does it work? From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 6, 2004 at 11:43 p.m..

Big tech on campus
College students are serving as guinea pigs for the digital lifestyle--but is tech marketing in schools getting out of control? From CNET News.com on September 6, 2004 at 11:43 p.m..