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Firefox - only for the geeks?
Prelude: Adam Kalsey posted this one last week. I read it, liked it, but my geek ego didn't allowed me to blog that post. Yesterday I was having a small-'geek'-talk with my colleague
Asu on OPML and blogroll. Our office manager Jessie joined the conversation after a while. After listening our gibberish for five minutes she tried to guess what OPML means. Is that - 'Other People's Mailing List'? - She asked. As a knee jerk reaction, we laughed ('god, please have mercy on them&apos From
soulsoup on September 9, 2004 at 11:00 p.m..
Why e-learning is so difficult to eat
Patrick Lambe has written an article on the challenges of implementing e-learning. To quote: To do enterprise e-learning really well, beyond the technical competencies present already in HR and IT, you have to be able to marry deep understanding of... From
Column Two on September 9, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..
$350,000 Worth of Financial Literacy Grants
The Commonwealth Bank Foundation has invited all secondary schools across Australia to apply for up to two grants of $3,500 each to help develop and/or improve financial literacy skills of students in years 7 to 12. The grants offer your school the opportunity to implement a creative and engaging education program to develop students' awareness, understanding and skill in financial literacy. For further information, visit the site, call 02 9378 2755 or email financialliteracygrants@cba.com.au. From
EdNA Online on September 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Nominations Open for ALA Awards
Nominations are invited for the Adult Learning Australia (ALA) Annual Awards for 2004. The Awards, which recognise outstanding contributions to adult education and learning, have four categories: Australian Adult Educator of the Year; Australian Adult Education Provider of the Year; Australian Adult Education Program of the Year; Australian Indigenous Community Provider of the Year. Winners will receive $2000, with a runner-up prize of $1000 in each category. The awards will be presented during the 44th Annual National Conference to be held from the 18th - 20th November at Glenelg, South Austr From
EdNA Online on September 9, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Fear of Real Examples
An Aug. 2 article in the blog e-editor correctly observed, "Wary blogging is not the best blogging." Sadly, that article then goes on to explain why that blog intends to be more "circumspect." (Read: they're shying away from citing real-world examples of web content flaws. The implication is that they've annoyed some influential organizations.) I don't know who e-editor offended and what the consequences were, but I understand and respect that decision. Still, it saddens me. In the field of online content, I think we need MORE open discussion of specific sites' content fl From
Contentious Weblog on September 9, 2004 at 8:57 p.m..
What's next for Oracle
CNET News.com answers your questions about the court case that set the software maker against the U.S. Department of Justice. From
CNET News.com on September 9, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
A Modest Blogging Tool Request
As mentioned in the other blog, I'm looking for a weblog tool but I'm not sure it exists yet: an end-user interface as intuitive as Blogger. Their interface redesign since becoming acquired by Google has been brilliant, and shows what... From
Just Another Ant on September 9, 2004 at 8:01 p.m..
Meme Tracking: Why and How
Earlier I wrote about Nova Spivack's meme propagation experiment – which is intriguing although I'm not quite sure what its results truly indicate. On Aug. 31, Michael Feldstein took this concept further, with an eye toward practicality – something I always appreciate. See his series Tracking Memes in the Wild (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Well worth reading. From
Contentious Weblog on September 9, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Oracle v. DOJ: Oracle wins
special coverage Oracle prevails in pursuit of PeopleSoft buy, as judge rejects Justice Department's antitrust arguments. From
CNET News.com on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Trial FAQ: Behind Oracle's win
CNET News.com answers your basic questions about the court case that set the software maker against the U.S. Department of Justice. From
CNET News.com on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Colleges Weigh New Prerequisite: A Laptop in Every Backpack
Laptops are becoming a fact of life at colleges, according to this article, but not everybody is enthused. As
University Business summarizes it, "requiring a laptop in every backpack ignores economic realities and drives a wedge between rich and poor. And even if all students could afford a laptop, some professors say, it's likely to be used more for downloading music than deconstructing Dante." Still, despite the downside, the tenor of the article is that those colleges that require laptops would not reverse their policy. "Everybody in the From
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
The Bookmarklet Solution to the Password Problem
On the other hand, here's another solution to the password problem (one which won't get you indexed at Microsoft Central). This
nifty script auto-generates a password based on a seed word and the name of the site you're trying to enter. And it seems to me that it wouldn't take a lot to completely automate this, so you basically don't see the password entry. Then, since they're bookmarks, people could save them or trade them, depending on whether they want to keep their account secret or share it with the wo From
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Review: Microsoft Print Reader Delivers
I have complained about user registration in the past. Well, here's the Microsoft way of addressing the problem. "Enter Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s new fingerprint-recognition technology for personal computers running its Windows XP operating system. The device promises to relieve the drudgery of keeping track of passwords and having to retype them again and again. Your fingerprints serve as a shortcut." Yeah, send your fingerprints to Microsoft. By Alex veiga, Excite News, September 9, 2004 [
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
iSociety
This is a pretty good essay. I haven't read it completely but I've read enough to know that it's worth passing along. An analysis of the use of internet technologies to support social networks, it looks at things like the importance of reputation, limits on the size of networks people can support, and some dangers of social networking such as isolationism and cronyism. Good, informed discussion, well worth taking the time to read. Sponsorships by Microsoft and PricewaterhouseCoopers. By William Davies, The Work Foundation, September, 2004 [
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Eyetrack III
This is a great article and a must-read for anyone who designs web pages. The study is based on measurements of readers' eyes as they look at news websites. Some results we've seen before in other studies: pictures are 'lighter' on the web than in print (that is, they don't immediately attract the eyes); shorter paragraphs are read more; text ads work better than banners. The eye track was interesting. Readers start at the upper mid-left, move to the upper left, and then to the lower right. A surprise: headlines actually dissuade people from reading capsule description From
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
The Maths Internet Guide
Pete Mckay passes along this link to a great list. "Over 100 top websites carefully chosen for their interactivity and grouped into five search categories." Now if only they were indexed in an RSS feed... By Boris Handal, September 10, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Nova Test Prep Center Online LSAT Course
Ashok Varma writes to me, of this online LSAT preparation course, that "our latest US offering is probably, the first revenue sharing web based offering between a Indian and a US based company." If so, then it is an interesting development. The website is worth passing along on its own merits; some elegant HTML and Javascript coding along with a generous preview, clear writing and a lot of content. No Flash or Javascript, which means this course loads quickly and could (in theory) be written in pure XML. By Various Authors, MindAxis, September, 2004 [
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Charity Kicks off E-Learning Boost
Another way to look at e-learning: "the RSPCA has today kicked off a major new scheme that aims to help teachers across the country jazz up their lessons by bringing thought-provoking discussions on animal welfare into the classroom." When anyone can create e-learning, everyone does. But this results in issue-specific e-learning with a point of view. I've commented on the dangers of this when it comes from the corporate sector; consistency demands that I question it as well when it comes from the charity sector. Doesn't it? By Ben Pindar, The Scotsman, September 9, 2004 [
OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Northeast looks south for e-learning
Interesting item I wouldn't have guessed: according to this news article, the school system in Tamil Nadu is being used as a model for e-learning for schools in north-east India. By Staff, The Telegraph - Calcutta, September 8, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
News From the Learning Innovations Forun
Seb sent me this newsletter (PDF) which I pass on to you. Worthy of note: a "PanCanadian ePortfolio project to promote and implement a seamless ePortfolio system for all Canadians is coming into focus." By Various Authors, July 27, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 9, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Nokia's take on '20s glamour
Nokia on Thursday announced three new camera phones that it says are inspired by the style of the 1920s. One model in particular is described by the Finnish phone giant as "Garbo-esque" in its design character (that would be the 7270). All three handsets are shown here in art released by the company. From
CNET News.com on September 9, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Free online geospatial data for state and local governments
DigitalGlobe, which sells satellite imagery and geospatial information, has decided to give some away to state and local governments in the U.S. Quoting from today's
press release: "U.S. civil government customers at the state and local level now have the freedom to use, distribute and modify QuickBird satellite imagery products without penalty. This new civil government licensing model, effective September 17, 2004, represents a pivotal change in the c From
Open Access News on September 9, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..
Inventar Fürsten von der Leyen
Es steht noch nicht auf
http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de, ist aber schon erschienen: Inventar der Akten und Amtsbücher des Archivs der Fürsten von der Leyen im Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz (2004), bearb. von Anja Ostrowitzki. XIX, 586 S. (Veröff. LAVRP 102) Ergänzend sei darauf aufmerksam gemacht, dass zu den Hohengeroldsecker Akten Leyenscher Provenienz eine Spezialuntersuchung vorliegt, die auch online einsehbar gewesen wäre, vgl.
http://archiv.twoday.net/s From Archivalia on September 9, 2004 at 4:55 p.m..
A political third rail
When candidates - or CEOs - lie about their service record, don't they generally get forced to resign? Isn't that the norm? Just wondering. The following passage from Salon is merely coincidental: In 1978, during an unsuccessful run for Congress in west Texas, Bush produced campaign literature that claimed he had served "in the US Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard." George W. Bush was never in the US Air Force.... From
Joho the Blog on September 9, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..
The Case for Shorter Paragraphs
Sometimes it's hard even to take my own advice. ...As I mentioned yesterday, Poynter and
its partners released the
Eyetrack III study this week. There's a lot in it, so here on E-Media Tidbits I'm going to occasionally call out interesting tidbits from the study. (How about one a day?)One
observation we made is worth pulling out: Shorter para From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 9, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
On DV Production
From
Broadcast Engineering,
The pros and cons of DV production, by Balvinder Singh Sanghera and Mike Smith: The gap between the broadcast and consumer markets has never been closer, and it looks set to get closer still. Weddings, birthdays and other social events are being shot on the same cameras that are used by production companies. Price, affordability and quality are key players in this, but the ever-reduci From
unmediated on September 9, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..
A Guarded Contextual Ad
This made me laugh. Reading this
New York Times story about new allegations that President Bush skipped National Guard duty during the Vietnam War years, I got to the bottom of the page to find a short list of Google-powered contextual text ads. Yes, the ads touted joining today's National Guard. That's not quite as bad as the airline ad on the page with the story about an airline crash, yet it somehow doesn't seem quite right. The other text ad was an anti-Democrat one: "W Ketchup: You do From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 9, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..
Less junk in your in-box?
Spam has declined about 10 percent in the last month, MessageLabs says--and you should be getting fewer dangerous attachments. From
CNET News.com on September 9, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Blogging accessibility workshop
Attending accessibility workshop at the college’s Fall Faculty Professional Development Day. Vandana Rola and Phyllis Ennist were facilitators. Very well prepared and presented. An important topic; one which probably won’t be understood by most faculty, which is why it’s important to have Vandana and Phyllis at the college.
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Open Artifact on September 9, 2004 at 2:03 p.m..
The scholarly communication system that scholars deserve
Herbert Van de Sompel, Sandy Payette, John Erickson, Carl Lagoze, and Simeon Warner,
Rethinking Scholarly Communication: Building the System that Scholars Deserve, D-Lib Magazine, September 2004. Excerpt: There is growing dissatisfaction with the established scholarly communication system. This dissatisfaction is the result of a variety of factors including rapidly rising subscription prices, concerns about copyright, latency between results and their actual publication, and restrictions on wha From
Open Access News on September 9, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
House colloquy on NIH OA plan
Yesterday Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) and Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH) engaged in a
colloquy about the House Appropriations Committee report language proposing the NIH open-access plan (Congressional Record, September 8, p. H6833). For this purpose a "colloquy" is a scripted dialog for entering additional language into the record. A colloquy provides legislative history but does not amend a bill. Both Istook and Regula are members of the House
Open Access News on September 9, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
November IT leaders meeting: call for topics
During the upcoming November 15th MANE IT leaders meeting, we're repeating our successful pre-meeting topic blogging experiment from this spring. Starting now, before the meeting begins, please submit your leading topics and issues here on the blog, or by email... From
MANE IT Network on September 9, 2004 at 1:02 p.m..
Tablet PCs in education: NYT Circuits article
An article on tablet PCs and education appears in this week's New York Times' Circuits weekly feature. The piece focuses largely on high school classes, but should apply to higher education in some ways as well. Beyond using them for... From
MANE IT Network on September 9, 2004 at 1:02 p.m..
Another Try at a 'Content Pass'
Over the past five years, several companies have tried to put together a bundle of paid-content services accessible via a single account and bill. The latest is
Network Subscriptions, a Massachusetts firm that is offering access to six paid-content sources for a single price of $23.95 per month. Purchased separately, the subscriptions would cost $73+ per month ($6.95 for the Wall Street Journal Online, $19.95 for Economist.com, $9.95 for Britannica Online, $9.08 for the Harvard Management Update, $24.92 for GetAbstract business book summaries, From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 9, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..
ALT-C 2004
Busy week this week so there's limited time for long articles. However, I'm presenting a paper at next week's ALT-C conference at the University of Exeter which I'll make available on Auricle after Wednesday. The title of my paper is ... From
Auricle on September 9, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
US: Copyright in Government Publications
http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/publications/04-8copyright.html "The always-useful beSpacific blog has a posting on a new FAQ on copyright produced by CENDI, the interagency working group of senior Scientific and Technical Information managers from 12 U.S. federal agencies. The FAQ is focused on issues relating to copyright in a government setting, and it is excellent. It includes discussion of when government works are copyrighted, what happens when government works are included in other publications, From
Archivalia on September 9, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
Writers wanted...
From Micah: Personal Democracy Forum, a new online resource focusing on the intersection of technology and politics, is seeking contributors for its website, blog and newsletter. We're looking for seasoned journalists versed, ideally, in both the political and technology industries who are interested in covering a wide range of subjects, including: how the Internet is moving votes, money and perceptions; the digital political industry; tools and techniques of clued-in campaigns; and emergent technology-enabled democracy. Political or business journalism background a plus but not required. From
Joho the Blog on September 9, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..
Funny
Political satire. (Thanks to Cory for the link.)... From
Joho the Blog on September 9, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..
DVR Makers Bow to Hollywood
Mercury News:
TiVo, ReplayTV agree to limits. The makers of TiVo and ReplayTV digital video recorders have agreed to limit how long consumers can keep pay-for-view movies stored on future versions of the VCR-like devices. The new technology also will allow Hollywood movie studios and broadcasters to regulate how often movies purchased through pay-for-view services can be watched. Digital video recorders that recognize these new copy restrictions will begin appearing in the spring of 2005. But it could b From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 9, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..
Video-comments
Most of all a collection of links: Andreas H. P. has written an extensive post about the use of
pingbacks and distributed video-comments. He also made a
another solution where all video-comments are uploaded and stored on one server as a response to . Two different approaches, both interesting. Lots of things happening at the moment: My fellow at NTNU, Svein Høier, has done some interesting
experimen From unmediated on September 9, 2004 at 12:00 p.m..
A theory on why RSS traffic is growing out of control
Nathan Wallace:
RSS is sticky Nathan's right, the problem is the stickiness of RSS and the fact that the aggregators automatically poll the servers every hour (some are really bad and poll more often). Here, let's talk about a population of 1000 people. Let's assume these are all developers and are all interested in MSDN. I would assume their usage pattern might break down something like this: 20% will visit at least once a day 4 From
unmediated on September 9, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..
Sybase Releases Free Enterprise Database on Linux
Sybase announced today that they are releasing a free (as in beer) version of their
flagship database for Linux. The free version is limited to 1 CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 5GB of data, which is more than adequate for all but the most demanding applications. This release provides a very attractive alternative to Microsoft SQL Server, and gives developers and DBAs an extremely powerful argument to use against the adoption of Microsoft-based solutions. For those who are unfamiliar with the product, Microsoft's From
unmediated on September 9, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..
UK: More than 8000 latin charters in fulltext
http://www.utoronto.ca/deeds/research/research.html "An important new online resource that's recently become available is DEEDS [Michael Gervers, University of Toronto] - a collection of the Latin texts of more than 8000 charters extracted from 170 published cartularies, mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries. The original emphasis was on Essex (the acronym stands for Documents of Essex England Data Set), but the collection also covers other parts of England and Wales. The largest numbers of charters come from From
Archivalia on September 9, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..
Word of mouth and how the cookie crumbles
From The Center for Media Research.... BuzzMetrics, a company specializing in word of mouth research and planning, released a new report revealing how word of mouth and online discussion forums shaped a food-industry crises. When a leading consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against food giant Kraft over its use of partially-hydrogenated oils in Oreo cookies, a frenzy erupted across thousands of consumer online discussion platforms. According to BuzzMetrics' analysis of over 2.6 million comments from over 120,000 consumers, the Ban Trans Fats legal assault on Oreo caused the total vol From
Joho the Blog on September 9, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
Cheney's Warning
NY Times:
A Disgraceful Campaign Speech. There is a danger that we'll be hit again no matter who is elected president this November, as President Bush himself has said on many occasions. The danger might be a bit less if the current administration had chosen to spend less on tax cuts for the wealthy and more on protecting our ports, securing nuclear materials in Russia and establishing an enforceable immigration policy that would From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 9, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..
"Get a license or do not sample"
So
ordered the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Sampling, we're told, is piracy. But be certain to see the 19 footnotes in this relatively brief opinion, or the 28 separate quotes the opinion includes from other peoples work. I assume the court got a license for those. Now that's not quite fair. The court's decision turns upon its "literal" reading of the sound recording statute. The sound recording statute has no de minimus exceptions, the court held. So while you are free to copy three notes from a musical composition, From
Lessig Blog on September 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Modeling the OSOSS
I've been inspired to try to model an
OSOSS while here at the
OUNL. I'd really appreciate feedback on the model. I'm moderately excited about how it's coming. Click "read more" below to see the model and read the explanation. From
autounfocus on September 9, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Weblog Audience-Building and the Strength of Weak Ties
One of the challenges you face when you start a new weblog is attracting an audience. Who is going to gather the pearls of wisdom that you offer to the world? It’s not that hard these days to find somebody you know who already has a weblog and would be… From
e-Literate on September 9, 2004 at 11:02 a.m..
rss bandwidth
Scoble
reports on MSDN's bandwidth woes due to rss traffic. Perhaps we should consider adding an extra step in the process, decoding thee rss feed from a bittorrent download. Since bt works best when lots of people want the same file, this could in theory be perfect for rss distribution. This could cut down verage feed size to 30k or less. Still need a central tracker though... Perhaps that can be used as a central 'pinger'. In this example, the aggregator pings the tracker to see if there's a new From
unmediated on September 9, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..
Strategies for Long-Term Writing
I've been writing about
this on
Techsophist as a sort of metadiscourse to help me make conscious choices about how I write now that I have a book-length writing project. The main things I've come up with that are different for me is scheduled writing every day, many mini-deadlines, and friendly competition with my office mate who is also writing her dissertation. I'd like to hear from those of you who are now post-diss about how you go about writing a big (something large enough to log From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 9, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..
Into the Blogosphere: Rhetoric, community and culture of weblogs
Something I was going to add here for a long time -
Into the Blogosphere: Rhetoric, community and culture of weblogs, an online collection of essays edited by Laura Gurak, Smiljana Antonijevic, Laurie Johnson, Clancy Ratliff, and Jessica Reyman. Next to the great content it's a good example of innovative academic publishing: peer-reviewed, online, with categories, comments and trackbacks for each essay, released under
Creative Commons... It's in my reading list (after I fin From
Mathemagenic on September 9, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
On definition of a friend (Re: FOAF ;)
Paolo Valdemarin:Tonight I'm picking up
Marc & family at the airport in Treviso. We'll spend a few days together, have good food and even a
microcontent dinner in Trieste on Saturday.In these days, everytime I mention I'm a friend of Marc, whoever I'm talking to says "yeah, me too". Then I have to explain that I don't mean in the Orkut of Friendster sense... From
Mathemagenic on September 9, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Editorial endorsing NIH OA plan
Free up medical research, an editorial in the September 9 Orlando Sentinel (free registration required). Excerpt: "Americans deserve access to information on medical research they support with taxes. Happily, the government's top research agency proposes to provide it....[Because of high journal prices] most people's knowledge of medical research...comes only through brief descriptions in the news. For those who have a keen interest in a particular disease or From
Open Access News on September 9, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..
Educause on wikis in the academy (Clay Shirky)
Good Educause post on wikis in the academy. It includes a general overview of wikis that will be familiar to anyone reading M2M, but also some specific observations about wikis in academic settings: Indeed, an instructor could structure and regulate... From
Corante: Social Software on September 9, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Felten on Wikipedia (Clay Shirky)
Continuing the examination of the value of the Wikipedia, Ed Felten compares Wikipedia and Britannica Overall verdict: Wikipedia’s advantage is in having more, longer, and more current entries. If it weren’t for the Microsoft-case entry, Wikipedia would have been the... From
Corante: Social Software on September 9, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Next-generation infoware
The other day, Jeremy Zawodny
asked: Is it just me, or is Flickr (currently in
beta) one of the best examples of next generation web services? Note that in this context, I mean "web services" in both senses of the term: A web site that provides some useful service that I can interact with using a web browser. An application with an API that has been exposed over HTTP using REST, XML-RPC, or From
Jon's Radio on September 9, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
ACS Online Training
"ACS Distance Education already offers hundreds of courses by traditional correspondence study and has thousands of students currently studying from all around the world. At ACS, we recognise the abilities online training provide and are therefore expanding our courses to be offered over the Internet." ACS Online Training Free trial available Listed on Content of an academic nature... From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 9, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
Legal careers online
"Legal Careers Online is a comprehensive listing of law schools and legal programs. This includes online AND campus-based law schools and programs offering degrees in criminal justice, paralegal and related fields." Legal Careers Online Online Directory of Criminal Justice, Paralegal & Law Schools Listed on Content of an academic nature... From
What's New at the e-Learning Centre on September 9, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..
The Politics Of Mass Information
"in the [attention based economy] of blogs, credit for discovering and filtering information is potent currency. Many blogs when posting links, will also include a link to the site that lead them to the link. This practice, bordering on a... From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 9, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..
The morality of ruthlessness
Assume a particular business plays by "the rules." It operates legally and doesn't engage in business practices that would make it uncomfortable if exposed. But it is a ruthless competitor. Is ruthlessness itself immoral?... From
Joho the Blog on September 9, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
It's a Weblogsite!
Talk about
giving birth... The best part is right now, a mere 12 hours after launch, I already have five e-mails from teachers wanting to help develop the site. YES!!! My little 7-minute overview of the power of the read/write Web to our ENTIRE faculty (all 250+) seems to have sparked some interest. I'll be making sites all day...as long as the 7,453 other initiatives we put into place this summer don't all crash and burn on this, the first day back for kids. Fingers are severely crossed... From
weblogged News on September 9, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..
Schule: Beraten statt Lehren?
Wenn man an Schule denkt, sieht man vor dem geistigen Auge die Lehrer, wie sie hinter ihrem Pult stehen und dozieren. Auch heute noch erleben viele Schüler einen Unterricht im alten Stil. Frontalunterricht heißt das in der Fachsprache. Aus Baden-Württemberg kommt ein neuer Lern-Ansatz, der in der Industrie schon länger praktiziert wird: SOL - Selbstorganisiertes Lernen.
Weiterlesen beim DeutschlandRadio Berlin [via
Jochen Robes] From
BildungsBlog on September 9, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..
Microsoft can read your fingerprints - Reuters
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to personal computers and Web sites. A keyboard, mouse and stand-alone fingerprint reader were From
Techno-News Blog on September 9, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
MIT iCampus Outreach
The MIT Outreach Initiative seeks to disseminate innovative educational technology tools that can make a significant, sustainable difference in how well and quickly students learn, how much they remember, and how fast they can shift from absorbing fact From
Online Learning Update on September 9, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
It's Not Just Usability
Very entertaining post by Joel Spolsky on the design of the
social interface -- interfaces for social networking, e-mail, discussion boards, etc. "Whereas the goal of user interface design is to help the user succeed, the goal of social interface design is to help the society succeed, even if it means one user has to fail." From
elearningpost on September 9, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Facing the Copyright Rap
Including snippets of another artist's song in your work -- a popular rapper technique known as 'sampling' -- may violate copyright law, an appeals court rules. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
NASA's Genesis Capsule Crashes
A capsule carrying samples of solar wind was supposed to be plucked out of midair by a helicopter, but its chutes apparently malfunctioned. Amit Asaravala reports from Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Military Headset Reaches Masses
Sick of screaming to be heard over your cell phone in noisy places? A software firm claims its new headset, based on noise-reduction research it conducted for the U.S. military, will virtually eliminate background-noise disruptions. By Elisa Batista. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Law Fights to Keep Pace With Tech
Federal and industry experts grapple with how to apply CALEA wiretap standards to something that lawmakers didn't anticipate 10 years ago -- voice over IP. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Worldcon Is Gateway to Big Time
Science fiction and fantasy fans gather to celebrate their favorite genre and hand out Hugo Awards, which some writers have been able to convert into wider exposure. Mark Baard reports from Boston. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Bacteria Turn Toxins Into Plastic
A team of Irish scientists develops a strain of bacteria that can convert a toxic byproduct of the Styrofoam manufacturing process into biodegradable plastic. By Rowan Hooper. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Bill Seeks Civil Liberties Board
Legislation introduced in the Senate to implement 9/11 Commission recommendations would create an executive-level board to investigate and advise on civil liberties and privacy issues. President Bush recently created a similar board with fewer powers. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Clean Air Tech Has Ancient Roots
A Georgia entrepreneur is working with a team of government scientists who believe that the solution to fossil-fuel pollution may be found in a nutrient-rich charcoal fertilizer discovered by South American natives centuries before Columbus set sail. By John Gartner. From
Wired News on September 9, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
e-Learning Framework - o alta abordare
Daca arhitectura e-Learning Framework din proiectul comun JISC, DEST, Carnegie Mellon Learning Services Architecture Lab se refera la componentele tehnologice/de servicii ale unui ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 9, 2004 at 6:01 a.m..
Homeschool Mom Starts Internet Search Engine
Searching the web can be very intimidating for the novice surfer and it would be easier if everything were in one place for the more seasoned user. [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004] From
PR Web on September 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Paris' First Etiquette & Dining Class for Children
Children, teens and young adults in Paris, France can at last learn proper "savoir vivre" in English. In addition to etiquette and dining skills, participants will be versed in such moral values as honesty, integrity, responsibility and self-respect. [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004] From
PR Web on September 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Family Forest® Genealogy Library Announcement
Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc. is proud to announce that the first 302 titles of The Family Forest® Genealogy Library have been created from the new Family Forest® Leadership Edition, http://www.familyforest.com/special.html and are now available individually or in collections at http://www.familyforest.com/GenealogyLibrarySale.html [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004] From
PR Web on September 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Surviving Nuclear, Biological or Chemical Terrorist Attack Is Topic of New Video
This DVD/VHS program and booklet provide an excellent, easy to understand guide to nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) terror threats, the appropriate responses, methods of self protection and necessary preparations. The program contains the information everyone needs, presented in a way everyone can understand. [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004] From
PR Web on September 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Stop Sabotaging Social Sensitivity - How Literature Can Teach Tolerance
Interview QuestionsHow do the characters in your book deal with their cultural differences?Why do you believe LIFE IS PREDESTINED and how does that affect the course of events in your book?What can people do to CULTIVATE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS with family and friends?What books would you recommend to people who want to learn about other cultures? [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004] From
PR Web on September 9, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Sep 9
Today's highlights: RIM BlackBerry 7100t; Presence Applications; AOL AIM 5.9; Nokia 9300; Auersoft VisualVault 2004; RIM - We Need to Be Careful About ...; RIM announced the BlackBerry 7100t, its first foray into the mobile phone market with the form... From
Kolabora.com on September 9, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..
Unacknowledged legislators (Kevin Marks)
Shelley wrote that poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, and this dream lies behind a lot of blogging, though the literary archetype is perhaps Peter Wiggin rather than Byron. The challenge for social software is to construct... From
Corante: Social Software on September 9, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..
Stephen Downes’ ITI Keynote Online
Excellent! Stephen Downes just released a recording of his keynote from David Wiley's latest ITI shindig at Utah State University. There's also a PowerPoint version, if you swing that way. Downloading the .mp3 now, so I can drop it onto my iPod for the commute... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 9, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..
Information Architecture Research
Information Architecture Research By Peter Morville What do we really know about information architecture? Do we know what works? Can we defend our designs? Are we improving? In preparing for my upcoming seminars, I revisited the role of research in the design process, and surveyed the literature most relevant to the practice of information architecture. It was hard work. When it comes to information architecture research, the knowledge environment is highly fragmented. But I was able to e From
soulsoup on September 9, 2004 at 12:00 a.m..