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A Virtual Visit to MoodleMoot Ireland & Glasgow Moodles Onwards
MoodleMoot is the name given to the proceedings of the Moodle users' conference - Moodle is an open source learning management system that is gaining traction in the educational community. This MoodleMoot is from Ireland, and the author links to the streaming video of the event - and provides useful time point highlights for those who don't have the four hours to sit through waiting for the good bits. By Graham Blacker, Auricle, September 23, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
Rights Expression Languages: A Report for the Library of Congress
Useful and crystal-clear, this document surveys the four major digital rights languages (CreativeCommons, METSRights, Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL), and MPEG-21, Part 5 (MPEG-21/5) aka XrML) and looks at a wide variety of other initiatives such as PRISM, Adobe Content Manager (ACM), Electronic Resource Management Initiative (ERMI) and much much more. Not overly long but containing a wealth of detail, this document is suitable for presentation to executive types when they ask why you haven't implemented digital rights management yet. PDF. By Karen Coyle, February, 2004 [
OLDaily on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
Presence Applications Poised for Takeoff
This article begins, "There is a killer on the loose under the covers of instant messaging... The killer app is presence." That may be, but what there isn't in instant messaging is interoperability - oh, I know, you can get Trillian, but true interoperability means letting me keep my ICQ and letting me still talk to MSN Messenger members. I think presence is a good thing, but like any good thing, too much of it is a bad thing. The mantra of this article is 'integrated presence' - but, keep in mind, this has been around a while and hasn;t really gained traction. So - a cautious e From
OLDaily on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
NLII Web Site
The EDUCAUSE NLII website has been redesigned and, I am told, will be updated every two weeks. In this day and age, it should be updated every day. You can also view the
NLII Annual Review now on the site. By Various Authors, September, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
Australia 04
Greetings from Darwin, Australia, where it is very warm. I was interviewed on Darwin radio this morning and am giving a talk at the museum this evening. Tomorrow, it's off to Kakadu. This link takes you to some small versions of my photos, if you don't mind rooting around in the image directory - I just don't have th bandwidth to send larger ones. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, September 24, 2004 [
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OLDaily on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
Toronto the body double
I always get a kick out of seeing shots of Toronto in popular media. From Short Circuit 2 to Good Will Hunting, films have used Toronto as a kind of body double for grander places. For example, the historical landmark of Casa Loma sat in as the X-Men's school for mutants. My latest sighting is from the recent Toyota Matrix movie trailer (Quicktime movie is here). In the beginning the cars race under the Gardiner Expressway and then head north through the Bay St. underpass toward Union Station. The "anime" is being shown on multimedia billboards at Yonge and Dundas, across from the Eaton C From
silentblue | Quantified on September 23, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..
Collaboration Technologies About To Hit Wall Street?
The Financial Services industry has been worrying for some time now about online collaboration tools. Instant Messaging (IM), in particular, has been causing huge headaches for the IT and Compliance chiefs in the big banks and trading houses. Traders love using IM to do pre-trade chatting with othe... From
Kolabora.com on September 23, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..
Snapshot disk image works
I'd recommended looking at a small disk imager called Snapshot I'd found on tinyapps.org. I'd given it a little look-see. But now I've put it to the test: I did a full image of my laptop's hard drive, reformatted, and restored it. Yup, the compact little bugger works. It did take a little coaching from the creator who responded to my plaintive email ridiculously quickly and helpfully. I had to restore in DOS mode, and my laptop wouldn't recognize the USB hard drive that contained the image. Tom recommended NTFSDOS, a freeware program that gives drive letters to yo From
Joho the Blog on September 23, 2004 at 10:49 p.m..
Brief survey on IA trends
Lou Rosenfeld is conducting a short survey on IA trends. To quote: I've just set up a really short survey (really, it is short!) to detect past and future trends regarding where information architects work, and how much of their... From
Column Two on September 23, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..
Interview with Tony Byrne
DCLnews has posted an interview with Tony Byrne of CMS Watch. To quote: In many respects, we are only at the beginning of a content management era. You could say CMS is where the Internet was five years ago. Most... From
Column Two on September 23, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..
RSS Applications - Online Calendars
As an information professional, it's not that often you come across a tool that is both (a) extremely easy to use and (b) can create a whole range of simple, effective and ultimately indispensable new services for your users. If that tool also allows you to start experimenting with the potential o... From
Learning Educational Technologies on September 23, 2004 at 9:02 p.m..
telework for COOP, OPM style
The exerpt below is one section from OPM's Federal Managers'/ Decison Makers' Emergency Guide, (see page 7 of the 16 page PDF document). I normally like to pull out just the highlights to make a quick read for you, but this is too valuable to summarize. For those who just don't have time, here... From
Kolabora.com on September 23, 2004 at 8:57 p.m..
1. Fernausbildungskongress der Bundeswehr (2. Tag)
Den zweiten Tag habe ich Rolf Schulmeister von der Uni Hamburg gewidmet. Sein Workshop-Thema waren "Lernplattformen und Ausbildungsmanagementsysteme". Vorneweg: Der Vormittag wurde sehr unterhaltsam, vor allem, weil Rolf Schulmeister immer wieder kleine Geschichten und Kollegenschelten einstreute. So z.B. gegenüber Wilfried... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 23, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..
1. Fernausbildungskongress der Bundeswehr (3. Tag)
Der letzte Kongresstag und erste Konditionsprobleme. Aber ich wollte unbedingt den Vortrag von Gabi Reinmann aus Augsburg hören. Immerhin ist sie eine der wenigen Hochschullehrer in Deutschland, die sich aktiv mit dem Thema "Informelles Lernen und Weblogs" auseinandersetzen! Ihr Vortragsthema:... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 23, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..
myEurope Website Launched
European Schoolnet (EUN) recently launched the new myEUROPE web site aimed to be an ultimate practical tool for teachers to support European citizenship education and to raise children's awareness of European issues. The new Web site hosts a wealth of educational projects, activities and resources, providing features such as activity contributions, photos, practice ideas and the partner finding tool, which offer the best opportunity to bring Europe alive to the young citizens of today and engender a community spirit. With a network of over 2,600 schools, myEUROPE brings the diversity of E From
EdNA Online on September 23, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Knowledge Tree e-Journal of Flexible Learning in VET
Edition 06, due on 20 October, provides information on latest practice, research and opinion from leaders in flexible, workplace, mobile, online and blended learning. M-learning is the focus of Edition 06; readers will find out how pervasive computing and mobile technologies are transforming e-learning.Australian Flexible Learning Framework, September 2004 From
EdNA Online on September 23, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Terabeam At 4.9 GHz
Tom's Networkingt points out that
Terabeam Wireless has a new
Marquee Series wireless broadband product line. The OFDM-based products are said to achieve as high as 36 Mbps over-the-air data rate, range of more than 30 miles and and "near-line-of-sight" communication and available in both licensed and license-free bands (4.9 GHz and 5.8 GHz available now; 2.4 GHz to be introd From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 6:59 p.m..
Blogs, Wikis, and Drupal"Oh my! The Intersection of Online Writing Spaces, Rhetorical Theory, and the Composition Classroom
Yippee! I am V. happy about this: Call for Webtexts: Kairos CoverWeb 10.1 Blogs, Wikis, and Drupal"Oh my! The Intersection of Online Writing Spaces, Rhetorical Theory, and the Composition Classroom Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy, an online, peer-reviewed journal (
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos), is seeking submissions for the Fall 2005 CoverWeb issue on the intersection of online writing spaces, rhetorical theory, and the composition classroom. From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 23, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..
SACE Conference
The Saskatchewan Association for Computers in Education will be hosting their 25th Anniversary Fall Conference on November 25-27, 2004 at the Saskatoon Travelodge Hotel. It's their silver anniversary, so guess who the keynote speaker is? Debbie Silver! Now, isn't that... From
Rick's Café Canadien on September 23, 2004 at 6:57 p.m..
Help promote EDCMM at SACE
We are looking for volunteers from our graduate program to help us promote our program at the upcoming SACE Conference (see below). If you can help us by looking after a display, handing out brochures, and answering questions about our... From
Rick's Café Canadien on September 23, 2004 at 6:57 p.m..
Amazon/Google/WorldCat
The switched-on librarians have been having a bit of a hackfest today.
Jessamyn West and
Andrea Mercado got to wondering how to make use of the integration between Google and
OCLC WorldCat ("a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions.") They
discovered that if you construct a Google query using site:worldcatlibraries.o From
Jon's Radio on September 23, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..
Kerry on Lehman
So as I reported
earlier, two people whose integrity I would not question told me that
Bruce Lehman had told them that he, Lehman, was now advising the Kerry Campaign on IP policy. Now two people, whose integrity I would not question and who have direct connections to the campaign, tell me that is not correct. Let's hope. From
Lessig Blog on September 23, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Antarctic Response to Climate Change - Not Pragmatic
Early in 2002, this website published an excellent article which documented the activity among the various ice shelves on the perimeter of the Antarctic. At that time, there had recently been several significant calving events, rendering vast, floating islands of ice. Also discussed was the complete collapse, in 1999, of an ice shelf known as Larsen B, which was formerly the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula - the northernmost and warmest part of the continent. The disintegration of the Larsen B shelf was called a "profound event", because it was thought to be stable. Fortu From
kuro5hin.org on September 23, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
MarsEdit with WordPress
Last time I tried a standalone posting app, it was Ecto, which didn't like Wordpress too much. This time, I'm trying MarsEdit, and have applied a patch to the Wordpress XMLRPC connection (which may behave better with Ecto, as well...) Hey! What do you know! It worked! Cool... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 23, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Internet Public Library Blogs
I'm not sure why, but
Anne's feed in my
Bloglines account never seems to update, so every now and then I have to remind myself to check her site. (RSS has really spoiled me.) As usual, I've been missing some good stuff. For instance, the Internet Public Library is
categorizing blogs and it looks like a good starting point for anyone just trying to get the feel for this. (In other words, it's still a manageable list.) One pretty interesting f From
weblogged News on September 23, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Could the Feds Stymie Citizen Journalism?
Picturephoning.com
notes that the US House of Representatives on Tuesday
approved a measure to to make it a crime to secretly photograph or videotape people, often for lascivious purposes. AP reports:Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said the issue of surreptitious videotaping has become "a huge privacy concern" with the miniaturization of technology and the pro From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
No, not the book by Joe Trippi, but a panel on P2P video file sharing at Columbia U,
as narrated by James Enck of Daiwa Securities (I've been recently turned on to his blog by a friend in hedge fund business and it is a good one...). Great overview of the market, discusses the economics of P2P video distribution, and pitfalls and possibilities for media and entertainment companies... "P2P is yet another bottom-up revolution, possibly the biggest in history, with very broad implications and From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..
The Train Is Heading Your Way
Borrell Associates has released a new report on the online real estate advertising outlook, and it's got some bad news for newspapers. While newspaper real estate revenues are doing fine right now, Borrell notes some disturbing news: "Seven years ago, agents, brokers, and developers spent $755 on newspaper advertising for every home sold. This year it will be $605. Meanwhile, online ad spending per home sold during the same period went from $14 to $148."And this: "When the superheated home-sales cycle ends, online media may accelerate From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 23, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
If You Had to Choose ...
This is one of those imaginary desert-island questions. If you could choose only two media, what would they be? That's one of the questions asked by Frank N. Magid Associates in a new study for the
Online Publishers Association.Here are the answers: The Internet ranked No. 1, chosen as first (45.6 percent) or second (32.1 percent) by 77.7 percent of those surveyed. Television ranked No. 2, with 52.4 percent making it a first or second choice, trailed by books (18.5) and radio (12.9). Only 9.2 percent would choose newspapers in that m From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 23, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
Join the discussion on Internet & Politics
At the Berkman Center, along with a number of partners at the
university and
beyond, we're planning a
conference on internet & politics for December 10 - 11, 2004. The purpose of this conference is to take a skeptical look at whether or not the internet is having an impact on the way politics works in the US and in a global context. In the lead-up to that conference, we're using the
H2O disc From
Weblogs At Harvard on September 23, 2004 at 3:48 p.m..
A Virtual Visit to MoodleMoot Ireland and Glasgow goes Moodle!
MoodleMoot is the name given by the international Moodle community to the Moodle conference programme. MoodleMoot Ireland took place on the 10th September 2004. I couldn't make it to Ireland so over a period of days I've watched the movie instead. There are many interesting presentations and discussions in the full event but in this article, with one exception, I am going to concentrate on the contribution to the conference by Moodle's creator, Martin Dougiamas. From
Auricle on September 23, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..
LookSmart buys Furl.net
LookSmart has purchased Furl.net, an Internet archiving service, in a bid to keep up with the latest innovations in Web search. From
CNET News.com on September 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Briefly: LookSmart buys Furl.net
roundup Plus: Pentagon expands access to voting site...Ad campaign touts multimedia cards...T-Mobile sells Sidekick II...Spyware bill moves to Senate. From
CNET News.com on September 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Nokia touts new smart phone
The phone, due out in October, comes with a built-in megapixel camera. Also on tap: a wireless home-monitoring system. From
CNET News.com on September 23, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
A Dubious Gift of Music
As
reported by The Guardian, the
London Evening Standard is launching a music download service. British newspapers are in a permanent circulation war, and try to lure readers by giveaways, such as music compilations. The costs of providing free CDs and DVDs is high, though; the Standard will now try to cut costs by giving away physical CDs which give access to online downloads. The CDs will contain some tracks that can be played on a normal CD player From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 23, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..
My Tuesday with the World Economy Forum
Well, that was an interesting way to spend a day! For reasons beyond my ken, I got asked to talk to the Entertainment and Media section of a World Economic Forum meeting in NYC on Tuesday. How could I say no? Besides, the organizers are completely charming, open-minded, smart people. (Thank you, Alex.) Dinner the night before The event began with a gala dinner for all the assembled industries, held on Governors Island in NYC. From 800 yards away, the bottom of Manhattan looks like a really bad idea, an experiment in how much weight you can add until a... From
Joho the Blog on September 23, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..
The New Learning
This article from Technology and Learning magazine by Sara Armstrong and David Warlick makes the now familiar point that learning to learn is an essential skill for a lifetime of self-directed learning. The authors add to that point the message that a major part of learning how to learn must be learning to use technology, including technology for Reading, Riting, and Rithmetic. "Recently, Edgar Murphy of the North Carolina State Board of Education delivered a presentation to a group of technology-using educators in the Raleigh area. He stated that of all the positions h From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on September 23, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
ManiaTV!
ManiaTV! "delivers Internet addicts the best mix of music, short films, action sports, video games, cartoons and news with a four-legged twist. All hosted by our wannabe CyberJockeys""What happens when you take the medium of traditional Television Broadcasting and combine it with the much less traditional medium of the Internet? Well, you'll probably end up with a television set for the new millennium, you'll definitely end up with something new and edgy, and you're going to end up here at Mania From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..
Nokia Remote Camera
Nokia announced an interesting
new home security camera that uses any GSM network to send images back to your phone or email if someone trips its motion sensor or if its in-built thermometer exceeds a pre-set threshold. It's a lot like a 1-megapixel cameraphone without the phone part, although it can even take pictures at ni From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..
Northern Exposure
So you live in Canada, eh? Oh, you don't -- but you're nonetheless looking for a coffee joint with Internet access that's open right now in Toronto? Well, lucky you -- we just launched Google Local Canada. Google Blog... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
Rumours surround Google browser
Online journals, or weblogs, have put together a series of developments which suggest that the search engine is developing new web tools. A US newspaper has also reported that Google has poached former Microsoft workers who created early versions of... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
Conversations as the New Medium
Blake Irving, corporate vice president at MSN Communication Services, stopped in Amsterdam this week to have a look at the stunning success of the Dutch MSN branch. The Netherlands knows one of the world's most active
IM communities, with 4 million registered identities (on a population of 15 million), and 25 million "conversations" per day.While here, Irving announced (
reported by Emerce) Microsoft's plans to launch a social network service that would make
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
Google's Dubious China Argument
The discussion regarding large companies helping China to filter the Internet has flared up again, after Google
defended the way its new Chinese search engine works in the New Scientist. Mostly, corporate supporters of the Chinese censors try do their activities in silence."In order to create the best possible news search experience for our users, we sometimes decide not to include some sites, for a variety of reasons," Google says in a statement published in the New Scientist. "These sources were not i From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
New Ways & New Technologies Conference @ U of C
Yet another conference in Calgary (this one on campus!) that I heard about first via the magic of RSS... New Ways & New Technologies in Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts. The items listed in the Conference Program sound pretty interesting. I wonder if this bit may prove to be the most ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 23, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus
http://www.artamene.org/ En wij maar denken dat Het Bureau een omvangrijke roman is --- een groep Franse wetenschappers werkt aan de ontsluiting van de roman Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (1649-1653), een roman van Madeleine de Scudéry (13095 bladzijden in de originele uitgave, 7443 in de online versie). Op het moment is de gehele tekst digitaal beschikbaar op http://www.artamene.org/, zowel getranscribeerd als in de vorm van afbeeldingen van de pagina. De tekst is doorzoekbaar gemaakt met behulp van Philologic (eerder besproken op deze weblog). Op de conferentie Digital Resources for the H From
CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on September 23, 2004 at 12:04 p.m..
The Incredible Hulk Has a Weblog?
This is too weird. Give the guy a movie and he thinks that everybody wants to know the mundane details of his life. Sheesh. Can you say “narcissism,” boys and girls? From
e-Literate on September 23, 2004 at 12:03 p.m..
Commerce One melting down
Former darling of the e-commerce market acknowledges it is considering bankruptcy and even a complete shutdown. From
CNET News.com on September 23, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Brief Remarks (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 3)
Brief remark postings often (but not always) contain external links. However, the links are not the main value offered by that posting. In a brief remark posting, links support the content. In contrast, in a link blurb posting, non-link content exists primarily to support the links. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish between a link blurb and a brief remark. But remember, all of these blog posting formats represent points along a spectrum. In the blogosphere, they often tend to blend into each other... (NOTE: This is part 3 of a 7-part series.) From
Contentious Weblog on September 23, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..
Cory omigod
Cory's presentation to Microsoft on why DRM is bad for us and bad for them is other-worldly in its brilliance. Damn funny, too. in It is a must-read. In fact, it's a must-be-chiseled-into-lintels. (It's in pdf and it's presented by ChangeThis.)... From
Joho the Blog on September 23, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Blogging, ads, and fact-checking
Pete Blackshaw of Intelliseek has a good article in MediaPost about the (mainly positive) influence of blogging on advertising, emphasizing the blogosphere's ability to expose errors, lies and exaggerations. So, as a lifetime repeat typo and thinko offender, it is with reluctance that I offer up the irony that in the course of recommending Dan Gillmor's We the Media, Pete misspells his name. Yo, Pete, I couldn't not mention that without betraying my blogospherical loyalties, could I?... From
Joho the Blog on September 23, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Free Screenwriting Software
"celtx is simple, easy to use software designed for people who work in Film, TV, Theater and New Media. It enables you to work digitally on script based projects, either on your own or collaboratively with project team members." This... From
Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 23, 2004 at 9:01 a.m..
NB Innovation Forum
At the NB Innovation Forum in Fredericton yesterday, members of
CSTD and
HRANB got together for a session with
Don Simpson. Don has a wealth of experience and many stories to share. Don said that the "next big thing" is NIBC convergence (NIBC = nano, info, bio, cogno). Here are his six axioms for the knowledge economy, gleaned from many sources:The Knowledge Economy is an economy of netwo From
jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on September 23, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..
Dueling Filters
Here's a message I received this morning: This notification has been sent to inform you that a message has been quarantined by InterScan MSS for SMTP. Subject: Blog draft Rule: Incoming Policy Filter: CONTENT FILTER Problem:Filter Type: Advanced Content Filter Event: at MAILBODY: CONTENT , "shit" violated Action on Attachment: NOT MODIFY Action: Quarantine So, this message quotes the word that triggered the quarantine. Apparently, then, there are uses of this word that are acceptable... ...unless, of course, my own spam filter were set to protect my virgin ears from such filth, in which c From
Joho the Blog on September 23, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..
Iranian Blog Censorship
Hundreds of Iranian online journals have been protesting against media censorship by renaming their websites after pro-reformist newspapers and websites that have been banned or shut down by the authorities. Many of the websites, known as blogs or weblogs, have also posted news items from the banned publications on their websites. The protest was started by blogger Hossein Derakhshan, a student at Toronto university in Canada. From
RSS Blog on September 23, 2004 at 8:02 a.m..
KOSTbare TrainingsPROBEN von HPS
Die Mitarbeiter aus den Personalabteilungen haben heute keine Zeit mehr, die umfangreiche Angebotspallette wirklich zu testen. Aus diesem Grund zeigt HPS,
das Trainingsinstitut für Präsentationstechnik Seminare, in kurzer Zeit Ausschnitte und Inhalte aus deren Trainings - komprimiert auf einen halben Tag. Da ich im Juni 2004 selbst Teilnehmer des Events "KOSTbare TrainingsPROBEN" war, kann ich diese Veranstaltung mit 100 prozentiger Überzeugung weiterempfehlen. Da ist auch die minimale Teilnahmegebühr von From
BildungsBlog on September 23, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..
Putting new life in batteries - Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes
For all the truly amazing and useful technology advancements made in just the last five years (Wi-Fi, internet phone calls and wireless e-mail to name three), progress on the fundamental technology that drives the devices " power " has been exasperatin From
Techno-News Blog on September 23, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..
Presence Awareness Indicators - Where Are You Now?
Researchers live and breathe the maxim "the right information, in the right place, at the right time". But how often do researchers, when finally packaging up their findings, know exactly what the "right time" and "right place" are for their customer? Are they sitting at their desks, or in a meetin... From
Kolabora.com on September 23, 2004 at 6:56 a.m..
Automakers Give Biodiesel a Boost
DaimlerChrysler and General Motors help biodiesel -- fuel that can be made from soybeans -- gain some traction in the United States and Europe. By John Gartner. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Sims 2: Face Lift of the Original
The sequel delivers all the stuff that made the original the best-selling game of all time, and adds a couple of nice touches. By the end, though, you realize the new version is just a tuneup of the old. Lore Sjöberg reviews The Sims 2. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Broadcasters Gut Digital TV Bill
The television industry scores an amendment to a bill that would have forced them to give up lots of valuable spectrum to emergency workers. The change all but guts the bill. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Morphine Apparently in Your Head
Researchers find that humans produce their own morphine. If naysayers finally believe it, the discovery could boost pain and addiction research. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
A New Reason to Love Star Wars
The production of the original Star Wars was a disaster. But as the riveting documentary Empire of Dreams shows, underdog director George Lucas somehow pulled it off, which makes you appreciate the trilogy even more. A review by Jason Silverman. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
IPod Promoters Feel the Heat
FreeiPods.com is busier than ever, but users complain about spam, mishandled accounts and shipping delays. The company admits there are difficulties, but blames the problems on the site's popularity, not a crumbling pyramid. By Leander Kahney. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
E-Vote Fears Soar in Swing States
The Bush and Kerry campaigns, along with a range of advocacy groups, are concerned with the integrity of voting technology -- particularly in the states where votes matter most. By Jacob Ogles. From
Wired News on September 23, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Quiz-Buddy 3.8 for Windows comes with over 40 free study modules.
Sierra Vista Software has released Quiz-Buddy 3.8 for Windows. The software now includes over 40 free study modules on subjects such as SAT vocabulary, Math, Spanish, French, Chinese and Geography. The release also adds new features and improved interface. [PRWEB Sep 23, 2004] From
PR Web on September 23, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
From Ordinary American to Political Activist:The extraordinary journey of one citizen's effort to defeat President Bush
At the age of 26, Michael John Dobbins has turned his life upside down to work full-time defeating President Bush in the November Elections. A relentless activist, Dobbins has accomplished much in his first year. Some of the many notable events include: Writing a book, attending the Democratic Convention, being featured in a T.V. Documentary, publishing the website www.StopBushin2004.com, appearing on 12 radio interviews, giving three public speaches, and many more. [PRWEB Sep 23, 2004] From
PR Web on September 23, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Click here to become infected
Click here to become infected :: The Register is reporting on a new reason to make sure you ditch Internet Explorer, and if you are using IE on Windows I can't think of a better reason than this. This exploit uses a javascript extension proprietary to Internet Explorer to download ... From
Just Another Ant on September 23, 2004 at 3:00 a.m..
Students offended by distribution of printed listserv postings
Students offended by distribution of printed listserv postings | Kairosnews :: So, if you had participated in a class listserv, how would you feel if the instructor printed up the archives of the listserv and handed it out to your group as a tool for stimulating discussing? The students of ... From
Just Another Ant on September 23, 2004 at 3:00 a.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Sep 23
Today's highlights: OZ gets $27.3 million; Siemens Upgrades to Exchange 2003; OZ Communications, a Canadian-based provider of IM solutions for carriers, received $27.3 million in venture capital financing. canada.com Siemens AG is working with Quest Software to migrate 350,000 users... From
Kolabora.com on September 23, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
America's youth: Internet is better than TV
If you work in media, this study (
full PDF or
press release) is required reading. Conducting by Magid for the Online Publishers Association, the study takes a hard look at how young Americans perceive the Internet. A few nuggets: More than 50% of people ages 18-24 picked the internet as their top media choice (28.5% picked TV). The same group says the internet (43%) is the most important source of news over TV (39%). And my favorite: 69% From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
Ourmedia.org is coming......
ive posted before
here and
here about a huge door that is about to open. It was called open-media.org, now its called
Ourmedia.org. In just a few months, this project has moved very quickly thanks to JD Lasica and Marc Canter. What is it? Well, check
the official FAQ to educate yourself i From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
VoIP goes the TV
Greg Scoblete, a senior editor at TWICE Magazine has written a great piece over at Tech Central Station.
VoIP In Your Hands is a great read especially if you want to think outside the box of VoIP as a cheap replacement for PSTN connection. TV Caller ID: Since voice data can travel on the same cable that also delivers your television (if you're a cable TV subscriber) and Internet access, it's not terribly difficult to route incoming phone info to your television. From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
$1.5 million Grant to Anniston Star, University Experiment
It is official, the Knight Foundation is helping underwrite the new Master's Degree in community journalism program at the Anniston Star in Alabama. Nice part is that students who get accepted when the program begins in 2006 get a free ride. The story is below, unfortunately, it costs $4 a month to get into the Star's online newspaper, but I have permission to copy the story here, probably because I am included in it: (
Continued at PJNet Today) From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
Indymedia and the Text Message Jihad
In New York during the Republican convention, independent journalists and activists used text messaging "to coordinate an impressive, groundbreaking campaign of direct action and comprehensive news reporting," according to
this piece at the Democracy Now! web site. Much of the text messaging was organized through
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
Wireless Data Currently About Ubiquity, Not Speed
We've already joked about how all wireless data services, no matter how fast,
start their pricing at $80/month, in the hopes that business users with expense accounts will sign up while the network provider works out all their network and capacity problems. The prices eventually drop as the provider feels better about the network and (much more importantly) competitors have launched their own, faster, networks also at the $80 price point. Still, in an interview about wireless data offerings, the co-CEO of wireless data From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
IM: The Next Arena for Sharing and Distribution
Sharing live playlists in chat is technically doable. The problems are mainly political and legal: content owners do not want to see IM's many millions of users sharing music streams effortlessly.Actually IM was the last area for sharing and distribution. That mode of the cat and mouse game has been mature for a year or so now. The exploration is now in IM-like interaction models, not literal IM. But, anyway, I should make a correction: sharing live playlists in chat and anywhere From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..
Great concert, and news of updates
(photo by
Kathryn Yu) If you attended or heard the webcast of the Creative Commons Benefit Concert that was presented by WIRED last night, I'm sure you'll agree it was a fantastic show. Gilberto Gil and David Byrne played for almost two hours each, and even sang a couple songs together. We want to thank everyone th From
Creative Commons: weblog on September 23, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Interesting beginning of term
I’ve not written much over the past couple weeks as it’s been an interesting beginning of the quarter. First, my wife had to have unexpected surgery (appendix) two days before the quarter started. That slowed some of my last minute prep, and really shifted my focus out of the classroom.
¶ She’s getting along much better now and will be back to her own teaching next week. I’m getti From
Open Artifact on September 23, 2004 at 1:00 a.m..
A New Kind Of Blogging?
A new blogging website was launched yesterday which includes one or two interesting features that might catch on elsewhere.
JoeUser.com, launched by Stardock Corp, is basically a free blog service. But it also: Automatically posts the newests articles on any JoeUser.com site on every other JoeUser.com page;Has a 'SlashDot-style' Peer review function. Readers can give particularly well written article bonus points by rating it as "insightful". High scoring articles automatically receive additional From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..
CA gov looking to limit P2P
California To Set P2P Policy Governor Schwarzenegger signed executive order S-16-04 last week charging the state CIO, Clark Kelso, with setting up a policy on statewide use of P2P technologies. While the order mentions legitimate uses of P2P, it looks to me like the RIAA and MPAA have his ear. P2P is already being used for legitimate purposes across the UCs and the state. LOCKSS relies on P2P as do many other projects. IT departments everywhere rely on bit torrent to download critical patches and updates to webservers and OS's. Concerned? Write early and often to the Governor and CIO K From
unmediated on September 23, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..
So much for anonymous file sharing in California
The
SFGate notes that on Tuesday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a new piece of legislation "requiring anyone disseminating movies or music on the Internet to disclose their e-mail address." Failure to comply can result in a misdemeanor. Hmmm...I suggest that people across California have a National File Sharing day in protest of the privacy loss with the new law, walk into their local police station, and turn themselves in. If only half the people guilty of file sharing in the s From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 23, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..
Usability testing for findability
Donna has blogged an item on usability testing for findability. To quote: A very, very large proportion of our body of knowledge about how people approach sites, and about how we should design sites, is based on a very narrow... From
Column Two on September 23, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..
The secret of iPod's scroll wheel
Ask iPod users what they like the most about the device, and most will probably mention the scroll wheel. MP3.com's Eliot Van Buskirk has the story behind it. From
CNET News.com on September 23, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..
