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Creativity Techniques
Here is a site that contains
descriptions about creativity techniques: Below are listed a number of creativity techniques to help with creative thinking. Like most tools these creativity techniques all have their good and bad points. I like to think of these creativity techniques as tools in a toolbox in much the same way as my toolbox at home for DIY. It has a saw, spanner, hammer, knife and all sorts of other things in it, they are all very useful, but you have to pick the right tool (creativity technique) for each From
owrede_log on September 24, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
Flickr export from iPhoto
There is a little
iPhoto Plug-In that allows direct export to Flickr. It works as export filter and is used to upload images (but not manage uploaded images). So the best image collection management application meets the best online image sharing application. Bravo! From
owrede_log on September 24, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
Microsoft Says Buy New Windows or Be Unsafe
CNet:
Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP. Microsoft this week reiterated that it would keep the new version of Microsoft's IE Web browser available only as part of the recently released Windows XP operating system, Service Pack 2. The upgrade to XP from any previous Windows versions is $99 when ordered from Microsoft. Starting from scratch, the operating system costs $199. That, analysts say, is a steep price to pay to secure a browser that swept the marke From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 24, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
Anti-bootlegging booted
A district court in the Southern District of New York has struck down the anti-bootlegging provision of the copyright act. There is a new report
here. I should have the opinion up soon. (Disclosure: I did pro bono work on this case.) From
Lessig Blog on September 24, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
Happy Yom Kippur
Sounds oxymoronic to those who know the holiday, doesn't it? But - having just gotten off the phone with my mother-in-law - I feel obligated to tell the world that Yom Kippur is not a sad time. It's not a rip-roaring celebration, exactly, but its pureness of heart is sometimes mistaken for the austerity of penitence. It ain't that - at least not as I see it. Yom Kippur is more of a cleansing - and it's only as dark as your experience of that cleansing. Like a bit of analysis or an acid trip, Yom Kippur is a way of standing naked before the universe or, if you p From
rushkoff.blog on September 24, 2004 at 9:46 p.m..
We can work it out
BBC commentator Bill Thompson,
riffing on the ongoing dispute between Apple Computer and Apple Corps (the Beatles), has a suggestion: In the days they set up Apple Corps they were radical hippies who challenged the establishment in many ways. Wouldn't it be nice if they did the same thing now, and made the music available without rights management systems, under a non-commercial Creative Commons license that let others reuse their songs? It would be a wonderful gesture to the future, re From
Creative Commons: weblog on September 24, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Public debate over WIPO and copyright
A consumer technology group is hosting a Declaration that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) alter its drive to globalize western intellectual property systems. The declaration urges the group to take a more balanced and realistic view of the... From
MANE IT Network on September 24, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Sep 25
Today's highlights: 21Publish Blogging; Quality On-Line aims to replace Lotus Domino; Problems with Being an ISV for Outlook; 21Publish Inc. released its enterprise-focused blogging software, with the capability for enterprises to create private-label blogging communities. "21Publish provides a host... From
Kolabora.com on September 24, 2004 at 6:57 p.m..
Alive Again
Wow. The server for this site was down all week, and it ended up being faster to move to a new host than to wait for the repairs. Sorry for the interruption. I must admit, however, that I got more work done in the last four days of no blogging and limited email than I've gotten done all year. At least more of what I usually consider "real" work, including two proposals for a monthly comic book series, a chapter of my next book, an article and a half for
TheFeature, and a final draft of the narration for the upcoming Frontline documentar From
rushkoff.blog on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..
ClubZerog.com
Steph Dumais just created a
new online home for the graphic novel, Club Zero G at www.clubzerog.com - with discussion boards and everything. Come by if you have the chance. From
rushkoff.blog on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..
Networks without a Net
I just posted
this piece to TheFeature, about whether the most interesting wireless networks will be those that arise independently of the Internet altogether. ...Just as the Internet has fostered a sense of global connectivity for users pinned to their desktops, the wireless network -- by coming along in one's pocket -- can enhance users' connections to their immediate environments and temporary communities. After all, wireless users have left their homes and offices for a reason. Away from their des From
rushkoff.blog on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..
How to Save Time Searching
Tara Calishain, author of the popular and respected blog "Research Buzz" and the best-seller "Google Hacks," has a new book out which I heartily recommend: "Web Search Garage." This book is a must-read for anyone who does a lot of online research. The bottom line is that by using the techniques Tara explains, you can get better results in less time. (Which means you can have more time to, say, have a life!) ... From
Contentious Weblog on September 24, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..
Campus Life comes to Second Life.
It's not unusual for teachers and students to use an online environment like a chat room to meet. But Delwiche and a few other college professors are taking advantage of Second Life's fully three-dimensional virtual world and are the first... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 24, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..
Review: New Computer Mice Cutting Edge
If you're still pointing and clicking with the factory-issued mouse that came with your computer -- or, heaven forbid, if you're still using your laptop's barbaric touch pad -- it's time to upgrade. Yahoo! News - Review: New Computer Mice... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 24, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..
Spam Test
The demo blog I set up for the
Low Threshold Applications site as the pro-bestiality cluns, the online gambling groups, and the freaky flesh photographers and their assorted scary friends have been paying daily visits. I have a new scheme which has plugged them up pretty good, so I am hoping to get a good test over there. I am being rather vague about this. eh? I've got me suspicious reasons.
Stephen Downes writes "For some reason (because spammer From
cogdogblog on September 24, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Extra Spam Killing Tools for WordPress
Wordpress, out of the box, is pretty decent at avoiding spam. It could be better, and there are a few plugins that will help: 3 Strikes Spam Prevention Plugin - Kinda like an email spam filter, calculating "spam scores" for new comments, and killing ones that pass a threshold. Kitten's Spam Words ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 24, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Fellows - e-include the excluded
Proiec... ISP Fellows ofera cursuri online persoanelor dezavantajate din tarile partenere: Austria, Franta, Germania, UK - via ICTlogy. Platforma ODLP a fost realizata de CybeEOsphere. ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Utile
Ping-o-Matic este un serviciu care permite trimiterea ping la: Blo.gs BlogChatter BlogRolling BlogShares BlogStreet Feed ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Blogroots
Blogroots colecteaza insemnari despre noutati din lumea weblog-urilor ( blogosfera, World Live Web ), folosind un mecanism Trackback. La Blogroots pot fi gasite de asemenea cateva capitole ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Are you a blogaholic?
Un test la care va invit sa raspundeti : "Are you a blogaholic?" - via What's New at the e-Learning Centre Rezultatul meu: 52 points is in the 51 through 80 precent You are a dedicated ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Concluziile Seminarului de la Arad
Sapt... trecuta, in 17-18 septembrie, la Arad, in organizarea Fac. de Informatica a Univ. de Vest "Vasile Goldis", s-a desfasurat editia a 2-a a seminarului international de e-Learning. ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Research weblogs
Research weblog = knowlegde logs = k-logs = klogs Lista de research weblogs: jill/txt Un studiu: Blogging thoughts: personal publication as an online research tool - Torill Mortensen ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Doua studii
Global Education Digest 2004 : Comparing Education Statistics Across the World - UNESCO Quality and Recognition in Higher Education - The Cross-Border Challenge ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on September 24, 2004 at 5:02 p.m..
Microsoft Promotes Easy Robot Programming Kit
Berlin University of Technology and Microsoft Research Cambridge demonstrated the
Visual Robot Development Kit (VRDK), "a graphical programming language that makes the development of robotic applications easy enough to teach in school" at the Microsoft Research and Innovation Fair in Brussels, Belgium. The VRDK is optimized for creating software that enables you to control your robot using your smart phone. From
unmediated on September 24, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..
Text in the City
Drop that Lonely Planet guide! For a true indie tour of the Big Apple, grab your cell phone and follow the yellow arrows now littering the city. Wired 12.09: PLAY... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on September 24, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..
A story too good to check? (Kevin Marks)
I was just told the following by Michel Valdrighi in IRC: from a friend, happened minutes ago: on MTV Brazil, a poll asking "What's the most annoying thing at the moment?" The top answer (35%) ended up being "Orkut... From
Corante: Social Software on September 24, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..
They're coming in through the pictures...
Miles, the tinyapps.org guy, points us to a an article about yet another Microsoft vulnerability. It turns out that there's a way that just downloading a jpg can let a virus in. You can run a utility on this page to see if your machine is vulnerable (mine was), and there's also a link to the page with the plug for the hole. It does not require you to upgrade to SP2, a fate some of us are postponing. What next, viruses that get in if you type too slowly?... From
Joho the Blog on September 24, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..
What's all the fuss about mobile blogging?
" Soon it'll make no more sense having a mobile weblog than it would be to call your regular weblog a stationary blog. You'll just have a weblog and how you post to it, and what you post to it, will depend upon where you are, what you're doing and what you want to say."
Davies, 2003. From
David Davies: Edtech on September 24, 2004 at 4:46 p.m..
New archiving software under development
Lindsay Greene,
NYU to make archive software, Washington Square News, September 22, 2004. Excerpt: "NYU's library system has announced plans to develop software for an intercollegiate database that will make archival processing more efficient, a library official said. The system, called '
The Archivists' Toolkit,' will allow universities and other research institutions to compile their archives into a online database, making the scholarship available worldwide From
unmediated on September 24, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Soft sell hard ware
Engadget reports on the new Samsung Experience electronics boutique that just opened in New York City. The peculiar thing is, you can't buy anything on display there. They figure that any true hardware enthusiast would browse the store and head back home and buy the product online anyway. They are even showcasing items that aren't even available in North America, such as the miniscule MP3 players and cellphones with TV tuners that are commonplace in Korea and Japan. The purpose of the "store" is to whet your appetite, to sell the Samsung brand. They want to show they're as badas From
silentblue | Quantified on September 24, 2004 at 3:57 p.m..
Why Google News Has an Anti-Kerry Bias
According to USC Annenberg’s
Online Journalism Review, some quirks of linguistic usage may be effectively biasing the Google News algorithm toward hard-right anti-Kerry articles. Author J. D. Lasica claims that anti-Kerry pieces will tend to refer derisively to “John Kerry” repeatedly as a derisive rhetorical device, where more mainstream articles… From
e-Literate on September 24, 2004 at 3:01 p.m..
DIY book publishing takes off
Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle via USA Today: Do-it-Yourself Book Publishing Takes Off on the Web.... [T]his kind of publishing might just foster a market for book-writing in the same way Kodak first opened up photography to amateur picture takers nearly a century ago, said Frank Cost, a printing professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. "Everyone is starting to realize this works, and it's fantastic," Cost said. (
unmediated on September 24, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..
Qumana - a microcontent assembly and publishing application
Roland Tanglao and myself have been involved in a little company up in Vancouver named
Qumana. They've developed an innovative way of browsing and publishing micro-content - though today it's still just blog posts. But the drag-and-drop gesturing, the clean design and intuitive approach - serves as a new paradigm in personal publishing that I'd wish that NetNewsWire, NewsGator From
unmediated on September 24, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..
Blogger Talent Moves Up the Media Food Chain
Here's confirmation of a trend we've noted periodically here on E-Media Tidbits.
Guardian Unlimited of the U.K. has signed up two of the leading political bloggers to each write a weekly column in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election. Glenn Reynolds of
Instapundit (a Republican) and Markos Moulitsas of
Daily Kos (a Democrat) will be added to Guardian Unlimited's coverage of the election.That's continuation of From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 24, 2004 at 2:57 p.m..
Banning the Bible to Get Out the Vote
There have been some rumors floating around lately about an RNC ad that is being sent to people living in the Bible Belt about how 'liberals' want to "ban the Bible" (what that really means, I don't know, but there you have it). It ain't a rumor folks, this is U.S. Presidential Campaign 2004, at its finest. From
kuro5hin.org on September 24, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
A++ they all say
Silverlotus has been trying to offload a bunch of doodads and gear we have lying around on eBay recently, so I've begun to understand the thrill of wheeling and dealing there.. I still don't understand why people snipe; there isn't any real reason to since it's a proxy bid system. Weird Al Yankovic, in his hilarious song "eBay", describes its thrift culture phenomenon perfectly as a "worldwide garage sale". The song is sung to the melody of "I Want It That Way" by the thankfully defunct Backstreet Boys. Speaking of which, I got that single somewhere. Any bidders? ;) From
silentblue | Quantified on September 24, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..
Web services what Web services?
Want some non trivial example of Web services for e-learning? There is certainly plenty of trivial examples of stock quotes or weather at airports but, otherwise, welcome to the dark zone. We're involved in a JISC project which requires us to study how to deliver and consume Web services so this article attempts to share some (low) illumination on this challenging but interesting area. From
Auricle on September 24, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
Bound for Hell
Jeneane has found a portal to hell at her local video store...... From
Joho the Blog on September 24, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..
Regulators Help SBC Shut Off Competition
Mercury News:
SBC Gets PL to Raise Wholesale Phone Rates. The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday gave SBC the go-ahead for a 20 percent increase in the rates it charges competitors for use of its phone network, a move that critics say will eventually result in less competition and higher rates for landline telephone service in California. Once again, a big regional phone company -- already overwhelmingly dominant in its market -- pu From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 24, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
Lehman on Lehman
According to an article in the National Journal Tech Daily (9/23),
Bruce Lehman claims he is on the Kerry Technology Committee, but is "playing a relatively minor role." The article quotes an unnamed source that he "is not part of Kerry's core group of tech advisers." But whether core or fringe, why is he part of "tech" advisers at all? Lehman's policies did more to encourage the war on technology that these past 8 years have seen than anyone else in DC. Let him serve on the "last century protectionists" committee. Indeed, make him From
Lessig Blog on September 24, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Anti-Kerry Editorial Leads Google News
I'm typically a fan of
Google News, and use it several times a day. But sometimes ...Being algorithm- rather than human-editor-driven, the news-aggregation service (still technically in beta) occasionally makes blunders, like putting the
wrong photo with a headline. Last night before going to bed I noticed this as the lead featured story on Google News: ALLAWI SPEAKS TRUTH TO KERRYNew York Post - 26 minutes agoJohn Kerry once claimed that From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 24, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
Telecommuting rises among us executive ranks
From Telecommuting rises among us executive ranks, by Kris Maher, The Wall Street Journal (republished in SFGate, Sept 21, 2004) 'Telecommuting, once primarily the domain of lower-level and technical employees, increasingly is moving into the senior management ranks. The reasons driving the trend a... From
Kolabora.com on September 24, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..
Social sharing service tutorial (Clay Shirky)
Interesting guide to building social services featuring “implicit social discovery”, the pattern behind del.icio.us, Flikr, and Webjay. The service we build will let you: 1. Publish observations or ‘stuff’ onto a website. 2. Categorize it variety of ways. 3. Pivot... From
Corante: Social Software on September 24, 2004 at 12:50 p.m..
TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook
TiddlyWiki has some unusual affordances that makes it suited to somewhat different tasks than other wikis I’ve seen (though I remind you that I am a wiki newbie). To begin with, the display allows you to call up a number of posts (which the developer calls “tiddles") on the same… From
e-Literate on September 24, 2004 at 12:03 p.m..
List-Style Postings (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 4)
A list-format blog posting combines several short items into a single posting. This could be a collection of anecdotes, examples, categories, links or link blurbs, quotes, product recommendations, etc. It also might be a series of instructions for readers to follow... (NOTE: This is part 4 of a 7-part series. Part 5 will appear on Monday, Sept. 27.) From
Contentious Weblog on September 24, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..
My Radio Weblog is Back Online
Summary: I am happy to say that Radio is back online. I can now publish there and setup a transition to new CMS site between now and next April. My troubles began when I tried to merge entries, written while in the Northwest, with entries already on my desk machine at home. Problems involved loss of articles (which I have found and saved ) and nonpublishing. Nonpublishing amounts to inability to send in to the Radio Userland server. (I was able to Publish to my home site). I must have attempted 20 variations of repair and finally left off because my two Summer classes needed work From
Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on September 24, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
Blogs For Workflow Management
Should researchers and analysts worry about increasing demand for ever-diminishing returns? Is small really that beautiful and is less really more? Marydee Ojala, Editor of Online Magazine, has written a very thought-provoking piece, entitled "Information - Short and Sweet" in the latest issue (Vol... From
Learning Educational Technologies on September 24, 2004 at 11:01 a.m..
Bloggers, entrepreneurs, et al
The
Charlottetown bloggers are meeting one week from today at noon at the Formosa Tea House. Looks like about 10 people have committed so far. I plan on going - so contact me if you want to ride share.The PEI group seems to be a dynamic lot, as was evident by their frisbee golf tournament this Summer. As my regular readers know, I am trying to establish a loose network of small companies in the region, especially bloggers, entrepreneurs, creative artists, knowledge workers, etc. I'm going From
jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on September 24, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..
Blogging Styles
Amy Gahran at
Contentious is doing a series on different types of blog posts, and she's broken it down into seven basic categories: Link only Link blurb Brief remark List Short article Long article Series Brings back fond memories of the
blogging discussion that ensued here last May, and made me start thinking about it again. I think the difference between the Amy's list and mine is that she focuses pretty much on form where I focus more on t From
weblogged News on September 24, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Advice about Job Market and Such
Yesterday the distinguished professor Joe Moxley informed me that I ought to be gearing up to go on the job market by as early as October. This came as some surprise to me; I guess I'm not quite up to par on what I need to know to successfully land a job. I won't be finished with my dissertation until the end of next Spring. Anyway, I was hoping that some of you had some good advice for me; maybe know of somebody I should talk to or a position that might be interested in my skills. It's all about the networking! I've heard all the platitudes about the job hunt; "Start early From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 24, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..
Online Collaboration: Convoq Shares Its Vision
"Most people still experience online collaboration as a formal session where a bunch of people arrived at a predetermined time and passively view a scripted presentation. Those uses are important, but most of the collaboration that goes on in organizations is much more spontaneous and varied. We... From
Kolabora.com on September 24, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..
Big boss is watching
Wireless companies are rolling out new GPS services for employers that can track the physical location of mobile workers. From
CNET News.com on September 24, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
NetNewsWire for MAC beta
NetNewsWire software for Macintosh is now in beta. NetNewsWire is now more focused on reading news, with lots of new newsreading features and without the weblog editor. From
RSS Blog on September 24, 2004 at 8:02 a.m..
Utter Disbelief
On the one week anniversary of our return to modern civilization--our power came back on--we learned that Hurricane Jeanne will make landfall somewhere near our area in the next 72 hours. To say we are shocked would be an understatement of epic proportions. Shell-shocked is more like it. So many of us were still feeling off balance from the Frances, so many of us were still easing back into some sense of normalcy, that to have another storm off the coast is almost too much to believe, much... From
Brain Frieze on September 24, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..
Gar nicht geheim
„Tag der Archive" im Geheimen Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin Nachricht vom 23.09.2004 Der Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare hat alle Archive in der Bundesrepubik Deutschland zur Gestaltung eines "Tages der Archive" am Samstag, 25. September 2004, aufgerufen. Die Aktion findet nach 2001 zum zweiten Mal statt. Sie soll interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern Entdeckungsreisen durch Kulturinstitutionen ermöglichen, die sonst eher im Ruf stehen, verschlossen zu sein. Umso mehr wollen die Archive ungewohnte Einblicke in ihre Ar From
Archivalia on September 24, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..
Bayern schafft Lernmittelfreiheit ab
Eltern müssen die Schulbücher ihrer Kinder künftig selbst bezahlen. Die CSU-Landtagsfraktion beschloss auf ihrer Klausurtagung im oberfränkischen Kloster Banz die "völlige Abschaffung" der Lernmittelfreiheit ab dem Schuljahr 2005/06. [...] Damit wolle der Freistaat im kommenden Jahr mindestens sieben Millionen Euro einsparen, sagte Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber (CSU). [...] Die SPD-Fraktion beschloss, ein Volksbegehren zum Erhalt der Lernmittelfreiheit zu starten.. [
BildungsBlog on September 24, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..
Survey: Colleges seek CRM solutions - eSchool News
...In its 2004 "Higher Education Survey on Leadership, Innovation, and Technology," Boston-based research firm Eduventures Inc. surveyed presidents, chief academic officers, and chief financial officers at 3,800 higher-education institutions in the Uni From
Online Learning Update on September 24, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..
Ireland Blocks Calls to Stop Scam
In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Ovarian Transplant: First Birth
In a breakthrough that doctors say gives hope to many women who've become infertile after cancer treatments, a woman who received an ovarian tissue transplant gives birth to a healthy baby girl. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Retailer Gets Out the Green Votes
Patagonia, a seller of outdoor equipment, says it wouldn't have a business if the wilderness were paved over. So the company launches a voter-education initiative on its website to support environment-friendly candidates. By Louise Witt. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Forgotten Remembers to Surprise
The Forgotten plays by all the rules expected from paranormal thrillers to deliver a nice punch, hold the melodrama. By Jason Silverman. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Ins and Outs of Teledildonics
Gina Lynn discovers remote (how shall we say this?) 'interaction' technology with the Sinulator and finds herself on the cutting edge of cybersex. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Campus Life Comes to Second Life
Teaching online isn't unusual, but professors are taking advantage of Linden Lab's 3-D metaverse to shape meeting spaces to their needs and provide an added dimension to learning. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Stem Cells May Open Some Eyes
Scientists turn embryonic stem cells into retinal cells for the first time. The groundbreaking work could be tested to treat human blindness in two years if all goes well. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea
Antarctic glaciers are moving faster as they melt, bringing more ice into the oceans and causing sea levels to rise, according to a new study. By Stephen Leahy. From
Wired News on September 24, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
The Future Of Online Collaboration: Good Interviews Chuck Digate
Back I am with the Future of Online Collaboration / Web Conferencing interview series started last fall and to which I am going to add quite a few new contributions in the coming weeks. The first guest in this new series is Chuck Digate, CEO and President of Convoq, a company that with its own innovative product, ASAP, has been bridging the conferencing, collaboration and live presentation markets. ASAP, which is moving in its second year of life, is a real-time conferencing solution that integrates among other features voice-over-IP, video, high-quality delivery of PowerPoint presentations, a From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on September 24, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..
Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, Presents at the IDEAS Conference
TecAccess, a world leader in Information Technology (IT) Accessibility and Section 508 Solutions, is honored to present at the Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) for the second time. The conference will be held November 2nd and 3rd, 2004, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004] From
PR Web on September 24, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
GLMA ANNOUNCES PRESENTERS/PROGRAM FOR 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE; Hundreds Expected for October 21-23 Meeting in Palm Springs
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association's Annual Conference 10/21-23/04 presents cutting edge information about gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex health; topics include health aspects of marriage, HIV among Asians and Pacific Islanders, sexually transmitted diseases in lesbians, transgender health, introducing sexual minority health topics in medical school curricula, adolescent health issues, smoking, depression, and HPV. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004] From
PR Web on September 24, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Solo-E.com is giving their Entrepreneurs the "Get up and Go!"
Solo-entrepreneurs worldwide struggle to maintain their energy. That's why Solo-E is comprised of Solo-entrepreneurs serving each other through support, practical resources and learning opportunities. In response, they are offering a new tele-class series to help entrepreneurs find the "juice" they need to accomplish it all. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004] From
PR Web on September 24, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
How Technology Will Destroy Schools
I'm currently at a meeting self-described as "Serious Fun", hanging out with Erik Duval, Wayne Hodgins, Dan Rehak, Brandon Muramatsu, and others. We're doing some work on learning object content models, easy-to-use authoring and aggregating tools, etc. Yesterday we were posed the question: "what is the end result of all the work we're doing (using technology to enhance instruction)?" It occured to me that the near term answer is: technology will destroy a lot of what elementary schools currently do. This was a hard pill to swallow, as I count myself as very down-to-earth person From
autounfocus on September 24, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
RSS Extensions to Plone (in Python)
This is a tale of python, rss, plone extensions, and a templating language. This experience was sufficiently painful that I thought I should write up a little summary of how I did what I did. From
autounfocus on September 24, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
IBM accessibility: It's business, not charity
This is a
big, bold statement; hopefully many will follow suit; "Accessibility is no longer merely a philanthropic endeavor for IBM Corp. Producing accessible solutions is now part of a business initiative to make technology more usable for everyone, rather than only people with disabilities." From
elearningpost on September 24, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Subversion Restoration
Looks like our Subversion repository got a bit corrupted today. Here's the instructions to restore, for future quick reference: Subversion's repository database schema has changed occasionally during development. Old repositories, created with a pre-1.0 development version of Subversion, may require the following operation when upgrading. If a schema change happens ... From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on September 24, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
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
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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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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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