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RIAA legal action barely gets a mention
Opinion Share indifference By Charlie Demerjian: Friday 08 October 2004, 07:34 SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENED in the filesharing world this week, the music industry launched another round of lawsuits against their core user base. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) along... From aG-UK Filesharing News on October 8, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..

Internet Scout Spots Our FlipSite
Their vision is far and reaching at the Internet Scout- I've been getting their reviews of web sites for at least 5 years. I just got a notice that they recently featured a blurb on one of our sites, the Interactive FlipSite-- this made me laugh since I think we created this in 1998, most likely created in Director 5.0. It simulates a faculty member of ours flipping a coin once every 5 seco From cogdogblog on October 8, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..

The WIRED CD: Future Tense
Future Tense with Jon Gordon has a nice radio story about the WIRED CD. Give it a listen. From Creative Commons: weblog on October 8, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Caymas to open with security gateways
Security start-up Caymas Systems launches Monday with products to protect the flow of corporate data. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Canadian GPRS mobile internet s*cks in 2004
Read the whole thing over on North American Bandwidth News. I will post a followup with what I want in a Flickr 7610 uploader later. From North American Bandwidth News :: Canadian GPRS mobile internet s*cks in 2004: QUOTE I bought my Nokia 7610 cameraphone for one reason: to moblog 1 megapixel photos in real time. Here was my vision; I would take photos wi From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on October 8, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..

ViPodder, a videoblog aggregator
I whipped up a script this week based on Adam Curry's iPodder for aggregating videoblogs from RSS 2.0 feeds with enclosure tags. It should download the videos (or any files, really), and organize them into a ViPodder directory on your desktop. It will then import the videos to playlists in Cellulo , much like iPodder does for iTunes. ViPodder is written in Applescript, and sure to be rather buggy. It requires Mac OSX, Cellulo 2.0.0 Beta, and unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..

Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments
Online learning environments (OLEs) are now critical to teaching and learning across Australian higher education. Their influence impacts on the availability of content, the design of courses and, perhaps most pedagogically significantly, the nature of communication. The discussion board is the ubiquitous communication tool within these OLEs and hence significantly shapes the kind of communication that takes place. From eLearnopedia on October 8, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..

The Digital Divide (DD): A Reconceptualization for Educators
The author attempts to elaborate upon the popularized notion of the digital divide (DD). Previously, the DD has been defined as a lack of access to information technology for specific groups. This "access DD," in the opinion of the author, is an incorrect conceptualization for educators. The author then explains why educators must redirect their attention and resources to solve the more nebulous social DD. From eLearnopedia on October 8, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..

Community of photos (David Weinberger)
Tim Bishop’s got a fascinating post about how the Iraq metatag at Flickr might affect politics and communities: What happens when Iraqis start posting pictures on a … popular photo portal where it is easy for Americans … to find... From Corante: Social Software on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 p.m..

Photo: National LambdaRail Architecture
NLR is a consortium of 18 universities and research groups that are building the first nationwide optical network owned and operated by researchers. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Feds target alternative media Web site
Internet servers confiscated by law enforcement, independent media network says. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Blizzard wins online game suit
Federal judge rules the company can block unauthorized servers from running online competitions based on its games. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Hollywood takes P2P case to Supreme Court
Studios, record labels ask top judges to overturn case protecting file-swapping companies. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Briefly: Blizzard wins online game suit
roundup Plus: CA adds utility-like mainframe pricing, expects...Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge...RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

X Prize group plans new series of contests
Group that spurred efforts in privately financed space travel to reward technology breakthroughs in other fields. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Let's watch together
Just a reminder...I'm starting a chat at 8:45pm (EDT, i.e., Boston time) tonight for anyone who wants to kibbitz during the debate. Go to johodebate at irc.freenode.net. Details here.... From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..

Internet, China key to big companies: survey
Dow Jones Indexes finds large firms see Internet technology second only to growth in China when it comes to helping their business. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Volledige federale wetgeving van de VS in XML
http://lula.law.cornell.edu/uscxml/ Het Legal Information Institute van de Cornell Law School in de VS heeft de volledige US Code, 'including all the Federal law passed by Congress currently in force' online gepubliceerd. De volledige collectie is ook beschikbaar als XML. De bijbehorende DTD is op de site aanwezig. Meer informatie op de Cover Pages. From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on October 8, 2004 at 5:00 p.m..

New Article Out
Lisa Neal and I have a new piece on attention and interactivity up on the eLearn home page. This is the first of what I hope will be many collaborations with Lisa. From e-Literate on October 8, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..

Preserving Dot-com Era Digital Materials
George Mason University's Center for History and New Media (CHNM) is one of several partner institutions participating in a grant from the U.S. Library of Congress to preserve at-risk digital material for future generations. Focusing on the "Birth of the Dot-com Era," the partners are utilizing a $220,000 grant to preserve materials from the early years of commercialization of the Internet, 1994-2001.The award is one of eight components of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program through the Library of C From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 8, 2004 at 4:55 p.m..

Drupal dinner with Dries Buytaert and the CivicSpace developers | Bryght
I am really looking forward to this! Perhaps Marc could come down and make it an ourmedia dinner as well! From Drupal dinner with Dries Buytaert and the CivicSpace developers | Bryght: QUOTE Dries Buytaert, the father of Drupal and head honcho, will be in Vancouver for OOPSLA and we are organizing a dinner wi From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on October 8, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

InsideGoogle: New Gmail Features
InsideGoogle: New Gmail Features Google's GMail has a new feature... Atom/RSS notifications...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 8, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..

Chilling Speech: Where Are Big Media?
Sydney Morning Herald: FBI seizes Indymedia servers. The FBI has issued an order to hosting provider Rackspace in the US, ordering it to turn over two of the servers hosting the Independent Media Centre's websites in the UK, a statement from the group says. Rackspace has offices in the US and the UK. Independent Media Center, which is better known as Indymedia, was set up in 1999 to provide grassroots coverage of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) protests in Seattle. Rackspace comp From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 8, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

Polese steps into open-source fray
Former Sun and Marimba executive Kim Polese takes the helm of SpikeSource, a start-up which will offer services around open source software. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Glitches hit Dell gear, Microsoft software
Dell says that millions of notebook power adapters could put users at risk. Also: Office flaw could allow attacks. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Good Digital Democracy Sites
I figured I’d start with this post, since it won’t strain my relatively addled brain today. I’ve been collecting links to (non-partisan, American) digital democracy sites. Here are a few worth looking at: YourCongress.com: If you feel need to know more about how Congress works but don’t know where to… From e-Literate on October 8, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..

Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home
Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media. Microsoft... From Teaching and Developing Online. on October 8, 2004 at 3:56 p.m..

Bill Imposes Prison Time Over 'Spyware'
This is not Bill Gates this is a real Bill in the House. Yahoo! News - Bill Imposes Prison Time Over 'Spyware'... From Teaching and Developing Online. on October 8, 2004 at 3:56 p.m..

Visionaries outline web's future
Universal access to all human knowledge could be had for around $260m, a conference about the web's future has been told. BBC NEWS | Technology | Visionaries outline web's future... From Teaching and Developing Online. on October 8, 2004 at 3:56 p.m..

Gamers Spar for National Honor
And I was not invited...who do I need to talk to about this.... Sorry this article has little to do with online learning but I was not invited so...I want to know why...:) Wired News: Gamers Spar for National Honor... From Teaching and Developing Online. on October 8, 2004 at 3:56 p.m..

Al-Jazeera TV, Website Disagree About U.S. 'Occupation'
Are U.S. forces in Iraq a military "occupation" of that country, particularly since the American forces set up an interim Iraqi government in June? The question led to an internal dispute between executives of al-Jazeera and that Arabic satellite television channel's English-language website.The Guardian reports that senior editors at al-Jazeera's broadcast headquarters in Qatar stopped using the term "occupation" in June but that From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 8, 2004 at 3:56 p.m..

out of touch?
I know everyone (including this one) was so into the .com/.org mistake by the Vice-President. But the statement that is really the most bizarre to me was the following:(Cheney to Edwards): "The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight." It was surprising when I heard it. It is astonishing now that ABC reports that Cheney met Edwards three separate times. So did Cheney really just misspeak (we used to call that From Lessig Blog on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Rumor site pictures Photo iPod for holidays
A Mac news site says iPods with digital cameras built in may be under Christmas trees this year. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

FTC takes aim at alleged spyware distributor
In a lawsuit, the commission alleges that two companies engaged in unfair acts and practices with their marketing and software. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

IBM, Unisys work to rejuvenate mainframes
Big Blue adds features, beefs up training efforts in China; rival Unisys debuts new line and pricing plan. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Samsung driving forward
With its shipments jumping last year, the company is no longer playing the role of bottom-feeder in the disk drive industry. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

AOL prepares its own browser
America Online is planning to release a standalone browser based on IE technology, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Seminar de contact Grundtvig la Predeal
Carmen Holotescu, Director Timsoft, a participat la Seminarul Grundtvig organizat de ANS intre 29.09-3.10 la Predeal From Timsoft on October 8, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Big Thoughts on News and Power
Something a colleague said recently in a private discussion forum got me thinking about news and power. Specifically, how much do – and should – major mainstream news organization define what's really "news?" On pondering that I came up with the following list of big thoughts... From Contentious Weblog on October 8, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..

More on Collaboration
I mentioned a while back my reading of the book Collaborate to Compete, which played a role in an article that I collaboratively wrote for LearnNB. Two recent articles continue the discussion around collaboration. From Dave Pollard:Collaboration is instinctive and selected-for in evolutionary terms because it succeeds. But we collaborate not because it succeeds, nece From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on October 8, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..

Seb on Social Software
Come out on Wednesday, October 13th, before the Moncton Cybersocial and hear Seb Paquet's presentation on Social Software (blogs & stuff, you know). Seb's presentation will be at 5:00 PM, followed by the Cybersocial. Both are at the Manhattan Bar & Grill, on Westmorland Street, across from the Moncton Market. From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on October 8, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..

Take the Teacher Blogger Survey
Nancy Peckham at New Mexico State is doing action research on Weblog use in the classroom. She wants to know: Can the use of BLOGS (Web logs) as the journal writing instrument in the classroom and/or for Action Research promote writing skills, individual voice, understanding of technology, and collaboration between students and teachers? If you get a chance, you might want to take her survey. From weblogged News on October 8, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Long Week
TGIF. This was one of those weeks that didn't seem like it was going to end. First, we had a tragic and shocking homicide in our usually quiet community on Wednesday, someone who had worked at our school for many years before retiring a few years ago. Someone who was very much loved. Couple that with three long, extended days teaching 2.5 hour Weblogs and RSS classes to a willing but spent group of teachers who had been dealing with all sorts of stuff this week, and, well, you get the picture. The only thing that saved me yesterday was when we talked about RSS search feeds. That whole From weblogged News on October 8, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Can Mike Lawrie make Siebel better?
No sweat, says the new CEO, recently imported from IBM. But he knows that this will be the challenge of a lifetime. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Political spoof a boon for JibJab business
Fans swarm the site in what has become a "really good advertising campaign" for the company, its creators say. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Web services for your Tivo?
Microsoft, Intel and others pitch the technology as a way to manage everything from big corporate servers to consumer electronics. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

eRate decision receives Congressional criticism
Several leading Senators rebuked the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) for its decision to suspend eRate payments to public schools and libraries. The FCC instructed the Universal Service Administrative Company , which implements the fund, to stop payments to enable investigate of abuse and fraud. A hearing Tuesday before the S From NITLE Tech News on October 8, 2004 at 2:00 p.m..

Public prosecutor dumps computer with confidential info on street
An Amsterdam public prosecutor specialising in white-collar and organised crime dumped his personal computer outside his home to be picked up by the local refuse collectors, not realising highly confidential information on different cases remained on the PC's hard drive. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Call for Public , Citizen Journalism Panels, Papers
This from the Civic Journalism Interest Group in the AEJMC Call for Paper Abstracts and Panel Proposals This conference will be happening here at Kennesaw State University, and I will be helping to run it. Watch this site for more information in the future. Here is the information you need to know now:AEJMC Midwinter Conference Feb. 11-12, 2005 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA (20 miles north of Atlanta) Submission re From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Configuring technologies and users
User-Centered Design and the Normative Politics of Technology (pdf)by Karin Garrety and Richard BadhamReflecting on the application of UCD methods to particular design projects, the authors describe the advantages and limitations of such modernist and normative tools. While their very abstraction and formality allows them to be applied in a variety of contexts, the associated conflation of knowledge and certitude is considered to be ill-conceived. The discrete categories of UCD methods work not because they ar From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Symbiotic Media
I can imagine a decentralized amateur news service, but I think that it will be slow coming... Big media will feel pressure to do what they do best: reporting actual news from around the world. Amateurs will provide the analysis and criticism. From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Battles from within Big Radio
This huge article takes a look at a David-vs-Goliath battle in San Francisco's urban/hip-hop radio scene, which didn't end well. Anyone who is involved with micro-content, open-media, blogcasting or podcasting should take a look. It's not just about corporate radio. There's something deeper and this article gives so many hints and signals, that I urge my colleagues to step outside the echo chamber. Upstart rap station Power 92.7 had its eyes on big, bad KMEL, but didn't watch its back. unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Minniapple's Mini Radio Stations
The Walker Art Center wants to put the 'public' back in the public airwaves. It's distributing tiny radio-transmitter kits so people can broadcast from their own personal radio stations. Michelle Delio reports from Minneapolis. From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Bush Wins the Election! (Oops)
How many times in the Internet era have we seen this? WBAY TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin, inadvertently ran an Associated Press "test article" reporting that President Bush has won the November election. The weblog BoingBoing is reporting the incident and has the evidence in the form of a screen-grab.BoingBoing includes a response from WBAY Web manager Ted Miller, who explains that the AP test was picked up through an automated process for posting wir From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 8, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Microsoft startet Weblog-Plattform für "technisch interessierte Schüler...
TheSpoke ist ein Community-Programm im Rahmen von MAP – Microsoft Academic Program. Ziel ist es, technisch interessierte Schüler und Studenten in ihrer Ausbildung zu unterstützen und ihnen Raum zum Bilden von wichtigen Netzwerken zu geben. Microsoft bietet hier mit seiner Online-Community-Plattform theSpoke reichlich Gelegenheit, eigene Inhalte zu veröffentlichen und zu diskutieren. http://de.thespoke.net/ From BildungsBlog on October 8, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Google Print
1. What is Google Print? Google Print enables publishers to promote their books on Google. Google scans the full text of participating publishers' titles so that Google users can see books that match the topics that they are searching on. When a user clicks on a book search result, they're taken to a Google-hosted web page displaying a scanned image of the relevant page from the book. Each page also contains multiple 'Buy this Book' links, allowing users to purchase the book from online retailers.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 8, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Blog electoral predictions - and the eve of the end of days
I woke up this morning imagining it's election night. As soon as polls have closed in each state, the networks are busy projecting the results based on their exit polls. "With 2% of the vote in, ABC is calling Pennsylvania for Kerry, 52% to 48%." You know, that type of thing. But as the night wears on, the networks have to eat their predictions with an unusual frequency. "We've got a change. With 35% of precincts reporting, we are now moving Pennsylvania into the Republican camp, 53% for Bush, 46% for Kerry, and 2% for Nader." One after another, states... From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

Cable Industry's Phony Grassroots Campaign
The invaluable Center for Public Integrity has done it again. This time the investigatory journalism organization shows that a supposed uprising by public officials against "a la carte" cable programming -- where customers could decide what channels they wanted to subscribe to, rather than being told by the cable companies what channels they must get in a bundle -- was the result of a sophisticated and slippery lobbying and PR campaign. Key quote: A Center for Public Integrity investigation of hundreds of filings with the From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 8, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..

New Mercury News Blog
My colleague at the Mercury News, pop music critic Marian Liu, has launched a new blog -- "Backstage with Marian" -- that I predict will attract lots of readers and commenters. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 8, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..

Generalizing E4X
Rand Anderson proposes that Python add "support for a native (or quasi-native) XML datatype, a la E4X". Cool! Of course, Python already takes a few steps in that direction: minidom, xmltramp. Likewise Ruby, Jon's Radio on October 8, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..

Support the Sox
If you're looking for something that shows you're a Boston fan, but you don't want a traditional MLB shirt, or something that just says "Yankees suck!" check out The Red Seat. The Red Seat makes Red Sox shirts that are different, reasonably priced, and cool. Why? In retrospect, we think the seeds of "The Red Seat" were sown as early as Game 3 (Zimmer had it coming). Trying to convert a Yankee fan and wanting a souvenir to commemorate the great day of theater, we searched and searched, but to no avail. There was literally nothing around the park that wasn't a lame retread, From megnut on October 8, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Siemens backs new wireless technology
The company teams up with Flarion, which makes a new kind of wireless technology that competes with Wi-Fi and 3G cellular. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Broadband could beat road congestion - BT
Research shows greater use of broadband could eliminate about three years growth in car mileage, BT says. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..

Finnish handset shipments fall
Monthly handset shipments to Finnish retailers have decreased in the last two months. But the number of handsets shipped overall during the year so far remains the same year-on-year. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..

Google SMS launched
Web search engine Google has introduced a service through which mobile phone and handheld device users can get results for a Google search by sending a text message. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..

Swisscom last mile monopoly ended
The Swiss House of Representatives has voted to end Swisscom’s monopoly of the local loop. Swisscom, the country’s largest telecommunications operator, has protested the decision. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..

Jarvis meets Indtv
I had the good luck to go to the brand new headquarters of Indtv, the network aimed at young Americans started by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. This week, they moved into an old coffee-roasting factory across from the city's new baseball park. This was to be eTrade's HQ and they spent a fortune making it gorgeous and cool -- but we know what happened to companies that spent lots of money showing off; it sat vacant for years. Now, there are just a few people scattered in a sea of sleek cubes. The first floor is a cafe and they plan to expo From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 12:58 p.m..

make an ipod in to a pirate radio station
i thought it was clever to boost the itrip mini with my lame little hack, and change what's playing on cars next to me at stop lights, and then this project blows that out of the broadcasting waters. be sure to check with your local laws and all that before broadcasting with this "proof of concept" itrip ampunmediated on October 8, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..

Nano-ITX Motherboards Spotted
">Impress Watch has pictures of a new Nano-ITX board from VIA and it's pretty amazing. When almost your whole motherboard can be cooled by a single spanning heatsink, I'd say you've just opened up a whole new world for case modders and home theater nuts. The Nano-ITX board on displ From unmediated on October 8, 2004 at 12:57 p.m..

Digital Photos Only, Please
An e-mail arrived in my in-box last night that demonstrates how much the world of photography has changed. It seems that as of October 1, Corbis, the big stock-photography agency founded by Microsoft's Bill Gates, is no longer accepting analog images from its photographers. Corbis will accept digital files from film and print, but each photographer will be responsible for producing his/her own high-resolution scans. (The e-mail I received came from a company that doe From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 8, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

Let's watch the debate together!
Wanna chat during the debate tonight? I'll set up a channel at irc.freenode.net called johodebate, starting around 8:45pm (Boston time). If you want to get all snarky and dry one another's tears of frustration, c'mon in. If your chat software works the way mine (HydraIRC) does, you go to File -> Connect, and then click on Freenode as your server. Beneath that you should see irc.freenode.net. Click on that one. Once the window opens indicating that you're connected, in the type-in field at the bottom, type "/join #johodebate" except without the quotes. Play nice. No trolling From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

Children of Abraham
Children of Abraham has posted an exhibit of photos by young Moslems and Jews: Children of Abraham 2004 is an internet-based collaboration which has involved over sixty participants (interns) between the ages of 15-21 from twenty-three countries in the development of an online photo essay that highlights the core similarities between Judaism and Islam. An advanced interactive website has enabled these interns to discuss their work, and to engage in frank, probing dialogue on sensitive issues of culture, religion and politics. ...Many of the interns came from parts of the world where they have From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

Best. Debate rumor. Ever.
Salon has a sober consideration of the blog-based rumor that Bush was wired with a receiver so that he had a direct line to the voice of God (i.e., Karl Rove) during the first debate. It is an hilarious rumor that I am delighted to pass along as delightfully unsubstantiated.... From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

More Broadband Usage Means More Online Spending
Research from comScore examines the impact of broadband, tenure and search use on consumer behavior. From ClickZ Stats on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Millions of Dell power adapters recalled
The Taiwan-made AC adapters sold with Dell notebooks can overheat, posing risk of fire and electrical shock. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Expert: Online extortion growing more common
"Every online gambling site is paying extortion," says Alan Paller of the SANS Institute. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Ellison: PeopleSoft talked merger in 2000
Oracle CEO says rival company raised the idea, but talks foundered over who'd lead the conjoined company. Oracle e-mails urged scare tactics From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Neet way to get a "slideshow" look on the web
Thanks to Steve Freeman at Mock Turtle Soup for pointing out this really useful looking CSS-based cross-browser slideshow technique. View the slideshow, then "view source" on the page to see just how neat it is. Then try a "print preview" or a "print" to see how smoothly it makes handouts from the same data. I can really see myself largely dispensing with those huge and clunky powerpoint files in favour of these lovely lean, text-based ones. Best of all it& From Frank Carver's weblog (Teaching and Learning category) on October 8, 2004 at 12:00 p.m..

France Télécom, Nokia to jointly develop rich media solutions
France Télécom and Nokia have announced a partnership to jointly develop new rich-media solutions for mobiles. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

UK Environment Agency launches online flood map
The UK environmental protection organisation, the Environment Agency, has placed its most recent version of the UK Flood Map online. Using the organisation's website, members of the public can see if their area is at risk, and access flood warning updates in the event of a flood. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

8m '.de' domains registered
Only one top-level domain – ".com", with more than 30m domains – is more intensively used than ".de". From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

NextGenTel deploys Alcatel's metro Ethernet solution
Norwegian alternate internet service provider NextGenTel is to use Alcatel’s metro Ethernet solution to strengthen its broadband service portfolio. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

M-Tel crosses 3m subscriber mark
Bulgaria’s largest mobile operator M-Tel now has more than 3m subscribers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 8, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

(Almost) Back in the Saddle Again
My consulting gig basically finished up yesterday and I have at least a few days before my next big endeavor starts, so I should be able to catch up on some posting. I’m not sure how much I’ll get to today since (a) I have a lot of errands to… From e-Literate on October 8, 2004 at 11:00 a.m..

fashion and student attitudes
I've recently taken on teaching Information technology key skills to five groups of "hairdressing" and "hair and beauty" students. As part of the teaching and assessment process, I negotiate a project proposal with each of the students. They then use the key skills we cover in the classroom to build a portfolio of evidence based on their project. Even though I have only been teaching this course for a few weeks, I have learned a lot. These students are in many ways different from the From Frank Carver's weblog (Teaching and Learning category) on October 8, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..

Good to be in DC
The JibJab guys are back with a sequel to the hit “This Land.” “Good To Be in DC” is IMO not as funny as the first, but still worth a look. ¶ From Open Artifact on October 8, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..

Innovate Journal
Innovate is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and government settings.¶ Innovate Journal premeires w From Open Artifact on October 8, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..

Comprehensive Report of the Special Adviser to the DCI on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
A link to the full report, which is over 1000 pages long. See Key Findings for a summary. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on October 8, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Webnote
So I took Jorge's advice and tried out Webnote to see if it might be what I'm looking for in terms of an online OneNote type app. It's actually pretty wiki-ish in that anyone can add to your note page (if they know they URL.) You can drag your notes around to organize them, change the colors, and it has a filter where you can put in a word and bring up only those posts that contain it. Good for keywor From weblogged News on October 8, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

AT&T, Covad close in on WiMax
Both companies plan to start offering the super-speedy, cost-effective wireless technology as soon as possible. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

New JibJab film roasts 'DC' bedfellows
Sendup of Bush and Kerry campaigns also makes room for a randy Bill Clinton and a befuddled Dan Rather. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

First Issue of Innovate Released
The inaugural issue of Innovate, a peer-reviewed bimonthly e-journal featuring cutting-edge research and practice in using information technology to enhance education is now available at http://innovateonline.info. We invite you to do more than simply read. Use our one-button features to comment on articles, share material with colleagues and friends, and participate in webcasts with authors in our Innovate-Live forums. Join us in exploring the best uses of this technology to improve the ways we think, learn, and live. Chris D From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 8, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

The Giller Prize, Canada's premier literary prize for fiction, has announced its 2004 shortlist. The ...
The Giller Prize, Canada's premier literary prize for fiction, has announced its 2004 shortlist. The largest annual prize for fiction in the country, The Giller Prize awards $25,000 each year to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English From Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Call for papers: WILU 2005 - May 18-20, 2005 - University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. WILU = Worksho ...
Call for papers: WILU 2005 - May 18-20, 2005 - University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. WILU = Workshop on Instruction in Library Use From Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Bookstart, the UK programme that encourages parents to share books with babies and young children, i ...
Bookstart, the UK programme that encourages parents to share books with babies and young children, is celebrating National Bookstart Day today From Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of international cuisine. Answers h ...
This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of international cuisine. Answers here1. What shape is a samosa?2. What kind of meat is prosciutto?3. "Wurst" is a German word for what?4. In Indian cookery, a bhaji consists of what things deep-fried in a spicy batter?5. Is a cassoulet a pudding, a stew or a cooking pot?6. In Italian, which animal when cooked is called "calamari"?7. Is "brochette" a French word for a skewer, a soup or a small portion of seafood?8 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Tomorrow's news today
Bush Bounces Back in Spirited Debate After a lackluster performance in the first presidential debate, President George W.Bush was forceful and focused in last night's debate, an encounter marked by the most direct accusations yet. Sharing a stage at a town hall style debate at Washington University that was supposed to focus on demestic issues, the most dramatic moments nonetheless came as the candidates circled back to Iraq. Senator John Kerry, emboldened by polls shifting in his direction and by a week of bad news for the President on Iraq, repeated twenty-three times that the President From Joho the Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Reshaping radio's landscape
Broadcast radio mulls high-tech solutions to compete as shock jock Howard Stern plans jump to satellite radio. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Building a 21st century radio
Broadcast radio is looking to digital services and high-tech hacks to compete with TiVos, iPods. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Access to Tom Ridge or bust
Another cyberczar has resigned, and CNET News.com's Charles Cooper wonders why nobody in government seems particularly concerned. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

CNET Embraces RSS
CNET recently took steps to educate surfers about RSS. CNET developed a step by step tutorial explaining how RSS is used. The tutorial clearly explains the benefits of RSS how you can use it to improve productivity. From RSS Blog on October 8, 2004 at 8:01 a.m..

Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. Of course, the concern is accuracy and quality of material, but if the folks at Wikipedia enforce the guideline "If you do not want your writing to be... From Experience Designer Network on October 8, 2004 at 8:00 a.m..

Amazon's a9 Search
After experimenting with Amazon's a9 Search engine for a while I have found it to be quite interesting. The About page offers the following description: The web is easy to use, but using it well is not easy. We are... From Experience Designer Network on October 8, 2004 at 8:00 a.m..

Customize your GMail
Skinning Gmail with a Custom Stylesheet from persistent.info Install the URLid Mozilla/Firefox extension. Download this CSS file. Locate your profile folder and the chrome folder within that. Copy the downloaded CSS file to the chrome folder From soulsoup on October 8, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..

Thoughts on Blackboard and On-Line Courses
Our school district is beginning the process of incorporating the Blackboard learning management system into our on-line course offerings. Well, let's be honest. We're just starting the process of offering on-line courses, and Blackboard will be a key component of that effort. The last two days I've had my first serious look at Blackboard (BB) and I was impressed with what I saw, and have a clearer understanding of how BB fits into the big picture of on-line training and instruction.... From Brain Frieze on October 8, 2004 at 7:57 a.m..

IBM Integrates Biometrics into ThinkPad - susan B. Shor, TechNewsWorld
The new ThinkPad incorporates a fingerprint scanner directly into the notebook, and a scan is required to gain log-on access to the portable computer. IBM's inclusion of biometric capability into the ThinkPad takes what had been an unwieldy process -- From Techno-News Blog on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Noomy.A virus spreading via chat rooms - Robert Jaques, VNunet
Security experts have warned internet users to update their antivirus systems to protect against a newly discovered worm dubbed Noomy.A, which "could represent a new trend in malicious code techniques". PandaLabs said that, although this sophisticated From Techno-News Blog on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

RFID Driver's Licenses Debated - Mark Baard, Wired
Some federal and state government officials want to make state driver's licenses harder to counterfeit or steal, by adding computer chips that emit a radio signal bearing a license holder's unique, personal information. In Virginia, where several of th From Techno-News Blog on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Canadian and European universities and companies join to create Bridge-eLearning
Technomedia Training Inc... today announced, as initiative organizer, the creation of the international Bridge-eLearning group. This online network for exchanging e-Learning content and practices unites Canadian and European universities and companies From Online Learning Update on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Another leap for e-learning: Intelligence courses added to list - Judi Hansson, Federal Computer Week
Office of Personnel Management officials have brokered an agreement that facilitates another step forward for government e-learning by extending its reach to products and courses previously available only to the intelligence community. According to the From Online Learning Update on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

The Need for Universal Design in Online Learning Environments (OLEs) - KATHLEEN ROBERTS, AACEJ
The power of the Web is in its universality. Universal design allows information and communication to be accessed by all users regardless of disability. Websites, educational courseware, and online learning environments (OLEs) are created for those who From Online Learning Update on October 8, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Stem Cells to the Rescue
A new study shows that embryonic stem cells can heal defective heart cells in mice. It could be a new way to look at the potential healing power of these controversial cells. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

We've Created a Monster!
Three programming geeks use monsters and metaphors to turn the Sci Fi Channel into the best little horror house in the movie business. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Drier Times Ahead in the West?
Scientists unlock the rainfall history stored in tree rings and find evidence of long dry periods in the past that dwarf the current drought in the western United States. The research hints at another monster drought to come. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

NASA to Test Automated Mission
Look, Ma, no hands! The U.S. space agency's latest spacecraft can run an entire mission by itself. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Makin' Woohoo
Attempting an 'alternative lifestyle' in a game of The Sims 2 turns out to be an awful lot like plain ol' life. Go figure. Commentary by Gina Lynn. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Gamers Spar for National Honor
At the World Cyber Games 2004, the competition is about more than just who wins at Counter-Strike or WarCraft III. Gamers are competing to bring glory to their home countries. Daniel Terdiman reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio
A technology that delivers internet audio programs directly to iPods and other MP3 players, podcasting is gaining a following among people who can't listen to their favorite shows when they're live. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on October 8, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

National Geographic's Mapmachine
National Geographic offers a free online atlas called Mapmachine. The Mapmachine Search and Browse page reveals a wide variety categories that can be viewed and customized. Another area of the site provides country overviews.... From Experience Designer Network on October 8, 2004 at 6:59 a.m..

e-Learning to me-Learning
me-Learning: What if the impossible isn't? interview with Wayne Hodgins The complete version What makes this massive scale of personalization possible is a relatively simple concept that might best be describ From soulsoup on October 8, 2004 at 6:59 a.m..

(re) Descubriendo blogs
Biguel.com por Jesús Carreras Plaza Bitácora de webmaster (colectiva) Chavalina por Inma Bermejo Salar Cibermarikiya.com por María Sánchez González Deshacer el mundo por Paybloy El Sillón Bol por Carlos Zuluaga Entre los simios por We float Ideas aleatorias por Mantruc... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 8, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Hurricane Victims may Postpone Student Loan Payments
Due to the recent string of hurricanes, federal student loan borrowers residing in nationally declared disaster counties can receive a forbearance to postpone repayment. [PRWEB Oct 8, 2004] From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BoardBoost
"The financial upper management within each corporation and association is seeking vital facts" says Morris Nunes, President of BoardBoost From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

"Mad Dog" & S.T.O.P. (STRAIGHT TALK OUTREACH PROGRAM) Reaching Thousands of Youth.
Civic-minded ex-con drug smuggler works to dispel the mythical advantages of a life with the flashy acoutrements of drug money and use. [PRWEB Oct 8, 2004] From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Parents are not informed of choices available for renting band instruments.
During band signup at the junior high schools, a company based out of Texas has a representative available to take applications and a deposit toward a band instrument. The band directors are not allowed to mention other music dealers during this signup period. There has been some discussion among other music dealers whether this practice is legal. [PRWEB Oct 8, 2004] From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Innovative Sound Selling Audiobook
Email: News@CollinsEducational.com Phone: (603) 479-6060 Web site: www.CollinsEducational.com - Reviewer/Editor note: For a free (full version) "Sound Selling Audiobook From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New Guide Published For Children With Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Crestport Press releases a new guide for parents of children with sensory integration dysfunction entitled, "Sensory Integration: Answers for Parents." [PRWEB Oct 8, 2004] From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Whispy.com Launches Global Live Advice Services Providing Trained Live Advisors to Help the Site's Members Find the Advice and Information They Need Immediately over the Phone and Online
Whispy.com (www.whispy.com), the Internet's top-ranked Cultural Creative information and search site, announced partnership with Click4Advisor (www.click4advisor.com) to power a customized business and live advice resource center for visitors and service providers at Whispy.com.Recognizing the importance of "on demand" advice, knowledge and information Whispy.com announced today the official launch of it's Inspired Living Live Advice Network found at www.whispy.com/live-advice/advisors.htm providing a network of advisors offering live immediate advice skilled in professional consulti From PR Web on October 8, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Lessing on Fair Use MP3
web2.0weblog has an MP3 of Lawrence Lessig's presentation at the Web2.0 Conference. Good stuff that's worth a listen. Via BoingBoing From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 8, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..

E2E piPEs: End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance Environment System
The E2E piPEs framework is the basis for much of the work of the Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative in the coming year. In its final form, piPEs will be able to indicate performance capabilities and locate performance problems along the path between two computers connected by the UCAID Abilene network, participating campuses, regional networks, and gigaPoPs. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Q&A: Washington State Introduces Digital Archive Solution, First of its Kind and Based on Microsoft Technology
State's new digital archive is designed from the ground up to preserve historic as well as current public records and make them available worldwide on the Web -- the first such archive for all the records of an entire state. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

IBM Completes Acquisition of Venetica
Integrates Venetica Skills and Technology Into IBM Information Management Portfolio From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Flip Open That Cellphone: It's IM on the Move
IT'S the latest in instant gratificationLike many other first-year law students at the University of Miami, Ashley Powell relies on instant messaging to reach her friends when they're hiding out at places like the library. But unlike most of her IM buddies, Ms. Powell, 22, is just as likely to send a message from her cellphone - a Motorola i830 - as she is from a PC, especially because unlimited instant messages are part of her Nextel service plan. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Understanding the Macromedia Contribute Workflow
Macromedia Contribute 3 allows faculty and students to create content while academic or IT services manage website technology. Learn how everyone can work together. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Historic Debates
Through the video clips in C-Span's site, consider how political debates have evolved"both the candidates' approaches and the staging of these televised events"in the last decades. You will also investigate how specific moments in debate history have impacted elections. Access C-Span's Historic Debates Page From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

New UNC course teaches Spanish for health workers
CHAPEL HILL -- A doctor leads a patient into her office and tells him -- in Spanish -- he is HIV-positive. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

BigBad Launches Middlebury, Curry, and Pace Law School Projects
Boston, MA - October 6, 2004 - National interactive agency, BigBad, Inc., announced the launch of three new higher education projects for Middlebury College, Curry College, and Pace Law School. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

ED unveils new educator training site
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) on Oct. 5 unveiled a new professional development web site for teachers and administrators. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Asynchronous Web Discussions in Teacher Training Courses: Promoting Collaborative Learning"or Not?
Over the past few years, asynchronous web-based technologieshave been examined for their usefulness in promoting collaborative learning among university students. From DEC Daily News on October 8, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Friday, October 08, 2004
I normally avoid getting political, but I cannot help myself this time. If the President of the United States tells the country that we are going to war because a madman has weapons of mass destruction and is not afraid to use it, then when his own hand-picked weapons inspectors states that none exists, would not any reasonably intelligent person conclude that the President was wrong? From RHPT.com on October 8, 2004 at 1:58 a.m..

Tuna is getting less appealing every day
I used to be a tuna fiend, eating tuna sushi several times a week, and on the days when I didn't eat it raw, I'd have a tuna sandwich. Then all the reports came out about heightened mercury levels. Then new reports about even higher levels of contaminates, and recommendations that women of childbearing age limit tuna intake to once or twice a week. And now this, from yesterday's New York Times, Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide Buyers of fresh tuna, whether at the sushi bar or the supermarket, often look for cherry-red flesh to tell them that the fish is top-q From megnut on October 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

IBM brings Unix, faster chip to Power blades
Big Blue says it has improved the processor of its JS20 blade servers and now sells them with its AIX version of Unix. From CNET News.com on October 8, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Rip, Mix, and Learn
Edubloggers are also getting into the sampling license spirit as is evident from Rick West's post Rip, Mix, and Learn - a new way of learning: The implications, as I see them, for education are that students don't need to be receivers of knowledge, or dumpsters where teachers do some information dumping. Instead, they can be creators of new knowledge, remixed from old information they glean from the Internet. They can R From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 8, 2004 at 12:55 a.m..

Go Sox!
One of the best parts of being back in Massachusetts is that everyone -- well nearly everyone -- who I hang out with is a Sox fan. Our chef even put a TV in the kitchen so we can follow the playoffs, and tomorrow we're opening early at 4 PM so people can come in and watch the game. On the menu? Hot dogs, popcorn, and Cracker Jacks, of course! Should be lots of fun. Let's hope Cornrroyo (my Anaheim friend's attempt to insult tomorrow's starting pitcher is to call Bronson Arroyo, who has cornrows, "Cornrroyo" but I think it's kind of funny so I'm using it in a posit From megnut on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

In other web related news
My former business partner and Pyra co-founder Evan Williams announced he's leaving Google as of Friday. It's hard to imagine that Blogger will soon be without any of its original team. I don't mean that in a bad way, in fact, I have absolute confidence in the team Ev's assembled at Google, but more in a sort of, "wow, we've all grown up" way. Grown up, and moved (or are moving) on to new projects, both online and off. I guess it's inevitable, but in a way it really marks the end of an era. It doesn't seem so long ago that we had those brick walls in SoMa, a From megnut on October 8, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Rip. Sample. Mash. Share
In November, Wired subscribers and magazine purchasers will also receive a copy of The Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share. The CD contains songs from artists such as David Byrne, The Beastie Boys, and Gilberto Gil all using the new Creative Commons sampling licences. MSNBC has a feature, and the Creative Commons The Wired CD page contains more information, including a short Flash introduction. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 7, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Updated project timeline
My instructor is fairly persuasive in his argument that it will be difficult to get a simulation of a program as complex as Outlook complete enough to be able get a good sense of whether or not the design framework I have devised will really support exploratory learning. We brainstormed about several possibilities for alternatives (something simple enough to design a complete simulation and still have time left to do user testing during this semester. From Holly's Research Journal on October 7, 2004 at 11:54 p.m..

Yang tells Google founders to enjoy it
Despite their escalating search-engine war, the Yahoo co-founder tells Sergey Brin and Larry Page to relish their success. From CNET News.com on October 7, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..