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Creative Commons makes its application debut: Leveraging the Internet Archive's generous offer to host Creative Commons licensed (audio and video) files for free, we recently completed the 0.96 beta version of The Publisher, a desktop, drag-and-drop application that licenses... From futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 4, 2004 at 11:02 p.m..

Journalism by the People for the People
An fascinating article out of British Columbia demonstrates how open media sites like Wikipedia may represent the future of citizen journalism... On the morning of September 1, 2004, a small armed force captured a school in western Russian town of Beslan, taking hundreds of students hostage. One day later, a small article describing the event appeared on Wikipedia.org, an open-source encyclopedia. Over the next 24 hours, Wikipedia users compiled From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

Are We Headed for an Opposition Press?
Big Journalism cannot respond as it would in previous years: with bland vows to cover the Administration fairly and a firm intention to make no changes whatsoever in its basic approach to politics and news. The situation is too unstable, the world is changing too rapidly, and the press has been pretending for too long that its old operating system will last forever. It won't.... (Continued at PressThink) From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

No longer do the news elite decide
At PressThink, Sacramento Bee political columnist Daniel Weintraub has an essay: No Longer Do the Newsies Decide. "If our world is changing, we simply have to change with it. We have to engage more with our readers, become more a part of the conversation and less of a lecturer. We have to reconsider the way we think about scoops and competition, and think more about "open-source" journalism..." From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

Core Values of the Web (Discussion Ideas for Bloggercon)
In thinking more about core values we believe ought to be brought to our online dealings either as a practice, as guideline or in theory I wanted to understand more about instances where people have trouble with certain behaviors. I wanted to look at why we are concerned and what we want or need in order to create trust and value with each other>I'm interested in these things: Why we value information online; What context or peripheral information cause information to be more trusted; Why we respect people; and What we need From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

Technologies of Cooperation: Simple, General Principles?
Can y'all help me come up with a list of simple, general principles that enable technologies of cooperation to work? The Web, distributed computing, mesh networks, open source production, blogs, wikis, the lazy web, all enable individuals to act in their own self-interest in ways that add up to a public good that benefits all. I've been attempting to inductively develop a list of simple, general principles. Here's what I have so far. Suggestions? Critiques? Digressions? Comments welcome! A powerful cooperation tool is:Simple: HTML, blogs, wik From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

SafetyProcedure
Very interesting infographics related video on the safety instruction cards on planes. [thanks interactive narratives] From elearningpost on November 4, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..

Photo: Company president holds morale meeting
Tim Farrelly held a meeting for his San Francisco staffing company Wednesday to raise morale after John Kerry lost the presidential election. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Workplace blues in election aftermath
Tech industry workers find that the election's outcome is affecting workplace morale, concentration. Photo: Company president holds morale meeting From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Linux cluster companies attract new funds
Venture capitalists are lavishing money on the fashionable Linux supercomputing concept--but smaller firms face much larger rivals. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Photo: Preloaded iPod in your next hotel room?
New York's Dream Hotel offers its guests music-filled iPods for in-room usage. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Starz The First To Use OCAP on Satellite
AMC member Rebecca Lim of Starz Encore sent this in. It's so cool, it doesn't need any comentary! ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The first satellite transmission of an OpenCable(TM) Applications Platform (OCAP(TM)) application was successfully completed from the headquarters of Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz). The broadcast was downlinked and verified by CableLabs. From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

Participatory media: Democracy's killer app
There were some interesting shifts in the internet and politics brewing in 2000 and 2002 election cycles. This year, many of these shifts have turned past tense: Lessons learned. Some are nearly de-facto rules of political engagement. These new shifts are in play in 2004, and there are plenty of predictions for 2008. As Dan Gillmor wrote in his book on participatory journalism, We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, “A safe prediction: Net-savvy ca From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

javascript:xmlhttprequest
XmlHttpRequest is a native JavaScript object allowing further HTTP requests to be made from a page which has already loaded. It allows micro requests to be made in response to user events in a web page, rather than requiring a complete page reload, making it possible to implement some notion of a rich client user interface, similar to desktop applications. The API provided allows a fairly fine grained level of control over HTTP requests, allowing any request header to be set and exposes all resposne From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

SimplePhotoAnnotation
How we might simplify our models of photo annotation without making them simplistic and losing information. From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

MetaData Rethinking
Ramesh Jain believes we need to rethink meta data if we want to escape the tyranny of digital content which will clog our hard drives. Making sense of it all is the next big business opportunity. “Text is effectively one dimensional – though it is organized on a two-dimensional surface for practical reasons.  Currently, most meta data is also inserted using textual approaches. When we try to assign tags to other media, things start getting a bit problematic due to the nature of media and the fact tha From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

Open DHT: A Publicly Accessible DHT Service
Open DHT makes it easy for developers everywhere to build and test new, broadly useful distributed applications, and for users everywhere to run them. From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

DVR Download Service Trialed In Japan
Toshiba and two other comapnies in Japan have started trials of a DVD content distribution service, "Hikari de DVD," that delivers video to DVD recorders in the home via a high capacity fiber-optic broadband network. The service combine the capabilities of a high speed Fiber to the Home (FTTH) broadband network (something Verizon is build in U.S. as well), with a DVD recorder able to su From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

Flickr EFL Project
There is already a teacher here in Japan who has started using Flickr with his EFL students. Visit Rudolf Ammann's blog Tawawa for a description of his Flickr project. Also, have a look at his student's photos and leave some comments. From apcampbell News on November 4, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..

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We released a new version of iPodder today. Here's the announcement on the ipodder-dev mail list. From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Japanese 'Fiber Blowout' - $47 billion to wire half of the population
The NTT Group will spend $47 billion to expand their fiber to the home (FTTH) network to nearly half the Japanese population (30 million new homes) - in a country that already sees 20-100Mbps speeds for less than many U.S. customers pay for 1.5Mbps. Compare NTT's effort to Verizon, the only telco in the U.S. "seriously" pursuing FTTH, with an $800 million capital investment this year, and a very optimistic prediction of 2.5 million homes passed (not necessarily served) with their Fios ser From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Time Shifting TV Catching On
It looks like TiVo's dream world of everyone time shifting their television viewing habits is finally starting to catch on though some may wonder whether TiVo will live long enough to see it. Cable companies and satellite TV providers are all starting to offer some form of digital video recorder system to customers, and people who are using them don't show any intention of giving them up. [Techdirt] From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Election Night Gizmos
C/Net has details on the high-tech gadgets used by television networks covering the election. Correspondent John Roberts seemed to mimic Tom Cruise in the movie "Minority Report," using his fingertips to control a 50-inch touch-screen monitor displaying maps of the country and various states. With a wave of his hand, Roberts magnified and dragged the maps aroun From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Killer CC App: The Publisher, beta version
A desktop, drag-and-drop application that licenses audio and video files, and sends them to the Internet Archive for free hosting. From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Microsoft wants servers to drive Office sales
Looking to give customers a reason to upgrade to Office 12, Microsoft will further tighten ties between its desktop and server software. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Learning Object Metadata (The Buntine Oration - Reflection 3)
Albert Ip offers his third (or fourth) post in response to my learning Networks talk in Perth, looking this time at metadata. As with his previous posts, there is a great deal of resonance between his views and mine. It's insteresting - as you read through his article you'll see the utility of metadata shrink smaller and smaller, untill we're left with the professor's desktop: "Most academic are expert in their own discipline. They have a very good knowledge of the kind of resources they can and would use. They don't need resource discovery support. They need tools to From OLDaily on November 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Bloglines Step-by-Step
Some practical advice describing how to use Blogines, a popular web-based RSS aggregator. By Alex Halavais, A Thaumaturgical Compendium, November 5, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on November 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Lost Under the Streetlight
The author argues that colleges and universities should not be held responsible for file sharing. The case, if you will, seems pretty clear cut: "the RIAA reports that just 191 of the 5,441 individuals who have been the named targets of RIAA P2P lawsuits over the past few years are based on college campuses, using campus networks." He asks, "how long before the media industries and members of Congress focus their public comments and copyright efforts on the consumer ISPs?" The answer is, of course, as soon as the RIAA can get the softer targets - the colleges and universities - to comply. Havi From OLDaily on November 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

One-Minute Site
The contents of this manifesto should need to be repeated, but a scan of the web shows that companies (and educational institutions, and governments) continue to fail to follow its sage advice. In a nutshell: remove the fancy animations, the corporate advertising, and the press release talk, and make your company's people the focus of your website. And you know - exactly the same advice applies to online learning. Administrators should pay special attention to page 17 - the website swindle. Via Jay Cross, who also links From OLDaily on November 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Blogs in the Classroom (Assesment Criteria)
I just ran across a site where use of blogs were part of the classroom activity. What caught my attention was their EDUCAUSE Blogs - on November 4, 2004 at 7:01 p.m..

Wetenschappelijke annotatiehulpmiddelen
In het kader van het project EDITOR werkt het CHI aan hulpmiddelen voor annotatie in een wetenschappelijke editie. We hebben daarvoor een studie gemaakt van bestaande hulpmiddelen voor annotatie. Er bestaan verschillende hulpmiddelen (Annotea, Gibeo) voor annotatie van webpagina's. Annotea is open source software van het W3C, Gibeo is een kant-en-klare dienst waarvoor je je kunt registereren. Beiden veronderstellen echter dat het geannoteerde object een webpagina is, of een onderdeel daarvan. Voor het CHI zijn de HTML-pagina's van een editie een uitvoerprodukt. Het hart van de edit From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 4, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Echo chambers redux
Andrew Leonard, the guy who edited my piece on the myth of echo chambers, thinks maybe there's more to the echo chamber idea than I credited. I think there's truth in what he says, but I'd add a big "nevertheless": Nevertheless, living on the Net brings you more divergence of thought than if you live only in your daily newspaper or favorite network news shows. The mainstream media are the real echo chambers.... From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

Dan Bricklin on democracy and podcasting
Dan writes up his thoughts about last night's session at the Berkman Center about the Internet and Democracy. Snippet: I pointed out that in the last day or so, the word "blog" was sometimes as common as "newspaper" or "telephone" (and more than "mailed literature") when we listened to major participants in the election on TV. Who would have thought that such a young technology would rise so fast to such prominence? He goes on to compare podcasting with, well,...: Just as blogging has an analog in the old activity of pamphleteering..., listening to recorded talks by noted individuals and. From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

At posh hotels, iPod a high-tech mint on the pillow
Apple's digital music player becomes the latest amenity at swank hotels, and ups its status as a pop-culture icon. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net pirates
Studios will start filing suits against individuals in two weeks. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger applauds the move. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

[ iPod Photo in Academia ]
By now, most everyone has had a chance to gander at the new , as presented on Apple's website. People have weighed in on both sides of the debate as to whether this is a particularly meaningful step forward for... From futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 4, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..

Publishing to Archive.org
Creative Commons has released the beta for Publisher, a tool for presenting digital content, hosted by Archive.org, with a CC license. Mac-only so far. (via Joi Ito)... From MANE IT Network on November 4, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

How To Play Sounds And Animations When Going Repeatedly To A Specific Slide
Marijke asked the following question: QUESTION: I just made a PowerPoint Presentation concerning a learning program for school children. On the introduction page I made hyperlinks to several slides. All slides have animations and soundfiles. All slides also have an action button with a hyperlink back to the introduction page. When you first use a hyperlink from the introduction page to a certain slide (let's say slide 4) all animations and soundfiles work perfectly. However, when I go back with the action bullet to the introduction page and from there go again to slide 4, nothing works an From MasterViews on November 4, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

Apple store takes reviews--but not of its own stuff
Apple will brook no criticism of its offerings on its new product review page--but praise and pan other makers' stuff all you like. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

IBM ups investment in modular-software push
Firm's new consulting service supports services-oriented architecture, an emerging software-development model. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

At Apple store, no doubt about who's No. 1
Rating system automatically gives top scores to Macs and iPods. Meanwhile, a longtime Mac developer looks to Windows. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous
Program targets vulnerability, prompting security firm Secunia to issue "extremely critical" rating. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Gateway looks to pump up direct sales
How about a $269 server? PC maker turns on rebates and special offers to breathe more life into its direct-sales efforts. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Qwest rides VoIP train to new destinations
The local phone giant is ready to enter new territories with business-class voice and data services. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Always-On Coverage of Open Source
Mikko Puhakka of the Helsinki University of Technology has a blog entry at Always-On about disrputive innovation created by open source and From EDUCAUSE Blogs - on November 4, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..

November/December Issue of MacDesign
The latest issue of MacDesign magazine has arrived in The Studio. Contents: Dr. Mac: The OS X Files (by Bob LeVitus) How to update Mac OS X quickly, safely, and sanely, with minimal stress or hair loss. Design Makeover Three... From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on November 4, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..

Content Packaging v1.1.4 Specification Released
IMS has released the Content Packaging v1.1.4 Final Specification. This specification release is a maintenance release. For full information visit the IMS website. From IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. on November 4, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..

Social responsibility in dollars and cents
When they want to do the right thing, Ernst Ligteringen is the man tech companies increasingly turn to for advice. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

News.com Extra: Too much buzz on the blogs
Plus: Global hopes for Stephen Hawking software. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Microsoft: Security requires teamwork
The company also says a test version of an update for Windows Rights Management Services package is close to arrival. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Amazon sued over book recommendations
Cendant files suit, alleging the online giant infringed its patent for offering product recommendations to customers. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Cisco target of patent lawsuit
A small company claims that Cisco stole its intelligent routing technology, and the company's lawyer is looking for a big pay-out. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Open-source details hold up Solaris release
Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Mac developer looks to Windows to escape Tiger
With Apple planning to offer similar features in its next version of OS X, programmer Arlo Rose moves Konfabulator to Windows. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Bloggers pledge to get along
A strange thing happened in the hours following Sen. John Kerry's concession to President George W. Bush: People all over the Web made pledges to change the way they discuss politics. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Viacom to bid for Marketwatch
Viacom "anticipates submitting a proposal to acquire all of (Marketwatch's) common shares," filing with SEC says. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

UnOfficial iDVD 4.x FAQ
iDVD, although worth its weight in gold, has some issues. The UnOfficial iDVD FAQ site is devoted to them.... From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on November 4, 2004 at 2:01 p.m..

Motion picture association to launch copyright lawsuits
The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) is likely to launch a group of lawsuits against alleged copyright infringers. While an ally of the Recording Industry association of America ( RIAA ), which has repeatedly NITLE Tech News on November 4, 2004 at 1:59 p.m..

Denmark displaces Sweden as top information society - survey
Denmark has displaced Sweden as the number one country in market research group IDC's Information Society Index survey. The US, Switzerland and Canada have displaced the Netherlands, Norway and Finland in rounding out the top five. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Five bidders for Hungarian 3G licences
Five companies, including TDC and Tele2, are bidding for Hungary’s 3G licences. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

NHS renews Microsoft licences for €720m
The British national health service has reached an agreement with US software company Microsoft for the renewal of the licensing of its desktop products. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Nokia launches widescreen multi-media smart-phone
Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia has released a multimedia smart-phone with pen input and handwriting recognition features. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Handango to provide content for Nokia’s Preminet
The recently launched Nokia Preminet solution is to offer Symbian OS and Java mobile content from US mobile downloads provider Handango. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Semiconductor industry forecasts global chip sales of €167b in 2004
The Semiconductor Industry Association has forecast chip sales of €167bn in 2004, and expects semiconductor sales to reach €202bn in 2007. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Mobile-Phone Photo Hits Page 1, Again
For the second time in one month, a photo by an amateur photographer wielding a camera phone has made Page 1 of De Telegraaf, the 800,000-circulation newspaper in Amsterdam. On Wednesday, the paper published a photo of filmmaker Theo van Gogh with knives plunged into his body, taken by passerby Aron Boskma. When news photographers arrived at the murder scene, the body was already covered up.Another mobile-phone photo was published by De Telegraaf of a police shootout in another Dutch city in late October. The use of ama From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 4, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

BBC News Pop-up Translates Welsh
You don't read Welsh? If not, how will you know the Diweddaraf Newyddion o'r Cymru (Latest News from Wales)? It's hard to use y we (the Web) if you don't understand the language.The BBC understands, so its new media department in Wales has created Vocab, an open-source website tool that offers English-language pop-up translations of Welsh words. Try it yourself on the BBC's Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 4, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

PR Issues For Web Conferencing Companies
Yesterday I had a demo of a technology I had heard about but had never really tested. The PR agency, taking care of the company in question, had very gently setup a meeting time, and a conferencing space online (powered... From Kolabora.com on November 4, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Frontline: The Persuaders
Want to understand what really happened in these elections? Watch my new documentary! PBS Frontline, November 9th, at 9pm in most places. It should be streamed online a few weeks later. More about the show from the Frontline website: FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at the multi-billion dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising, market research, and political campaigning. To cut through mass-media clutter and to overcome consum From rushkoff.blog on November 4, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..

Screen shots: Election night gadgets
Among the devices used was a futuristic plasma monitor designed by three technology companies specifically for CBS. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Openwave names new CEO
Former Inktomi chief David Peterschmidt replaces Don Listwin, who will continue to be vice chairman. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

BT developing information superhighway for highways
British telco BT's 'Traffimatics' research project hopes to build a sort-of internet between cars and other vehicles. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

Nokia offers mobile solutions for Ford, Nissan vehicles
Finnish handset maker Nokia has teamed up with car manufacturers Ford and Nissan to launch hands-free mobile solutions for their vehicles. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

NTL to double broadband speeds
UK broadband service provider NTL is to more than double the internet access speeds it currently offers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

The Online 'Daily Me'
There is too much "cookie-cutter" wire service/agency content on the Web, says Al Lieb from Gixo.com. Speaking at the World of Association of Newspapers "Beyond the Printed Word" conference in Prague, Lieb says that it is becoming increasingly difficult for readers to find and track unique, original news content.That is why he has come up with Gixo.com -- a website that tracks unique stories from publishers such as the BBC and Washington Post. Gixo.com then also allows users to completely From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 4, 2004 at 12:55 p.m..

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
Like many who pound keyboards more than is healthy, I struggle with RSI (repetitive stress injury). When it started, about seven years ago, I began looking into voice recognition as a way to help minimize my keystroke output. At the time I concluded that the state of the art -- in both hardware and software -- wasn't where it needed to be. At intervals since then I've repeated the experiment and come to the same conclusion. But at some point, a series of incremental gains adds up to a tipping point. And for me, at least, voice recognition may finally be tipping. ... From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..

News Extra: 'Brain' in a dish flies flight simulator
Plus: Game industry quakes over patent lawsuits. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

SugarCRM to launch on-demand service
With its open-source model, the company has the potential to shake up the industry, one analyst says. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

SBC, BellSouth let their fingers do the walking
Companies are buying YellowPages.com and will expand it a nationwide online business directory. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Group Processes (Including Learning Processes) Should Be Wiki'ed
As many of you know, I am a fan of JotSpot. One of the interesting things that came out of my interview with JotSpot co-founders Joe Kraus and e-Literate on November 4, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..

E-Voting Machines and Arrogance
Wired is running a deeply disturbing story on problems with electronic voting machines. I won’t run through the litany of problems here, but I do want to point out a particularly heinous quote from one of the manufacturers: From e-Literate on November 4, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..

Ofcom proposes 'public service publisher'
The UK communications regulator has invited responses from industry stakeholders to its suggestion that a 'public service publisher' be created to compete with the BBC as the country's broadcasters mover from analogue to digital. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Orange chooses Nokia as its 3G system supplier in Switzerland
Nokia is to be the supplier of both core and radio-access networks for 3G for Orange Switzerland. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Nokia accuses Sagem, Vitelcom of patent infringement
Finnish mobile handset manufacturer has taken rival handset makers Vitelcom and Sagem to court for alleged patent infringement. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

The honeymoon is over
The honeymoon for the Bush second term consisted of 24 hours of debilitating, news-avoiding, chocolate-cramming depression. As of this morning I am officially declaring the honeymoon over. (Who put me in charge? Didn't you hear? ABB Land is now officially a permission-free zone. Huzzah!) Salon* runs advice from a dozen or so notable notables. They range all over the lot. That's ok because only Harvey Weinstein says "Let's work together." Fuck it. Let's work against the force of intolerant fear-mongering that has swept this country. Speak truth to stupidity. Speak truth to t From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

California's Stem Cell Vote
Mercury News: State takes stem-cell spotlight. Embryonic stem-cell research was born in Wisconsin. It matured in Massachusetts. But it will grow up in California, nourished by the passage of Proposition 71, which authorizes $3 billion in spending over 10 years, science-policy experts predict. It's already growing up in Singapore, the U.K. and other nations not ruled by religious fundamentalists, actually. But California may catch up. I urged a vote against this ballot proposition, ma From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 4, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

The NYC Budget Game
I love these sorts of simulation games. It’s too bad that they’re so time-consuming to design. At their heart, they are fairly simple branching simulations, not so diffierent from the original text-based branching adventure games. (Anybody remember “xyzzy”?) Some, like this one, are a bit more sophisticated because they include… From e-Literate on November 4, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..

Upcoming Opera browser to integrate Slipstream web accelerator technology
Alternative browser Opera is to integrate Slipstream's web and e-mail accelerator to be integrated with the forthcoming Opera version 7.60. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Bité GSM picks Uniq Minds MMS solution
Lithuanian mobile operator Bité GSM has selected Finnish mobile messaging software developer Uniq Minds' PEAKm MMS Direct for deployment in Bité's network From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Russian mobile penetration climbs 3.6% in October
Mobile penetration in Russia grew to 42.5 per cent in October, while penetration in Moscow climbed to 88.9 per cent. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Tiger Telematics acquires game developer Warthog
The deal brings with it a games portfolio of 12 additional games for development for Tiger's yet-to-be-released GPS-based handheld gaming console, the Gizmondo. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

First commercial 'Dual Discs' delivered to shops
Albums in the Dual Disc format - a two-sided disc made up of a CD player side and a DVD player side - have been delivered to stores. The major record labels are to release some 50 titles over the Christmas period, including albums from the Pogues, Curtis Mayfield and the execrable Jamie Cullum. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

More Professors Teach by Using Other Colleges' Online Courses
John R. Marks, a professor at Zane State College, doesn't have enough spare time to convert his classroom courses to a form that could be delivered online. And the college, a two-year technical institution in Ohio, doesn't have the resources... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 4, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..

Online-only courses draw avid audience
Press the "on" button. Sign onto the Internet, and voila -- Penn students are ready for their first PennAdvance class. Beginning in the mid-1990s, the College of General Studies, along with Sylvan Learning Center, embarked on a joint partnership. Through... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 4, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..

The 2004 National Survey of Information Technology in US Higher Education
Begun in 1990, The Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education. The project's national studies draw on qualitative and quantitative data to help inform faculty, campus administrators, and others... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 4, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..

Passport defangs itself
According to an article by Joris Evers in Infoworld on Oct. 20, Microsoft has dropped its o'erweening ambitions for Passport. Instead of being the "single sign-on for the Web," it's now going to be a service for Microsoft and the few partners who had signed up to use the service. Says the article: In 1999, the Redmond, Washington-based company envisioned thousands of online stores and other services using Passport, allowing users to sign on using the same user name and password combination used for Microsoft services. But the reality turned out different, as Web site operators balked From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Meanwhile, Iraqis Did Loot the Explosives Under U.S. Watch
LA Times: Soldiers Describe Looting of Explosives. In the weeks after the fall of Baghdad, Iraqi looters loaded powerful explosives into pickup trucks and drove the material away from the Al Qaqaa ammunition site, according to a group of U.S. Army reservists and National Guardsmen who said they witnessed the looting. The soldiers said about a dozen U.S. troops guarding the sprawling facility could not prevent the theft because they were outnumbered by loot From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 4, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Do Not Despair
(Thus it begins.) Now that close to a day has passed since Kerry's loss, it's time for those of us who supported him to move on to supporting real people who need our help. I've heard far too many people say "with all that's coming in the next four years, it's better that it'll happen on the other guy's watch." But this is a specious argument, with an almost cancerous ill will attached. The objective now, as always, should be to reduce pain, death and suffering. And there are plenty of opportunities to work towards this, whoever Ame From rushkoff.blog on November 4, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..

Photos: Networks of tomorrow
New communications technology could spawn future products. Could your purse tell you to bring an umbrella? From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Telekomunikacja Polska in possible IT outsourcing talks with HP
While the Polish incumbent telco has denied negotiations are taking place with HP, local press reports suggest a ten-year deal worth between €80m and €120m is on the cards. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 4, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Newscasters show off election-night gadgetry
Among the devices used was a futuristic plasma monitor designed by three technology companies specifically for CBS. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Coming to Grips with Election '04
I'm still working on my emotional well-being after learning that we'll have four more years of "hard work" with President Bush. Anger, frustration, and sadness, are just some of the feelings that I'm trying to come to terms with. Notice that there's one missing in there--hope. That's going to take some time, but that's what I'm shooting for--a sense that things can be better, that there is energy that can be tapped in our nation so we can do the right thing and move in the... From Brain Frieze on November 4, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

WiMAX for the Masses? - Colin C. Haley, Internet News
Companies introducing WiMAX products and services must convince enterprises and service providers that the broadband wireless technology makes economic sense, analysts at the WiMAX World trade show said here today. Getting technology into place because From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

FCC to Decide VoIP Fate Next Week - Roy Mark, Internet News
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday it would rule Nov. 9 on whether Internet telephony is an interstate service and exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs. The decision is considered critical to the future developm From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Watchdogs Spot E-Vote Glitches - Kim Zetter, Wired
The jury is still out on e-voting machines used in the election but reports collected by late Tuesday evening by election watchdogs seem to contradict assurances by voting company representatives that the election should "put to rest the unreasonable s From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Are We There Yet? - Judith V. Boettcher, Campus Technology
Since my 1999 predictions for distance education, subtle shifts in teaching and learning patterns have emerged. Many of you may remember that in June of 1999 I shared a number of teaching and learning predictions for 2007 with Syllabus readers (oe21st C From Online Learning Update on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Forget wikis, blogs and other online learning tools -- one professor says the future of higher education is mobile. - Howard Rheingold, the Feature
"This generation entering our schools is immersed in cyberculture and is untethered, mobile and wirelessly connected. At colleges and universities around the world, the nomadic swarms are already arriving," says Bryan Alexander, codirector of the Cent From Online Learning Update on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

The big picture - Gary Barker, theAge
Video technology harnessed to the internet is pushing back the boundaries for Australian students. The internet has revolutionised education, perhaps most of all in distance education. Suddenly, students on the far side of the planet can engage in ema From Online Learning Update on November 4, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

flicktion
Ok...so this has been one of those linky mornings where something starts me off and I get about 20 clicks down a random path when all of a sudden I land on some pretty cool stuff. Like this concept of "flicktion" where you post pictures to flickr and then write a few fictitious paragraphs to go with it. What a great concept, and I'm sure creative writing teachers will think so too. Students take a picture, write the story, post it, have people comment back about it, add to it... Or, have the te From weblogged News on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Proud Blogging Dad Moment
Tess was in my lap as I wrote the last post, and she was asking me all sorts of questions like "Where do you find stuff to write about?" and "Why do you do this, daddy?" and "Why is Tucker (her brother) such a pain?" The first two were easy. Anyway, she's not in my lap any longer. She's fired up her Blogger account and is writing about her grandma being here, Halloween, and who knows what else. Can't wait to read it... From weblogged News on November 4, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

PalmOne ponders OS options
Quiet tests suggest Microsoft and Linux based devices may be in the wings. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Yahoo wades in content waters
The company's appointment of former TV executive Lloyd Braun highlights its entertainment ambitions. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Dawn of a new ad age
With TiVo, more people are skipping commercials, but CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says new technologies will make advertising pitches even harder to avoid. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

New RSS Related Forum
I stumbled across a new RSS related forum the other day. It is called "ILOVERSS" ;-) The forum has 7 categories: - RSS Lounge - RSS Programming - RSS Readers & Aggregators - Favorite Feeds - Blogs & Weblogs - Classifieds - Industry News From RSS Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..

Americans for Libraries Council has announced that it has been awarded a four-year, $2.7 million gra ...
Americans for Libraries Council has announced that it has been awarded a four-year, $2.7 million grant for its Lifelong Access Libraries initiative by The Atlantic Philanthropies. The grant will enable the development of a nationwide network of Lifelong Access Libraries that offer a new model for library services focused on baby boomers and older adults making the transition to active civic participation in retirement From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

In collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Historical Society has agree ...
In collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to index, preserve and provide access to the 1900-1934 birth certificates (approximately 1.8 million records) through The Minnesota Birth Certificate Index From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Alexander Street Press has acquired Classical Music Library. The acquisition of the library music re ...
Alexander Street Press has acquired Classical Music Library. The acquisition of the library music reference service will allow Alexander Street to add audio capabilities to their text- and image-based humanities collections. Alexander Street will continue to grow the existing Classical Music Library service, adding it to their growing catalog of award-winning indexes and full-text collections, and will also use the newly-acquired music platform to create ne From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

The Canadian province of British Columbia is investing $23.4 million to improve library services and ...
The Canadian province of British Columbia is investing $23.4 million to improve library services and promote innovative literacy programs in schools and communities across the province as part of a strategy to make the province the most literate place in North America by 2010 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services has announced the establishment of a Su ...
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services has announced the establishment of a Support Staff Grant. Underwritten by a contribution from Sage Publications, the Support Staff Grant will make it possible for an eligible individual (or individuals) to attend ALA Annual in Chicago in June 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Scopus, the world's largest abstract and indexing database, offering access to 14,000 peer-reviewed ...
Scopus, the world's largest abstract and indexing database, offering access to 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers, has officially opened From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Blogs Blamed for Exit Poll Fiasco
News networks say they will investigate why Election Day exit polls were skewed toward Kerry, while blasting bloggers for quickly spreading poll numbers that may have misled readers. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Preserving Art by Zapping Bugs
Latin America's art is in danger of destruction from bacteria, insects and other nasties. So South American scientists are developing art preservation techniques based on biotech weapons usually used in agriculture. By David Cohn. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Digital
Flawless skin. Perfect hair. Ready to work anywhere and everywhere, anytime you want. Meet five top contestants vying for the title of most beautiful virtual woman in the world. By Brian Lam from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Boeing's Gift to Chapped Fliers
Sure, the upcoming 7E7 jetliner will be a marvel of materials engineering. But what travelers will most appreciate is the increased moisture in the air -- and relief from stuffy noses and scratchy throats. Christopher Genna reports from Seattle. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

How SMS Could Save Your Life
Coordinating medical treatment in areas where doctors are scarce is a challenge, but cell phones and text messaging can help. Megan Lindow reports from Gugulethu, South Africa. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Prop 71: The New Gold Rush
California stem cell researchers are jubilant, and scientists in the rest of the country don't want to be left out in the cold, now that the state has $3 billion to spend. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on November 4, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

San Francisco first impressions 2004
Some random impressions on my first visit to San Francisco (we're staying here for one night before going to Sunnyvale where we are staying for BloggerCon) in 2 years: The air train to the rental cars at SFO is awesome. GPRS at SFO is fast (flickr LIVE! updates in 1 minute!); it sucks in Japantown; please give me the real mobil From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 4, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Corporate blogging: por dónde comenzar
Una guía en siete pasos para empresarios que han visto el potencial de los weblogs como herramienta de comunicación corporativa y quieren comenzar... 1) Compruebe si su empresa realmente necesita un weblog: Eleven Types of Company that Need a Blog.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 4, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Management is as making it difficult for people to get things done
Martin Dugage:From Peter Drucker: Ninety percent of what we call 'management' consists of making it difficult for people to get things done Morning teaser for waking up brains: what are those ninety percent? Some points from my list (not necessary the most severe ones, but those I care about most): Thinking in terms of interventions, not personal productivity (re: Mathemagenic on November 4, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

eCollegeÂ® Announces Record Quarterly Revenue of $24.3 Million
DENVER, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --eCollege(R) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, today announced it achieved revenue of $24.3 million for the third quarter of 2004, up 220 percent from $7.6 million for the third quarter of 2003. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Mississippi GEAR UP Program Chooses SMARTHINKING for Online Tutoring
Statewide Online Tutoring from SMARTHINKING Helps Mississippi oeGEAR UP Students Prepare for CollegeImmediate Contact: Shana Heikes(202) 543-5034 x 238sheikes@smarthinking.com. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Digital Learning Management Unveils Virtual University Appliance
New appliance positions company to substantially increase revenues from new product sales in fiscal 2005-2006 year From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Open-learning university planned for Zimbabwe
[HARARE] A leading Zimbabwean academic has submitted proposals to the government to open the country's first privately run correspondence university. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Using technology for learning & teaching science
According to one recent report on human resources for science and technology, Europe needs some 700,000 more researchers if it is to become a world-leading knowledge economy by 2010. The question is " how? IST funded research projects may be able to produce solutions. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Degree grades 'in need of update'
The university degree grading system has "outlived its usefulness and is no longer fit for purpose", a report says. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Susan Patrick Talks Education Technology
Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education talks about the future of technology in the classroom From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

The Validation of a Measurement Instrument: Relationships Among Student Demographic Characteristics, Student Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, and Online Business - Course Quality Factors
AbstractA survey instrument developed to understand the relationships among student academic achievement, student satisfaction, course quality factors, and student demographic characteristics is described. The instrument was determined to be reliable and included 45 items related to perceived course quality. From DEC Daily News on November 4, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Essential Editing Software Helps Students Ace Their Papers
Students can feel more confident about writing papers with correct grammar, spelling, and style with the help of various -- and essential -- editing software recommended by MasterFreelancer.com (http://www.masterfreelancer.com), a webstore for writers and non-writers. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004] From PR Web on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Terrorist to Zionist: Former Palestinian Terrorist Speaks Out to Jews
Raised in a culture of hate, Walid Shoebat was throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israelis by the age of 8 and served time in an Israeli prison by the age of 15. He switched sides in 1993 to become an advocate for the country and people he once sought to destroy. On November 17th he will tell his story at Aish New York (a Jewish Educational Center) exposing the real reason for violence in the Middle East. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004] From PR Web on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Veteran Teachers in City Schools Help Colleagues Sharpen Skills
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is trying to reinvent how teachers are trained by carving out a new role for veteran educators and paying them more to fill it. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

In a Game of Shirts and Skins, They'd Be the Skins
A band of naked students from Hamilton College has given themselves the title of the school's streaking team. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Classes in Judaic Studies, Drawing a Non-Jewish Class
The Jewish studies major is growing in popularity around the country among gentiles. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Washington Votes Down New Format for Schools
For the third time in 10 years, the state's voters have rejected a proposal to create charter schools. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Paul Wells is wrong - blogs are here to stay
If this 3rd hand account from Samantha is to be believed, Paul Wells has done the classic mistake of overestimating the impact of blogs in the short term and underestimating the long term impact of blogs. Make no mistake, blogs (remixing of text, audio, photos and whatever else we think of!) are here to stay and their impact will be felt on political candidates. The fact that blogs "failed" for Dean and Kerry doesn't mean that they have had no affect and that won't "succeed" in From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 4, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..

Everything Is Dead - sablog.com
Laugh out loud! From Everything Is Dead - sablog.com (via Constantin): QUOTE Doc reports on Hugh saying that Branding is Dead. That's one thing I love about bloggers. It's not necessarily whether branding really is or isn't dead, or whatever they're saying will necessarily come true or not. It's just so great how they throw out such sweeping statements as fac From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 4, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..

Learn How To Edit And Prepare Digital Images Without Photoshop
Picture Perfect! Look Ma No Photoshop A new Robin Good Mini-Guide is out! Devoted to help you tame the preparation and editing of digital images for publication on the Web, inside presentations and in other types of publications, "Look Ma No Photoshop" is a simple to read guide that shows you step-by-step how to prepare digital images without having to purchase and learn difficult and expensive digital image editing softwares like Adobe Photoshop. Find out how to:... From MasterViews on November 4, 2004 at 3:51 a.m..

yellowarrow: sms, location, and psychogeography
From YellowArrow.org: YellowArrows are stickers placed throughout the world. Using the text message (SMS) service on your mobile phone, you can add and ask for messages referencing the unique code on each arrow sticker, as explained in stages at right. The system is currently compatible with all phones and service providers in the US as well as internationally with th From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..

Are Pro-Blogs Going To Be Competing With Investment Bank Research?
Traditionally, investors, investment managers and fund managers had relied on advice from industry and company analysts at investment banks and stockbrokers to make sound investment decisions.... From Kolabora.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:54 a.m..

Intel, Microsoft team to tout digital home
Tech giants plan TV, print, cinema and online ad campaign to market the digital lifestyle. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..

Five Mistakes of Security Log Analysis
The article covers the typical mistakes organizations make while approaching analyzing audit logs and other security-related records produced by security infrastructure components. From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on November 4, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Wintel, take 2? Companies partner on digital home
Tech giants are teaming to market the digital lifestyle, showing consumers how to use their digital-entertainment technologies. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Guerrilla News: The Day After... Tomorrow
On the heels of the election, Stephen Marshall (GNN co-founder and co-author of True Lies) reminds us that the campaign for citizen mindshare doesn't end on election day: If ever there was a time for a progressive media ®evolution, it is now. We must challenge independent media organizations to break out of arcane and ineffective techniques and look objectively at the barricades we have erected across our own p From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

Savannah: children learn better while moving
NESTA Futurelab's Savannah is a strategy-based adventure game where a virtual space is mapped directly onto a real space. Children 'play' at being lions in a savannah, navigating the augmented environments with a mobile handheld device. By using aspects of game play, Savannah challenges children to explore and survive in the augmented space. To do this they must successfully adopt strategies used by lions. Most interesting is the project's fin From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

DEAF04- participatory locative sound imaging hoedown
Dutch Electronic Art Festival (DEAF) is a biennial international festival for electronic art, presented by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. TRAMJAM V.03- ROTTERDAM RUSHHOUR by Mumbai Streaming Attack is a multi-track- multi-driver mix hub streaming jam session of Rotterdam city vibe, orchestrated in sync with the city's tramlines' routing schedule. Play along November 12 if you're in Rotterdam. Mumbai Streaming Attack From unmediated on November 4, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

Lightning Tool Talks at the Northern Voice conference
Brian Lamb blogs about the Northern Voice weblog conference in Vancouver next February. Deadline for submissions: Nov. 15, 2004. The list of possible topics, like all good lists, is itself an education. I'm particularly intrigued by the notion of a 1-2 minute "lightning tool talk." I'm hoping Brian can ... From Gardner Writes on November 3, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

First they ignore you
As Gandhi said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." From Just Another Ant on November 3, 2004 at 11:54 p.m..

Alec Couros could use your help
Here is a call for participation in some research being conducted by Alec Couros-- open source advocate and true scholar in educational technology. http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/couros/archives/000218.html If you can help, please get in touch with Alec ( alec.couros@uregina.ca). You probably know from... From Rick's Café Canadien on November 3, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..

A crazy and decadent place
For $19.99 at J. C. Penney and for $17.99 at Target and $25 at Spinmaster, consider getting yourself one of these Hershey S'mores Makers. According to the instructions, you can make your own chocolate s'mores in 3 easy steps. Ages 8 and up. Please notice, however -- light bulb and food sold separately. And don't miss the design -- the brown plastic logs that tilt up like a real campfire, the realistic orange flames that surround the lightbulb (heat source), and the clear... From Weblogs in Higher Education on November 3, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..