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Online presentation using Elluminate
Using the program elluminate was a great experience, (the previous post was about a presentation I had to do) it seems to work very well. It has some limitations, the one that caused a problem was the moving of powerpoint... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 10, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

The BloggerCon Tempest in a teapot - Both Vendor and Developer talk not allowed
My take on the vendor pseudo controversy. Bob was speaking in "developer" talk and Dave in the heat of the moment shut him down by saying it was "vendor" talk when he meant developer talk. And at this and all future BloggerCons both developer and vendor talk are not allowed for good reasons. Still, it would be nice to have an extra "developer partying with user"s day and I would have loved to have gone to the after BC martini/vendor back backchannel con but instead I From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 10:53 p.m..

Russell Beattie - Another person I was lucky to have met at BloggerCon III
In person, Russ is an even better "all things mobile" evangelist than he is on his blog. He gently reminded that there really is no evidence that we are locked into mobile carriers' trunks as I complained about at the mobile blogging session. Upon further reflection, I think he is right: rather than locking us in trunks, the carriers and the handset manufacturers are simply not making it easy enough (although this is changing e.g. with Python on Series 60 Nokia phones< From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 10:53 p.m..

New browser to challenge Microsoft
[CNN) -- Microsoft's dominance of the Web browser market faces a fresh challenge on Tuesday with the release of the final version of Mozilla's Firefox browser. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..

CPB Creates Digital Services Fund for Public Television
Seeks proposals for first demonstration projects and prototypes using digital technology From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..

Continuing Coverage From the League for Innovation in the Community College's 2004 Conference on Information Technology: Two State Leaders Discuss the Future of Technology at Community Colleges
NOVEMBER 10, 1:45 P.M. -- The closing session took the form of a talk show. Two statewide college leaders chatted on stage with a host, Mark David Milliron, a senior fellow of the League for Innovation in the Community College and its former president. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..

Bridging the digital divide in Saskatchewan: New services just a mouse-click away
Northern Saskatchewan is about to become one of the most connected areas in Canada. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 10:51 p.m..

Homeschooling Parent Magazine's 2004 Homeschool Friendly Stamp of Approval Awards Announced
(PRWEB) November 10, 2004 -- Homeschooling Parent has announced the recipeints of this year's Homeschool Friendly Stamp of Approval, an award designed to spotlight products and services that uniquely meet the needs of homeschooled students, homeschooling parent-teachers, and their families. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 10:50 p.m..

iChat, Skype, Saving $$$ and More
Having dinged Apple in the item below, I want to note with pleasure From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 10, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..

Apple no longer reviewing itself
Apple Computer is still the apple of its own eye, but the company is trying to take a more modest tack with the public. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Foreign-student enrollment drops again
Engineering among graduate fields with decline in new enrollment, a trend raising questions about U.S. tech leadership. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Marc Prensky's Weblog
Marc Prensky gave an interesting chat session at Net*Working 2004 today. The transcript won't be available until they open the conference proceedings, but in the meantime, here's his blog. Some more links offered during the session: Marc Prensky's writings, DOD Game Developers' Community, Social Impact Games, Digital Multipl From OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Fitting Your PC In a Pocket
Rory McGreal sent this around - if you think that iPods and Blackberries are something, wait until you can put your desktop computer in your pocket. This is not the future - it's here now, and it's called the OQO. By David Poguq, New York Times, October 14, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Martin Dougiamas
In a part of Net*Working 2004 (that appears to be) open to the public, Martin Dougiamas, the main developer of Moodle (a popular open source LMS), is hosting a question and answer session. Not much take-up yet - this is your chance to chat with him. By Various Authors, Hunter Workways, November 9, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

BloggerCon III: Notes and Observations on the People of Moore's Law
Interesting take on the BloggerCon conference just finished in Palo Alto. In most technology conferences, the sponsors of the conference - usually a technology company - assume they have dibs at a speaking slot, typically a keynote. But Dave Winer, the host of BloggerCon, stipulated that the conference is not to be used to sell wares. This, according to the author, typifies the difference between blogging and other technologies - in blogging, the consumers are the producers, and hence, a blogging conference is as much a producers' conference as a consumers conference, and in an important From OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

EVOnline 2002 - Webheads Community Event
Jean Michel Chaupart writes from Colombia: "Teresa Almeida d'Eça (who authored the Online Learning Environments website mentione here recently) teaches english in a high school in Portugal and she is a member of the "WEBHEADS" (me too), a community of practice for languages teachers/professors. And the 'Online Learning Environments'' list is 80% based on language teaching/learning with ICT." What's great is that I just rec From OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Students Fight Copyright Hoarders
You have to know this one appeals to me for so many reasons. "They are forming Free Culture groups on campuses to explain copyright law to fellow students. Stressing its importance for culture and society, the group says copyright law is being abused. To illustrate their point, the groups hold remixing contests, promote open-source software and rally against legislation like the Induce Act, which would hold technology companies liable for encouraging people to infringe copyrights." By Katie Dean, Wired News, November 10, 2004 [OLDaily on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Enoch Choi - A person I was lucky to have met at BloggerCon III
Enoch is a kind and gentle soul, a wine lover and connoisseur, foodie and a blogger. Had a great and very relaxing pre-BloggerCon brunch with him and Michael, another med blogger, as well as with Barb and Simon. And the he and I geeked out and went to Fry's and I bought a 1 Gigabyte compact flash card (Yes! Now I can take 400 4 megapixel images at the highest resolution on my Canon S400). From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..

Julie Leung - Another person I was lucky to have met at BloggerCon III
I didn't attend Julie's Emotional Life Session, but perhaps I should have! Julie is full of character, vibrant and a great soul. Love to spend more time with her and the family perhaps over lunch in Vancouver or at Northern Voice or maybe at a Seattle Blogger Meetup. From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..

Susan Kitchens - Another person I was lucky to have met at BloggerCon III
As some of the earliest Manila users and stalwarts, Susan and I go a long way back, virtually that is :-) It was great to finally meet her and find out that she truly is the vivacious and spirited person she "plays on her blog" and much more! And we had a long and fun chat after Jing Jing on Saturday. Full of ideas and energy, Susan is, expect to hear more from here! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..

Brendon Wilson - Another person I was lucky to have met at BloggerCon III
Silicon Valley, watch out Brendon has landed! Had some great chats with Brendon. He's young, full of ideas, articulate (witness his many great comments and questions during BloggerCon) and I am 100% confident that he will make a difference. From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..

on the academic/technical divide in social computing (Liz Lawley)
In which Liz reflects on differences and similarities between the ACM CSCW conference and O'Reilly's Emerging Technologies conference, and makes some suggestions to members of each professional community in an attempt to facilitate cross-population communication. From Corante: Social Software on November 10, 2004 at 9:50 p.m..

Jarvis on Media
Ernest Miller interviews Jeff Jarvis about citizen journalism, and Jeff offers his typical wisdom. Good stuff. Be sure to read the comments. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 10, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..

Apple's Inadequate Quality Testing
Once again, Apple has released an operating system update that has problems, Macintouch reports. I never install updates from Apple without waiting at least a week or two to read the reports of glitches. Sometimes the updates appear harmless, but too often there are serious enough issues to prove that Apple hasn't done sufficient quality testing. Windows is even worse, in my experience. But Apple's hardware universe is sufficiently small that it should be more diligent than it appears to be. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 10, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..

Do you Two-Way?
No it is not some hip-hop slang, but a call to arms from gurus who want ISPs to focus on boosting the uplink speeds as well. I agree - the uplink is the biggest problem for all new applications I am writing about in the next fantastic issue of Business 2.0 From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:56 p.m..

BBC Throws Down Broadband Gauntlet
BBC's CIO has told other companies to stop making excuses and use the bandwidth available to deliver better services online: Keith Little, head of IT at the BBc said that consumers have seized upon the now-widespread availability of broadband and broadcasters must now give them something to stretch their bandwidth and make those fat pipes worth the money. From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

Qzoxy, first true Skype value add
If all the apps for Skype are going to be as interesting as Qzoxy, then we got something. Stuart has an elaborate post which outlines the benefits of Qzoxy. From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

Notes on Saving User-drawn Shapes in Flash MX
Experiments in different ways to save a shape drawn by a user in a Flash application. From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

Partnering for Blog Content
Blog media company Corante has partnered with CNET and will produce several industry-niche blogs for the expanding blog section of ZDNet, which is owned by CNET. Says Corante editor and publisher Hylton Jolliffe, "It's a big win for us, validation of the brand we've built, and a significant step forward for blog media in general."The blogs are: Open Sourceunmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

Study: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture for Documentary Filmmakers
This study explores the implications of the rights clearance process on documentary filmmaking, and makes recommendations to lower costs, reduce frustration, and promote creativity. It focuses on the creative experience of independent, professional documentary filmmakers. From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

My thinking out loud ideas for future BloggerCons
I am posting this here because I couldn't successfully leave a comment to the post over on BloggerCon.org. First of all thank-you for BloggerCon to the organizers and the participants. This is my kind of conference. I have the following "thinking out loud" ideas for future BCs: i) have a technographer/live blogger blog the session live and have this projected up on the screen (I volunteer to do this for one session at the next one) ii) have a formal IRC person monitor the IRC chat and inform the From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..

Attorney General Designate Endorsed Torture
As noted, the Bush administration's anti-liberty record isn't the responsibility of outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft, despite the zeal with which Ashcroft has torn into Americans' civil liberties. Now Bush has nominated for attorney general the man who so infamously endorsed torture as a tactic in the war on terrorism, and has defended the administration's claim that the president can lock up anyone indefinitely without even pr From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 10, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..

The phone-y music business
Vodaphone, the biggest cell phone company in the world, has launched a music download service for mobile phones. [Broadband Blog] From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Apple details plans to Spotlight desktop search
Recently posted document throws a little light on a key feature of the next edition of Mac OS X. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Towerstream beams into Los Angeles
Broadband-for-business provider goes Hollywood, with the City by the Bay next in line. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

HP opens bidding on computing power
New program called Tycoon lets groups jockeying for needed computing power bid for the resources. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Copyright-sharing group delves into science
Creative Commons calls for more flexibility in sharing scientific data and discoveries. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Chart: Cable-DSL growth over past 12 months
Price cuts and bundles have helped drive steady broadband growth. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Google designer cashes in thousands of shares
Many Google insiders have sold off shares in the past week to profit from the search darling's lofty $170 share price, but at least one of them regularly works on stuff you'll likely recognize. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

'Halo 2' clears record $125 million in first day
Lofty figure backs up predictions that game would eclipse even the biggest Hollywood openings. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle bid
PeopleSoft's board turns down Oracle's "best and final" offer. But the database software giant will still appeal to shareholders. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Hollywood: Be There, Virtually
The Online News Association conference is this weekend at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, and the ONA has set up a blog where attendees can post. The conference will have a wi-fi network set up during the sessions. If you can't attend the conference, the blog should give you live peek at the proceedings. And for those of us who are addicted to our RSS readers, conference chair and CyberJournalist blogger Jonathan Dube is working on a conference feed.The agenda includes a From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 10, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..

Digging into del.icio.us
Jon Udell goes into great depth about the potential for using del.icio.us as a collaborative tool. My head hurts after reading it, but I actually think I see some of the interesting ways that del.icio.us can connect ideas and interests. Just one example; I didn't realize that it not only tells you who else posted the same bookmark, but it also tells you how they tagged that bookmark so you can potentially easily subscribe to that narrow topic via RSS feed. Not so with weblogged News on November 10, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

Lyx - WYSIWYM Document Processing
WYSIWYG is dead; long live WYSIWYM - What You See Is What You Mean! Well, perhaps that's an exaggeration. WYSIWYG seemed like a great idea last century ;-). With all the latest display and print technology, one could craft a document on screen and see it how it would be printed. The WYSIWYG paradigm has become so entrenched in UI design it's almost taken for granted by users and developers. From kuro5hin.org on November 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Computer Sciences lands $52 million biometrics deal
Contract with Department of Defense is part of homeland security boom. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Medical supply firm to sell patient RFID chips
Henry Schein will distribute Applied Digital's implantable VeriChips to doctors' offices across the country. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Mandrakesoft on the fiscal mend
Nearly two years after filing for bankruptcy protection, the Linux vendor is making a profit. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

It's a $15 billion jolly holiday for Web
ComScore study predicts online stores will see a rise in seasonal sales. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Nanotech's new definition
Everyone seems to have a different definition of nanotechnology, each one deficient in its own way. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Microsoft skips Itanium with new Windows
In yet another blow to Intel's Itanium ambitions, Microsoft says its big-server version of Windows won't run on the new chip. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

New wireless reseller to aim at 'urban ethnic' market
Launching in 2005, Uphonia is the latest of the "just add water" virtual cell phone networks. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Gateway aims to reduce hot air
PC maker to launch new line of cooler, quieter business desktops. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

CSC lands $52 million biometrics deal
Contract with Department of Defense is part of homeland security boom. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

French court won't force Apple to open up iTunes
French Competition Council dismisses case brought by Virgin's French arm alleging abuse of market dominance. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Words from another mac user
An interesting post from last weekend by Shelley Powers, that somewhat echoes my own platform experience. I've added Shelley's Burningbird blog to my list of regular reads. A few years ago, I never would have thought this could occur. I had written a best-selling book on COM/COM+ and ASP for O’Reilly, I was a member of the Microsoft Development Network, had passed several Windows certification tests, attended Windows confere From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 4:01 p.m..

Can I really get college credits for my experience?
Yes, you can! Avoid diploma mills and receive credit from accredited institutions with a portfolio of your work and/or life experience. Thomas Nixon explains how.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 10, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..

Things you won't be able to do in Boston with a camera
According to The Boston Globe (link will break soon), Governor Mitt Romney is ready to sign into Massachusetts law a bill that can send you to jail for two years for secretly videotaping nude or "partially nude" people without their knowing it. (Hmm, aren't we all partially nude most of the time?) Ok, fine, although why the article's author calls nudie-snappers "video pirates" is beyond me. Stores can suspend the law so that they can still videotape us in fitting rooms so long as they post a notice and avoid snickering out loud. The article then adds, without explanation: The... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

My ringtone
Having returned the Sony Ericsson T627 I bought last week because it has the worst UI in history, I now have a Motorola v220. So far so good, but why can't I record my own voice saying "Pick up the damn phone, fool!" and use that as my ring tone? Why isn't that a standard feature of all cell phones? Not to mention the possibility of celebrity ringtones. I'd pay Cory or Doc to speak my ring tone. Or Doc and RageBoy together. Geek heaven!... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

Energy Dept. funds open-source InfiniBand work
Three-year project will back programmers' effort to build Linux software support for the high-speed networking technology. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Gmail offers free POPs
Search company now allows people to download e-mail from any third-party account or forward their Gmail for free. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Creeping Evenings, and other Modern Ruins
The site's title is rather off-putting ("Mustard Gas Party"?), but the photographic essays on Modern Ruins are superb. The artist has a very strong sense of the uncanny. Thanks to Bryan Alexander for blogging this site. Here's one of my favorite images from the site so far: From Gardner Writes on November 10, 2004 at 3:04 p.m..

X1 doing Mozilla/Thunderbird
I've got the beta of X1, my favorite desktop indexer, and it's back indexing Thunderbird, the almighty Mozilla email client. Woohoo! Give it a few weeks to go live...... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..

Podcasting with Adam Curry
I'm a fan of Doug Kaye's IT Conversations (http://www.itconversations.com/); I sometimes listen to conversation streams while scanning textual information in my news aggregators. I'm also a fan of Low Threshold Applications; LTAs are  From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 10, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Reflections on the marathon
It's a little less than 72 hours since the marathon ended and my body is close to recovered. My legs are still a little sore, but nothing that keeps me from zipping up and down the stairs -- unlike Monday and yesterday. I'm planning on going for my first post-marathon run tomorrow, and can't wait. The excitement and high of the marathon has yet to abate. In fact, I'd venture to say a sort of "marathon insanity" has set in. Evidence to support my diagnosis: 1. When I think back to the actual running of the marathon, it wasn't that hard. My pace for nearly 21 miles was From megnut on November 10, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Photos: Vodafone's 3G generation
Vodafone will primarily target the under-35's, a group which it characterized as the "young, active, fun" market. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Google cozies up to ad agencies
Search star gives marketers added conveniences, training and clout within its search-related ad network. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite
Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry will consider company's open-source desktop suite for future bids. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

MyDoom targets Microsoft again
Timing of viruses that exploit a flaw in IE could be sign that creators are trying to unsettle Microsoft. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Vodafone Netherlands launches ring-back tones
Mobile operator Vodafone Netherlands has launched the first ring-back tone service in the country. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Teachers oppose plans to give pupils their home e-mail addresses
A UK government trial project that will enable pupils to correspond with teachers out of school hours via e-mail has met with resistance from teachers themselves. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

BT offers free UK calls for new broadband users
British telco BT is offering free national phone calls via its VoIP service for customers who sign up online to one of BT's consumer broadband packages. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Belgacom ADSL subscriptions crosses 1m mark
Belgium telco Belgacom has doubled its ADSL internet subscription base since the end of 2002. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Microsoft launches Halo 2
US software company Microsoft has launched the sequel of its game ‘Halo: Combat Evolved.’ More than 1.5m copies of Halo 2 have been pre-ordered. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Microsoft to launch search engine Thursday
US software maker Microsoft is to take on Google and Yahoo with its own internet search engine, to be launched this week. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Students Fight Copyright Hoarders
Students at a dozen colleges around the country are organizing to teach their peers about the consequences of overly broad copyright law, hoping to prevent creative freedom from being stifled. They are forming Free Culture groups on campuses to explain copyright law to fellow students. Stressing its importance for culture and society, the group says copyright law is being abused. To illustrate their point, the groups hold remixing contests, promote open-source software and rally against legislation like the From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Halo 2 Rakes in $100 Million
First-day sales of Microsoft's new video game Halo 2 will reach $100 million, a senior Microsoft games executive said Tuesday. "I'm calling a $100 million day on Halo today," Peter Moore, a corporate vice president in Microsoft's games division, said at the Harris Nesbitt investment conference in New York. The launch would be one of the largest in gamin From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

The state of media
This week, I'm seeing the state of media from many different perspectives:From the top of the heap, I've been at the Foursquare conference, which is packed with the heads of damned near every major media business in the country. It's off-the-record and so I can't blog what I hear, but I will blog about what it inspires.From the front line of turning online into a business, I've been at the Ad:Tech conference, where I've heard advertisers, agencies, online publishers, and the odd blogger in the crowd about following the money.And Wednesda From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

The NY Times vlogs
Yesterday, I said Martin Nisenholtz of NYTimes.com recommended videos by tech writer David Pogue. He's right: They're damned good and they show what video online can be. He gives us quick, witty, informative reports on the new Palm or Google's desktop search. Being on video adds personality and lightens these potentially dully topics. Go to unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Mobile Phone Videoconferencing Coming to Korea
Korea's SK Telecom and KTF plan to begin offering videoconferencing via mobile phone starting in two months. Even George Jetson never had this! From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

this is what we need to do
via Ryan Shaw... http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/squaredcircle/show/ its a collaborative movuie made by a bunch of different people.... its so hot. this is exactly what Felicia had in mind when she said videos on a theme. This is what Charlene and Mica wanted to do with the Exquisite Corpse. This is what Andreas tried to do with his pingback server. This is what i wanted to do with video comments. Adrian Miles wants to do an aggregated movie. but just look at the interface. its beautiful and smooth. poe From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Announcing the Future of Digital Media Series
I am happy to announce the launching of a series of interviews I am conducting for Corante called the Future of Digital Media:The Future of Digital Media is a two-month series, sponsored by Orb, that explores how the empowerment of the consumer over his or her media experience, coupled with the technological innovation that's broadly democratizing media creation, is leading to a revolution in the way people access, consume, share and remake content.Through interviews From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Ray Ozzie Talks About Technology-Facilitated Collaboration
As the creator and chief developer of Lotus Notes, Ray Ozzie is responsible for putting groupware/collaboration software on the map, with more than 100 million people around the globe using Notes. Ozzie is the founder and CEO of Groove Networks... From Kolabora.com on November 10, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..

Call for non-profit, activist blogs
Rebeccca MacKinnon: ...it would be interesting to build a public aggregator of blogs by non-profit and activist groups. Please list any you know in the comments section and I'll start putting it together as soon as I gain critical mass. Note: Please add them to the comment's section of Rebecca's blog.... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

U.S. Online Travel Market to Soar
Overall growth predicted to rise 70 percent, while online managed business travel expected to almost triple in the next five years. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Photos: Vodaphone's 3G generation
Vodafone will primarily target the under-35's, a group which it characterized as the "young, active, fun" market. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Vodafone targets iPod crowd
Young adults are the prime target of Vodafone's first video phones, which support music downloads and TV clips. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Microsoft launches e-government initiative
US software maker Microsoft has launched a service that delivers an online collaborative environment for public sector organisations. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

Happy birthday, Jeneane
Jeneane's Allied blog was 3 years old a couple of days ago. Or, as she says, "59 in blog years."... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

Africian American Currency Consideration
Consideration for Africian American picture photos to be made available on United States Currency. [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

U.S Adults Search for Info On Colleagues and Employees
Curiosity fuels desire to learn more about clients and the person at the next desk. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Americans Click Their Way Toward Elections
Twice as many voters seek information online as they did during the 200 campaign. Post-click activity on campaign ads tops 70 percent. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Active Internet Users By Country September 2004
The overall at-home global active Internet universe for 12 selected countries nudged up incrementally by 1.34 percent from August 2004 to September 2004, Nielsen//NetRatings found. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Converged Devices Lead Mobile Demand
Handheld shipments were lower overall in Q3, but demand for converged devices is healthy, and growing. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Online Safety: Users Talk the Talk, Don't Walk the Walk
The perception gap: Internet users think they're safe, but ignore fundamental security precautions. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Onsite Search Drives Sales, Cart Abandonment Unabated
Shoppers spend less time on more pages, and onsite search queries convert more than ever. From ClickZ Stats on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Worm exploits Microsoft patch cycle
The Bofra worm was released Monday--one day before the software giant's monthly patch update. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

'Bush' spam does not stop
Political spammers apparently are not deterred by the fact that it's over for another four years. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

National High Tech Crime Centre launched in Netherlands
The same week that a new National High Tech Crime Centre opened in the Netherlands, the Dutch government proposed expanding police powers in order to improve their ability to fight cyber-crime. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Tele2, HTCC bid for Hungarian 3G licence
The Hungarian Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, and pan-European alternative telco Tele2 are the lead bidders for Hungary's fourth 3G licence. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Election Fraud - 20004
Fraud is not a word that one uses lightly. Indeed, in the context of a Presidential election, using it exposes one to dismissal as the very thought of it is distasteful. This time, however, the evidence is clear and unmistakable. From kuro5hin.org on November 10, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

How to Learn a Language
I've been a linguophile for a long time, and I'm always studying a little bit of some language or another. However, it's only recently that I've finally figured out the way that works best for me, with the help of modern technology. Perhaps this might help those of you who have been planning on learning a language some day. From kuro5hin.org on November 10, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Photos: Sony's pocket-size PC
The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Firefox goes 1.0
I hereby join the rest of the tech world in noting that the Firefox browser had its official 1.0 release yesterday. Congratulations to Mitchell Baker and the rest of the Mozilla crew! It's a great browser - I use it as the default browser on all of my computers. If you're still using IE, especially on Windows, you really ought to switch. From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 11:02 a.m..

Russian Trojan sends SMS spam
A Trojan that uses infected computers to send SMS spam to Russian mobiles has been discovered. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Nokia pulls out of CCIA over Microsoft settlement
Nokia has quit the Computer and Communications Industry Association, criticising the trade association's recent settlement with software giant Microsoft. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Commission criticises Microsoft settlements
European Commission officials have called Microsoft's recent settlements with Novell and the Computer and Communictions Industry Association an attempt to 'buy the silence' of rivals, according to a UK newspaper report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

If phones didn't already exist...
Voice over IP is a misnomer. It only looks like voice now because it's replacing a voice-based technology. But it's really about calls. Why assume that phone calls have to be audio only? That's an artifact of the current infrastructure. If you were starting from scratch and didn't have lines that only knew how to carry sound but could carry any type of bit you'd build something far different. It'd integrate with other applications on your phone device. It'd know who's calling from where and spin up a web page to show you the relevant information. It&apos From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Photos: Sony's pocket-sized PC
The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Maps and data
Some very interesting uses of cartogram mapping techniques to visualize the US Presidential Election results from Michael Gastner, Cosma Shalizi, and Mark Newman at the University of Michigan. Thanks to Dave Weinberger for pointing this out! From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on November 10, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

[ Changing Face of Higher Ed IT ]
I have an article in today's eLearning Dialogue (an electronic publication from Campus Technology magazine). Entitled Shifting Paradigm in Higher Ed IT Orgs: Partners in the Academic Enterprise. Here's an excerpt: More and more, IT departments are being enlisted in... From futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 10, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

BBC to cull 10% of online content
Further changes to bbc.co.uk have been announced in the wake of the Graf Report, including a commitment to have a minimum of 25 per cent of the BBC's online content would be supplied externally by 2006. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Vodafone launches commercial 3G in 13 markets
Vodafone has launched its 'Vodafone Live with 3G' commercial 3G services in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 10, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

MasterMind Explorer - Issue 71 - For Independent Publishers and Change Agents
MasterMind Explorer - Issue 71 - For Independent Publishers and Change Agents From MasterMind Explorer on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..

Periodismo digital
Hay un creciente interés por el impacto de la Red sobre los medios y la profesión periodística y se multiplican las experiencias de los medios tradicionales para encontrar nuevos modos de comunicar y nuevos modelos de negocio. Entresaco una serie... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 10, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..

Barcelona, a la cabeza del desarrollo digital
Los premios eCitizenship for All 2004 (eCiutadanía para todos), que constan de cuatro categorías, eLearning & eInclusion, Re-engineering of Local Public Administration, eSecurity, y eDemocrac... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 10, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..

Worse than a BJ? You be the judge.
ABC News: Key Insurgents May Have Already Fled Fallujah:Battle Could End Soon as a Result, But There Are Concerns About Insurgents Regrouping So, while W postponed invading Fallujah until immediately after the election in order to avoid bloody headlines, the insurgents escaped. Who will pay for this craven commander in chief's self-interested political calculation? Any chance that maybe the commander in chief will? Haha. Just kidding.... From Joho the Blog on November 10, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Science's Next Big Score
Social Network Analysis (SNA) is catching on with researchers. The Ars Electronica festival in Linz had researchers talking about using SNA techniques in scientific research. "Imagine a brilliant scientist who has been working for decades in undeserved obscurity, never having scratched the right old-boy backs. A network graph could make the worthy researcher pop out of the background while outing the usual lazy timeservers as pigs with their trotters in the trough. Imagine the transformative mayhem that would wrea From elearningpost on November 10, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

WordPress comment spam
Here’s an entry in WP’s wiki concerning handling comment spam. I don’t have too much trouble, but will read through this and see if I can tweek my settings. ¶ From Open Artifact on November 10, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is calling for expressions of interest from institutions ...
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is calling for expressions of interest from institutions in England interested in contributing digital content relating to a sense of place to the developing Discovery Service of the People's Network in England. Deadline is 7 December 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Families of British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the First World War will be able to trac ...
Families of British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the First World War will be able to trace their relatives' war records through The Medal Rolls Index. The British National Archives has put more than five million records online. They represent the men and women of the army and Royal Flying corps who won service medals during the war From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

This month's Info@UK is now available. Info@UK is the guide to major UK Information Society developm ...
This month's Info@UK is now available. Info@UK is the guide to major UK Information Society developments and news From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

The American Library Association Public Programs Office, the New-York Historical Society, and the Gi ...
The American Library Association Public Programs Office, the New-York Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History are accepting grant applications from public, academic and special libraries, as well as National Park historic sites, wishing to host the traveling exhibition, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Library Journal's new annual Award for the Best Small or Rural Library in America, cosponsored by th ...
Library Journal's new annual Award for the Best Small or Rural Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. The award honors the library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. Deadline is December 1, 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

LinkedIn looks to premium services for profit
Social-networking site will launch premium services next year. Among possibilities: helping recruiters do "back door" reference checks. Photo: Staffing executive uses LinkedIn. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

DSL wars come down to a battle of the bundles
DSL, cable providers offer new discounts--with a catch. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Better living--and smarter rats--through chemistry
Forget ginseng--News.com's Michael Kanellos says a chip in the head could be just the thing to improve your memory power. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Do I Need a Feed?
Do I Need an RSS Feed? RSS has been around for more than 10 years but has only recently become popular. RSS provides headlines and summaries of information in a concise and standardized way. Benefits for Publishers 1.) Avoid Spam Filters Statisticians estimate that 70% of the email transferred each day is spam (unsolicited email). With that statistic, even opt-in users risk losing valuable messages in the cesspool of spam. RSS feeds effectively nullify spam as an issue. Reque From RSS Blog on November 10, 2004 at 8:00 a.m..

Loss of common sense
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. Gertrude Stein ¶ From Open Artifact on November 10, 2004 at 7:58 a.m..

Studiengebühren an der Uni Gießen: Fehlerhafte Gebührenbescheide, falsche Bearbeitung von Anträgen
Die Uni Gießen hat mir neulich einen Brief geschrieben, aus dem hervorging, dass ich doch nicht gebührenpflichtig sei. Dummerweise nur habe ich mich bereits als gebührenpflichtiger Student zurückgemeldet, und musste deswegen da heute nochmal hin. Aber alles der Reihe nach:Anfang des Jahres wurde mir mein Studienguthaben mitgeteilt.Ende Januar gab es an der Uni Gießen eine Info-Veranstaltung der AG Stugug (=Studienguthabengesetz, das sind Mitarbeiter der Verwaltung). Hier sollte erklärt werden, wie man sein Studienguthaben berechnet, bzw & From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 10, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Technology immune to nuclear blast - Associated Press
North Dakota State University scientists are working with tiny electrons to try to make computer drives more durable. Researchers at NDSU's Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering have been working in a field known as "spintronics." It is based on From Techno-News Blog on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Wearable Wireless Puts Pedal to Metal - Anne Chen, eWeek
Although wearable computers have been available for industrial applications since the 1990s, a small but increasing number of organizations are using the units to make data collection easier and more efficient. The devices are gaining the most ground a From Techno-News Blog on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread - Robert Lemos, CNET News
A new version of MyDoom uses an unpatched flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer to spread, antivirus companies warned on Monday. The recently discovered vulnerability in the browser software allows the offshoot to infect a PC after a user clicks on a l From Techno-News Blog on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Online degrees get real-world value - MIKE DRUMMOND, Charlotte Observer
An explosion of accredited online programs has generated a critical mass of accomplished graduates who have buoyed the cachet of Internet-based business diplomas, hiring experts say. "When (online degree programs) first came out, recruiters weren't sur From Online Learning Update on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Speak2Me: Using Synchronous Audio for ESL Teaching in Taiwan - Deborah K. LaPointe, Katherine R.B. Greysen, Kerrin A. Barrett; IRRODL
Abstract: The use of a synchronous audio tool is discussed for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Taiwan. Over several months, a community of practice has formed among teachers and teaching assistants, transcending cultural differences. Exp From Online Learning Update on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

The Digital Convergence: Extending the Portfolio Model - Gary Greenberg, Educause Review
.... Text, graphics, sound, and video have converged into a common digital format in many disciplines. Media is now more easily created, manipulated, processed, and managed than ever before. And different media can coexist in compound multimedia docume From Online Learning Update on November 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Scientists and researchers across the UK generate increasingly vast amounts of digital data, with fu ...
Scientists and researchers across the UK generate increasingly vast amounts of digital data, with further investment in digitisation and purchase of digital content and information. The scientific record and the documentary heritage created in digital form are at risk, by technology obsolescence and by the fragility of digital media. Working with other practitioners, the Digital Curation Centre will support UK institutions to store, manage and preserve these data to ensure their enhancement and their c From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

ProQuest Information and Learning and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have announced a partnership ...
ProQuest Information and Learning and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have announced a partnership that will bring premium historical content to academic institutions and libraries, primary and secondary schools, and government and corporate libraries. In the first release, historical news content from The Atlanta Constitution will be available online from its first published edition in 1868 through 1925 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 10, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

How To Avoid The Black Border Inside The PowerPoint Viewer
Dan Putelli asked: QUESTION: Hi there, I wondered if you could help me with a problem I've got? I am calling PowerPoint slides from within a Macromedia Director presentation (projector) utilising the PowerPoint Viewer 97. Here is my problem: In Macromedia Director I give the PowerPoint window a specific size so as to fit it exactly into my Director presentation. This works fine when I use PowerPoint itself. When I use PowerPoint Viewer though, the slide is displayed slightly smaller and with a black border around it. You can also check this out by opening the same file with PP... From MasterViews on November 10, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

How To Manage Links To Other Files When Converting A Presentation To Web/HTML
Rashid Mahmood asked: QUESTION: "Hi Sir, I have read some of your articles and these are very informative, in fact in my view MasterView is the best site for the problems related to PowerPoint. I consider myself an advanced user of PowerPoint and I use Windows XP. I am facing some problem relating to saving the file as a web page, I will be really thankful if u can help me. Here I try to explain my problem. Let's suppose I have two Power Point files: File A File B Both Files have 2 slides each. Now I give a... From MasterViews on November 10, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Kiwi Cereal
flickr foto Weet-Bixavailable on my flickr The number one cereal for New Zealand is a giant Shredded Wheat. And you gotta love a food pr From cogdogblog on November 10, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

Hey! Ease up on the Wiki Clicks!
I might have been a bit premature to share the wiki links for my New Zealand workshops. Apparently the server here got rather overwhelmed with traffic, because it was pretty much unusuable during my workshops down south at Manukau Institute of Technology. At 10:00 am I was pretty much up the wiki without a paddle... until I realized that the day before I experimented with loading all the wiki content to a serv From cogdogblog on November 10, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

Halo 2 Rakes in $100 Million
It's the hottest ticket in town, as dedicated fans flock to retailers to grab copies of Microsoft's new video game. The opening-day sales figures catapult the sequel to the top of the entertainment heap. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Vonage Dodges State Regulations
The FCC decides that cable, phone and other companies offering internet-based phone services fall under federal jurisdiction. The company calls the ruling a victory for consumers. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

A Kinder, Gentler 911
With services like 311, a better, smarter city is just a phone call away. By Steven Johnson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

GTA Throws in the Kitchen Sink
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas serves up a little something for everyone, unless you're against mayhem and dark humor. By Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Patron Saint of the Nerds
St. Expedite might not even be a true saint, but that doesn't stop programmers and job seekers from asking for his help. Michelle Delio reports from New Orleans. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Aussies to Bear Missile Shield
Australia re-elected a conservative government recently, which will allow the expansion of a crucial part of the U.S. missile defense shield. Critics say the Pine Gap facility could start an arms race in Asia. Patrick Gray reports from Brisbane, Australia. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Grim Signs Mark Global Warming
Reports released this week offer evidence of climate change's impact: Plants and animals are dying and showing up in places they shouldn't, the Arctic is heating rapidly and sea levels are rising. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Students Fight Copyright Hoarders
College students around the country start groups to teach their peers about copyright law and how Hollywood and record companies abuse it. To fight vacant stares, they frame the issue like this: Save the iPod. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on November 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Bashers and Pluggers fix IMS Content Packaging spec
There's nothing quite like a bunch of developers with their tools to iron out the pesky little bugs in a spec. That's what participants to the ADL plugfests and CETIS codebashes did, and fixing the bugs that they found took Content Packaging from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on November 10, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..

Weblog del III Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española
El III Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española que se celebrará en Rosario (Argentina) del 17 al 20 de noviembre, dispone de un weblog en la red de Educ.ar.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 10, 2004 at 4:53 a.m..

The Truth About Standards, Standardized Testing Anti-Social Promotion Model: A Reform Strategy Destined to Further Damage the Public Educational Reform Movement
Many educational reformers have chosen to support a standards based, standardized testing and anti-social promotion model in the hope of improving the quality of education. This model is based on flawed assumptions that can only lead to compounding the problem for students and added frustration for educational professionals charged with the responsibility to deliver a quality education. This article details the flaws in the standards based program and suggests and more positive and rewarding alternative. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

January 5, 2005 New York City Welcomes New Language Institute Location
Hello World Language Center is opening a new location to make its world renowned program available to more people. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Northshore School District Protects Staff with Roaring Penguin Software's CanIt-PRO Anti-Spam Solution
CanIt-PRO protects K-12 district's faculty and staff from spam and viruses. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Billy Morris Sees a Bright Future for the International University of Monaco
Billy Morris, chairman of American media powerhouse Morris Communications, visited the Principality of Monaco to address the International University of Monaco. Journalist and IUM Executive MBA representative Tracy Mattes interviewed Mr. Morris about his interest in the school's fast growing International MBA program. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Underwater Treasure Discovered Off Coast of La Paz, Mexico
Located in varying depths between 65 and 130 feet of water, 032 degrees, and 8.2 miles from northernmost tip of Isla Partida off the coast of La Paz, Mexico scuba divers have found an underwater El Dorado. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Riders Interscholastic Federation of North America ( RIFNA )Launches new website
The Riders Interscholastic Federation of North America (RIFNA) launches new website www.rifna.com , follwing its mission to allocate the means for public and private schools 7th thru 12th grade to have equestrian sports recognized the same as other team school sports. Students of all riding levels and economic backgrounds shall be afforded an opportunity to learn to ride and compete locally and nationally, and enjoy equal access to college scholarships. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New Book Challenges College Students to Use a Strategic Approach to Plan Their Lives After Graduation
Loquat Media, LLC, is publishing a new series of books that have less words and more punch under the title "Short & On Point From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Emorials.com Provides Free Online Self Publishing for Student Writing to Promote the Use of Technology in the Classroom
As students across the country gear up for writing projects that focus on grandparents' war experiences, great-aunts' immigration stories, or other prized pieces of family history, their teachers are looking for new ways to share this student writing through technology in the classroom. Because more and more teachers are realizing that students write better when they write for an audience (i.e. getting published), Emorials.com is offering them its online self publishing service for free. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004] From PR Web on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

City to Restore 25 Libraries in Schools by Fall 2006
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that New York City will expand a partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation to rebuild elementary school libraries. From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Stickers Put in Evolution Text Are the Subject of a Federal Trial
A judge began hearing testimony about whether a Georgia school district could leave stickers in biology textbooks saying that evolution was "a theory, not a fact." From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

CUNY Seeking to Raise $1.2 Billion
The City University of New York is starting a fund-raising campaign, reflecting the new economics of public universities, which have faced shrinking support. From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to Old Campus Problem
In the aftermath of recent student deaths from alcohol poisoning, university officials are trying to rethink ways to prevent alcohol abuse. From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Glossy Alumni Magazines Seek More Than Graduates
College alumni magazines these days are revamped, glossy and offer an impressive array of worldly topics. From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Foreign Enrollment Declines at Universities, Surveys Say
Alarmed educators blamed delays in processing American visas as well as increased competition from universities overseas. From New York Times: Education on November 10, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Ashcroft Leaves, Anti-Liberty Policies Remain
NY Times: Ashcroft Quits Top Justice Post; Evans Going, Too. In a handwritten resignation letter to Mr. Bush, dated Nov. 2, that was released by the White House on Tuesday, Mr. Ashcroft said, "The demands of justice are both rewarding and depleting... I take great personal satisfaction in the record which has been developed. The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved. The rule of law h From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 10, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

E-Learning in der Deutschen Bank
Vor einem Jahr habe ich auf einer Veranstaltung der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Marktorientierte Unternehmensführung (WGMU) in Dresden zum Thema "e-Learning" präsentiert. Jetzt (!) gibt es die Präsentationen in schriftlicher Form - also ausformuliert. Meine "Hausaufgabe" anbei. Wer die Artikel... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 10, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

ETS Launches ICT Literacy Assessment, an Online Measure of Student Information and Communication Technology Proficiency
ETS and Seven Charter Colleges and Universities Design Criteria for ICT Assessment for Higher Education Use in the U.S. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

While Students Live Online, Colleges Live in the Past, Says Recruiting Expert
BRISTOL, Pa., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's colleges could save millions of dollars and communicate more effectively if they would only realize the students they're recruiting have no time for the printed word. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

eRate flows again--'04 apps still pending
eRate officials on Nov. 3 announced they have enough cash on hand to start mailing funding-commitment decision letters this week to schools and libraries that have been waiting longest for answers. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

E-university's record 'abysmal'
The ill-fated attempt to set up a UK "e-university" was described by the higher education minister as "rubbish" typical of the dot-com boom. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Online degrees get real-world value
Long considered the Rodney Dangerfield of academia, online business degrees are finally earning respect. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Online learning has schools nervous
DENVER -- A growing number of Colorado school superintendents are devising strategies to soften the blow of losing students to online schools. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Orientation Practices for Effective Distributed Learning Coursework: Students Speak Their Minds
AbstractAs an increasing number of graduate education courses are moved either online or into hybrid formats, instructors and administrators need to consider strategies for how to transition students into these new learning environments. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Advertisers like Internet TV
: Jeff Jarvis is blogging Ad:Tech . "Say hello to the economic justification for exploding TV on the internet. Advertisers like and it works." He also picks up on the prliminary results of a ComScore study of 15,000 blogs and their audience -- blog readers are more likely to be broadband users, college higher income and Asian. (Ain't research grand?) The same prelim claims that 35 million Americans, more than 20 percent of U.S. Intrernet users, read from 250 blog domains includi From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Attention Scarcity and Podcasting/Broadcatching
As excited as I am about podcasting (and broadcatching) (and, heck, I podcast myself and will be doing even more in the near future), I think it is important to note one of the significant limitations of the medium.I can read dozens, if not more, blogs every morning (thank you, aggregator!). Depending on their length, I can only listen to a handful of audio shows everyday. This means that my attention is much more scarce with From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Breaking International News
Though it insults our vanity to say so, TV is the most important medium on the planet. Most people get the images, impressions and ideas which shape their worldviews from television. How TV covers international news, then, has an enormous impact on our ability to act as global citizens, to understand and respond clearly to global crises and opportunities.So it really isn't helping things that TV coverage of international news really sucks.Repo From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

RSS enclosures are a fish with legs
Though humans came from fish, we are not fish with legs. Audio/video syndication comes from RSS, but it is not RSS with enclosures. For any type of microcontent -- reviews, FOAF, playlists -- the ability to syndicate comes from data which can easily migrate from one place to another and a few generic fields needed for periodically updated content. Webjay's XSPF playlists are convertible to Atom because From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

I don't care who delivers the pipe as long as its fast and symmetrical
Andy nails it! Give me a fast (10Mbps or faster), symmetrical broadband pipe and I will be happy. And this won't happen if the telcos are allowed to become a monopoly provider for television over IP. From VoIP Watch: So You Have Too Much In Your Market? Pulver Could Hold The Answer: When cable companies get too big, or control too much of the cable markets the FCC and DOJ step in and say--sell off parts of your territory. So now that the Telcos are trying to become From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Election Results: Red and Blue in Perspective...
Election result maps Maps and cartograms of the 2004 US presidential election results... Or why Rhode Island matters more than Wyoming... (Via low culture.)... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 10, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

Skills2Learn brings HIV/Aids training to touchscreen kiosks
CompuTainer, a supplier of touchscreen training kiosks, has signed an agreement with Skills2Learn Africa to offer its HIV/Aids e-learning program as part of the package delivered with the kiosks. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

Arbitron Inks 3-Yr Contract with GeoLearning to Consolidate, Simplify E-Learning
GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that its learning management system has been selected by Arbitron, Inc. (NYSE: ARB) to consolidate learning content from several vendors onto a single, centralized platform for employee development. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

CTB/McGraw-Hill Releases First Online Test for Adult Education
MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, the nation's leading provider of K-12 and adult education assessment solutions, today announced the release of an online version of its Tests for Adult Basic Education (TABE), the most widely used assessment in adult education for more than 30 years. TABE Online measures skills in Reading, Language Arts, and Mathematics, and is the only adult basic skills assessment available online. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases
Nearly all its customers will be indemnified against claims that their use of Microsoft software infringed on any intellectual property claims. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Skype ready for both telephone worlds
An adapter made by Siemens allows phones to make calls using the Internet or the traditional phone network. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

FCC's Powell to stay
FCC chief Michael Powell says he's staying at the agency "no later than 2007." From unmediated on November 10, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

oh beautiful for purple states
So it's not quite as red and blue as they say, or so summarizes this site with a collection of election maps and cartograms (licensed Creative Commons). From Lessig Blog on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Cisco's router market takes a hit
Company reports a decline in its router business during its quarterly earnings, which barely met analyst expectations. From CNET News.com on November 10, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

FCC places regulatory shield around VoIP
The Federal Communications Commission ruled, as expected, that Voice-over-IP communications should be treated the same (Word document) as other applications on the Internet. This ruling basically preempts attempts of state and local regulation of VoIP service and puts all regulation under a federal umbrella. From unmediated on November 9, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Interview with Chuck about Blogumentary
The Twin Cities' City Pages has always been a very blog-friendly publication, and now they've got an Interview with Chuck Olsen about his Blogumentary documentary about weblogs, which premieres tonight. From unmediated on November 9, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Huge Health Care Merger Cleared
Reuters: California OKs Anthem-WellPoint Deal. The decision by California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi removes the biggest hurdle to the deal, ending litigation that threatened to delay or scuttle the merger. The combination would create the largest U.S. health insurer, serving roughly 27 million people. Well, this is going pretty much as predicted: an approval af From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 9, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..

Firefox maps its next moves
On the heels of the 1.0 release, Mozilla sets its sights on challenging Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser dominance. From CNET News.com on November 9, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..