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No fun for game developers
An anonymous essay criticizing video game publisher Electronic Arts is unleashing a torrent of complaints about work practices in the game world. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Microsoft registers trademark--19 years late
Does Microsoft's official trademark application for Excel signal an infringement crackdown? From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Onfolio
You knew that sooner or later all of these fun little disparate tools would start coming together in one app, and it looks like Onfolio has taken a first step in that direction. Fully integrated with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Office, Onfolio has tools for capturing a wide range of content including links, text snippets, images, web pages, and documents. Onfolio lets you organize and find captured content quickly and easily. And with Onfolio, you can easily share your research in documents, presentations, emails, and researc From weblogged News on November 11, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..

Component prices play key role in Dell earnings
Falling cost of PC parts gives computer maker's third quarter a boost. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

AOL, Valista team up for micropayments
Internet service provider's subscribers will be able to buy its premium services individually through Valista's technology. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Google star of Firefox's new browser
Search king is a double-feature on the new Firefox browser, which has racked up about 2.5 million downloads in just two days. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Privacy experts shun black boxes in cars
Plus: Is Microsoft search engine crawling Google? [News.com Extra] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

SBC to invest $4 billion in fiber upgrade
In preparation for offering video service, SBC will spend $4 billion to upgrade its network infrastructure from copper to fiber optics. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Druckgraphische Buchillustrationen des 15. Jh.
http://mdz.bib-bvb.de/digbib/inkunabeln/@Generic__CollectionView;cs=default;ts=default;pt=lexika;lang=de%2F Een nuttig project bij de Beierse Staatsbibliotheek: ontsluiting van boekillustraties in 71 inkunabelen. Er zijn drie indices aanwezig: op Engels steekwoord, op Duits steekwoord, en op Iconclass. Daarnaast kan gezocht worden op woorden in de beschrijvingen. Zoekresultaten kunnen via een lijst met treffers worden opgevraagd. In het geval van een query op een woord, wordt de 'hit' gehighlight en voorzien van kleine pijltjes met een hyperlink naar de volgende hit. Een zinvol ide From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 11, 2004 at 8:00 p.m..

Your domains at are at risk unless you lock them down
Jason nails it. Time to lock down my domains and complain to the "black helicopters of the Internet" (TM) :-), ICANN. From ICANN's stupidity and what to do about it (kottke.org): QUOTE What this means is that any dufus can drop 20 domain names into this form at register.com, hope that a couple of those folks don't get the emails from their registrars about the transfer (because they're on vacation for a week, the email gets spam filtered, etc.), and take those domains f From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 11, 2004 at 7:53 p.m..

Writer's block :)
Just an observation: a bunch of print-outs of papers on weblog communities is around 1,5 cm thick (given that I print 4 pages per paper sheet). Will post a bibliography when done with the paper :) C&T 2005 deadline is extended till Monday. Writing haiku is contagious: Need a rulerto deal with those papers.Damn wr From Mathemagenic on November 11, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..

Outsourcing to Arkansas
A new kid on the block promises to give offshore outsourcing a run for its money--by routing technology work to rural America. [Outsourcing Blog] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

The end of usability culture
Dirk Knemeyer has written an article on the end of usability culture. To quote: The critical factor is ensuring a balanced view and execution. Thoroughly tested usability and a well-constructed architecture are only part of the story. Business, brand, experience... From Column Two on November 11, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Blog-based Research Model
Ross Mayfield puts together some (I'm writing this while listening to Fusion of the Five Elements from the album “Torched” by Michael Hedges on the train to Dornbirn, the fields are getting whiter every minute,nice) considerations that kind of link research, networks (both aspects the infrastructure and the socially woven ones) and the consulting (information and knowledge) business with a tool that is basi From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 11, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

Werkzeuge
It is too bad. I should get a mobile-phoce with integrated camera quickly. It needs to have a resolution of 1 Megapixel, Bluetooth-capabilities, and work seamlessly with iSync. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 11, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

On the 3 domains of (social) life
Jan Schmidt tries to trigger trackback - now I wonder if my Radio Userland goes for it. Besides that ;-) I particularly like his highlighting of the 3 dimension of (social) software. Though I claim anything in our world belongs to those 3 realms I think that social software stresses successfully the social domain thus evolving our concepts of responsibility. Responsibility in several aspects: as software designers, research From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 11, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

Clinton vs. the evil alien overlords
Microsoft isn't the only company soaking up the gravy from this week's release of "Halo 2", the smash successor to the company's breakthrough shooting game for its Xbox console. [Missing Links] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Apple Tip of the Week Site
Apple - Pro - Tip of the Week. Part of Apple's "Pro" range of content, this site offers tips and tricks relating to OSX.... From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on November 11, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Rumors of flash on next iPod
Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 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 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Microsoft Updates Search Site
Microsoft has updated it's search site, available at Beta.search.msn.com. I like ZDNet's take: "Despite boasts from Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer that Microsoft will build a superior Web search technology from scratch, the company is still largely a philosophical threat to No. 1 Google and No. 2 Yahoo." By Stefanie Olsen, ZDNet, November 11, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Weblogs@UPEI
From several sources comes this item describing the Weblogs@UPEI, a project to provide weblogs to all students at UPEI. The student newspaper, the Cadre, is involved: "The Cadre has partnered with the BEAT team to develop a much needed web presence for the long-standing student newspaper. The Cadre Online is powered by Weblogs@upei and fully integrated with every registered account." The BEAT team, meanwhile, is "a group of students and coordinators, who, inspired by the advances o From OLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

D'Arcy Podcasting
James Farmer (who has found a new energy, it seems :) ) reports on this project by D'Arcy Norman at the University of Calgary. Norman has been experimenting with podcasts using WordPress. He explains the set-up using free software. Meanwhile, Roland Tanglao from British Columbia reports on the poscasting discussionOLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Learning Objects: Toys or The Real Thing?
Read-only wiki page set up by Alan Levine to supplement his talk in New Zealand. A keeper mostly because of the links to some "up and coming" learning object authoring tools: [APOLLO] (University of Calgary), [Pachyderm 2.0] (New Media Consortium), and [Connexions] (Rice University). Via James Farmer. By Alan Levine, KiwiWiki, November 8, 2004 [OLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

The Future of Digital Media
Interview with Jeff Jarvis, who captures the essence of new media (though in a breathless way the rise and fall of various Next Big Things should have warned us against). Jarvis: "The people we used to call consumers, readers, or viewers (let's call them citizens now) will take more and more control of what we used to call media (I don't know what new name to give it, but now it's as much about conversation as it is about consumption)." This set of posts is the first in what is planned to be a two month series. By Ernest Miller, Corante, November 8, 2004 [OLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

The Network Structure of Social Capital
I don't like the phrase 'social capital' - as though it were something that could be hoarded or spent. That said - "The social capital metaphor is that the people who do better are somehow better connected... Holding a certain position in the structure of these relations can be an asset in its own right." Being the one who has access to information first, for example. Being the key connector between two distinct groups of people, closing 'structural holes'. Acting as a knowledge broker. "The famous names, and the semi-famous ones as well who hold the stage less long, a From OLDaily on November 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Engadget on Microsoft's Media Center
Engadget has a great op-ed piece today, titled "How Microsoft's Media Center Will Save Television."I'm not sure if Windows Media Center 2005 will take off and revolutionize the space as the piece suggests, but they do offer a much more flexible platform than a simple TiVo box in your home. With a Media Center PC and a handheld "extender" to play video and audio, you can watch TV and hear music from any computer in the house and also have the ability to take them on the road with you. I hope MS does encourage com From unmediated on November 11, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..

Java Sound API, Examples, FAQ and more
Java Sound Resources The source for Java Sound. A nice FAQ, a couple of open source applications and tons of example code.... From unmediated on November 11, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..

Another Reason to Fire Up Your RSS Feeds
The Denver Public Library homepage now features a list of current local and national/international news headlines -- gathered from RSS feeds (a.k.a., webfeeds) from regional and national news websites. In addition being on the homepage, the news feeds are included on the library's local news, health, and Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 11, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..

Otellini: soft-spoken, ruthless and an Intel lifer
Intel selects consummate insider as next CEO. Can he take Intel beyond the PC? From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Linux seller gunning for search
Searching on Google will be as "old-fashioned as going to Blockbuster for videos," Linspire CEO says. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Stopping hackers inside the network
The country's biggest phone companies are launching efforts to bolster cyber-security by identifying and stopping hacker attacks and other risks before they reach their targets, the WSJ reports (it's free today, so be sure to check it out). [Broadband Blog] From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Faculty support: centralized vs decentralized
Duke University's Sarah Roberts offers thoughts on centralized versus decentralized faculty support.... From MANE IT Network on November 11, 2004 at 4:03 p.m..

Police arrest phishing mob suspect
A suspected Russian mobster is believed by U.S. law enforcement to be behind a series of phishing scams. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Microsoft says Firefox not a threat to IE
Microsoft executives say Internet Explorer undergoes "rigorous code reviews" and is no less secure than any other browser. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Google doubles search index
Searchers will now have access to a larger number of possible matches. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Two Important New Healthcare Training Sites Launched by IntraLearn Partner - Train for Patient Safety and Train for Pharma sites
For those developers and designers out there working onclinical education and maintenance of certification, these sites look to have alot of work put into them. Sorry I don From NULL on November 11, 2004 at 3:02 p.m..

Quote of the day
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. Thomas H. Huxley ¶ From Open Artifact on November 11, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..

Drei Reichsgrundgesetze im Internet
http://westfaelische-geschichte.de "Drei der so genannten "Reichsgrundgesetze" spielten eine herausragende Rolle im konfessionellen und verfassungsrechtlichen Gefüge des Alten Reichs: der Augsburger Reichsabschied ("Augsburger Religionsfrieden") von 1555 sowie der Osnabrücker Friedensvertrag ("Instrumentum Pacis Osnabrugensis", IPO) und der Münstersche Friedensvertrag ("Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis", IPM). Letztere beendeten 1648 den Dreißigjährigen Krieg und fixierten als "ewiges Grundgesetz" die poli From Archivalia on November 11, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Read 'em and weep
An appropriate few minutes of respect and commemoration from the NYT on this Veterans Day. From homoLudens III on November 11, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Online travel bookings to take off, study says
As more consumers turn to Net to make purchases, search engines put online travel companies on a fast flight to growth. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Study tattles on workplace IM
Instant messaging is still used mostly for personal chitchat in offices, according to a new survey. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

High-tech hoodie blasts your favorite tunes
Wearable tech goes mainstream as the Gap introduces jacket with built-in radio. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Photo: Gap's gadget garment
Clothing retailer's new high-tech kids' fleece comes with a built-in radio. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Trojan horse spies on Web banking
Sneaky program takes a different tack to capture people's passwords and potentially steal money. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Yes, I’ve Been Busy…
I haven't posted to CONTENTIOUS is more than a week, so I should let you know what's up. I'm buried in a major editorial project that is consuming most of my mental energy at the moment. I should be past the big hump shortly, then I'll finish my series on online press rooms and catch up on the rest of my blogging backlog. In other news... I'm now completely enthralled with podcasting, although I do indeed loathe that name. (Why conceptually tie the entire medium to one device? Very short-sighted...) But anyway, through podcasting I'm rediscovering how powerful From Contentious Weblog on November 11, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Chipping Away at 'TiVo Rights'
Wired News reports that TiVo digital video recorders soon will be quietly downloading new code that will make the units respond to a new copy-protection scheme from software maker Macrovision. This will potentially put some restrictions on how long your TiVo can save some shows -- mostly pay-per-view and video-on-demand programs.As Wired notes, "It's the first time your TiVo won't let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want." For TiVo, this is From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 11, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

The Long Tail of Blogging
Steve Rubel does a nice job of explaining how the Internet and blogs are spreading out media usage in this essay at iMedia Connection -- using the concept of the "long tail."The idea is most easily seen with online DVD-rental services like Netflix. Rather than consumers being limited to the stock on hand in a physical video-rental store, Netflix makes many more thousands of titles available -- many of them obscure and out of the mainstream. With this choice available, we fi From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 11, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Virtuelles Hamburgisches Urkundenbuch rezensiert
Ingrid Heidrich bespricht in H-SOZ-U-KULT Jürgen Sarnowskys VirtHambgUB http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/type=rezwww&id=64 URL des UB: http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/hamburgisches_ub/ Auszug aus der Rezension: Für eine gründliche wissenschaftliche Aufbereitung, das ist Sarnowsky klar, wäre sowohl eine stärkere zeitliche Begrenzung der aufzu From Archivalia on November 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Der Berg kreißte: Portal Westfälische Geschichte
Nach jahrelangem Vorlauf wurde nun eröffnet: http://www.westfaelische-geschichte.de Wieder einmal zeigt sich: Je mehr Mittel zur Verfügung stehen, umso bescheidener ist das Ergebnis. Das Angebot (eine Luftnummer), weitgehend eine Baustelle, ist absolut unübersichtlich. Wenn mans bookmarken will, gibt es keinen Title-Tag. Dämliche Icons erklären sich nicht von selbst. Der Linkkatalog listet die üblichen Verdächtigen auf, bundesweite Angebote, die man ohneh From Archivalia on November 11, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Veterans Day... Library of Congress Veterans History Project
Experiencing War (Voices of War): Stories from the Veterans History Project (Library of Congress) A very good example of how the web can bring alive the stories of peoples lives and allow it to be shared. This is what good educational software should be...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 11, 2004 at 1:50 p.m..

Red Hat opens office in China
Linux firm will collaborate with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Oracle, as well as with Chinese companies. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Commentary: MSN Search--just good enough
Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its search technology. It won't beat Google, but that's OK--it doesn't have to. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Study: Online travel bookings to take off
Search engines put online travel companies on a fast flight to growth, as more consumers turn to the Net to make purchases. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Finding Distributed Information Via Social Networks: NeuroGrid
I've been telling people for some time that we should perform search in technology networks the same way we perform search in social networks. Looks like NeuroGrid is actually moving forward on the idea! The idea behind NeuroGrid is to... From Kolabora.com on November 11, 2004 at 12:55 p.m..

Personal Knowledge Management Workshop at KMEurope
On a PKM workshop past, some good company and a wiki future From Monkeymagic on November 11, 2004 at 12:54 p.m..

The stars align ... Farewell to Outlook
Now that X1 indexes Thunderbird, I have switched from Outlook, at long last. (I've been using TB as my mail client on my laptop for months.) TB has imported all 150,000 msgs from OL and I've re-created most of the dozens of message filters I was using in OL. As soon as I figure out how to de-sync my Palm pilot from OL and train its beady eye onto TB, I'll be almost done. Just one thing remains... I wrote a bunch of VBA scripts to help automate some tasks in OL. I'd like to recreate them in TB. But... From Joho the Blog on November 11, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

Intel board backs Otellini as CEO
Paul Otellini, currently president and COO, will replace outgoing chief Craig Barrett in May. Photo: Barrett's mea culpa From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Blogs, Courseware & Control
I just ran across this very interesting entry on the use of blogs in academia (or the pressure on faculty not to use them). In EDUCAUSE Blogs - on November 11, 2004 at 12:01 p.m..

Open Source Repository Search
A really interesting new search engine has emerged on the web scene. www.koders.com indexes known open source repositories allow users to search From EDUCAUSE Blogs - on November 11, 2004 at 12:01 p.m..

Gecalligrafeerde catalogus RUG on-line
http://syllabus.ub.rug.nl/ De Groningse Universiteitsbibliotheek heeft de gekalligrafeerde versie van de 'Syllabus', de eerste catalogus van de universiteitsbibliotheek, online geplaatst. De gehele catalogus is getranscribeerd, en elke beschrijving in de afbeelding is gelinkt aan het betreffende onderdeel van de transcriptie. Erg leuk is, dat in de transcripties de moderne aanvraagnummers van de betreffende werken aanwezig zijn, direct gehyperlinkt naar de moderne catalogus. Zo komt het verleden plotseling heel erg dichtbij. Het maakt ook duidelijk wat een unieke en onvervangbare b From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 11, 2004 at 12:00 p.m..

The cow that roared
In Ontario, the dairy farmers have a little contest where if you buy a single-serving carton of milk that makes a moo-ing sound when you open it, you are eligible for a variety of prizes. This week, fellow DSLR member donoreo was the lucky recipient of a mooing carton. And in typical Internet panache, documents his experience with pictures of the apparatus and even a digital recording of the moo. From silentblue | Quantified on November 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Newsfeed.net
Looks like a new site newsfeed.net is indexing RSS feeds and using the Google web-search feature to provide search functionality of the feeds. The structure looks as if it is a directory structure. The site appears to be using scraping and there doesn't appear to be a method of how to submit sites, nor is it clear who is behind the site. From RSS Blog on November 11, 2004 at 11:00 a.m..

Intel board approves Otellini as CEO
Paul Otellini, currently chief operating officer, will replace Craig Barrett when he steps down in May. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

A Showcase, Six ITSs, and a Blogger
Not a new off-off Broadway play, but a quick and partial summary of yesterday's event at the University of Mary Washington Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable. In a fit of last-minute inspiration, I had asked the six Instructional Technology Specialists in the UMW Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies to present ... From Gardner Writes on November 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

Kafka Reborn
The Register: U.S. Govt.: We seize servers, you can't complain. You operate a web site which is hosted by an external company, and an unidentified agency of an unidentified government has the power to take data which you own, but which is situated on hardware hosted by the external company, and according to the US Government, it's nothing to do with you, only the external company has the standing to complain. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 11, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..

Microsoft updates search site
The company, however, has only updated a version of its site unveiled in July. A full-fledged search engine release is yet to come. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

KM Europe 2004: highlights
Back from KM Europe... Some highlights: VIP pass from Knowledge Board team so I could go to all keynotes Bean bags in a coffee area that worked well as a metaphor a couple of times: talking about technology that shapes around you and thinking about shaping workplaces to make you happy. Getting a group of people for lunch, promising to show them "a place with a better food" and discovering that all "better food" places in a congress centre were closed. Free WiFi area give From Mathemagenic on November 11, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

Optimal structure of a person's professional network
Valdis Krebs in From Social Networking in Academia - The Erdos collaboration network:Experts have long argued about the optimal structure of a person's professional network. Some say that a dense, cohesive network brings more social capital, while others argue that a sparse, radial network, one that provides opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurial activity, equates to greater social capital. Erdõs's network shows both patterns -- a densely connected co From Mathemagenic on November 11, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

Freedom's Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953 tells the history of the Library of Congress ...
Freedom's Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953 tells the history of the Library of Congress during a particularly important period. From 1939 to 1953 the Library underwent a myriad of changes that established the institution as one of America's foremost citadels of intellectual freedom From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 11, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

TiVo hacks flourish
Voided warranty, electrocution, the wrath of Hollywood--so what? Nothing seems to hinder the TiVo hacker. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

CSIRO Publishing has established a resource section for information professionals managing subscript ...
CSIRO Publishing has established a resource section for information professionals managing subscriptions, where you can access Usage Reports for its online journals, view terms & conditions for use of online content, and link to prices and subscriptions options from the How to Order section From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 11, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Microsoft Corporation has announced beta versions if its MSN Search for both the UK and US. Microsof ...
Microsoft Corporation has announced beta versions if its MSN Search for both the UK and US. Microsoft welcomes your comments on the new service From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 11, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Liebert Online provides electronic access to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. peer-reviewed journals. Browse j ...
Liebert Online provides electronic access to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. peer-reviewed journals. Browse journals by title or discipline, or search full text, abstracts, and citations using any number of criteria, including author and date of publication From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 11, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

The Steering Committee of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color 2006 invites quality proposals ...
The Steering Committee of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color 2006 invites quality proposals for presentation at its first Conference entitled, Gathering at the Waters: Embracing Our Spirits, Telling Our Stories, to be held October 11-15, 2006, at the Adams Mark in Dallas, Texas. The Deadline for submitting all proposals is May 31, 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 11, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Diebold to Settle E-Voting Suit
The company will pony up $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit over allegedly flawed electronic voting systems it sold to California counties. Surprise: E-vote activists still aren't happy. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Show Time for Stem-Cell Science
It's time to get down to business for stem-cell scientists and administrators after the tremendous boost they received from the passage of California's Proposition 71. Two advisory board appointments have been made; there are 25 to go. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Has TiVo Forsaken Us?
Sometime in the next few months, your machine will quietly download a patch that makes it respond to a new copy-protection scheme from software maker Macrovision. By Lucas Graves from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Fancy Express to Nowhere
Sure, there's the slick technology and stunning visuals, but the animated Polar Express doesn't do the book any favors. By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

These Traffic Numbers Are Real
Tens of thousands of web publishers are too small to show up on industry-standard traffic reports, so they can't attract advertisers. But I/Pro, a small traffic-auditing firm, says it can change all that. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

NASA to Attempt Mach 10 Flight
Engineers for the space agency's experimental X-43A project prepare to break the aircraft speed record. But the hypersonic jet flight could be NASA's last. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Firefox 1.0 Makes Flashy Debut
Mozilla's new web browser is smart, fast and user-friendly while offering a slew of advanced, customizable functions. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Blogs Fuel Election Fraud Fears
Political scientists say the surprisingly high number of votes for President Bush in Florida can be explained by demographic trends -- it wasn't because of rigged voting machines. But the election process is so opaque that the conspiracy theories won't go away. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on November 11, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

UK Government must subsidise rural broadband to support e-learning - John Kavanagh, Computer Weekly
A new underclass of IT "have-nots" could be created by a proposed government strategy to revolutionise e-learning, the BCS has warned. However, the plan could create job opportunities for IT specialists. The government's e-learning strategy seeks to ex From Techno-News Blog on November 11, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

Google Lays Out Content Guidelines - Kevin Newcomb, Clickz
Google has published its long-awaited AdWords content policy, which outlines what is and is not acceptable in its text ads. "We've added more information about our advertising policies to our Web site. These aren't new policies, we've just made availa From Techno-News Blog on November 11, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

Firefox 1.0 fans clog Mozilla site - Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News
The Mozilla Foundation's Web site was brought to a near standstill as it suffered what one analyst called a "success crisis" following the launch of open-source browser Firefox 1.0. The browser was made available for free download at 1 a.m. PST Tuesday From Techno-News Blog on November 11, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

Theory into practice: The design of an online technology skills course for nontraditional nursing students - Suzanne P. Stokes and Krista P. Terry, EJ
Nontraditional students in an upward mobility nursing track delivered largely through distance learning technologies enroll in a one-hour credit elective course to learn skills required for success in the online learning environment. The course, "Intro From Online Learning Update on November 11, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

On-line Learning at the University of London: building on a heritage - Marianne Coleman, Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
This paper outlines the long established tradition of distance learning at the University of London. It then focuses on one of the newer distance learning programs at the University, an MA in Applied Educational Leadership and Management which is being From Online Learning Update on November 11, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

If I was a CMS vendor: Getting feedback
The issue Tenders are a life-or-death process for most vendors. Either you win jobs, or you don't. Now, I've been spending a lot of time reading tender responses and sitting in on vendor demos recently, and I've seen a lot... From Column Two on November 11, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..

Wait Til the Dog Sees This!
flickr foto What do YOU want?available on my flickr Are you talking to me? ARE you talking to ME? Are YOU talking to.... can yo From cogdogblog on November 11, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

"Logging on to Blogging"
flickr foto Logging on to Bloggingavailable on my flickr The day of my blogging workshop at Manukau Institute of Technolog From cogdogblog on November 11, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Truck Humor
flickr foto Pick a Sideavailable on my flickr There is humor on the New Zealand tricks on the highway... often you see pithy sacrasti From cogdogblog on November 11, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, Presents at IDEAS Conference
Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, served on a panel of esteemed colleagues in a session entitled, "Building Compliant Websites Using The Latest Tools," which was held at the Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS). This is the second time Ms. Ruh has been invited to serve on an IDEAS discussion panel. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Online Course - Setting Up an Effective Placement Department
MaxKnowledge and CCA offer online training course for career college placement officers and directors HYPHEN "Setting Up an Effective Placement Department" is available on the MaxKnowledge training portal: www.maxknowledge.com [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Gingerbread LittleVersity Holds Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Pantry
Gingerbread LittleVersity, a childcare facility, will be holding a food drive through November 19, 2004. All donations will benefit the Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry, providing those less fortunate with nourishment this holiday season and throughout the year. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Creating a Personal Vision, What Does Your World Look Like?
CJ Hallberg of R-Vsion offers an exercise in finding your personal vision. Life is something you build. You need to look at what the end result is going to be before you can know what tools you need or what your plan should look like. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Olympic Champion, Vince Poscente Joins Dr. Pat Baccili on VoiceAmerica.com on Thursday November 11th at 8:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m. PST
Vince Poscente knows a little something about focus, commitment, and defying the odds. At age 26, he decided to take up speed skiing and pursue it competitively. Only 4 years later, he was vying for Gold in the Winter Olympics. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Two Important New Healthcare Training Sites Launched by IntraLearn Partner - Train for Patient Safety and Train for Pharma sites extend Train for Compliance offerings
- IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of turnkey e-Learning software applications, announced today that partner Train for Compliance has launched two important new healthcare compliance and practice training websites: Train for Patient Safety and Train for Pharma. Train for Compliance now offers approximately 100 healthcare compliance and practice courses through its affiliated websites. Train for Compliance uses the IntraLearn LSP e-Learning platform for delivery for all of its online courses. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

"The Wowzies," an Exciting New Children's Educational Video Series, Wins iParenting Media Award
The Wowzies, an exciting new children's educational video, DVD and CD series, created by two life-long friends and entertainment technology industry insiders, has literally exploded onto the scene with an iParenting Media Award for its delightful furry Wowzie characters who sing catchy, original songs that make learning fun for kids. The high-energy Wowzie series is taking children's edutainment by storm with its bright colors, bouncy music, stunning underwater photography, and exceptionally high-end film-like production value. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference Series on today, November 11 at 1pm Eastern
IBG Monthly Teleconference Series Presents a Trio of Topics from Biometrics in Schools to Standards to Law Enforcement [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004] From PR Web on November 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

The Real Story Behind the Failure of U.K. eUniversity
Mit großen Erwartungen im Februar 2000 gestartet, wurden bis heute ca. 50 Mio Euro in die U.K.eUniversity (UKeU) investiert. 900 Studenten waren bis November 2003 eingeschrieben (das sind die letzten verfügbaren Zahlen). Jetzt steht das Projekt vor der Abwicklung. Die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..

Änderung des Studierverhaltens erfordert neue didaktische Modelle
Den Artikel in der ZEIT im Mai dieses Jahres ("Erst Pauken, dann Party") hatte ich auch gelesen, den Kommentar von Peter Baumgartner aber habe ich erst gestern gefunden. Er nimmt die Stichworte des Artikels zum Anlass, um über neue didaktische... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 11, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..

Spotlight on search
Microsoft finally previews its Web search offering, while Apple emphasizes search in next version of OS X. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

SMS Guerilla Projector
The SMS Guerilla Projector takes messages sent to it via SMS and projects them onto any surface. Built from a cellphone, a camera, and slide projector by the London-based collective 'Troika,' the idea is to shoot messages onto surfaces that might engender a reaction from surprised drivers, causing th From unmediated on November 11, 2004 at 2:56 a.m..

Sony Broadcast Announces HVR-Z1 HDV Camcorder with PAL and NTSC Support, No 24P
At a press conference today at the Sony building in Manhattan, Sony Broadcast announced the HVR-Z1 HDV professional camcorder and a variety of accessories designed to work with the HDV format. The HVR-Z1 is an upgrade of Sony consumer's HDR-FX1 which was unmediated on November 11, 2004 at 2:56 a.m..

ERIC is back with a vengance
I picked this up from Stephen's Web yesterday. As you probably know, ERIC has been threatened with extinction for awhile, and looked like it was gone for sure. Well, read on... The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), a repository of... From Rick's Café Canadien on November 11, 2004 at 2:54 a.m..

SCO May Have Hit the Legal Wall
I don't have time to explain the long and complicated background to this, but people who care about Linux are at least vaguely familiar with the SCO Group's war on the open source operating system and IBM, a major and deep-pocketed proponent of Linux these days. Groklaw now reports what may be the nail in the coffin for SCO's case, which always has sounded flimsy at best. A newly filed court document (big PDF) says Novell, which sold some technology to From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 11, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

Blog Trouble
The bit gremlins are giving us a bit of a problem. Rob Wall is busily fixing things. With a bit of luck and patience, things should all be up and running right away.... From Rick's Café Canadien on November 11, 2004 at 1:54 a.m..

Mena's knee
Oy, Mena, get well soon! We want you to have the movable type of knee! (Thanks, AKMA, for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on November 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m..

Defending the rights of all, um, well, oh never mind
Dan Gillmor puts it well: 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 providing access to a lawyer. It's going to be a long four years.... From Joho the Blog on November 11, 2004 at 1:49 a.m..

Still awaiting Microsoft's search entry
Despite hype of a full-fledged search engine release, company is only updating its "alpha" search site introduced in July. From CNET News.com on November 11, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Ringtone: The Movie
My daughter and I have made a short movie (58 seconds) for your enjoyment. It's called RingTone. Real player Windows Media Player (low resolution) Windows Media Player (higher resolution) QuickTime... From Joho the Blog on November 11, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..

Tech-savvy schools reclaim millions
When officials at the San Diego City Schools decided to convert the district's special-education system to a new computerized tracking database, it marked the beginning of the end to a long-running bureaucratic nightmare for special-education director Carolyn Nunes. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

Women accused of college aid fraud: The group was allegedly involved in a scheme to pay for distance education courses.
Iowa City, Ia. - Four Iowa City women face federal fraud charges for alleged involvement in a scam to get financial aid for college classes they never planned to attend. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

UKeU initiative branded a 'risky experiment'
A government minister has attacked online learning project UKeU for poor marketing and urged caution over similar projects in the future. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

Use of Distance Education by Religions of the World to Train, Edify, and Educate Adherents
AbstractIslamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. From DEC Daily News on November 10, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

Lighthammer Software's composite application toolkit
Last week I recorded a screen video with Rick Bullotta, who's the CTO of Lighthammer Software. He'd seen my Gmail column, and wanted to show me how he and his team are weaving HTML, XML, JavaScript, and Java applets to support data visualization and services-oriented applic From Jon's Radio on November 10, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..

Foreign-student enrollment declines
Engineering is 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 11:45 p.m..