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J2ME doesn't support the full resolution of the Nokia 7610 and other cameraphones
Should have read Dav's blog sooner! It's good to know that I am not going crazy and the 7610 (which Mie, Dav's partner uses) really cannot take full 1 mega pixel photos from Java, only from C. Talk about brain damaged and yet another proof that Java s*cks (although to be fair, I probably should say that J2ME s*cks and not Java in general). From AkuAku: j2me bluetooth gps mo-p From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 9:52 p.m..

ResourceBlog a noted edublog
I was happy to see that ResourceBlog was voted a "notable" resource sharing edublog in the 2004 EduBlog Awards; a peer selection process was used to select the "best" weblogs in various educational categories. For those who don't know, ResourceBlog is a site I maintain, primarily for my students, but obviously ... From Open Artifact on December 17, 2004 at 8:58 p.m..

BBC Sees Major Interest in Podcasting
MediaWeek UK reports that BBC Radio is apparently seeing big interest in its podcasting service. They had 70,000 downloads of Radio 4 s In Our Time program in November alone. From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 8:55 p.m..

Register for Northern Voice between December 17 and January 7, 2005 and you could win an MP3 player!
Cool! Go register for Northern Voice and hopefully win! See you on February 19th for the conference. Also, if anybody has any ideas/thoughts/suggestions for pre and post Conference BlogWalks, please leave a comment on my BlogWalk post at Northern Voice. From New Registration Contest - Win an RCA MP3 Player.: QUOTE< From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..

A Repository of Metadata Crosswalks
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december04/godby/12godby.html It's been such an insane couple of weeks for me with work and travel that the best I can do is simply point to this new D-Lib article by Jean Godby and friends. But if her last piece for Ariadne surveying application profiles of the LOM was any indication, you should go read this now. - SWL From EdTechPost on December 17, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..

Singapore overview
Puhlease! I was there for three days. The only overview I'm entitled to was from the airplane when we took off, and on that basis I can report that Singapore is mainly cloudy. Now I'm back in the Newark airport, waiting for the flight to Boston. Is there a longer commercial flight than Singapore-Newark? I'm glad to be home, eager to see my family, and would love to find a way to go back to Singapore someday soon.... From Joho the Blog on December 17, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

My First Podcast Interview
This morning, the eminently cool podcaster Kris Smith interviewed me for his show Croncast. Check it out: Croncast - Amy and her friend Kris Ep. 1. We continue our discussion about text vs. audio editing that began with my Dec. 14 pod people article and its Dec. 15 followup. Kris and I also recorded two more shows. Kris will post the first of these, a discussion about women and podcasting (and the net, and technology, and communication...) on Tuesday Dec. 21. I'll be sure to announce that here when it's up. ...Now here are a few things I meant to say but forgot because I'm su From Contentious Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 7:54 p.m..

ePortfolios
Electronic portfolios (also referred to as eportfolios or webfolios) are gaining recognition as a valuable tool for learners, instructors, and academic organizations. Bold proclamations laud webfolios as "higher education's new "got to have it" tool ¬ the show-and-tell platform of the millennium", and as a tool that "may have the most significant effect on education since the introduction of formal schooling". Laying aside new-technology hype and enthusiasm, eportfolios can best be viewed as a reactionary response to fundamental shifts in learning, teaching, technology, and learner needs From eLearnopedia on December 17, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..

Instant Messaging ¬ Collaborative Tool or Educator's nightmare!
Today's students have grown up with the computer; in fact many, if not most, are younger than the first microcomputer. Students are more technology literate and Internet savvy than ever, and they use technology in ways that weren't even thought of a decade ago. What impact does this have on educators today and for the future? From eLearnopedia on December 17, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..

http://www.eurodl.org/materials/contrib/2004/Karen_Swan.html
Although online learning no longer entails the kinds of interface barriers it once did, recent research is making very clear that interactions with interfaces significantly affect other interactions in online courses. This paper reviews the current literature on online learning to see what it can tell us about the mediating effects of differing interfaces on the three kinds of interactions described by Michael Moore - interactions with course content, interactions with instructors, and interactions with classmates. The results point to the need for further serious research in this area. From eLearnopedia on December 17, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..

Changing patterns of Internet usage and challenges at colleges and universities
Increased enrollments, changing student expectations, and shifting patterns of Internet access and usage continue to generate resource and administrative challenges for colleges and universities. Computer center staff and college administrators must balance increased access demands, changing system loads, and system security within constrained resources. From eLearnopedia on December 17, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..

Der Kampf um die Inhalte
Internetsucher sollen künftig in fünf der renommiertesten Bibliotheken der Welt (Stanford, Harvard, Michigan, Oxford, New York Public Library) online stöbern können - dank Google. Es geht um die Digitalisierung von 15 Millionen Büchern und Dokumenten, um Kosten von schätzungsweise 150... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 17, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..

Where the Wiki Things Are
We've just put online our Fall 2004 issue of our office's publication, the mcli Forum, and am finally glad I can share with you the featured technology interview I did with Brian Lamb, perhaps not so cleverly titled as "Where the Wiki Things Are". How do you help people make the "Aha" step from that first look of puzzlement when you describe a web site that anyone can edit or destroy? I think when they begin to u From cogdogblog on December 17, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Baby's First Hanukah
I'm not posting as regularly as I'd like - the season, my work, and gestation support have gotten the best of my time. Still, I thought I'd share this strange, living collage of life at the Rushkoff's right now. The menorah, a spontaneous gift from Genesis and Jackie Breyer P-Orridge. The foreground, my wife and unborn child. The window - chipped and peeling from the never-ending work on this building; the same one from which Cruise and Co. were photographed, below. Have great holidays, and remember From rushkoff.blog on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Carol Maker
Make your own Christmas Carol. Cooler than it sounds. By Zefrank, December 17, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

BlogMeister
Another new tool. David Warlick writes, "BlogMeister is a blogging tool that will allow educators to establish accounts and start publishing their own blog articles immediately. In addition, registered teachers can establish blog accounts for their students, making them participants in the great global conversation. What makes BlogMeister unique is that student publications must be reviewed by the teacher before they can be made public." By David Warlick, December 16, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

How to Create Your Own Blog
Article offered by the Digital Divide Network with a focus on blogs in learning. The DDN site also allows you to create your own free non-commercial blog. Also in this series: How to Create Your Own DDN Community, What's RSS and Why Should I Care About it? and A Quick and Easy Guide to Creative Commons Licenses By Andy Carvin, Digital Divide Network, December 8, 200 From OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Media RSS Module - RSS 2.0 Module
This is a proposed extension to RSS 2.0 that would allow media to be attached. It's very similar to RSS enclosures, which are used to support podcasting, but it allows for a more detailed description of the media available. By Unknown, Yahoo, December 17, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

2004: Year of the Blog; 2005: Year of RSS
Jenny Levine hints at things to come for RSS... "It's killing me that I can't say more," she writes, "but I know of two major library vendors that will make big announcements about RSS in 2005. It's going to be a fun year!" Of course, the real question to ask is, what comes after RSS? By Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, ecember 17, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Blogging and RSS in Education
Slides and the audio from my talk at Acadia here in Wolfville (7 megabytes). Similar to my talk of yesterday, but I spent less time on the basics and more time talking about wikis, RSS aggregation and Edu_RSS. There are some photos of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, December 17, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Lycos, AOL Report Most-Searched Terms of 2004
Janet Jackson, the Iraq war, and the Presidential election were popular queries. From ClickZ Stats on December 17, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Collaborative E-Learning And Communications Technology Literacy Event
Are you looking for ways to engage post-secondary or adult learners in online group or team projects? Are you teaching communication and problem-solving skills through collaborative e-learning activities? Whether you are experienced or curious, bring your ideas, examples and questions... From Kolabora.com on December 17, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..

You CAN finish high school
Overcome obstacles and get that high school diploma with options that are numerous, varied and flexible.... From Adult/Continuing Education on December 17, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..

Dog News (Dog Blog)
We at CDB support the advancement of other dog blogs, esepcially as the number of Google-able cat blogs (6,040,000) appear to be ahead of the dog blogs (5,710,000). Therefore we share with your "Dog News: weird, inspiring dog tales". The Dog New folks have gone ahead and applied Creative Commons licensing to their content, so they are some savvy pooches. I like the disclaimer: Dogs don't lie: Reliance From cogdogblog on December 17, 2004 at 3:48 p.m..

CET advanced student technology program now taking applications for 2005
The CET's Advanced Student Technology Program (ASTP) is now accepting applications for the 2005 program. ASTP's curriculum includes a mix of advanced technology training along with a liberal arts-style approach to media studies. You can find more information at the... From MANE IT Network on December 17, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Tonight: Bill Moyers’ Final NOW
I don't watch much television, but one show I truly enjoy is the PBS newsmagazine NOW with Bill Moyers. Well, tonight Moyers is signing off as the show's host... From Contentious Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

Christmas Eating tips
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

Instant Messaging - Collaborative tool or Educator's nightmare
"This paper begins by highlighting select current literature in the area of students' knowledge of communication technology with a focus on instant messaging. Instant messaging usages today and proposed future usages are looked at ...The advantages and disadvantages of both... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

2004 IN REVIEW Looking for a winner.
Google went public and set the pace for rivals in 2004, in a fierce battle to own Web search. Internet portals Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online fought tooth and nail to overtake its lead--but without success, while throngs of newcomers... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

Connotea is a place to keep links to the articles you read and the websites you use, and a place to ...
Connotea is a place to keep links to the articles you read and the websites you use, and a place to find them again. Connotea was created by Nature Publishing Group's New Technology team. The ideas behind it come from del.icio.us, a general collaborative bookmarking service. Connotea takes this concept and adds some features to tailor it to the needs of scientists From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Reviving the Bag of URLs
I've been collecting worthy and interesting web sites for almost as long as I can remember, heaping them up in piles on the floor. Actually, we have a site called the Bag of URLs where I post and share them-- this started back in 1996 primarily as a selfish tool for my own use to have web sites I found to be searchable and annotated-- something almost 9 years later From cogdogblog on December 17, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Yahoo's Top Suchbegriffe 2004
Yahoo Deutschland hat die Liste ihrer Top Suchbegriffe 2004 ver&ampouml;ffentlicht. Wie schon im letzten Jahr konnte &ampraquo;Routenplaner&amplaquo; die Nummer eins belegen. Neu sind &ampraquo;Billigfl&ampuuml;ge&amplaquo;, &ampraquo;Spiele&amplaquo; und, traurig aber wahr, &ampraquo;Big Brother&amplaquo;. [via Webmaster Blog] From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on December 17, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Interview: Blogger, das liebe Recht und Kritik an Unternehmen
Klaus Eck hat in seinem Weblog PR Blogger den Blogger-Kollegen Arne Trautmann (Rechtsanwalt in M&ampuuml;nchen mit den T&ampauml;tigkeitsschwerpunkten IT-Recht, Urheber- und Verlagsrecht sowie gewerblicher Rechtsschutz) interviewed, und es geht um sehr interessante Fragen: K&ampouml;nnen Blogger einfach gefahrlos jedes Unternehmen kritisieren?Wie verh&ampauml;lt es sich mit der Kritik gegen&ampuuml;ber anderen Bloggern?Wie steht es nun bei unwahren Tatsachenbehauptungen? From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on December 17, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Favorite photos to your site via the Flickr API
James Snell: I went ahead and did it myself. Look at the bottom of my home page. Using the Flickr API, a simple XML File, XSLT, the Seb's Open Research on December 17, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..

Honest Accounting Rules
Mercury News: Stock options rules issued. Accounting rule makers handed down long-awaited final guidelines Thursday that will force companies to deduct the value of billions of dollars of employee stock options from reported profits starting in mid-2005. The change, which is intended to give investors a more accurate picture of companies' compensation costs, is expected to reshape how workers are paid in Silicon Valley and the technology industry. The tech industry and its backers From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on December 17, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..

The glory of frying
I can't say I've really tried much frying at home, but according to the New York Times Minimalist, Mark Bittman, "[f]rying lends itself to home cooking..It does everything you want cooking to do. It makes food crisp, tender, gorgeous and golden." He says so in his article, Hot, Sizzling Temptations, Freshly Fried at Your Stove. Sadly, we've been trained to deny our love, even become ashamed of it, because frying is supposed to be unhealthy. And, the naysayers contend, it's a pain, it's expensive, and it's messy.Hogwash. Try it once, and you'll be hooked. A From megnut on December 17, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Predicciones 2005: Media
Leo en Wired esta Media Wish List for 2005: 1. Google News should become a for-profit enterprise 2. Bloggers should break news 3. Dismantle the FCC 4. The end of Nielsen and comScore 5. Media should reassert its role as... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 17, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

Hard choices: researcher vs. blogger?
There is something that bothers me for a couple of weeks... First, a bit of history... One of the comments I recieved from Inna Kouper on weblog conversation paper was about my involvement in it, the fact that as a researcher I could influence the conversation if you knew you were going to study it. I realised that Inna was right and included a statement that when the conversation was unfolding I wasn't going to study it. Now I have to confess that From Mathemagenic on December 17, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

Welfare Reform and Education
Robert's Story; the Problem of Poverty in America Robert is in the third grade. He likes school, and he's pretty good at it. He started reading chapter books this year, and he likes that. He wishes he could go to school today, but he can't. He lives with his mom in their 1985 Mazda GLC. They get in trouble if they stay in one place for more than a few nights, so he can't take the school bus. This morning Robert's mom can't take him to school. She's too busy. This happens to Robert a lot. It makes him really sad. He remembers when he was in first grade he an From kuro5hin.org on December 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Search Engine Optimization for RSS
This isn't a topic that I've seen discussed much. Optomize your RSS feeds for search engines. Most publishes post their feeds using PHP, ASP or HTML why not optomize those posts for searchability! Use keyword rich titles and if you use a template to display your feeds, use header tags to denote feed titles. From RSS Blog on December 17, 2004 at 12:00 p.m..

Thursday, December 16, 2004
There is nothing like working a 14-hour day and having breakfast, lunch, and dinner at your desk. From RHPT.com on December 17, 2004 at 11:58 a.m..

Friday, December 17, 2004
The Joys of Cat Ownership III: The cat gets his claws removed so that he will no longer tear-up the new (and might I add expensive) carpet. From RHPT.com on December 17, 2004 at 11:58 a.m..

eBay Moves Deeper Into Classifieds With Rent.com Purchase
As Peter M. Zollman's Classified Intelligence Report notes, auction giant eBay is moving ever deeper into the classifieds space, this time with the $415 purchase of Rent.com. (That's not to be confused with Rent.net, which is owned by Homestore.)As Zollman notes, this brings eBay's spending on buying classified-advertising websites to $1.28 billion this year, with most of that money being spent outside the From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 17, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

This week's Friday Brain-Teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of sporting heroes. Answers here. ...
This week's Friday Brain-Teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of sporting heroes. Answers here.1. American prizefighter, originally known as Cassius Clay, who won the world heavyweight title in 1964, 1974 and 19782. US golfer who won a record 18 professional majors between 1962 and 1986, and captained the US Ryder Cup team (1969-81)3. Cricketer, born 1969 in Trinidad, who broke several cricketing records in 1994, scoring seven centuries in eight successive innings4. US baseb From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

"Successful" Class Blog
Hopefully, we'll be seeing more and more of this: I have to hand it to all of you, you've done an amazing job with keeping things fresh and real at the Class Blog this semester. If you remember, I started the semester with a plea to participate and a flat out declaration, that "this is a grand experiment." Well, for my money, this has been a great success! Cole Campalese at Penn State used a Weblog with his Information Sciences and Technology class this fall to discuss issues related to class. The part I reall From weblogged News on December 17, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Acacia enlarges its portfolio
This report arrived yesterday from CNET: Acacia purchase creates Net patent powerhouse After aggressive push for streaming media royalties, firm buys patents in P2P, Web ads, dozens of other technologies. Thursday December 16, 2004 12:44PM PST http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5494119.html From EDUCAUSE Blogs - on December 17, 2004 at 11:01 a.m..

Looking Back on 10 Years ... Again
This is not really the 10th anniversary of online journalism, as you can see in David Shedden's New Media Timeline. But the opening of the Internet to commercial use and the availability of World Wide Web technology 10 years ago created a new wave, so this year we're seeing a lot of retrospectives.Colin Meek of the U.K. website dotjournalism has an interesting retrospective featuring interviews with Milverton Wallace From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on December 17, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..

David Wilcox and Civic Participation (Nancy White)
David Wilcox’s Blog Designing for a Civil Society is a wonder. David constantly takes a close look at the issues around the application of technology to civic engagement. Each time I start to blog about one of his articles, I... From Corante: Social Software on December 17, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Freedom to Read Week, February 20-26, 2005, is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think ab ...
Freedom to Read Week, February 20-26, 2005, is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

The Library of Congress's Serial and Government Publications Division has announced the release of a ...
The Library of Congress's Serial and Government Publications Division has announced the release of a new digital collection, Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, available on the American Memory Web site From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Join the LibQUAL+(TM) team and special guest Charles B. Lowry, Dean of Libraries at the University o ...
Join the LibQUAL+(TM) team and special guest Charles B. Lowry, Dean of Libraries at the University of Maryland, for a live ARL/OLMS webcast on January 11, 2005. This interactive event provides an orientation to the LibQUAL+(TM) survey and gives real-life examples to help you learn more about the survey instrument and its implementation From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is seeking nominations for its 2005 ProQuest/SIRS State and Reg ...
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is seeking nominations for its 2005 ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award. The deadline has been extended until January 10, 2005. The award, a citation, and $1,000 donated by ProQuest/SIRS, is given to the most innovative and effective intellectual freedom project covering a state or region. Programs may be one-time, one-year orongoing/multi-year efforts From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Restricting Access to Some Manila Content
I've been using Manila both personally and with my classes for three years, but somehow the Site Access Restrictions feature just slipped by me. I'm not sure it's the most, shall we say "elegant" solution to the some parts public, some parts private issue, but it is a solution nonetheless. This way, students can limit access to certain pages in the site to say, just the teacher, putting only finished work out there for everyone to see. The idea is crucial, I think, though an From weblogged News on December 17, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

The network is the blog
The dictionary definition of "blog" is correct, but it says nothing about the network in which the blog participates. By way of analogy, consider a dictionary definition of a telephone: "an instrument that converts voice and other sound signals into a form that can be transmitted to remote locations and that receives and reconverts waves into sound signals." That's fine if you already k From Jon's Radio on December 17, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..

The Role of RSS in Science Publishing
BildungsBlog: RSS is one of a new breed of technologies that is contributing to the ever-expanding dominance of the Web as the pre-eminent, global information medium. It is intimately connected with—though not bound to—social environments such as blogs and wikis, annotation tools such as del.icio.us [1], Flickr [2] and Furl [3], and more recent hybrid utilities such as JotSpot [4], which are reshaping and redefining our view of the Web that has been built up and sustained over the last 10 years and more [n1]. Indeed, From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on December 17, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..

Issue 22 of Focus on MIMAS, the electronic newsletter from Manchester InforMation and Associated Ser ...
Issue 22 of Focus on MIMAS, the electronic newsletter from Manchester InforMation and Associated Services, is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has announced the winners of its 2003 ...
The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has announced the winners of its 2003-2004 Scholarly Book Prizes for the best Federation-supported books published in the humanities and social sciences. Named after the distinguished Canadian scholars Harold Adams Innis, Jean-Charles Falardeau and Raymond Klibansky, two prizes are awarded in each field, one for best work in French and one for best work in English From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 17, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Homer's Browser
There's a heated web browser debate going on over at "Redemption in a Blog" as techies try to sort our what web browser Homer Simpson uses, see "Homer Simpson Uses Tabbed Browsing". Top theories bounce between FireFox and Safari, with no clear winner. I would bet Homer wants his pop-up ads not to be blocked ("mmmmm... pretty pictures") Mo has no comment. And they say the Internet is a waste of time? Hah! From cogdogblog on December 17, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

To the New Fathers: Welcome to The Twilight Zone
I have a bunch of friends and acquaintances and coworkers who are new Dads these days, and thought this would be a good time to clue them in to some of the mysteries of parenthood. (My own daughter just turned 12 so I've had some time to reflect on this whole thing a little bit.) Here's the deal. The best way to get through all of this, especially the first 6 months, is to just treat it like an episode of The Twilight Zone: Welcome New Father, We here at the Planetary-visitor... From Brain Frieze on December 17, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

"Show me the e-portfolio"
Karina posted some important observations on viewing e-portfolio demos and I think she is absolutely right. I would move this on further and say it is not just demos but many actual e-portfolios. Some are very poor and showing these... From ERADC Blog on December 17, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Students uncover dozens of Unix software flaws - Robert Lemos, CNET News
Students of iconoclastic computer scientist Daniel Bernstein have found some 44 security flaws in various Unix applications, according to a list of advisories posted online. The flaws, which range from minor slipups in rarely used applications to more From Techno-News Blog on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals - Michelle Delio, Wired
Linux advocates have long insisted that open-source development results in better and more secure software. Now they have statistics to back up their claims. According to a four-year analysis of the 5.7 million lines of Linux source code conducted by From Techno-News Blog on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

IDC: Linux PC sales to hit $10 billion in 2008 - Stephen Shankland, CNET News
Sales of new and used PCs running the Linux operating system will reach $10 billion by 2008, market researcher IDC predicted Wednesday. About 17 million Linux PCs will be sold that year, bringing the total installed base to 42.6 million, according to From Techno-News Blog on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Springer To Launch Online Archive of Scientific Journals - Bobby Pickering, eCommerceTimes
Currently, SpringerLink provides access to about 500 journals, but after the full Online Journals Archive is available, that is planned to increase to about 1,250 journals, incorporating 1.5 million articles. The OJA will be made available for subscri From Online Learning Update on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Blackboard Adds Over 1,000 New Course Cartridges from Leading Educational Publishers This Year
Blackboard Inc.announced today that it has added 1,165 new Blackboard Course Cartridges(R) to the offerings now available to higher education institutions and individual instructors through the Blackboard Learning System(TM). To date, more than 30 of From Online Learning Update on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Google Virtual-Library Agreement Is Important First Step - Gartner.com
A true global virtual library is still years away, but academic librarians and administrators should prepare for the increasing digitization and online availability of library collections. For years, academics have envisioned a free global virtual lib From Online Learning Update on December 17, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Thirty-two Trends Affecting Distance Education: An Informed Foundation for Strategic Planning
Recent issues in this journal and other prominent distance-learning journals have established the need for administrators to be informed and prepared with strategic plans equal to foreseeable challenges. This article provides decision makers with 32 trends that affect distance learning... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 6:55 a.m..

Escriben los lectores
Desde Argentina: Norberto Baruch infografista, profesor de la Universidad Austral y del Máster en Periodismo del diario La Nación y director del capítulo rioplatense de la Society for News Design, me anuncia que participará en la III Cumbre Mundial Diseño... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 17, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Predicciones 2005: Blogosfera
Juan Julián Merelo de Atalaya formula sus Predicciones año 2005. Destaco las referidas a la blogosfera: Comenzamos con la blogosfera. Y vamos a dar números: habrá varios bloggers individuales con más de 10000 visitas, y la blogosfera global alcanzará 250000... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 17, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Aviator Keeps Feet on the Ground
Martin Scorsese's portrayal of aviator/billionaire/loony Howard Hughes is brilliant in places, but it fails to translate his fire and passion to the screen. By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

P2P Needs a Fix, but What?
The FTC's peer-to-peer workshop brings opposing sides together, and they agree something should be done, but it's that uncertain something that is causing trouble. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. From Wired News on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Cell Phones That Do It
Mobile phones can check e-mail, browse the web, keep your calendar and even let you make a telephone call. Is it any wonder that we're also turning them into sex toys? Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Vaporware Nominees: Bring 'em On
Technology companies love talking up products that are just about to hit store shelves. And every year, it turns out a bunch of them are full of ... steam. Send us your nominees for Wired News' annual Vaporware Awards. By the Vaporware Team. From Wired News on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Smaller Is Better on Battlefield
Armed with miniaturized medical devices, surgeons bring advanced care to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan just moments after they're hurt. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on December 17, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Email teaching scheme under fire
Teachers' unions today attacked a plan that would see staff answering email queries from their GCSE pupils outside school hours. The government is to pilot its "e-mentoring" idea next year as an alternative to traditional study leave, which ministers want... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 5:55 a.m..

In the Classroom, Web Logs Are the New Bulletin Boards
LAST spring, when Marisa L. Dudiak's second-grade class in Frederick County, Md., returned from a field trip to a Native American farm, all the students wanted to do was talk about what they saw. But instead of leading a discussion... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 5:55 a.m..

Instructional Design Models
This site provides a wonderful collection of organized links to theories that have been applied to instructional design. The collection was created by Marvin Ryder of the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Denver. "Models, like myths and... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Free, Fee-Based Online Science Resources for K-12
Searching the Web may seem an easy task. Just type in your terms and look at all the results -- until, of course, you are engulfed in your hits, drowning in the inevitable consequences of a bad keyword search. A... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Creating a Learning-Driven Culture
Keys to sustained competitive advantage Knowledge Learning Processes Learning Culture Knowledge Practice Human resource practices are requisites to deepening and sustaining these behavior. Conceptual model for understanding the link between effective people management and a learning driven culture Fast Company... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 17, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

More Police, but Halls Are Still Jammed at Unruly School
Parents and teachers say that the overcrowding that led to violence at Walton High School in the Bronx has not been resolved. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Math and Science Tests Find 4th and 8th Graders in U.S. Still Lag Many Peers
Eighth-grade students in the United States scored better in both mathematics and science last year than in 1999, but still lagged their peers in several industrial countries. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

School Board Sued on Mandate for Alternative to Evolution
The school board of Dover, Pa., was accused of violating the religious rights of several parents and students by requiring the teaching of an alternative theory to evolution. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Game Ratings: U Is for Unheeded
When it comes to rating video games, "teen" vs. "mature" can be a fine line. But either way, it leads to the cash register. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

A Second Report Shows Charter School Students Not Performing as Well as Other Students
A federal Education Department analysis of test scores from 2003 shows that children in charter schools did not perform as well on exams as those in regular public schools. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

City High School Students Lag in Regents Test Scores
New York City high school students were far behind the rest of the state in passing the five Regents exams required for graduation, according to state data. From New York Times: Education on December 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Nearly half of European internet households have broadband
The Netherlands leads the European broadband market, with 45 per cent of all homes in the country to have a broadband connection. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

200% increase in UK camera phone usage
Usage of MMS has soared, rising from nine per cent to 21 per cent over the last 12 months, reveals research from mobile media company Enpocket. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

Teliasonera Finland to deliver network to OP Bank Group
Teliasonera Finland is to deliver to financial company OP Bank Group a service that comprises a nation-wide data network, and be responsible for its management and maintenance. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

BT, Neos Networks enter €43m managed services contract
British telco BT has entered a five year deal with Scottish and Southern Energy subsidiary Neos Networks. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

Hutchison Whampoa has 5.9m subscribers worldwide
Hong Kong company Hutchison Whampoa has added over 948,000 customers in November and over 496,000 in the first two weeks of December. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

E-dialog launches UK subsidiary
US precision e-mail marketing firm E-dialog’s new London office is to serve as its European headquarters. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

BT to offer Blackberry-enabled Siemens handsets
British telco BT is to offer five Siemens handsets with Blackberry technology from the Siemens 65 range. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

Ask Jeeves launches desktop search application
Internet search company Ask Jeeves has launched its desktop search tool. The company expects to add features like the integration of desktop results and web search results, and PDF support. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

Western Europe network security sector sales reaches record €115m in Q3
Network security sales have shown markedly strong growth in Western Europe in the third quarter. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

‘Podcasting’ takes off in the Netherlands
Dutch brewer Heineken and domestic broadcaster BNN have both rolled out podcasted audio programming in the last week. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on December 17, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

BlogTalks 2.0 Cover
Here is the preview of the Cover of BlogTalks2. As I said it'll be out by Feb 2005 if all works out. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on December 17, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Not to be missed
Galileo is investigating a Shanghai / San Francisco education and technology conference for summer, 2006. That's enough of a job-related rational to justify a trip up to Northern Voice. Cyprian Lomas, Roland Tanglao, Stephen Downes, Brian Lamb ("I know that at least a handful of educationally-minded webloggers will be there -- hopefully we can have a large contingent."), and more:Northern Voice is a community-based weblogging and personal publishing conference that will take place on Saturday, February 19, 2005 at UBC’s downtown From homoLudens III on December 17, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

I've got nasty habits
I hate to admit it, but I have bad email habits... I get several hundred emails a day, and I just can't cope (who can?). If I actually have one of those rare days when I'm sitting in front of my computer in my office most of the day I can just about keep up with what's coming in. But a day of meetings, or days spent travelling and at conferences, and it's all over. And I'm one of those people who let email pile up in my inbox if I haven't finished dealing with the issue. So the size of the inbox just grows and grows and... So my a From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Presentation slides from our quarterly computing support meeting
I gave two short presentations today at our quarterly meeting for campus computing support staff. One was just a bunch of announcements from UW Computing &amp Communications. The other was a very brief (two slides) update on the calendaring software landscape. We'll have audio files from all of the presentations from today's meeting online next week. From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

I am soooooo out of here!
My mother wanted a Carribean cruise for her 80th birthday... and don't you think 80-year-olds should get what they want? Normally a cruise wouldn't be our usual style of vacationing, but right now it sounds just lovely. So tomorrow morning we're off on an 8 am flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where we board the Celebrity Constellation, bound for seven days of fun and sun with nine family members and 2,000 of our closest friends (and no connectivity)! Then we'll spend a f From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

ePortfolios
George Siemens has written a comprehensive article on everything you ever wanted to know about ePortfolios. Thanks George. From elearningpost on December 17, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..

360-Degree Head-Mounted-Display System
Japanese omnidirectional video technology company Eizoh has developed a head-mounted display system that senses face motion and displays real-world images for any direction in which the user wants to see. For example, you can have a look at the interior of a house for sale not just in one direction, but all directions by turning the head. The system is expected to hit the Japanese market next month. Via unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

What happened in that minute before you took a picture?
RAW is an audiovisual recording device, developed by MIT Media Lab Europe researchers Joelle Bitton, Stefan Agamanolis and Matthew Karau, that combines a digital camera and an audio recorder. Taking a picture triggers the recording of the sound a minute before and a minute after it. From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

open source cinema - free the films!
Open Source Cinema is a film project dedicated to creating movies in ways inspired by the free software and free culture movements. The goal is for filmmakers to be able to collaboratively create film works. From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

'Twas the sweep before Christmas...
Terry Heaton: A Broadcaster's Christmas Carol. A sample:Ebenezer stared into the black emptiness of the Phantom's hooded face and said, "They're talking about me. Is it not so?"Suddenly, they were above Broadcaster's old television station. It was a shadow of its former self, its windows broken and its walls covered with the utterings of vandals armed with spray paint. Equipment racks had been ransacked and anything of value removed. The From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

The Fine Art of Sampling Contest
Today we launched a new site, and a new contest. Check out CC Mixter to win a chance to be on the next Fine Arts Militia album featuring Chuck D, or a chance to be featured on the Creative Commons release, THE WIRED CD: Ripped. Sampled. Mashed. Shared. Sample The Beastie Boys, David Byrne, DJ Danger Mouse, and many others to win! From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

A Citizen-Journalism Pioneer Seeks to Partner
I've been writing lately about some new "citizen-journalism" ventures popping up -- which prompted Ari Soglin, managing editor of GetLocalNews, to remind me that his company has been plying those waters for nearly five years now (perhaps ahead of its time).GetLocalNews has established a large network of local websites in the U.S. designed around the contributions of citizen journalists, though initially the model was for each site to have an editor and reporter as w From unmediated on December 17, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

unmediated: The person has become the portal
What Howard said! And of course blogs (text, audio and video) are and will be a key expression of a person and their cyberspace portal. From unmediated: The person has become the portal. via Edu_RSS: QUOTE"Changes in the nature of computer-mediated communication both reflect and foster the development of networked individualism in networked societies. Internet and mobile phone connectivity is to persons and not to jacked-in teleph From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on December 17, 2004 at 12:52 a.m..

David Brake and Civic Participation (Nancy White)
David Brake’s Blog Designing for a Civil Society is a wonder. David constantly takes a close look at the issues around the application of technology to civic engagement. Each time I start to blog about one of his articles, I... From Corante: Social Software on December 17, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..

Yahoo! Search Video (Beta)
This is useful! Going beyond Google's image search tool (which produces a thumbnailed list of images related to your keywords), Yahoo has released Yahoo! Search Video (Beta version). Just type in a query, and sort through this now more... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on December 16, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Is Skype the Google of VoIP?
If Skype doesn't turn out to be the Google of VoIP, then somebody else will and I predict that at least one major telco will per country will go out of business in the process.From IT Observer - Skype - The Google of VoIP?.: People really love something free on the Internet, and the fact that telephone companies have acted as - and been perceived as - utility services for years gives them zero brand equity in fighting off this challenge, in fact it works against them. There is an appeal surrounding Skype From unmediated on December 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

San Andreas has a great night at Spike TV's awards
Spike TV’s annual game awards were pretty amusing to watch, if you like to see celebrities act silly. Which we do. There were certainly a lot of great games in the running this year, but one stood out. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas wowed the hell out of crowd with four awards, including Game of the Year, best male performer for Samuel L. Jackson, best action game and best gaming soundtrack. The eternal attempt to make gaming sex From unmediated on December 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Update on FTC P2P Conference
Michael Grebbs reports for Wired News:-- "You have had a great deal of deliberate, deceptive and misleading information. The parents and grandparents who run the companies in P2P United are not Darth Vader." -- P2P United Executive Director Adam Eisgrau to FTC staffers. P2P United includes BearShare, Blubster, eDonkey, Grokster and Morpheus.-- "These purveyors have consciously not done anything to stop rampant infringement on their networks. ... Until courts properly provide recourse against illicit P2P ser From unmediated on December 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Everyone's Marketing
Unmediated? Nope. It’s just that anyone can become a mediator, now. Today two stories juxtaposed themselves just so in my newsreader. First unmediated on December 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Dan Gillmor interview
The international version of OhMyNews has a terrific interview with Dan Gillmor about his plans and the future of news. (Thanks to Joi for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on December 16, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

Kudos for Onfolio 2.0 Feed Reader
Congrats to the Onfolio team who have just released their public beta of Onfolio 2.0.  I have been using the new Feed Reader in Onfolio, and am loving it.  Here are a few nice features on the Feeds and Blogging front: Firefox and IE support -- runs in the browser, or as a dockable deskbar Newspaper views (nice DHTML app) make it extremely productive to plow through dozens or hundreds of feeds Reading-list feature lets you productively browse through lots of items and mark those you want to go deep on f From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on December 16, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..