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Net Over Power Lines Gets FCC Nod
Regulators zap the roadblocks standing in the way of broadband that would be accessible through common household electrical outlets. By Eli Milchman From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

PlayStation Mic Podcast Perfect
Use a $20 Logitech PlayStation 2 microphone to record great-sounding podcasts on your computer. In Listening Post. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Two Ships That Crash in the Night
A short film tells the story of two people who find they have so much in common, it's scary. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Useless Data
Readers doubt technology that reads license plates will be widespread, claim that consumers want to own their music and describe benevolent bots. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

AOL Slashing 5,000 Jobs
Nearly a quarter of AOL's global staff will lose their jobs as the company undergoes a major restructuring to make it more competitive with the likes of Yahoo and Microsoft. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

Shut Up and Think
Game designer Mark Angeli explains what has to happen before we'll see more mature content in big-label titles. In Sex Drive Daily. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..

Various authors - Microlearning 2006
Presentations from the Microlearning conference last June in Innsbruck are now online, including my own - slides only, in PDF (bleah). [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Steve Mallett - BarCampMoncton
For those of you in the Moncton region, plans are just getting underway for BarCampMoncton, our local installment of BarCampEarth, August 25-27. Visit this wiki page for information on our local event or the BarCampEarth site for information about the event in your local community. And while I'm being local, check out this list of e-learning jobs in Moncton. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Brian Lamb - Fair is Fair - Google Video Allows Precision Pointing - Abject learning
This is pretty neat. "So, if I would like to point you directly to Jesco White's danced-up version of the Ozark Mountain Daredevil's 'If You Want to Get to Heaven' (and I do) it's just a matter of appending #XmXXs to the video URL of the Google Video link." More from Tim Lauer. [Link] [Tags: Google] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Graham Attwell - e-Learning in Small and Medium Enterprises: the Issues (Condensed) - Wales Wide Web
Good discussion of the application of e-learning outside the usual enterprise and institutional settings. Certainly, if e-learning is to expand, will have to expant in the personal and SME space. But this means many of the assumptions in the institutional and corporate space no longer apply. [Link] [Tags: Online Learning] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Mark Oehlert - Top 20 Educational Locations in Second Life (SimTeach) - E-Clippings
If you are an educator browsing through Second Life (2L) and want to find some goot starting points, this guide is a good place to look. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Troutfishing - Bill Before Senate Would Censor Daily Kos - Daily Kos
The DOPA legislation finally reaches the American political blogosphere, showing up on the left-wing Kos site. But check out the headline: "Bill Before Senate Would Censor Daily Kos." Sure. Wasn't a problem until Kos was affected. No sign whatsoever of the concerted efforts by people in the U.S. edublogosphere to try to call attention to and derail this bill. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs, OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Joseph Hart - LOLA Exchange--Learning Objects and Learning Activities - EduResources Weblog
Interesting and potentially useful. "LoLa is an exchange for facilitating the sharing of high-quality learning objects. It contains materials for use across the curriculum, with a particular focus on modules for Information Literacy." Good. "The metadata that we create using LOLA [will become] available through national repositories, using either federated search capabilities or metadata harvesting methods." Even better. [Link] [Tags: Learning Objects, OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Teemu Leinonen - Demonstration of Learning Object Templates - FLOSSE Posse
I think this could be a pretty good idea, depending on how it is implemented (Word and PowerPoint don't offer templates on the side for no reason, after all). I wish the paper linked from this blog post offered a view in something other than PDF, because I would like to see the source to see whether the resulting learning objects use a standard XML format, such as Connexions's CNXML, and whether they employ SCORM-type Javascript APIs. P.S., Teemu, your sister-in-law says hi! [OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Graham Attwell - Blackboard are Not Alone - Wales Wide Web
OLDaily full coverage: because it's a bit hard to follow, full coverage of the Blackboard case is being provided on a separate page (full coverage will continue on OLDaily as well, don't worry). Click here for all coverage in one handy chronological list. The patent fight has widened now that it has come to light that SAP have also filed for a series of learning management patents, including a 'course editor', 'e-lea From OLDaily on August 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Put Your Pictures on the Map
Sony's new GPS device applies geographical data to your images. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

GM Hybrid Trucks in '07
General Motors could reverse its fortunes by unveiling a second-generation hybrid truck next year. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Scandinavia Chilly to Apple
Regulators in Norway and Sweden say they're disappointed by Apple's refusal to make music purchased from its iTunes music store compatible with rival players. They may take the company to court. In other Apple news: Deal will connect iPod to car stereos.... French "iPod law" takes effect. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

The Fabulous Reign of Photo Sites
Ballooning bandwidth brings an explosion of online picture trafficking. What are the best tools at your disposal? By Sean Hamilton Alexander from Wired magazine. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Gallery: Crop Circles
Since showing up in English wheat fields 30 years ago, crop circles have become increasingly beautiful and intricate. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Crop Circles Gain Perspective
The latest wheat-field artwork displays a complex, 3-D design and reignites the age-old debate about the origin of the farmland phenomenon: crafty humans or little green men? By Nigel Watson. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Gone Off in Search of America
A long-delayed cross-country road trip is finally made and the Luddite can only marvel at all that asphalt rolling under his wheels. Commentary by Tony Long. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Rockers Work a Web-Savvy Crowd
Japanese alt-metal group Dir en grey's first U.S. tour finds the band playing packed halls and moving mountains of merch, all thanks to the promo power of anime conventions, video games and MySpace. By Robert La Franco from Wired magazine. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Storm Communications No Big Easy
When the next hurricane hits Louisiana, will authorities be able to cope? As tropical storm Chris gathers steam, the gargantuan task of gathering accurate information -- and passing it on to the public -- remains daunting. Beverly Hanly reports from New Orleans. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Hackers Clone E-Passports
The United States swears RFID tags can secure travelers' documents against forgery. But German experts clone the chips at will, while another group shows how terrorists might build a passport-triggered roadside bomb. Kim Zetter reports from the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. From Wired News on August 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

In Push to Open Small Schools, a Big Obstacle: Limited Space
With the Bloomberg administration pushing forward in its drive to create more than 200 small schools, officials face the problem of running out of space. From New York Times: Education on August 3, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Evolution Fight Shifts Direction in Kansas Vote
State Board of Education election results were seen as a significant defeat for the movement of intelligent design. From New York Times: Education on August 3, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Online Video Growth to Continue
Portals and online content aggregators build out video services as demand increases. From ClickZ Stats on August 3, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..