NFL to stream games to overseas fans with Yahoo This is Yahoo’s second major deal with a U.S sports league…the first one was with NHL. It has tied up with National Football League, where it will stream a full season of live games for users outside of North America. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Digg dashboard Original Signal offers a one page overview of the seven Digg categories showing popular headlines during different time-frames of the day. Also marks stories that you haven’t seen in orange. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
The Black Crowes Lose Another Member on Eve of Tour Barely a week after parting company with longtime keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch, the Black Crowes' revolving door lineup is in transition again. Guitarist Marc Ford has left the Crowes on the eve of their fall tour - which was supposed to launch on Sept. 7 in Richmond, VA. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
A Reality Check for Vista: A Day Late & A Dollar Short A day late and a dollar short, the software giant's new Vista operating system won't have anyone standing on line to buy the first copy. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
RC car jumps a house! Cool vid, title speaks for itself. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Microsoft Changes Meaning Of 'Release Candidate' Microsoft is corrupting the term, by changing the meaning of "release candidate" by pushing out a version of Windows Vista that still needs major work. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Wii - Release Date and Price WILL be revealed NEXT FRIDAY - CONFIRMED! As previously announced, Nintendo is holding a Wii press event in London next Friday, where it is set to reveal the official price point and launch date for the console. "We will be announcing more details then," Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton confirmed. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Why Smart People Do Dumb Things Guy Kawasaki reviews the book "Why Smart People Do Dumb Things" as well as discuss how he did a dumb thing (Not backup his MacBook's hard drive). He discusses points such as hubris, arrogance, narcissism, and the unconscious need to fail. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
US Generals: Criticize Bush Plan on Terrorism Trials "I'm not aware of any situation in the world where there is a system of jurisprudence that is recognized by civilized people where an individual can be tried and convicted without seeing the evidence against him," said Brig. Gen. James Walker, U.S. Marine Corps staff judge advocate. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
Sexual urges of men and women Oh, man, LOL, women... From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
Hubble Captures Possible Planetary System Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed one of the smallest objects ever seen around a normal star beyond our Sun. Weighing in at 12 times the mass of Jupiter, the object is small enough to be a planet. The conundrum is that it's also large enough to be a brown dwarf, a failed star. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
80's Hacker - Guy in Max Headroom mask takes over PBS show! During a broadcast of the Dr. Who episode "Horror of Fang Rock" on WTTW Chicago Channel 11, on Sunday November 22nd, 1987, at around 11:15pm, a Video "Pirate" wearing a Max Headroom mask broke into the signal and transmitted one of the weirdest, unauthorized things ever to hit the Chicago airwaves. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
DIY OpenSPARC processor runs Ubuntu A team of former STMicroelectronics engineers in Italy and Britain has created a single-core version of Sun's 8-way, 64-bit, GPL-licensed OpenSPARC T1 processor core. The free, open "S1" core can run Ubuntu Linux, and targets embedded devices such as PDAs, set-top boxes, and digital cameras, the company says. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
A baseball team is using the digg model to choose its starting lineups A minor league baseball team in suburban Chicago has opted to allow its fans make managerial decisions by voting online for tactics to be used by the team, as well as what positions players will be in and the team's batting order. Some very bizarre choices have been made by the fans proving some things are better left to the professionals. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
How to: Remove Logos from your PDA/Cell Phone with Sugar This instructable is to show you how easy it is to remove some unwanted logo's from cell phones and other plastic / metal products. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:11 p.m..
"Office Space" Follow-Up Gets Very Limited Release Want to know when Mike Judge’s follow-up movie to “Office Space” is coming out? It’s been out … for a week From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
MythTV Comparison to Other HTPC Software Enter MythTV, a grand unification of personal digital video recording and home theater technology, and a magnum opus of modular design, freedom of expression and personal entertainment. At its core, MythTV is a digital video recording solution composed of several modular components that facilitate time-stretched manipulation of live television feed From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter Most Embarrasing Moments What a good character he was. Enjoy it! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
New poll says most Canadians blame U.S. for 9/11 attacks A majority of Canadians believe U.S. foreign policy was one of the root causes that led to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and Quebecers are quicker to criticize the U.S. administration for its international actions than other Canadians, a recent poll suggests. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Why windows takes so long to start up. Most of us have had a brand new computer at one time. It's a great feeling. You boot up windows and within 30 seconds you are surfing the net, checking your email, or playing your favorite game. 10 months down the road things aren't so nice anymore. You power up your computer and it seems to take forever to load. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
TR35 Innovator of the Year: Joshua Schachter Joshua Schachter combined tagging with bookmarking and created a new way to understand the Web: del.icio.us! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Physical Rights Management - Do You Really Own Anything You Buy? For the sake of argument, let's imagine the worst case scenario. Microsoft goes bankrupt overnight. The servers are gone, the Gamertag is gone, Xbox Live is gone. You've still got your games, though, right? Sure, but they are stuck on a proprietary hard drive with no means of backup. The clock is ticking. When they're gone, they're gone. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Lost TV Series - DHARMA Orientation Video from HansoExposed.com HansoExposed.com has been releasing small fragments of this video for about one and a half months. This is the collection of those 70 clips in one solid video. The video is a part of The Lost Experience game going on this support. More information is available in the Lostpedia: http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Video From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
MacBook Joins the Club of Igniting Laptops Reader Eric has a little problem with his MacBook. The bottom left corner of the screen managed to somehow catch on fire, in turn toasting the entire left side of his notebook. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
NFLer: It would be "very naive and foolish" to think players aren't on HGH Washington Redskins tackle Jon Jansen said it would be "very naive and foolish" to think NFL players aren't using human growth hormone. On Thursday, he backed down from his statement that "maybe 15, 20 percent" of the league's players use illegal performance-enhancing substances. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
COWS Ajax - It's about the 3rd-party apps, Stupid! Traditional Ajax constrains your apps to one site. COWS Ajax let's them flourish as 3rd party accessible tools, unlocking a new breed of web application. This article addresses some of the pro's and con's of granting such access. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Casino Royale 007 full trailer from director of Goldeneye! Newest full trailer for the next James Bond 007 movie Casino Royale starring the NEW Bond Daniel Craig! Directed by Goldeneye director Martin Campbell. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
How to play OpenGL based games with full 3D acceleration on XGL/Compiz This post to the Ubuntu forums details how to create a nested X server in order to run 3D games at full performance under XGL/Compiz. This not specific to Ubuntu and should work for any distro. At first glance the guide may appear complicated, However most of it is merely copy-and-pasting. If followed to the letter, The guide is very simple. Enjoy! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Drug could end the despair of premature ejaculation Hope for men affected by one of the commonest and most embarrassing sexual problems has been raised by research showing premature ejaculation can be treated with a new drug. The drug, dapoxetine, more than trebled the time to ejaculation in men taking the highest dose as well as improving their sexual satisfaction and that of their partners. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Delete ALL cookies in Firefox on shutdown, EXCEPT from certain domains. I set my privacy settings on my Firefox to clear cookies & other data when I close my browser. Trouble is, when I needed to log into Gmail, maintain my Google search preferences, keep my Digg, New York Times, Blogger login - you name it, I had to re-submit my credentials each time. Follow these directions, & you won't have to enter them each time. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
IGN Playstation Editor says Wii not for Hardcore Gamers The IGN editor said, "Contrary to what you believe, Wii games for the most part ignore “hardcore” gamers. Just look at its lineup. It’s filled with games like Elebits, Super Monkey Ball, Duck Hunt and Excite Truck." Is he right and will there be any "hardcore" games for the Wii? Or is this just a Sony fan's point of view? From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Webwag - New Personalized Start Page Webwag Is a new, very well designed, Ajax based start page. Like Netvibes and Pageflakes, Webwag will allow you to gather all your personalized page and search in one place. Webwag helps you to {{wag}} your web experience and to get the best use out of it. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
The Pizza Man Always Rings Twice "True tales of debauchery, rage, and revenge from six veterans from the pie-delivery trade." Note: I just read that front-pager about the tips of the pizza delivery service and remembered this great article from the citypages last year. Enjoy! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
Quick way to switch from KDE to GNOME or viceversa Faster swithing is just a click away. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 6:10 p.m..
You filthy cockaroach! Weatherman flips out on air when he sees a cockroach Funny video of a weather guy losing it when a roach crawls by him. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
The Freedom Tower's neighbors unveiled The designs and specifications for the other WTC site towers have been unveiled, and the buildings are larger than expected. Tower 2 will be as tall as the Empire State Building. Each tower was designed by a different architect. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Mythbusters: The DIY Water Rocket In this clip, the Mythbusters show you how to build an incredibly powerful rocket powered by pressurized air and water. Then they try it out! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
New Theory on Particle Spin Brings Science Closer to Quantum Computing Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have devised a potentially groundbreaking theory demonstrating how to control the spin of particles without using superconducting magnets — a development that could advance the field of spintronics and bring scientists a step closer to quantum computing. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Weird Al - Ridin' Dirty (White & Nerdy) This is Weird Al's best. Definitely worth a listen! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
YouTube: Waiting For The Payoff "YouTube spends a tidy, and growing, sum to stream its short clips. Current estimates range from $900,000 to $1.5 million per month. Much of that goes for computer servers and transmission bandwidth. But because the company is charting a delicate course in how it handles pirated videos, its legal costs could balloon if lawsuits start piling up." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
The GNU Linear Programming Kit, Part 2: Intermediate problems This article continues the series on using the GNU Linear Programming Kit and the glpsol client utility with the GNU MathProg language. In this installment, a diet problem shows you how to formulate a simple multi-variable and declare bidimensional parameters. A post office resource allocation problem then introduces MathProg expressions. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Philadelphia Opens High-Tech School of the Future Philadelphia opened a public high school where students work on wireless laptops, teachers eschew traditional subjects for real-world topics and parents can track their child's work on the Internet.Called "The School of the Future" and created with help from software giant Microsoft the school combines innovative teaching with the latest technology From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Apple Files For Multi-Functional Handheld Device Patent In light of Apple's September 12th "Showtime" media event this patent holds the potential of providing us with valuable insights into a new iPod and/or other hand-held device which could debut on Tuesday. Telephony is covered in this patent. However, the unique aspect of this chameleon style unit, is that it holds the potential of... From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Cool things you can do on a Mac Do you know the hotkey for instant definitions in any cocoa app? how about how to invert the colors? From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
New Poll: 43% Still Believe Saddam Had Something To Do With 9/11 Shameful. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
LonelyGirl15 is a filmmakers' project? YouTube superstar lonelygirl15, the mystery chick who posts confessional videos and has long been suspected of being part of some big media company's stealth campaign, might actually be an independent filmmakers' project, according to the post from the LonelyGirl15 website's "creators." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
FBI Tries to Decipher "Code" in Mafia Boss's Bible Code-breaking experts at the FBI are helping Italian investigators to determine whether a Bible found on the Mafia's "boss of bosses" when he was arrested in Sicily in April hides a secret code, sources said on Thursday. Bernardo Provenzano, the Mafia boss who spent 43 years on the run, had underlined passages in his personal copy of the Bible. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 12:07 p.m..
Merom Notebooks Intel's new processor technology offers improved performance over older laptops sporting Sonoma and Yonah chips. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on September 8, 2006 at 12:06 p.m..
Compilation of Movie Mistakes (NOT Bloopers) Ever seen the "goofs" section in IMDB and wish you could go back real quick and catch those scenes? Well, these are NOT bloopers, this is a movie showcasing all sorts of those blunders in movies ranging from visible crew equipment to continuity errors. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Opinion Polls are Garbage - Pollster Pleads Guilty to Fraud The owner of DataUSA Inc., a company that conducted political polls for the campaigns of President Bush, Sen. Joe Lieberman and other candidates, pleaded guilty to fraud for making up survey and poll results. Tracy Costin pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Costin, 46, faces a maximum of five years in prison. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
France Rejects American 'War on Terror' France issued an implicit criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on terror." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Scholastic Dumps ABC, Rewrites 'Path To 9-11' Study Guide Scholastic is a good company that made a stupid mistake. And I do think it was a mistake. They deserve credit for owning up to it and trying to fix it. It very much appears that they realized their mistake, rather than merely bowing to public pressure.ABC, like the Bush, is "staying the course". Props to Scholastic for thinking on their feet. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
"Check out those Massive Cables"! Soviet Era Computer Mice, Built to Last I'm especially fond of the model that features a flat ribbon cable. Not only do you get a great arm workout, but James Bond will be able to use your mouse to rappel down the outside of the building after stealing you top secret missile plans and your girlfriend From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
A Field Guide to Developers - Treat your people right! A wonderfully detailed guide on how to make your developers comfortable and keep them productive - from someone who knows. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Facebook Creator admits "We really messed this one up." Mark Zuckerberg: "Somehow we missed this point with Feed and we didn’t build in the proper privacy controls right away. This was a big mistake on our part, and I’m sorry for it. But apologizing isn’t enough. I wanted to make sure we did something about it, and quickly. So we have been coding nonstop for two days to get you better privacy." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Samsung website hosts password stealing trojan Samsung's US Web site is hosting a Trojan horse that logs keystrokes, disables antivirus applications and steals online banking access codes. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Nutjob Westboro Baptist Church Pastor on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert From the Fire and Brimstone Desk: Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred "Kooky" Phelps, has set his sites on hellbound Jon Stewart and "hooligan sidekick" Stephen Colbert for their little Emmy skit. I'll be filing this under comedy. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Super Paper Mario coming to Wii (video included) Super Paper Mario was confirmed by IGN to be coming to the Wii Since that'll be out soon it makes perfect sense, as we haven't heard about the new Mario platformer since it was announced for a 2006 release at E3. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 9:05 a.m..
Physicists Trap, Map Tiny Magnetic Vortex In a research first that could lead to a new generation of hard drives capable of storing thousands of movies per square inch, physicists at Rice University have decoded the three-dimensional structure of a tornado-like magnetic vortex no larger than a red blood cell. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
What's your favorite file system on Linux? ext3, reiserfs, xfs, jfs or vintage ext2? Please vote, so that we all have better picture of the popularity of a particular file system on Linux. It takes only a second, results available immediately. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
The Best Web-Based Computer Applications Welcome, boys and girls, to the computing world of tomorrow! Desktop programs are a thing of the past, replaced by free, simple, Web-based apps that do everything from spreadsheets to e-mail--and more! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
How to: Make a Pepper Grenade Canister/ Bomb Make a simple but effective pepper or powder grenade out of a film canister and some cardboard and of course some CHEMICALS From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
Amazon Unbox download store now open! Amazon opens virtual doors to it's online movie/TV download store. Check it out! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
Nintendo DS is Expected to Outship Sony PSP By as Much as 30% This Year Even a drastic price cut will not allow Sony to change the PSP's feature set or quickly create a new killer application to boost sales: UMD-based movies have enjoyed early success, but are slowly disappearing from the market. And the PSP lacks true blockbuster game titles such as Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 7:12 a.m..
Even Sony developers can't get a PS3 If you think things have been hard on the consumer end, try making games for it. How bad is it? The company is now apparently running short on developer hardware From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Cedar Point (finally) Announces New Roller Coaster After months of anticipation and speculation from the roller coaster enthusiast community, Cedar Point has officially announced their new roller coaster, Maverick, set to open in May of 2007. It features a 95 degree drop (yes, that's past vertical) and a launch through a tunnel at 70mph. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
100 Things to Expect this Season in NFL One Hundred Things I'm Almost Positive Will Happen In The NFL This Season From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Earth-like Planets May be More Common Than Once Thought More than one-third of the giant planet systems recently detected outside Earth's solar system may harbor Earth-like planets, many covered in deep oceans with potential for life, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Pennsylvania State University. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Programs that Grab, Convert, and Import Youtube videos into iTunes for free The site presents two cool programs, iTube and PodTube (both free). One is for Windows users and the other is for Mac OS X users. So all iPod users are covered ... almost From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Battle-worn Xbox 360 Casemod, Very cool! his Xbox looks like it's straight from the set of the nonexistent Fallout movie. Post-apocalyptic scratches, dings, and peeled paint make you feel like this Xbox 360 has seen more than just the inside of your home theatre cabinet. Too bad you can only swap out the faceplate on Xbox 360s. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Xanga Zinged !!!! Xanga.com, a rival to the popular MySpace.com, allegedly permitted creation of 1.7 million accounts by users who submitted birthdays indicating they were under 13. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
X-Ray shows Cell Phones 'Inside' Prisioners...One had a Charger!! Capt. Juan Ramon Arevalo, director of the prison known as Zacatras, said the gang members had introduced the cell phones, wrapped in plastic bags, into their bodies through their anuses. Authorities also found nine cell phone chips and one charger From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
You Thought Canceling AOL Was Hard, Just LOOK at IGN! From customer service where you never talk to a human to hidden auto-renew options that automatically bill you without your notice, IGN is a staple in Customer Dissatisfaction. Don't believe me? Just see and hear for yourself. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Educational Research Conference 2006, Education for 21st Century An annual conference, organised by Flinders University, South Australia. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Impact of e-learning in further education: survey of scale and breadth The research aimed to establish the scale and extent of e-learning use among FE lecturers in three subject areas, examine the associations between the use of e-learning and intermediate outcomes for learners and staff and explore the policy implications of the use of e-learning in FE. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Electronic information for libraries EIFL.net is an independent foundation that strives to lead, negotiate, support and advocate for the wide availability of electronic resources by library users in transition and developing countries. Its main focus is on negotiating affordable subscriptions on a multi-country consortial basis, while supporting the enhancement of emerging national library consortia in member countries. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
National Centre for Text Mining The National Centre for Text Mining is the first publicly-funded text mining centre in the world. It provides text mining services in response to the requirements of the UK academic community. It also makes contributions to the text mining research community, both nationally and internationally. The website has pointers to more sources of information about text mining, including links to tutorials and publications. There is more information on available software tools, both those provided by the Centre and by others. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Web 2.0 Expo Web 2.0 Expo is the first conference and tradeshow for the rapidly growing ranks of designers and developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers and business strategists who are embracing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. The program will spotlight experts, leaders and under-the-radar innovations and in the spirit of Web 2.0, there will be ample opportunity for attendees to connect, contribute, and collaborate. Web 2.0 Expo will be a place for creativity, engineering, and innovation. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Emerging Technology Conference 2007 ETech2007 is about magic and the sufficiently advanced technology behind it. Some magical effects are made by big technology, others by judicious selection and integration of existing subtle technologies. Example technologies include: the iPod; TiVo; Google; BitTorrent. 1200 technologists, hackers, researchers, thinkers, strategists, and entrepreneurs will be in San Diego to learn how to make magic and which areas of technology have sufficiently advanced. If your magic makes complex things simple or makes the impossible possible, we want to know about it. Whether the sufficiently advanced tech From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
What is a Code Footprint? A description of the Code Footprint that is used in plan submittal to streamline the review process for Authorities Having Jursdiction (AHJ) duriong the plan submittal and review process. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Insertar un pdf en Authorware Código en Autorware para insertar un pdf. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 8, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
A sneak peek of "Simpsons" online Friday "Viewers who take pleasure in the antics of Bart and Homer Simpson will be treated to an exclusive online look at the season-premiere episode of "The Simpsons" beginning Friday, two days before its network debut on Fox." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Australian Motor Racing Champ Peter Brock Dead Australia lost a second Icon this week, after it was reported Australian Motor Racing Champ Peter Brock was killed in a Rally crash in WA. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
Woman in coma "plays tennis" Brain scans of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for 5 months show her imagining playing tennis and responding to commands, researchers report. The researchers asked the woman to imagine certain acts, like playing tennis, and her scan lit up in virtually the same places as the brains of the healthy volunteers asked to do the same thing. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
SanDisk MP3 seizure order overturned "A seizure order that would have barred SanDisk from showing its MP3 devices at a German trade show was overturned this week, allowing the company to display its digital audio players after all." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 3:30 a.m..
OpenReader Consortium - Home OpenReader Consortium is a nonprofit organisation developing open digital publication standards. They aim to serve publishers, consumers, e-book retailers, librarians, and other key stakeholders in socially responsible ways. OpenReader is an electronic format for e-books, articles, and other publications — e-texts, in other words. OpenReader will work on handhelds, tablets, laptops, desktops and other computing devices. The format is based on XML and builds on the nonproprietary Open eBook Publication Standard. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 3:29 a.m..
LINCT Coalition: Learning and Information Networking for Communities via Technology The LINCT Coalition is a group of socially concerned non-profit organizations working together by using technology to help communities bridge social, economic and educational divides. It is built on three key precepts: Learn and earn - Successful trainees earn the computers they use to develop literacy in English and technology; Time dollars - LINCT trainees can earn Time Dollars to exchange for other services or goods such as computers and printers; eLearningSpace - using the Web to improve home and school learning in a cost-effective way. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 3:29 a.m..
UNESCO/IFLA Directory of Digitized Collections Contains approximately 300 entries, organised by project name, institution, theme (Archeology, Architecture, Art, Education, History, Literature, Music, Politics, Science, Sociology), type of material. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 3:29 a.m..
Teen's captor used a C64 computer Police combing through the house where Natascha Kampusch was held captive for 8 1/2 years said Tuesday they made an unusual discovery: her captor, a communications technician, used an obsolete computer -- and his odd choice now threatens to complicate their investigation. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Inside Apple’s iPod Earbuds: What's Really Inside Your Ears If you've ever wondered what is actually inside those famous white iPod earbuds you keep in your ears, this article has the answers. Photos show off the surprising components inside Apple's hard-to-duplicate packed-in ear phones. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken A brief commentary on the size of our universe and the number of galaxies out there with cool space telescope images and 3D animations from NASA and the European Space Agency too. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Pictographs for you to use! I found a series of pictographs, symbols, arrows, and other map graphics, and all are free to use, because they're the product of the federal government, and in the United States that means it's in the public domain! You can get the imagery in PDF or Illustrator. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Golf Appears Headed for Drug Testing The PGA Tour inched closer to possible tests for performance-enhancing drugs when Commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday that recommendations are on the way and the tour's executive vice president said the topic would be addressed in November at the next meeting of the policy board. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Iraq Must Import Syrian Fuel For $800M I can't wait to see Dick Halliburton spin his way out of this one! "Iraq, a country with world's third largest proven oil reserves, is in the odd position of having to import oil products [from Hizballah-supporter Syria] to solve a fuel shortage. It is currently suffering from an acute shortage of gasoline, kerosene and cooking gas." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Sam & Max Take Over the World Long-awaited announcement about release dates for the pilot episode of Sam & Max: Season 1. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Open Flash? : Opera aims Flash Player at Linux devices Opera Software will resell Adobe's Flash Player 7 SDK (software development kit) to customers of its Opera for Devices SDK. The agreement should simplify the licensing picture for Linux device designers interested in deploying a "full Internet" browser that supports Flash-based browsing, or Flash-based user interfaces, the companies say. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
ABC alters 9/11 docudrama under political pressure The network has in recent days made changes to the film, set to air Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures, many of them Democrats, complained about bias and alleged inaccuracies. Meanwhile, a left-wing organization has launched a letter-writing campaign urging the network to "correct" or dump the miniseries, while conservative blogs ha From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Half Life Movie Trailer For his second year of his four years at University, Justin Seau decided to pay homage to Half Life and make a Half Life movie trailer for his digital video editing class... From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Arizona Republicans To National GOP: “Stay The Hell Out” Arizona Republicans in a crowded House primary denounced the national GOP Tuesday for taking sides in the race. "Stay the hell out of southern Arizona," said Mike Hellon, one of the candidates and a former state party chairman, in an interview following the news conference. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Graphics card in the new 24-inch iMac is upgradeable The new 24" iMac incorporates a Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) connector for its video card. The use of this standard connector potentially means that the video card in the newest iMac is upgradeable. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
NFL Week 1 Winners Predictions by SI Ready For Kickoff: Big Ben is out, but the Super Bowl champs are ready to open the NFL season tonight against Miami. Will Week 1 be full of major surprises? SI.com's Peter King predicts all of the winners From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
A “What Is” Guide To 3D Linux Desktops "I’ve been talking about them, complaining about what you CAN’T do, about the troubles with 3D cards... Personally I’m getting a bit lost with all this. So, I’ve decided to compile all the information I could find out about those pesky 3D desktops." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Top Secrets of Pizza Delivery Drivers Check out some of the secrets of Pizza delivery drivers. You might be shocked! From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Students get Linux in class room To learn more about the recently reported migration of computers in 12,500 high schools in the southern Indian state of Kerela from Windows to GNU/Linux, prompted largely by the recent visit to India of free software guru Richard M. Stallman, DesktopLinux.com contacted Stallman for further details. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
MythBusters: Can CDs Kill You? Interesting clip from MythBusters, in which Adam & Jamie put hundreds of CDs through a variety of torture tests, many of which I'm sure you've wanted to try... Will a shattering CD kill you? Watch to find out. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Bush Adminstration Thinks We Have No Memory A cartoon showing how when Bush recently said "no one has ever suggested that 911 and Iraq are connected" is so unbelievably false. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
PC Magazine's Top 99 Undiscovered Web Sites Think of us as the friends who are always forwarding you links to cool sites you'd never find on your own. That's who we aim to be with this list of 99 Undiscovered Web Sites, and that's who you'll be after reading it. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
BIG Next Gen news revealed - Wii release imminent. IBM has announced that their Broadway chip custom-designed for Nintendo's Wii console is not only already in Nintendo's hands but has been since July. So... we can easily speculate that the Wii could feasibly be released within the next few weeks. Perhaps by the end of the month. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Peer-to-peer network could predict tsunamis Governments seeking inexpensive technology to warn of tsunamis may be interested in a free application that monitors vibrations in the hard disks of computers in an effort to detect undersea earthquakes that cause tsunamis. The Tsunami Harddisk Detector captures vibration data and shares it with computers connected via a P2P network. From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Cuban: HD Movies Would Be Faster to Ship on Hard Drives Than to Download Mark Cuban: "The reality is that it's cheaper and faster to send hard drives with terabytes of content overnight via UPS than it is to download it over the Net. Brown is faster than the Net. So the smart company will send you hard drives full of content that you will pick and choose from." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Cable and phone companies call Net neutrality "silly," "mumbo jumbo" Consider the most recent TV spot, a clip aptly called "Mumbo Jumbo." We're warned to watch out for the schemes of the "multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley tech companies" and informed that "Net neutrality simply means: you pay." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Wii Chip Production Started 3 Weeks Ago "Frankly, I'm not sure if this is good news, bad news or no news, but IBM confirmed today that they started shipping the brains of the Nintendo Wii for their New York fab plant about three weeks ago." From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
More lame Sony PSP subliminal advertising "Id hit that! Id hit that! Id hit that!..." The PSP squirrels are at it again, this time more lame than ever before. Its interesting how Sony uses 'provocative' slang to promote gaming consoles... From digg on September 8, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Software and Collaboration in Higher Education: A Study of Open Source Software As the use of open source software (OSS) has taken off over the past decade, there has been increasing interest in the potential of open source to address longstanding concerns in the higher education community regarding the cost and performance of commercial software products. A common view is that existing proprietary options do not have the features required or allow for cost-effective customization. Many administrators are concerned that academic institutions are ceding too much control for mission-critical tasks to an increasingly concentrated field of commercial vendors. OSS advocates ar From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Ithaka Ithaka was launched as a not-for-profit organization in January 2004 with a mission to accelerate the productive uses of information technologies for the benefit of higher education around the world. In pursuit of this aim, Ithaka incubates a small number of new initiatives internally and provides various forms of support to affiliated organizations with complementary missions. Ithaka's incubation and supporting functions are composed of three areas of activities: shared services; research; strategic services. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
ELI innovations and implementations - Mekong e-sim: a cross-disciplinary online role-play simulation Primarily developed by Australia's University of Adelaide and University of Technology, Sydney, the Mekong e-Sim is an online learning environment that immerses students in the complexities of authentic decision making, helping them develop the communication, collaboration, and leadership skills they will need for future success. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
IT engagement in research: a baseline study This study explores the practices and perspectives of IT organizations that support the academic research enterprise. To collect, analyze, and distribute information across an expanding range academic disciplines and geographic locations, research efforts rely heavily on IT infrastructure, people, and a broad range of IT services. Ever-larger data sets are being collected and shared, simulations and visualization are becoming routine tools, and the co-evolution of science and computing increasingly requires scientists to have solid grounding in information management. This study reports the re From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Open Access Webliography This webliography presents a wide range of electronic resources related to the open access movement that are freely available on the Internet as of April 2005. This open access webliography complements the bibliography on the same topic. By consulting both, the reader has access to the literature about the open access movement as well as the primary electronic resources on the Web that relate to it. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Where are we now? 2006 Interim review The Taskforce on Care Costs' 2006 Interim Review demonstrates that the work/cost of care dynamic is becoming more problematic and that Australia is falling behind international initiatives to address work/cost of care issues. The 2006 Interim Review makes findings in relation to: the current cost of care in Australia; current Australian financial supports available for working carers; the international position; and the Taskforce's 2006 national survey of workers and the unemployed with caring responsibilities. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Graduate Certificate in Information Organisation at Charles Sturt University The course is aimed at library and information professionals who wish to update or further develop their information organisation skills and knowledge. The emphasis is on the application of major and emerging metadata standards and the practical implementation of the principles of information organisation. All subjects are provided in flexible distance education mode to accommodate students' other commitments. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
NITLE: advancing liberal education in the digital age NITLE is a non-profit initiative dedicated to promoting liberal education. It provides opportunities for teachers in liberal arts contexts to create transformative learning experiences for and with their students by deploying emerging technologies in innovative, effective, and sustainable ways. From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals provides an overview of open access concepts, and it presents over 1,300 selected English-language books, conference papers (including some digital video presentations), debates, editorials, e-prints, journal and magazine articles, news articles, technical reports, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding the open access movement's efforts to provide free access to and unfettered use of scholarly literature. Most sources have been published between 1999 and From EdNA Online on September 8, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
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