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Internet Explorer 7 Arrives
Yahoo jumps the gun by releasing its own branded version of the browser everyone's been waiting for. Meanwhile, Microsoft is expected to officially announce the release of IE 7 later today. In Monkey Bites. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..

How students can break the 'code of silence'
A number of resources let students anonymously voice their concerns about troubling issues at school. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Autonomy - Half an Hour
I describe in some detail the concept of autonomy, as it applies to effective networks, and in passing, explain more oif what I mean by a non-causal theory of meaning. [Link] [Tags: Networks] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Chris Correa - Inside Teaching - Chris's Notebook
Interesting. Chris Correa reports, "The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has put together a living archive for teachers and teacher educators to document their work via text, video, and images." [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephanie Reiger - Decline of the PDA? - Keitai
The market in handhelds is changing and the author wonders whether the days of the PDA are nearly over, to be replaced by something like a smarter mobile phone. The big difference between the two, it seems to me, is that the PDA is a computer while the mobile phone is not. What this difference amounts to is this: you can hack your PA, but not your phone (like all absolutes, this isn't completely true, but it is mostly true). I am inclined to agree with the author, that people would miss the range and flexibility of applications available on PDAs. Via OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Garett Rogers - Google Docs to Go `Offline' and More - ZD Net
This link is mostly for me, as I'll need to cite it in a few hours, but what you'll see here is some discussion - and proto-code - for moving Google's web applications to the desktop. [Link] [Tags: Google] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Various authors - Education.au Seminars - Education.au Seminars
This blog has been around since July but I'm just noticing it now (can you tell I've been busy recently?). The blog mostly links to audio and other media from presentations sponsored by education.au, including those from the recent Global Summit. Just posted, for example, is a talk by Doug Brown, from the Department of Education and Skills in the U.K. Or listen to Leigh Black From OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Various authors - perX
This is a nice example of federated search. Note that when you input the search term it accesses each repository separately, then provides a link to the search results, if any. Advantages: the search happens in real time. Disadvantage: it's slow, and puts an excessive load on the repositories in the federation. Also, search results are unordered, and there's no value-added (such as third party tagging). Which leads me to really question the value of the federated approach. The authors have just release a OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Anonymous - And Then It Hit Me... - Webhead Link
"A mantra that Stephen Downes chants over and over in presentation after presentation: the power of the Internet is that it makes possible an aggregation of knowledge distributed over P2P networks whereas in a CS system knowledge resides in and is the property and responsibility of a single omnipotent yet not omniscent entity." Yes! "In the short run the CS manager is in control and can impose order on the system. But in the long run, as people become more sophisticated and aware of appropriate uses of technology in education, this will be seen as detrimental to the big-picture goals of the e From OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Seb Schmoller - Blackboard Patent. John Mayer Interviews Various Lawyers With Patent Knowhow - Fortnightly Mailing
Seb Schmoller links to some interviews with lawyers on the Blackboard patent. "The first is with Professor Mary LaFrance who teaches patent law at the Boyd School of Law, part of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The second, which is a long and intensly relevant to key issues in the Blackboard infringement case against Desire2Learn, is with Professor Vince Chiapetta." [Link] [Tags: Blackboard, OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Tim Lougheed - U.S. Patent Claim Against Waterloo Firm Concerns Researchers - University Affairs
Coverage of the Blackboard patent and lawsuit in University Affairs, the major magazine in Canada directed toward university professors and administration. This quote from Michael Geist captures the tenor of the article: "If this is to drag out there will be mounting pressure on many institutions that use Blackboard to consider switching, for the very reason that they are somewhat indirectly supporting the lawsuit." [Link] [Tags: Canada, OLDaily on October 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

No Child Left Without a Portfolio
So one of the reasons why I feel very lucky these days is because I actually get some chances to get outside of the US and see firsthand what others are doing. This is my third trip to the UK this year and I get more and more impressed each time I come by what [...] From weblogged News on October 18, 2006 at 5:48 p.m..

How to tell you're in a summer resort in October
Today in the lovely summer resort of Chatham, as I went for a run between 7:10 and 7:43am, all the vehicles that passed me on the road were pickup trucks. [Tags: chatham]... From Joho the Blog on October 18, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..

Bill Moyers saves the Internet
From SavetheInternet.com: Bill Moyers' show airs at 9 p.m. in most cities (check local listings). Immediately following the East Coast broadcast, PBS.org will host a live Internet debate between Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott and phone industry flack Mike McCurry. To join the debate, go here. Unfortunately, I'm going to be on a plane and will miss the show,. But, I read an interview with Moyers that makes it sound like he's in a deep state of getting it. Go Bill Moyers! [Tags: bill_moyers net_neutrality ]... From Joho the Blog on October 18, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..

They Do Their Turn on the Catwalk
It's the hip new craze that's sweeping the nation, or at least YouTube: putting your cat on a treadmill! In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Conversant Cars Counter Crashes
GM is developing wireless technnology so that vehicles can talk to each other to avoid collisions, but getting all manufacturers to share a technology won't be easy. In Autopia. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

No More Traffic Tickets
A new car computer reads road signs and keeps you on the straight and narrow. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Space: It's Our Final Frontier
The United States asserts its primacy over the heavens, too. A revamped national space policy likens the use of space to air power and sea power, and declares that the U.S. will defend its right to exploit space -- and defend it from perceived adversaries. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Take a Photo, Catch a Quack
Quack doctors all seem to advertise, and a Wired News open source investigation wants the pics to prove it. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

National Blog Day!
So here I am in Liverpool, and I didn’t even realize until this morning that yesterday was National Blog Day in the UK! ‘One Day in History’ is a one off opportunity for you to join in a mass blog for the national record. We want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary [...] From weblogged News on October 18, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

MySpace Avoidance Fails Miserably
Try as you might, you really can't avoid MySpace. OK, you can, but if you must make yourself a page, at least have some fun. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

DNA Bus Rolls Into Gulf Coast
Schoolchildren robbed of science equipment by Hurricane Katrina board J. Craig Venter's bus laboratory for a lesson in high-tech DNA analysis. Michael D. O'Neill reports from LaPlace, Louisiana. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Life Inside the Biosphere Bubble
Jane Poynter spent two years in the world's most famous artificial environment. Her new book, The Human Experiment, throws open the Biosphere 2 airlock to the world -- the good science, the hard work and the raging conflict among crew members. A Wired News interview by Erica Gies. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Building a Better Voting Machine
It shouldn't be so hard to make a secure and reliable electronic voting machine, right? As election season kicks off, Wired News fields a set of features to include in a good e-voting device. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on October 18, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Tail call elimination in Javascript
Via LtU I read about a tail call optimization decorator. Of course I immediately wondered if it was possible in JavaScript, and it is: Function.prototype.tailCallOptimized = function() { var g = this; return function() { for (var caller = arguments. … From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on October 18, 2006 at 3:09 a.m..

Last Call: CSS3 Paged Media
2006-10-10: The CSS Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of CSS3 Module: Paged Media, a part of the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language Level 3. Built on the box model, the page module adds functionality for pagination, margins, size and orientation, headers and footers, widows and orphans, image orientation and page numbering. Comments are welcome through 3 November. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

W3C Renews Commitment to XML
2006-10-12: W3C is pleased to announce the renewal of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity. "W3C created, developed and continues to maintain the enormously successful XML family of specifications for supporting and interchanging text, graphics, protocols, voice, music, math, programming, user interfaces, Web services and more," said Liam Quin, W3C XML Activity Lead. The XML Activity's nine groups maintain stability and backwards compatibility, make improvements to encourage interoperability, and bring new communities to XML. Join W3C and visit the XML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Remote Events for XML (REX): Working Draft
2006-10-13: A joint effort of the SVG and Web API Working Groups, the REX Task Force has released an updated Working Draft of Remote Events for XML (REX) 1.0. Using the REX grammar, endpoints can interact with DOM Events remotely as if they were at the same location. Read more about Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Web APIs. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Media Access Events: Working Draft
2006-10-13: The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Media Access Events. This set of events and DOM APIs enable detailed monitoring of media stream buffering and initialization. The group invites review from Web content and browser developers to determine whether the specification meets the community's needs for event-driven access to streaming media. Visit the SVG home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Last Call: CSS Print Profile
2006-10-13: The CSS Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of CSS Print Profile. This subset of the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language works with the XHTML-Print Recommendation for printing to low-cost devices. It satisfies print and display needs in the absence of a printer-specific driver and where variability in the formatting of the output is acceptable. An extension set provides stronger layout control for the printing of mixed text and images, tables and image collections. Comments are welcome through 20 November. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

WebCGM 2.0 Is a Proposed Recommendation
2006-10-17: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of WebCGM 2.0 to Proposed Recommendation. Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is an ISO standard for the interchange of 2D vector and mixed vector/raster graphics. WebCGM is a profile of CGM, which adds Web linking and is optimized for Web applications in technical illustration, documentation, data visualization and similar fields. Version 2.0 adds DOM access to WebCGM objects, adds an XML Companion File (XCF) for external data, and extends graphical and intelligent content. Comments are welcome through 30 November. Implementations of WebCGM From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Mobile Web Seminar in Paris
2006-10-18: W3C invites the public to a Mobile Web seminar that will focus on current results produced by W3C's Mobile Web Initiative on 16 November in Paris, France. Speakers include representatives of MWI sponsors such as France Telecom, Jataayu Software, MobileAware, Opera Software, and Vodafone. Entrance is free but registration is required. The 3GWeb project is a European IST Programme. Read the media advisory. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Secure Browsing Initiative Launched
2006-10-17: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Web Security Context Working Group whose mission is to enable a secure and usable interface so Web users can make safe trust decisions on the Web. "There is much deployed and proven security technology, but we now need to connect it all the way through to the Web user," said Tim Berners-Lee (W3C). Mary Ellen Zurko (IBM) chairs the group which is chartered to establish requirements and deliver standards for presenting essential security information to users and for ensuring the integrity of that information. Read the press release and mor From World Wide Web Consortium on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Compound documents for the web
As has become my custom, I used HTML Slidy to make the presentation I gave at the Paris SOA Forum last Thursday. I've argued that since web standards can support everything a presentation needs to do, the only obstacle is the perennial lack of decent web-oriented authoring tools. But my recent experiences remind me that there's another obstacle: we still have no standard compound document format for the web. ... From Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

WordPress for loosely-coupled comments, part 2
A couple of weeks ago I began using WordPress as a loosely-coupled comment engine. This morning I wrote the glue code that fetches the comments collected there and displays them here. It was straightforward because WordPress supplies a general feed that tells me if any item has updated, and a per-item feed that gives me the comments for that item. ... From Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Talk to the avatar
3D richness notwithstanding, Second Life is fundamentally social too. I can't wait to see what the business world will make of it, or of systems like it, once the PR novelty wears off. How about this for a practical application of simulation and role-play: an island where IT administrators and their clueless users trade places. Or where programmers and their business sponsors switch roles. That'd be edutaining. [Full story at InfoWorld] Those examples wer From Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Levelator!
When Doug Kaye announced the availability of The Levelator, I hoped it would spare me the worst drudgery of podcast production. After recording and postprocessing my next Friday podcast this morning, I'm convinced that it will. ... From Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

A conversation with Mark Ericson about communications-enabled business processes
Mark Ericson, director of SOA product strategy for BlueNote Networks, joins me for this week's podcast on the subject of VoIP/SOA convergence. When Mark talks about communications-enabling business processes, he doesn't just mean processes talking to one another, but also processes communicating with people -- and coordinating the communication among people. We've dreamed about unified communications forever, and for the most part we're still dreaming, but we&aposJon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

In search of non-gratuitous 3D
Today's screencast is a follow-on to last week's column and blog entry about how corporations are colonizing Second Life, and about what the real advantages of 3D simulation might or might not be. In that column I reacted to an upcoming Sun event which was held on October 10 (video clip). On that same day, I was invited to the Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

DRM by asking nicely
The blogosphere has been pretty quiet about yesterday's first official podcast of This American Life. My guess is that nobody wants to jinx this long-awaited and happy state of affairs. ... From Jon's Radio on October 18, 2006 at 3:08 a.m..

Relegent Donates $100,000 of Health Curriculum to New Orleans Rebuilding Efforts
HealthTeacher curriculum to be distributed in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes by Touro Infirmary Foundation. (PRWeb Oct 16, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3F1YS1GYWx1LVBpZ2ctQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Hondros Learning Selected by Gold Coast Professional Schools
Gold Coast Professional Schools, a leading provider of license based education in the state of Florida, announced today that they will begin offering appraisal online continuing education courses in partnership with Ohio based Hondros Learning. (PRWeb Oct 16, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/TWFnbi1QaWdnLVBpZ2ctQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

The Reconstruction and Renovation of Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout -- Angeles National Forest By: D. von Schmausen
A portion of the history of one of the most famous Fire Lookouts in the Angeles National forest. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Astrologer Sadasiva (Sam Geppi) Predicts Major Earthquake October 20-25, 2006 Based on Planetary Configuration
Sadasiva (Sam Geppi) predicts major earthquake October 19-24, 2006 based on the stellium of planets in the sign of Libra. Theoretically, when such a stellium occurs the gravity from the planets pull on the Earth's mantle more than usual, increasing seismic activity. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Annual Enchanted Halloween Festival in Wholistic Waldorf Environment
The Valley Waldorf City School invites family and friends to come and join its Annual Enchanted Halloween Festival in a wholistic environment that nurtures your child's imagination with great stories and activities. The campus is located in the San Fernando Valley on Sherman Way near Reseda Blvd. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

CMJ Music Marathon Set to Rock New York City
Long before American Idol There were CMJ and the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

CME Outfitters Announces Live CE Series: 'Treatment Convergence: Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Atypical Antipsychotics' Premieres Thurs, Nov 16
CME Outfitters announces an upcoming live and interactive psychCME TALK audioconference series titled "Treatment Convergence: Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Atypical Antipsychotics." Offered as a series of 10 live and interactive audioconferences premiering Thursday, November 16, 2006, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. ET, the series will focus on providing clinicians with current evidence-based educational information to effectively implement appropriate treatment strategies for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

South Street Seaport Museum Offers Spooktacular Halloween Fun for Kids and Grownups Alike
On the weekend of Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29, 2006, South Street Seaport Museum will host Halloween celebrations for adults and children alike. On the afternoon of both days, we will be presenting our annual “Halloween at Sea” Family Festival. On the evening of Saturday, October 28, we will host the first annual “Harbor Fright Night” -- a costume party for adults aboard the tall ship Peking that will serve as a fundraiser for the Museum's partnership with the New York Harbor School in Bushwick, Brooklyn. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

High-Pitched Mobile Phone Ringtone Gets Dropped
Phat Tonez removes the adult-proof Mosquito ringtone from sale due to waves of complaints. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Revealed: How to Learn a Foreign Language via SMS
If you thought SMS technology was simply created to help people keep in touch and entertained, think again. One language teacher is on a mission to teach foreign languages to many people worldwide via simple SMS messages. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/VGhpci1DcmFzLUNvdXAtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Making History Video Game Named Top Educational Technology by Technology & Learning Magazine
Innovative video game by Muzzy Lane Software allows high school and college students to replay history as leaders of nations. Aptly titled Making History, the PC-based multiplayer game earns top honors from a leading educational technology magazine. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3VtbS1Ib3JyLVBpZ2ctQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Presidential GOP Voting Shenanigans Revealed in New Book Samuel Tilden, the Real 19th President
Presidential disinformation corruption was born in 1876. The book debuts globally and can be pre-ordered now at all online or in store bookstores. In addition, Author online Chat room events being scheduled; go to Samuel Tilden dot com. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/UGlnZy1TcXVhLVBpZ2ctQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Ethics Headlines Mislead the Public--New Website Gets People Involved with Practical Info Behind the Issues
SWiM™ provides a forum for individuals and organizations to learn, ask questions and develop skills to help look at the real ethical issues, real time. The premise behind SWiM™ is that changes in ethical behavior start within – “Starting With Me.” The site’s URL is http://www.swimstartingwithme.com (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3VtbS1GYWx1LUNvdXAtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Cymphonix Launches The Network Monitor Blog
The Network Monitor focuses on IT challenges and solutions for small to medium-sized business and organizations. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3VtbS1QaWdnLVN1bW0tRmFsdS1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Author, Bodybuilder, Professor, Paul Burke Says, 'Average American Doesn't Eat Enough Real Food'
Most Americans are eating, what Burke calls, "faux-food." (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/WmV0YS1DcmFzLVNpbmctQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

Study Abroad Students Now Earn College Credits while Skiing and Snowboarding Some of the Greatest Snow on Earth®
A unique study abroad alternative now offers students world-class skiing and snowboarding options. Winter at Westminster, a college exchange program at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, has partnered with The Canyons Resort. The partnership allows Winter at Westminster students to participate in a wider variety of winter recreation activities. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1TdW1tLVNxdWEtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

NextStudent Academy Successfully Raises Money for Scholarships
Students of the NextStudent Academy for the Arts, a grass-roots 501(c)(3) organization supported by Phoenix-based NextStudent Inc., recently hosted a fundraising dinner at the Scottsdale home of Gary and Sandra Mozenter that raised more than $29,000 to fund the music program for K-12 Valley students. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/VGhpci1UaGlyLUhhbGYtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From PR Web on October 18, 2006 at 3:07 a.m..

"You can VIEW the entire letter ..."
TechWorld (a UK publication) has an article about a "leaked" letter from the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) (apparently MSFT funded) about, as the article puts it, the "potentially dire effects if too much encouragement was given to open source software development." Nothing weird there. What is weird is, first, that such a letter has to be "leaked" (aren't submissions to the EC a matter of public record?), and, second, the way in which the letter is made available on the TechWorld websit From Lessig Blog on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Educators call unhealthy food ban unworkable
Teachers, principals and school councils describe a Victorian state government ban on unhealthy canteen food as unworkable... While doctors and dentists welcomed the proposed ban, educators warned it could lead to a reduction in canteen profits, used by schools to pay for maintenance and other essentials. Concerns have also been raised that tuckshops could become financially unviable and struggle to attract enough volunteer staff, forcing some to close. The Age, 17 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Melbourne scientist receives $50,000 life science prize
A Monash University molecular biologist has been awarded the $50,000 Science Minister?s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year. Minister for Education, Science and Training the Hon Julie Bishop MP said Dr James Whisstock has been awarded this prestigious prize for his groundbreaking work on proteins which has the potential to assist in the treatment of a range of debilitating medical conditions. DEST Media Release, 16 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

$837 million national skills package brings opportunity to thousands of Australians
The Australian Government?s Skills for the Future package announced today by the Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard MP, will give thousands of Australians the option to expand their skills base and expand their job opportunities, the Australian Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, the Hon Gary Hardgrave MP said. Worth $837 million over five years, Skills for the Future will strengthen the skills base of Australia, especially of those already in the workforce. DEST Media Release, 12 October 2006 From EdNA Online on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Straight dope on the iPod's birth
Also: Gap aims to make mark in online shoes. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Google CEO: Techies must educate governments
Tensions between privacy and ready access to data lace visions for 2016 tech by Eric Schmidt and Microsoft VP Rick Rashid. From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Camtasia launches screencast hosting site
Blog: Here at CNET, we believe in video (just check out CNET TV). So we're also fans of screencasting, where you record video... From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

A flat panel price war looms, courtesy of Sharp
Blog: This Christmas, Sharp Electronics is going to hunt down its enemies.Last year, the Japanese electronics giant lost some footing... From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Device relies on an antenna to pick up broadcasts
Video: Device relies on an antenna to pick up broadcasts. CNET News.com reporter Greg Sandoval takes a look at AutumnWave's OnAir GT. It's an ashtray-size tuner that plugs into your laptop and turns it into an HDTV. Broadcast signals, both standard and HD, can be viewed. < From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Solar cell business poised for huge growth
Manufacturing plants will soon be able to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar cell production in 1980. From CNET News.com on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 a.m..

Brownie the Cow Has Some Parents Alleging an Unfair Test
Parents said an essay involving the analysis of a fictional cow's behavior highlights a broader concern that New York City is misusing standardized exams. From New York Times: Education on October 18, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Leaving Prison Doors Behind, Some Find New Doors Open
A college that is part of the City University of New York has a program that helps former prisoners with academic, financial-aid and admissions counseling and even housing and job issues. From New York Times: Education on October 18, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

On Education: A Late Start, but Not a Bad Start if the Student Is Finally Ready
A 31-year-old scholars program has long recognized that people flower at different paces and that the vagaries of life can trip up even the most fastidious wish lists. From New York Times: Education on October 18, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..