Edu_RSS ~ July 29, 2003

Most recent update: July 29, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (16789) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (16788) Siggraph confab spotlights keyboard Canesta displays a computer keyboard made of light, joining other companies that have embraced the concept of such portable "projection keyboards." From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16787) Solaris gets open-source update Sun Microsystems releases an update to its Unix-based operating system that includes, for the first time, the Gnome open-source graphical interface. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16786) Survey: Tech venture funding a mixed bag Three of six tech sectors post a sequential increase in second-quarter venture investments, a new survey finds. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16785) IBM scores entertainment industry win From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16784) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (16783) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (16782) Report Review: Nielsen/Norman Group's Usability Return on Investment Peter Merholz and Scott Hirsch have written a review of the Nielsen/Norman Group's report on usability return on investment (ROI). To quote: Although it does make a reasonable anecdotal case for investing in usability, the report methodology is so... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (16781) Python 2.3 Final Released An anonymous reader writes "Nineteen months in the making, Python 2.3 has just been released. With a plethora of changes since version 2.2, this release is ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (16780) Red Hat releases high-end Linux beta The Linux seller begins beta testing for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, its next high-end product due to ship this fall with support for several new servers. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (16779) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (16778) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (16777) ROI calculations: K-Logs vs. traditional Intranet Portals John Robb has written a weblog entry that compares the ROI of enterprise portals and k-logs (k-logs are weblogs used inside an organisation). In it, he finds that k-logs provide similar benefits at a fraction of the cost. What is... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (16776) Like the three bears lined up to eat up IE-dylocks. From homoLudens III on July 29, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (16775) Morse Code Migrating To The Net Rosco P. Coltrane writes "With Morse code slowly disappearing off the air, there seems to be a growing number of people who carry out conversations in Morse ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16774) Governments are part of the free market Demanding that software has its source code freely available for inspection and modification is no different, really, from other government procurement demands. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16773) Deal sees future in Net filters Secure Computing says it has bought N2H2, a filtering software maker. The all-stock transaction is valued at approximately $19.9 million. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16772) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (16771) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (16770) Creating RSS (bottle opener optional) Stephen Downes outlines How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer, essentially a 9 step process for (ugh) writing RSS Feeds by hand. An RSS (Rich Site Summary) feed is an XML file used to describe the contents of your website. As your website content changes, your RSS feed changes. Other computer systems, known as 'aggregators' or 'harvesters', read your RSS feed From cogdogblog on July 29, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (16769) Adaptive Path: Keep Office Politics Out of Your Design Adaptive Path: Keep Office Politics Out of Your Design "It happens again and again. You spend hours in design meetings debating a point, and then a single word from upper management squashes your decision. Or maybe your design debates just go on for weeks because of office politics. How can you streamline this process? By deriving your conclusions from research instead of just "experience." From elearningpost on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (16768) Red Hat Enteprise Linux 3.0 beta up for grabs Time for Taroon From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (16767) Rechargeable Batteries - Yes or No? TheFifthElephant asks: "I currently use quite a few devices that require various size batteries and I feel horrible just tossing them when they die. I saw a ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16766) Chinese "Dragon" Chip On Sale mrseigen writes "The processor that Chinese firms have been working on as a response to foreign equipment and software is now available for pre-order. The ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16765) McDonald's beefs up Wi-Fi trials The restaurant chain super-sizes its New York tests of wireless hot spots with Cometa Networks, as the networking start-up gets underway with a Wi-Fi push. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16764) Elearning, By Any Other Name... Discussion of the idea that a person could learn simply by using Google. Clark Quinnresponds, "I'm concerned that someone's going to try to push the view that a factoid dribble is an elearning solution. Which might prevent people from working to solve the tough components of the problem: context model, content model, user model." Fair enough. I clarify my position in this dialogue and several people chime in about the definition of e-learning and whether or not it is, and Jay Cross says, dead. By Clark Quinn, Learning Circuits Blog, July 25, 2003 [--> From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16763) Beautiful Minds Via Kairosnews, this link points to an interesting discussion of the (possible) correlation between a teacher's looks and the evaluations given by the class. Writes the Invisible Adjunct, cynically, "Hamermesh believes that 'in a strictly economic sense,' this may not be unfair: 'If students pay more attention to good-looking instructors and thus learn more from them, then professorial beauty could have a 'productivity effect,' Hamermesh said.' I'm not quite sure what Hamermesh means by 'strictly economic.' He seems to rely on the very dubious From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16762) Intellectual Property in Education The lessons are at the top of this article: "Intellectual Property is important... intellectual Property issues have been greatly complicated by modern technology... IP is not widely understood... The IP problem is not going to evaporate..." All four are true, and all four are well documented on this site, but the authors focus far too much on "official" sites and accounts, leaving many alternative voices silent. A token link to John Perry Barlow just doesn't cut it any more. Disappointed. Here is an From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16761) How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing E-Learning How long does it take to build a road? A moment's reflection tells you that, in a certain sense, this is a pretty nonsensical question: it depends on the type of road you want to build and how far you want to go (it also depends on the weather, the terrain and labour negotiations). It's pretty much the same for e-learning. But that doesn't mean you can't come up with some sort of idea - otherwise we could never plan road construction projects. It's just a lot more complex than might first be assumed. This article surveys found major ways of calculating the time require From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16760) The Secrets of Successful Idea People My job - quite literally, these days - is to come up with ideas. So of course I measure an article like this against my own practice. First: think outside your discipline. "Read -- and not only in subjects that are directly related to your profession." Yes, but don't just read (that traps you into linear thinking). But seek out things like Idea City and soak in the wisdom of a hundred disciplines. Second: "Check the fit" by evaluating the idea and, according to the article, ask, "is the idea aligned with your sphere of influence?" From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16758) How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer The ultimate low-tech guide to creating your own RSS feed. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 29, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16757) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (16756) 'bout time! Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Teens and young adults aged 13-24 now spend more time on the Internet than they do watching television, according to a surveyconducted by Yahoo and Carat North America. The study found that teens and young adults spend... From Mark Oehlert's Research Blog on July 29, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (16755) V-2 Calls for Social Networking Metadata Adam Greenfield over at v-2 has some interesting observations about participation in social networking services, spurred by the appearance of Tribe.net:I've spent, maybe, six hours of my life building up a beachhead at Friendster: fleshing out a profile, writing testimonials, uploading pictures. By the time LinkedIn came along, I could hardly be bothered to do the minimum necessary to look credible. Now, with Tribe, unless it shows real signs of critical mass and robust utility, I'll doubt I'll be mo From Corante: Social Software on July 29, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (16754) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (16753) David Pacchioli, Smart Search, Research Penn State ... David Pacchioli, Smart Search, Research Penn State, May 2003. A profile of C. Lee Giles, co-creator (with Steve Lawrence) of ResearchIndex and creator of eBizSearch. (Thanks to ResourceShelf.) From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (16752) Fun with International Copyright I have started to learn about international copyright law and thus issues of jurisdiction and choice of law in general. To be perfectly honest, they make very little sense to me.  I need to get a hold of Paul Goldstein's copyright book, I think, just so that I have something on hand with brief overviews of copyright subjects. I don't have anything comprehensive to say, but here are some interesting bits I've found along the way: 1.  As mentioned awhile ago, read Jonathan Zittrain's --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on July 29, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (16751) A Move Toward Protecting Digital Privacy Cnet: U.S. lawmaker wants limits to spyware.Rep. Mary Bono introduced a bill Monday that would take the "spy" out of... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 29, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (16750) Cry Apache help I'm struggling with an Apache problem. We run 1.3.22 or something like that. The problem affects a very minor part of the site, so I'm not particularly interested in upgrading at this point. The .cgi scripts are not creating 500 internal server errors and the error.log indicates a child spawning problem with Perl. The fix, according to Google, is to make sure the shebang is pointing in the right place, but the httpd.conf file also says that if you set the value in the regisry then you don't have to worry about the shebang. I have, however, tried both of these approaches. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (16749) Untitled Blogging in undergrad ed. "The University of Minnesota has written a white paper on the use of blogs in undergraduate education. It's good to see that people are thinking seriously about blogging." [via Samantha Blackmon 7/15/03] (Hey Samantah, where's the RSS feed?) By delaneyp@sbcglobal.net (pat delaney). [eBn News] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (16748) Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act Introduced SewersOfRivendell writes "Quote from http://boingboing.net/: 'EFF, EPIC, CDT, ACLU and Free Congress have drafted a bill that's been introduced by Senator ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16747) Cyber Sleuths vs. Secret Networks amnfinch writes "I saw this article on BBC news and frankly, I was blown away. Just another example of the relentless campaign to treat file swappers as ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16746) Untitled Newsweek: "Senator Hatch hasn't yet codified his Dr. Strangelovean no-due-process piracy antidote into upcoming legislation." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16745) Are You Fully Branded? After seeing a few years' worth of branding for online sites and services, a few best practices and trends are emerging. From E-Commerce Guide on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16744) Behind the Privacy Policy Veil Does your privacy policy protect your business? From E-Commerce Guide on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16743) AMD drops chip prices The company cuts prices on notebook and server chips, lopping as much as 31 percent off list prices for Athlon XP-M chips and as much as 35 percent off chips in the Opteron family. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16742) MSNBC taps start-up for ad technology Microsoft inks a deal with a little-known start-up for keyword-related ads on MSNBC.com, a sign that it may plan to rely less on search partner Overture Services. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16741) Analysts: EMC to double capacity Bear Stearns analysts expect the data-storage giant to announce Wednesday that it is doubling the capacity of a high-end storage device. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16740) Spam foes wary of do-not-call suits Even as the do-not-spam plan gains traction among e-mail users and on Capitol Hill, a lawsuit against the proposed do-not-call list could nip the idea in the bud. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16739) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (16738) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16737) Needed: Free SMTP I'm away from home for 2 weeks and the free SMTP server I'd been using - softhome.com - seems to have gone belly up. Does anyone know of a reliable free server I can use to send email via Outlook? I just signed up for HotPOP but it's succeeding at sending mail about one in ten times. H-e-e-e-e-e-l-l-l-l-l-lp!... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16736) Quick Notes 1.  So I went with some friends to see how bad Terminator 3 could be.  Before the movie even started, I saw the sort of thing that makes me want to be a total absolutist and not see any feature film ever (I rarely go to the movies anyway).  Yep, it was the respectcopyrights.org ad.  It featured some set painter, out in front of his toolshed, and then throwing in at the end, "It's not going to hurt the millionares, piracy&a From World Wide Web Consortium on July 29, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (16734) The Eureka Moment Welcome to those of who have arrived here via link from Paul Stacey’s latest column. Most of us with an interest in weblogs, RSS and nearby environs have experienced a “Eureka moment” (or several) similar to what Stacey describes: That... From Object Learning on July 29, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (16733) Verizon text tapping bug run to ground The fix is (kinda) in From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16732) AMD claims to win battle of slowest selling chips Limps faster than Intel From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16731) Specs for Sony PSP Handheld doctor_no writes "Sony has announced the specs for its upcoming handheld gaming device, the PSP, at their PlayStation Meeting 2003. Most interesting is that ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16730) (Solar) Power to the Masses D3 writes "This report on a solar power tower (pdf) looks extremely interesting. Maybe one day we can have international power lines where all the countries ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16729) Microsoft packages photo software From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16728) IBM to focus on storage software Confirming the storage world's shift from hardware to software, an IBM executive says software will transform the industry and continue to become a focus for Big Blue. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16727) Will Web users ever pay for content? Serial entrepreneur Louis Borders thinks so, and he tells CNET News.com why he believes peoples' attitudes about free Internet content are changing. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16726) Chip firms team up for mobile standards Nokia and chip industry players Texas Instruments, ARM and STMicroelectronics form an alliance to promote standard ways for the silicon inside cell phones to work together. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16725) Gaming start-up unwraps new PDA Tapwave confirms details for its upcoming PDAs, which will attempt to find a new niche for the struggling handheld market. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16724) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16723) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (16722) Buy terrorists low, sell high! Here's an image from the terrorist futures market that you've undoubtedly been reading about. No, it isn't a joke. It lists: Jordan King overthrown 4th Quarter: $0.24 N. Korea Missile Attack 4th Quarter: $0.15 U.S. Recog. Palestine 1st 04: $0.32 Arafat Assassinated 1st 04: $0.17 (Thanks to Gary Unblinking Stock for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (16721) WNC Arboretum and Downtown Asheville We spent a little more time in downtown Asheville yesterday, walking around and enjoying the sites before having lunch at the Laughing Seed. We both had the spinach-mushroom burger again, trying to figure out the species used so we can make it at home. I know we've seen a recipe for it in one of our veggie cookbooks, but want to make sure we get the seasoning right. After lunch, we took a slow drive south on the Blue Ridge arkway a few miles to exit at the WNC Arboretum. This is a huge 420+ acre complex with greenhouses, gardens and hiking trails. The greenhouses and gard From carvingCode on July 29, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16720) The Web Programming CD Bookshelf honestpuck writes " I am a big fan of the written word on dead trees, but sometimes I like to have the written word where I can easily search it, or cut and ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16719) Untitled Nelson Minar: "Gnomedex was great. I enjoyed having WiFi access during the conference despite my discomfort with people paying more attention to computers than people at meetings." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16718) Untitled Hmm. "Raised as a Norwegian girl for the first ten years of his life." ";->" From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16717) Untitled Paul Stacey: "Its been quite a while since a technology 'blew me away' but last Friday I had one of those Eureka moments while riding the bus from downtown Vancouver to White Rock where I live -- all because of RSS feeds & blogs." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16716) InQuira raises $9.25 million in second round From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16715) Outsourcing to usurp more U.S. jobs One out of every 10 jobs at American technology and services companies will move overseas by the end of next year, according to research firm Gartner. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16714) Solsoft adds $12 million to coffers From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16713) Lawmaker wants limits to spyware Rep. Mary Bono introduces a bill that would take the "spy" out of spyware, requiring companies to get permission from computer users before installing the software on their machines. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16712) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (16711) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16710) Developing Pollution Last night, a friend who's 35-40 years old told me that when he went to high school in Rochester, NY, the water was so polluted by Eastman Kodak that a friend's science fair experiment consisted of developing film by using water from the local river. Now that's a science fair project!... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16709) EFF: How Not To Get Sued By The RIAA For File-Sharing "While there is no way to know exactly what the RIAA is going to do, who it is going to sue, or even how much music qualifies as a 'substantial' amount, users of P2P networks can take the following steps to reduce their chances of being sued.." From Weblogs At Harvard on July 29, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (16708) Chili Cookoff Decamps From Fading Comdex One of the highlights of the huge Comdex trade show was always the Chili Cookoff, a charity event run by... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 29, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16707) Nortel leapfrogs Cisco in VoIP sales Renewed health From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16706) 5,500 IT jobs hang in the balance at Deutsche Bank It's mulling From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16705) IBM wins $1.1bn ABB outsourcing gig On Demand savings From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16704) Labels charged with price-fixing - again Cough it up for The Three Tenors From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16703) US Shrugs Off World's IP Address Shortage Clifton Griffin writes "C|Net has an article stating that the U.S. isn't making the push for IPv6 like others are even though the networking appliances and ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16702) Telemarketers Sue Over "Do Not Call" List Joey Patterson writes "CNN reports that 'Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16701) Untitled EFF: How Not To Get Sued By The RIAA For File-Sharing. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16700) For PC Magazine Readers ...directed here by John Dvorak, following are the posts he references on the Berman-Conyers bill (ACCOPS, PDF): Do Not Pass Go Do Not Pass Go II Mr. Dvorak asks a question about weblogs and politics with which many of us have been grappling: "[Where] is the leverage?" Just how influential are weblogs in politics, From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16699) Dell reinvents the mini The computing giant launches a pair of similar 3-pound notebooks that it's targeting to very different consumer segments. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16698) Yahoo settles patent dispute The portal giant is licensing technology from computer services company NCR as part of a settlement that ends a patent dispute between the two companies. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16697) Microsoft prepares for Yukon, Longhorn The software company readies new development tools before planned releases of revamped database and Windows operating system software. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16696) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (16695) Technology and Teacher Effectiveness Linked to this article via Samantha Blackmon, a Professor in the English Department at Purdue University. The article by Joan Cunningham comes from Tech Learning, Dr. Blackmon states in her blog entry, "Yes, I know it's the same argument we've heard a 1000 times and we all agree with it, but I figure the more times and places it gets p From Edublog News on July 29, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (16694) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (16693) Weblogs: the Readers' Digest analogy Joseph Hart: Blogs as Electronic Readers' Digests. "So what does it mean that modern blogs resemble the old Reader's Digest? I'm not sure, but readers of blogs and readers of the Digest seem to share some commonality of intent and purpose in their rapid absorption of quick, bite-sized information and entertainment." Joseph lists similarities and differences between Readers' Digest periodicals and weblogs. One crucial difference he missed is that bl From Seb's Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16692) If you can't beat 'em... Wifi, Personal Calculators, and the Backchannel.  Clay Shirky: "What both optimists and pessimists believed, however, deep down, was that their opinions mattered. "Someday," each of them thought, "someone is going to ask me what we should do about these here calculators." What the adults didn't understand, but me and my 5th grade posse did, was that calculators, having arrived, were never going away." [Corante: Social Software] From Seb's Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16691) Online communities in classrooms? Charlie Lowe reflects on the following question: "my classes are the perfect size for forming online communities -- more than a dozen but not over a hundred. Why then, do online communities not form?" Charlie asks the opposite question - why should they form? "Won't an online commnity form only if the class is extremely collaborative-based learning oriented in which students are granted more agency than many instructors are willing to give?" From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16690) Globally positioned blogging Roland Piquepaille summarizes a TechRepublic article on the merging of GPS systems and the web. Suppose you're standing somewhere in the middle of a foreign city with a couple of friends. Everyone's getting hungry and you had better find a good place to eat. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to instantly look up, say, all restaurant reviews within a 1000-feet radius of where you are? And then intersect the results with your personal --> From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16689) Untitled Alan Kay. "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16688) In other news... I'm finally catching up after last week out, but have long term projects that have lingered too long. Posting will probably continue to be sporadic. I have not caught up on my RSS reading. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16687) Wireless link for Sony PSP Portable networking From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16686) AMD cuts Opteron prices by up to 35% Update Mobile prices too From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16685) Orange revs up in H1 Figures going the right way From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16684) Bluetooth chip sales to hit $1.7bn in 2007 Positive future thanks to PMGs From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16683) 2191.78 Years for the RIAA to Sue Everyone este writes "According to an article in the Inquirer, if the RIAA maintains its rate of lawsuit issuance, it will take more than two millenia for them to sue ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16682) CENTURY INDUSTRIAL Vinyl Floor Tile announced by Flooring Adventures Century Industrial solid vinyl floor tile from Flooring Adventures LLC is designed for heavy-duty use in industrial, commercial and institutional facilities. For most applications, no adhesive, special tools or installation expertise are needed. It is easily installed over any flat, clean, structurally sound surface, including contaminated, moisture-problem or uncured concrete subfloors. Since no solvents, sealers or adhesives are used, the tiles can be installed in VOC-sensitive or restricted areas. Once in place, Century's hidden Tuff-Seal® interlocking edges form straight, precise sea From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16680) Christa McAuliffe Academy Selects vClass Virtual Classroom Product Will Also Facilitate Tech Support, Marketing, Training [PRWEB Jul 17, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16679) New WorldWide Commentary Site A new website has now made it possible for everyone to express their point of view on any topic to the entire world. [PRWEB Jul 18, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16678) Going Back to School? New Weblog Gives College Students and Parents College Safety News and Information College students across the US are more likely to be the victim of many different crimes than others not in school. Get ready to go to school in complete safety. A new weblog www.collegeSafeBlog.com has college and campus safety information, tips, news and links to college safety products. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16677) Students Cut College Costs by Trading Books on Internet Marketplace Students on college campuses nationwide no longer need to spend an average $300 a semester for their course books. Instead, a growing trend indicates that students are increasingly exchanging their used textbooks with each other on an internet marketplace. [PRWEB Jul 24, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16676) Webinars and Seminars - Help Desk Training and Certifications Help Desk Institute's eUniversity Chairman, Dr. Eric Svendsen (CEO SCInc.) is hosting a dynamic certification and training event for customer support, support center, and help desk professionals, on September 24 HYPHEN 26, 2003 in San Francisco, CA. This opportunity enables you to meet industry experts, participate in the widely recognized Help Desk Institute certifications, and enhance your professional development. [PRWEB Jul 25, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16675) PERMACHARTS ANNOUNCES NEW QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDE: WATER Concord, ON HYPHEN By popular demand, Permacharts, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a new health & well-being title: Water. This chart continues in our very successful line of health & well-being titles that help everyday consumers quickly understand the details of a given subject. [PRWEB Jul 25, 2003] From PR Web on July 29, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16674) re-creativity continues The Pet Rock Stars have completed two songs from the blogathon. As previously reported, the work in progress, and the final songs were posted under a Creative Commons license. Within a day, their creativity has sparked other creativity. Erik Ostrom has posted a cover of Southdown, one of the two songs the Pet Rock Stars wrote. Here are From Lessig Blog on July 29, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16673) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (16672) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16671) Help with Movable Type? Martin Jensen is having trouble installing Movable Type because of the vagaries of his host. He's trying to create a site that will help the "trainwreck" he sees coming to the health care industry because of HIPAA. If there are any MT experts around who'd like to give Martin a hand, you can email him here. (There are some more details in his contribution to discussion board.)... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16670) E-Learning - Blown away by Weblogs and RSS Quote: "Its been quite a while since a technology "blew me away" but last Friday I had one of those Eureka moments while riding the bus from downtown Vancouver to White Rock where I live - all because of RSS feeds & blogs. I'm still exploring and digging deeper into RSS but let me share the chronicle so far"Comment: It's behind a login unfortunately (actually, maybe not). From Serious Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16669) Amazon, RSS and other XML Formats Raymond Yee does a really nice job explaining how to get various XML standards out of amazon.com. In related news, others are working with the RSS that amazon also now seems to be producing (although Raymond's work preceded this). From Serious Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16668) Symantec wins counterfeit CD case One spamming scam canned, thousands to go From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16667) Secure Computing snags N2H2 Filtration From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16666) US tech industry staff decimated in offshore stampede 10pc of jobs moved abroad in 2004 From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16665) MCI faces new fraud inquiry Call for Capellas to resign From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16664) Fujifilm preps six- megapixel prosumer digicam Reg Kit Watch Plus: new Dell Centrino notebooks From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16663) Wearing a Tie May Cause Blindness! An anonymous reader noted that there finally is some science to justify not wearing a tie! Doctors have found that wearing a tie too tight causes pressure on ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16662) Untitled Heads-up, I'm working on the long-delayed unified spec for the MetaWeblog API. It's been documented in layers across several pages on the XML-RPC site. The goal is to have a spec-on-one-page that explains its design, how it works, and links to prior art. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16661) Happy Birthday ...Doc. Thank you for the gifts you've given us this year. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16660) Lindows unveils DVD application In its mission to bring Linux to the masses, the company introduces an application that can play commercial DVDs on computers running the Lindows operating system. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16659) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (16658) IMS release specification for storing accessibility preferences What once started as the "disability" placeholder in the Learner Information Profile (LIP) has grown into a fully fledged specification for storing access preferences. With it, learners can specify how they'd like interact with e-learning content in whatever context they find themselves. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 29, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16657) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16656) Happy Birthday© to Doc® "Happy Birthday" words and music copyrighted Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill, 1934. "Doc" is a trademark of the Walt Disney Company™.... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16655) More Zope tips In response to my Zope tips entry the other day, I've received a few more tips and clarifications. Tonico Strasser solved the problem of getting Casey Duncan's ExternalEditor to work with Firebird: You can get it working with the "Things They Left Out (TTLO)" extension for Firebird: http://cdn.mozdev.org/ttlo/--> From Jon's Radio on July 29, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (16654) Untitled Wifi, Personal Calculators, and the Backchannel. Since we seem to be treating the NY Times backchannel article as a tribal fetish object, I'll drive my nail in as well. When I was in 5th grade, an argument about personal calculators broke out in the Letters to the Editor column of my local newspaper, an argument conducted with religious fervor. One one side were those who felt that calculators were, on the whole, a good tool and that students should be taught to use them. On the other side were those who felt that calculat From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16652) Pentagon Lets You Bid on Terrorism? Elysdir writes "DARPA is creating an idea futures market, the Policy Analysis Market, to try to predict events in the Middle East. See Bloomberg article for ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16651) Untitled Clay Shirky: "It doesn't matter if the Wifi backchannel is a bad idea; it's not going away." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16650) Atom API primer Curious about what Atom actually looks like? It looks like this. (85 words) From dive into mark on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16649) Consumers Prefer Listening to Surfing, Watching Slighlty more Americans would rather listen to music than surf the Net or watch TV, a pair of surveys reports. From CyberAtlas on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16648) IBM readies WebSphere Portal update From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16647) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (16646) Untitled New OpenOffice The OpenOffice.org folks have put up the second release candidate for OpenOffice 1.1. (Technically, I believe the name for the suite is also supposed to be "OpenOffice.org," but that just sounds very silly.) I've been playing with this release for a bit and it seems very stable and a bit faster than previous releases. If you do a lot of word processing or spend a lot of time making spreadsheets, presentations... do check it out. From Corante: Open Source on July 29, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (16645) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (16644) Fort Lee Schools Web Log A tech admin person who I met at NECC sent me this link to the Fort Lee schools in NJ. Looks like they are using a Web log format as their homepage. Can't really tell what software it's built with or if it's homegrown, but it looks like it's been updated since last September. I've added it to the list of models to look at. From weblogged News on July 29, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (16643) Lessons Learned Nice to be back up and posting again after such a long absence. It was really frustrating trying to navigate the server issues, and we're still not done trying to bring the rest of my sites back to life on our local server. But as with anything else, there is a bright side to all of this. First, I've been forced to get a lot more comfortable with Frontier, and it's starting to make a bit more sense to me. I'm not as afraid to dig into it...not sure if that is a good or a bad thing, but at least I feel like I have a better handle on how to maintain it. Second, there is abso From weblogged News on July 29, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (16642) Just for laughs! Just for laughs! Check these out. They're hilarious! Heineken Ad, Matrix style Europe Vs. Italy From elearningpost on July 29, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16641) One more Jill Walker (who coauthored the first academic article on research blogging) has come up with a very decent definition of the term 'weblog', which is slated to appear in next year's edition of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory.I've indexed it on m From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16640) Enabling collaborative learning Sebastian has found Martin Terre Blanche's wonderful blog. He quotes a good post on obstacles to collaborative learning. Students and lecturers are more familiar with a knowledge-transmission model of education and don't always understand what is expected of us in a more constructionist environment. We have to From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 29, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16639) 2003 InfoWorld awards for innovative tech projects If your company is launching an innovative technology project this year, why not nominate it for an InfoWorld 100 award? This year's deadline is Monday, Sept. 8. ... From Jon's Radio on July 29, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16638) Jobs go as Claranet confirms Netscalibur buyout Insiders talk of job losses From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16637) Cisco fixes Aironet vuln Firmware upgrade for IOS flavours From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16636) BT and friends pump £7m into Wiltshire broadband Rural roll-out From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16635) SSH or VNC From Your Cell Phone? fintler writes "Andreas Karlsson has a working release of a simple ssh client for the Ericsson P800 and is looking for a way to imput control charactors in the ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16634) Untitled Joe Firmage: "What we are trying to build here is the PBS of the Web." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16633) Untitled BBC: "A week without e-mail is more traumatic than moving house or getting divorced, say techies." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16632) Untitled Smack in the middle of summer and the heat wave has broken. It's lovely, in the 70s, relatively low humidity, light breeze, finally the weather is a joy in the Boston area. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16631) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (16630) Wifi, Personal Calculators, and the Backchannel Since we seem to be treating the NY Times backchannel article as a tribal fetish object, I'll drive my nail in as well. When I was in 5th grade, an argument about personal calculators broke out in the Letters to the Editor column of my local newspaper, an argument conducted with religious fervor. One one side were those who felt that calculators were, on the whole, a good tool and that students should be taught to use them. On the other side were those who felt that calculators were a crutch, that their use would pollute the minds of impressionable youth, and that their appearance was From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (16628) ATI brings Radeon 9800, 9600 to FireGL line Workstation line filling out From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (16627) FBI targets Net phoning Internet phone calls are becoming a national security threat that must be countered with new wiretap rules, according to an FBI proposal presented to regulators this month. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (16626) Actuate buys into merger mania Actuate announces plans to acquire privately held Nimble Technology for an undisclosed sum, the latest in a flurry of acquisitions in the business software market. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (16625) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (16624) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (16623) Lawsuits In Motion files suit against Xerox Seeks protection from patent infringement claims From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (16622) Easynet buys German ISP for £2.4m Infill From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (16621) Westcon lines up $175m credit facility Working capital From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (16620) Microsoft gets touchy feely with $26m Xbox pay-off Immersion Tanked From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (16619) VoIP Beats Conventional Phone Service In Iraq andyring writes "According to this article at Wired, without reliable long distance or particularly international telephone service in Iraq, citizens in ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16618) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (16617) I'll Take 1000 Addresses Por Favor Raise your hand if you've heard of IPv6. Anyone besides Ralph? Well News.com has a good overview of what this next-generation project is, what it solves and the limits that forced its creation. For those unfamiliar with internet lingo, it... From Tim Swanson on July 29, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (16616) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (16615) Napster, But in Name Only The fabled name is resurfacing on a new online music service. But this time Napster has the blessings of the Big Five record companies, giving it little in common with its beloved, ill-starred predecessor. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16614) AOL 9.0: Not Ready for Broadband The new version of America Online's software makes using its service easier and safer than ever. But that still may not attract the high-speed users the company covets. By Suneel Ratan. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16613) Robots Rumble at Annual Expo From soccer competitions to life-and-death battles, bots square off at the Summer Robot Games & #038; Expo. Kari L. Dean reports from San Francisco, and a photo gallery captures the action. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16612) RIAA Picks a New Chief The recording industry chooses a new CEO to replace Hilary Rosen. Mitch Bainwol, former chief of staff to Sen. Bill Frist, will take the reins in September. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16611) Appeasing the Control Freaks Developers want realism in their games. Sony's new EyeToy and other innovative peripherals take that desire to a new level by actually putting players in the game. In the world of video games, it's all about control. By Brad King. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16610) AI Depends on Your Point of View While people are able to see problems from different angles, even the smartest computers are still pretty inflexible. Artificial-intelligence researchers need to combine logic with probabilistic reasoning, game theory and a host of other ideas. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16609) Helping Machines Think Different While the Pentagon's project to record and catalog a person's life scares privacy advocates, researchers see it as a step in the process of getting computers to think like humans. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16608) Qualcomm lawyers defy Nokia's rabbit cull TI sued for 'confidentiality breach' From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16607) EMC grabs another HP exec Thinning the Compaq herd From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16606) BT confirms return to mass market mobile Family planning From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16605) Civil servants' families could test government websites We are all usability experts now From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16604) Kill a Middle East head of state, win prizes! - Pentagon shows how DARPA terror game under fire From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16603) Dell to ship Axim update tomorrow Windows Mobile 2003 fix almost here From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16602) Hi-Fi meets Wi-Fi with Linksys Wireless chatter From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16601) Nvidia lowers Q2 gross-margin forecast 130nm chips costing more than expected From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16600) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (16599) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (16598) Learning by Design An article has been published discussing the importance of design in e-learning, that is, getting away a strict by-the-numbers approach. To quote: Learning design is an ill-structured domain. Only reflective experimentation can reveal what works and what does not. Even... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. (16597) Learning Circuits: How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing E-Learning Learning Circuits: How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing E-Learning "Currently, there are many variations and techniques for developing a time estimate, but most of the methods revolve around four basic techniques. While none of these methods are flawless, they each contain strengths for developing an accurate estimate. Similar Projects Using Formulas Bottom-up Calculations Industry Standards From elearningpost on July 29, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. (16596) India Chooses All-Electronic Voting MaximusTheGreat writes "While the U.S. debates the merits of e-voting, India has decided to have all electronic polls in the next elections for its billion ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16595) Untitled Shhh. Don't tell anyone. Today is Doc's birthday. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16594) Untitled Two years ago: "If you want a clue Mr. Moose.." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16593) Untitled Caveat. In the piece pointed to above, the target of the link has redirected it so it points back at the Scripting News archive. It's horribly confusing, and not good practice (and what's the point anyway). But there's nothing I can do about it. Onward. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16592) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (16591) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. (16590) Book review: Information architecture, blueprints for the web Information architecture Blueprints for the web Christina Wodtke Christina is the founder of boxesandarrows, the best information architecture (IA) resource site on the web. My thanks go to her for creating this site, and also for writing this very useful... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (16589) Untitled Last year on this day: "If you've never smoked you have no idea how weird it is." From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16588) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Elaine Scarry. From Scripting News on July 29, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16587) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (16586) Click2learn Showcases Award-Winning Productivity Solutions for International Audience of 30,000 at e-Learning World, Japan's Largest Learning Expo From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16585) Budget cuts stall online course growth at UW From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16584) Docent Teams Up with Ninth House and AmeriCredit to Present E-Learning Measurement Seminar with Chief Learning Officer Magazine From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16583) Eloquent Images: Word and Image in the Age of New Media From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16582) Experts Urge Strong Education Rather Than Big Tariffs From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16581) Michigan State University Study: Children Who Spend More Time Online Do Better in School From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16580) Tuition hikes are outpacing financial aid From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16579) Arizona OKs five new virtual academies in extended charter-school program From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16578) Parents should have class webcams From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16577) Does the medium dictate the message? Cultivating e-communication in an asynchronous environment From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16576) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16575) Back in Business If you're reading this that means my migration over to Weblogger.com is complete and I'm up an running...FINALLY. I'll be at Middlebury presenting "Web Logs as Journalism" with "Sarah" tomorrow and then camping for a few days. Look for regular posts again next week. Oh Happy Day! From weblogged News on July 29, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (16574) Zempt Just for interest, the last two entries were posted using Zempt. This is a nice multi-platform posting tool for Movable Type, that significantly improves on mucking around with the sometimes-slow web interface. So far, so good. I'll report any news... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (16573) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (16572) Business Method Patents An article By Justin Pope, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 28, 2003 Comment: This is an interesting follow-up to the discussion we had at AECT Reno about how it seems almost any “business method” can be patented. Perhaps I can still get... From IDT Matrix on July 29, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (16571) Top eLearning Reference Sources One reader’s take on the best sources of e-learning news…... From IDT Matrix on July 29, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (16570) Chronicle article on use of open source software More colleges see value in the collaborative open-source model for developing and licensing software. Carl W. Jacobson, director of management-information services at the University of Delaware, says software companies should help develop open-source software for higher education. (7/28/2003)... From IDT Matrix on July 29, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (16569) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (16568) Gateway pages prevent PDF shock Jakob Nielsen's latest Alertbox looks at using gateway pages to mediate the accessibility and usability issues of PDFs. To quote: Spare your users the misery of being dumped into PDF files without warning. Create special gateway pages that summarise the... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (16567) Windows web browser capabilities WebMonkey has published an up-to-date chart of Windows web browser capabilities. To quote: One of the biggest pains about making Web pages is having to keep track of which browsers support what features. Wouldn't it be nice if there were... From Column Two on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (16566) Harvard Working Knowledge: The Secrets of Successful Idea People Harvard Working Knowledge: The Secrets of Successful Idea People "What idea practitioners share is more than the ability to get excited by an idea's potential. As they scan the horizon for new ideas to bring back to their companies, their finely honed sensibility for what it will take for an idea to overcome internal resistance serves as a filter. Only those ideas that pass this workability test get brought forward. At that point, the IP's skills as cheerleader, viral marketer, ambassador, battlefi From elearningpost on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (16565) A Great Mac Utility Tip of my hat to Howard Rheingold for telling me about a must-have utility that I didn't know about --... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on July 29, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (16564) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (16563) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (16562) Mitch Bainwol To Succeed Hilary Rosen As RIAA Head bmarklein writes "The RIAA has announced that it has named Mitch Bainwol, former chief of staff to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, as chairman & ... From Slashdot on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (16561) Microsoft signs Mexican cable operators The television division signs up three cable operators in Mexico to license its software as it builds momentum for its trials in the U.S. market. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (16560) Portals in space Back from the high-tech wilderness after embracing extraterrestrial explanations for technological and religious advances on earth, Joe Firmage tells CNET News.com why his new Internet venture is no longer an idea ahead of its time. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (16559) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 12:50 a.m.. (16558) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 29, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (16557) Scribble Press - Making the ephermeral slightly less so "You drink beer from microbreweries. Now read nonfiction literature from a micropublisher." Excellent publication idea. And as per instruction, here is the downloadable PDF. From homoLudens III on July 29, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (16556) Server market surges in Q2 It's alive. It's alive. From The Register on July 29, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (16555) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (16554) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (16553) Mozilla Thunderbird 0.1 Released An anonymous reader submits: The Mozilla Thunderbird (stand-alone Mozilla based mail/news reader) developers have just released their first milestone: version ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (16552) Wow, that was fast, part 2 On Saturday, we posted about the Creative Commons licensing used by Scott Andrew and Shannon Campbell on their collaborative music project. They ended up creating two songs by Sunday morning and released them under a license. Late Sunday night, Scott posted a link to the first derivative work made from it, a re-recording by previously featured content o From Creative Commons: weblog on July 28, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (16551) Microsoft settles suit with Immersion The company will pay $26 million to settle a patent infringement suit and acquire rights to use Immersion’s "haptic" technology in devices such as joysticks. 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