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Gadget Lab: Sport Support
A bra with built-in heart-rate monitor holds up during a workout, a wireless headset takes the tangle out of your iPod and a simple battery add-on makes an emergency flashlight, all in this week's Gadget Lab. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Audiophiles Become IPodiophiles
Critics agree: A few hardware mods can turn your iPod into an affordable, high-end music source for the most demanding sound systems. Commentary by Leander Kahney. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Under Attack, Spam Fighter Folds
Having drawn the enmity of powerful spammers with its seemingly successful tactics, upstart Blue Security suddenly bows out of the battle. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

The Games Nobody Lines Up to Play
You can spend all your time at E3 standing in line to play the coolest, most cutting-edge video games months before they're released. Then there's my way. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

The Ultimate Net Monitoring Tool
A little-known California firm called Narus makes the deep packet-inspection technology said to be the basis of the NSA's internet surveillance. Here's how it works. By Robert Poe. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

AT&T Whistle-Blower's Evidence
Former technician Mark Klein gives a firsthand account of finding a secret room routing U.S. internet traffic straight to the NSA -- along with documents he says prove his case. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Stumbling Into a Spy Scandal
Years before the NSA's warrantless surveillance made headlines, an AT&T technician suspected his company was colluding with the government to spy on Americans. But the whistle-blower got some of the details wrong. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Court Deals AT&T a Setback
A federal judge refuses to give the company back its internal documents, which a whistle-blower says demonstrate AT&T's cooperation with the NSA's domestic spying. Ryan Singel reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Give Your Boss an Earful
Comedian and tech evangelist Heather Gold harnesses the transparency of open-source software and online communities to keep businesses honest with themselves -- and their employees. Webmonkey interview by Bryan Zilar. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Great New GPS Gadgets
Navigational tools have come a long way since the astrolabe. Forbes.com picks 10 of the coolest cutting-edge devices. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Did Verizon Block U.S. E-Mail?
New allegations could delay settlement of a lawsuit charging the communications company with systematically preventing delivery of messages from Europe and Asia. By John Gartner. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

The Eternal Value of Privacy
Supporters of wholesale government surveillance are fond of saying that only the guilty should be worried about spying. Let's put that spurious argument out to pasture once and for all. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Second Life Land Deal Goes Sour
An online real estate developer sues gamemaker Linden Lab for allegedly repossessing his cyberproperty. Are real judges ready to deal with virtual worlds? By Kathleen Craig. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Simple Phones
Readers claim people just want to make phone calls, question who implemented black hole filtering at Blue Security, call for visitors to rediscover New Orleans, and more. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Microsoft Gains Another Enemy
Windows Vista is threatened by a Symantec lawsuit. Plus: Dell starts using AMD processors.... New Zealand actor attacks Amazon.com.... and more. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Nice Thinkin', Ya Big Ape
New evidence strongly suggests that apes, like teenagers, are capable of rudimentary planning. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Big Easy Music Survives Katrina
The documentary New Orleans Music in Exile tells the stories of musicians who were displaced by the killer hurricane. Beverly Hanly reports from New Orleans. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

NASCAR Races for Sponsors
Logos slapped on speeding cars bring in millions now that advertising has taken a pole position. From Forbes.com. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

The Da Vinci Code's Plot Thickens
Sure, it's slick and based on a controversial best seller. But is the movie version of Dan Brown's abominably written potboiler any good? By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Happy Sex Is Healthy Sex
An educator taps the internet to promote sexual health and sex education. It seems to be working. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

DIY Phone Club Channels PC Past
The Homebrew Mobile Phone Club wants to bring fresh ideas and the open-source philosophy to the largely closed world of mobile phone development. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Fans Storm Apple's 5th Ave Store
Steve Jobs attends the opening of the new store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. Seán Captain reports from New York. Plus: Big Apple photo gallery. From Wired News on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Guest appearances
I'm doing some guest blogging for the next couple of days over at my friend Larry Smith's new magazine site, Smith, so I might not be doing as much here at home until the end of the week. Since Smith is all about personal narrative (their motto is something like "everyone has a story," what I say there will be a little more personal than what I do over here. (I know - it's all personal.) But, against my better judgment, I'll be giving them some more overtly personal stories and thoughts than I usually share over here, as From rushkoff.blog on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Graduates at New School Heckle Speech by McCain
Senator John McCain of Arizona, the keynote speaker at the New School graduation, was met with jeers, boos and insults during his speech. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Future of Higher Education Is Divisive Topic for Panel
Finding common ground is not easy among the 19 members of the Bush administration's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Admissions Officials Lament Practice of Signing On With More Than One College
Many high school seniors and their parents have tried to get around deadlines for accepting offers from colleges by sending in deposits to more than one school. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

With $4 Billion, Columbia Raises Fund-Drive Ante
Columbia University's fund-raising plan is a sign of the fierce competition among colleges to attract students. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Quotas to Aid India's Poor Spark Push for Meritocracy
A proposal to help more students of lower castes attend the country's most competitive universities has sparked nationwide protests. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Hoping to Get on the Fast Track, Students Turn to Career Coaches
Entry-level job coaching has emerged as an offshoot of traditional career coaching, which is usually reserved for midcareer professionals. From New York Times: Education on May 20, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Unattributed - Podcasting Tutorials - PortableMediaExpo
A long list of podcasting tutorials. Via Alec Couros. [Link] [Tags: Podcasting] [Comment] From OLDaily on May 20, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

James Basore - Web-based Objectives Builder Tool - EDUCAUSE Blogs
The author offers "an online tool for writing objectives so that when we work together remotely the tool could serve as an interactive example for writing objectives that the instructor could then use independently after words." [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on May 20, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

Tony Karrer - Elves, Measuring Results and Informal Learning - eLearning Technology
"If an elf appeared and offer to give you a program that met your spec, how happy would you be?" Good question. And, according to the author, you would probably want to know how the program worked before you were happy. "If you create an 'organic, dynamic, flexible' learning solution but can't explain how it impacts the end numbers, then: (a) you won't get credit, (b) you won't know if you can repeat it successfully, and (c) you won't know if its really working." Related: Ewan McIntosh podcast on OLDaily on May 20, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..