Dell Recall Benefits Sony Rivals Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
EarthLink loses fiber line sharing case Verizon and AT&T don't want to share those shiny new fiber networks they are installing. It's looking like they won't have to. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
Eat These Specific Foods To Raise Your Metabolism and Help Burn Body Fat Good list of Thermogenic Foods. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
Arrest made in Jonbenet Ramsey case WTOP radio in Washington D.C. is reporting breaking news that a man has been arrested, overseas, in the Jonbenet Ramsey murder case. The URL takes you to WTOP's home page where they have a headline for the story and text should follow shortly. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
IBM Server Commercial A pretty funny IBM commercial where a guy thinks all the servers have been stolen. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
Google: No plans for nationwide Wi-Fi service Telecoms can breathe a sigh of relief...at least for now: "Even as it rolls out a local wireless Internet service in the city where it is based, Google says it has no plans to position itself as a national provider of such services." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
England 4-0 Greece England made a flying start under new boss Steve McClaren with a four-goal first-half blast to beat Greece. John Terry marked his first match as captain by nodding in the opening goal after Stewart Downing had headed the ball into the penalty area. Frank Lampard then scored with a deflected shot... From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
AnandTech: Apple's Mac Pro - A True PowerMac Successor Here we're going to be looking at the Mac Pro as a Mac (mostly) and compare the performance of two speed grades (2.0GHz and 2.66GHz) to the outgoing PowerMac G5. We'll also take the thing apart and give you a nice tour in pictures of the new chassis. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
A World Without Movie Theatres "Imagine a world without movie theaters. No multiplexes. No arthouses. No way to communally experience a film. That day may be coming sooner than you think." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
New Directv HD DVR finally released The much talked about and much delayed successor to the (now) old TiVo HD DVR has finally been released (at least in LA) and the review seems very good. Check it out. (Thanks Earl!) From digg on August 16, 2006 at 10:22 p.m..
Far South Coast Community College The Far South Community College, based in Bega NSW, provides a broad range of short, affordable courses relevant to local communities. Subject areas include: business, lifestyle & recreation; IT, computers & new media; sustainability & environment studies; Indigenous arts & culture; arts, crafts & creative industries; communications, literacy & languages; volunteering & public life. Accredited distance education courses are also available in Aged Care and Medical Terminology. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 10:21 p.m..
Partner likely to boost IDP Australia's largest overseas student recruiter will focus on a one-stop shop to attract more dollars from the international market and cement its corporate culture. IDP Education Australia's new strategy has been unveiled as part of a partnership with online employment company SEEK, which has offered about $36 million for a 50per cent stake in the recruitment agency. [http://tinyurl.com/lpghk] The Australian, 16 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 10:21 p.m..
Text messages target absent students An Australian-built text-messaging system automatically alerts parents if students don't show up. Already widely adopted across Australia, the "Messageyou" system built by South Australian company, MGM Wireless, is now making its first international foray, with trials currently taking place in three US schools. Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 10:21 p.m..
Degrees pass the $200,000 mark University students are paying more than $200,000 for university degrees, Five degrees cost more than $200,000 and 96 degrees cost more than $100,000 for full-fee paying students, according to the Good Universities Guide 2007, released today. [http://www.thegoodguides.com.au/ ] Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 10:21 p.m..
University Beams Into National Research Machine The University of Canberra has joined a consortium with the NSW Government and 12 other universities, which has committied $5 million to the national Australian Synchrotron partnership. The Australian synchrotron is a research machine the size of a cricket ground built on an old drive-in theatre site at Monash University in Melbourne. It can be used for research in a number of scientific fields including forensics, pharmaceuticals and molecular biology. The University of Canberra Monitor, 15 August 2006 From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 10:21 p.m..
Will Ferrell's New Movie - "Stranger than Fiction" (Trailer) His new movie looks like one of his best, and stars other major stars such as Dustin Hoffman. All I can say is wow... From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
World demand for water is expected to double by 2050. The increased demand is expected to send water prices through the roof, but not to the extent of oil prices. We will have to come up with better ways to conserve water, or face the consequences. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Spyware's Growing Arsenal Spyware's threat is getting nastier. Infection rates are on the rise, in part thanks to the surging popularity of social-networking sites like MySpace.com. We're finding that the social-networking sites like MySpace are turning out to be hotbeds for spyware. It doesn't help that many younger users aren't sufficiently cautious either. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The 62% Violent Pac-Man. It's Simply Mind Numbingly Stupid. The U.S. Senate recently heard testimony on violent video games from Dr. Thompson, a Harvard researcher that claims PacMan is 62% violent, and that saying "push it to the limit" is sexual. Her research is amazingly out-of-touch with reality. Some of the other games: Mario (41.3%), Zelda (68.4%). Why do people keep listening to this kind of crap? From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
MacBook Pro logic boards get a quiet update from Apple After a slew of different problems with MacBook Pros since they've begun shipping, Apple has begun to quietly replace the logic boards in some MacBook Pros that are being taken in for repair by an authorized service provider. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Maria Sharapova Takes Manhattan (SI Photos) Read From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Mosquito - a Secure Remote Execution Framework Mosquito is a secure remote execution framework available for download via the LGPL that combines high-grade cryptography and a small efficient virtual machine on both ends to ensure that intellectual property is protected. It also presents a dynamic environment on a target host that can be reprogrammed on the fly over a secure communications chann From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Bush will not endorse Republican opposing Lieberman President George W. Bush gave a boost to Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's re-election bid as an independent by taking the rare step of refusing to endorse the Republican candidate running for Lieberman's U.S. Senate seat. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Google Talk Adds Voice Mail, File Sharing Google Talk is offering an update today that will enable users to easily transfer files, set presence with music, and send and receive voice mails. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Coolest version of Pachelbel's Canon ever. Jerry C plays an incredible rock version of Canon in D, and tears it up. I've had this playing in the background while I work, all day long. The end of this arrangement is simply awesome. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Ball Trap Try and seperate the balls with the hole in the wall, simple but quite tricky! From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
Disaster for Taxpayers? IRS plans to give personal info to debt collecters “The arrogance of the IRS in pushing forward with this misguided and costly program in the face of congressional efforts to halt it is beyond belief,” said NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley. “As more details are uncovered, it is increasingly apparent that this will be disastrous for taxpayers.” From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
These days anything can be weapon: Knex semi-automatic Shoots yellow rods, max. capacity 20. Colors and rubber band tensions vary. Modify as nessesary. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Pirate Bay: Ready For War Their servers' locations are obscured behind a load balancer configured to lie, the crew says. Once the failsafe is triggered, a determined adversary with an international team of litigators might be able to track down the servers, but by that time -- according to the plan -- the pirates will have deployed mirrors in even more countries. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 8:31 p.m..
The Worst Baseball Trades in Baseball History In no particular order listing the worst baseball trades ever made. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Big Blue Sings Linux Linux showed off its big ally. Big Blue on Tuesday touted plans to boost Linux development with a commitment to open-source business models that it hopes will usher in a new era. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Price Is Right: Cheated and Got Away with it From an old airing of the Price Is Right. Lady manages to win by cheating, and Bob won't let her live it down. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Diggnation Won The 2006 Podcast Award For Best Tech Podcast The 2006 People's Choice Podcast Awards chose Diggnation as the best tech podcast. Congrats Kevin, Alex and the Diggnation crew! From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Satellite radio runs into static The customer who got away _ especially after so many inducements _ is one reason why satellite radio is encountering unexpected turbulence after just a couple of years of being a hot consumer item. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Nintendo DS Exercised Your Brain, the Wii Will Make You Lose Weight Just as the DS was the answer for the lazy brain, Wii may be the answer for the lazy body. A report from Bloomberg today made mention of a new form of "game" in development at Nintendo: Wii-based diet software. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Unbelievably cool electric commuter bike Check out the Yamaha Divide, an electric commuter bike that folds up at the touch of a button to become more sculpture than scooter, more modern art than motorbike. Powered by a compact "smart power" electric motor, the Divide (still at concept stage - Yamaha hopes to put into production next year) uses no petrol or oil. Cool design. Cool photos. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Lockheed Says F-35 Could Fly Pilotless "Lockheed Martin Corp. has proposed an unmanned version of its Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35, which would make it the first full-scale fighter to operate without a pilot and signal the Bethesda weapons maker's push into the growing market for drone aircraft." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Reality Dominates Latest Nielsens Viewers were preoccupied by the angst and antics of would-be cooks, comics and other entertainers during another slow week on television. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Office Waste: Workers Kill 1.86 Hours A Day "I'd say in a given week I probably only do about 15 minutes of real, actual work," Peter tells a the consultants. Well, Peter, you're not alone. A new survey by Salary.com and America Online found the average U.S. worker fritters away 1.86 hours per 8-hour workday -- not including lunch and scheduled breaks. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
You can lobby but you can't hide Stop DRM! Get ready for action against the executives at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) this Friday. The MPAA's unrelenting lobbying has saddled us with the DMCA, and now threatens us with legislation mandating the Broadcast Flag and closure of the Analog Hole. DefectiveByDesign has the questions to ask and the numbers to call. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Ancient whale broke all the rules A bizarre whale fossil found on a beach in southern Australia suggests that baleen whales, the filter-feeding gentle giants of the sea, were not always gentle, or giants, a researcher says. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
A new file system for Mac OS X in Leopard? John Siracusa at Arstecnica talks about his take on Time Machine and perhaps a new file system for Leopard. A good read (as usual) From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Obama Warns of Gas Guzzling Cars in Town Hall Meeting, leaves in SUV "After the meeting... Obama left in a GMC Envoy after admitting to favoring SUV's himself," claimed local News Channel 6. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Can anything tame the battery flames? Fuel cells & alternative batteries have a chance to go mainstream, thanks to technology improvements & exploding laptops. With the Dell battery recall in the news, Ross Dueber of Zinc Matrix Power, has two words for you: think zinc. Lithium ion batteries contain a highly flammable liquid in a pressurized vessel, silver zinc-based cannot explode. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
First and Second Ranked Golf Players in the World Paired in Tournament "Tiger Woods swaggers into the 88th PGA Championship as the runaway No. 1 golfer in the world, fresh off winning his past two tournaments. Phil Mickelson staggers into Medinah Country Club as the No. 2 player in the world, a defending champion whose game has gone as stale as the offerings at a $4.99 buffet." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
XM vs. Sirius: Endless Options Narrow to One You're finally ready to shell out $13 a month for what used to be free. But you can't tell the difference between the Coke and Pepsi of the satellite radio business, Washington-based XM and New York-based Sirius. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
IBM Puts Weight Behind New Open-Source Markets Among the projects underway are tuning the Linux kernel to run faster and more securely on IBM's new Cell processor, shipping versions of Lotus desktop apps that run on Linux, and expanding IBM's open-source Web server business, company executives said Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
1337 Jeopardy Can anyone guess what the nerd's wager is in the end? From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Baby saying "This is the Colbert Report" Hilarious clip from August 8th of a cute kid proclaiming "This is the Colbert Report!" From digg on August 16, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Nominations Open - Australian Training Awards 2006 Nominations are open for the Australian Training Awards - the culmination of the State and Territory Awards with winners from each State and Territory competing at the national finals. Each Finalist in each award categoy, except the Industry and Employer of the Year Awards, must have won the State and Territory Award category to be eligible. Applications close 15 September 2006. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..
Google Webservices with PHP Have you ever wanted to enrich your site with information from Google, Amazon, eBay, or one of the many other sites that provide web services through SOAP? In this tutorial, I will be demonstrating how to use the SOAP package from PEAR to query Google's extensive database. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Peeking Inside A Hydrogen Fuel Cell In fuel cells, which actually are stacks of battery-like devices, water is the by-product of the chemical process that uses electrons stripped from hydrogen molecules to generate electricity. The ability to look inside fuel cells—through their maze-like solid housing—is achieved with cone-shaped beams of neutrons, which are ideal for the job. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Facebook + Google maps = Facebook Friend Mapper See where your friend are from originally. Not necessarily useful, but interesting to look at. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Jon Stewart's Mustache Part 4 of the Geraldo Saga - Jon's off the notice board. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Real Player To Support Windows Media In Linux... RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
NYC to release 911 calls from Sept. 11 The city planned Wednesday to release hours of emergency calls from Sept. 11, 2001, after Fire Department officials said they had discovered hundreds of internal recordings made by firefighters who went to rescue people from the burning twin towers. The department offered no explanation Tuesday why the recordings had not been released previously. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
New wind turbines can cut home energy costs In the latest bid to trim energy bills, some consumers are harnessing wind power in their own backyards _ as long as their neighbors don't balk. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Secrets of the Pirate Bay Story about the birth of Pirate Bay, people behind it etc. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
CBS to start streaming prime-time shows CBS will begin showing episodes of several new and returning prime-time shows for free on the Internet, becoming the second network to do so. The network said that starting next month it will begin streaming episodes of a new show, "Jericho," along with "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: Miami," "CSI: NY," "Numbers" and "Survivor." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Samuel L. Jackson on The Daily Show "Do you die?" "No man! I'm the fuckin hero!" "You know why?" "SEQUEL!" From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Digg paths to profitability and social networking Speaking at the Building Blocks conference in San Jose today, Digg founder and chief architect Kevin Rose described his site as a "crazy madhouse of news flying around, 100 percent user powered." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Digg Tools An updated list of tools and links relating to Digg. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Will Blu-ray sink the PlayStation 3? As the 17 November release date draws nearer, many of the technical issues regarding Blu-ray have been ironed out, though some still remain even as Blu-ray players are made publicly available. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Movie Download Service Sued Over Spyware Washington State has sued the owners of the Movieland.com, alleging that the company used spyware to strong-arm users into signing up for its paid movie download service. Consumers who downloaded Movieland.com's free 3-day trial software were eventually hit with frequent pop-up ads informing them that they were legally obliged to buy the product. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Study: Apple leads industry in customer satisfaction Newly published data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index show that Apple leads other personal computer manufacturers, beating out Dell, HP and others. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Marijuana, LSD, and Ecstacy are all safer than Alcohol and Cigarettes That's the conclusion of a new report in Britain that seeks to rank the actual physical and social harms of 20 recreational drugs. The report was commissioned by the UK's House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. According to news@nature.com... From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Guide to getting a job at Yahoo, from Chief of HR of Yahoo Guy Kawasaki interviews Libby Sartain, the Chief HR of Yahoo, who breaks down what Yahoo is looking in candidates and how you can get a job at Yahoo. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Why Leaves Change Color Along with the green pigment that make leaves green during the spring/summer are yellow to orange pigments, carotenes and xanthophyll pigments (these give the orange color to a carrot). Most of the year these colors are masked by great amounts of green coloring. The leaves stop producing the green pigment in the fall and the other pigments show. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Bettis' comments on coach's future irk Cowher. Former Steeler Jerome Bettis said he hoped that his old coach, Bill Cowher, would be OK with Bettis revealing a personal conversation they'd had about the coach's future. No surprise here, but Cowher was not OK with it. Cowher, however, said he surely would not stay angry with Bettis. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Cars of the Kings: Rulers of the Road "Kings, queens, and heads of state don’t cruise in just any car. These royal rides are automotive proof that there is nothing common about the rich and powerful." http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/aug2006/bw20060814_755945.htm From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Iranian President Launches Jihad On Microsoft Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new blog is targeting certain Israeli visitors with a virus attack. Israeli bloggers report that the Iranian president's site is sending viruses (or Trojans) to anyone with an Israeli IP address. Well, not exactly -- he's attacking anyone from Israel using Windows and Internet Explorer. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
AMD-ATI to make a GPU-CPU "This is the ultimate OEM chip, as it will be the cheapest way to have the memory controller, chipset, graphics function and CPU on a single chip. AMD-ATI engineers will be looking to shift to 65nm if not even to 45nm to make such a complex chip as a CPU/GPU possible." At least, it won't be any worse than Intel's mobile GPUs. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Copperfield says he's found Fountain of Youth Master illusionist David Copperfield says he has found the "Fountain of Youth" in the southern Bahamas, amid a cluster of four tiny islands he recently bought for $50 million. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Microsoft Released Windows Product Key Update Tool In the Get Genuine program from Microsoft, they released a Windows Product Key Update Tool. So after getting a legal license they can choose to keep their pirated windows installation and change the key to a genuine one. So they won't have to reinstall their PC. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Wikimapia reached 1 million places Wikimapia announce the creation of the 1,000,000th place. This place is Upper Room Apostolic Faith Church situated in Kansas, USA. WikiMapia is a free, multilingual, online wiki map, it allows people to mark physical locations on a map and add description in wiki style. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Banned Microsoft Office Commercial This commercial was probably banned for the obvious reasons. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Firefox 2.0 Delayed to Late October There are approximately 40 bugs in the under-construction Firefox 2.0 Beta 2, and about 100 that need to be addressed before the final goes out the door. In the meantime, the release of Firefox 1.5.0.7 -- the next security update for the current production version of the browser -- has been moved up to the first week of September. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Why Jon Stewart should run for President "I think that Jon Stewart should run for President of the United States. I know I’m not the first to suggest it, and I doubt I’m the first to seriously consider it as a possibility, but I’ve given the idea some thought, and I’ve come up with 8 reasons he should run." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Reggie Bush Fined For Wearing Adidas Cleats Reggie Bush was fined 10,000 for wearing Adidas cleats in an NFL preseason game. The official sponsor of the NFL is Reebok From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Memorex begins shipping HD DVD-R discs, 20 bucks a pop They started shipping today but are very expensive right now: "The 15GB single-layer discs will cost $20 apiece." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Andy Dick Rampage at Shatner Roast I could have use "Dick Licking Spree" as a title but chose not to. After licking the faces of several appalled celebrities during the show, a wasted Andy Dick harassed NY Post reporter Mandy Stadtmiller backstage by groping and biting her, urinating in front of her, and offering her cocaine. "I just want to have fun, baby please," he ranted. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Apple iPod's 8-Inch Screen Upgrade Memorex has announced that they will be releasing a innovative device for Apple's iPod. Their new product is called the Memorex iFlip, and basically lets the iPod slip right into place for it to be used with its 8-Inch screen & integrated speakers. It is expected to be available in two colors, black, and of course white. Retailing for $200.... From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
In-depth review on why Google bought Neven Vision An in-depth over of Neven Vision, image recognition software, and why Google bought them. Review breaks down patents, past publishings and integration into Google's services. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
AOL Goes Digging for Gold: Massachusetts' Next Big Dig In an effort to collect on a $12.8 million dollar judgement against email spammer Davis Wolfgang Hawke, AOL intends to dig up the yard of the spammer's parents where they believe they'll find buried bars of gold and platinum. While Hawke's mother says they won't find anything, she and her husband intend to challenge AOL's plans in court. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
US space commander predicts satellite attacks The Air Force's new top commander for space predicted on Tuesday future attacks on U.S. satellites and called for greatly expanded tracking and identification of payloads launched by other countries. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Sun to release Java Micro Edition source code Sun officially announced yesterday plans to release the source code of its Java Micro Edition (J2ME) implementation before the end of the year. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Download XBLA's Texas Hold Em For Free "Microsoft isn't bluffing" they boast as they inform gamers they can log onto Xbox Live within the first 48 hours after the launch and download Texas Hold 'em – completely free of charge! The poker title for Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360 will launch on Wednesday, August 23 at 6pm EST. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Pen Testing in the Palm of Your Hand "A portable hacking device equipped with hundreds of exploits and an automated exploitation system will go on sale in the United States in October." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Scariest airplane landing you may ever see This passenger jeet comes in too hard, stressing the landing gear and ripping parts of the structure, including the tail, clean off. From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
British detain another suspect in plot "Police detained a new suspect Tuesday in the alleged plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic, the first arrest since authorities detained two dozen people last week and threw Britain's airports into turmoil by imposing tougher security." From digg on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Marketing open source projects Joe Brockmeier and Bruce Byfield have an excellent article Marketing FOSS projects which is stacked full of good advice. The basics seem really basic communications principles and most of all, have some basic information conspicuously available on the Web site. Sounds like excellent, excellent, advice. From StuartYeates's blog on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Firefox (always use protection) Firefox (always use protection) Originally uploaded by Jo Salmon. It used to be that Firefox was seen as safer and more secure, but From StuartYeates's blog on August 16, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
SC: 16/08 Battery failures can lead to fire hazard with laptops We include physical Health and Safety links on our Safe Computing Website as well as software and security issues, so this is a different sort of bulletin from our usual ones; you may have seen news articles about Dell laptops bursting into flames because of faulty batteries ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Findings of the Delphi Study on Quality Criteria and Benchmarks for Online Degree Programs The study aimed to develop a comprehensive quality framework for assessing the quality of online degree programs, developing criteria and benchmarks. Attached documents provide details of the 67 criteria, the 24 core criteria, the benchmarks and the thresholds. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
E-Learning Knowledge Base This Web-based review and synthesis of literature on e-learning contains four synthesis sections: 1. Curriculum and Standards-Based Content (grounding e-learning to state, professional, and national curriculum standards); 2. Teaching and Learning (pedagogy and critical skills for e-learning success); 3. Instructional Technology Systems (the Internet, networks, platforms, operating systems, software tools, creating effective online learning environments, and online professional development); 4. Milieu: Cultural and Organizational Context (the social, cultural, and political dimensions of e-lear From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Proceedings of the Blended Learning in Science Teaching and Learning Symposium 2005 The conference was held in September 2005, in Sydney. Papers presented included: Blended learning: design and improvisation. Peter Goodyear; APRES: electronically managed student feedback via peer review. Raoul A. Mulder, Mark A. Elgar; The impact of classroom design on collaborative learning. Michael Bulmer et al; Decision analysis under uncertainty for e-learning environment. Kankana Chakrabarty; Blended learning: an approach to delivering science courses on-line. Ian Clark and Patrick James; Portfolio tools: learning and teaching strategies to facilitate development of graduate attributes. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Collections Link Collections Link is the new UK national advisory service for collections management. It provides access to current best practice in 16 areas of professional collections management. All of the content of the site has been provided by authoritative national bodies and experts and it is is free to use. It includes information on: Documentation; Conservation; Preservation; Digitisation; Copyright & Licensing; Publishing Online. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
Using TLF learning objects teacher survey 2006 The Teacher survey is designed to be completed after teachers have used a learning object with students. A separate survey is to be completed for each learning object used. By completing the survey for The Le@rning Federation your responses and those of your students will provide important information that can be shared with all education sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Please remember that students also need to complete the Student survey relating to the same learning object that you comment on in this survey. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
New Learning Object Repository Software Reviews WCET convened two rounds of software research to compare existing 'learning object repository' software. In 2005, six software products were chosen for review by the four project partners. The results were released in November 2005 and are available on the site. In 2004, six software products were chosen for review by the four project partners. The results were released in November 2004 and are on the site. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
National Memory Test Take the National Memory Test and see how your memory compares with other Australians. As part of National Science Week 2006, the ABC is putting Australians memories to the test, looking at short-term memory, recognition memory and prospective memory. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Heyjude: Discovering Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 An examination of emerging technologies and the development of Web 2.0 for schools & school libraries. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Chronicle of Higher Education site sampler The site lists content from The Chronicle that is free to everyone. This includes site search, headlines (including RSS feed), discussion groups, Wired Campus and Commmunity College newsletters. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Measure Your eLearning Success: Desire2Learn's New Teaching and Learning Tools (webinar) The webinar will present Desire2Learn's enterprise solutions for online learning. The service aims to be a total integration of salient components of a robust, scalable online learning solution: collaborative tools, course development, personalized instruction, and total learning environment management. This represents the release of Learning Environment 8.1 & Learning Repository 3.5. The webinar will highlight new offerings, including: Competencies and Learning Objectives; Reporting; Rubrics; Blogging; Federated Searching. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Getting Results: A Professional Development Course for Community College Educators This free online tutorial is designed for teachers and trainers in community colleges or adult education settings. The course contains six modules for professional development, from Creating a Community of Learners, to Assessing Teaching and Learning. The course also covers special topics such as making industry and community connections to assist learners, and using technology. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Information Technology The site contains information technology news and resources. Free content includes the Wired Campus blog, Tech-Teaching tips and news headlines. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Kinematics of Projectile Motion A visualisation exploration of the kinematics of projectile motion. Requires Flash 6; file size is 9k. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Cornell Lab of Ornithology From the website: "The Lab is a nonprofit membership institution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Our programs work with citizen scientists, government and nongovernment agencies across North America and beyond. We believe that bird enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels can and do make a difference." This site is for bird lovers of all ages in which you can explore multimedia images of birds, feeding behavior, and how to attract birds in order to obs From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
Valve animations These are animations depicting the oepration of three types of sprinkler system valves. These are large files (~ 12 meg) and so don't work qwell on dial up! From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 16, 2006 at 4:42 a.m..
International Landcare Conference 2006 Bringing together people interested in creating future landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods to communicate with each other, learn from each other and contribute to building networks for natural resource management. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Communications Alliance - New Merged Body The Communications Alliance, the new peak body for Australia's communications industry, will launch on September 1 2006. The body is a merge between the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) and the Service Providers Association (SPAN). The body will be co-chaired by the current ACIF chairman and SPAN chairman until a newly elected board commences on December 1 and a new chair is elected. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age This foundational white paper reports on a year-long study by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, examining the relationship between copyright law and education. In particular, we wanted to explore whether innovative educational uses of digital technology were hampered by the restrictions of copyright. We found that provisions of copyright law concerning the educational use of copyrighted material, as well as the business and institutional structures shaped by that law, are among the most important obstacles to realizing the pote From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Flight Training Australia Flight Training Australia is a recognised and government accredited flight training provider, offering courses from ab-initio training through to the Airline Transport Pilot's Licence. This registered training organisation caters for both domestic and international students. They operate an extensive modern fleet of single and multi-engined aircraft based at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane, Queensland. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Writing Practical Reports This resource, from the University of South Australia, aims to assist students with: reading published information, carrying out the experiment/gathering data, collecting and organising data from the experiment and the published information, interpreting the results and communicating the findings by writing laboratory practical reports. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Review: Communication Reference Books for Engineers and Scientists Many reference books have been published for various science and engineering disciplines. Based on publishers descriptions, the author selected four for review. First, she describes them briefly; then she compares them according to their overall impression and topics covered. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
The National Memory Test Take the National Memory Test and see how your memory compares with other Australians. As part of National Science Week 2006, the ABC is putting Australians memories to the test, looking at short-term memory, recognition memory and prospective memory. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
Future Farmers: A rural health and safety resource for high school students Future Farmers is a resource to be used by Farm Safety Action Groups, High Schools and other community groups to host farm safety field days for high school students. It was developed in recognition that a large proportion of workplace fatalities and injuries on Australian farms involve children and young adults. From EdNA Online on August 16, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..
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