e-Clippings 4.4.01

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and
creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills
countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely
commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur
to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream
of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner
of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no
man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do
or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in
it. Begin it now."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."    - Basil King

"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

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Cool Site:
**I started noticing that some of the stories I included in this
issue might be considered somewhat tangential to the world of
e-learning. Well, I do say right up front that I look at things
rather broadly, but I also thought in this case I would try to offer
some of my thinking as to why I include what I do. I don't plan on
trying to do this every issue (it would require me giving up my
required 30 min.s of sleep every night) but I thought that this once
it might it provide some insight into my admittedly eclectic thinking.
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NEWS
**Intl. E-learning**
Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) is an Internet2-based program for
distance collaboration in education organized by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), the National University of Singapore
(NUS), and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). A description
of SMA is provided together with an assessment of the program based
on a survey of 61 of the 70 students enrolled in the program during
the spring 2000 semester.
http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/techinfobase/techinfoba
se/pdisplay.html?docid=71317445

**Falls into the 'bad' category**
IE FLAW LETS HACKERS TAKE OVER USER'S COMPUTER
(Source: IDG.net) Microsoft said it has discovered and created a patch
for a new Internet Explorer vulnerability that could allow hackers to
run a program of their choice on another user's machine.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=452025

**Half the battle is knowing the lingo**
HACKER SPEAK
(Source: PCWorld.com) Don't know a buffer overflow from a script
kiddie? Here's your guide to understanding all the talk about computer
security. http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=452076

**Maybe Napster was right…**
Turning the Tables
By Elizabeth Wasserman
A day after 3 big labels scored points for a licensing deal with
online firm MusicNet, the recording industry gets grilled in
Washington for shutting artists out of negotiations.
http://tm0.com/thestandard/sbct.cgi?s=64502999&i=325174&d=1280778



TRENDS SECTION

**My problem is when people try to act like KM is somehow something
separate, it is part of corporate culture – this is why you need
anthropologists**
WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD IDEAS
Like many a business concept, knowledge management (KM) has evolved
from a hot buzzword to a phrase that now evokes more skepticism than
enthusiasm. The reason? KM is a solid concept that fell in with the
wrong company... software companies, to be precise.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=451706

**And MS has never been wrong before…**
BRUSHING AWAY BLUETOOTH  ---
Calling the wireless technology not yet ready for
prime time, Microsoft announces that they will not
support BlueTooth in the next major release of
Windows.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010402S0002


EMERGING TECH SECTION

**Any time that MS releases a new OS or in this case a new segment of
its .NET program, its news all on its own. I include the two items on
HailStorm here because the copy protection features included here
represent some serious implications for the future of who will really
own the software or applications that we run. MS proprietary tech
undermines HailStorm – analyst Taming Kerberos
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17923.html

MORE STORM WARNINGS FOR REDMOND
(Source: The Industry Standard) While Microsoft approaches the end of
its lengthy antitrust battle, regulators and competitors raise further
alarms over the company's HailStorm initiative.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=447502

**Now here is some 2G or 3G thinking**
PUSH, WITHOUT THE SHOVE  ---
A start-up called Bang Networks is introducing a solution that
enables web publishers to update content on a web page, in real time
- without
requiring the user to refresh the page. How is this different than
the solution formerly known as push. Well, for one thing, it actually
saves bandwidth. Bang's backers include Marc Andreessen and Nicholas
Negroponte.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010402/tc/bang_dc_1.html

**If you don't understand XML as a concept, time to catch the clue
train**
HOW WILL YOU STORE YOUR XML DATA?
(Source: ITworld.com) As IT managers roll out applications that use
XML, they must decide how to store XML data. Some experts suggest that
object databases, to date only successful in highly technical
settings, are the answer, but there are other alternatives.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=451896

**AvantGo has the potential to become absolutely ubiquitous**
Digitas, AvantGo in Development Pact [April 2] The Boston-based
interactive shop will create mobile marketing programs using
AvantGo's technology.
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article/0,,12_729981,00.html

A Web visionary's [David Gelernter – one of the Unabomber's
attackees] new software program aims to organize the huge pile of
data that the Net puts at users' fingertips. On Monday, Gelernter's
company, Mirror Worlds Technologies, announced the commercial release
of Web-based software that he said will solve that problem and put an
end to the tedious process of naming and storing data. Scopeware, the
name of Gelernter's software, translates the file-folder metaphor
into "streams" of information that combine e-mail, Web pages, Word
documents, spreadsheets and any other type of information into a
chronological database represented by cascading index cards.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=452023

**Remember the phrase – software activation -**
A new look for Windows XP
Microsoft last week announced the second test version
of its Windows XP operating system and the first version
that shows off the new look and feel of the software.
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?91034:9649913

**Anything that affects something as all-present as the mouse, must
be important!**
SWEDISH RESEARCHER CLAIMS MOUSE BREAKTHROUGH
(Source: IDG.net) A Swedish expert in the field of ergonomics has
developed a new type of computer mouse which, he says, won't cause
some types of repetitive strain injury.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=451704

**I include this piece reluctantly – I have seen numerous
attempts to provide new, visual cues or interfaces for the Web but
all have been disappointing. I don't think that until the sites
themselves are designed in 3D versus 2D that the way we get to them
will alter our experience that much. I'd be much more excited about
better search engine technology, but maybe this "map" interface will
show some adaptability to e-learning courses.
ANTARCTI.CA AIMS TO MAP THE WEB
(Source: InfoWorld.com) Playing the role of Internet cartographer, a
young company will bring to market next month software that enables
visitors to navigate through Web sites with a process based on visual
maps.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=447773

**Don't think play, think learn…**
GAME DEVELOPERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
(Source: GamePro.com) Without respect to genre or platform, five Game
Spotlight Awards were granted to recognize games that demonstrate
innovation and advancement in the state of the art of the interactive
entertainment industry.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=447776


SECURITY SECTION


"The barrier to entering the hacker world has become very low."
Jeff Moss, a former hacker and security consultant, does not
however recommend this as a profession. Read it here -->
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=447772

**Evolution**
A Virus That Leaps Platforms (Technology Tuesday)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42672,
00.html?tw=wn20010328
Just when you thought Windows and Linux don't mix, a security company
has identified what seems to be the first virus with cross-platform
abilities. Will Winux wreak havoc? So far, it doesn't appear to be
much of a threat. By Michelle Delio.

**But more quickly than Hoof and Mouth?**
Hacking 'is now bigger threat than terrorism' By George Jones and
Michael Smith. COMPUTER hacking could now cripple Britain more
quickly than a military strike or terrorist campaign, Robin Cook, the
Foreign Secretary, told the Commons last night.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000114832908976&r
tmo=qxeqJtd9&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/01/3/30/nhack30.html


HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

Skycar crashes and burns?
Flying car community rounds on flying car
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/17901.html
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