e-Clippings 3.28.03

Sad is his lot, who, once at least in his life, has not been a poet.
Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine, 1790 – 1869

Crash programs fail because they are based on the theory that, with
nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month.
Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun, 1912 – 1977
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"The N-Gage gaming phone": Tuesday, 25 March: I saw this
phrase in print for the first time and I just blinked. I mean, I know
about n-gage and its capabilities, etc. but something this time just
punched through that jaded techno veil – and I was looking at an
article for a GAMING PHONE! For me, it's just one of those
signposts that actually gives a feeling of the speed at which we are
traveling. Raise your hands if you were excited to get PONG. Raise
your hands if you can remember seeing your first URL and having to
launch Telnet and WinSock and Mosaic and thinking you were cool cause
you had a 14.4 modem that just SCREAMED! And then it seems like two
days later and I am reading about a gaming phone. Whoosh.

So here's to perspective:
Powers of Ten: View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the
Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders
of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the
buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in
Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size
of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the
cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe
of electrons and protons.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
(from refdesk.com)
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NEWS

Portable computer pioneer Adam Osborne dies: A star before Gates or
Compaq
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/29927.html

Obituary Adam Osborne 1939-2003: Portable Computing Pioneer
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/29921.html

Cha-Ching!!
Northern Ireland signs up HP for €107m e-learning gig: Big Deal
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/29965.html

DIRTY BOMB? GRAB YOUR PDA
Terrorism survival app coming to Palm, Pocket PC handhelds.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109979,tk,dn032503X,00.asp

HHS Tests Palm PDAs For Bioterror Alerts To Doctors: The Department
of Health and Human Services plans to send bioterror alerts to 10,000
doctors nationwide using a "hot sync" network
originally set up by ePocrates to distribute drug information.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C79660%2C0.html?nlid=PM

OSU inks agreement to develop, market education courses: By Mark Floyd
OSU News Service: The Oregon State University School of Education and
OSU's Extended Campus program have signed an agreement with the
Foundation for California Community Colleges to create a series of
online education courses aimed at teachers — and business
professionals who may want to occasionally teach.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2003/03/14/news/community/friloc1
1.txt

ARMY CIO PUSHES FOR 'NETWORK-CENTRIC FORCE': (Source: IDG.net) The
U.S. Army, in the midst of a process to change to a 'network-centric,
knowledge-based force,' is fighting a war in which most of its
technologies are working correctly.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=793998

World - CNN shuts down correspondent's blog: War correspondent
Kevin Sites has shut down his independent weblog at the request of
CNN executives.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15556

COURT UPHOLDS JUNK FAX BAN, SPAM NEXT?: (Source: IDG.net) Antispam
crusaders plan to use an appeals court ruling against unsolicited
faxes last week to push harder for a U.S. federal law against
unsolicited e-mail.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=793246

Standardization Progress: A Report from IEEE LTSC Meetings
normf@... (March 22, 2003)
http://phenom.educ.ualberta.ca/n/report_22.03.03.html

Regional Info-sharing Network Takes Hold In Oregon: The state's IT
companies have teamed up with state and local agencies to deploy the
nation's first grassroots homeland security
information-sharing network.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C79777%2C0.html?nlid=PM

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TRENDS SECTION

New Technology Breeds the 'Backpack Journalist': Armed with $15,000
in satellite phones and computers, Preston Mendenhall calls himself
a "one-man band" who writes stories, snaps photographs and shoots
video in combat zones.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22765-2003Mar25.html?
referrer=email

Journal of Digital Information: USE AND ABUSE OF REUSABLE LEARNING
OBJECTS: "Content developers have traditionally conceived content
from the point of its use. Since use is context and instruction
specific, content intended for one particular use is generally
invalid for other purposes. The reusable LO - organized content for
pedagogical purposes - is a new way of thinking about content
creation and its instructional use... Genuine reusability and optimum
functionality of a LO can be achieved only when the LO attains a high
level of abstraction. Abstraction provides the LO independence from
use and strong performative ability, enabling it to join other LOs
for instructional intentions."
http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v03/i04/Polsani/

"A group representing college media centers is warning the U.S.
Copyright Office about a possible conflict between two federal laws,
one meant to limit electronic access to copyrighted material and the
other designed to broaden access to the same material for online
education. At issue are the Technology Education and Copyright
Harmonization Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The first
measure is known as the Teach Act and was signed into law in
November. It amended copyright law to allow college instructors to
use nondramatic works, such as news articles and novels, and portions
of dramatic works, such as movies, in online courses without paying
fees and without seeking the copyright holder's permission. ..."
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031801t.htm

Pedantic Web or Semantic Web?: What will the semantic Web be when it
grows up? Aren't the promoters of the semantic Web really just
getting stuck on the minutia of their new toy? A recent piece in the
San Francisco Chronicle cites the lackluster reception that semantic
web concepts have had in the real world (i.e., from commercial
interests) and continues with the observation that "America
hasn't bought into Tim Berners-Lee's vision." Well, these
critics have
it half right.
http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=A240_0_1_0_C

NAVSEA'S ROI SHIP COMES IN: (Source: Computerworld) The Naval Sea
Systems Command went electronic with procurement of professional
services in 2001 and has so far seen great ROI and user approval.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=793631

**(said in a monotone, somewhat sarcastic, voice) "Look at this
incredible reasearch"
Nature: E-MAIL REVEALS REAL LEADERS: "The researchers have developed
a way to use e-mail exchanges to build a map of the structure of an
organization. The map shows the teams in which people actually work,
as opposed to those they are assigned to."
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030317/030317-5.html

Adding Excitement To E-learning: IndustryWeek Magazine: By Jennie L.
Phipps Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.crmassist.com/news/dispnews.asp?i=90310&t=99

Making Sense of Self-Service E-learning Simulations: Fun or
Functional?: January 16, 2003
By: Mark W. Brodsky: e-learning Magazine
http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/article/articleDetail.jsp?
id=43463

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EMERGING TECH SECTION

GAGGLE OF CONSUMER GADGETS UNVEILED: Futuristic displays, surprising
storage tools, and a truly tiny PC debut.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109940,tk,dn032503X,00.asp

Search Engine Aims for Web Logs: Feedster monitors and indexes
content posted on blogging sites. Cathleen Moore, InfoWorld.com,
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109876,tk,dn031903X,00.asp

Sony and Philips have both developed separate recording systems that
will let people copy between 30 and 100 hours of music onto a CD,
according to a report in New Scientist.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15497

NOKIA CATALYZES HANDSET EVOLUTION:Posted March 21, 2003
Nokia executives have revealed plans to deliver high-end cellular
handsets that seamlessly switch between 802.11b and public carrier
networks in an effort to transform handsets
into terminals capable of consuming composite applications. The
switching technology, expected to be deployed in handsets for beta
trials toward the end of the year, is designed to extend the reach of
enterprise applications and to create new collaboration environments.
Although the company has not yet unveiled names for the forthcoming
devices, Nokia in April will announce a set of rich
applications for vertical markets, including real estate and
transportation, executives said.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/21/12handsets_1.html

IBM DELIVERS RETAIL TOOLKIT:DEVELOPMENT: (Source: InfoWorld.com)
WebSphere Studio aimed at distributed environments.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=794080

SMART DUST: (Source: Computerworld) Mighty motes for medicine,
manufacturing, the military and more.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=793244

*Think about those e-learners in rural wherever who may now have the
chance to experiece a richer Web.
EARTHLINK OFFERS ACCELERATED DIAL-UP ACCESS: (Source: IDG.net)
EarthLink will officially launch a 'Plus' version of its Internet
access software which it says will enable
dial-up users to surf the Net at up to five-times the standard rate.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=793628

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MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

INTEL UPDATES XSCALE PROCESSORS: (Source: PC World.com) Intel updated
its XScale line of processors with three new chips that make use of
stacked flash memory and a smaller design.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=793248

Smartphones sales climb in EMEA: Overtake PDAs
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/29922.html

The 5 forces that will shape mobile tech: David Coursey, Executive
Editor, AnchorDesk Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2912948,00.html

Handhelds gain space: February 26/March 5, 2003: By Kimberly Patch,
Technology Research Although a keyhole is quite small, putting your
eye close to it lets you see a significant portion of a room. Being
able to move the keyhole around would widen the view.
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2003/022603/Handhelds_gain_space_022603.
html

OK- Anybody else want to ignore the mobile market?
North America is WLANtastic: 31m users by 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/69/29979.html

CELL PHONES OFFER SERIOUS FUN: New handsets offer multiplayer gaming
and music apps.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109931,tk,dn032703X,00.asp

Samsung readies Nexio 'super PDA' for Europe: Palmtop-tablet cross
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/29900.html

MCDONALD'S: A WI-FI KIND OF PLACE?:Wireless Supersite Editor Ross
Rubin hasn't got much appetite for McDonald's recent announcement
that it will offer Wi-Fi with its fast food: It's too noisy, too
uncomfortable (and too greasy?) for pleasant wireless surfing, he
argues. Supersite readers beg to differ; they want their McHotSpots --
supersized.
McDonald's Wi-Fi Will Make Users Grimace:
http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo/y/eUS40CdiPZ0HX60vNn0A8
McDonald's Adds WLAN Access to Its Menu:
http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo/y/eUS40CdiPZ0HX60vcW0A6
Readers Want Wi-Fi in Their Combo Meals:
http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo/y/eUS40CdiPZ0HX60vcX0A7

A Chip in the Hand is Worth Two in the PC: New PDA/handset processors
from Intel and National Semi are another sign that chipmakers
are exploring the mobile universe in favor of a dying PC planet.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/2169341

Microsoft Pocket PC Toolset Gains HP Software Development Support
http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=7900138

How you'll use the coming wireless ecosystem: Patrick Houston,
Editorial Director, AnchorDesk: Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2912937,00.html

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GAMING SECTION

SIDEBARS: Published by the Learning Resources Unit of the British
Columbia Institute of Technology to support and recognize innovative
practice in distributed learning at BCIT, and in the greater
educational community.

inSIDE out: Playing to Learn, Learning to Play, Using Games for
Learning, Games People Play at BCIT, Moves That Make You Say,
Daaaaaaym! Electronic Arts Meets BCIT

outSIDE in: Games Studies: The Journal, Game Concepts from MIT, Games
and Learning: Recent Developments, Book Review: Digital Game-Based
Learning, Zero Cost E-Learning

on the SIDE: Online Game Freebies, New Publishing Schedule

off SIDE: World War 2.5: The Game
http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/03March/index.htm

Ultimate Gamers Expo, LLC (UGE) is proud to announce the Ultimate
Gamers Expo, a high-profile consumer event launching at the Los
Angeles Convention Center, August 15-17, 2003. UGE promises three
days of Next Generation gaming demonstrations and competitions,
allowing gamers of all ages to test-drive the latest games and
platforms, participate in tournaments, purchase the latest in gaming
merchandise, attend game design workshops and enjoy live
entertainment.
http://www.ugexpo.com/home.html

OpenTV, an interactive television company, will roll out a suite of
interactive multiplayer games to viewers in the UK in May, with plans
to introduce the service at a later date in the United States, France
and South Africa.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15482

Media giant Twentieth Century Fox and video game developer THQ have
signed a multi-year agreement allowing THQ's mobile gaming
division to develop and distribute entertainment content for mobile
phones based on the enormously popular cartoon, The Simpsons.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15484

MONKEYSTONE N-GAGES RED FACTION – Prophet: THQ Wireless
announced that it has signed a deal with John Romero and Tom Hall's
company, Monkeystone Games, to develop Red Faction for the Nokia N-
Gage hand-held gaming system. The game will follow the storyline of
the original - players take on the role of Parker, a worker in a Mars
mining colony run by the Ultor Corporation. Having had enough of the
appalling working conditions and abuse of their bosses Parker and
comrades stage an armed revolt against the corporation. Players will
battle corporate forces through subterranean mines, in the high tech
laboratories of the Ultor Corporation and in satellites orbiting
above the planet Mars - all the while seeking to find the source of a
mysterious virus that plagues the mines of Mars. No details on when
the game will be released.
THQ Wireless: http://www.thqwireless.com/

Video-Game Firm Mythic Gets Venture Capital:Fairfax-based video-game
developer Mythic Entertainment Inc. announced Monday that it has
received a $32 million investment from Boston-based venture firm TA
Associates. -The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21367-2003Mar24.html?
referrer=email

Building the Ultimate Rig -- on a Budget!: Hardware: Last year, we
told you how to build the ultimate gaming rig - the best money could
buy. But some people don't have that much pocket change. We take
another look at how to build your rig, but this time we take your
funds into account!
http://www.gamespy.com/hardware/march03/bgm/

Just Chilling With Curt Schilling: Interview: We chat with the cover
boy of High Heat 2004. And yes, he does play EQ!
http://www.gamespy.com/interviews/march03/schilling/

My Street: Games in a Game: Review: Try mini-games and an online
experience to build a community experience.
http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/march03/mystreetps2/

DELTA FORCE - BLACK HAWK DOWN SHIPS – Prophet: NovaLogic's first-
person shooter for the PC, Delta Force - Black Hawk Down, has shipped
and will be in stores shortly, according to this press release issued
today. Set in Somalia in 1993 during the Operation Restore Hope and
Task Force Ranger military campaigns, Delta Force - Black Hawk Down
lets players follow members of the elite Delta Force, US Army Rangers
and 10th Mountain Division as they participate in a number of
dangerous missions against the oppressive Somali warlords in and
around Mogadishu. NovaLogic says that it spent months researching the
history of the conflict, and worked closely with former Special
Forces Operatives, including two who served in Somalia in 1993. Look
for the game to appear in stores beginning today, with widespread
availability later this week.
Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: http://www.novalogic.com/
press release: http://www.gamespydaily.com/news/pressrelease.asp?
id=1973

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SECURITY SECTION

PRODUCT FLAWS LEAKED ONLINE: Internal CERT e-mail message detailing
security problems is posted online.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109958,tk,dn032503X,00.asp

NEW IIS EXPLOIT COULD BE ONE OF MANY: (Source: IDG.net):Just one week
after Microsoft alerted the public to a serious security
vulnerability in a component of Windows 2000, a researcher has posted
code to exploit that vulnerability.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=793365

WINDOWS FLAW COULD ALLOW DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS: (Source:
ITworld.com) A security bug in Windows NT 4, 2000 and XP
can expose computers to a denial of service attack.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=794006

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HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

Best War Blogs from Forbes.com --
http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/20/cx_ah_0320warblogs.html

elasticspace:Reading: Essential Design Reading: The following books
cover many disciplines, from Interaction and Visual Design to
Filmmaking to Architecture, but all relate loosely to the various
processes, ideologies, visions and practicalities of Experience
Design.
http://www.elasticspace.com/reading/

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