e-Clippings 1.26.2004 *Not Latin for Fair and Balanced
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."

Aizu's First Law: Using is believing.
As was the case for the Internet, or the PCs, unless you use it, you
cannot understand its real significance. To put it the other way
around, if and when you use it, it will prevail.
Instead of "seeing" from afar, you must use it to understand. So many
people denied the potential and the impact of the Net simply because
they never tried to use it.
http://www.edge.org/q2004/page3.html#aizu

Aizu's Second Law: What changes the world is communication, not
information.
We are living in a world where we can exchange ideas and emotions
freely and inexpensively, the first time in the history. Information
piled up, or disseminated one way down, never makes people happy or
feel compelled to act that much, while communication, just a single
line or word from your friends or beloved, or even from a total
stranger, that catches your heart, often results in collective
actions.
http://www.edge.org/q2004/page3.html#aizu
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So here is my thinking. I was going to try to stick to publishing
e-Clippings on a certain day but have recently fallen behind in my
editorial duties and am playing catch-up. The problem is that I am
finding a ton of good stuff that I think you'll find interesting.
So instead of waiting for say next Monday or Wednesday and sending
out a 25 page email, I figured I would just plow through the backlog
and send out an issue every time I hit about 7 pages – until the
backlog is cleared up.

I will also be including some of the items I find not in this
newsletter but in my blog. Not in any effort just to drive people to
the blog but there are some stories that belong in a forum where they
can discussed etc. and that are not amenable to easy editing.

So, read on, enjoy and I will try not to overwhelm.

Mark Oehlert, Editor
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NEWS

(From Internet.com) Products of the Year: The Winners Are ...What
products and services had the greatest impact on small businesses in
2003? The readers of Small Business Computing.com, E-Commerce Guide,
and Webopedia pick the best hardware, software and services.
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,oaz,1,82rk,23cm,kdcl,8t40

Learning Circuits: E-LEARNING TRENDS 2003
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/nov2003/2003trends.htm
Kuma Reality Games has released a first look at its upcoming Kuma War
videogame service, issuing a video re-enactment of Operation Red
Dawn, a mission that culminated in the capture of a cowering Saddam
Hussein in a hole located on the outskirts of Tikrit.
http://www.kumawar.com/
Video file location:
http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=31m,4vn7,dat,2rlf,m6y8,7oo6,5pc5

PeopleSoft Inks Integration Deal With Ascential: PeopleSoft said it
wanted Ascential because of the breadth of its software offerings and
its metadata management tools, which can help customers do rollouts
more quickly.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89233,00.html?nlid=PM

Bush to Unveil Workforce Training Program - CNN.com
In his State of the Union address, President Bush tonight is expected
to propose new job-training grants for community colleges to help
prepare American workers for today's economy--a key issue in
November's presidential election. In his address to Congress and the
nation, Bush plans to announce at least $120 million in grants,
administered by the Labor Department.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/01/19/sotu.training.program.
ap/index.html

ZDNet: 'DODGY-DOSSIER SYNDROME' RIFE IN THE WORKPLACE: "Two-thirds of
knowledge workers are unaware of the dangers that metadata contained
within their documents can pose to themselves and their businesses,
according to new research."
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/management/0,39020654,39117905,00.htm

(from ZDNet) Tech economy rebound, nano revolution coming: Phillip
Bond, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology at the U.S. Dept.
of Commerce, is the Bush administration"s point person on tech policy.
In our Face to Face interview, Bond discusses the Bush
administration"s science and technology policies, including space
exploration, offshore jobs and nanotechnology.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=66-kDH_IyWKTdfga5kxE24yNKpYEprR

TechNewsWorld: ONLINE LEARNING AND THE ROI OF TRAINING HIGH-TECH
WIZARDS "The vast majority measure what they can easily--usage and
completion, for instance. However, a small but growing portion are
putting systems and processes in place to help assess if the material
employees are training on is useful to their day-to-day job
activities and to determine what the monetary payback of different
training sources actually is. Some use control groups to do this.
Some use surveys."
http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/32325.html

CLO: DRIVING PERFORMANCE THROUGH TRAINING
"In order to be a valued asset to your company, the training function
must support the company's success. The best way to do this is to
make the achievement of business objectives your primary goal. This
will mean letting go of some traditional notions of what makes for
effective learning, including the notion that training is always the
answer. Use non-traditional approaches to learning." http://www.
clomedia.com/content/templates/clo_feature.asp?art
icleid=320&zoneid=30

Learning Circuits: THE FUTURE OF THE PROFESSION FORMERLY KNOWN AS
TRAINING "We need to align the human side of the business so that it
fits these new paradigms. Calling it `training and
development' puts too much emphasis on what we do, not on what
we're
trying to create: knowledge organizations that release and focus
people's energies for work performance. Our field is changing in
an
emergent way, with no strong identity. Learning, performance, and
change activities are happening under many banners. The innovation
that occurs as these different identities pursue their work is good.
Identity fragmentation expands options, but it also creates silos and
artificial boundaries."
http://www.astd.org/learningcircuits/2003/dec2003/galagan.htm

EMERGING TECH SECTION

Brief: IVT Launches New Platform For Online Audio, Video
Presentations: Interactive Video Technologies Inc., an e-commerce
communications software company, has announced a new version of its
Web-based software for managing audio and video presentations.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89266,00.html?nlid=PM

(From elearningpost)
Open Source LCMS: ATutor
"Tutor is a Standards Compliant Open Source Web-based Learning
Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and
adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in
minutes. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute
Web-based instructional content, and conduct their courses online.
Students learn in an adaptive learning environment."
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=328649

Toshiba squeezes more chips into standard package: Posted January 21,
5:07 a.m. Pacific Time: Toshiba Corp. has developed a new chip
production technology that increases by 50 percent the number of
layers of components that can be crammed inside a standard Multi Chip
Package (MCP) for use in products such as cellular telephones and
personal digital assistants (PDAs), the company said Wednesday.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=517ECC:1F4D50E

(From NW Technology)
SIMPLE - meaning Session Initiation Protocol for IM and Presence
Leveraging Extensions technology. In a nutshell SIMPLE is an effort
to bring interoperability to instant-messaging networks. It's based
on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - the signaling and presence
protocol used to establish Internet phone calls, multimedia
conferences, chat sessions and interactive communications. SIMPLE
lets users of different instant-messaging software include each other
on their buddy lists, detect when they are available to exchange
instant messages and initiate real-time chat sessions. So many big
vendors, from IBM/Lotus, Microsoft to Sprint, already support SIMPLE,
it seems to be a successful technology already.
http://www.nwfusion.com/go2/0119tech1a.html

TRENDS AND RESEARCH SECTION

**I may have included this article already but I just feel like doing
it again.
Learning Circuits: WE ARE THE PROBLEM: WE ARE SELLING SNAKE OIL
This is a widely linked article listing the things wrong with the
training industry. "The problem is not "out there". We are the
problem. We are selling snake oil. We now have ample data to show
that:
Training does not work.
eLearning does not work.
Blending Learning does not work.
Knowledge Management does not work.
http://www.internettime.com/lcmt/archives/001014.html

(from elearningpost)
Grant McEvan College: CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF ONLINE
COURSES
"The criteria presented in this guide are based on the national and
international experiences of staff in the Instructional Media and
Design department at Grant MacEwan College. Although they were
developed to assist educators in evaluating the effectiveness of
online courses, they may also be used as guidelines for course
developers." http://www.imd.macewan.ca/imd/content.php?contentid=36

(from elearningpost)
Optimize: THE LESSONS OF E-LEARNING
"Top business leaders who abandoned E-learning to training
departments must now get personally involved. By far, the best
E-learning efforts include the involvement of CEOs, CIOs, and COOs
who relentlessly link interactive education to bottom-line, real-life
business drivers. This is a hands-on undertaking in every sense. When
executive-level support is present, E-learning can show a quick ROI
and help business audiences accomplish their goals—whether it's
compliance with new regulations, management training, or getting up
to speed on a product introduction."
http://www.optimizemag.com/issue/026/roi.htm;
jsessionid=K2GOGTTQU45C2QSNDBGCKHY

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE CLOCK By Stewart Brand
As we spent more time climbing to the cliffs and hanging out on and
around them, they rewarded us more and more. They taught us this:
most of the amazingness of the Clock we can borrow from the
amazingness of the mountain. The more we highlight and blend in with
the most spectacular features of the mountain, the more memorable a
Clock visit will be for the time pilgrims. It's a Mountain Clock.
This edition of EDGE is a photo-essay designed to be read on the EDGE
Website.
http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge132.html

(from elearningpost)
CIO (Asia): TAINTED KNOWLEDGE VS TEMPTING KNOWLEDGE
"The study examines how these comparisons affect the way in which
people react to ideas that come from internal or external rivals.
Using four different surveys, the authors show that employees engaged
in internal competition often respond defensively and tend to ignore
the ideas of their rivals (i.e., they see these ideas as tainted),
while employees engaged in external competition pay vigilant
attention to ideas from outside the organisation (i.e., they find the
ideas tempting)."
http://www.cio-asia.com/pcio.
nsf/unidlookup/453D221E09D0BE8048256E21001FCD1A?OpenDocument

(from elearningpost)
LTSN: E-LEARNING GUIDES
"The Generic Centre e-learning guides are the first fully
comprehensive guides on e-learning aimed at specific audiences within
UK higher education. They address issues that are key to senior
managers, teachers, support staff, learning technologists, heads of
department and students, but the same message emerges from all:
e-learning is learning, providing us with useful tools not only to
deliver an enhanced learning and teaching experience, but also to
push the boundaries of learning and teaching through creative use of
technology."
http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre/index.asp?id=19519

MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

PalmOne Lays Off 12% Of Workforce: The company is shifting operations
toward the smart phone market after acquiring Handspring Inc.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89268,00.html?nlid=PM

RIM BlackBerry 7510: Research In Motion adds a speakerphone and a
color display to an already impressive feature set with the
forthcoming BlackBerry 7510 for Nextel service. How well will it be
received? Read our First Take to find out.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=a2-6~M7QXZmFvB1bADAqV6GDQO9g2uR

Wireless LAN Security Worries On Horizon: Moving to the more secure
802.11i wireless network standard could force companies to buy all
new hardware and is leading to uncertainty among wireless users.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89026,00.html?nlid=MW

(from ZDNet)
IT RADAR: WIRED & WIRELESS: What's on the radar for wireless in 2004
Without doubt, last year, the prevailing theme for wireless LANs was
security. Although advanced switches have all but trivialized
security concerns, at least we know that nowadays most problems will
plague organizations that have not yet incorporated the latest
security standards and measures. In any case, it is now 2004 and it's
time to move on and take a look at some new and promising wireless
technologies and trends.
Unstrung: 2004 WLAN Almanac
http://ct.com.com/click?q=50-M_CBIR0Qwc_QFl64aIdOjtToIvlR
Wireless.itworld.com: The most important wireless technology of 2003
http://ct.com.com/click?q=03-13t3I3rJIA3WeCnkn_raErvzb59R
ZDNetUK: Finding MIMO
http://ct.com.com/click?q=a2-6~M7QXZmFvB9ipO_qV6GDQO9g2uR

Wi-Fi Alliance: Noncertified Wireless Products Have High Failure
Rates: Wi-Fi products that haven't been certified by the Wi-Fi
Alliance have a "catastrophic" failure rate, the organization said.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89039,00.html?nlid=MW

W3C Moves Ahead With Mobile Web Standard: The new technical
specification will, for example, allow a mobile phone to tell a
server its display size so content is delivered in a format that fits
the screen.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89145,00.html?nlid=MW

(from ZDNet)
Why "synch" is still king: In due time, Web services may ultimately
prove to be a true enabler of the real-time enterprise. But I'm not
holding my breath. Until wireless networks are more pervasive and
reliable, synchronization will be the king of mobile database
applications. Furthermore, the spoils will go to the vendors like
Microsoft and Sybase that make child's play out of replicating
relational databases across a variety of systems and devices. Here's
why.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=80-KTKvQQ0I6rzv3VKDSKgjydtEpLFR

Connexion By Boeing Moves To The High Seas: Vessel operators and
passengers will be able to use the Connexion service to access the
Internet and firewall-protected corporate intranets, send and receive
e-mail, and view satellite television programming.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89095,00.html?nlid=MW

POWER UP YOUR PDA'S SCHEDULING APP By Jason Parker
KILLER DOWNLOADS: If your handheld's built-in calendaring software
doesn't meet your needs, try downloading a program with more
features. Jason picks three that are perfect for business travelers.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=b0-NZmfQQJcNYubfQfzh_0K93CjLWFR

GAMING SECTION

(From Game daily)
U.S. VG Software Sales up 5.0 Percent in `03
While official word has yet to emerge from market-tracker the NPD
Group, Reuters, relying on analyst sales data, is stating that U.S.
videogame software sales rose 5.0 percent in 2003. In 2002, U.S.
videogame software sales rose 21.0 percent, after posting a 10.0
percent gain in 2001. December 2003 software sales rose 13.0 percent
in year-over-year results, and gained 21.0 percent when factoring in
only software for next-generati0on machines. Electronic Arts'
December 2003 business reportedly grew 32.0 percent from December
2002, while Activision, Inc. seemingly realized growth of 38.0
percent in the same year-over-year period. On the hardware side,
PlayStation 2 sales were off 26.0 percent in the 2003 calendar year,
while Xbox slipped 2.0 percent. GameCube, riding a late surge after a
price cut implemented stateside on September 25, saw sales grow 39.0
percent over 2002 results, a higher figure than even Nintendo itself

NINTENDO UNVEILS DUAL SCREEN HANDHELD
Nintendo's mystery game hardware has been unveiled after months of
speculation, with the Kyoto-based giant planning to bring out a
radically different type of portable game system at the same time as
the PSP next Christmas.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/dev/2847

EDINBURGH GAMES FESTIVAL SET FOR 2004 RETURN
Following on from the success of last year's event, the Edinburgh
International Games Festival is set to make a return to the Scottish
capital this August, with a significantly expanded program of events.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/dev/2818

GameDaily and Gigex have teamed up with E-Poll in order to publish a
free comprehensive 28-page study that delves into the buying habits
and interests of today's gamer.
http://www.gamedaily.com/epollsignup.asp


COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS SECTION


SECURITY SECTION

Bagle E-mail Virus Slows, Fuels Naming Debate: Although Bagle, the
latest e-mail virus to hit computer users, is no longer considered a
big threat, its emergence is again raising questions about how
viruses and worms are named.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89264,00.html?nlid=PM

Slammer: One Year Later: A year after it surfaced on Jan. 25, 2003,
the Slammer worm is being remembered this week as a watershed moment
in the life of the Internet; the sudden appearance of a new type of
malicious code that could spread worldwide in minutes.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89263,00.html?nlid=VVR

Phishing: Phishing is a technique used to gain personal information
for purposes of identity theft, using fraudulent e-mail messages that
appear to come from legitimate businesses. These authentic-looking
messages are designed to fool recipients into divulging personal data
such as account numbers and passwords, credit card numbers and Social
Security numbers.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89096,00.html?nlid=VVR

HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

HOW I ESCAPED FROM HARD-DRIVE HELL (AGAIN) By David Coursey
NOTEBOOKS: Personal computers are still way too complex. My
latest bit of evidence: the disaster that ensued when I tried to
replace the hard drive in my laptop. Here's the whole sorry story.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=26-KqPVIiMoeernwkcKZHgqZ1P6jzcR
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