e-Clippings 3.12.2004 *Not Latin for Fair and Balanced
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."

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*Question: How do you make a month fly by?
**Answer: Go to work on a proposal every day of the week for about
12 hours a day for about 4 weeks. Honestly, I am just mentally
digging out now and would anticipate some extra editions coming your
way as I fidnt he really cool stuff I have been missing for the past
30 days. Enjoy. Mark

*Laptop buying tip: Look for one sporting "MVA" (multi-domain
vertical alignment) on a TFT (thin-film transistor). Means wider
viewing angles and fatsre refresh rates.
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NEWS

Blog format truce proposed By Paul Festa
CNET News.com: March 9, 2004, 4:35 PM PT
In an attempt to lasso support from Google, a key proponent of the
syndication format RSS has proposed that it merge with its challenger
under the auspices of an Internet standards body.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5171882.html

Eduventures: Online education programs continue climb
Boston Business Journal 1:52 PM EST Tuesday
Eduventures Inc., a Boston-based research firm, announced that it
expects total enrollment in online education programs to hit the 1
million mark by 2005. The report, Online Distance Education Market
Update: A Nascent Market Matures, found that the majority of U.S.
colleges and universities offer some form of online education,
helping the market grow more than 50 percent in 2002 to reach $3.7
billion. As the distance learning market matures, Eduventures found,
competition among the programs is increasing.
The report also estimates that the growth rate for online education
will exceed 30 percent for "a number of years" to come.
© 2004 American City Business Journals Inc.
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2004/03/08/daily22.html

Review Could Change UkeU eLearning Framework
By Mark Samuels [10-03-2004]
Hefce to consider UKeU future: The UKeU's public sector partners are
awaiting the outcome of a review that could result in major changes
to the operations of the government-funded elearning scheme. The
Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) is currently in
discussions with UKeU to agree a restructuring plan.
Computing last week disclosed that the scheme has consumed £28m
and attracted just 900 students, at a cost of £30,000 per student.
http://www.computing.co.uk/News/1153407

IDC: Tech Buyers Replacing PCs, Optimistic About IT Spending:
Research firm IDC cited strong fourth-quarter corporate sales of PCs,
especially notebook computers, as well as network servers,
applications and network gear, as key factors for revising its
forecast upward.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,91067,00.html?nlid=AM

EMERGING TECH SECTION

Groove Spreads Collaboration to Remote Users
By Dennis Callaghan March 11, 2004
Groove Networks Inc. is launching an upgrade to its flagship
peer-to-peer collaboration platform designed to make it easier for
enterprises to add a collaborative element to their business tasks.
The company on Monday will release a public beta of Groove 3.0, which
has enhancements geared toward teams of workers spread out at
different locations.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1547184,00.asp


TRENDS AND RESEARCH SECTION

e-learning's different but it works: Intensive distance learning
methods via the internet can have great effect: Kishan S Rana :
Published : March 10, 2004
http://www.business-standard.com/ice/story.asp?Menu=8&story=36013

(from elearningpost)
ReferralWeb: This is not a new site, but well worth a visit if you
are exploring social networks. The PPT slides are especially useful in
understanding the theory and the need for social network analysis.
"The ReferralWeb system lets you search and explore social networks -
the networks of friends, colleagues, and co-workers - that exist on
the WWW. It lets you find trusted information from trusted experts,
who are likely to help because they are friends of your friends!"
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/kautz/referralweb/


TVO gives children a head start
Mar. 9, 2004. 01:00 AM: Children who watch educational television
are better prepared for school and gain an academic edge that they
carry right through.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?
pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1078787412673&call
_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

Productivity's Technology Iceberg
Productivity may be economists' single most important statistic.
Productivity determines the ultimate success of companies; it is the
source of the wealth of nations; and it is the key to our standard of
living. From the 1970s into the 1990s, U.S. labor productivity grew
by barely 1.4 percent a year. Many economists thought it would be
stuck at that level forever. Fortunately, the growth rate jumped to
more than 2.5 percent in 1995 and has averaged more than 4 percent
since 2001. MIT productivity expert Erik Brynjolfsson writes that
this boom is rooted in a revolution in the way American companies
apply information technology. However, he warns, organizations that
sit back and wait—assuming that technology alone will quickly or
automatically introduce gains—are setting themselves up for
failure.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_brynjolfsson031004.asp?
trk=nl

MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Industry group seeks mobile top-level domain: Posted March 10, 8:59 a.
m. Pacific Time: Promising to spur the development and reliability of
mobile services and technology, a group of nine mobile industry
players said Wednesday that they are applying for a mobile top-level
domain (TLD) that would operate under a joint venture registry.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=577F6A:1F4D50E

GAMING SECTION

Digimation Launches Model Bank--A 3D Marketplace [03.04.04]
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=3511

Schools Proclaim Video Gaming An Art Form
By Shannon Henry: Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page E01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48315-2004Mar10.html?
referrer=email


COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS SECTION

*more on why, even though I continue to use iTunes and my iPod, it
gives me pause…
"Yaaar! The music pirates' manifesto. By Annalee Newitz
WITH A GROAN , I peeled the transparent sticker off my brand-new
iPod. In the clean, cute font for which Apple is known, it read,
"Don't steal music." Even the wrapping paper on my smooth little
machine was full of antipiracy propaganda. But the software wrappings
Apple places around the music the iPod plays are far worse than
propaganda: they enforce, with no subtlety or charm, the licensing
preferred by corporate copyright holders."
http://www.sfbg.com/38/19/cover_noise_pirates.html

Ode to Napster, Music's Last Hope: Protection schemes, the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, and lawsuits against file sharers are not
going to save the music business.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1537393,00.asp


SECURITY SECTION

Outlook flaw riskier than thought
http://ct.com.com/click?q=d4-E0SqQ0EmfPj8KVC4Gwr32iY_y0ZR

Hacked in a Flash: By Leon Erlanger :March 16, 2004
How can data thieves sneak behind your firewall, steal hundreds of
megabytes of information, and leave without a trace? One way is via
the same type of tiny USB drives many of you carry around in your
pockets.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1538110,00.asp


HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION



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