Ted Ritzer: Learning TechnologiesStrategic Technologies for Education(Untitled)- December 16, 2003 Sun's identity pitch. At SunNetwork 2003 back in September, Jonathan Schwartz made the case that the Java card is the most strategic piece of Sun's whole technology stack. Actually, I'd say per-employee pricing is the real strategic innovation. But I've always hoped to see movement on the identity card front, so this clip, in which Schwartz stresses something I've been harping on for years, got my attention: Java card support will be built into the desktop that we offer. It is the fundamental.http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/16.html#a3612 (Untitled)- December 16, 2003 WiredRed rolls out epop Web Conferencing - Infoworld Staff. WiredRed Software on Monday shipped its epop Web Conferencing Server, which combines multi-point audio and synchronous video conferencing with desktop and application sharing. InfoWorld: Top Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/15.html#a3573 (Untitled)- December 14, 2003 Canít find the perfect gift for someone special this holiday Give them the gift of software freedom: Download the free GNU Knoppix and burn some yuletide cheer! The CommuniquÈ is proud to offer the English edition ISO image of Knoppix 3.3 (2003-11-19), and as an added special bonus download a ready-made CD label in PDF for the 8694 format from Avery-Print (or you can do your own) Knoppix 3.3 is a fully-functioning multimedia Debian-based GNULinux...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/14.html#a3561 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Battlebots:. Accelerated learning via competition Cool Toolshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/12.html#a3532 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 U.K. gov't considers Sun in open source software push. LONDON -- The U.K. government has signed a five-year agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc. to potentially offer the company's new Java Desktop System (JDS) and Java Enterprise System (JES) software to public sector agencies as part of an overall open source push. InfoWorld: Top Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/09.html#a3511 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Australian Researchers Push Near-Broadband IP Over VHF. Curmudgeon Rick writes "A research group at the Australian National University is getting symmetrical 250K bps at 20km, using "empty" 7MHz-wide broadcast TV ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/09.html#a3505 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Las Vegas Schools Mix IP, Digital Communications. Looking to upgrade its communications capabilities and cut costs, the Clark County School District in Las Vegas is spending $31 million to install an IP-ready metropolitan-area network and about 27,000 phones that will be able to operate in both digital and IP modes. Computerworld IT in Government Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/09.html#a3504 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 ObjectWeb, Apache team on open source J2EE. ObjectWeb and the Apache Software Foundation, which each develop an open-source Java application server, have reached a technology-sharing agreement designed to accelerate certification of their products under Sun Microsystems's latest J2EE standard. InfoWorld: Top Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/09.html#a3502 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Social Bookmarks Managerhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/09.html#a3494 (Untitled)- December 7, 2003 Free Online Course Materials from MIT OK, so I do not understand how this can be sustainable, but MIT is trying to provide free online ed materials to the world at large! Who am I to question them Check it out at: http:ocw.mit.eduOcwWebGlobalall-courses.htmhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/learningTechnologies/2003/12/07.html#a3480 |