Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars. Google Scholar is intended as a first stop for researchers looking for scholarly literature like peer-reviewed papers, books, abstracts and technical reports. By By JOHN MARKOFF. [NYT > Technology] 10:58:32 PM      Google It!.

New Documentation Area goes live!. After months of hard work on the software and reviewing/converting content away from the wiki area, the Documentation Team is happy to announce that the new documentation area is available! [Plone RSS] 12:46:56 PM      Google It!.

AntiGrav Not Exactly Uplifting. The new PlayStation 2 game makes ingenious use of the gimmicky EyeToy controller, but glitches and repetition keep it from taking off. By Chris Kohler. [Wired News] 12:45:39 PM      Google It!.

Scaling Up: From Web-Enhanced Courses to a Web-Enhanced Curriculum - Robert E. Wood, Innovate. When educators discover the advantages of using online technology in their teaching, they are often inspired to incorporate technology more systematically into their departmental programs. In this article, Robert E. Wood explains how he and his colleag [Online Learning Update] 12:43:37 PM      Google It!.

Knoppix Hacks [Slashdot:] 12:09:27 PM      Google It!.

RIM's BlackBerry Subscribers Top 2 Mln. TORONTO (Reuters) - The BlackBerry wireless e-mail device is now being used by a record two million subscribers, less than a year after it topped the one million market, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) RIM.TO said on Wednesday. [Reuters: Technology] 12:05:36 PM      Google It!.

Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. 9437.T, unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows owners to use their phones as a debit card. [Reuters: Technology] 12:03:12 PM      Google It!.

Feedster Blog Search. Feedster is offering a new search tool to help you find content that comes from weblogs, a handy way to scope your web searches. For the uninitiated, Feedster provides a google-like interface for searching things found in RSS feeds. It offers tools to store your own set of feeds (like another flavor of Bloglines as a web based RSS reader), services to get updates by email, and likely quite a bit more (it has been a while since I rummaged around Feedster). Some quick and not so dirty examples of Feedster Blog search results (you gotta love being able to save these as URLs): Learning Object Podcast Social Computing Probably a little used gem of note that Feedster search results are themselves available as an RSS feed, e.g.: Learning Objects Feedster Search RSS a tip of the bloghat to the RSS feed from ResearchBuzz for the link. [cogdogblog] 12:01:35 PM      Google It!.

International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. A short and early newsletter today, prepared using the free wireless access at Moncton airport as I wait for my flight to Vancouver. In this item, the latest International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is out and leads with my essay, Learning Networks. Three other solid articles on communication and learning objects are also included. By Various Authors, November, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 12:00:18 PM      Google It!.