Monday, May 02, 2005

Lenovo of China Completes Purchase of I.B.M.'s PC Unit. The Chinese computer maker Lenovo completed its $1.75 billion purchase of I.B.M.'s personal computer division, creating the world's third-largest PC maker. By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Technology] 9:51:36 PM      Google It!.

SkillSoft Releases Dialogue Virtual Classroom. Skillsoft has released a live online classroom environment called Dialogue. Though it is intended for use with an LMS, it can also be used as a stand-alone application. Depending on pricing and functionality (they should really provide a demo on the website) it could offer competition to products like Symposium and Elluminate. What's neat is that the product can use existing Skillsoft learning objects (but would be even better if it could use any learning object). In addition to the press release there's a website and (PDF) brochure. By Press Release, Skillsoft, April 29, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 9:35:02 PM      Google It!.

Change or Die. This article has receioved widespread acclaim in the few days it has been published and I can easily see why. Indeed, I pass it along with a similar endorsement. The author's point is to question why people don't change - their habits, their beliefs, their work processes - when merely presented with sufficient information. "Behavior change happens mostly by speaking to people's feelings. This is true even in organizations that are very focused on analysis and quantitative measurement, even among people who think of themselves as smart in an MBA sense. In highly successful change efforts, people find ways to help others see the problems or solutions in ways that influence emotions, not just thought." By Alan Deutschman, Fast Company, May 1, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 9:32:33 PM      Google It!.

Using Bloglines (or How to Keep up With Dozens of Blogs Everyday). Useful advice and even included a couple of tips new to me. The author describes (in lavish detail, complete with screenshots) how to use services like Bloglines and Feedster to scan and absorb content from a large number of websites. This is very similar to how I do it - and no, no miracles are required, just some good organization on the part of the reader. Via a number of sources. By Preetam Rai, betterdays, April 25, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 9:30:36 PM      Google It!.

Tracking Sex Offenders via GPS for Life [Slashdot:] 9:29:38 PM      Google It!.