Thursday, August 12, 2004

Online Replacements for Desktop Apps? [Slashdot:] 6:20:28 PM      Google It!.

Firms tout 'universal' tech for 802.11n. 540Mbps (almost) everwhere, without royalty fees [The Register] 12:11:14 PM      Google It!.

Project to collect public domain audio book recordings. The Open Audiobooks Project is an all-volunteer effort to produce recordings of public domain books and host them on the web. First up is Pride and Prejudice. (Source: Creative Commons: weblog) [Open Access News] 12:05:11 PM      Google It!.

AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors. NEW YORK (Reuters) - America Online on Thursday said it plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet service. [Reuters: Technology] 7:52:21 AM      Google It!.

Text Messages for Critical Masses. Political protestors are using a new tool that lets a person send a single text message to hundreds of mobile-phone users at the press of a button. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News] 7:49:44 AM      Google It!.

UK scientists roll out Wi-Fi proof wallpaper. Paper over the crackers [The Register] 7:48:08 AM      Google It!.

A Holistic Perspective on the Student Dropout Problem with Special Attention to e-Learning - Zane L. Berge and Yi-Ping Haung, DEOS NEWS. This article introduces a comprehensive model to assist institutions in planning for interventions to address student dropout and to increase student retention. The model is the result of an extensive review, analysis, and synthesis of research and the [Online Learning Update] 7:41:01 AM      Google It!.