Thursday, July 14, 2005

Getting your feeds. RSS Readers: Narrowing Down Your Choices. The first thing in this article that really caught my eye was how Firefox has offered easy to use RSS aggregation since 2004. But moving on beyond that, I think it is interesting that My Yahoo is the number one way for people to get their feeds! Why? Simple. Ever since my first day at Lockergnome, I have been stating RSS will become mainstream once it is easy enough for anyone to use. It is… Direct and Related Links for 'RSS Readers: Narrowing Down Your Choices' By rss_feedback@lockergnome.com (Matt Hartley). [Lockergnome's RSS & Atom Tips] 10:29:34 PM

YAPA (Yet Another Podcasting Article). Review: Podcasting Easy for Everyone (AP). AP - My introduction to podcasting — the convergence of iPods, broadcasting and the time-shifting that TiVo popularized — came when Apple's iTunes recently began making podcasts available for download. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 4:37:18 PM

Java fragmentation issues and m-Learning. Cell phone manufacturers, in trying to get competitive devices to market quickly, have ensured that a Java application that runs on one cell phone probably won't run on others. Cellphones, from the developer's point of view, are like snowflakes -- no two are alike. This is yet another driving force working in favor of Macromedia's Flash Lite, at least with the new and coming generation of phones. 'Write once, run anywhere' not working for phones. Sun's Java for cell phones was supposed to let developers write a single program that could run on any handset. Wishful thinking? "Fragmentation is the one major roadblock that could mean the difference between success and failure for developers embracing this market," Allen Lau, the chief technology officer at Tira Wireless, wrote in an article in the trade publication Java World. [CNET News.com] 4:13:47 PM

MyPyramid Guide. If you are selling nutritional supplements, you may want to download this free software to help you talk to prospects about their nutrition and what they are not getting. Are You a Good Eater or a Bad Eater? (PC World). PC World - Free software will help you pinpoint the answer. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 4:06:04 PM

Privacy: A graphic model. While searching for materials on accountability matrices for a project management article, I came across this. 1. Tools that help me see what others are up to. 2. Tools that prevent others from seeing what I am up to. 3. Tools that help other see what I am up to. 4. Tools that prevent me from seeing what others are up to. Pretty cool idea, kind of like the Johari Window for business processes. I'm going to find a way to use this puppy, even though it doesn't have anything to do with my original search. The "Accountability Matrix" appears in  The Transparent Society by David Brin, and I found it cited in [Phil Windley's Technometria] 4:02:05 PM

Roadrunner culture. Maybe it's time to switch off and slow down. Maybe even in e-Learning. [BBC News|Technology] 2:34:47 PM

PalmOne Officially Becomes Palm (PC World). PC World - PDA makers changes its names and its logo, but what does that mean for its products? [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 9:43:04 AM

CEO of Dallas Mavericks takes on podcasters. Mark Cuban has been going on about podcasting lately. Shel Holtz answers back Mark's first anti-podcasting screed. "Cuban suggests podcasters can’t make a living from their work, but I suspect the host of Endurance Radio would shrug off such a proclamation. With a paltry audience of hard-core, dedicated endurance sports enthusiasts, Endurance Radio has attracted the likes of Gatorade and Fleet Sports to pay $4,000 a month to sponsor the show. The audience may not be large, but it’s hard for an advertiser to find so concentrated a group of its target market." Mark then answers with a second rant against podcasting. I'm confused, we're supposed to be making money doing this? Dang... [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] 9:42:42 AM

New Media Picks of the Week. New media picks of the week is my weekly basket of tasty resources, tools and services that I have run into, have discovered accidentally or read about from other articles, feeds and newsletters I subscribe to. Connect, explore, discover and amaze yourself with some of these great new tools and services. Here is my latest pick of new media resources to give a good look to. This week I have selected for you: RSS video… Direct and Related Links for 'New Media Picks of the Week' By rss_feedback@lockergnome.com (Robin Good). [Lockergnome's RSS & Atom Tips] 9:42:28 AM

Learning Objects: A Rose by Any Other Name . . . - Susan E. Metros, Educause Review. Over the last three years, the buzz in educational technology circles has shifted from “What are learning objects?” to “Whatever happened to learning objects?” Learning objects evolved out of the object-oriented, reusable code protocols of computer scienc [Online Learning Update] 9:42:17 AM

Trend: Podcasting in Academic and Corporate Learning - Learning Circuits. Podcasting. You may have heard the term and wondered what it meant. Or you may already be listening to podcasts and pondering how they might be used with learners. This article will provide a basic explanation of podcasting, highlight some uses in learnin [Online Learning Update] 9:42:09 AM

E-Learning Standards Update - Ryann K. Ellis, Learning Circuits. Here’s a non-technical look at evolving e-learning standards, what the standards intend to achieve, the key players involved in developing the standards, and some implications for the future. The e-learning industry continues to expand every day, and the [Online Learning Update] 9:41:58 AM

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