iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition. emmastory writes "When I mentioned this book to some of my friends, the response was usually either 'Doesn't the iPod come with a manual?' or 'Does the iPod ... [Slashdot]

 

12:56:06 PM    

 

New Media's Age of Anxiety. At a time when many Americans consider journalists no more trustworthy than the politicians they cover, the profession needs to cast a critical eye on itself. Adam L. Penenberg's column, debuting here today, takes a step in that direction. [Wired News]

 

12:54:07 PM    

 

Watch this acronym...KM tools put users in control. Two upstart software vendors are aiming to break ground in KM (knowledge management) by giving workgroups and end-users more control of how information is gathered and shared. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

12:50:18 PM    

 

AKMA, who initiated the audio barn-raising for Lessig's book, says it's not likely to happen for the Cluetrain, because the book isn't published under a Creative Commons license, and because there already is an abridged audio version of the book. Still an interesting idea, imho, worth discussing perhaps. I'd be surprised if the audio version is generating huge sales, and it might be something the authors would permit, given that the full text of the book is already on the Web. [Scripting News]

 

12:48:50 PM    

 

Computerworld: Court rules ISP didn't violate law by capturing, copying e-mails. In an e-mail privacy case that could have broad implications for users, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the operator of a small ISP operations didn't break federal law when he used special code to intercept and copy some of the e-mail messages his company processed for customers. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

12:47:46 PM    

 

Traffic Sim Predicts Jams Before They Happen. Via_Patrino writes "The New Scientist reports that: A traffic simulation system is helping drivers by predicting jams up to an hour before they happen. Traffic ... [Slashdot]

 

12:45:53 PM    

 

Oxygen Bursts in Saturn's Rings. Something's going on in Saturn's outermost rings, where oxygen levels jump explosively then diminish over a month. One theory is crashing moonlets. Amit Asaravala reports from Pasadena, California. [Wired News]

 

12:44:18 PM    

 

What do you do when you have a field inspection question that no one in the party can answer...and time is a factor for Certificate of Occupancy/Completion?...Megapixel camera phones will kill MMS. It's a matter of quality, you see By Guy Kewney, Newswireless.net . [The Register]

 

12:42:59 PM    

 

...This is about moving through the landscape, is it not?...When games collide with movie makers. The film industry is becoming more interested in gaming, says Daniel Etherington of BBC Collective. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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