December 27, 2007
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The holiday is a perfect time to catch up on reading and must admit Beautiful Evidence from Edward Tufte is a very refreshing look at aspects of visual evidence we simply overlook in everyday life. I found chapter 6 is … Continue reading
December 22, 2007
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There is a new web resource pointing to some of the best open source software (free software) available today for Windows, OS X and Linux platforms. Its worth a look. Tags: open source, education, globalization, network, trends
December 22, 2007
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Internet2′s Commerical Peering service has announced a peering milestone: connecting to 70,000 routes. Participants in this service now see more than 50% of their commodity traffic needs being met with I2′s peering service. This service continues to expand the number … Continue reading
December 12, 2007
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So NBC has been forced to refund advertisers an average of $500,000 each due to low ratings. One hopes they will workout an agreement with iTunes to again sell their TV shows. NPR news article here. At some point someone … Continue reading
December 12, 2007
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Have you ever wanted to take a class on Modern Poetry taught by a distinguished scholar? Yale University has joined MIT and select institutions of higher learning by placing academic courses online, inviting anyone around the globe (this means you) … Continue reading
December 10, 2007
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Well I’m not sure what took so long to read Steven Levitt‘s Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. It was enjoyable, fun and interesting to read the hidden side of everything. So I finally pushed it … Continue reading
December 7, 2007
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It was refreshing to listen to the former Indian President, Abdul Kalam speak Monday at Google’s Be the Change Summit in Hyderabad India. Outlined in his remarks Dynamics of Information Flow is the need for India to utilize Internet2. He … Continue reading
December 6, 2007
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FoxNews has posted an article written via PCMagazine regarding OLPC. I’m pleased to see this laptop being described as “a game changer for disadvantaged children in developing countries.” The article lists Fox’s parent company News Corporation as a backer of … Continue reading
December 4, 2007
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Could BMW’s future cars support IPv6 before your next office network upgrade? Maybe. Work already underway confirms BMW developments in artificial intelligence have moved from the multiple flavors of auto-specific networking standards to internet protocol IPv6 for the next generation … Continue reading
December 3, 2007
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Digital Rights Management or DRM, has been a controversial snippet of software embedded into music files for a long time. Regardless of how you feel about Microsoft’s PlaysForSure DRM wrapper or Apple’s FairPlay for iTunes it appears the coming death … Continue reading