Linux Today – LinuxPR: OpenOffice.Org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta 2
The OpenOffice.org project is pleased to announce that the second public beta release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 is now available for download.
A Brief POV Change: Student Thoughts on Laptops in the Classroom
This post came up on De Novo, one of the student blogs I track. We spend a fair amount of time going on about things like laptops and wireless in the classroom and it is of interest to hear what students may have to say.
De Novo: Re: Student Use of Technology in the Classroom
The way I see it (and our Dean seemed to agree at a question and answer session I attended last spring), if a professor can’t keep my attention, whose fault is that really? Probably mine, but it doesn’t change the fact that if she can’t keep my attention, no amount of banning instant messenger is going to help. Back before I had a laptop, I doodled. I doodled masterpieces during classes that were uninteresting. Or I daydreamed. I can easily do those things again, and I still won’t be paying attention.
Just out of curiuousity, how many law schools know if their students are blogging?
IBM to Offer Auto Backup Software
Upcoming IBM software continually backs up files – Computerworld
IBM plans to release new software next month for automatically backing up files on laptop computers. The product will be aimed primarily at mobile workers and is intended to protect data in the event that files are accidentally deleted or become corrupted, or if a laptop is stolen, IBM said.
iPod As a Disruptive PC Boot Device?
Sure Slashdot’s all worked up about the headline “Has Google Peaked?” but the real fun of the article is at the end where the idea of using iPods loaded with OS 10.4 to boot Intel PCs and sending MSFT into spasms is the real neat idea:) Just think about. A 20 gig hard drive you carry around loaded with a functional operating system and lots of your stuff. Just plug in and boot up. Cool
PBS | I, Cringely . August 25, 2005 – Has Google Peaked?
“Every one of those iPods is a bootable drive. What if Apple introduces OS 10.5, its next super-duper operating system release, and at the same time starts loading FOR FREE the current operating system version — OS 10.4 — on every new iPod in a version that runs on generic Intel boxes? What if they also make 10.4 a free download through the iTunes Music Store?“
$50 MIllion in VC Up For Grabs
A couple of interesting things here…
Business 2.0 – Magazine Article – Printable Version – The $50 Million Giveaway
Want to start a company? We found 11 venture capitalists sitting on business ideas they’re dying to bankroll. All you have to do is send them exactly the right business plan.
Cooking With Your iPod!
Sounds like fun. There is a lot ofpossibility behind that little click wheel:)
MAKE: Blog: Recipes for your iPod
Kraft is offering up over 100 recipes that you can download and put on your iPod and read using the notes function.
XML-RPC debugger
freshmeat.net: Project details for XML-RPC debugger
Unlike other debuggers, which focus on the XML-RPC protocol, this one is for debugging the service itself, allowing manual calls to RPC methods with syntax like that of an object-oriented programming language rather than manually writing XML.
CALI Radio Goes Live
We’ve taken CALI Radio live. This little adventure in podcasting will initially feature interviews with CALI authors wherein they discuss the law and cases behind their CALI Lessons.
The first 2 episodes feature Prof. Lawrence Wilkins, Indiana University – Indianapolis and Professor Scott Burnham, The University of Montana School of Law. The feed is here.
Using CSS to Position Lists
How to Use CSS to Position Horizontal Unordered Lists – WebReference.comLet’s say that you’ve chosen to use a horizontal styled unordered list for your navigation and have followed the generally accepted CSS methods put forward by the many CSS information sites on the web. All’s well until you decide that you don’t want your menu to be left aligned. You want to be able to position it centrally or to the right and this is where it starts to get tricky.
NewsGator Opens API
The API generates a lot of stuff in OPML and RSS2.0.
NewsGator API Homepage
NewsGator Online provides an API to allow application developers to develop aggregators and other applications that process RSS to use a NewsGator Online user’s location, subscription and folder structure in their application. The NewsGator Online API also gives application developers very fine-grained control over synchronizing the read and deleted state of individual posts.