Archive for September, 2006

Blogging the blackboard patent explanation - part 1

Monday, September 18th, 2006

I'm listening to Matt Small right now talking about the blackboard patent in a webex seminar. It's the first of three such talks. http://www.blackboard.com/patent/FAQ2 the links to the conversations are on the right hand side of this conversation He's started by describing what a patent is, and explaining the difference between dependent ...

SAP… comes from a tree? no. thingy you hit people with?

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Just talking to Michael Hotrum on the phone, and he says to me "yeah... what about SAP?" Dave stares blankly at the screen. What's that dave says? And i check out michael's website and find this link. I'm a very naive person. Can't wait 'till Feldstein and Essa come on the ...

Open Source in Higher Ed - The Courant Report

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

I realize that many of you have probably seen this, but, man oh man, the 26th of July was a busy day. This report should be the lynchpin of any argument for open source in higher education. It addresses many of the main concerns that people have about OSS, refutes ...

EURODL - Edublogging as research… i love it.

Friday, September 1st, 2006

warning - dave is feeling a little tickled with himself today... humour him please. that is all. I always pay a little closer attention to my stats numbers at the start of the month as they are a little easier to navigate through (they update monthly on the package that ...