OK, after SIX HOURS of work I think I finally have the new Adobe CS3 design suite of programs installed. Maybe its just me, but it seems that Adobe could have put just a little more thought into their installer. Some thoughts:
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I guess this is the type of thing that used to be called a vanity press. But in this new WEB 2.0 world where we’re all content producers would it be any more vain than publishing your own blog? And, BTW, you can now publish your blog as a book at Blurb.com . I’ve poked around lulu.com (and even ordered a book by 57 Signals recently) who does much the same thing, although this Blurb.com site strikes me as more user friendly if you aren’t ready to do the layout for your book design. Sure the web is nice, but sometimes it is nice to know your stuff is safe and secure and sitting nicely bound on the shelf — it makes a great Christmas present too.
I listened to an interesting presentation by Duke University’s Zachary Pogue on their ongoing iPod program. There’s nothing earth-shattering in his remarks, but its a good, solid set of useful perspectives on Duke’s program and worth a listen. I continue to be impressed with the extent of Duke’s support for the initiative, and the continued strength of the initiative.
Happy fair use day — go out and quote something!
Fair Use isn’t just about what you can play on your ipod. Fair Use promotes interoperability and the advancement of learning and expansion of knowledge. It impacts every thing from the computer in your car to accessing material at your public library, to playing a DVD you purchased or rented on your Linux computer.
Is this any surprise, that its not the delivery method that promotes learning, but the content? New technologies can help deliver the content faster, like podcasting, or promote greater user engagement, like games/simulations, or provide greater access, like on-line textbooks, but they don’t teach anything. Its all about the content.
How do we get users off email? At least in my work environment its still the collaboration tool of choice. On one of our big projects there has been a Sharepoint site set up for team members to collaborate — and its gone relatively unused. A recent group task seemed like the perfect item for some collaborative documents. At a team meeting I volunteered to set up a folder and start some of the needed documents. I did that, and asked some of the more active team members to check to make sure they could access the documents I set up. It was like pulling teeth to get even these members to participate. We’ll see if over time this resource will take off, but so far its hard going.
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