Year: 2004

A while back I blogged about the made-up story in The Onion about Pres Bush being asked to shut down his blog. Now, as it turn out, the White House may actually be incorporating blog-like features into its Web site. Read more in the article, White House Goes to the Blogs, from the Washington Post. …

In case you haven’t discovered it yet, let me introduce you to an awesome resource called Badgerlink. I just mentioned it in my last post and it dawned on me that maybe not everyone is aware of it. Badgerlink, which is available free to all Wisconsin residents thanks to funding from the DPI, is a …

Here’s an interesting article from the Patriot News (8-12-04), “Police Plugged In; Digital Video Gives Officers Solid Evidence” on the use of digital video in police cars. (Wisconsin residents can view the article at no cost using Badgerlink) From the article: A TiVo-style digital video system designed for police cruisers is making it easier for …

TVC Alert has a nice summary of the article, Searching for Maps Tops Net Survey, from CBS Marketwatch. Survey: How the U.S. Uses the Net (11 Aug) A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that Americans go online mostly for maps and directions. Second to maps and directions is communication. …

PDPhoto is a database of photos that are in the public domain and can be used for any purpose. From the site: PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted, you can assume it is free to use. But if you intend to use an image …

A blog I read called yclipse had a neat tech tip for using Adobe Acrobat to create basic, low-cost animations in PDF. An example shows an animated diagram of an auto accident. From yclipse: Use a multipage PDF for animations This PDF file is an example of the creative use of Acrobat to create animations. …

From Wired News comes “Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools,” an article about the American Library Association’s campaign to educate kids about copyright and fair use. For the third year in a row, software companies are supplying schools with materials that promote their antipiracy position on copyright law. But for the first time this year, the library …

There is an article in PC Magazine.com this week entitled “Messages Can Be Forever” about the retrievability of text messages sent via cellular phones. Here are a couple bits from that article: This was cast into the light recently when the defense in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case announced that they may investigate text …

There is a good article in TechNewsWorld this week called “Filters Get Smarter, But So Do Spammers” about spam filters and the dangers of filtering about legitimate emails. TVC Alert’s Genie Tyburski shared this advice: Email is not a reliable means of communication. If you have to sift through 500 junk emails daily to get …

The Department of Labor recently announced a free electronic subscription service, which allows citizens to receive notifications by e-mail alerting them to newly available information. Subscribers can choose to receive alerts on number of topics including DOL news, Administrative Law Judge materials, Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplaces, Compliance Assistance, Disability Employment Policy, Employment and Training, Faith-Based …