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6/1/2006
Early on in the life of the World Wide Web, I was always in search of topical "meta-pages.” In the end, these became so commonplace that they're now sort of passé, unless the publishing organization can claim to have captured the topical realm and be comprehensive. Even then, the more sophisticated search engines are superior for everyday news purposes. More about that later. Then, the whole idea of e-mail newsletters got "hot" and even within higher education, some quite topically-focused newsletters became available to join the handful that were already in place, like the Electronic AIR, SCUP Email News, and Edupage. The Campus Tech stable of technology newsletters is a prime example. Eventually, daily newsletters began to overflow my inbox. Newsletters such as the Daily Report from the Chronicle of Higher Education (http://www.chronicle.com), the Daily News from Academic Impressions, Inside Higher Ed’s Daily Update, and the UB Daily from University Business. Then I was hired by then-Syllabus and now Campus Technology magazine to write these weekly articles and collect and annotate a set of weekly news items for IT Trends. That forced me to gear up a bit in terms of organizing my weekly search. Boy, was I ever happy when I discovered – it seems like yesterday, but really was over two years ago – Google Alerts. I now have dozens of those alerts engaged and my e-mail client happily files them into folders by topic. I'm the kind of person who got excited when the New York Times changed its online format and introduced TimesSelect. Not because I now had to pay to read the editorials and columnists, but because that meant that its everyday articles are now free of the "free registration" requirement and I can link to them. My first item of business each day is to get my e-mail downloading and then to scan through the Drudge Report, then CNN, then USA Today, then the New York Times, then the Christian Science Monitor. While I read, I sort, forward, and reply to overnight incoming e-mail messages. During the day I make sure I get to InsideHigherEd and the Chronicle online. Lately, I've been adding a variety of blogs to my daily scanning schedule, but I'm not organized enough with them yet to be able to share them here. What's next? I may never get to podcasting, because without the serendipity of whatever comes up next on NPR, I'm not the kind of person who gets into intentionally listening to something either on the radio or online. I think the short, 3-minute-or-less streaming video or podcasts might work for me, but I despise television. I don't watch it and don't own a television set. So maybe that’s not for me.Recommended Reading
- News Update :: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
:::::: NEWS
: Report: Green Efforts Improving on Campuses
: Polytechnic Institute of NYU Deploys Array Networks Equipment for Access Control
: Oracle Releases Student Administration Integration Pack
: Red Hat Hacked, Company Issues Security Advisory
: Sun Open Sources Mobile Toolkit LWUIT
: Vulnerability Management Needed for Security, Study Says
: Microsoft Details SharePoint-SQL 2008 Integration
: Higher Ed Growing into BI, Data Warehousing
: LectureShare Updates Free Course Management System - Campus Security :: August 22, 2008
:::::: CASE STUDY
: Corralling Identity Management
:::::: CAMPUS SECURITY NEWS
: Vulnerability Management Needed for Security, Study Says
: Wayne State Deploys Q1 Labs QRadar to Manage and Secure Network
: KU Medical Center Installs Real-time Beacon System
: Virginia Tech Tries 'Compliance Sheriff' To Improve Web Site Accessibility
: Microsoft, BearingPoint Team Up To Provide Risk-Based Compliance Solution
: Collaboration Key to Security, Microsoft Says
: IBM Unveils New Software Designed To Streamline eDiscovery
: Security Woes Up, as PHP and OSS Make the List - IT Trends :: Thursday, August 21, 2008
:::::: INTERVIEW
:: Higher Ed Growing into BI, Data Warehousing
:::::: IT NEWS
:: Microsoft Changes Virtualization Licensing Rules
:: Vorex Upgrades Web-based Data Collection Tool for Schools
:: AT&T 'Big Mobile' Grant Extended
:: U Illinois Implements New StorMagic SAN in 15 Minutes
:: OOXML Reaffirmed, ISO/IEC Reject Appeals
:: Butler U Deploys Virtual Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway
:: Linux Application Checker Brings Distro Help - SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
:::::: INTERVIEW
: The Power of Wikis in Higher Ed
:::::: NEWS and PRODUCT UPDATES
: Sakai 2.5.2 Gets Performance Boost; New Modules Released
: Georgia Virtual Tech Moves to Angel LMS for Web-based Instruction
: Video Spotlight: Campus Technology 2008 Keynote Address
: AT&T 'Big Mobile' Grant Extended
: Colorado State Launches New Online School - Web 2.0 :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
:::::: THE BUZZ
: Digital Arrays for Evidence-Based Learning
:::::: WEB 2.0 IN ACTION
: "That Which Weaves Together:" The NSF Cyberlearning Report
:::::: PRODUCTS AND APPS
: Sakai 2.5.2 Gets Performance Boost; New Modules Released
: Vorex Upgrades Web-based Data Collection Tool for Schools
: Colorado State Launches New Online School
: Collexis' Lawriter Debuts Social Network for Law Students - News Update :: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
:::::: NEWS
: Video Spotlight: Campus Technology 2008 Keynote Address
: Report Finds Dip in Microsoft's Browser Share
: Butler U Deploys Virtual Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway
: VMware's Updates Cause Problems, CEO Apologizes
: Intel Releases Interface for USB 3.0
: Linux Application Checker Brings Distro Help
: Wayne State Deploys Q1 Labs QRadar to Manage and Secure Network
: SunGard HE Releases New Unified Digital Campus
: Higher Education Fertile Ground for 802.11n WiFi, ABI Reports
