It's a great loss to me.
I have a Powerbook G4 and the Treo 600. Sure, I use iSync for contacts and calendar stuff, but if I want to install a game or app or document or whatever, on my Treo, I have to use the Palm Desktop.
And, as others have pointed out, iSync is only a conduit in HotSync.
I'm bummed.
It will affect them. It seems Palm is moving more toward Microsoft (the article mentions architecture more tied to Outlook, etc), which to me is a bad idea.
I run away from anything that has Windows CE, and to me (a Mac user) this takes away basically my only alternative.
Yeah, others have jumped on, but if Apple creates an experience on Windows that is just like the Mac, people will eat it up.
On my Mac, I don't have to go to a Web page, order music, download it to my music folder, import it into my music app's playlist, load it on my external mp3 player, rinse and repeat.....
I just click the Music Store button within iTunes, order what I want, and it's automagically in my Library.
It's that integration, in my humble opinion, that will help Apple beat the other competitors. Then, all Windows users will soon realize how superior the Macintosh is, the Red Sox/Cubs world series will go 20 innings in the 7th game, scientists will discover self-healing skin, the planets will align, and we'll all live forever in harmony and bliss.
Usually, when I search with my goggles and only get vapor, all I have to do is spit on the lenses, mix it with some sea water, and then I'm fog-free for the rest of my dive.:)
At my university, we've been migrating from Windows boxes to *nix for about a year or so because we wanted easy-to-administrate stuff.
The problem, though, is that it's hard to find students who have the skillz for these boxes because mostly they know Windows administration.
To me, that's kinda/sorta a big deal.
Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby and Hostbaby, attended yesterday's meeting between Apple representatives and about 150 indie label produces and executives and has posted his notes online from the meeting. Some of the highlights include a link to the fairplay website, which apple has said it's using for DRM, and the fact that Apple reports iTunes Music Store sales to SoundScan. Apple also told producers that they would not sell ad space to record labels and that all store content is done by Apple editors. Additionally, Apple promised to treat the indie labels the same as the big five, with the "same treatment, all-around."
IANAL (how I love to type that phrase!) but my take is there is no set percentage on what can be alterable. Lots of committees and corporations have their own standards (like this Google cached one), but there's nothing in the law to say.
Plus, I'm not sure people would really want just 10% of the song.....
I disagree with several of your points, which are quite similar to lots of
current professors/instructors who either don't understand teaching online
or are scared
of it. [Background:
I'm
just
completing
my
masters
online from Western Governors University
in Learning and Technology, which focuses on using technology as a tool to
learn.]
I infer that your central point is that you need face-to-face, real-time experiences
to have an effective education. My point is that, done right (and it often isn't),
online education can be as effective or more effective. I'll ignore your point
that posting material and reading, online or off, is research
and
not
really
education,
because that
doesn't make sense to me; research really is considered education to the vast
majority of academia.
Now, point by point:
Education is supposed to be a much more immersive experience, in which your
entire world is focused
upon whatever subjects your [sic] learning for certain spans
of time. From the chalk-board to the many students to the profesor [sic] and
all the hands on materials along with
real hands on lab projects you can show to your fellow classmates and teachers
in TRUE real-time.
Sometimes I was immersed in my meat-space school, but often I just wanted
to get emmersed and back to something fun. I have found that with many of
my online courses, which I could take asynchronously, let me focus my attention
when I was in the mood, or wanted to. That was much more liberating to me,
and my education was more effective as a result.
Your point about being in TRUE real-time maybe holds water for
teaching psychomotor skills (I don't think online pottery classes would work
very well),
but in most cases that doesn't matter for many students, according to their
learning style. (Online learning is not for everyone, and most online courses
give proper warning that if you crave face-to-face learning you might regret
it.)
When your [sic] simply posting and returning data from a
web-page, and reading material be it online or off... you are not recieving
[sic] an education, you are paying for
the right to research and to attain a degree from it.
How is this not receiving an education? The way you say it, I don't see much
difference between what you describe and cramming material the night before
an exam to regurgitate it and take the grade. One of the strengths I've seen
in my courses has been the online interactivity. I've been amazed that the
course discussion online is much more robust and inclusive than in meat-space.
The shy student who never talks in class CAN get a word in edge-wise online.
The guy in the front who monopolizes the discussion by shouting the first thing
that comes to his mind WON'T monopolize online discussions and can be easily
ignored. For me, that's worth the money right there.
There are reasons why test taking is done in a class without access to
the net and other such things. It is because you are supposed to test the
actual
mind and skills of a human without those resources at hand. This enables you
to learn what you DONT [sic] know and to sharpen those skillsets.
I'm inferring that your point is you can cheat during online tests. When I've
taken tests, it's been in a proctored environment where they monitor if you're
surfing, etc. I've also had open-Web tests that are timed, so if you don't
know the material it's easy to see because you're spending too much time Googling
for the answer.
More importantly, though, is the idea of portfolio assessments, which tests
the actual mind and skills of a human. For each area I studied, I had to
actually use what I learned in a performance environment, and I was graded
according to how well I did. This is easy
That mental image truly makes me shudder. Thank you for ruining my day.
Re:UCITA mostly stalled or stopped
on
Copyright Defeats?
·
· Score: 3, Informative
There's more information here [Infoworld] about UCITA, according to Ed Foster. In my mind, he was one of the key players to getting national exposure to the ludicrousness that is UCITA.
Just like my garden, though, constant vigilance is required, or before we know it, the yard is full of drug dealers. (Um, was that a mixed metaphor??)
You make a good point; in fact, isn't this what scientific theory is all about?
1. Form a hypothesis
2. Test it.
3. Analyze data.
4. If results are significant (usually statistically), then state that the hypothesis seems to fit.
If results are not, then state there's not enough information.
5. Profit!! (oops, never mind)
[PS--I went the whole post without puerile comments about microbes releasing gas. Maybe they were just stepping on ducks!]
Slashdot Mirror
You're seriously harshing my mellow.
My new favorite sig!
It's a great loss to me. I have a Powerbook G4 and the Treo 600. Sure, I use iSync for contacts and calendar stuff, but if I want to install a game or app or document or whatever, on my Treo, I have to use the Palm Desktop. And, as others have pointed out, iSync is only a conduit in HotSync. I'm bummed.
It will affect them. It seems Palm is moving more toward Microsoft (the article mentions architecture more tied to Outlook, etc), which to me is a bad idea. I run away from anything that has Windows CE, and to me (a Mac user) this takes away basically my only alternative.
Hmm, without being too cynical, it sounds like you want to create a UN for the Internet? I'm not sure it would work any better than the current UN.
Although it's difficult for a government to "police" the Internet, I think things like this story are a small, yet important, drop in the bucket.
I want my Music heroin too! ;-)
Unfortunately, the optional iNeedle exchange is not yet available for Windows yet, but I hear it'll be in a later version.
On my Mac, I don't have to go to a Web page, order music, download it to my music folder, import it into my music app's playlist, load it on my external mp3 player, rinse and repeat.....
I just click the Music Store button within iTunes, order what I want, and it's automagically in my Library.
It's that integration, in my humble opinion, that will help Apple beat the other competitors. Then, all Windows users will soon realize how superior the Macintosh is, the Red Sox/Cubs world series will go 20 innings in the 7th game, scientists will discover self-healing skin, the planets will align, and we'll all live forever in harmony and bliss.
OK, maybe not the last part, but still.........
Usually, when I search with my goggles and only get vapor, all I have to do is spit on the lenses, mix it with some sea water, and then I'm fog-free for the rest of my dive. :)
Sorry, I've already submitted a patent application for the process of how a depressed economy leads to changes in price elasticity....
At my university, we've been migrating from Windows boxes to *nix for about a year or so because we wanted easy-to-administrate stuff. The problem, though, is that it's hard to find students who have the skillz for these boxes because mostly they know Windows administration. To me, that's kinda/sorta a big deal.
I bet you get a lot of rhyming jokes from people in Nantucket.....
I pay 10% of my income to the LDS Church (Mormons), and getting something for nothing rubs me the RIGHT way.
I go with what others have said, being a Mormon has not much to do with how "these guys" are behaving.
I think Steve Jobs would be one of the few people who could make a cat feel so small that its skin just fell off.
I think I'll adopt that phrase as my sig! Viking, you are one.
PS--I admired a girl in high school who could do that (make you feel so small your skin would just fall right off. It was tortuous fun!)
Shamelessly copied and pasted from MacSlash:
Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby and Hostbaby, attended yesterday's meeting between Apple representatives and about 150 indie label produces and executives and has posted his notes online from the meeting. Some of the highlights include a link to the fairplay website, which apple has said it's using for DRM, and the fact that Apple reports iTunes Music Store sales to SoundScan. Apple also told producers that they would not sell ad space to record labels and that all store content is done by Apple editors. Additionally, Apple promised to treat the indie labels the same as the big five, with the "same treatment, all-around."
Similarly, "your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter."
Homer Simpson, Mountain of Madness
See Mom, I DID learn something in school!
Plus, I'm not sure people would really want just 10% of the song.....
I was hoping someone would appreciate it! Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week.
Only at the MS/PHD levels is it worth it to have a teacher and then only to tell you what types of ideas have been tried/shot down.
That's why I like my online masters program, because the profs can tell me that without me leaving my comfy little house.
I disagree with several of your points, which are quite similar to lots of current professors/instructors who either don't understand teaching online or are scared of it. [Background: I'm just completing my masters online from Western Governors University in Learning and Technology, which focuses on using technology as a tool to learn.]
I infer that your central point is that you need face-to-face, real-time experiences to have an effective education. My point is that, done right (and it often isn't), online education can be as effective or more effective. I'll ignore your point that posting material and reading, online or off, is research and not really education, because that doesn't make sense to me; research really is considered education to the vast majority of academia.
Now, point by point:
Education is supposed to be a much more immersive experience, in which your entire world is focused upon whatever subjects your [sic] learning for certain spans of time. From the chalk-board to the many students to the profesor [sic] and all the hands on materials along with real hands on lab projects you can show to your fellow classmates and teachers in TRUE real-time.
Sometimes I was immersed in my meat-space school, but often I just wanted to get emmersed and back to something fun. I have found that with many of my online courses, which I could take asynchronously, let me focus my attention when I was in the mood, or wanted to. That was much more liberating to me, and my education was more effective as a result.
Your point about being in TRUE real-time maybe holds water for teaching psychomotor skills (I don't think online pottery classes would work very well), but in most cases that doesn't matter for many students, according to their learning style. (Online learning is not for everyone, and most online courses give proper warning that if you crave face-to-face learning you might regret it.)
When your [sic] simply posting and returning data from a web-page, and reading material be it online or off... you are not recieving [sic] an education, you are paying for the right to research and to attain a degree from it.
How is this not receiving an education? The way you say it, I don't see much difference between what you describe and cramming material the night before an exam to regurgitate it and take the grade. One of the strengths I've seen in my courses has been the online interactivity. I've been amazed that the course discussion online is much more robust and inclusive than in meat-space. The shy student who never talks in class CAN get a word in edge-wise online. The guy in the front who monopolizes the discussion by shouting the first thing that comes to his mind WON'T monopolize online discussions and can be easily ignored. For me, that's worth the money right there.
There are reasons why test taking is done in a class without access to the net and other such things. It is because you are supposed to test the actual mind and skills of a human without those resources at hand. This enables you to learn what you DONT [sic] know and to sharpen those skillsets.
I'm inferring that your point is you can cheat during online tests. When I've taken tests, it's been in a proctored environment where they monitor if you're surfing, etc. I've also had open-Web tests that are timed, so if you don't know the material it's easy to see because you're spending too much time Googling for the answer.
More importantly, though, is the idea of portfolio assessments, which tests the actual mind and skills of a human. For each area I studied, I had to actually use what I learned in a performance environment, and I was graded according to how well I did. This is easy
That mental image truly makes me shudder. Thank you for ruining my day.
Just like my garden, though, constant vigilance is required, or before we know it, the yard is full of drug dealers. (Um, was that a mixed metaphor??)
Um, that should be to whom are you going to speak it.
You make a good point; in fact, isn't this what scientific theory is all about? 1. Form a hypothesis 2. Test it. 3. Analyze data. 4. If results are significant (usually statistically), then state that the hypothesis seems to fit. If results are not, then state there's not enough information. 5. Profit!! (oops, never mind) [PS--I went the whole post without puerile comments about microbes releasing gas. Maybe they were just stepping on ducks!]
I find your views intriguing, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.... Tell me more about this BetaMax?