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Book review: Using Moodle Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management byJason Cole, H
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(2008/11/26 3:06)
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The book“Using Moodle Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management”, by Jason Cole, Helen Foster, is a much needed reference book for Moodle. Moodle is an open source Course Management System that allows you to organize and deliver information online in a structured and controlled format. Moodle also supports the creation of forums, chats, quizzes, assignments and the recording of grades. The authors have the experience required to cover both the technology and the educational aspects of this unique tool. Jason Cole has been involved with universities moving to Moodle and has worked directly with teachers in the classrooms. He knows what works and what doesn’t. Helen Foster is the Moodle documentation steward and facilitates the“Using Moodle” course on Moodle.org. She has also spent time teaching in a classroom and has implemented Moodle in various schools. read more
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Book review: Linux System Programming byRobert Love
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(2008/11/26 2:58)
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Many people make the mistake of thinking of Linux as just another Unix. Though most system calls are indeed identical, some of them aren?t. Knowing the difference is important. read more
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Crowdfunded Atheist Bus Campaign
from activefreemedia
(2008/11/24 13:58)
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In an example of the demand for crowdsourced marketing for causes, check out the post from 1000 Heads about the Atheist Bus Campaign .
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 32
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(2008/11/23 4:00)
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Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral. read more
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Book review: SQL Hacks byAndrew Cumming and Gordon Russell
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(2008/11/18 21:41)
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SQL is the de facto method of accessing relational data within databases. Databases have been around for many years, and consequentially many many books have been written about them. However, SQL Hacks: Tips& Tools for Digging into Your Data by Andrew Cumming and Gordon Russell sets itself apart through format, easy-going style, and ability to cover lots of tips, tricks, and hacks with Structured Query Language. The O’Reilly Press Hacks Series book covers SQL for MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft Access. It covers 100 hacks which will definitely add to your SQL toolkit, and it will help give you ideas of how to solve related issues in writing queries. read more
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Book review: C Programming: A Modern Approachby K. N. King
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(2008/11/18 21:32)
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The C language, despite the best journalistic assassins, trained monkeys on bikes, an alleged lack of fashion taste, is still alive and rocking in the building. C is, beyond dispute, recognized as a resource efficient and thus valid language to use, especially for highly effective operating systems such as GNU/Linux and for device driver creation. read more
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How to help build a free software search engine and use it too. Welcome to Wikia
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(2008/11/18 21:08)
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Mention Jimmy Wales and you automatically think Wikipedia; however, that is not his only love child. The Wikia search engine is his latest offspring— or least it was when it was launched in January 2008. Wikia has been devised as a free software and open source alternative to Google and othersNow. In an article in June I speculated about how the internet might change the way we think. ; I mentioned in passing the Wikia search engine . read more
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Bytemark
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(2008/11/17 1:32)
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Is Bytemark the right hosting server for you, GNU/Linux lover? We interviewed Matthew Bloch, one of the founders of British hosting company, Bytemark. He talks about his company, and their commitment to free software. You be the judge! read more
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Rule #2: Create a community
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(2008/11/16 22:46)
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The“edge” for free software over proprietary software comes from volunteer effort. You should spend just as much effort on designing a comfortable and inviting project as you would on any consumer establishment: you may not be trying to convince customers to part with cash for your product, but you are asking volunteers to part with their time for your project (which is not easier). read more
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Unjustifiable Criticism of Richard Stallman by Linus Torvalds
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(2008/11/16 21:50)
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A recent attack piece against Richard Stallman was written by Linus Torvalds on the eve of Obama’s election. Black and white by Linus Torvalds Linus begins with this: So I’m pretty well-known for not exactly being a huge fan of the FSF and Richard Stallman, despite the fact that I obviously love the GPLv2 and use it as the license for all my projects that I care about. How unfortunate to write negatively of Stallman in the very first sentence. read more
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