Re: [DDN] confirmed: DDN meetup in Boston this Thursday, 5pm

2005-02-15 Thread Jon maddog Hall
>so it's not just for Linux geeks like Taran and Mad Dog. :-) Unfortunately Jon "maddog" Hall: * programmer * systems administrator * product manager * educator * author * businessman * collector of antique clocks, Edison Phonographs and Pla

[DDN] CISCO, IBM PROPOSE INTERNET-BASED DISASTER ALERT SYSTEM

2005-02-15 Thread Karl vonWerther
CISCO, IBM PROPOSE INTERNET-BASED DISASTER ALERT SYSTEM Engineers say such a system could be used to quickly alert people of an impending catastrophic event, such as a tsunami or a hurricane. IN TORTURE WE TRUST < Karl vonWerther > _

[DDN] Calling All Podcasters in Washington DC!

2005-02-15 Thread Eric Gundersen
I am looking for any local podcasters in the Washington DC area. IJ Hudson of NBC4 (Channel 4 news on WRC-TV, Washington, DC affiliate of NBC News) would like to feature some local podcasters. Please email me or post a comment here (http://www.developmentseed.org/blog/?q=node/181) if you are in

[DDN] CIPESA launches commentary and discussion series on International ICT Policy

2005-02-15 Thread Joy Olivier
CIPESA LAUNCHES COMMENTARY AND DISCUSSION SERIES ON INTERNATIONAL ICT POLICY FOR EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is launching a commentary and discussion series to spark thinking and dialogue on important issues in the fiel

[DDN] Internationalized domain names, phishing and respect of cultural diversity

2005-02-15 Thread Claude Almansi
Hi all If I understood correctly what I read on this issue: - LDH characters = Letters (Latin A-Z and a-z, without accents, dieresis, tilde etc), Digits (0-9), and the Hyphen-minus sign - Internationalized domain names (IDN) can be written with non-LDH characters - IDNs were meant as a gesture of

[DDN] Any suggestions for a Software to create an electronic library / bookshelf?

2005-02-15 Thread Vikas Nath
Dear Colleagues, I have been searching for a Content Management Software, which can easily handle both images and text. In particular, I wish to create a website/electronic library, where publications can be added, displayed and rearranged by their coverpages, similar to as one sees on a (phy

Re: [DDN] Fortune Digital Divide and Global Leadership

2005-02-15 Thread uzi justman
the article is interesting, but when I tried to send a comment to [EMAIL PROTECTED] which is the email address he listed at the end of the linked article, it came back with just "failed" uzi justman __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Ma

[DDN] [Net-Gold] INDIA: Children Take Media to Task on Tsunami Coverage

2005-02-15 Thread David P. Dillard
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:38:56 -0500 From: David P. Dillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Information Sources <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Net-Gold] INDIA: Children Take Media to Task on Tsunami Coverage Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:01:37 -0700 From: George Lessard <[EMAIL PR