Tuesday, 15 April 2008

100 exabytes of data

An excellent article on TechRepublic about just how big Google is getting makes sobering reading.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=659

UK TechCrunch

Up to the minute news with a UK slant at http://uk.techcrunch.com/

Web tools

Things are changing rapidly so keep up to date by checking out this popular resource in FE. You can also add your own examples and comments - and new applications we may have missed too!
http://ahi2000.com/studyzone/webtools

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

What is all this blog stuff about?

We're developing the Library on-line section of the VLE and the idea is that Library staff can add news about resources they hear about for Computing students, or staff too for that matter, to this web log without having to acquire any special skills.

Using the built-in RSS feed available their entries can then be picked up by web sites, moodle etc and it will always be the most up-to-date news that is displayed.

Staff can add the RSS feed to any relevant course in moodle, or just leave the feed going to the Computing section of the Department Resources part of Library on-line.

Each department now has a similar facility and we're developing similar tools for use in doing circulars, newsletters etc.