Lights out today – 29 March 8pm – worldwide!

It’s Earth Hour today – please remember to turn your lights, and in fact all your electrical appliances – that’s your computers too – OFF – at 8pm – wherever in the world you are..! Join 28 global cities and switch off! Aalborg –  Aarhus – Adelaide – Atlanta – Bangkok – Bogota – Brisbane…

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PS. A cosmic coincidence

According to the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation site a cosmic coincidence was reported on March 19, 2008.Swift, one of the NASA satellites, recorded 4 separate Gamma Ray Bursts – each one of these massive explosions indicates a star at the end of its life. 4 such explosions have never been recorded before… "..overhead, without any…

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Learning Landscape webinar series

LTUG is presenting a series of webinars for the first half of the year that focuses on the changing learning landscape and the use of social software for learning. The first webinar will set the scene for the series:The Changing Learning LandscapeDate: 27 March 2008, 4pm-5pm (Sydney time – daylight savings time)Where: your computer –…

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2 dot zero versus 2 point zero??

So what do you say?Web "2 dot zero"? Web " 2 point zero"?Web "2 dot o"?Web " 2 point o"?or what about:"2 point naught"? Is the "point zero" group referring to decimal points? And surely is this the more correct terminology as it’s referring to release versions.. right? And are the dot zero/o mob coming…

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Zotero: a review

Zotero for about 3 months now.. and I think it’s time I shared some experiences…First – a short historical perspective. In 2003, I started using Endnote – a free download from the University library’s site, or purchase a CD for a small token amount.It took a little while to figure out – and then I…

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