Archive for
December 2011
Dec 27 / 6:56am
Civic Commons' Marketplace now open for business!
We are working to build the most complete and up-to-date database of government and civic software -- both the apps themselves and where theyre used. You can help by adding a new app or by link an app to an agency/organization that has used it.
Dec 25 / 5:43am
Boehner’s office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP takes verbal beating.
via rawstory.com
C-SPAN has no control over the U.S. House TV cameras - the Speaker of the House does.
via twitter.com
Dec 22 / 2:34pm
OpenCF Summit 2012 is a go!
OpenCF Summit is a three-day event being held Feburary 24 - 26, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. OpenCF Summit is focused exclusively on free software in the CFML community.
Dec 21 / 4:04pm
Open Course Library makes textbooks almost free.
The Open Course Library is a collection of expertly-developed educational materials – including textbooks, syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments – for 81 high-enrolling college courses. 42 courses have been completed so far, providing faculty with a high-quality option that will cost students no more than $30 per course.
Our goals:
- Lower textbook costs for students
- Improve course completion rates
- Provide new resources for faculty
Dec 21 / 7:51am
This is why I'm not sure I'll bother saving for my kids' college tuition.
MIT today announced the launch of an online learning initiative internally called “MITx.” MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an online interactive learning platform that will:
- organize and present course material to enable students to learn at their own pace
- feature interactivity, online laboratories and student-to-student communication
- allow for the individual assessment of any student’s work and allow students who demonstrate their mastery of subjects to earn a certificate of completion awarded by MITx
- operate on an open-source, scalable software infrastructure in order to make it continuously improving and readily available to other educational institutions.
via web.mit.edu
Dec 21 / 6:05am
Does Adobe really care about ColdFusion? Doubt it
OpenBD no longer follows Adobe ColdFusion. We are not the catchup engine. We're out in front, forging a new path for the CFML community, with $0 cost licenses, innovative cloud deployments, desktop launchers, functions and tags that actually save you time.
Dec 20 / 9:25am
Sign the petition veto SOPA! http://wh.gov/DfY
we petition the obama administration to:
VETO the SOPA bill and any other future bills that threaten to diminish the free flow of information
Dec 19 / 11:17am
Sweet! CIO salaries up 40% this year!
Chief executive pay has roared back after two years of stagnation and decline. America's top bosses enjoyed pay hikes of between 27 and 40% last year, according to the largest survey of US CEO pay. The dramatic bounceback comes as the latest government figures show wages for the majority of Americans are failing to keep up with inflation.
via guardian.co.uk
