I haven't gotten much done these days. So it goes. What can I say? I've just been letting everything pass me by. Basically not much going on lately, but it's not important. I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning.

Hellojvv - this is just a testing, don't worry about it

What about Contact Joost?

Will, give us a call! I'll try to catch up...

Anybody would think we were as hopeless as a PR agency at keeping track of our messages. Talking of which:

Joost for foon?

I've been trying to find out about Joost with a singular lack of success.

Is it a "stealth launch" do you think?
:-)

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gosh, missed all these. Sorry. I'll go wake up the Mouse...
-Guy

Well there were a few of us at the Albion but no sign of the mouse so things continue online. I thought BETT was an excellent show, a rare chance to see computing in a full scope. I have done a report for OhmyNews

http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/ar...?no=340214&rel_no=1

Not much sign of wifi. Handhelds were mostly to vote about issues defined on enormous whiteboards. Leaving the learner alone to wander about with unlimited web access is not the current aim of educational professionals, it seems.

Maybe someone should go next year to check out mobility and paper-like display. As with the Online Information show this stuff will fit in eventually.

Please post here if you would like invite to edit doc in previous message.

I have done a Google doc as a sort of agenda or alternative format for people who can't be there.

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ah78wfp3rm6x_16dxtgfm

Don't suppose the Mouse will be at BETT but some form of link may be added in future to whatever turns up.

The Acrobat User Forum is more or less moribund but we plan to have an informal meeting at the Albion on Jan 11 around 6 after BETT at Olympia as PDF may be part of the show and one of us is showing off video anyway.

http://www.acrobat-services.co.uk/auf/#albion

There may be more detail later

The Mouse tried to buy us all a drink some time ago. This could be another chance if he is anywhere nearby.

Meanwhile Adobe announce Mars, apparently an XML version of PDF. This is more in line with where the AUF discussion was going some time ago.

Still a need for devices and display on screens of some kind so links are welcome if you can't be there.

I have done a draft for next year

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ah78wfp3rm6x_14hf2vnh

Ohmynews is for citizen reporters, really anyone with news or an opinion. Not sure if the Mouse is paid full time.

So far the idea of looking at London shows in reverse order for 2007 is making some sense so don't worry about any deadlines at all.

Basically, the year starts from a sound base.

I've been out. I'll get the Mouse onto it, now I'm back!
:-)

The OhmyNews story on Online Information is now published

http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/ar...&no=332841&rel_no=1

There is a bit about IMS

I left a link in to newswireless.net as a placeholder for the Mouse to add something to the Google doc. For some reason the OhmyNews editors have left this bit in.

Something better should happen before next year. There is a link with mobile devices and better screens. The Online Information crowd are moving on from books and journals but this has taken a surprising length of time.

Oh dear, trouble with the boss.

I have done a report for OhmyNews, draft at
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ah78wfp3rm6x_10cm3tvn

There is an invite on the way so you could edit the Google doc
I will probably send a version to OhmyNews Monday evening

almost nothing at the show about mobile devices and only one mention of e-paper

so there is a lot to add

Will

PS feel free to use any of the report if it fits somewhere

Edited by author 12-01-2006 07:08 AM
I was planning on going. The Boss said he'd go, because it was co-located with IMS Forum. Then he asked me to go. Then I checked and discovered the Sad Truth.

If it isn't wireless, I tend to drop out. Was The Boss pleased?

Apparently, I did the wrong thing!

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Mouse,

This is really a technology bit for a content show.

See IWR blog at
http://blog.iwr.co.uk/2006/11/are_you_going_t.html

Any news on e-paper? Most of these people are still putting most of their trust in books. That is my assumption anyway. Things may be changing.

It will be interesting what technology turns up as the content is high level. Stanford are moving journals onto mobiles or something like that. I have got as close as Easy Cafe on High Street Kensington. Maybe more later.