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South Africa and Human Language Technology

I learned from my SANGONeT hosts that South Africa has a population of 46 million people with 11 official languages. In an article by Janet Paterson and Pamela Weaver I learned about the role of new technology in grappling with this linguistic diversity. I was particularly interested in the way South Africa is keeping its precious public moneys in the country by investing in open source software as the basis for new tools such as pronunciation dictionary platforms that allow readers of a language to communicate with others who only speak it. Posted: 3/28/05; 4:21:48 PM #

Digital Photography Hacks

It might come as some surprise to those of you who are familiar with my distaste for excessive visual design that I am otherwise a very visual person. This comes out in my passion for good diagrams and mind mapping, but it is also expressed in my love of good photography and the power of a single, well chosen image. Derrick Story's Digital Photography Hacks is filled with valuable advice. The eleven different ideas for camera phones would be of particular use to activist organizations dealing with real time events on the streets. Most of the other advice would help many low budget organizations be able to have more professional looking photography for much less money. The book is well worth the investment. Posted: 3/28/05; 4:12:10 PM #

Using Skype as a Community Media Production Tool
	Phil Shapiro has written a nice short introduction to Using Skype as a Community Media Production Tool. He is developing a model for ordinary people to do audio interviews with other ordinary people. Posted: 3/28/05; 4:06:46 PM #