Recently I've had a number of site users who have not been able to play any of the videos when using Windows 7. There is a simple reason for this. If you have the new 64 bit operating system you'll find that it comes with two versions of Internet Explorer - a 64 bit version and a 32 bit version. At the moment there is no flash plugin for the 64 bit Internet Explorer. If you are using the 64 bit Windows 7 you'll have to use the 32 bit IE if you wish to see flash animations or video until a new plugin is available.
If you are looking at this page with a 64 bit version of IE click here to find out when a 64 bit version of Flash player is available.
This website uses dymaic web slicing on some pages that are updated on a daily (or sometimes an hourly) basis. A page contains a web slice if you see this icon in the toolbar. This feature was introduced with IE 8, which allows users to subscribe to content and receive notification of updates on the browser tool bar. This was implemented for the employment page in January, 2010 and the Article Alert service in March 2010. The video link is an introduction to the use of web slicing. Further details about web slicing and how it works can be found here.
RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication'. It has become the standard method to send news and information from websites directly to the user who wishes to keep up to date.
Extensive use is made of RSS feeds on this website. The most obvious is LT.info Bulletin, which you can subscribe to by clicking on the RSS symbol . Whenever I make a major addition or change to the site it will be announced on this feed. I sometimes also use it to notify subscribers of more general language testing news.
Many pages also contain information that is generated by RSS feeds, but filtered using software that selects content using keywords and strings, before aggregating the information on the page. Examples of this are the article aggregation, and article alert services, which scan journals for language testing content and updates this page whenever new articles are published. This makes keeping up to date extremely easy, especially in the latter case where it is combined with web slicing. Developing the filters for some pages has taken over a year, such as on the employment page. However, some 'rogue' jobs still get through, particularly from the fields of computing, health care, and engineering. I continually update the filters to reduce such instances, but cannot eradicate them completely.
If you would like to know more about how aggregation works, there is a useful Wikipedia entry that you can consult.
DigitalP: 21 May 13: Driverless Cars
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Download Google Chrome 27 Final 23 May, 2013 Google Now is here. As we wait for Blink, Google has released the stable version of Google Chrome 27. What?s so great about it? Well, minus minor performance enhancements and 14 security fixes, you can expect various Omnibox prediction improvements as well as improved spell correction. In addition to that, GC27 includes conversational search that [...]
BBC shows off 'script-changing' radio 23 May, 2013 A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.
Court battle for EA over game faces 23 May, 2013 A former college football player has won the right to sue Electronic Arts for using his likeness without permission.
J-Lo to create Latino mobile shops 23 May, 2013 A chain of mobile phone stores aimed specifically at the Latino market is to be opened by singer and actress Jennifer Lopez
Google acquires kite-power firm 23 May, 2013 Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.
This website uses dymaic web slicing on some pages that are updated on a daily (or sometimes an hourly) basis. A page contains a web slice if you see this icon in the toolbar. This feature was introduced with IE 8, which allows users to subscribe to content and receive notification of updates on the browser tool bar. This was implemented for the employment page in January, 2010 and the Article Alert service in March 2010. The video link is an introduction to the use of web slicing. Further details about web slicing and how it works can be found 
