Is lecture capture the worst educational technology?

An excellent discussion of lecture capture technology and how it is killing the last bit of credibility that the lecture has as a method of delivery.

http://www.masmithers.com/2011/03/11/is-lecture-capture-the-worst-educational-technology/

Laying textbooks to rest

Has the time come to abandon the idea of the textbook?  Is this a redundant technology which is holding education back?   As someone who has written textbooks,  I do see the appeal in moving beyond the textbook mindset.

http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/we-dont-need-no-stinkn-textbooks-beyondthetextbook/