Monthly Archives: October 2006

Free subscription to Library Journal

… for library school students, that is. If their form is to be believed, they are asking you to send in your student ID as part of the process.  Not sure if they really mean a photocopy or what, but … Continue reading

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The Reflective Librarian

My co-worker Tim just started his new blog, The Reflective Librarian.  This would be his second start at blogging (he started one last spring), but I expect that this time around he will have some fantastic things to write about. … Continue reading

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Scary Stories ready to download

With Halloween just around the corner, the best way to set the mood is with a classic scary story.  Check out the Google Scary Stories page (a result of the Google Books project) and see the public domain spookiness that … Continue reading

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Edgy Eft has entered…

Ubuntu 6.10 has been released.  The latest version of this free and easy to use operating system is available for download to try out and/or install on the computer of your choice! I have found Ubuntu to be the smoothest … Continue reading

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Before you purchase that computer…

… check on the just announced free upgrade to Windows Vista with a new computer purchase that includes Windows XP. This varies by OS version and retailer, so check before you purchase. from Monkey Bites

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Neighboroo

Neighboroo is one of the many mashups that exist using the Google Maps as the user interface.   What Neighboroo does is  give you a visual geographic layout of a variety of statistics, while doing a great job explaining those stats, … Continue reading

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Google Co-op Custom Search Engine

I know, I know… two posts in a row about Google… But you see, they released this new thingamajig called Google Co-op Custom Search Engine that is essentially a do-it-yourself federated search engine creator.  One configures it, then copies the … Continue reading

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Googling Google Googlies! (part 3)

In this post I gave my take on the use of Google as a verb. On the official Google blog, Google’s lawyers give their take. Fairly close… I still think my suggestion would have some great market appeal.

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Firefox 2.0 released

It is still a bit early (tomorrow is the official release date), but it seems that the folks over at Mozilla have put the final version of Firefox 2.0 on their download site. This isn’t as dramatic an update as … Continue reading

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IE 7 released

Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7, and they have paid attention to what works for people when browsing. If you are using IE, I recommend that you upgrade to version 7 now: you will be safer online, websites created to … Continue reading

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Retrevo Search

Shopping for something in the consumer electronics category?  Want detailed information about what the product can and cannot do?  Can’t find the manual for that product you already own? Check out Retrevo Search, where you can type in the model … Continue reading

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Secure Browsing Initiative

The W3C has launched the Secure Browsing Initiative, an attempt to define standards that will help ensure that the browser, currently the most vulnerable element in web security, will become more secure. Given the W3C’s history of establishing standards for … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday OO.org

Don’t you hate it when you miss someone’s birthday?  OpenOffice.org had its birthday last Friday, October 13th, and I completely forgot about it. I guess it is ok, though, as OO.org likes to give birthday gifts instead of receiving them:  … Continue reading

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LiS Radio

The University of Missouri – Columbia is hosting a plethora of webcasts of interest to library-type people under the banner of LiS Radio. These range from interviews to classes, from conversations to meetings.  Browse their site and see what there … Continue reading

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Copyright Jungle

Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Copywrongs and The Anarchist in the Library, has an essay in the current Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), titled Copyright Jungle. You should read it. I don’t think things are quite as bleak as he portrays (I … Continue reading

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Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT)

The Joint Information Systems Committee, an organization based in England, has launched a tool to help libraries and researchers compare and contrast different online databases. The Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) lets you quickly see the similarities and differences among … Continue reading

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Google for Educators

It seems to be a Google day:  Google has put some of their offerings together as an educational platform for K-12 teachers to use for their classes.  Google for Educators has nothing that isn’t being offered elsewhere, but it presents … Continue reading

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Google Books and UW Madison

Google and the University of Wisconsin – Madison announced today that they will be partners in the Google Books project. This is getting kind of local… less than 200 miles! from Search Engine Watch

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Typo of the Day

At first glance, this seems like it ought to be tagged “Humor“, but take a few minutes to check this against your own catalog, and you won’t be laughing at all: Typo of the Day has a mission… they will … Continue reading

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Eudora to be based on Thunderbird

In the news today: Eudora, the e-mail client that has been around since the late 1980’s, will soon be based on the Mozilla Thunderbird source and released as an open-source project. The reason behind this is that Qualcomm, the owner … Continue reading

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