Daily Archives: 24 July 2007

Diary of Saad Eskander

Posted on 24 July 2007 by Rick Mason

The Diary of Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraqi National Library and Archive is available via the British Library website.  In the diary, Dr. Eskander details the day-to-day challenges faced by the library staff as they attempt to do their … Continue reading →

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WebRunner

Posted on 24 July 2007 by Rick Mason

WebRunner is a project derived from Mozilla’s Firefox web browser that lets you install a site-specific browser on a computer.  The browser would be lacking the usual menus and toolbars, and would open everything within one browser window. This is designed for … Continue reading →

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Gliffy

Posted on 24 July 2007 by Rick Mason

Gliffy is an interesting flash-based online application that lets you create organizational charts, flowcharts, entity-relationship diagrams, and floorplans, and other projects  Registration is required, but Gliffy is free with some limitations (you have a limited number of projects that you can … Continue reading →

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Britain Rejects Copyright Extension

Posted on 24 July 2007 by Rick Mason

The British Government has rejected an extension of copyright beyond the current 50 year term.  This is interesting for a few reasons, including the impending rush of British Invasion music becoming royalty-free, but mostly because it may signal a sea change … Continue reading →

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