Monthly Archives: November 2009

5 Years of Firefox (and the web)

robinna/ November 10, 2009/ Search engines/browsers, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Very interesting (and short) review of the last 5 years for Firefox and web in general…. “All of our servers melted instantly,” Vukićević says. “We spent an hour trying to get the downloads back up.” (on the day Firefox launched) ….and looking to the future:““We always ask, ‘What is it that people on the open web can’t do right now?

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Institutional Repository News

robinna/ November 7, 2009/ Libraries/ 0 comments

… the group will offer repository-related services, including personnel to scan physical media to digital formats, to check on rights for publishing materials, assist in content submission and offer the opportunity to store research materials in the MetaArchive Cooperative, a collaborative repository effort between Emory University, Georgia Tech and 13 other research institutions. The Cooperative is a member-driven organization that

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Cloud Computing jumps 320%

robinna/ November 5, 2009/ life 2.0+/ 0 comments

I can see both some advantages (pooled resources, not on your server, lower costs, etc.) and disadvantages (trusting your online resources to who? hidden costs, etc.) to cloud computing, but it does continue to rise, 320% in the previous year according to this article at Chanel Insider.

Question of the day: Move facebook profile photo to album

robinna/ November 2, 2009/ social media, meetups/conferences, question of the day, tutorials, Training, web 2.0+, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

So, this should be super easy if ALL of the photo albums in Facebook work the same way but they do not (What?!?! … ) In the Profile Photos album, there is no way to move a photo to a different album…. but there is a workaround of sorts. Click on profile photo to go to the Profile Photos album.

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blog topics

robinna/ November 1, 2009/ my projects, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

I so hope trying to post everyday is not going to be a big pain in the …. 😉 If you have any questions you’d like me to answer, please throw ’em out.