I kind of wondered if photo booths would become a thing of the past (sigh, polaroid…) but at least one company is trying to move them to the home market. It does make you wonder a little if anyone will buy this…. http://www.partyboothapp.com/
Class size is limited. Live interactive demo, too! As the Open Source and Free Software movements gain ground, more and more open-source options are becoming available to libraries. In this two-hour online class, will discuss what Open Source does and doesn’t mean, and will introduce a variety of different types of library applications (with an emphasis on web site tools)
Presentation in January:covers Uses of facebook Social media netiquette Privacy issues (including changes in Facebook privacy; content vs. action) You are your brand Facebook & Privacy 2010 View more presentations from robinfay.
The Pew Institute has been researching technology and various demographics. The study in January covers internet, broadband & cellphone statistics:55% of American adults connect to the internet wirelessly, either through a WiFi or WiMax connection via their laptops or through their handheld device like a smart phone. This figure did not change in a statistically significant way during 2009. The
I surely hope this is the last fb update for a little while. Everytime I teach a class on fb, everything changes! LOL So, many of us (including myself and probably 85% of my friends who post images to fb) have been having problems with the uploader, especially with firefox (firefox, you used to be so dependable, but that is
This is from an article at allfacebook, but lots of chatter (Techcrunch, lots o’ blogs) all over the ‘net about facebook’s new (or perhaps, just improved) if it’s scaled off of the current private messaging (PM) feature… According to Mike Arrington, Facebook is preparing to roll out its own email client, code named “Titan”. We’ve suggested to Facebook in the
Just in case you weren’t one of the 800000 to be surprised with a new version of facebook yesterday, you can read all about it at mashable. Also, lots of broke stuff at facebook today: likes missing, PM not working, etc. Sigh. I wish they would give us a bit of break before they roll out a new change, or
HP’s goal to connect the physical world to computing as never before,” using so-called “smart dust” sensors to enable “buildings that manage their own energy use, bridges that sense motion and metal fatigue, cars that track traffic patterns and report potholes, and fruit and vegetable shipments that tell grocers when they ripen and begin to spoil.” http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/02/smart-dust–the-emergence-of-sensor-computingthe-science-fiction-dream-of-smart-dust-is-still-a-ways-off-but-moving-closer-t.html
So, I’m the admin for like 5 different google groups. I’ve set the groups to moderation for new members and membership has to be approved. Still, still, we are getting hit with spam. Finally, as a desperate last measure, I’ve closed the list down for reading, unless you are logged in. I kind of wanted to keep the list open
A question asked by one of my coworkers (and you all thought I just answered social media, opensource, or database questions, right? LOL) Q: How does a phone text to email? Does the computer have to have anything magic?A: You can text to any email system. It’s the phone that has the magic. Each texting phone (which is just about