Vintage computer ads
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0111, 2010
Category Archives: Technology
3110, 2010
Presentations from Internet Librarian
Speaker presentations for Internet Librarian are now available online, no required login. http://fb.me/LPXHhhHt Search engines, discovery tools, Bing, gadgets, IA (Information Architecture), the eBranch, Mobile, digital identity, and more.
2810, 2010
Archiving geocities
Some of you may remember geocities (from yahoo), an early online & free website builder. Yahoo abandoned it some time ago, but it is now being archived. Interesting (and short) article about obsolete websites, archiving, and cultural history.http://tinyurl.com/2wmyw48
2310, 2010
LibraryAnywhere rolls out as an iphone app
In case you haven’t heard about this (some of us have chatted in my lib about this), it really looks cool. Library Anywhere, a mobile catalog for everyone (and they just rolled out a new iphone app too) Following on our announcement of Shelf Browse, here’s another new product. We think this one’s a pretty big deal. Announcing Library Anywhere!
2309, 2010
Google ceases support for pages and files for Google groups
Well, this just sucks (as a manager of groups on google…) Google Groups will no longer be supporting the Pages and Files features. Starting November 1, you won’t be able to upload new content, but you will still be able to view and download existing content. See this announcement for more information and other options for storing your content.http://is.gd/fpoMe
1809, 2010
Question of the day: How do I delete a note in facebook?
Q: How do I delete a note in facebook?A: Although not intuitive, this is easy to do. Type Notes into the Search field at the top OR start with your home page (In the news feed list on the left side, click on More, if you do not immediately see ‘Notes’). You may also be able to access notes via
3008, 2010
MIT Libraries Beta Graveyard
Interesting idea… “University libraries nationwide are attempting to make scholarly research easier, whether with browser extensions or iPad applications. For technologies in the testing stages, though, low usage or lack of support can lead to an early demise. MIT Libraries has created a place to for these tools after they’ve come face to face with the grim reaper—its Beta Graveyard.”
0508, 2010
Google’s wave is toast
Heh, not that I really used it for anything (I guess that’s the problem), but interesting to read the news. http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/08/wave-cancellation-google-gives-up-on-next-gen-messaging.ars
0408, 2010
Question of the day: where to find free stock footage
Internet archive has both moving images and stills including publicdomain; others are licensed under creative commons (CC).http://www.internetarchive.org and here are the various searches by CC license type:http://is.gd/dMHCl Also searching flickr by CC licensehttp://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?flickr does have some very short film clips. I’m sure there are other tools, even the creativecommons website hassearching functionality. Youtube allows searching by license, too. Also, fair
3007, 2010
Question of the Day: Delete or rename friends list in facebook
Q: How do I delete a friends list? I created one for a special event and I don’t need it anymore. A: Facebook always seems to be moving things around and deleting or editing a friends list is no different. It’s easy enough to create a list (several ways, one being> Under the Friends link on the left menu, click