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spam, not what’s for lunch

robinna/ May 29, 2009/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

According to the latest report from Symantec’s MessageLabs, spam level is over 90% again (90.4%, to be precise), which means that one 9 out of 10 e-mails are spam. This is a huge increase compared to February, when the spam level was at 73.3%, and yes, it spells more trouble for social networks, which have recently been dealing with an

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SouthEast LinuxFest

robinna/ May 19, 2009/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

SouthEast LinuxFest is in Clemson, SC on Saturday, June 13th. Free IT Athens will have a table in the exhibit hall alongside many other organizations such as Red Hat, Open Street Map, and various user groups. There is also a great selection of talks scheduled for throughout the day. One of our founders, Semmy Purewal, ispresenting a session about “Building

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The flu, bronchitis, the holiday

robinna/ December 26, 2008/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Whoa, have I been sick. I’m finishing up some freelance work but in the meantime I had the flu, got better, got a cold, got better, went to disneyworld, and got sick, and got sicker (bronchitis). Honestly, I’ve been sick the majority of 6 weeks. Yes, I have been to the dr. better soon I hope.

on my list

robinna/ November 26, 2008/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

–this is going on my christmas list — shockproof, waterproof, 10M, touchscreen…. I need a new little camera for snaps, because I can’t carry my big camera everywhere.

the cool thing I learned about at GLACOMO

robinna/ October 17, 2008/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Just a short note:WizIQ (think Horizon Wimba) is a free online teaching/learning/conferencing tool. How cool is that? Thanks, Andrew! Btw, Andrew covered lots of cool tools (all my faves!) in his presentation about free alternatives to paid resources (think: openoffice, googledocs, gimp, etc.)Check it out: GA COMO-Free! Alternatives to expesnive technology View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ga

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Library Connect seeks Next Gen Librarians

robinna/ October 9, 2008/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Sounds interesting and I think this is okay to repost: The first 2009 Library Connect Newsletter issue (7:1, Jan. 2009), in P and E, will feature a Next Gen section. The issue will focus on the theme “Performance and Planning.” For the Next Gen section, I’m looking for three articles by upcoming information professionals. Are you interested? Just in case

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Help change clinical research for sarcomas (desmoids, etc.)

robinna/ September 28, 2008/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Desmoids are benign but aggressively invasive tumors. No treatment is 100% successful and there is no known cure. Until most recently there has been very little research done in the United States on Desmoids, and there was not even a foundation or organization to support such research or even to help those diagnosed with Desmoids. Current treatment is surgery (often

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