Archive for January, 2008
Fun With the Sony Ad
January 10th, 2008Leo Klein plays with PhotoShop
No More Books?
January 10th, 2008BBC NEWS asks: With so many other ways to get information these days, do we still need books? (via)
PDF Hammer
January 10th, 2008PDF Hammer - “PDF Hammer is a website that allows you to edit your PDF files online for free. You don’t need to install any additional software, you can edit PDF documents right now inside your browser. Once you start, you will be able to upload one or more PDF files into your project, arrange [...]
A Little Bit of Stipe…
January 10th, 2008…can get her going.
“Sometimes a turn-on turns out to be what you least expect. For example, one friend of mine needs just a little bit of REM to get her going — no, not sleep. The band REM. Lead singer Michael Stipe’s voice totally turns her on, particularly when he sings “Stand.” Hey, to each [...]
Blog Takes Failed Marriage Into Fight Over Free Speech
January 10th, 2008New York Times - “[T]he court has ordered the husband to stop posting blog items about his wife and their crumbled marriage, possibly turning an ordinary divorce into a much broader battle over free speech on the Internet.”
Funny Windows Errors
January 10th, 2008This cracked me up
(via)
LawLibraryThing
January 10th, 2008Law Libraries (13 of em), meet LibraryThing.
LOC Partners With Microsoft
January 10th, 2008Press Release - “The Library of Congress and Microsoft Corp. have signed a cooperative agreement that will change the way Library visitors experience history. The joint technology initiative will electronically deliver the Library’s immense collection of historical artifacts to patrons visiting its Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., and will allow unparalleled and immersive interactive [...]
The Search Party
January 10th, 2008New Yorker - “Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google, believe that expanding their company’s lobbying operation in Washington, D.C., has become a necessity.” (via)
The ReadWriteWeb needs Sexy Librarians
January 9th, 2008So says David Lee King. Right on brother and maybe could suggest other engines as well.
Wait, Google is the Internet. Nevermind.
Free NewsGator
January 9th, 2008Great news.
Of course, I’m not giving up Google Reader for anything. I think I found my RSS heaven.
I’m Too Sexy For The Wiggles
January 9th, 2008Barbie just sent this to me. Hilarious.
More on Saad Eskander
January 9th, 2008Overdue Ideas has more info on the fearless leader.
Steven Bell’s Keeping Up Web Site
January 9th, 2008He’s updated it, with a shiny new domain. Thanks StevenB
More on Going Green
January 9th, 2008They’re going to build a Green library in Middletown, PA.
More on ReadBurner
January 8th, 2008Mashable has a review.
Meanwhile, my shared items are showing up. Whoo Hooo!
Baghdad’s brave librarian
January 8th, 2008CS Monitor - “Loud talkers, lost books … and the occasional sniper fire, rocket attacks, and death threats are what Saad Eskander is up against in rebuilding the National Library and Archive.”
Searching for the Obvious?
January 8th, 2008A great piece by my buddy Paul Wiener, who hasn’t blogged in 9 months. C’mon Paul, get back in the blogging saddle.
What ever happened to: Google Librarian Central?
January 8th, 2008Phil Bradley asks a great question.
6 months without a blog post. I’m not surprised. I still believe that Google buttered up librarians to gain access to their mass collection of books so they could digitize them. Then again, I think Dick Cheney burned down his own office last month to destroy evidence. [...]
ReadBurner
January 8th, 2008ReadBurner shows what people are sharing on their Google Reader. If you want yours to show up, you have to add it. (via)
Griffey is Online Only
January 8th, 2008I see Jason Griffey, like most of my librar* friends, twice a year. I love spending time with Griff over a beer, chatting about our families, techie stuff, and other random stuff. But mostly, we laugh. He’s a great guy and deserves all the happiness with his new addition.
Now he says…
“[A]fter [...]
I want this
January 7th, 2008Gargoyles loose in the library wants the cool wireless shirt that Jason Griiffey wore at Internet Librarian.
Librarian of the Year 2008
January 7th, 2008New Jersey State Librarian Norma Blake, according to LJ.
Sexier than a librarian
January 7th, 2008
Sexier than a librarian
Originally uploaded by LMGoBlue
I just can’t help posting these.
LibrarianInBlack Will Pay You…
January 7th, 2008to do Web work on her blog.
Classy. Props to Sarah.
Flavor of the Month
January 6th, 2008K.G. Schneider - “Along the way to “fame” (wink wink, nudge nudge) and (mis)fortune, I’ve learned a few things, sometimes the hard way; some of them are strategic tips; some are observations; and some have to do with responsibility.”
Odd. I was just thinking about when I was the FOTM. While I really enjoyed [...]
Sharing
January 6th, 2008Collections 2.0 - “On what planet is it UNacceptable for me to buy a book, read it, and then hand it to my wife so she can read it?”
Viral
January 6th, 2008The “M” Word - “We just ended our second experiment with viral marketing here at NJ State Library and it worked. Well, let’s say we got a taste of success.”
Falling Up
January 6th, 2008
Falling Up
Originally uploaded by barfknechtfamily
‘Instant’ authors
January 6th, 2008Newsday - “With on-demand publishing, many are realizing their dream with limited number of copies.”
As Walt has proved, this works!