tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294478992024-02-19T07:47:44.439-05:00infovationJust my notes on information technology and innovation, particularly pertaining to libraries, ebooks, and network security.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-33064987080216937912013-08-20T09:30:00.000-04:002013-08-20T09:30:41.877-04:00Learn more about the Digital Public Library of America via "All Things Considered."Laura Slidell covered the DPLA in a segment on yesterday's "All Things Considered." You can read about it on <a href="http://dp.la/info/2013/08/19/dpla-featured-on-nprs-all-things-considered/">the DPLA blog</a> or hear the segment <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/19/213498478/combining-the-nations-digitized-libraries-all-in-one-place">on the NPR web site</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-6176579530176212932013-08-15T09:05:00.000-04:002013-08-15T09:05:12.491-04:00Turn any wall or tabletop into a touchscreenThis is most intriguing thing I've seen in a while. Can't wait to get my hands on one--literally.
<a href="http://cnet.co/17qAqpQ">http://cnet.co/17qAqpQ</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-18698416183998596972013-08-09T10:28:00.000-04:002013-08-09T10:28:13.466-04:00Free limited access to journals via JSTORIn case you missed it, JSTOR now offers free limited access to journal collections. More info from the source I got it from <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/jstor-unbars-the-door-on-academic-journals-offers-free-limited-access-7000009700/">is here.</a> Or you can go <a href="http://www.jstor.org">straight to JSTOR</a>. Of course, you might check to see if your local public library offers access to JSTOR--especially <a href="http://www.lfpl.org/research/Subjects/MagazinesJournals.asp">if you happen to live, work, or go to school in Louisville, Kentucky.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-15308505503717754212008-04-29T13:27:00.003-04:002008-04-29T13:31:31.649-04:00And all this time I thought "big brother" would be Google"Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime"<br /><br />That's the headline of a <em>Seattle Times</em> story that was published today. The story is as ominous as the headline makes it sound, unless you're an investigator trying to recover evidence from a computer, in which case I suppose it sounds like a really great stocking stuffer idea. Decide for yourself, here:<br /><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-45185431236499211862008-03-25T09:14:00.001-04:002008-03-25T09:14:31.804-04:00tracking social networks<a href="http://trust.mindswap.org/cgi-bin/relationshipTable.cgi">http://trust.mindswap.org/cgi-bin/relationshipTable.cgi</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-49413275451455743612008-02-22T17:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:19:28.744-05:00Open LibraryComing in March: <a href="http://www.openlibrary.org/">The Open Library</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-21315953939942390572007-12-11T16:28:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:31:08.809-05:00can't open those .docx files?Install this patch from Microsoft which will let you open Office 2007 files in older versions of office.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-917985686855711892007-12-07T16:55:00.000-05:002007-12-07T16:56:25.343-05:00CSS Design Demonstration SiteWhoever set this up, it is a great idea.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.csszengarden.com/">http://www.csszengarden.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-67559466213299910362007-09-20T00:27:00.000-04:002007-09-20T00:29:31.969-04:00Pangea DayYeah, I don't really like to cross post, but I'm making an exception. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to Pangea Day and I think you should too. Here's the link for more information. <br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2er7a2">http://tinyurl.com/2er7a2</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-21135675260787201182007-09-12T16:35:00.000-04:002007-09-12T16:37:56.303-04:00Media notice for SharepointI think that Sharepoint will one day be all the rage. Is this a sign that it's starting?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,2182392,00.asp">http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,2182392,00.asp</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-85796568500331341642007-09-06T15:36:00.000-04:002008-12-09T08:57:21.370-05:00British Library ebook masterpieces<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a0YWNHGRlhEW5zcxjLi_kB4cLuYU2Gdb9Xrog4XGfj-zsChzNEFlspPm9VEiUw1Z_pclvTYOHbxR6YWW7B7oy9Cm47rSCISSA7Nj1xhYet1axFkb5_1zHtQYABzBU_jL8u3vZA/s1600-h/bookcap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a0YWNHGRlhEW5zcxjLi_kB4cLuYU2Gdb9Xrog4XGfj-zsChzNEFlspPm9VEiUw1Z_pclvTYOHbxR6YWW7B7oy9Cm47rSCISSA7Nj1xhYet1axFkb5_1zHtQYABzBU_jL8u3vZA/s320/bookcap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107180323166704386" border="0" /></a>I'm a sucker for sites like this one from the British Library that find a way to digitize a book without killing its character. These are definitely worth taking a long look at. <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html">See the books here.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-10923193297431220572007-08-22T09:19:00.000-04:002007-08-22T09:21:26.965-04:00YouTube for REAL geeksHere's a video sharing site worth keeping an eye on. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to join, but it might really help. It was created to give scientists a place to post technical discussions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scivee.tv/">SciVee</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-4521311564331389702007-08-21T15:28:00.001-04:002007-08-21T15:28:57.066-04:00University of Kentucky Information Commons<a href="http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=17">http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=17</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-50417927800838621402007-08-13T15:43:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:44:37.090-04:00Thanks Tim.Self promotion has never been more chic. <br /><br /> <a href="http://reactee.com/">http://reactee.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-12348861498824392482007-08-10T14:18:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:19:16.411-04:00Idea Festival Sponsor<a href="http://www.kstc.com/">KSTC Website</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-9799697990568779712007-08-10T12:06:00.000-04:002007-08-10T12:07:36.961-04:00Yeoh! Veoh.We're getting closer to being able to throw away the rabbit ears.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.veoh.com">http://www.veoh.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-4071100480753950992007-08-08T17:23:00.000-04:002007-08-08T17:24:15.408-04:00it's apparently just my day today<a href="http://demogirl.com/">DemoGirl.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-87879595718760068152007-08-08T17:11:00.000-04:002007-08-08T17:12:08.525-04:00and for future reference<a href="http://www.thinksmart.com/index.html">The Innvoation Network</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-45180744488314837032007-08-08T16:43:00.000-04:002007-08-08T16:44:10.388-04:00cool tools to play with<a href="http://elgg.org/">http://elgg.org/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mindjet.com/us/">http://www.mindjet.com/us/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://moodle.org/">http://moodle.org/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-45014267106136907212007-08-06T15:47:00.000-04:002007-08-06T15:48:25.763-04:00digitize your LPs (vinyl records, like your grandpa has).Now I'll have to get one of these:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ion-audio.com/ittusb.php">http://www.ion-audio.com/ittusb.php</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-59537896136240507392007-07-23T11:58:00.000-04:002007-07-23T11:59:55.455-04:00visual (audible) music searchThis is pretty amazing. Pick a mood and then follow the links.<br /><br /><a href="http://musicovery.com">http://musicovery.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-49743811896639398672007-07-18T15:50:00.001-04:002007-07-18T15:51:15.327-04:00First look at Open LibraryThis will take some time to fully explore and consider.<br /><br /><a href="http://demo.openlibrary.org">The Open Library Demo</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-35929608027878030022007-07-17T16:19:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:20:03.119-04:00LibraryElfI have to try <a href="http://www.libraryelf.com/">this</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-78018011421033055822007-07-15T23:58:00.000-04:002007-07-16T00:03:02.300-04:00Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PCI think I should get one of these and see if it's all that-- but hdd or ssd?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dynamism.com/q1/main.shtml">http://www.dynamism.com/q1/main.shtml</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29447899.post-34324403860828879942007-06-12T09:20:00.000-04:002008-12-09T08:57:21.674-05:00Mars as Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkAjMhy3VTXd_KlxPjR-5pyXi8TXmVHlHABHI-u93fBZEhj0exYgv5382jm2yD4sjFpfCJG1jCmZtnCGEYYSNyYoTSam9Ee505sGUCL5kKhIX6Tb1fCNZt18rivL8P6CWGv22MA/s1600-h/marssnip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkAjMhy3VTXd_KlxPjR-5pyXi8TXmVHlHABHI-u93fBZEhj0exYgv5382jm2yD4sjFpfCJG1jCmZtnCGEYYSNyYoTSam9Ee505sGUCL5kKhIX6Tb1fCNZt18rivL8P6CWGv22MA/s320/marssnip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075168153413307506" border="0" /></a><br />Nifty site from NASA:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Mars_as_art/">http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Mars_as_art/</a><br /><br />Also check out <a href="http://www.google.com/mars/">Google Mars</a>. Like <a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a>, but Mars.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/mars/">http://www.google.com/mars/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015110945463046062noreply@blogger.com0