And all this time I thought "big brother" would be Google

"Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime"

That's the headline of a Seattle Times 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:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html

tracking social networks

http://trust.mindswap.org/cgi-bin/relationshipTable.cgi

Open Library

Coming in March: The Open Library

can't open those .docx files?

Install this patch from Microsoft which will let you open Office 2007 files in older versions of office.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

CSS Design Demonstration Site

Whoever set this up, it is a great idea.

http://www.csszengarden.com

Pangea Day

Yeah, I don't really like to cross post, but I'm making an exception.

I'm looking forward to Pangea Day and I think you should too. Here's the link for more information.

http://tinyurl.com/2er7a2

Media notice for Sharepoint

I think that Sharepoint will one day be all the rage. Is this a sign that it's starting?

http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,2182392,00.asp

British Library ebook masterpieces

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. See the books here.

YouTube for REAL geeks

Here'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.

SciVee

University of Kentucky Information Commons

http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/lib.php?lib_id=17

Thanks Tim.

Self promotion has never been more chic.

http://reactee.com/

Idea Festival Sponsor

KSTC Website

Yeoh! Veoh.

We're getting closer to being able to throw away the rabbit ears.

http://www.veoh.com

it's apparently just my day today

DemoGirl.com

and for future reference

The Innvoation Network

cool tools to play with

http://elgg.org/

http://www.mindjet.com/us/

http://moodle.org/

digitize your LPs (vinyl records, like your grandpa has).

Now I'll have to get one of these:

http://www.ion-audio.com/ittusb.php

visual (audible) music search

This is pretty amazing. Pick a mood and then follow the links.

http://musicovery.com

First look at Open Library

This will take some time to fully explore and consider.

The Open Library Demo

LibraryElf

I have to try this.