It’s tax time so I’ve got another tip to add to this morning’s. Another tip from Jenkins Law Library – this time from RayAna who points us to a great article on Yahoo! Finance about overlooked tax deductions. One example: 4. Student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. Until recently, if parents paid back [...]
Did you know that Google had public calendars that you could add to your personal calendar? I didn’t – not until someone in one of the classes I was teaching pointed it out. This is why I love teaching small, hands-on type classes, I always walk away learning something from the students. Anyway, if you [...]
A little bit of trivia for you from a photo on Flickr. I honestly can’t tell if this is a joke or if the person is serious – but if it’s real, this is kind of funny and very sad. book rental? Originally uploaded by Nick Triantafillou It reads: was just thinking. my sister does [...]
Well, Nikki at the Jenkins Law Library has a great tip to save you some headaches. Because of the new Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), those who file before February 11th may have their returns rejected: If you are like me then you already have your taxes e-filed and you are waiting for your refund. Many [...]
BlacklightA next generation library catalog written in ruby, using solr as the underlying search engine. All you have to do is export your marc records, index them with the scripts provided, start up ruby on rails, and you’re on your way to faceted browsing bliss. Pidgin4LibPidgin4Lib is a customized version of Pidgin. It includes a [...]
The first library unconference in Upstate New York will be held on March 4-5, 2008 at the Holiday Inn, Carrier Circle, East Syracuse, NY. This from the unconference wiki. Sounds exciting – and like it’s being announced a little late in the game. Technorati Tags: unyunc
I didn’t think I’d get to attend this year, but I will be there with bells on! I am registered, hotel booked and have already volunteered to moderate the Open Source track on Wednesday. You can see my schedule as it develops on the CIL 2008 Wiki. Can’t wait to see all of my “online” [...]
When I first saw this video I thought – ooo – a neat way to do webinars. I’m always looking for free tools to assist in web programs (not sure why – just something I’m interested in). After trying it out with a friend though – I have to say that Browmi has a little [...]
I mentioned almost a year ago that Borders was going to be splitting from Amazon.com – now I find a link to Borders beta via MoMB. Looks pretty spiffy to me. I’ll have to browse later – but if the prices are no different then in the store – I’ll be sticking with Amazon for [...]
I user Firefox for all of my web browsing – but as someone who works on web pages, I need to have an older version of IE to do testing – also, I don’t like what I’ve heard about IE7 so far – but apparently I’ll have no choice (or little choice – I might [...]
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