Archive for February, 2008
Posted by Nicole on February 18th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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OpenIDA free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet.
Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher for WindowsLaunchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
The Top 80 Charities for Open Source and Open Access AdvocatesThese 80 charities [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 17th, 2008 under Books, Just for Fun
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I followed a link from Kimbooktu regarding a new way to store my books and found this post about the amazing staircase.
The flat occupies part of the shared top floor of an existing Victorian mansion block. Our proposal extended the flat into the unused loft space above, creating a new bedroom level and increasing the [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 17th, 2008 under Open Source, Technology
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As you know, I’ve recently gotten my first Mac. I’m still learning. One of the features I like the most is Finder. Last night my husband installed an awesome Windows app that gives Finder functionality to his PC - Launchy.
Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 17th, 2008 under Technology
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When we moved to our new house in August we decided that we didn’t want a land line and so we had to (well not really - but financially it made more sense) give up our Verizon DSL and switch to Comcast cable Internet. Since day one I’ve been complainng to my husband that [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 16th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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60+ Killer Open Courseware Collections for Web Designers
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Posted by Nicole on February 15th, 2008 under Careers
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Jenkins Law Library is looking for a Assistant Network Administrator / PC and Database Support Specialist.
This position is responsible for assisting the Network Administrator, troubleshooting computers (PC desktops and servers) when needed and assisting with Website support. The primary focus is to support all users so they can work optimally in a networked environment.
Learn more [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 15th, 2008 under Conferences/Presenting, ILS, LibLime
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Are you attending Code4Lib this year? If you are - I encourage you to attend Koha Camp.
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Posted by Nicole on February 15th, 2008 under Blogs/Blogging, LibLime, Open Source
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Now that I’m the Open Source Evangelist at LibLime, it’s my job to blog at Open Sesame (a long abandoned blog). Now that the blog is up and running I encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed and keep an eye on the open source news I post there.
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Posted by Nicole on February 15th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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TrackMyShipmentsTrack all your shipments from one place
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Posted by Nicole on February 14th, 2008 under Books, Innovation, Shopping
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This via USAToday:
When you walk through the doors of Borders’ (BGP) new concept store, the place feels familiar. As with any big-box bookstore, you’ll find a coffee shop over here and some strategically placed leather chairs over there. And, of course, lots of books.
But follow the table of books snaking off to the right, and [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 14th, 2008 under Online Tools & Tips
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I like this idea. When someone becomes an expert in one area of technology people depend on them for answers to lots of other seemingly related things. Meredith has started an FAQ page for the questions she gets frequently. I like this for multiple reasons. One it’s efficient, two it’s a great [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 14th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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FreeScreencast.comVery easy to use Screencast Recorder, for producing Screencasts and the ability to instantly upload your Screencast to share with the world.
25 Awesome Beta Research Tools from Libraries Around the World
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Posted by Nicole on February 13th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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.Mac Learning Center
Open source software in libraries / Eric Lease Morgan
Gift cultures, librarianship, and open source software development / Eric Lease Morgan
I’ve gone Mac
Back on OS XList of apps installed on Rob’s Mac
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Posted by Nicole on February 12th, 2008 under Blogs/Blogging, Digital Preservation/Libraries
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When I was at the Seminary we were looking for a persistent identifier for our digital collections. We ended up choosing to use DOIs. So, when I saw this press release I thought - cool - we made the right choice:
CROSSREF LAUNCHES FREE CITATION LOOK-UP TOOL FOR BLOGGERS
Lynnfield, MA. February 12, 2008. — [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 12th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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An IRC Tutorial
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Posted by Nicole on February 11th, 2008 under Mac
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I’m looking for some utilities to help me make it so that I don’t miss my PC so much - I’m up for suggestions:
FTP Client with SFTP ability
HTML editor (i love HTML Kit)
Note keeper (there is no Evernote for Mac yet)
I’m also up for any other suggestions you may have to make my life easier [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 10th, 2008 under Code4Lib
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I was lucky enough to win a scholarship to attend Code4Lib last year - and to be on the committee that chose this year’s winners - so I’m happy to announce that the winners have been chosen:
We are happy to announce the winners of the Oregon State University / Code4lib Scholarships.
The OSU / Code4lib Gender [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 10th, 2008 under Library
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There is a pretty awesome post on the BusinessWeek Blogspotting blog. First, a description from the blog:
In Blogspotting Senior Writer Stephen Baker and Associate Editor Heather Green take a look at how cutting-edge technologies are changing business and society. Whether its blogs or wikis, data crunching or data targeting, technology’s advances are reshaping the [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 10th, 2008 under Link Sharing, Mac
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Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
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Posted by Nicole on February 9th, 2008 under Online Collaboration, Online Tools & Tips
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I’ve been sitting on this article all day. I’m not sure where I stand on the issue - but I still feel that it’s something I should bring to your attention:
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced Google Apps Team Edition as the simplest and fastest way for groups of employees and students to collaborate within [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 9th, 2008 under Online Reviews
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I mentioned a little while back that I was using Yelp more often recently - and that I was Yelping about libraries I had visited. This past week while I was in training, I made sure to review every place we visited and was thinking - wouldn’t it be great if more librarians were [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 9th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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The Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet: Top 100 Lists of Web Development Cheat Sheets
Simple SparkOffers a wide collection of web apps. You can browse by new apps, mobile apps, specific categories of apps, and apps for both the Wii and iPhone.
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Posted by Nicole on February 8th, 2008 under Link Sharing, Open Source
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar
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Posted by Nicole on February 7th, 2008 under LibLime
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I’m not the only one to join LibLime recently, I was lucky enough to meet Marc Roberson during my orientation week, and his excitement about LibLime and Koha is awesome!! This from LibLime:
Marc Roberson Joins LibLime As VP, Library Partners
…Marc welcomes the opportunity to help usher in the new era of library innovation and [...]
Posted by Nicole on February 7th, 2008 under Link Sharing
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Learning Movable TypeA growing set of tutorials, presented in blog format, aimed at helping users of the Movable Type (MT) web publishing platform.
OpenEMMOpenEMM is a feature-rich, industrial-strength enterprise software for professional e-mail newsletters and e-mail marketing. Moreover, OpenEMM lets you send event and time triggered transaction e-mails. OpenEMM is the first open source application for [...]