Archive | November, 2008

29 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

New Firefox add-on for WordPress

This sounds so awesome!! On my list of 14 extremely useful Firefox addons I included ScreenGrab for capturing web pages to PNG or JPG images. Today, I replaced it with Screen Grab to WordPress. As you probably guessed, it’s got the same core functionality with one major addition: the ability to send images directly to [...]

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29 November 2008 ~ 2 Comments

An update on me

This summer I updated you all on a condition that has been plaguing me for years. Five months later, I’d like to give you all a bit of an update. Originally uploaded by nengard After nearly a year of physical therapy, I have finally be able to upgrade to working at a desk again (instead [...]

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29 November 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Email any cell phone

I’ve been sending emails to my family’s cell phones for ages, but there is now a very convenient list of how to send an email to anyone no matter who their cell phone service provider is. Most of mobile carriers offer free Email To SMS gateways which can be used to forward simple text emails [...]

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29 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

My delicious bookmarks for 2008-11-27

Save the Libraries ? With Open Source | Linux Journal More of my links

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25 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Sign up for the ‡biblios.net Beta Test

Wondering what I’ve been up to at work lately? Well I’ve been swamped with getting ready for the ‡biblios.net beta test. ‡biblios.net is a subscription-based, hosted version of the open-source ‡biblios metadata editor (www.biblios.org) that LibLime released earlier this year. In addition to the editor, ‡biblios.net includes some extended community features such as integrated real-time [...]

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25 November 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Want to learn more about Koha?

Years after the first KohaCon in France, the planning of a US conference has finally begun. This from the Koha Mailing List: April 16-17th I’m looking to host a Koha innovations and sharing group here in the US. – Plano Texas would be the place. This is a reserved date – more info to come. [...]

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25 November 2008 ~ 2 Comments

My delicious bookmarks for 2008-11-23

Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship: Open Access JournalISTL publishes substantive material of interest to science and technology librarians. 100+ WordPress Video Tutorials, from Basic to AdvancedAll of these tutorials range from basic learning for the beginner, to advanced for the expert who wants to learn new techniques. Basically everyone can take something from these [...]

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24 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

My delicious bookmarks for 2008-11-22

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hosted Public Data SetsAWS Hosted Public Data Sets provide a convenient way to share, access, and use public data within your Amazon EC2 environment. Select public data sets are hosted on AWS for free as an Amazon EBS snapshot. Social Media Marketing KitLearn How to Leverage Social Media for Your Business [...]

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23 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

My delicious bookmarks for 2008-11-21

Looking Up Alternative Copies of a Book on Amazon, via ThingISBN Hill Library Blog: Library TrendsThis monthly newsletter looks at what?s new in libraries, business, and technology by highlighting relevant reports, articles, and blog entries. It saves you time by bringing to light issues affecting these industries today and issues that may affect them tomorrow. [...]

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22 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Stay Informed

The Informed Librarian sounds like the kind of service that I’ll love and hate. Why hate? Because I won’t be able to find free access to all of the new articles it points me to Check it out for yourself: The Informed Librarian is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from [...]

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