My blog says that WordPress 2.6 is available - and I should update. I clicked the link and was brought to the download page. I thought that a feature of 2.5 was automatic updates - anyone know what’s going on? Why do I have to do the whole download/upload thing?
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feedmysearchTurn your usual Google searches into tiny rss feeds.

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I started using this tool a little while ago and forgot about it It’s that easy. This from Lifehacker:
switchAbit, a free social syndication tool, offers the tools to create multiple “switches” for all your cool tools. So you can, say, upload a photo on Flickr, then have a link or thumbnail of it [...]

Hmmm. I’m not sure what this means for my blog, but Dave of the awesome SpamKarma is no longer developing this tool, he has instead made it open source so that some other group can take over. I love this tool! I’ve recommended it often in blogging classes and now I have [...]

CMS Toolbox: 80+ Open Source Content Management Systems
Open Source GodOpen source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon.
ShrinkFile.NETFree Online File Compression and Hosting
Sprout Builder - Create living content.Sprout is the quick and easy way for anyone to build, publish, and manage widgets, mini-sites, [...]

This is an interesting response to a question posed by Stephen Baker from Business Week.
@diabolicalpnthr responded (in 2 tweets): “It kills productivity to have to explain social media and new technologies to the older generation in an office. It’s hard to get an older… coworker to try new things, so you end up a)explaining all [...]

I just found Favthumbs, a tool that lets you view your del.icio.us bookmarks visually. Here are mine.

BookSproutsThe Online Community for Book Clubs
Open Access WebliographyThis webliography presents a wide range of electronic resources related to the open access movement that are freely available on the Internet as of April 2005.

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ParsCit: An open-source CRF Reference String Parsing PackageThis is the home page of the ParsCit project, which performs reference string parsing.

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meebone - Google CodeMeeBone uses Adobe® AIR? to place meebo home page on the desktop in it’s own window.
Yahoo! Search BOSS - YDNBOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is Yahoo!’s open search web services platform. The goal of BOSS is simple: to foster innovation in the search industry.
Color Fields Colr Pickr
Multicolr Search Lab - Idée Inc.Find [...]

When teaching Flickr, I’ve shown people the neat Flickr Color Picker tool from Krazydad. Today I found a search that goes one step further. In addition to letting you search for just one color, Multicolr Search Labs lets you find pictures which match a color scheme.

Chandler ProjectA notebook you can organize, back up and share! An Integrated Approach to Managing Information

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Open Source Software in Education (EDUCAUSE Quarterly)Academia has adopted open source software for some online learning initiatives because it addresses persistent technical challenges
Feed SourceFeed Source is a new concept of RSS feed sharing. With Feed Source, you can display any RSS feed on your website or blog. Let users stay up to date with the [...]

Yippee! I just got this in an email:
On Friday, July 11th, we are pleased to announce that LinkedIn will launch a searchable Group Directory.
It’s about darn time!!!
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This from Lifehacker:
Editor: We asked self-described social media junkie Steve Rubel for his tips on how to participate in online social sites like Twitter and FriendFeed without losing your entire workday. Here’s what he said.
Social media is the equivalent of digital food. It’s nourishing, tasty and, for many of us, necessary. However, consume too much [...]

WebJunction’s Focus on Open SourceWhile Open Source has its pros and cons (as even its firmest supporters will admit), there is enough of interest to our community that we felt it worthwhile to provide you with a suite of investigative tools.
Open Source Pros and Cons, by Neil GuntonSome thoughts on the benefits and problems associated [...]

At first I didn’t see a point to using Twitter - mainly because I don’t pay for text messaging on my phone and I didn’t want to visit the Twitter site on a regular basis. Then I started working from home and had IM open all day. Twitter’s IM functionality was very handy [...]

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Web2.0 - templatr - Template GeneratorGenerate a template for you blog.

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UsingMac - Beautiful, Inspiring Firefox Wallpapers
48 Social News Websites You Can Use

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100+ Job Resources for Librarians | College@Home
CustomGuideFree Computer Training Quick References, Cheat Sheets
switchAbitLike the “Cc:” function in email, switchAbit lets you write content once and publish to multiple services. (e.g. Send a tweet and switchAbit will route it Facebook and Jaiku).
Feed Sifter: Get only the good stuff (mt)Enter an RSS feed URL and one or [...]

But when can you truly say that a company has “made it?”
It’s when people start hating you, of course.
Sites like Yelp-Sucks and IHateYelp have been popping up, with the general theme being an angry business owner who was Yelped. Those business owners that think they must use Yelp for competitive reasons are getting frustrated [...]

Several librarians I know have Moo cards. I however stuck to my custom business cards ordered from VistaPrint because I preferred the standard size. Now Moo is offering full sized business cards!
Going to have to hide the credit cards so I don’t go crazy buying cards with puppy pictures

I broke down and installed the new beta of Adium because I wanted Facebook chat - and it’s awesome!!! I was just able to have a Facebook chat right in Adium without having to login to Facebook.
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games.AsoBrain.com Java based multiplayer games

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