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Yet another year in photos
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I’m taking a photo every day this year, as I did in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. I’m nothing if not consistent! Our daughter is due in 9 days. I’ll try to occasionally post something that isn’t her. 2013 started … Continue reading
Interesting things I’ve read this week – 10/19/12
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Random House Says Libraries Own Their Ebooks (Library Journal) I’m entirely surprised to read this headline and story, but Random House now flat out says that libraries own ebooks that they’ve bought from them. That may seem like an obvious … Continue reading
Tools from the edUi 2012 Conference
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Last week I went to the edUi conference in Richmond, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s certainly the best conference I’ve ever been to for work. In their words, edUi is “A conference for web professionals serving colleges, … Continue reading
Interesting things I’ve read this week – 9/19/12
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William Gibson on Punk Rock, Internet Memes, and ‘Gangnam Style’ (Wired) Part 3 of an interview with the always fascinating Gibson ends with a tiny bit about ebooks. How To See The Future (WarrenEllis.com) Warren Ellis is one of the … Continue reading
Interesting things I’ve read this week – 9/9/12
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Who inherits your iTunes Library? (Marketwatch) Why Bill Clinton’s Speeches Succeed (The Atlantic) How I built the Media Center of My Dreams for Under $500 (Lifehacker) Working with Zotero on the iPad with ZotPad (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
What happens to your iTunes library when you die?
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This turned out to be a hoax, but yesterday Bruce Willis was supposedly going to sue Apple for the right to leave his iTunes music to family in his will. Again, it was a hoax. But the story still highlights … Continue reading
Quickly share screenshots with Snipping Tool++
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I’m going to try posting more frequently with shorter items. So here’s a good start: Snipping tool ++ is my new favorite bit of free software. Windows 7′s built-in snipping tool is great, but I often need to quickly share … Continue reading
Search for the answer, not the question
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I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts, but I try to make time every week to fit in This Week in Google. Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis and Gina Trapani always have interesting takes on wide-ranging web issues (the show’s … Continue reading
Libraries as techshops
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I respect the people at Make Magazine quite a bit. I may not always be skilled enough to replicate their impressive DIY instructions, but they make me want to improve those skills and tend to have unique perspectives on fixing … Continue reading
Take ebrary’s survey… please.
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Last week I ran across a link (via Paul Pival) to ebrary’s current survey about the future of their platform. If you have any experience with ebrary, you’re likely as frustrated with their UI and limitations as I am. So … Continue reading