Category Archives for apps
Dear Amazon: We just want changelogs!
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After pulling Neal Stephenson’s new book Reamde from the Kindle store, Amazon replaced it with an updated version yesterday. The whole saga is detailed at Teleread. While perhaps not as disturbing as the time Amazon infamously pulled copies of 1984 … Continue reading
Why I’m not sold on Bloapp
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Sometimes I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! There’s been a lot of excitement on librarian blogs and twitter accounts today about Bloapp. The service converts your blog into an app… sort of. Now excuse me while I put on … Continue reading
Geotagging my photos for greater datanerdery
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When I do my year in photos project (every odd year since 2005) my worst librarian tendencies surface and I get somewhat obsessive about organizing them and making sure all the metadata is just so. This year I’ve got a … Continue reading
Upcoming presentation: Computers in Libraries 2011
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I’m very excited to be presenting briefly at Computers in Libraries in DC next week! Come see me at 4:30 on Monday, 3/21. I’m not quite sure where I’ll be, but I’m part of the Cybertour series of quick presentations. … Continue reading
Virgin’s Project – app overkill
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Earlier this week, Virgin launched an interesting new project. It’s called, well, ‘Project’. Project is essentially an iPad-only magazine. The key word is only. I’d link you to an article in the magazine, but I can’t. See, Project has no … Continue reading