Category Archives: unclassed

I’m a sucker for quizzes. This one is not really accurate, except the last two lines, but it’s fun to be told you have a really high IQ based on your favorite color. What Kind of Geek are You? Name … Continue reading →

Having finished my work for the day, I decided to explore Photoshop filters a little: He’s not really possessed…

From LJ‘s editorial today: Libraries are often ahead of most businesses and institutions in developing and using technology. Huh?

Gorman AbdicatesBritannica Takeover of Wikimedia (oops, make that Wikimaedia)Scientific American Gives Up Opera P2P Revolution

This is an absolutely fascinating story about plagiarism in the online world. The comments are revealing too. Why would you bother with plagiarism, asks one reader, “In a world with the ‘net, google, and Wikipedia? Why? A half-hour of searching … Continue reading →

IM replacing VR … wikis … podcasting … converged devices … federated search … text messaging (chat, SMS) … iPods … RSS/blogs (duh!) … collaboration Favorite phrase: “the read/write web” from Will Richardson in his presentation about wikis Update 3/26: … Continue reading →

Ever since I discovered Mycroft I’ve been meaning to work on Mycroft search plugins for library resources. I’ve made a few but have shared them with only a few people. What other plug-ins, extensions, etc., can we develop for our … Continue reading →

This post over at Tame the Web got me thinking about iPods and reserves. The ideas are really interesting. I don’t know how much reserve activity there currently is with music or images, but something like this could really increase … Continue reading →

RFID has gotten a bad reputation, mostly due to privacy concerns, but I think there are some items in our library that could really use RFID tags: Travel Mugs: Track down your mug next time it gets stolen or lost. … Continue reading →

Google Maps: It may be beta but it’s pretty cool!