I’m leaving the University at the end of today for a new adventure, and this blog probably isn’t far behind. I’ve exported the contents of this blog to a newly created one at http://ealling.wordpress.com. If and when I resume blogging, I’ll either do it there, or point to my new blog from that site. Like [...]
This morning I was poking around the Apple website, pretending like I was going to buy an iPod touch (so very tempting, so many reasons not to right now…). Anyhow, I was struck by a few things. First, I was interested in whether the 8 GB Touch was in stock in my local Apple Store. [...]
Q: how do you keep OSS-powered systems, workstations secure? A: in general, Linux-based systems much more secure than Windows Q: Does DeepFreeze work with these? A: Most problems that DeepFreeze addresses are addressed throughout overall system of Userful system (Tyngsborough) Q: re: hosting costs for LibLime vs. commercial vendors A: typically 20-25% less than one [...]
Three interesting developments in library catalog land over the past week or so… 1. The University of Washington Libraries have just gone live with WorldCat Local. From the OCLC Newsletter: “Through a locally branded interface, the service provides libraries the ability to search the entire WorldCat database and present results beginning with items most accessible [...]
There is rarely enough time in the work day to get done what I need to get done, and so things that require huge time investments but shouldn’t are particularly poignant and irritating. Here are two that pop up with some frequency. Technological solutions exist for both, and I should probably start agitating for us [...]
We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field… I’m not going to reproduce this poem here since I didn’t get permission, but you should go read it. As a baseball lover, Yankee hater, and former classics major, it just thrills me to imagine Eurydice owning Vic Raschi.
I know I’m a bit late catching the cluetrain on this one, but this morning, for the first time, I’m trying out a crock pot. Will let everyone know how it goes.
There’s been some interest in Second Life lately among library and other university staff. Educators and librarians are increasingly creating presences in this virtual world: it’s an object of study, an opportunity to interact with constituents in a new environment, and a potentially useful medium for distance education. A story from the Daily Hampshire Gazette [...]