Archive for May 10th, 2006

Wow! Podcast Feeds are Easy!

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

Pardon me while I have one of those “Well, duh” mixed with “It’s about time” moments. For fun, I hand coded a podcast feed. Not too bad. Yeah, I’m definitely the kind of person who learns by doing. I admit that I cheated. I took a feed from a different podcast and rewrote it. For [...]

Combatting Trackback Spam

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

As I’m digging back through blog posts elminating the build up of Trackback spam, I’m thinking way too much about Trackback. If about 90% of Trackbacks are spam and only about 10% are legitimate, is it worth having Trackback on this weblog? Having software that manages Trackbacks better would be awesome. I wish Manila handled [...]

BarCamp Boston Seeks Librarians/Info. Pros. for Free Unconference, 6/3-4, Maynard, MA

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

Shimon Rura, developer of voo2do and Frassle, who’s involved in BarCamp Boston, e-mailed me to ask if I could encourage librarians/archivists/information professionals/etc. and others to participate. A free unconference during the weekend of June 3-4 at Monster Worldwide in Maynard, Massachusetts, BarCamp encourages collaboration, networking, and sharing. All registrants must participate–perhaps by making a formal [...]

Death Threats at Work

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

I’ll admit these are rather odd questions. Do any of you get death or other kinds of threats at work? If so, how do you deal with them? If you don’t feel comfortable answering online, feel free to tell me via e-mail. This is mostly for my own curiosity. (Don’t worry, Mom, I’m fine. Love [...]