Archive for January 11th, 2008

A Blogger’s Last Words: Soldier Andrew Olmsted

Friday, January 11th, 2008

This post is a bit more morbid than the usual posts in this space. I am going to talk about death. As if that isn’t enough, I’m also going to talk about the conflict in Iraq. Some of you might wish to skip this entry. Let me assure you upfront that I am fine. My […]

NewsGator is free

Friday, January 11th, 2008

NewsGator is offering FeedDemon for Windows, NetNewsWire for Mac, NewsGator Go for Mobile , NewsGator Inbox for Microsoft Outlook and NewsGator Online RSS Reader for free!
For more info:
http://www.newsgator.com/
Posted by Rich

Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and fixes

Friday, January 11th, 2008

In case people were not aware, Microsoft offered a Office 2003 Service Pack 3 to close some security problems, but didn’t tell people that older file formats were disabled:
http://tinyurl.com/2r9a5e
More info and fixes on David LeBlanc’s Weblog:

http://tinyurl.com/2g46ep
Posted by Rich

Installing Wikipedia on some Ipods

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Makeuseof.com had a posting on how to install Wikipedia on some Ipods:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-wikipedia-on-your-ipod/

http://ipodlinux.org/Wikipedia
I don’t know how good these directions are since I don’t own one but I thought I’ll let everyone know about them.
User beware!
Posted by Rich

Code4Lib Journal Out

Friday, January 11th, 2008

The first issue of the Code4Lib journal is now out:
“This mission of the Code4Lib Journal is to cover “the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.” We hope that this journal can be one more contribution to the developing culture of collaboration around library technology, and we welcome you to join in our experiment.”
Beyond OPAC […]

Code4Lib 2008 Conference

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Code4Lib 2008 Conference
February 25 - 28, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA
The third annual code4lib conference will be held in Portland, Oregon at the Embassy Suites located in downtown Portland. Anyone who is interested in helping plan and organize the conference should join the conference planning discussion list, which can be found at http://groups.google.com/group/code4libcon.
The registration fee for […]

Computers In Libraries 2008 Conference Update

Friday, January 11th, 2008

NELINET, the New England affiliate of OCLC will be offering special discounts for the Computers In Libraries 2008 Conference:
“Information Today, Inc. has announced that the Computers in Libraries 2008 Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA, on April 7-9, 2008. In addition, there is a Combo Conference of Computers […]


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