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 […]
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Posted by Rich
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
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
While going through unread messages from the blog group, I found one Andy Carvin sent a while back about a presentation he gave on why journalists should care about Web 2.0. It’s definitely worth a read because he not only explores what some of the popular Web 2.0 technology is and how people use it, […]
Dave Winer writes about a serious security issue: his Mac’s hard disk failed, he took it in for repairs, and the shop refuses to give him his hard drive back. He even wrote a letter to Steve Jobs explaining the problem and asking for assistance. Some of the comments on the letter are just creepy. […]
Those of you sensitive to damaged books might want to skip this item.
The BBC reports the British Library admits a diary was harmed while in its care. Thinking the British Library could care for the book better than he could, the owner of Thomas Tyldesley’s 18th Century diary gave the book to the library in […]