“Oh, in case you hadn’t heard yet, here’s a new browser for you to test on ” joked a friend of mine yesterday. Lots of folks are talking about Google’s new search engine Chrome, especially how it might effect the browser market and compete with Firefox and Internet Explorer. The Boston Globe published a [...]
I was thrilled to see Hiawatha Bray write about the Boston Public Library’s cool tools, the library’s value, and why researching via a library can be better than researching via Google. The tech reporter writes:
“[F]or deep research, you can’t beat a well-stocked library, with its books and specialized databases. Yet you can access many library [...]
The Boston Public Library is hosting Overdrive’s Digital Bookmobile on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Boston City Hall Plaza between 8 am-3 pm.
“Millions of people are already downloading audiobooks, eBooks, and more from their public libraries, and you can too. Find out more when Boston Public Library hosts the Digital Bookmobile for a [...]
Intelliverb created an inhouse search engine for error codes and messages called “ErrorKey”:
“ErrorKey is the tool you need to quickly get an answer for errors you encounter.
We first implemeted ErrorKey as an in house application to help us in our work by quickly get resolution to errors. After sharing it with a group of friends, [...]
Today’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society lunch focuses on mixing virtual worlds with the real world to plan new spaces and build communities. As you might imagine, there are a few people from Linden Labs, the folks behind Second Life, and fans of Second Life. Hub2 is one of the sites.
Imagine, design, engage, and [...]
On Friday, August 22, the Boston Chapter of the Special Libraries Association is having the program “Tech Toys and Tools: What’s New, and What’s REALLY Useful” from 2-5 pm at Pierce Atwood LLP in Portland, Maine.
Since I can’t find information about this program on the Boston Chapter’s Web site, I will provide more information about [...]
A friend of mine asked me for a recommendation for an online bookmarking tool he can use to keep a private bookmarks list with potentially thousands of items he can access and update from any computer. I know such tools exist. I can find many through Web searches. I’ve probably even written about them before. [...]
Today’s buzz in the Web 2.0 world is about TechCrunch’s latest report on Google’s efforts to buy Digg, a very popular site where people can share and vote on content, much like Babbledog, the site on which I work. The article in C|Net made me think of some of the conversations we’ve had about media [...]
When people don’t seek proper safety for storms because they’re busy trying to record on their personal gadgets, I have to wonder if our love of gadgets has gone too far. *kisses phone that only makes phone calls*
(I’m not refering to the storm chaser who made the film. Storm chasing is fun and amazing, especially [...]
It must be all the librarians at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference trying to figure out what everyone is doing for dinner.
Microblog on Babbledog instead!