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I just happen to have some magnets
Really cool easy project for anyone needing to clean.Link to the original post
View ArticleIt's just metadata, who cares?
I do.Metadata are hints and details at what you have been doing or where you have gone. Many say they don't care but those people don't understand what metadata is. Think of letting someone know where...
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Worry about the right things
Many people worry about getting hacked or having their info taken. Although this does happen, it is the other lesser known activities that are going to get you taken advantage of. Let me introduce you...
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That escalated quickly
A while back I did a lecture on geek culture. We talked a lot about memes for their shortcuts of communication. This is a really fantastic primer of where theses memes come from. Take a few minutes and...
View ArticleThis looks great!
For over ten years I have taught computers and software to anyone who would listen. This movie could have been just a bunch of "funny haha look at seniors being dumb" but it really isn't. From the...
View ArticleWhat's that sound?
Before it was hacking, it was phreaking. Phone phreaking was the term for the action and the people who hacked the phone system to make calls anywhere....everywhere. There were many possible ways into...
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Need some new sites to visit?
I was stumbling around the net, specifically IMGUR, and I came across this great list of websites. Instead of putting the list here, I just provided a link.This post seems a little lacking, so here's a...
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Talking about the future of libraries with the Circulating Ideas library podcast
This is a fantastic interview with Cory Doctorow from the site Boing Boing. If you are a librarian or interested in where libraries might be going, then listen to this.
View ArticleYou bet your life
I have always listened to old radio shows. They have fantastic stories, drama, history and comedy. One of the greatest and quickest comedians that ever lived was Groucho Marx. Now, many people know his...
View ArticleDonate to possibly help all libraries
Boing Boing ran a story of a group creating a book that will become an advocacy tool for libraries. Unfortunately, many people think the only thing a librarian does is put away books. Not only is this...
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Undercover browser
Recently, I told a group to not use Internet Explorer until the update came out to make it more secure. Unfortunately, many sites, especially government ones only allow using Internet Explorer. Why...
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Stop being so damn photosensitive
I have migraines. This makes me rather photosensitive to light, especially from the computer screen. Sometimes, it is a low level headache and I just need to continue working. I have used the...
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"Pray that I don't alter the bargain further." Vader
RSS is the way I use the net. Without RSS I wouldn't have my newspaper of articles and other important items delivered to me when they come out. I would spend a ton of time going to sites that hadn't...
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot
While attending a lecture, a participant asked about our digital information and how others will access it after our deaths. We are moving to a world where less and less of us have boxes of random...
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...the more things stay the same
Every time I hear people say the younger generation just doesn't socialize like the older generation, I want to show them these two photos. .
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Do it now!
Head over to eBay now and change your passwords. A Businesswire story is reporting they were compromised. I recommend trying one of the password managers on this page.
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Using Springpad? Export your data now
For a long time I have been touting the positives of Springpad as a decent alternative to Evernote. I guess all good things must come to an end. Springpad is shutting down and trying not to leave the...
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