Category Archives: Technology

Writing Software

Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2008 by Keith

I’ve been having problems finding a good, reliable open source word processing program. MS Office is a bloated piece of crap, so naturally it’s the industry standard, even if you have to rejigger the preferences as it was not intended … Continue reading →

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Slide Show and Presentation Now Available!

Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Keith

The text and slide show of my presentation, Using Social Network Tags in a Library Setting is now available. I’ve put it on it’s own page, so that I can have it handy for future reference. There’s a permanent link … Continue reading →

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Historical Photos on Flickr

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 by Keith

One part of the presentation I did for my recent job interview was about how libraries and other institutions are using Flickr to attract attention to their photo archives. The Library of Congress has been doing this for a while … Continue reading →

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Lessig For Congress

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 by Keith

Free Culture Guru, tech savvy superhero and all around mensch, Larry Lessig is considering a run for Congress. We need guys like Lessig in Congress. For far too long, elderly Ludites like Ted “Series of Tubes” Stevens have been drafting … Continue reading →

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The Mac vs PC Wars Are Over

Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 by Keith

It’s VP day! Farhad Manjoo at the Machinist Blog has the definitive Mac vs PC article which finally gives the only answer you’ll ever need: buy a Mac: The present article is an attempt to prove to you that, on … Continue reading →

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Sputnik, Comrads!

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007 by Keith

And I had this great post half written in my head, all about how Sputnik changed the world and all the technology we use today, from cell phones, to GPS to the Internet wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for a … Continue reading →

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Three Cheers For The Average User

Posted on Saturday, July 7, 2007 by Keith

Emily over at Library Revolution brings up a point that relates, tangentially, to something I mentioned recently in regards to Michael Gorman and his fear of a user-contributed world: My husband and I recently took our son to the Bronx … Continue reading →

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And Take Your Flappers With You!

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 by Keith

Not satisfied with mangling facts and figures about Google, Information Retrieval Systems or the Internet in general, in his latest rant, Michael Gorman sets his sights on the big fish: Wikipedia. It’s really always been about Wikipedia for him. Trashing … Continue reading →

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Throwing Shoes In the Machinery of the World

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 by Keith

Michael Gorman is still showing his ass to the world over at Britannica Blog. This time he demonstrates that he hasn’t got a clue how Google works: Information retrieval systems have been studied for many decades. In the course of … Continue reading →

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Doctor Solomon and his Secret Library

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Keith

I received an e-mail yesterday from Doctor Solomon, an author of several fascinating books on diverse topics such as “How to Find Lost Objects” (1993), “Japan in a Nutshell” (1997) and “How to Make the Most of a Flying Saucer … Continue reading →

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