I’m off to Orlando and won’t be back ’till the 6th of August. No laptop, no e-mail. I’ll have my cell but that’ll be left in the hotel room each day. I am taking the camera but won’t be uploading the photos to flickr until I get back.
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A nickle’s worth of free advice
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Jul 2006
I’m requesting your opinion. I was in Starbucks this morning and bought a coffee an iced venti non-fat light ice caramel machiato for $3.95. I paid with four singles which was all the cash I had on me. What should I have done with the nickle? Should I have kept it and not given a tip or put it in the tip jar? Does one of the options insult the barista’s less or more? What to you think?
Category: starbucks
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The Library 2.0 Idea Generator
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Jul 2006
For all librarians, but especially for my new readers in NV who just spent the week listening to me give them too many ideas, check out the Library 2.0 Idea Generator. Here’s just one example… O.k. maybe some of the ideas shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but it’s a great way to test yourself on your knowledge of Library 2.0 related terms ahttp://www.flickr.com/blog.gnend technology.
Category: generator
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Smoking DOPA redux
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Jul 2006
The House has passed H.R. 5319: Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006
“This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. The totals were: 410 Ayes, 15 Nays, 7 Present/Not Voting.”
For those not familiar with it, it’s the bill that will prevent children from using your library’s online reference service since they need to be “protected: from chat rooms.
Category: 1
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2006 NV Technology Conference
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Jul 2006
Hello, from the how to blog session!
Category: 1
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Bossa Nova!… Chevy Nova?
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Jul 2006
If you find the title of this post funny, and know what “TMNT” stands for, then you’re probably looking forward to the next film. In the mean time, here’s the first teaser trailer for you.
Category: apple
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CSNY
21
Jul 2006
Last night I went out to Red Rocks to see the third of three sold-out Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young shows. These four guys have got to be pushing 60 and they’re still got more energy than many new bands today. A full set of my photos is available but quality does vary.
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Librarians vs. City Information Service
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Jul 2006
Denver’s Westword newspaper had a question about the new smoking ban in Denver. So, they logged onto AskColorado, the state-wide virtual reference serivice, and Denver’s new 311 information service. Guess who won?
Category: rss
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The Daily Show revisits net neutrality
One of the best, and funniest, explaination of Net Neutrality I’ve seen yet.
(Some of the content may not be appropriate for children. Specifically, what dump trucks are not commonly used for.)
Category: youtube
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Flash 9 Upgrade in MySpace
19
Jul 2006
I logged into MySpace this afternoon and was presented with this page prompting me to upgrade to Flash 9. No problem with the concept but I love how their reasoning makes it sound like my fault. “if your ‘about me’ got screwed up this weekend, you could have been safe if you had flash 9 installed.”
UPDATE: Turns out there MySpace was hacked over the weekend but the article describes someone using the WMF exploit which shouldn’t have anything to do with Flash. Maybe MySpace had multiple problems over the weekend…
Category: 1
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