I’ve been asked, so for those interested, here’s a list of podcasts I listen to at the office.)
Concened about someone being able to figure out who you are based on your search queries. If you’re a Firefox user (you should be by now) you can install the TrackMeNot extension which is “a low-priority background process that periodically issues randomized search-queries to popular search engines, e.g., AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and MSN. It hides users’ actual search trails in a cloud of indistinguishable ‘ghost’ queries, significantly increasing the difficulty of aggregating such data into accurate or identifying user profiles.” In other words, it submits random queries on your behalf thus obscuring which ones are your real queries. (I’ve been saying for years that searches on public access computers have been doing this since every person who sits down at one of those computers is searching for something different.)
MercuryNews.com | 08/21/2006 | Sunnyvale expands free Wi-Fi to library: “`The library serves as an important tool in promoting an informed community. MetroFi’s expansion of free wireless access to cover the library enhances the community’s ability to access knowledge and information,” Sunnyvale Mayor Ron Swegles said in a statement.”
I just got a request for republication of this photo (shown right) in the September 15th issue (most likely) of Library Journal. Look for it on the “Front Desk page”.
Yes, you can download Weird Al’s new song “Don’t Download This Song” from his MySapce page.
