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Will Authors Get Compensated for Used E-Book Sales? (On degradation)

Posted on March 11, 2013March 11, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Media Shift has a great article regarding used eBook sales. You should read the whole article but I’d like to highlight one point that’s made…

Tech

Want Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 for just $9.95?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Are you a government employee? If so, you may quality to get the latest version of Microsoft Office for just $9.95 via the “Home Use…

Tech

Why Watching DVDs on Linux is Illegal in the USA

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes unlocking cell phones, ripping DVDs, removing eBook DRM, and jailbreaking tablets illegal in the USA. However, there’s another…

Tech

The new computer I purchased yesterday

Posted on November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 by Michael Sauers

Yesterday my main desktop pretty much died. I have successfully gotten it to boot but it’s no longer reliable so I needed to order a…

Tech

Ubuntu on a MacBook update

Posted on September 10, 2012September 11, 2012 by Michael Sauers

I’ve been running Ubuntu on an old MacBook for two weeks now and so far it’s working great. Here’s just a few notes on what…

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My Presentations from the NLC Tech Rodeo

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Michael Sauers

Full details about the event and what the amazing videos the participants created can be found on the NLC Tech Rodeo site. Tech Blast: Troubleshooting…

Internet

My interview with Andrew Blum

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Michael Sauers

This morning I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Andrew Blum, author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet. Here is the…

Tech

Installing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Michael Sauers

Last night I installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview via VMWare player. Along the way I took photos of the screen so you can get…

Tech

Installing OverDrive Media Console without the Android Market

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Michael Sauers

My colleague Susan and I have been teaching a lot of eReader workshops for librarians lately and every time someone manages to ask us a…

Tech

QR Codes on Alzatraz

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Michael Sauers

I was watching episode 2 of J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz last night and I noticed a QR code: I was unable to get a good enough…

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