Computers

ResearchBuzz.org shares how to go about ‘turning Google into a near real-time search engine’.  Near real-time are the key words here!  Want to know what was indexed mere ’seconds ago’ about ‘libraries’ find out:
http://www.google.com/search?q=libraries&tbs=qdr:n
Other options such as a ‘day’, an ‘hour’, or a ‘minute’ can be found in the post on Research Buzz.  Check it [...]

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Not surprisingly, KimKomando.com introduced me to another great resource!  Tabbloid.com EASILY lets you create a ‘pdf’ magazine from your favorite RSS feeds and have it delivered whenever and how often you want it.  Check it out!  www.tabbloid.com

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The September 28th issue of Time magazine had an interesting article entitled, ‘Where Wikipedia Ends’ that although Wikipedia hit the ‘3 million article mark’ in August 2009 its ‘growth line flattened’ in early 2007.  The article looks at some of the possible reasons such as ‘has all knowledge been summarized’, has the site become too [...]

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Don’t do as I did! I just spent a half hour googling to find the best solution for copying the music to a new computer when your old one dies! However, you do want to be careful what you download. The solution? ‘Pod to PC’! Works like a charm! Push [...]

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I was introduced to this and just had to share it with you!   ‘Fences’ is an awesome FREE program for organizing your computer’s desktop icons.  This program works automatically but you can customize it.
To make it work:

Hide your desktop icons simply by double clicking on desktop.

Make them reappear simply by double clicking on desktop.

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Organize Your Digital Life: How to Store Your Photographs, Music, Videos, and Personal Documents in a Digital World
I ran across the book, Organize Your Digital Life: How to Store Your Photogaphs, Music, Videos, and Personal Documents in a Digital World, in the bookstore and thought, “Aha!”.   This is the book for any libarian or media [...]

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The Internet and the news are full of reports of how libraries are meeting the needs of hurting patrons.  Here are a few examples:
Libraries are bustling with job huntersHouston Chronicle - United States
Hard times are boom times for public libraries, experts say, noting
that scanning computerized job banks and filing résumés via the
Internet largely have [...]

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PC Magazine does it again!  As I’ve been watching the Ravens vs. Steelers I’ve also been looking at the 2009  version of this invaluable list!  I used the opportunity to share some useful Web based resources from the list with my wife.  Now, she thinks I’m a genius!   Shh!  Don’t tell her otherwise.
The article has [...]

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Ironically one of the best passages about the value of libraries I’ve ever read came from an article about library cutbacks and closings in Pennsylvania:
“In Franklin’s and Carnegie’s times, the library offered access to encyclopedias and books. It gave everyone a chance to educate himself during a time when access to education, especially higher education, [...]

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Fallon, NV’s Lahontan Valley News reports in “Libraries thrive in poor economies” that
“People’s wallets are getting lighter and are going out less unless it is to their local library.  As the economy continues to slide, local libraries are experiencing a sudden influx in clientele using their free services.”
Read on…http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com

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