Month: January 2005

Eric Kriss at MSC about Open Formats and Microsoft. This morning was a long Massachusetts Software Council meeting. I don't have time to cover it now, but there is one part I want to get out right away. Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance, Eric Kriss, gave a short speech. I've mentioned him here multiple… Continue reading Eric Kriss at MSC about Open Formats and Microsoft

Feed: protocol. In Really Simple Subscription, FeedDemon developer Nick Bradbury suggests using the feed: protocol to make subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds easier. I agree. Nick also says that the solution is not perfect, and I agree with that too. But it does work and it has broad support in existing aggregators. It’s just… Continue reading Feed: protocol

Tech Librarians Need to Know. Michael Stephens has posted a great list of Twelve Techie Things for Librarians 2005. I can’t pick out a small excerpt because it’s all good. Go read. Related: Karen Schneider is soliciting feedback on her blog and on WEB4LIB about “top tech trends” she should highlight at the annual ALA… Continue reading Tech Librarians Need to Know

Best Use of Outlook Ever. Kate scheduled a meeting in Outlook to go to Starbucks today for a free sample of their new Chantico hot chocolate drink. Wow, is it good… thick and heavy like Spanish hot chocolate. I’ve managed to stay away from Starbucks for the most part. Until now. Major, major, major marketing… Continue reading Best Use of Outlook Ever

How Well Is Your Library Serving these Kids?. Millennials & Libraries “…When asked how frequently they used their local public libraries, most reported that they didn't read books for leisure that much (but they do read lots of magazines!) and don't use their libraries that often (there were two notable exceptions — both young women… Continue reading How Well Is Your Library Serving these Kids?

The Thomas Jefferson Papers.  He was admitted to the bar in 1765 and went on to shape a nation's laws as no other lawyer before him or since. Thomas Jefferson the statesman is well known, but Jefferson the lawyer is abundantly evident in The Thomas Jefferson Papers, a collection of some 27,000 original Jefferson documents… Continue reading The Thomas Jefferson Papers

Blogline.com's Blog “Mapping” Policy Forces Bloggers to Move to Ads in RSS Feeds, Says Prominent Lawyer Blogger. In almost ten years of having his own website, Dennis Kennedy says he has seen his content show up in many unexpected places. However, even he was surprised when he found a twin of his blog on the… Continue reading Blogline.com's Blog “Mapping” Policy Forces Bloggers to Move to Ads in RSS Feeds, Says Prominent Lawyer Blogger

European Craft on Saturn Moon Finds Tantalizing Signs of Liquid. The first pictures of Saturn's moon Titan have intrigued scientists, who say Titan may resemble Earth early in its development. By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD. [NYT > Home Page]