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CD Archival Backups. The people at Tom's Hardware have performed an analysis of what you should know when making archival backups of your compact discs. [LibraryPlanet.com]

Internet As Library. Will sends along a special excerpt from The Broadband Difference: How Online Americans’ Behavior Changes with High-speed Internet Connections at Home (PDF): “In sum, emailing and information searching are most popular among broadbanders. This is not too surprising, since most Americans view the Internet as an information resource like a library. When asked what… Continue reading Internet As Library

Great SLA Presentation!. But you don't look like a librarian!  [The Shifted Librarian]

Instant Messaging And Outlook. Fun With 'bots “Thought: Set the bot with security such that it will only give certain answers to people that you have on a list. For example, you would have it set to tell a close friend where you were, or give out your cell number in case they had lost… Continue reading Instant Messaging And Outlook

Lessons From Networks, Online and Other. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi's new book, “Linked: The New Science of Networks,” could alter the way we think about all the networks that affect our lives. By William J. Holstein. [New York Times: Technology]

Recovery in Technology Spending Is Still Elusive. While other areas of business are showing tentative signs of strength, technology remains in a deep funk. And the reasons go beyond the weak economy. By Russ Mitchell. [New York Times: Technology]

Welcome back, Dave:  “OK, here's the deal. I did not have a heart attack, but it was close. I had bypass surgery, which I am now recovering from. It was my fault — I had classic warning signs that I ignored. No family history of heart disease. Most important — I wanted to keep smoking.… Continue reading Scripting News

Bringing metadata back into RSS with subject taxonomies. I hope to be able to spend time experimenting with XML again after a few projects I'm working on settle down. First on my plate will be to read more about how to bring subject-headings/topics into RSS. Specifically, I think XTM for Topic Maps, the RSS taxonomy… Continue reading Bringing metadata back into RSS with subject taxonomies

Hey, thanks.  I keep getting success stories from companies that are using UserLand's Manila (usually with some light consulting time) to implement projects.  They opted for Manila instead of expensive solutions from Vignette, Interwoven, and Microsoft due to price and performance factors.  Reports are  that their sites have handled millions of visits without a glitch, took a small fraction of the time estimated to build them, and… Continue reading Manila

A small change in the way we work could shave 45 minutes off of the average workday.  That small change is to use a news aggregator to get news instead of gathering it by hand.  Applied across a 200 person company, that 45 minutes of savings could be worth $1,650,000 a year.  The wild part… Continue reading $8,000