MarsEdit
I’ve had a serial number for MarsEdit hanging around since early 2006. MarsEdit just got an upgrade to version 2 and I’ve been slacking on the blogging front lately so maybe using MarsEdit will give me a jumpstart.
Information Technology
It’s getting chilly around here
Safari 3 beta for Windows. I’ll applaud any alternative to Internet Explorer. But with this and Apple’s website makeover, I feel like I’m in an alternate universe.
OS X Software – Web Design
Cleaning out some of my bookmarks. Here’s some software I find useful. Lynx Text Web Browser 2.8.6.1 Are your pages really usable? Try using them in Lynx. Parallels Desktop The best of both worlds Saft Nice extension for Safari CSSEdit The Best CSS editor for the Mac, at least that’s my opinion 🙂
Library Podcast… file extension issues
I’ve been working on putting a podcast up for The Commons at work. Which is a little harder than it sounds. First I had to figure out podcast RSS feeds. The University of Washington has a good site for that. Then there was an issue with the .m4a file that GarageBand saves podcasts as. .m4a … Read more
Tennessee Library Association Conference
Just got back from the TLA Conference in Chattanooga. I had a good time, saw several people that I hadn’t seen in a few years. The presentations were good, Loriene Roy, ALA President-Elect was the keynote speaker. Sadly I didn’t get to hear her speak since the room was standing-room only by the time I … Read more
Gaming, Web 2.0 and Libraries
Gaming & Libraries: Intersection of Services by Jenny Levine Jenny’s blog is always a good read and the upcoming Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium sounds like a lot of fun. It’s a good time to be a librarian. 🙂
LibraryChange.com
Saw over at Michael Casey’s blog that his and Laura Savastinuk’s book has a website. Companion website to Library 2.0, the book – LibraryChange
Social Libraries: The Books
Two of these aren’t published yet and at the moment my book budget is zero so I can only dream. But here’s the list. Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service Michael E. Casey and Laura C. Savastinuk – not yet published, Information Today, Inc. (May 21, 2007) Balanced Libraries: Thoughts on Continuity and … Read more
More on Social Libraries
Today appears to be Social Libraries Friday here at Library Monk. It may signal the beginning of a trend, you’ll just have to wait until next Friday to find out. 🙂 First we have 23 Things from the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, which is described as: 23 Things (or small exercises) that … Read more