librarymonk.wordpress.com
Added March 12, 2026: 20 years later and I still have a site at https://librarymonk.wordpress.com. I still use it as one example/option of how to get a free WordPress site.
It’s 2006 and I have started a new blog.…
Information Technology
Upgraded to WordPress 2.0
Well, I upgraded to WordPress 2.0. Other than some admin bells and whistles (the new visual rich editor can be helpful and annoying at the same time, thankfully you can turn it off) there is no major reason to upgrade.…
The iMac lives
Well, earlier this month I reported that my iMac was dead. Well it’s alive again. Turns out that it wasn’t dead after all. Joe at MMCS had it for a week and it ran rock solid. He defragged the drive and fixed a few disk permissions but he didn’t find anything would cause a kernel panic.…
Performancing for Firefox
This post is a test of the new Performancing blog editor plugin for Firefox 1.5. Looks nice and seems to work, but I wish it had spell check.…
He didn’t have one before?
Tim Berners Lee ( yeah, the Web inventor) has a blog now. Shouldn’t the Web go into a feedback loop now and implode or something?…
Finally something del.ico.us
Finally something that will make me remember that I have a del.ico.us account, a Firefox extension. I’ve used it several times today, comes in handy for those things you don’t want to clutter up your Firefox bookmarks with.…
Technology Update
Well, if you read my post earlier today, you know that my iMac is dead and that my iPod was having issues. After reinstalling QuickTime and iTunes, I let the iPod charge completely and also plugged in the iPod dock to one of the FireWire ports on the back of the Dell instead of the port on the front.…
On the death of an iMac
It appears my iMac is dead. It was getting a bit long in the tooth, I bought it in February of 2003 as a refurbished unit from Small Dog Electronics and it’s seen a lot of use since then, mainly as a web testing machine and iTunes jukebox.…
Universal Service
Added March 12, 2026: 20 years later broadband internet access is much better. But availability is still an issue. Maps like this one at the FCC are very useful for finding access, but may not be accurate at the street address level.…
Looking for web services job postings
I’m starting some research into web services librarianship (or related job titles). Here is my research question, gap in the current research, and outcome.
Research Question:
What are the perceived duties, needed qualifications, etc. of a web services librarian? How does the position announcement compare with actual job functions?…