Sometimes a blog with thoughts and opinions by Dan Greene
After one day of using the new versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, I can say that a fresh install of the basic programs is extremely well polished and nicely done. With any install other than that, there are problems.
First, I’m never quite sure how to upgrade.…
The 25 Best Futurama Moments Ever is a great list. And Futurama is on my Amazon wish list, along with Family Guy.…
Slashdot is reporting that Firefox 1.0 PR, Thunderbird 0.8, and Mozilla Suite 1.7.3 have been released.
Read Slashdot to find out about new features/bugs and download away.…
I posted this CNN story to LISNews a few minutes ago, I thought I would add my own comments here.
It seems that West Virginia Wesleyan College had a good idea but bad implementation. The shotgun approach of throw tech everywhere and see where it sticks, is a huge waste of money.…
I’m trying out Sharp MT 2.5, yet another blog posting tool. I’ve been using w.bloggar 4.0 beta, but I just thought I’d experiment. Looks like a nice program, however, I’m not sure how well it supports XHTML tags.…
I moved back in Knoxville last Wednesday, but it took me until Friday to get my computers back up and running. I really don’t know what to do with my time now. Knee surgery is over, that seems to have gone well enough.…
Just in case you wanted to know, here is how manuscripts were illuminated.
From this article I found out that libraries and librarians have three patron saints; Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, and Lawrence.…
I’ve been following the saga of the proposed new library, but it’s been a while since I wrote about it. Back in March a new library seemed certain. But by the end of last month, the library was in limbo.…
A friend of mine from high school, Tony, is currently living it up in Spain. And to show everyone how much fun he is having, he has put up a photo gallery. And if there are any University High Class of 1996 folks out there, be sure to check out thre alumni database and message board.…
Wired is reporting that the American Library Association will be providing educational materials for school libraries to teach students about copyright. The idea is to provide balance to the hardline copyright stance of the Business Software Alliance, the Motion Picture Association of America, and others, to the detriment of fair use.…