As I mentioned in a previous post, there’s a lot of interest among Ohio libraries in open source software. In the southwest corner, I’ve been getting questions on open source ILS’s, content management systems, public computers (e.g. Edubuntu), and wireless hotspots. Recently, several library organizations got together at the State Library to discuss how we [...]
Category Archives: Open Source
Firefox for Development
August 23, 2007 – 8:54 pm
Firefox is a great web browser, but it also makes for a great development environment. With the right extensions loaded, you can really save some time tracing through code, finding bugs, and optimizing your site. Below are the extensions that I have loaded in Firefox. ColorZilla This extension puts a little eye dropper tool in [...]
What is Web 3.0?
August 9, 2007 – 10:57 am
Many months ago, I linked to a video that tried to answer the question, “What is Web 2.0?” Recently, someone asked Google’s CEO “What is Web 3.0?” Here is a 2-minute video of his response. [youtube=http://youtube.com/w/?v=T0QJmmdw3b0] Key points from his definition: Applications that are pieced together The data is in the cloud Can run on [...]
My Workstation
August 6, 2007 – 1:20 pm
I thought I would share some details about the setup I have in my office. I’ve found that this configuration gives me the most flexibility while allowing me to be very productive. My main computer is a Thinkpad T43 notebook. It runs Kubuntu Fiesty Fawn (Kubuntu is a version of Ubuntu that uses the KDE [...]
Do You Edubuntu?
July 8, 2007 – 7:42 pm
SWON Libraries’ Technology Interest Group has a post about a series of Edubuntu tutorials from Greene County Public Library in Xenia, Ohio. The videos are really well done. If you are thinking about trying Edubuntu or even if you’ve never heard of it, watch the videos and learn how it can be used in your [...]
