OPLIN has a newish blog titled What Does This Mean to Me, Laura? The “Laura” is of course Laura Solomon. I was recently invited to guest blog about Ultra Low-Cost PCs like the Asus Eee PC. The post is up now.
Category Archives: Technology
Kill the Kill Switch
June 30, 2008 – 4:23 pm
Bruce Schneier recently posted a commentary on Wired titled I’ve Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch. Looks like everyone wants to be able to control everything. OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to [...]
Cylons explain DRM
June 24, 2008 – 10:40 am
Thanks to Laura Solomon for tweeting this. Just say NO to DRM!
Optimizing SQL Presentation by Jay Pipes
June 23, 2008 – 11:34 am
Last week I got to see Jay Pipes speak at a local PHP users group meeting. He did a 2-part talk on optimizing SQL (Join-Fu, as he calls it). I managed to keep up and follow part 1, but I have to admit that part 2 was largely over my head. Below are some of [...]
NYPL is Moving to Drupal
June 17, 2008 – 10:32 pm
I’ve previously mentioned my preference for content management systems over traditional websites. We use Drupal at MPOW and it allows almost everyone in our office to easily contribute to our site. Drupal is also becoming a popular choice for libraries and now the New York Public Library is joining the party. Josh Greenberg recently posted [...]
