Category Archives: Web 2.0

I Did It

For the past few weeks, I’ve been using Google Reader instead of Bloglines. I’ve been having some problems with Bloglines and it was enough for me to give Google a fair shot. I think I’ll stick with Google even though I don’t seem to get through my feeds any faster. Bloglines is just having too [...]

Give it Away and Make Money

“How can someone make a living from writing open source or free software?” I get questions like that a lot when talking about open source. Coding Horror has a recent post that’s a great example of how one can profit from free software. It highlights the flash-based game Desktop Tower Defense and how the author [...]

Forget Web 2.0…

This site is Web 0.2!  Check out the new low-bandwidth version of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie web site. Ah, the mid-90′s!

Upcoming Presentations

Here is a current list of presentations I’m doing over the next few months: Technology Trends 2007 April 25th, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SWON Libraries Office From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan: Open Source Software Grows Up May 10th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Western New York Library Resources Council From Ugly Duckling to [...]

KAIS Presentation on Social Tools

Yesterday I presented a class on social tools for the Library/Media group of the Kentucky Association of Independent Schools. I’ve taught classes for Kentucky academic and public libraries in the past, but this was my first opportunity to focus on school libraries in the state. It was an enthusiastic group with a lot of great [...]