Category Archives: Web Development

October Wraps Up with ALAO

I spent Friday at the Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Annual Conference. I was invited to sit on a panel with Chad Boeninger, Linda Dobb, and Brian Gray. We answered audience questions inspired from Joe Janes‘ earlier keynote. Joe is a great speaker and I think the panelists handled the questions well. I also presented [...]

Upcoming Presentations

Gadgets & Gizmos Galore September 4th Kenton County Public Library – Independence, Kentucky Technology Trends October 2nd Preble County District Library – Eaton, Ohio Look before You Leap: Why Web 2.0 Alone Can’t Save Your Library October 10th OLC Annual Convention – Columbus, Ohio Managing Rights or Managing Restrictions? October 10th OLC Annual Convention – [...]

Firefox for Development

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?

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 [...]

Google Cheat Sheet

Lifehacker just posted a link to a cool Google Cheat Sheet. The actual document is a 2-page PDF and is more than just searching tips. I’m not yet sure how useful most on the info will be, but I’m definitely applying for a job at Google’s Copernicus Center!