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 [...]
Category Archives: Wireless
Do Libraries Make You Sick?
June 10, 2008 – 10:37 am
A group of people in New Mexico claim that they are “allergic” to WiFi signals. They are trying to get WiFi removed from all public buildings and guess where they are starting? Libraries. So that’s why people aren’t going libraries! They don’t get headaches from trying to figure out our catalogs or navigate our poorly [...]
Does Your Site Work on the iPhone?
July 4, 2007 – 5:46 pm
OK, I tried really hard not to mention the iPhone. I have nothing against the device. I think it’s revolutionary. It’s just that there’s enough coverage out there already. This, however, is too important to pass up. Apple has released some web development guidelines for the iPhone. A half million people already have iPhones and [...]
What Will Libraries Do With All That Empty Space?
May 27, 2007 – 2:22 am
As I mentioned in a previous post, we recently held some open forums within MPOW‘s member libraries as part of our strategic planning process. The idea was to get some input on how well we are serving area libraries and what we can do better. We also asked what trends staff are noticing in their [...]
Find the Closest Coffee and Closest Books
March 4, 2007 – 11:03 pm
There’s a post over at Lifehacker describing how you can use a mobile phone to find the nearest Starbucks. You can either text your zip code to MYSBUX ( 697289) or use your phone’s browser to go to mobile.starbucks.com. Not that it’s hard to find a Starbucks, and those who frequent there generally know where [...]
