Library Stuff

Coalition urges better laws for e-mail and cell phone privacy

Steven — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:14:33 +0000

BetaNews - “Information stored on remote computers should be given the same legal protections as data stored on a user’s desktop PC, according to report produced by more than 20 activist and human rights groups.”

Janet & Judy

Steven — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:34:43 +0000

Janet & Judy

Originally uploaded by Cheshire_Cat

I don’t know why, but this picture cracks me up.

Twitter Stalkers

Steven — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:26:41 +0000

TweetStalk - “Sometimes you want to follow someone on Twitter, but you don’t want them to know you’re following them. We present to you TweetStalk ‒ the simple way to stalk Twitter users without having to follow them.”

Librarian in e-mail bust gets $25G

Steven — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:18:37 +0000

NY Daily News - “The city has agreed to a $25,000 payout for an ex-librarian at an exclusive Bronx private school busted last year for sending bizarre e-mails to his boss.”

‘Wi-Fi library’ finally gets a toilet

Steven — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:13:28 +0000

telegram.com - “I used to say ‘We’re the Wi-Fi library without a pot to piss in,’ ” said library Director Susan D’Amico.”

Is RSS Mainstream

Steven — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:54:50 +0000

Is RSS Mainstream? - “I have a simple, unscientific test for determining if a web service or product has crossed over into the mainstream: I ask my friends and family — most of whom are not very geeky and generally represent average technology users, in my opinion — if they’re using the service.”

Let me google that for you

Steven — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:13 +0000

Let me google that for you - “This is for all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than Google it for themselves.”

This wins the oddest site of the year award.

Readers Overwhelm Europe’s New Digital Library

Steven — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:23:12 +0000

PC Magazine - “Europe’s heritage went digital Thursday when the European Union launched an online library putting famous works such as Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony just a mouse click away.”

Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing

Steven — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:32:59 +0000

NYTimes - “Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation.”

Police: Man Attacks Library Patrons, Employee With Rock

Steven — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:05:45 +0000

WEWS Cleveland - “Police said a man attacked three people with a rock Wednesday at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library.”