Library Cataloging
What ideas do we have about privacy? Maybe not the same as those who would participate in Blippy. "Blippy is a fun and easy way to see and discuss the things people are buying. Automatically share your favorite purchases from iTunes, Amazon, Zappos, Visa, MasterCard, and more." Security issues aside, would you want your MC or Visa statements made public?
- Https Everywhere
The EFF has a new version of HTTPS Everywhere. This week, EFF launched a new version of HTTPS Everywhere, a free security tool that provides enhanced privacy protection for Firefox browser users. EFF built HTTPS Everywhere to automatically switch many...
- Amazon Mp3s
Amazon has started selling DRM-free MP3s. They are encoded at 256 kb and sell for 89 to 99 cents each. Does this pose a threat to iTunes? Well the convience is lacking at Amazon. At iTunes you get seamless throughput from iTunes to your computer to your...
- Librarything
LibraryThing has added RSS feeds. We should take a look at this tool and see what it tells us about what we could be doing. Folks like to share the books they are reading. Maybe we have been so concerned with privacy that we have neglected the social...
- Privacy
Not cataloging, but maybe useful info for school and academic librarians.The Pentagon announced just this summer it has been collecting and using data -- including such sensitive personal information as Social Security numbers, ethnicity, GPA, personal...
- New Books
Here are a couple of new books from O'Reilly that may be of interest.XML in a Nutshell, 3rd ed.Steal This File Sharing BookI think we should be more aware of file sharing and how it could be used in a library setting. As part of ILL it makes sense....
Library Cataloging
Privacy
What ideas do we have about privacy? Maybe not the same as those who would participate in Blippy. "Blippy is a fun and easy way to see and discuss the things people are buying. Automatically share your favorite purchases from iTunes, Amazon, Zappos, Visa, MasterCard, and more." Security issues aside, would you want your MC or Visa statements made public?
- Https Everywhere
The EFF has a new version of HTTPS Everywhere. This week, EFF launched a new version of HTTPS Everywhere, a free security tool that provides enhanced privacy protection for Firefox browser users. EFF built HTTPS Everywhere to automatically switch many...
- Amazon Mp3s
Amazon has started selling DRM-free MP3s. They are encoded at 256 kb and sell for 89 to 99 cents each. Does this pose a threat to iTunes? Well the convience is lacking at Amazon. At iTunes you get seamless throughput from iTunes to your computer to your...
- Librarything
LibraryThing has added RSS feeds. We should take a look at this tool and see what it tells us about what we could be doing. Folks like to share the books they are reading. Maybe we have been so concerned with privacy that we have neglected the social...
- Privacy
Not cataloging, but maybe useful info for school and academic librarians.The Pentagon announced just this summer it has been collecting and using data -- including such sensitive personal information as Social Security numbers, ethnicity, GPA, personal...
- New Books
Here are a couple of new books from O'Reilly that may be of interest.XML in a Nutshell, 3rd ed.Steal This File Sharing BookI think we should be more aware of file sharing and how it could be used in a library setting. As part of ILL it makes sense....