Check out some of these experiments! Using both Google Chrome and Javascript, programmers are showing us how fast and flexible this browser really is. As you’re playing with some of these experiments, consider how quickly it responds to your mouse/input. It’s very much like having an application installed on your computer — except that it’s [...]
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How Fast is Google Chrome?
Posted in Browsers, Fun, Internet, Research, Trends on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Basic Computer Skills for Library Staff
Posted in Hardware, Internet, Security, Software on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The October 2008 issue of Computers in Libraries has a great article by Rachel Singer Gordon and Jessamyn West on the basic computer skills needed by every library staff member. Although you may add others, this is a great place to start:
Rebooting
Troubleshoot rebooting problems
Copy/paste
Save/move/copy files
Ask for help
Basic printer troubleshooting
Basic printer options
Printing frames
Basic word processing
Checking electrical [...]
E-Rate Schools Now Require Education
Posted in Internet, Legal Issues, Money, Security, Telecommunications on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The House and Senate have passed S. 1492, which has 2 titles:
Title I – Broadband Data Improvement Act
Title II – Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
When I first heard about this bill, I only knew about the first part, which deals with determining broadband speeds across the nation and promoting affordable broadband for everyone. [...]
Microsoft Data Center in San Antonio
Posted in Hardware, Internet, Texas on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In September, Microsoft opened a data center in San Antonio. It is in the Westover Hills area, which is near Sea World and the medical district. This center follows their Environmental Sustainability initiative by making it as eco-friendly as possible.
They learned a great deal when building their last data center in Quincy, Washington and brought [...]
Live Mesh and The Cloud
Posted in Internet, Telecommunications, Trends on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cloud computing has started to make the rounds. The idea of having everything available to you no matter where you are is very appealing. Your email is on one server, your files on another, your favorites on another, your company’s files on another, your back-up on another. Everything could be “in the cloud” — at [...]
Top Ten Techie Traits
Posted in Internet, Software, Trends, Web Design/HTML, XML on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t resist this one, even with #10 staring at me. Roy Tennant has pulled together the top ten traits for any techies today. If you’re looking to get into or stay in this field, I’d say he’s hit the nail on the head!
The ability to speak simply and directly about technical topics, either without [...]
Connection Speeds in Texas
Posted in Internet, Telecommunications, Texas on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Speed Matters has surveyed Internet connection speeds for 2 years now. Their results are available for download. However, you can also see each state up close and personal. Although their download speeds for Texas look right, their upload speed map is way off — it has most of the state uploading at 2 megabits or [...]
New Domain Names Coming
Posted in Internet, Standards on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And what will they be? I haven’t the faintest idea. ICANN, the organization in charge of creating and maintaining top level domain names like edu and com, has changed the rules. In June, they voted to accept a new proposal that would allow anyone to create their own top level domain name. So, instead of [...]
Stolen Mac Helps Find Burglars
Posted in Fun, Hardware, Internet, Legal Issues, Money, Security on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Macintosh laptop, as well as other electronics, was stolen from an Apple employee. The Leopard operating system on the Mac has a function called “Back to My Mac,” which allows the owner of a Mac to find it if it shows up on the Internet and also to control or work on it.
Apparently, the [...]
