Ever want to know if your friends and colleagues actually click on the links you send them? LinkBlip will let you know.
This could be really helpful. You give the service your email address and the address of the web page. LinkBlip gives you a new URL to use in your email, blog, website, etc. When [...]
LISNews posted about a really helpful service — one that will tell you if the website you want is really down or if the problem is on your end. Down for everyone or just me will tell you just that — if the site is down or not.
Just type the URL in the textbox and [...]
In February, Sarah Houghton-Jan, Digital Futures Manager for the San Jose Public Library, wrote a report on filtering for the city commissioners. She has since posted the report, which compares three filtering packages — CyberPatrol, FilterGate, and WebSense.
The report includes information on how filtering is done, a description of the methodology, the findings (both [...]
The New York Times had a great article on ways to back up your data across the Internet. It’s a great way to ensure that your data is not on-site should you have a disaster in your town. In addition, after you set it up, the backups normally take care of themselves — [...]
Want a trip down memory lane? There’s now a wiki of Obsolete Skills. As you can imagine, many, if not most, are technology skills. Each skill links to an overview of how to accomplish the skill.
Some of the skills include:
Archie
Blowing dust out of a Nintendo cartridge
DOS
ISDN
Library hand
Multiplication using a slide rule
Recording Windows [...]
Apparently, the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation had acquired the domain name www.GeorgeWBushLibrary.com for the upcoming library at Southern Methodist University, but inadvertently did not renew it. It, and others like it, are now owned by others. The Foundation is now looking at alternatives.
[from LibraryJournal.com]
Autonet Mobile is currently working with Avis to start rolling out their wireless service. Basically, you plug their router into the AC power adapter and it uses existing 3-G and EVDO networks. Because it is not tied to a specific network, it can readily jump to the cell tower with the best signal. According to [...]
Good tips from the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
[from ResourceShelf]
Time Warner is testing metered use of the broadband Internet. There are Internet users that transfer a lot of data, which causes slower service for everyone else. Providers like Time Warner are trying to find a way to make this work for everyone.
Beaumont is hosting a trial of their new metered service, with the packages [...]
The University of Washington Information School and the IMLS will study the social, economic, personal, and professional benefits of free Internet access at public libraries. Other partners include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Urban Institute.
The grant should end in May of 2009.
[from Library Journal]
