Archive for the 'Internet' Category

LinkBlip

April 17, 2008

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 [...]

Is the Website Really Down — Or Is It You?

April 11, 2008

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 [...]

Filtering Report for San Jose Public Library

April 5, 2008

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 [...]

Web-Based Back Up

April 5, 2008

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 — [...]

Obsolete Technology Skills

April 5, 2008

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 [...]

Bush Library Lost Its Domain Name

April 3, 2008

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]

Personal, Portable Hot Spots

March 27, 2008

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 [...]

Keeping Kids Safe Online

March 26, 2008

Good tips from the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
[from ResourceShelf]

Metered Broadband Use

March 25, 2008

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 [...]

Benefits of Free Internet Access

March 25, 2008

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]