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Monthly Archives May 2012

Apple TV/Airplay Combo as an Undiscovered Reading Boon to Handicapped and Visually Impaired

An article about how the various iDevices, used in conjunction with Airplay and Apple TV, can act as a natural magnifier and allow single-handed operation for allowing the reading of web content and e-books on a big screen. As I increasingly get familiar with my temporary new role of Outreach Librarian at Regina Public Library, [...]

Posted 31 May 2012 § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Facebook & Google: Pictures & Vision

This is a great article which explains that the difference between Facebook and Google is the difference between pictures and vision – both in terms of what drives each company’s culture and how they may evolve in the future.

Posted 30 May 2012 § Mobile § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Calgary Reconsidered

Another great piece in The Walrus by Chris Turner looking at Calgary’s history, mythology and current culture. It touches on many of the things Shea and I experienced when we lived in Calgary – from the youthful energy that pervades the city to the embracing of the redneck stereotype (both ironically and otherwise) by Cowtown’s [...]

Posted 29 May 2012 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I still look for you in crowds/In train stations and bus stops, on sidewalks/In the middle of the night”

As the person who uploaded this video observes, it’s amazing how Fred Eaglesmith can go from hilarious to heart-ripping in a second.  This is one of my favourite songs of his…

Posted 28 May 2012 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Sappy Sunday – Lip Dub Wedding Proposal

This one’s pretty sweet…

Posted 27 May 2012 § PopCulture § Sappy § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Customer Service

Often times, working in libraries means you’re getting abused – by patrons who are mad that you won’t waive their hundreds of dollars in fines or pissed that you won’t give them unlimited guest passes on the Internet or that you don’t know the name of that book that they want to read “that’s blue”. [...]

Posted 26 May 2012 § Library § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Library CKI/CKO Simulator

This simulator doesn’t work quite as well as you’d hope but it’s a library check-in/check-out simulator that’s intended to help you figure out how long you have to wait until a book you have on hold comes in. I found this simulator on a MetaFilter thread where a patron was asking exactly that question – [...]

Posted 25 May 2012 § FridayFunLink § Library § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

ReadLists

ReadLists is a new site which allows people to combine and share collections of web pages – articles, reviews, recipes, course materials, etc. – in a single package that you can easily download to your smart phone.  I’m not necessarily endorsing this site but just sharing a cool find.  Feel free to read the original [...]

Posted 24 May 2012 § Library § Mobile § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

How To Fix the Google+ Engagement Problem

I don’t log in to Google+ as much as I did when it first launched but I still find it a nice option when the stream of kid and vacation pictures on Facebook gets to be too much (and I’m as guilty of those crimes as anyone.) My Google circles are mostly made up of [...]

Posted 23 May 2012 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Family Hockey Pool Update

For the past few years, a cousin in BC has run a just-for-fun hockey pool for family members across the country, both regular season and playoffs. I usually enter a few teams each time the pool comes up – a team or two for myself, a team for Shea using the strategy of picking either [...]

Posted 22 May 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,