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Monthly Archives September 2007

On The Road Again (and Again)

I mentioned in an earlier post that one of the reasons I took this job over another one that a) paid better and b) was a permanent full-time position was because Southeast Regional Library is the rural system I grew up with and which still oversees my hometown branch.What I didn't know when I took […]

Posted 20 September 2007 § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Google Launches PowerPoint Clone, "Presently"

“Google has officially launched the missing piece in Google’s online office suite: Presently, a presentation product that competes directly with Microsoft PowerPoint.” (via TechCrunch)In related office suite news, IBM has announced that they're going to release their Lotus Symphony software for free to compete directly with MS-Office.  Symphony is based on open source software from […]

Posted 19 September 2007 § Internet § Main Page § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

It's A Tough Life…

Posted 18 September 2007 § Baby § Humour § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

Universal Health Care 2.0

I had an appointment with a specialist last week and during the course of it, he asked me about a procedure I'd had over ten years ago.  Being so long ago, I couldn't remember some of the important details such as what the exact sequence of events leading to me having this procedure was or […]

Posted 17 September 2007 § Internet § Main Page § Politics § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

Okay, from the useless celebrity gossip world (of which we are all guilty adherents, I'm sure), the car crash that was Britney Spears' “performance” at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this week is grabbing a lot of attention.If I had a bit more time, I'd do this mash-up properly but for now, you can […]

Posted 15 September 2007 § Humour § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

The Partnership Job Board Launches

I think this has been active for awhile but has just officially launched.  It's a comprehensive, cross-Canada library job board sponsored by The Partnership, which is a coalition of provincial library associations who work together on a variety of joint projects.  The job board allows you to search for postings, or, if you're an employer, […]

Posted 15 September 2007 § Jobs § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Library Science Jeopardy (September 14, 2007)

The interface could be a bit more automated but this is still a cool little web site to let you test your knowledge of various aspects of library science. (via LISNews)

Posted 14 September 2007 § FridayFunLink § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Fight For Kisses

This is pretty freaking funny… Fight for KissesUploaded by fight-for-kisses (via MetaFilter)

Posted 14 September 2007 § Baby § Humour § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Top 10 Jeopardy Moments

Top 10 Jeopardy Mishaps (with all kinds of YouTubey goodness)The title of the post I link to is “Top 10 Jeopardy Mishaps” but they're really the “Top 10 Jeopardy Moments”.  </pedant>

Posted 14 September 2007 § Humour § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

As Cool of a Librarian Job As You'll Likely Ever See

CKUA is one of Canada's oldest, coolest and best independent radio stations.  And they're currently looking for a librarian.  If you're into music of all kinds and/or interested in media librarianship, I can't think of a better job in all of Canada.  

Posted 13 September 2007 § Jobs § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (4) °