Year: 2008

Last.fm now allowing on demand streaming of artists and tracks

There was a very significant development in the ongoing mutation of the music industry today.  last.fm just announced that they are now offering limited, on-demand streaming of various

100 Books Every Child Should Read

The UK's Daily Telegraph comes in with a list of 100 books every child should read broken into three categories – early years, middle years and early teens. 

A Couple Funnies From The Field

So I'm on the road doing computer & Internet training and I thought I'd pass along a couple humourous moments from the past couple weeks…– tonight, a woman

Four Things You Should Never Do To Your Users

It's a short list but it cuts to the core with a list of the essential things that are part of successful online usability. 1.  Make Them Log-In

Most Progressive Professions?

There's a range within any profession of course (I knew an emerging writer in Alberta who wanted to run for the Canadian Alliance) but since librarians are one

Friday Fun Link – Word Sandwich (Jan 18, 2008)

Word Sandwich is sort of like the old Mastermind game but with words instead of colours.  Pick a five letter word and the game tells you if you're

"My computer crashed and I have a CD with all the files – how do I get my e-mail address book back?"

In homage to RefGrunt, here's a sample of some of the topics I addressed and questions I helped people with during my two “Ask The Computer Guru” drop-in

Some Thoughts on Satellite Radio

I joked a few entries ago that being on the road doing computer training in rural libraries might mean I have more time for blogging.  Wrong!  I'm just

We're Number 10, We're Number 10! (The World's Happiest Countries)

BusinessWeek has done an analysis to determine the  relatively abstract notion of which countries are the happiest.As you go through the blurbs, it's revealing that one of my

The Cyberspace Equivalent of Building Blocks?

This physics based Flash game is probably the single most fun thing I've found on the Internet in a long time.  Very addictive!  (via MetaFilter which has some

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