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Too Good to Be True?
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Just learned about these free software cheatsheets and initially thought that it was too good to be true. Then I started downloading them and from what I can tell, they’re great and there’s no catch to using them. You don’t even need to register with Customguide.com.
Topics include Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, CS3, Firefox, and IE. I think these will be great for our computer labs and our computer classes. Gotta laminate them first, of course!
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Jul
2
Skokie Public Library in Living Color
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Like most public libraries, my library has had a busy summer so far and much of it has been captured on camera. My colleague has been adding a lot of images to our Flickr page, organizing our sets and collections, and placing Flickr badges around the library website. Check it out!
And speaking of images, if you haven’t had a chance to use Piclens yet, there’s no time like the present. In my opinion, it’s definitely one of the best Firefox add-ons I’ve ever seen and used. Here’s a screenshot of it in action on the Skokie Public Library’s Flickr page:
Jun
16
DDos Attack!
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Last night I was working on this blog and contemplating a switch to a different Wordpress theme, when suddenly I started having trouble accessing anything on the site. I kept refreshing the page, checked my wireless internet connection, and tried using different browsers, but nothing worked. I finally called my web hosting provider and asked them if they saw any problems with my domain. The tech support guy takes a few seconds to pull up my account and then says, “Whoa!” This is something you don’t want to hear from any tech support person.
It turns out my domain was the victim of a DDos attack. The tech support guy explained it to me and I think I understand what it is now, but I’m still not sure what I need to do at this point. I asked him how long my domain would be down and he told me that they were working to fix the problem and that it could take anywhere from 2 hours to 2 weeks to complete. Well, it’s been less than 24 hours, and my site apparently works now, with a few minor issues here and there.
If you’re hosting your own websites, beware of DDos attacks! They are not fun!
Jun
15
Wordle Fun
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This is a word cloud of my delicious tags, which are pretty much a mess. It’s generated by Wordle.net. My delicious cloud isn’t exactly captivating, but try doing this with a speech, book excerpt, or the lyrics to your favorite song and the results could be interesting. There’s a gallery where you can see other word clouds that have been created.
Here’s one using the A-Z topic list on my library’s research web page:
Jun
11
Who’s Craig and what’s this list of his?
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I taught a class called ”Using Craigslist to Buy, Rent, Sell and More” tonight and it went well. One student brought a souvenir book from the 1st Taste of Chicago in 1977. She created an ad for it and posted it under collectibles for $25 obo, which I thought was kind of a low price.
Anyways, here’s the description of the class:
“Learn how to use Craigslist, a popular website where you can view or post classified ads for free. We’ll teach you the basics about buying, selling, and trading on Craigslist. If possible, bring information and pictures of an item you wish to sell. Basic computer skills and an active Web-based email account are required.”
And the slides:
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