One of the coolest things about today’s internet is that we all can be creators of information as much as we are consumers of it. It’s something I like to make sure we talk a lot about in my information literacy class. Old internet=read only (unless you were geeky enough to understand HTML and how [...]
As you might know, I got a Nook for Christmas last week. (I actually had to look it up to see that it was that recent… I just finished my first book on it last night!)
One of the features I was really interested in is that Barnes and Noble promised additional content/features when at the [...]
I have been interested in the idea of a dedicated ebook reader for some time. The first ebook I bought was to read on my old Palm. That worked great for my Dad, but I didn’t really enjoy that particular reading experience. I also thought the book was way too expensive (I think it was [...]
Now that Top Tech Trends has happened, I can post about my trend. But before I get to that, I just want to say that I was especially honored to be part of a panel that included Amanda Etches-Johnson, Jason Griffey, David Walker, and Joe Murphy. It was a great group and I really enjoyed [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about talking to computers lately. And then I saw Brian Mathew’s post over at the Ubiquitous Librarian. As Brian points out, you can literally talk to your iPhone (at least some specific commands). You can swipe your fingers across the screen and make things happen, in some cases rendering the [...]
