I'm at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education today and tomorrow. I'll do my best to blog the conference. Keynote: Content, Connections, ConversationsGeorge SiemensDescription: "Contenthas, for much of the life of formal education, held the prestigiouscentral position, reflected in bold statements like “content is kingâ€.Over the last five years, the web has shifted from write... Continue Reading →
Plugoo versus Meebo
The Librarian in Black has a write-up comparing Plugoo and Meebo, two IM widgets that allow users to chat with you from a web page without the need for IM accounts or clients. She says she's still a MeeboMe girl, and with good reasons. I've tried both of them, and while they both offer good... Continue Reading →
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
Business 2.0 has a list of last year's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. The list looks "at the year in bungled layoffs, customer-service snafus, executive follies, and other madness." Some highlights from the list:In June, research firm VisitorVille Intelligence reveals that two out of every three Microsoft employees it tracked use Google, not MSN, when... Continue Reading →
Five Things Meme–Better Late Than Never
I got tagged by David Lee King some time ago for the five things meme. I've been a little covered up with work, the holidays, and family, so I'm a little behind. If you're still interested, here you go:The "F" in my name is for Forrest. No, Life is not like a box of chocolates. ... Continue Reading →
My Palm Turns Itself On
Perhaps that sounds a little bizarre, but in fact, my Palm Tungsten E2 was automatically turning itself on. I would turn it off, and it would automatically start right up again after about 10 seconds. I thought this bizarre behavior was the result of a bug, so I did a hard reset. After syncing the... Continue Reading →
A look at PS2’s “last great year”
IGN reviews 2006 for the PS2 Welcome to IGN's 2006 Year in Review for the PlayStation 2. Over the next seven pages we're going to cover the highest highs and lowest lows, the biggest news and highest reviews of 2006. We're going to look back at the year's events, like E3, GDC and TGS, and... Continue Reading →
Net Savvy articles from Educause
Some Educause articles of interest:Ensuring the Net Generation Is Net SavvyGetting Past Google: Perspectives on Information Literacy from the Millennial MindHow Choice, Co-Creation, and Culture Are Changing What It Means to Be Net SavvyI've yet to read these but they look very interesting, particularly for a librarian who is striving to understand patrons needs and... Continue Reading →
Trillian Astra to “change your Web”
Cerulean Studios is developing Trillian 4.0, which they are calling Astra. It looks like they are trying to incorporate everything except the kitchen sink in the new project, but the project tour and the Sneak Preview look very interesting. I've used Trillian for quite some time, and am still a big fan of the product. ... Continue Reading →
Is Second Life overhyped?
Second Life: Hype vs. Anti-Hype vs. Anti-Anti-HypeA fairly decent article that disses discusses the shortcomings of Second Life. One quote that I thought was interesting, particularly as we investigate using SL for library services:Can they really build a fully streamed world comprised of tens of thousands of servers? That’s way above my paygrade, but I’ll... Continue Reading →