I have yet to go hi-def or next-gen, but his looks like a worthy read for both:Buying An HDTV: What Do Gamers Need To Know?via Slashdot
6 biggest new ideas in chat
TechCrunch has a list of "big ideas emerging in web instant messaging as it stands today and the services that exemplify them." The list is available here, and is worth a read of libraries who are using or might want to use IM.
Educause articles of interest
Here's some articles/resources that might be of interest to some:Seven Things You Should Know About YouTubeSeven Things You Should Know About FacebookAre College Students Techno Idiots?Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation ValuesAre Video Games Evil?New Media and Learning in the 21st CenturyGames in Higher Ed: When Halo 2, Civilization IV, and Xbox 360 Come... Continue Reading →
Swahili version of audio tour is now complete
Our library's podcast tour is now available in Swahili. This is the first translation of our tour into a different language. We're hoping to add Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and others as soon as possible. Since we're relying on volunteer effort for the translations, our time frame for making other translations available is definitely very flexible.... Continue Reading →
NPR covers High-Def DVD war
From NPR Morning Editon: Two new and competing formats of DVD are vying for consumer's money. The new discs both offer high-definition images. But the discs are incompatible with each other, bringing up memories of the old VHS versus Beta debate. Lynn Neary talks with David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times. An... Continue Reading →
Newthink vs. Oldthink
Mediashift has a post about how the new media is shifting the way we think. the media shift isn’t just about small vs. big. It’s also about a new way of thinking, or perhaps bringing back an old way of thinking that’s been lost in the era of big media mergers and the bottom-line focus... Continue Reading →
Can technology run your life?
Yesterday at the gym, the girl on the machine next to me said to her friend: I'm not doing much cardio today because my iPod is dead. I nearly fell off my machine laughing.
Free Screen Recording Software
It appears that DemoStudio, the open source screen capture application, no longer has a project page on SourceForge. I have the software installed on my machine, but I wanted to find it so a colleague could install it on her PC. After poking around on the web a bit, I was able to find CamStudio,... Continue Reading →
Rock stars who get it
BusinessWeek Online has a list of the 10 Most Tech-Savvy Rock Stars. "Meet the musicians who best harness technology, especially the Internet, to market themselves, their products, and their causes."