learning something new and sharing as I go
A while back I wrote about how Meebo and Pidgin are like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. In that blog post I described how to use a plugin for Pidgin that would allow you to connect to your Meebo widgets through the Pidgin IM client. Well, for some reason, this stopped working for me quite some... Continue Reading →
Last Christmas, I put a request in to Santa, or rather, my Mom. I asked her to get my brother and I each an Xbox 360 for Christmas. My brother and I pitched the idea to her mostly as a way for us to play together online and have something in common. ... Continue Reading →
It seems from my WordPress stats that a lot of folks land on my blog after looking for information about Flip Video Cameras. I've had a Flip Mino (the non-HD one) for over a year, and I still love it. Granted, there are cameras out there that shoot better video and have better... Continue Reading →
I'm currently monkeying around with my RSS feeds for Library Voice. Just testing to see if I need get a bigger wrench. 😉
Yesterday I had the good fortune to connect with Stephen Francoeur via Skype. He and I spent a little time testing out the new screensharing options in the newest version of Skype. We had fun poking around with the new features, and I recorded some of what we saw. I used Camstudio to... Continue Reading →
It's hard to believe that it's been four years since I created the Biz Wiki. When I first wrote about using a wiki as a research guide, I had no idea where the wiki would go. For the four year anniversary, I think it's important to address some of the things that I've learned over... Continue Reading →
As part of the Ohio University new student orientation, we're hosting students in the library during the campus tours. We feed them freeze pops and then give them a short talk about the library. Here's my colleague, Sherri, telling new students about the library. Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv)
The FlipShare software that comes with the Flip cameras allows you to do some really cool things with ease. One of the features it has is the ability to let you easily upload a video to YouTube from the FlipShare menu. It's a convenient feature that doesn't require the user to open aweb... Continue Reading →
July has indeed been a crazy month for birthdays in our office. Yesterday was my birthday, but we celebrated my boss' birthday yesterday and mine today. Thanks to Mike for the wonderful pecan pie. My colleagues are awesome and we have a great time together. Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)... Continue Reading →
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.