Today I had a patron who tried to get a rise out of me. He/she didn't know they were dealing with the coolest librarian on the planet. ;-)Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: instant messaging, customer service, smile, customer is always right
Blackboard Troubles
Some students today were supposed to take a test, and Blackboard was not cooperating. The test timer was covering up the submit button, so they could not complete the test. It turns out that the test-taking feature of Blackboard 7.0 does not work well in Internet Explorer 8. The students wound up just printing out... Continue Reading →
The chocolate and peanut butter are mixed again: Using Trillian Astra with Meebo Widgets
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 →
Family game night 500 miles apart
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 →
Getting good video with a Flip Camcorder
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 →
Test post
I'm currently monkeying around with my RSS feeds for Library Voice. Just testing to see if I need get a bigger wrench. 😉
Skype-ing and Screensharing With Stephen
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 →
9 things I’ve learned in the four years with the Biz Wiki
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 →
Librarians and Freeze Pops
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)