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[Here's my response to my 12/29/10 OverDrive post] We’ve all heard of cloud computing (googledocs), cloud social networking (facebook), and here comes the next big thing: cloud eBook reading. That’s where your eBook is held in the cloud and you can bookmark your place and come back to it no matter which handheld or . . . → Read More: Cloud eBook Reading Here I am. Using OverDrive with my new iPod which I got fairly recently. There are other sources of ebook and audiobooks as well such as NetLibrary (free from your public library in Utah), Google Books (older classics free, $ for newer titles), Kobo (free, $), Audible ($) , iTunes (some free, most $), Project Gutenberg . . . → Read More: OverDrive and the rest of the modern world as we know it I went to a good presentation by Marriott Library and Eccles Health Sciences Library on QR codes. QR stands for quick reference, btw. The notion is to have a code that someone can take a photo of with their handheld device, and the device will translate that code to the information represented underneath. A QR code . . . → Read More: QR codes in libraries Hey Colleen: Wanted to drop you a note to tell you that the Netlibrary seminar I attended Nov 4 online was really really helpful. I learned a bunch of new stuff on Netlibrary — how much is now available for Ipods, the different consoles available to download to computers, directly to Ipods and MP3 players and netbooks . . . → Read More: Thanks for the NetLibrary training Is the book really dead? I just heard about an adorable book by Lane Smith, called “It’s a Book.” There’s a donkey talking to a monkey who’s just sitting there reading a book. The donkey doesn’t get it. Does it tweet? Where’s your mouse? He goes on and on but then finally asks to see the . . . → Read More: It’s a Book I’m so excited! I got a new iPod the other day and it’s pretty sweet if I must say so myself. I wanted to listen to a book while doing other stuff, so I went to Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library and jumped on the Overdrive link. I logged in and found a book I’ve been hankering . . . → Read More: iPod audiobooks for free through Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library |
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Wastebook 2010: A Fun Look at Government Spending
Wastebook 2010
The award for the most entertaining government publication of the Year has to go to Senator Tom Coburn’s Wastebook 2010. It’s a guide to the 100 most wasteful federal spending projects of the year. Coburn, known as a champion of fiscal responsibility in his opposition to earmarks and unchecked government spending, . . . → Read More: Wastebook 2010: A Fun Look at Government Spending