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    • ruth
    • technology coordinator. artmaker. craft junkie. balancing act.

      opinions. my own.

      "wireless matters"
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We interrupt my nap…

…for some library fun. Back in June, David Lee King used GarageBand to remix some Michael Gorman quotes into the wildly fun “bibliopunk” piece, I’m No Antidigitalist. Now Libraryman and Gorman are Disco Dancing for Peace in the Biblioblogosphere with help from JibJab’s Starring You movie maker. A must-see. But first clear the area of [...]

Surgery and recovery in the digital age

A not-so-funny thing happened while I was trying to improve my fitness this summer. I broke my hip. My age, health, exercise routine, and presenting symptoms suggested hip flexor muscle spasms. No big deal. Muscle relaxants, NSAIDs, rest, a weekend in Sister Bay with friends. But then the pain got worse and I couldn’t bear [...]

Lifehacker tip: “where the web archives are”

Today’s lifehacker feed features some links and clues to “where the Web archives are” — or, those “intriguing resources on the Web… that in the past, could only be found by making appointments in dusty libraries.” Dusty libraries? Our facilities staff works hard to keep the dust at bay! But I digress. On with the [...]