Recently, I gave a presentation on YouTube at mpow. It was a lot of fun and I even had the audience attempt to do the wave for a short video I uploaded. At the start of the class, only about a quarter of the attendees indicated an interest in both watching and sharing videos on [...]
Categories: Instruction,Technology,Videos
Tagged: youtube
The Digital Media Lab I mentioned awhile ago is finally open to the public and I am very happy with how it turned out. MPOW now has a newly remodeled space featuring four shiny new Macs that are loaded with software goodies. We also have other equipment including two new scanners and an M-audio USB [...]
Categories: Digital Media Lab,Libraries,Technology
This afternoon I gave a 1-hour TechMunchies presentation to staff on Firefox Add-ons. After spending a few minutes explaining what Firefox is and some of its benefits, I focued on highlighting some of the best Firefox add-ons out there right now. The intended audience was people who did not yet use Firefox on a regular [...]
Categories: Browsers,Libraries,Technology
Tagged: Add-ons, Firefox, TechMunchies, Ubiquity
Recently, I read an interesting article in Wired Magazine about the rise of the netbooks. The article, “The Netbook Effect: How Cheap Little Laptops Hit the Bigtime,” talks about this realization that people don’t want more out of their laptops – they want less. Most people will prefer to have a smaller, lightweight device that [...]
Categories: Digital Media Lab,Libraries,Technology
One of the things I like most about my work is that there are so many opportunities to both learn and teach. I often find myself gravitating toward responsibilities like planning and teaching classes for the public and colleagues. At SPL, I coordinate the technology classes for the public and I also teach classes regularly, but [...]
Categories: Libraries,Technology
Tagged: Skokie Public Library, Staff training, TechMunchies
