December 2010
20 posts
iConference 2011 →
The iConference is an annual gathering of researchers and professionals from around the world who share the common goal of making a difference through the study of people, information, and technology. In this, our sixth annual event, we seek to showcase diversity in research interests and approaches, with an eye to demonstrating how the field creates leadership and impact on a global scale.
Best of How To →
Best of lists are my favorite thing about the new year.
10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Technology -... →
Web 2.0 Year-End Recap – Part 1 | The Bivings... →
80+ Terrific Tech and Gadgets Resources From 2010 →
Are You Capturing the eReader Holiday Boom? «... →
“We learned from LIS News last week that the library where this video “was...”
– I Told You So « Annoyed Librarian
Love poetry jams? Try Figment: an online community... →
Report: Top 10 App Trends of 2011 →
Why We Buy: Applying the Science of Shopping to... →
Music Online: Playlist: "A Very Jazzy Christmas" →
Alexander Street Press has made a variety of fun Christmas media available for free through the end of December. Happy holidays!
“The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he...”
– Helen Rowland
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Malfoy Manor (2)
Weezard (2)
The Vanishing Cabinet (2)
The Unforgivable Curses (2)
The Basilisk in Your Pasta (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“XML is what everyone should be using as a base format, so that both print and...”
– Nick Harkaway talks about the future of books: #FB10 - What I Took Home | FutureBook
You Must Change Your Life
Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rainer Maria Rilke translated by Stephen Mitchell We cannot know his legendary head with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso is still suffused with brilliance from inside, like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low, gleams in all its power. Otherwise the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could a smile run through the placid hips and thighs to...
Tax cuts: The party that says no does it again -... →
On Wednesday, all 42 Republican senators signed a letter declaring that they would block Congress from any action at all until tax cuts for the wealthy have been safely extended.
10 Questions for Ray Kurzweil - TIME →
Some interesting predictions from a futurist.
Google Editions E-Book Store Coming This Month |... →
“Google Editions will offer readers the ability to read books online from any browser, bypassing the need for a dedicated e-reading device — presumably, any PC, tablet, or smartphone with a browser would work. However, users will be able to download books for offline reading as well, though the format is unspecified.”
