Thu 19 Mar 2009
Just in case you were in expectation of the next bad Windows product update, IE 8 RC1 is out. They tout being faster and easier as they do battle with Firefox. So far, I’ve found one problem with Ex-Libris’ WebVoyage OPAC. If you perform a search, choose a record and attempt to display the print or citation view, it attempts to download the .cgi script. Possibly an Ex-Libris issue, but I want to blame IE8, since this doesn’t happen anywhere else.
Fri 30 Jan 2009
The NYC regional code4lib is moving right along, with it’s third meeting occurring January 29th, 2009. If only the darn Metro projector system would work properly. For this meeting there were roughly 20 people in attendance, a few were new faces. Here’s a quick rundown of the planned talks. There was also a short discussion on Omeka.
FreERMS project – Touro College Libraries development of a Electronic Resource Management System – open source.
CakePHP – PHP Application Framework
Mapping WorldCat Holdings
Wed 28 Jan 2009
I haven’t written a darn thing here in almost a year. So…I figured it is about time. Funny thing is I managed to keep the software up to date.
I’m presently reading a book Productive Programmer by Neal Ford (Safari Tech). I’ve barely gone through one chapter, since I found it at Princeton Public Library the day my LIS classes were to start. Anyway, it has a lot of tips for doing things faster, so you have more time and are more efficient while programming (or just wastin’ time on the ‘puter). I installed Enzo Launcher (Windows) which can launch apps and open folders for you simply by holding CAPS LOCK and typing a command (either built in or learned). Seems fairly decent so far, but I don’t think as robust as QuickSilver is for the Mac.
Fri 18 Jan 2008
Like Richard Pryor, Netscape has been saying “I Ain’t Dead Yet”. But AOL finally pulled the support plug. I almost feel a kinship and certainly a bit of remorse over it’s death. I was introduced initially to the graphical web in 1994 as a freshman at Drexel University. Almost as soon as I started using Mosaic, along came Netscape. Back then everything on the ‘net had table borders, and all 16 colors. A slick interface included an animated mailbox (shame is I still see those!). Really, though Netscape has been dead since 4.x, when Explorer dominated (who cares that there is apparently a version 9 out there). Hard to think that it’s been 13 years, makes me feel old. Anyway, Netscape enjoy the browser afterlife. I’m sure it’s a lonely place and don’t worry, I’m sure there are users out there who will keep your memory alive.
