Day: February 18, 2006

  • Playstation 3 for $800+

    There was a news report on slashdot that I’m hoping was overestimated — but there is a report that the Playstation 3 may sell for nearly $900 dollars.  For that kindof cash, you might as well spend a few extra bucks and get a real computer from Alienware (I love their tower designs) with the new AMD64…

  • MarcEdit 5.0 and COM

    I’m looking to release an update to MarcEdit this weekend to include the following: COM automation objects to the new MARCEngine zipped version of files needed to run the command-line version of MarcEdit on other platforms So what’s been the hangup with the COM — well two things.  First, Microsoft has a C# specification on…

  • Code4Lib: Feb. 17: Final thoughts

    Just some final thoughts on this conference.  First, IRC…I’ve not spent a whole lot of time playing around on the code4lib IRC channel — but the IRC added a very interesting dynamic to this conference.  In fact, in some cases, the back conversation provided as much information as the presentations.  It was great.  My goal…

  • Code4Lib: Feb. 16: 20 minute sessions 2 + breakouts/lighting talks

    Teaching the Library and Information Community How to Remix Information Raymond Yee The one thing that sticks out in this session is that someone is actually showing MLIS students how information can be remixed.  I just got out of an MLIS program 3 years ago, and I don’t remember this type of a class being…

  • Code4Lib: Feb. 16: 20 minute sessions 1

    1000 lines of code Thom Hickey This was a very interesting look at OCLC research.  Thom showed a number of very light-weight coding projects to do a number of very cool and interesting things.  Personally, I liked this one.  Very often, many projects get lost in the complexity of the task.  What I liked here…

  • Code4Lib: Feb. 15: Breakout sessions/Lighting Talks

    I attended the unAPI breakout session.  I’m not sure I completely understand how this will be completely utilized, but I’ll be keeping an eye on the developing standard. Lighting talks Yeah — this is what every conference needs.  Maybe I’ll try to get in on this tomorrow. –Terry

  • Code4Lib: Feb. 15: 20 minute sessions 2

    Lipstick on a Pig: 7 Ways to Improve the Sex Life of your OPAC Jim Robertson This was interesting, but most of the information presented would be difficult to implement within Innovative.  The ILS that this presentation utilized was Voyager, one of may systems that is much more open that our ILS.  This actually is…

  • A night out at the Oregon Symphony

    It was too bad that most folks at the Code4Lib conference had to leave early today because they missed out a one fantastic concert put on by the Oregon Symphony in Salem.  This is the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Symphony playing in Salem, OR so they Symphony put on a free concert for the community. …