Left Behind by Second Life - I’m Not Chasing

I haven’t logged into Second Life for months now. I tend only to visit when something really interests me like a State Library or a government agency trying something new in SL. Friday I saw an archived College of DuPage webcast that included a segment on Second Life. It appears that the main Info Island [...]

Perceptions are NOT reality

This morning I got an e-mail from MoveOn.org. Normally I’m happy to be on their mailing list. But this e-mail, with the subject line “Political Dynamite” bothered me.  It started off with:
We commissioned it earlier this year. It shows that voters in all 50 states see a link between the war and our sinking economy. [...]

Mentors and Coaches: Some belated thanks

Today I attended an all day workshop on Performance Coaching. Along the way we watched a video that asked us to think about “all those people” who guided us in some helpful way. My swisscheese memory keeps me from providing a full list, but I wanted to publicly acknowledge some folks I have clear memories [...]

If you want attention on YouTube, use Iraq

Yesterday I started playing around with my XO Laptop and recorded a quick documents blurb for a book called Battleground Iraq. Much to my surprise and shock there have been 1,098 views since yesterday! There have not been comments nor ratings for this video, so I can’t objectively say what people see in it.
The video [...]

DocsByte: Battleground Iraq

DocsByte: Battleground Iraq

I did a quick book blurb using my XO Laptop. Video quality isn’t great. If I do more, I’ll dispense with the sign with the SuDoc number. Otherwise I thought I got my point across.
If you’ve recorded videos with the XO, I’d love to hear your tips.

Cheers for Padma

As I’ve mentioned before and will try not to overuse, I was named one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers for 2008. In the printed issue, I was fortunate to share the page with Padma Polepeddi. I say fortunate, because based on her profile, I’d say we’re something of kindred spirits. She reportedly “buttonholes new [...]

Phishy Office

Phishy Office

Hysterical yet useful video from the Federal Trade Commission.