Comments for Codan The Librarian http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com Thoughts on the field of Library and Information Science Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Using the Mac OSX Terminal and Ruby on Rails by Gabriel http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/using-the-mac-osx-terminal-and-ruby-on-rails/#comment-609 Gabriel Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/using-the-mac-osx-terminal-and-ruby-on-rails/#comment-609 Thank you! now i know how to setup my server and edit my files in textmate! =) before i'm using xcode! =P Thank you! now i know how to setup my server and edit my files in textmate! =) before i’m using xcode! =P

]]> Comment on I’m Dreaming About PHP and MySQL by GoldenZero AKA Josh http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-356 GoldenZero AKA Josh Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:04:29 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-356 I had PHP/SQL dreams befor :| freaked me out the next morning I had PHP/SQL dreams befor :| freaked me out the next morning

]]> Comment on Internet2 and Libraries by Daniel http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/internet2-and-libraries/#comment-59 Daniel Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:18:49 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/internet2-and-libraries/#comment-59 Hmmm, that sounds like a good idea. The problem is that Interent2 is not commercial, so individual homes won't have access to it. The wiring and hardware would be far too expensive at this point for individuals to own, or even rent. Internet2's only possible use at this point is at the institution itself. The collection, management, and use of video and audio is definitely one area where libraries can grab hold, but at this point, only on campus. Hmmm, that sounds like a good idea. The problem is that Interent2 is not commercial, so individual homes won’t have access to it. The wiring and hardware would be far too expensive at this point for individuals to own, or even rent. Internet2’s only possible use at this point is at the institution itself. The collection, management, and use of video and audio is definitely one area where libraries can grab hold, but at this point, only on campus.

]]> Comment on Internet2 and Libraries by Jesse Harris http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/internet2-and-libraries/#comment-58 Jesse Harris Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:05:06 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/internet2-and-libraries/#comment-58 I'll give you an example from what Salt Lake County libraries do: they allow you to checkout e-books from their website. Imagine as a library you have a vast virtual catalog of video resources that you can checkout as well. It doesn't take long to see that all that bandwidth is going to be good for something as libraries move from books to all types of media. I’ll give you an example from what Salt Lake County libraries do: they allow you to checkout e-books from their website. Imagine as a library you have a vast virtual catalog of video resources that you can checkout as well. It doesn’t take long to see that all that bandwidth is going to be good for something as libraries move from books to all types of media.

]]> Comment on I’m Dreaming About PHP and MySQL by Daniel http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-49 Daniel Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:17:13 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-49 Johnna, Thanks for commenting. I know that's the strangest part, that while dreaming about it it looks like you're seeing a secret revealed, but then in real life it just doesn't look right....pretty trippy Johnna,

Thanks for commenting. I know that’s the strangest part, that while dreaming about it it looks like you’re seeing a secret revealed, but then in real life it just doesn’t look right….pretty trippy

]]> Comment on I’m Dreaming About PHP and MySQL by Johnna Cornett http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-48 Johnna Cornett Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:22:31 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/im-dreaming-about-php-and-mysql/#comment-48 oh, I dream about code at night. Too bad the elegant solutions are forgotten or fictional in the morning. oh, I dream about code at night. Too bad the elegant solutions are forgotten or fictional in the morning.

]]> Comment on The Many Problems of Internet Explorer and Microsoft by Jesse http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/the-many-problems-of-internet-explorer-and-microsoft/#comment-10 Jesse Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:55:25 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/the-many-problems-of-internet-explorer-and-microsoft/#comment-10 IE is a pig to design for. The moment you crank out W3C-compliant code, IE requires a bunch of CSS hacks to make things look right again. Sadly, a lot of websites still require IE. I found the best way to deal with that is to install IETab for Firefox so that you can have selected websites render with the IE engine in a Firefox tab. Now I never have to launch IE again. IE is a pig to design for. The moment you crank out W3C-compliant code, IE requires a bunch of CSS hacks to make things look right again. Sadly, a lot of websites still require IE. I found the best way to deal with that is to install IETab for Firefox so that you can have selected websites render with the IE engine in a Firefox tab. Now I never have to launch IE again.

]]> Comment on Libraries Aren’t What They Used To Be by Daniel http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/libraries-arent-what-they-used-to-be/#comment-9 Daniel Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:20:15 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/libraries-arent-what-they-used-to-be/#comment-9 hi Cyndi, Libraries have always had a tough time balancing the traditional concept of a library, and the need for more money. There are few measurable ways to justify an increase in funds, and circulation of books is the most widely used. It is harder for libraries to explain that many people come in to read the books at the library without borrowing them. How can it be proved? What it comes down to is how does a library get more funding to just simply stay afloat? hi Cyndi,

Libraries have always had a tough time balancing the traditional concept of a library, and the need for more money. There are few measurable ways to justify an increase in funds, and circulation of books is the most widely used. It is harder for libraries to explain that many people come in to read the books at the library without borrowing them. How can it be proved?

What it comes down to is how does a library get more funding to just simply stay afloat?

]]> Comment on Libraries Aren’t What They Used To Be by Cyndi http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/libraries-arent-what-they-used-to-be/#comment-8 Cyndi Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:34:46 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/02/libraries-arent-what-they-used-to-be/#comment-8 My God. Like the classics fall into categories like "40 feet of books on tulips." And what about people who use libraries for research purposes and not checking them out? I can't even tell you how many times I've been out of town and stopped in a local library just to pick up a book for an hour or two because I was dumb enough to leave my own books at home. Goodness... my thoughts on this are too fragmented. Aren't libraries supposed to be free and available centers for collecting the history of a culture? How can we claim civilization when we are only basing our history on popfic and books by politicians that would be better off categorized as satire? My God. Like the classics fall into categories like “40 feet of books on tulips.” And what about people who use libraries for research purposes and not checking them out? I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been out of town and stopped in a local library just to pick up a book for an hour or two because I was dumb enough to leave my own books at home.

Goodness… my thoughts on this are too fragmented. Aren’t libraries supposed to be free and available centers for collecting the history of a culture? How can we claim civilization when we are only basing our history on popfic and books by politicians that would be better off categorized as satire?

]]> Comment on Some Thoughts On Giving Presentations by Chip http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/05/31/some-thoughts-on-giving-presentations/#comment-7 Chip Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:04:24 +0000 http://codanthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/05/31/some-thoughts-on-giving-presentations/#comment-7 I present several times a month and have started to use less and less text on the slides. And (Gasp!) sometimes, I don't even use PowerPoint or just turn it off for awhile. I present several times a month and have started to use less and less text on the slides. And (Gasp!) sometimes, I don’t even use PowerPoint or just turn it off for awhile.

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