The Travelin' Librarian

SHELLEE [Flickr]

2009-11-21T11:55:49-08:00

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STEPHEE [Flickr]

2009-11-21T11:52:39-08:00

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N FOCUS1 [Flickr]

2009-11-21T11:15:58-08:00

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2009-11-21T00:00:00-08:00

Nebraska Twitter Directory
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Daily Pic 11-20-09 Need coffee [Flickr]

2009-11-20T06:52:21-08:00

Travelin' Librarian posted a photo:

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2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

Sky Drive Explorer 2 [Flickr]

2009-11-19T06:25:56-08:00

Travelin' Librarian posted a photo:

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2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

My Verizon Online Sign In For Alltel Customers- Verizon Wireless

Librarians on Jimmy Kimmel Live

2009-11-18T16:02:00.001-06:00

This is their site: Awful Library Books.

Integrating Remember The Milk into Outlook

2009-11-18T13:01:00.001-06:00

With my recent mobile phone upgrade to a Droid, I no longer am able to sync my tasks to Outlook. (I’m stuck to Outlook for work and I actually like Outlook but I need my task list on my phone.) The obvious best solution is to move my task list out of Outlook and onto the Web. Remember the Milk (RTM) to the rescue. I can place my tasks online and access them from any computer (including my Droid). But, now my e-mail and calendar are in Outlook but my tasks are in my browser. But there is a way to get RTM to appear in Outlook. Here’s how.

In Outlook, right click on your Mailbox and click New Folder… (Be sure you’re right-clicking on the local mailbox, not any mailboxes accessed via POP or IMAP.)

Name the new folder. (I’ve chosen “RTM” as the name.” Leave “Folder Contains:” as “Mail and Post Items”. Click OK.

Find the new folder in your folder list, right-click it and select “Properties”.

In the Properties dialog box, select the “Home Page” tab and enter the URL of your RTM account in the “Address:” field. Then check the “Show home page by default for this folder”option. (You can’t check this option before you enter a URL in the “Address:” field.) Click OK.

Now, just click on that folder and you’ll get the RTM site in Outlook.

I have noticed that if you’re not already logged in, you may be shunted off to your browser for the login process. Once logged in, just reopen the link in Outlook and you’ll be all set.

Oh, and this will pretty much work with any other Web site too.

One more note: Web pages displayed in Outlook will be rendered using whatever version of IE you have installed. Therefore, other than all the obvious security implications, links clicked that open new windows will be opened in IE and not any other browser despite your default browser settings.

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2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Twitter - Utah.gov

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2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

I got a Droid

2009-11-16T11:22:00.001-06:00

What’s a Droid?

Edit Google Docs in Office

2009-11-16T07:28:00.000-06:00

Officially, Google Docs files are compatible with Microsoft Word. Yeah, there are some limitations but if you want online access to a document or want to collaborate on a document with others, Google Docs is a great tool.

Because of this compatibility you’ve always been able to edit a Google Doc in Office. The problem was, you had to log in to Google Docs, download the file, open it in Word (or Excel), edit it, save it, and upload it back to Google Docs. That’s hardly an efficient use of your time.

But what if you could access your Google Docs transparently via Office? Now you can when you download and install OffiSync! Once installed in either Office 2007 or 2010 (I’ve not tested it in Office 2003 yet) you’ll get an additional ribbon which allows you to directly access your Google Docs files.

Ok, technically it does the downloading and uploading for you, so you’re technically not live editing as you can with others when logged into Google Docs directly, but if you just need to edit a doc, and you’re more comfortable in Office, this is the tool for you.

Blogging via Droid

2009-11-14T19:50:00.001-06:00

Just a quick test post from my new Droid phone. More details to follow.

Chrome Channel Changer

2009-11-13T07:00:00.000-06:00

Did you know that you can instruct Google Chrome to update more often than it does by default? Be default, Chrome only updates to official stable releases (~ monthly). However, using the Chrome Channel Changer you can instruct it to install beta updates (~ weekly) or, for those of us who love software with questionable stability, you can tell it to install alpha releases (~ daily). Just install it and run. On your next restart of Chrome new new channel will be checked and the appropriate update will be downloaded and installed.

Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles

2009-11-10T17:17:00.001-06:00

ALL NEW! Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles

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2009-11-10T00:00:00-08:00

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I want to be Under the Dome

2009-11-04T12:58:00.001-06:00

Stephen King’s new 1,000+ page epic comes out in just six days! (I picked free super-saver shipping so I’ll have to wait a little longer to get my copy.)

Designing Obama

2009-11-03T19:58:00.000-06:00

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2009-11-04T00:00:00-08:00

Learn how to print in the library (or the zombies may get you!)

2009-11-03T11:31:00.001-06:00

via myliblog

Library 101

2009-11-02T11:24:00.001-06:00

Be sure to check out all the related essays (one by me) and resources at http://www.libraryman.com/library101/

Nebraska Public Libraries on Facebook

2009-10-22T09:13:00.001-05:00

Here’s a list of 31 libraries that the Nebraska Library Commission knows about on Facebook. If you’re not on the list leave a comment and we’ll be sure to get you added.

Bellevue Public Library
Blair Public Library
Broken Bow Public Library
Columbus Public Library
Fairfield Public Library
Gretna Public Library
Hartington Public Library
Hastings Public Library
Holdrege Area Public Library
Keene Memorial Library
Lied Imperial Public Library
Lied Pierce Public Library
Lied Randolph Public Library
Lincoln City LIbraries
Morrill Public Library
Norfolk Public Library
Omaha Public Library
O'Neill Public Library
Plattsmouth Public Library
Ravenna Public Library
Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library
Rushville Public Library
Sargent Township Library
Schuyler Public Library
Seward Memorial Library
Sidney Public Library
South Sioux City Public Library
Springfield Memorial Library
Stanton Public Library
Tekamah Public Library
Ulysses Township Library

86-year-old WWII vet on gay marriage: "what do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?"

2009-10-21T07:30:00.001-05:00

Via Boing Boing

Flickr Fail

2009-10-20T12:39:00.001-05:00

Halloween Candy: 3 Tales of Horror by Douglas Clegg

2009-10-14T10:38:00.001-05:00

The world’s deepest trash bin

2009-10-13T09:26:00.001-05:00

Star Trek XI Gag Reel

2009-10-13T07:55:00.001-05:00

Google Reader Ninja

2009-10-09T07:29:00.001-05:00

Here’s a fun Friday easter egg. Load up Google Reader then enter the following set of keystrokes:

up arrow, up arrow
down arrow, down arrow
left arrow, right arrow
left arrow, right arrow
b, a

(Repeat and refresh to get everything back to normal.)

New Doctor Who Logo Revealed

2009-10-06T06:54:00.001-05:00

The Origin of Sesame Street

2009-10-05T08:43:00.001-05:00

As a child of the 70s, I recently read Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street and enjoyed it thoroughly. That experience only may this, the pitch film from 1969 all the more interesting.

How Terminator Should End

2009-10-05T07:39:00.001-05:00

via Photo Basement

One, Two, Freddy’s coming for you…

2009-09-28T16:53:00.000-05:00

Here’s the first trailer for Michael Bay’s reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A Nightmare on Elm Street in HD

Puppet Book Banners

2009-09-24T07:37:00.001-05:00

What If Star Wars Was Made By Environmentalists?

2009-09-22T09:03:00.001-05:00

Via Boing Boing

“The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.”

2009-09-21T15:23:00.001-05:00