Action for Libraries
The Internet Connection
By Michael Sauers
Link Dump
For those of you not familiar with the concept, a "link dump" is typically blog post that contains a list of links of interest, but about which the blogger either doesn't have much to say or doesn't have the time to write about extensively. This month, I'm doing a link dump. Enjoy!
RSS to Email: How to Let Readers Subscribe to Your RSS Feeds via Email.
www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/05/23/rss_to_email_how_to.htm
The Newspaper Clipping Generator:
tools.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
FeedRinse: Feed Rinse is an easy-to-use tool that lets you automatically filter out syndicated content you aren't interested in. It's like a spam filter for your RSS subscriptions.
feedrinse.com/
WPopac: It's an OPAC — a library catalog, for my readers outside libraries — inside the framework of WordPress, the hugely popular blog management application.
www.plymouth.edu/library/opac/
Lifehacker: "How to back up del.icio.us bookmarks on your blog."
www.lifehacker.com/software/delicious/how-to-back-up-delicious-bookmrks-on-your-blog-159861.php
XP on Your Thumb Drive: Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.
www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=177102101
TrueCrypt: Free open-source on-the-fly disk encryption software for Windows XP/2000 and Linux.
www.truecrypt.org/
Tame The Web: "10 Reasons to Use Flickr at Your Library."
tametheweb.com/2005/12/10_reasons_to_use_flickr_
at_yo.html