Just had a surreal techie moment. I have a cold, and am getting one of those cold medicine buzzes from the Dayquil I took an hour ago. I was just editing my blog to add some links. I hit Republish, then got an email from a friend. At the same time, … [Continue reading]
OR searching in Google
Yep - just confirmed it. In Google, using a "|" equals using OR. Example: Libraries | technology - finds 16,200,000 hits Libraries OR technology - ALSO finds 16,200,000 hits Just one of those "hmmm" discoveries. … [Continue reading]
Use Google to find magazine articles and book exerpts!
I just read about this on Research Buzz - Google is now indexing magazine articles and book exerpts! How cool is that? Here's how to search for them: To find magazine articles, enter this: libraries site:google.com inurl:articleid To find … [Continue reading]
Following eye movement in usability
Eyetrack III - What You Most Need to Know - very cool! This summary shows what the eye does as it scans a webpage - and believe it or not, "The eyes most often fixated first in the upper left of the page, then hovered in that area before going … [Continue reading]
Five “Must Have’s when Planning for a New Tech-based Service
Swiped from Tame the Web: Technology and Libraries: Planning for a New Tech-based Service -- Try these. Five "Must Haves" when planning for a new technology-based service: Creating policy Acquiring the Technology Staffing Training … [Continue reading]