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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Durable faceoff and torture test: Panasonic’s Toughbook 30 vs. GammaTech’s Durabook D15RP

24-Mar-09

It seems like a bit of a rip-off — if you want a laptop that won’t shatter when its shiny little form slips out of your fingers as you run to your next meeting/target you have to pay a hefty premium to get something dull and durable. And, if that weren’t bad enough, you then [...]

IEEE begins work on wireless standards for white spaces access

24-Mar-09

We’re probably still months, if not years out from seeing this whole white space debate amount to anything productive, but at least the IEEE is already toiling away on two new standards to address architecture and interfaces for white spaces access. In an admittedly jargon-filled release, the group responsible for keeping 802.11n in draft status [...]

DSiWare to include Game Boy and Game Boy Advance downloads?

24-Mar-09

We really would like to think this is inevitable, but it’s just been sourced from Nintendo itself (albeit at a GameStop meetup) that the DSi might be getting Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles as downloadable DSiWare — in addition to previously announced apps like browsers and calculators. This was heard second-hand from a [...]

iPhone Data Speed too Slow?

24-Mar-09

Apple is facing new legal action over data speeds on the iPhone 3G. A man from New Jersey says the company is not living up to its promise of superfast surfing — and now, he is demanding action. His lawsuit makes for more than half a dozen network-related complaints filed against Apple in US courts. [...]

Webmaster Tool Box

24-Mar-09

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ALA Endowment Down Another $2.4 Million, to $21.3 Million

24-Mar-09

Had been $31.2 million at end of 2007; still, trustees optimistic.

The Debate at Rutgers: Should School Drop "Library" from Its Name?

24-Mar-09

A distinguished alumna warns of denying history and denigrating the role of women. The school’s dean argues that the revision focuses on commonalities.

Week in Review: Library and Book News Roundup

24-Mar-09

Dispatches from ACRL in Seattle, and Columbia conference on Google Book Search settlement; these stories and more among this week’s highlights.

In St. Paul, MN, Friends Group Lobbies Statewide for Local Government Aid

24-Mar-09

Intentional Upheaval: ACRL Report Says Libraries Must Turn Crisis into Opportunity

24-Mar-09

Marketplace Notes: Sony and Google Strike Public Domain Deal and More

24-Mar-09

Unresolved: ACRL, “Debate” Over MLS Finds No Resolution

24-Mar-09

Register of Copyrights Not Asked by Congress To Weigh in on Google Book Search? 

24-Mar-09

Major Cuts in Staff and Hours Loom for Three New York City Systems

24-Mar-09

At ACRL, One Librarian Looks to the Very, Very, Distant Future

24-Mar-09

Washington State Library Offers “Hard Times” Resources, Stimulus Advice for Libraries

24-Mar-09

Libraries for the Future, Citing Budget Pressure, Closes After 17 Years

24-Mar-09

At Columbia Conference, Harvard’s Darnton Asks: Is Google the Elsevier of the Future?

24-Mar-09

Librarian says mechanism needed to prevent Google from abusing monopoly pricing.

NYU’s Mandel: Google Book Search Incremental, Transformative, Worrisome

24-Mar-09

Tipping point or flipping point? Also, orphan works at issue.

Harvard’s Kennedy School Also Embraces OA Mandate

24-Mar-09

The open access policy is identical to two previous policies adopted at Harvard.