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  • Hab.la suddenly a viable option for libraries

    Dan Sich at the University of Western Ontario posts an update that shows how Hab.la is responding to user suggestions and now has a solution for the previously-reported cap of 5 simultaneous users. They’ve even got a page on Hab.la for Libraries! If you haven’t yet implemented chat widgets on your site, this is definitely…

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  • Survey on the use of IM Widgets

    Danielle Dennie at Concordia University asks for your assistance in a survey she’s running on your use of Instant Messaging Widgets: Dear all, I will be conducting a study to learn about and compare usage of IM widgets on online subject/research guides from different North American academic libraries. I would like to see the types…

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  • Relais products go Open Source

    This is interesting, at least to those of us who are using Relais for our Document Delivery system: For Immediate Release April 22, 2008Relais products go Open Source Relais International is excited to announce that we will be moving all or part of the Relais software to an open source model. Why are we doing…

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  • Digsby for Social Media Concatenation

    A few weeks ago I started using Digsby on my work machine to tie in all my IM, email accounts and Twitter.  It seems quite stable, and I think it’s a keeper.  Major bonus that I haven’t even explored yet is that just like Meebo, it offers a flash-based embeddable chat widget that then connects…

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  • Update released for Camtasia Studio – version 5.1

    Still running Win2K at the office, so can’t offer any personal experiences with this version of my favorite screencasting tool, but Techsmith has released an update to their current version of Camtasia Studio: version 5.1. As always, you can use it for a 30-day free trial. Technorati Tags: Screencasting, Techsmith, Camtasia

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