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  • No more blog posts in Facebook?

    I noticed this message at the top of my Facebook page the other day: You currently automatically import content from your website or blog into your Facebook notes. Starting November 22nd, this feature will no longer be available, although you'll still be able to write individual notes. The best way to share content from your

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  • Ebrary Ebook Downloads

    At the end of October Wayne Bivens-Tatum posted a nice concise 18-step process for downloading a book from Ebrary and loading it on a portable reading device. I just wanted to add that I sat in on a product demo earlier this month and can confirm that at this time it is NOT possible to

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  • Stanza is back!

    A few weeks ago I reported with sadness that the excellent ebook reading app Stanza didn’t work with iOS5. I’m happy to report that against all logic Stanza has been updated so it once again does work with Apple’s latest OS. Go get it! (Stanza iTunes link). Paul R. Pival

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  • Movember – is it a Commonwealth thing?

    At the end of October this year a friend of mine posted that his doctor had found a tumor during a checkup of his manly parts. This timing was such that I decided I'd get involved in the Movember movement this year. Over the past few days I noticed something really odd. Canada is leading

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  • ScreenConnect – another remote-assistance tool

    A year ago I blogged about an article I had read that looked at different tools that could be used to either create screencasts, or allow screen sharing, in support of virtual reference transactions. Six months ago a representative from ScreenConnect sent me an email suggesting that tool would be a good addition to the

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