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ACTA – Quite possibly the biggest threat to your internet to date.
There's been a lot of traffic about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the last week or so, but not nearly enough. In a nutshell, instead of proposing legislation through transparent and traditional channels (Congress, Parliament, etc), member countries seem to be pushing to enact legislation via an international treaty which has so far been…
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Copyright Watch: Keeping a Global Eye on Copyright Law
New site launched by the Electronic Frontier Foundation today: Copyright Watch. "Working with academics, libraries and copyright monitors from across the world, Copyright Watch brings together the most recent copies of laws from as many countries as we could find. And with that global team, we'll be tracking new proposals, consultations, and freshly passed regulations:…
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Libraries and Online Video – Free Online Seminar with TechSoup
Techsoup.org is hosting the following videoconference on Wednesday, November 18: Wouldn’t it be great if complicated technology concepts were explained in a simple way that’s easy to understand? Imagine how something like this could assist you in training sessions for patrons or staff. Well look no further, Common Craft creates explanatory videos “In Plain English”…
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1080p HD is coming to YouTube
I don’t think it will have any real implications for screencasting in the library world, but the YouTube blog reports that starting the week of November 16 they’ll support video resolution up to 1080p.
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Dropbox – Random Tech Tip Thursday
I searched my archives and was surprised to learn I hadn't ever recommended Dropbox before. I was reminded when I received an email from them letting me know they had a new video from CommonCraft (the xxx in Plain English folks) explaining how it all works. In a nutshell, Dropbox is a cross-platform folder synchronization…