Consumer Reports this month is featuring several articles on Internet safety, including the safe use of Facebook, and using secure passwords. On reading the articles found a link to a password checking site. Put in a password and see how secure it is; that is, how easy is it to crack. Try it!
Results may surprise you!
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Devices, gadgets, widgets and more
Jeff and Laurie sent 3 days last week at Computers in Libraries in Arlington, VA. Dazzled and overwhelmed by the devices, software, gadgets, widgets, etc and creative ways libraries and librarians are using them. Laurie was not back a half hour before she added information lines on our checkout receipts for our Twitter and Facebook accounts. Then she started adding QR codes to our posters so people can scan them with their smart phones and add the event to their personal calendar. Meanwhile Jeff went off to another workshop on using widgets on the website.
Other staff went to the Connecticut Library Association Meeting at Mohegan Sun (now that was an experience!) this week and learned about more creative ways, and talked to vendors selling subscriptions for audio books, ebooks, and downloadable music. One vendor has this fabulous scanner which is a snap to use--all touch screen. Unfortunately the price puts it on a wish list.
So look for new ways to use your smart phones and other devices to interact with the library website and library materials.
Other staff went to the Connecticut Library Association Meeting at Mohegan Sun (now that was an experience!) this week and learned about more creative ways, and talked to vendors selling subscriptions for audio books, ebooks, and downloadable music. One vendor has this fabulous scanner which is a snap to use--all touch screen. Unfortunately the price puts it on a wish list.
So look for new ways to use your smart phones and other devices to interact with the library website and library materials.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Storm aftermath
Technology is wonderful, but not 100% reliable as we all learned again this weekend with the storm. When the power goes the sump pumps stop running and the basement floods, the phone which needs a charge stops, the computer battery dies, the electric stove will not work nor will the microwave. Darkness descends on the house, and the street.
The New Canaan Library was very pleased to be able to offer a place of refuge. We had lights and heat and electric plugs for your phone and computer. People crawled all over the building and found plugs we had forgotten. People shared their plugs and the time on the Library computers. There was a sense of community and a good spirit.
We kept people up to date by posting notices from the town in the Library, sending messages on our Twitter account and sending out e-flyers for those who could read electronic messages. And now we have posted pictures and videos on our Facebook page and on Youtube.
The New Canaan Library was very pleased to be able to offer a place of refuge. We had lights and heat and electric plugs for your phone and computer. People crawled all over the building and found plugs we had forgotten. People shared their plugs and the time on the Library computers. There was a sense of community and a good spirit.
We kept people up to date by posting notices from the town in the Library, sending messages on our Twitter account and sending out e-flyers for those who could read electronic messages. And now we have posted pictures and videos on our Facebook page and on Youtube.
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