I am finishing up my site and ran everything through the validator-the solution it to increase the top-padding. It seems counter-intuitive but it worked.

Really nice, I like how clean the lines are.

Yay! Congratulations on finishing. Everything looks delicious. I really like the layout of the main page.

I think you are absolutely right that it is important not to get attached to one format or program but to remain flexible. Hopefully the programs/formats to come out will continue to get easier/more user friendly!

Thanks Anna. I may get rid of the images in the title line if I can’t figure this out. It bothers me that it doesn’t look like I want it to and it may be a cleaner look anyways. I didn’t upload it, but I just finished a beautiful table for my FAQ page, except I can’t get it above the footer. It’s always something. Good luck with yours!

It would also be cool if you could have your library card as a barcode or QR code on your phone and it could be scanned-one less thing to carry.

Hi Professor Stephens,
I have finished all of my module discussions.
Thanks,
Lisa West

My house is somewhat of a technological graveyard. Probably the oldest items are a console turntable/stereo from the 50’s (popular at parties-great sound quality) and a 8mm projector for playing old family films that we haven’t converted. As far as the fax machine, unfortunately some things are still not accepted by email because of its lack of security. Sensitive data such as health and some mortgage and tax forms still have to be faxed, though I have had some success with companies that will accept encrypted secure email. As for my multiple iPods, my excuse is I run with the clip shuffle and if I put my 130GB music collection on other devices, it doesn’t leave room for much else. I also still like a separate digital camera if I am taking lots of photos and just use the phone camera for quick shots. The quality of the camera is so much better. I happily ditched my beeper, VHS, and tape deck many years ago but still seem to have too much old tech in the house. Maybe some of it is nostalgia? Oddly enough, I can do without the mouse. I hope one day I can get all of my toys onto one device that is portable and can do all I want it to do in the quality I want.

Try searching for yourself on http://www.peoplefinders.com/, it’s creepy how much they know just from culling public records.

I agree. I still love to back everything I have to a ”physical” form. I never seem to need it and feel like it is a waste of time until the one time I forget and I lose the data-usually part of a final project the night before it is due! Apple’s new MacBook Air has no hard- or optical- drive, just flash drives and cloud computing http://www.apple.com/macbookair/design.html. I guess we may be forced to the cloud whether we have reservations or not.

I agree with you. I also read the news daily on my phone. I am only able to find the time to view news or read it in a newspaper a few times a week.

I have also heard of this copyright problem with rereleases of older music on LPs. So many people collaborate that even if the consent of the primary artist (such as the vocalist) is given, they cannot locate the supporting artists (such as the background vocalists or session band) for consent and therefore cannot release the work.

Really liked the video. I had no idea that people wrote music to ∏.

I agree that change for changes sake is not always the best move. Though it would be nice for all libraries to be at the forefront of new technologies, I also did not completely agree with the McDonald/Thomas article. I bet all the libraries that bought Beta tapes and playesr were kicking themselves when VHS became the standard. Sometimes it is prudent to take a step back.
I am sorry you have had bad experiences with your work being stolen. Though the non-data-hugging idea is great, I do agree with you that lack of compensation and citation should not be the by-product.