almost not business related... Google Blues

Language warning: not suitable for all ears

Rich Lyons sings with The Nouveaux Honkies
"...don't try to pick up chicks in a bar that offers wi-fi" ;)

that night Tim O'Donnell climbed on top of Mike's base and Tommy De Quattro was on deck playing drums.
I guess you had to be there...




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more crumbs...

I keep waiting so long these are outdated by the time I post them.

Do not miss:
the young librarians series

cool: flood maps (when the oceans rise)

free lunch:Freely Accessible Databases for the Public

cnn's take on elibraries (or not)...
but then Bobbi Newman says it best

more good stuff at Tame The Web
a library's code of conduct
(and let me say how much I support supervisors being singled out about COMMUNICATION...:
Communication will be my number one goal, so that everyone on staff understands who makes decisions, how decisions are made and what decisions they can make.)


fun via jessamyn west: the community bookcase


more fun and : whoa!


more on Gwynett budget woes


best of DLK
connecting digital and physical
(or vice versa) ...Great sign!

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crumbs (or pebbles...?)

"some of the best of the past few weeks on the web":



adding amazon images to a worldpress blog.

very original: beat the director 5K run

geek out:
gotta love the technology that rocks the cradle

SENIORS
another great idea (why not in our little FL town?)

GAMING
of course, we already do, but it's nice to be reminded why we should never be ashamed of it.

yay!
free ebooks


DON'T MISS an opportunity to participate in important professional reference

our favorite: the LIB
a new look, and the most brilliant tag line ever. I really wished I thought of this one, credited to Michael Porter.


outreach is dead long live outreach

Budget Woes
Dacula Branch closing





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inspired: library contest?

you may know fl is famous for Hemingway look-alike contests...

this lovely post form the chef's widow got me thinking:
What a nice summer contest for the locals,
"Do you look like a character in a book?"
let your customer submit photos, make a flickr set, maybe even have folks vote for their favorite on your website.

then why not try to get a prize from a publisher, like an author's signed copy of the works (if possible) or something like it.


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Help Wanted.

I was going to rant about people who'd rather die than change but then I thought better of it.

Instead let me make this post totally personal and ask for good advice from experienced people.

I am looking to totally revamp my connectivity setup and budget. Those of you who know me are aware I do not have internet at home (I have my reasons) and that I just bought a big screen TV.

In the spirit of improving and saving, I would like to reconsider my phone and cable expenses to maybe find a set up where I also have internet access without spending much more.

so here is the old/current set up:

• phone land line: about 25$/month
• long distance calls: about 25$/month
• comcast cable standard: about 60$/month

potential new set-up (I think):

• can I find a cellular provider who will allow me to keep my land line number and have unlimited data AND an internet card for my laptop?
• who does that?
• how much is the minimum that would cost me?

consider I could save the 50$ on the land line and I don't really mind scaling back the cable to basic with HD which I can get from comcast for less than 20$

Doesn't it sound like that may be a great improvement at a small expense?
drop land line, reduce TV add internet and cell all at once, who hoo!

Otherwise...

...SHOULD I consider a bundle package from the cable co.?
They start pretty low (99$/month) and I get a lot more TV.
THE LIMITATIONS ON INTERNET upload and downloads seem pretty harsh...
but of course, then we don't get an extra cell (which we don't really need, my husband like the land line...)

What else is out there? I'll consider pretty much any options and it seems like there should be so much more.

Help me come up to speed and save money pleeeeeeease.