tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks/3 2008-08-05T15:05:03Z A blog to announce upcoming Tuesday Tech Talks at PPL -- and much more! Posts will include upcoming class highlights in our technology center, links to useful sites and other tips and trick to help improve your computing experience. Movable Type 3.32 tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.193 2008-08-05T15:04:36Z 2008-08-05T15:05:03Z

Shelfari, “the premier social network for people who love books,” is definitely worth checking out. The site allows you to create a virtual bookshelf of books you’ve read, are reading currently, or plan to read. You can rate books...

Janie Hermann Shelfari, “the premier social network for people who love books,” is definitely worth checking out. The site allows you to create a virtual bookshelf of books you’ve read, are reading currently, or plan to read. You can rate books and also write reviews. Linking to other Shelfari members enables you to see what your friends are reading too. Shelfari Groups are an excellent way to connect with other members. You’ll find groups discussing subjects ranging from Books Featured on the Daily Show and the Colbert Report to Reading Green, “…a place to share your books and tips on how to live more green” to 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. These groups are an excellent way to share your opinions and pick up some really good recommendations. Submitted by: Clancy Scheid ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.180 2008-06-18T19:34:37Z 2008-06-18T21:29:53Z

Our first ever Pecha Kucha Night at PPL was a huge success. Thanks so much to the intrepid crew who joined me in creating presentations in the 20x20 format. We had a a lot of fun and, judging by the...

Janie Hermann Pecha Kucha Night at PPL was a huge success. Thanks so much to the intrepid crew who joined me in creating presentations in the 20x20 format. We had a a lot of fun and, judging by the laughter and applause, the audience enjoyed the event as well. We hope to repeat this again sometime soon, but on a different topic. Stay tuned! Feeling sad that you had to miss out? Not to worry as Pete Bromberg recoreded all our sessions and they are now live on blip.tv as a show that Pete set up for us. You can also access the presentations from this archive link. John LeMasney gave a summary over at his blog and Julie Strange shared her thoughts as well at her blog. Also, as promised, here is the list of search engines that Romina covered in her talk: Specialized Search Engines from Pecha Kucha @ PPL People Search: http://www.spock.com/ http://Pipl.com http://Yoname.com http://Wink.com http://www.facesaerch.com/ Videos: http://www.wonderhowto.com/ http://www.showroom411.com/ http://www.blinkx.com/ Travel: http://www.wego.com/ http://www.mytraveldb.com/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/ http://www.mobissimo.com 2.0 Searches: http://www.omgili.com/ http://addictomatic.com/ http://keotag.com http://blogdigger.com http://sphere.com http://icerocket.com http://rssmicro.com Picture search: http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/ http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/index.php http://pixsy.com http://picsearch.com http://images.google.com Music: http://Songza.com http://Seeqpod.com http://Musicgama.com Wine Search: http://www.wine-searcher.com http://www.snooth.com http://www.boorah.com/restaurants Make your own: http://rollyo.com/ ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.176 2008-05-30T02:00:28Z 2008-05-30T02:12:41Z

On Tuesday June 3rd we will finish up the 8th season of Tuesday Technology Talks by experimenting with something new and exciting: Princeton's first ever Pecha Kucha Night! Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for the sound of conversation, is a...

Janie Hermann Pecha Kucha: Making Cyberspace a Reality by Karen Hodges Miller in this week's issue of U.S. 1 for more details. You might also want to look visit http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ to find out about Pecha Kucha nights around the globe. Princeton Public Library's Pecha Kucha Night will begin at 7 p.m. in the library's 1st floor community room.]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.174 2008-05-23T18:30:49Z 2008-05-23T20:24:44Z

If you were unable to attend Nicole Engard's talk last month on the Onlie Office you can still view her slides as she is generously sharing them online via her blog What I Learned Today. The slides are located on...

Janie Hermann What I Learned Today. The slides are located on the Publications and Presentations page and can also be accessed her via this direct link. John LeMasney spoke in March on the topic of using technology to lose weight. He too has posted the slides from his talk on his blog and also the audio. Thanks for providing the slides online John and Nicole -- this is a good "green alternative" to providing handouts and also allows for easier sharing and future viewing for all!]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.171 2008-05-05T22:17:14Z 2008-05-05T22:23:49Z

Just a reminder that our next Tech Talk will take place tomorrow (May 6th) at 7 pm in the library's community room. The topic is "The Online Office"and our speaker will be Nicole Engard (returning by popular demand). Here is...

Janie Hermann Just a reminder that our next Tech Talk will take place tomorrow (May 6th) at 7 pm in the library's community room. The topic is "The Online Office"and our speaker will be Nicole Engard (returning by popular demand). Here is the official "blurb" below: Tuesday Technology Talk: The Online Office Online office tools help to eliminate email clutter and foster collaboration across borders. In this Tech Talk, librarian and open source evangelist Nicole C. Engard will introduce you to a variety of online tools that will help you work more efficiently into today's environment. Tools such as blogs, wikis, online office applications and shared web calendars can all improve productivity and communication in your office and beyond. tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.165 2008-04-01T18:14:14Z 2008-04-01T18:15:31Z

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The library has recently added OneSource to our family of online subscription databases. This demonstration session will introduce you to the scope of this new source of business information and give you advice on how to search it effectively. Please...

Janie Hermann Please note: It will be held in the Community Room and not the Tech Center]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2008:/techtalks//3.153 2008-02-19T22:22:03Z 2008-02-19T22:31:18Z

March's Tech Talk will feature a return appearance by John LeMasney who will be sharing with us how he used technology to lose over 100 pounds. John is well known for speaking on topics relating to open source software, but...

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Our next Tech Talk is tomorrow, February 5th 2008 with Robert Lackie of Rider University. Robert was featured in US1 Newspaper this week in an article called Footprints in Cyberspace. Hope to see you tomorrow night before you head home...

Janie Hermann Footprints in Cyberspace. Hope to see you tomorrow night before you head home to watch the returns from Super Tuesday. ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.126 2007-10-31T18:19:38Z 2007-10-31T18:21:04Z

Doug Dixon will be making a return appearance to the PPL Tech Talk series on Tuesday November 6th, 2007 to give advice on what's hot for holiday gadget giving. He will be bringing lots of cool gadgets with him and...

Janie Hermann Doug Dixon will be making a return appearance to the PPL Tech Talk series on Tuesday November 6th, 2007 to give advice on what's hot for holiday gadget giving. He will be bringing lots of cool gadgets with him and will give an overview of each. The talk will start at 7 pm and end around 8:30 pm, so you will still have time to get home and watch those election returns! ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.124 2007-10-25T18:42:58Z 2007-10-25T19:10:34Z

I have been remiss in posting links to talks gone by. I have had some inquires about Nicole Engard's talk on the value of the content management system and I have also had some requests to post the link to...

Janie Hermann What I Learned Today and she was kind enough to post her PowerPoint Slides in her entry CMS Presentation. For those of you unable to make the talk by Jeremy Caplan, here is the link that lists the sites he covered: 25 Sites Not to Miss It should be noted that Jeremy used weebly.com to create this page for free. Weebly is a great site for making a web page as they will host it for free and you do not have to know any code to create a page. Nicole gave posted a review of Weebly on her blog that gives a nice summary. ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.106 2007-09-24T22:26:01Z 2007-09-24T22:31:54Z

Jeremy Caplan of Time magazine will be making a return appearance as a Tech Talk speaker on October 2nd -- his first appearance was back in November 2003 to give a talk called "Savvy Surfing". Jeremy, a Princeton University graduate...

Janie Hermann Jeremy Caplan of Time magazine will be making a return appearance as a Tech Talk speaker on October 2nd -- his first appearance was back in November 2003 to give a talk called "Savvy Surfing". Jeremy, a Princeton University graduate who has just started a fellowship at Columbia, will give a talk called The 25 Most Interesting & Useful Web sites. The program will start at 7 pm and be held in the first floor community room. ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.98 2007-08-28T21:53:02Z 2007-08-28T22:07:53Z

Join us on Tuesday September 4th at 7 pm as Nicole Engard, a Metadata Librarian at Princeton Theological Seminary, introduces us to Content Management Systems (CMS). If you are not familiar with Content Management Systems, here is a simple definition...

Janie Hermann Nicole Engard, a Metadata Librarian at Princeton Theological Seminary, introduces us to Content Management Systems (CMS). If you are not familiar with Content Management Systems, here is a simple definition from Komodo that I like: "A software solution used to create, maintain and control a website" Many firms, individuals, libraries and small businesses are using a CMS to manage their data and web presence. Come find out if a CMS is right for you or your company. Here is the flyer for Nicole's talk! We look forward to seeing next week. ]]> tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.97 2007-08-28T21:29:14Z 2007-08-28T21:52:22Z

Welcome everyone to the new home of the Tuesday Technology Talks blog. We have migrated from Blogger to Movable Type and have a new address as a result: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/techtalks/ If you subscribe to the RSS feed of our Blogger blog...

Janie Hermann Welcome everyone to the new home of the Tuesday Technology Talks blog. We have migrated from Blogger to Movable Type and have a new address as a result: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/techtalks/ If you subscribe to the RSS feed of our Blogger blog you will need to update your feeds as the old blog will no longer be updated after this month. The link for finding feeds for the new blog is directly above the archives in the right hand column. The move is almost complete. We lost the comments in the move and I will work on restoring them. I have not blogged with Movable Type before so I will be making tweaks as we go along and I figure out features, etc. to add. Thanks everyone for your continued support of Tuesday Technology Talks. We are entering our 8th season of Tech Talks this September and have had over 60 talks since the series began in October 2000. I am sure this new season will be interesting and informative for all who attend. tag:www.princetonlibrary.org,2007:/techtalks//3.63 2007-08-03T20:44:35Z 2007-08-24T21:25:10Z

Google Shortcuts Tuesday August 7th at 7 pm 1st Floor Community Room Google is so easy to use, why attend this presentation? If you're like many people, you use only a small number of Google's services and features! Nancy Blachman,...

Janie Hermann 1st Floor Community Room Google is so easy to use, why attend this presentation? If you're like many people, you use only a small number of Google's services and features! Nancy Blachman, who taught computer science at Stanford University, will show you how to go beyond Google's deceptively plain interface and take advantage of many shortcuts and underutilized capabilities. Nancy has been using Google since the spring of 1999, when it was less than one year old. She has written more than a half dozen tutorial and reference books, including How to Do Everything with Google, and she also maintains the popular Google Guide web site. Read more about the talk and Nancy in Get Your Google On, an article that The Princeton Packet published on 8/3 that features an interview with Nancy about her upcoming appearance at PPL. Hope to see you there! ]]>