Really interesting story of one family's attempt to digitize and archive their photographs (http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/07/one-familys-personal-digital-archives-project/))  but what I found most interesting is that their challenges mirror what my family has been through with this process. I also found it interesting that they decided to use Picasa (Google software) for image editing.

Made in a Library (sponsored by OCLC and Library Journal)May 15, 2012 • 1-3 pm (ET)What happens when you take a place that has traditionally been about learning and transform it into a place of doing and making?

Some really interesting thoughts in this article and I suggest you read the entire article but to summarize, extraordinary bosses:

• see the entire organization (no internal fighting)  of a community -- not just workers ( e.g., cogs in the machine) and as "peers not children"
• delegate and do not micromanage ("They push decision making downward, allowing teams form their own rules and intervening only in emergencies.")
• are inspiring, forward thinking, and see technology as a tool for employee empowerment and ensure that appropriate technology is available
• know that

I was hoping that SOPA was truly dead, but it's not. We do need to address piracy but not at the sake of controlling the internet - CENSORSHIP! One of the largest advocates for SOPA is the MPAAA, the organization responsible for censoring movies in the 1930s aka the Hays Code. (yeah, that was a great idea.... not)I think it's important to remember that a big part of the equation is copyright and it FAILS for digital objects.

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Announcement from the DLG about the South Georgia Historic Newspaper Archive. The DLG Newspaper project is really cool so check it out if you are interested (just looking at old ads is fascinating).

I actually talk quite a bit about wifi and security (and even in connection with Facebook) in the class I'm teaching this week (it falls under the "how to keep your private life... private" section...)----------------------------------If you use facebook, make sure you change the security settings. The default behavior is over http and this Wi-Fi sniffing app (facesniff) for Android is gaining a lot of traction.