I love moments when technology enables you to do something you couldn't otherwise. I was reminded of this last week when Google's video chat helped me interview Ken Harrenstien, a Google software engineer who has been deaf since childhood. I firs... read more

Tuesdays during the Twenty Weeks of Buzz will present some bit of information or background about each of my twenty books, one at a time. This is week seven, and we’re talking about The Moor, published in 1998. For two articles by LRK on ACD, see ... read more

Do you remember August 21, 2009? Moviegoers in more than 100 IMAX 3-D theaters worldwide watched 16 minutes of footage from a new James Cameron movie. That same day, Ubisoft debuted a trailer for a videogame based on the film, and Mattel unveiled... read more

Aaron Schmidt has a column in Library Journal about user experience. Here is his first column. The ideas of design and user experience seem sometimes orthogonal to what we do in libraries. We are concerned with content not containers, you know ... read more

When Conde Naste ceased publication of Gourmet in late 2009, many readers had to resort to other magazines to satisfy their culinary fix. A recent article highlighted some alternative titles to fill the void Gourmet left behind. The Magazines ... read more

Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) now offers four social networking sites that serve as a resource for librarians and others working with older adults, ages 50+:  ·      Ning (http:... read more

twitter assignment for digital media production, green media, and community garden outreach1. if you have not yet joined twitter, join twitter.2. create a profile. in either your user name or bio (or both), use your real name.3. make your profile ... read more

[link] / CC BY-NC 2.0 • As a public service to my fans (all three of you) for the new year, I decided to toss out some handy tips by which you may chose to employ at your own... read more

Where the Streets Have No Name Whether five or five thousand miles from home, we've all felt disoriented in new surroundings. And, navigating an unfamiliar transit map can derail even the most well-planned adventure. In those "touron" moments, a f... read more

This is a column on MediaPost's Video Insider that posits that what Apple has wrought on the world is just as significant as the invention of the electric telegraph.What do you think? read more

I received an sales flyer today in the mail. One of the specials is a "Kiddie Recliner" Yep, a pint-sized recliner. Now Jimmy Jr. can enjoy the big game just like daddy and start developing his beer belly early.I'd like to hope that it's on sp... read more