USB Flash Drives Evaluated
Well, this explains why my Kingston brand Flash drives are so damned slow (and cheap)
2 articles on Fair Use for Libraries
Big Content’s “theater of the absurd” at DMCA hearings
Cornell says no to restrictions on public domain materials
Converting PDF to Multi-page TIFF
If you want to turn pdf files into multi-page tiff files (to feed through Odyssey or Ariel, for instance), you could either purchase an app to do it, or just download the programs GhostScript and GhostFriend.
Ghostscript is a command-line program with many useful functions. Ghost friend is a GUI for GhostScript. Together, they make image conversions a snap. Both programs are freeware.
Web 2.0 as a Block to Cultural Progress
“In general, however, Web 2.0 encourages us to behave like spectators. This is not only because of the endless temptations to look back offered by burgeoning online archives, it is also because, thanks to the ubiquity of recording devices, we find ourselves becoming archivists of our own lives: we never experience live events, because we are too busy recording them….”
AP vs Google: The adventure continues
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/30/associated-press-google-business-media-apee.html
The AP and Google have been debating content and compensation issues for months. In an interview with Forbes on Wednesday, Curley warned that if Google doesn’t strike the right deal with the AP soon, “They will not get our copy going forward.” (Forbes)
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