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My Dell Mini 9 – a review

October 9, 2008
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My Dell Mini 9 – a review

A lot of people have stopped me and asked me about the Dell Mini over the last few days.  Ok, fine, maybe I was flaunting it at MLA a little bit and I’ve been going on endlessly about it on Twitter, but it’s completely deserving. Let me state for the record, I do not have an IT background, I am a slightly more Techie than average person but that’s  it.  The opinions expressed in here are based on my love of the Mini & the hour or so of research I did to find out about solid state hard drives.  I have only had the Mini for 7 days & I reserve the right to change my mind, update or modify my opinion at any time Why I wanted/needed the Mini: For the last year I’ve been painfully aware that I needed a new laptop.  Now I have  a desktop, a fine workhorse of a machine with a 19 inch monitor and plenty of hard drive space left.  So I don’t technically need a laptop, but I travel a fair amount and I enjoy working from my sofa or kitchen table or local coffee shop or brewery on occasion.  If I

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Tornados in Denver

August 25, 2008
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Tornados in Denver

I just happened to be in Parker Colorado (near Denver) yesterday when the Tornadoes touched down.  I was headed into a restaurant for dinner when we looked up and saw this.  There were no sirens and at first the people around us didn’t notice. I didn’t learn until later that it’s the most dangerous when it’s straight up and down.  I head conflicting reports of how close it actually was to where I was at.  The odd thing I didn’t notice until it was over was how still it was.  No wind.  Despite living in both Iowa and Missouri, this is the first time I’ve seen a tornado.  There were two tornados that touched down and luckily no one was hurt.  Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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How I Became a Librarian

August 11, 2008
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How I Became a Librarian

I guess turn about is fair play and since Tom so willing did my meme, I have to do his – How I got into this mess or How did you become a librarian?    I think not only is this story long, it’s kinda boring.  But here it goes, try to stay awake ok?  My first paying job at age 16 was a clerk at the local public library, a tiny l library, we had less than 10 staff members, one MLS librarian.  This meant I actually worked the reference desk every other weekend.  Eventually I moved on to a higher paying job so I could afford a car and other items a teenage girl must have.  I have worked a LOT of different places doing many different things, we’ll save that for another time. Through most of high school I thought I wanted a degree in psychology, I even took classes at a local college, but when I got to college I decided it wasn’t for me.  I had a great History professor, so I decided on history. At first I thought I would teach High School, but luckily my program required a 1 credit practicum at the beginning and

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Make your own READ poster & Superhero

August 8, 2008
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Make your own READ poster & Superhero

It’s Friday, I have to work this weekend, so let’s have a little fun. I saw the Read posters popping up all over yesterday, so this morning I grabbed some of my favorite books and got a coworker to snap a photo. Some of the other staff are making their own too, you’ll be able to see them over a MRRL’s Flickr account. You can make your own here Last night I noticed one of my flickr friends had a superhero on his photostream and a link to where he made it. Since for me “Librarian by Day” is full of superhero implications (Barbara Gordon, anyone?) I had to make one of my own! Make yours here Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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How the Leopard Got His Spots

June 26, 2008
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How the Leopard Got His Spots

I’m a joiner what can I say?  Tombrarian tagged me for a meme, create a Wordle tag cloud based on a book.  I’ve been playing with this and it’s so cool! I guess I need to tag someone too, how about Talking Books and the Goblin in the Library Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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photo by Beth Tribe

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