Playing with Google Maps

Trying out Google Maps. It’s very cool! I tried finding my home address - found it just fine. Then I tried my library.
First, I typed in “kansas city public library.” It did fine - found all but one of our branches, and found our old location for the main library. It also lumped in North [...]

MindMapping Software

I have started playing around with mind mapping software, and I have to say - it’s pretty cool! I was familiar with the concept on paper, but wanted to play with a software version. And I found one! It’s called FreeMind, and it’s FREE (I love open source!).
What can you do with FreeMind? Well, I’m [...]

MacDrive is extremely cool!

We’re in the middle of a digitization project, and the company that scanned and digitized some stuff for us sent us a very cool external hard drive… that happened to be formatted for a Macintosh. And my library uses PC-based products. Only.
Enter Mediafour’s MacDrive. According to Mediafour: “Use MacDrive to open and save files on [...]

Percent Finder Calculator Shareware Program

I’m sitting here, working on an idea for a possible article, and I wanted to know some percentages… unfortunately for me, the Windows calculator is my friend and crutch when it comes to numbers.
Enter Percent Finder Calculator Shareware Program - an awesome little program for those of us who are mathematically challenged.
What’s it do? It [...]

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