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First Thoughts on the iPad from 2 Michaels and a Phil

I think a lot of us monitored the chatter or tuned into a faltering U-Stream yesterday to hear Apple’s announcement of the iPad. ( I think I was a bit more fond of iSlate or just “Slate” myself) But now the fact-finding, opinion sharing and general “what will it mean for consumers?” begins – as [...]

Assistance with Mac Digital Media Lab?

Bjorn Jones wrote me an email and I thought it would be best to share it withh TTW readers in case someone can help him out.

I’m Bjorn.  I just started my first job as a public librarian for the city of Salinas, California.

My first day on the job I was assigned the task of launching a [...]

McMaster Macs Coming Soon!

http://ulatmac.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/apple-computers-coming-soon/

This September, McMaster Libraries will be introducing Apple computers in the public areas in both Thode and Mills Libraries. Come September, you’ll find a sea of brand new machines, including iMacs, Mac Pros and Apple laptops.

Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the Apple operating system. All of these stations will be dual boot, which [...]

iTunes sells 5 Billion Songs

http://www.macworld.com/article/134054/2008/06/itunesstore.html

Apple on Thursday announced that more than five billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from its iTunes Store.

According to NPD MusicWatch figures, the iTunes Store is the number one music retailer in the U.S.; Apple also says that the iTunes Store is the most popular online movie store in the world, with people renting [...]

MobileMe & the Cloud

I was a little disappointed with the Apple news today. I was honestly expecting a 32gb iPhone. I like the idea of 3G, but right now Mishawaka and Traverse City are not part of ATT’s 3G areas.

I am very interested, however, in the Apps for iPhone and MobileMe. MobileMe is the next incarnation [...]

Why ‘no Macs’ is no longer a defensible IT strategy

“We’re seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs,” notes David Plavin, operations manager for Mac systems engineering at the U.S. IT division of Publicis Groupe, a global advertising conglomerate. There are so many requests that Plavin now supports 2,500 Macs across the U.S. — nearly a quarter of all [...]

Put Virtual Reference in the User’s Pocket

Some say that IM is on the verge of extinction and that forging into such territory for virtual reference so late in the game is a waste of a library’s energy. You can surely count me as one of those who agrees with that statement. I predict, as do many others, that [...]

Flickr on my AppleTV

Flickr on my AppleTV |Originally uploaded by mstephens7

The AppleTV update dropped today. There’s a lot of new features I’m trying out but I was immediately drawn to the inclusion of Flickr as one of the photo options. I added myself as a contact and suddenly my entire Flickr collection is available. In the photo, you’ll [...]

My new Macbook thanks me

My new Macbook thanks me

Originally uploaded by nengard

Nicole Engard got a new Mac for her job at LibLime! It reminded me that I’ve seen an increase of Mac laptops in my classroom. So, for Nicole and any other interested folks, don’t miss:

http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html

100 essential Mac apps! Some are very useful, others are plain old fun, and [...]

Tomorrow…

Apple fan boy alert: I am very excited to see what this means.