Oct 21
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I have attended a number of conferences the past three years, most of which have been pretty good. Some, however, consistently improve and never disappoint. The yearly Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey is one of those that has never failed to inspire and impress me. I always leave the conference full of fresh ideas and new perspectives on how to handle old problems. This year’s conference was no different.
The next few posts will be about some of the more memorable and inspirational sessions that I attended during my three days in Monterey. I concentrated on the web presence and web UX tracks, so the majority of my posts will deal with those topics. I tried to take good notes during each presentation. Hopefully those notes will still make sense to me now that I am in fullerton.
May 10
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After a lengthy hiatus, I have decided to start blogging again.
My version of WordPress was ancient, so i attempted to upgrade to the most recent version, emphasis on the word attempt. It turns out that the most recent version of WordPress was incompatible with my version of MySQL. It was a mess, but now I’m up to date.
I recently acquired an iPad and have been impressed with the whole “blog as a magazine” concept. This is perfectly illustrated in apps like Flipboard and in any blog hosted by WordPress. The layout that is presented turns the iPad into an electronic magazine, where a user can flip through pages by swiping their finger across the screen, just as they would with a print publication.
My goal now is to create content on a regular basis to populate my magazine. With the summer upon us (in the academic world anyway) there will be more time to experiment and to write, so I am hoping that I will have plenty to share. Hopefully my online magazine will be an interesting read.
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