Comments on: three hours at the library http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Librarians Matter » Blog Archive » Go and see Jessamyn. http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-75829 Librarians Matter » Blog Archive » Go and see Jessamyn. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:11:36 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-75829 [...] I filled her in on some of Jessamyn’s personal background - the former dreadlocks, the unusual marriage proposal in the middle of presenting a tech session at a conference, the session where she placed bunny ears of a library director, but most of all her passion for using her tech skills to help small libraries serve their communities better. [...] [...] I filled her in on some of Jessamyn’s personal background – the former dreadlocks, the unusual marriage proposal in the middle of presenting a tech session at a conference, the session where she placed bunny ears of a library director, but most of all her passion for using her tech skills to help small libraries serve their communities better. [...]

]]> By: Ryan Meyers http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-51414 Ryan Meyers Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:02:02 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-51414 Found your site kind of on accident (looking for a "Genius" sticker a la your Wile E. Coyote image) and had a good time reading. I absolutely LOVE libraries! You should install the IETab extension for Firefox, then you can hide IE altogether. Windows Update away within the Fox. -Ryan Meyers Found your site kind of on accident (looking for a “Genius” sticker a la your Wile E. Coyote image) and had a good time reading. I absolutely LOVE libraries!

You should install the IETab extension for Firefox, then you can hide IE altogether. Windows Update away within the Fox.

-Ryan Meyers

]]> By: Laura http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-49884 Laura Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:54:17 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-49884 All I can say about Centurion Guard is that it is very, very annoying. I've been trying to learn to run the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit (with some success), which is what the IT person decided we were going to use, but one of our computers still comes equipped with Centurion Guard, and getting things to stay installed on that computer is a major pain. Then, of course, there's the computer on which we cannot change any settings because the person who set it up is long gone, and the administrator login information went with him, so it defaults to the MSN homepage. Grr, grr, grr. All I can say about Centurion Guard is that it is very, very annoying. I’ve been trying to learn to run the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit (with some success), which is what the IT person decided we were going to use, but one of our computers still comes equipped with Centurion Guard, and getting things to stay installed on that computer is a major pain. Then, of course, there’s the computer on which we cannot change any settings because the person who set it up is long gone, and the administrator login information went with him, so it defaults to the MSN homepage. Grr, grr, grr.

]]> By: Tasha http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-48148 Tasha Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:56:12 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-48148 I've used DeepFreeze on public computers for some years now and had no problems at all. If you are working with small libraries, there should be no reason to have anything in addition to it. The plus is that patrons will have a lot more freedom in what the computer allows them to do. The staff will just have to reboot the computer to get it all set back to normal if someone plays around a bit too much. I’ve used DeepFreeze on public computers for some years now and had no problems at all. If you are working with small libraries, there should be no reason to have anything in addition to it. The plus is that patrons will have a lot more freedom in what the computer allows them to do. The staff will just have to reboot the computer to get it all set back to normal if someone plays around a bit too much.

]]> By: jessamyn http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-47532 jessamyn Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:20:45 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-47532 Also, a follow-up just because it made me happy. The wireless router came in less than a day, somehow. I got a note alerting me to that, and then this note a little while later from the librarian. Hi- I'm here rushing about doing stuff as fast as I can, and wrote you about that router, without a peep about all your super help. I can't thank you enough. You make so many things possible that would at best be nightmares, and more likely just wouldn't be able to happen. And you are sweet . . . And funny . . . Most warmly, [the librarian] This job could pay me in sand and I would love going to it every single day. Also, a follow-up just because it made me happy. The wireless router came in less than a day, somehow. I got a note alerting me to that, and then this note a little while later from the librarian.

Hi-
I’m here rushing about doing stuff as fast as I can,
and wrote you about that router, without a peep about
all your super help. I can’t thank you enough. You
make so many things possible that would at best be
nightmares, and more likely just wouldn’t be able to
happen. And you are sweet . . . And funny . . .
Most warmly,
[the librarian]

This job could pay me in sand and I would love going to it every single day.

]]> By: jessamyn http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-47527 jessamyn Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:01:24 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-47527 Yes. Because I only come by the library once a week and they use some serious security on their computers, having all the clients downloaded and updated is a hassle. I'm partial to clients that can access all the networks (trillian, adium, fire) but there is the problem of making sure people don't leave their passwords in, etc. Plus, the actual band name clients from Yahoo and MSN and AOL are truly terrible with out of the box configuation and are full of ads and other pushed content. Meebo is simple, pretty easy to figure out, still usable with our security system and requires no updates on our end beyond making sure javascript is enabled. Yes. Because I only come by the library once a week and they use some serious security on their computers, having all the clients downloaded and updated is a hassle. I’m partial to clients that can access all the networks (trillian, adium, fire) but there is the problem of making sure people don’t leave their passwords in, etc. Plus, the actual band name clients from Yahoo and MSN and AOL are truly terrible with out of the box configuation and are full of ads and other pushed content. Meebo is simple, pretty easy to figure out, still usable with our security system and requires no updates on our end beyond making sure javascript is enabled.

]]> By: Barbara Keef http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-47463 Barbara Keef Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:36:37 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-47463 Are you using meebo because it is less of a hassle than downloading the various insta-speak programs? Are you using meebo because it is less of a hassle than downloading the various insta-speak programs?

]]> By: Jake Fejedelem http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-47413 Jake Fejedelem Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:14:50 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-47413 Centurion Driveshield is superior to Guard (if I remember correctly, Guard involves the irritating lock and key, no?). We migrated all of our machines to Driveshield and have had 0 (and I mean 0) downtime due to viruses and spyware (even on our 'obscured from sight' PCs). Centurion Driveshield is superior to Guard (if I remember correctly, Guard involves the irritating lock and key, no?). We migrated all of our machines to Driveshield and have had 0 (and I mean 0) downtime due to viruses and spyware (even on our ‘obscured from sight’ PCs).

]]> By: Danny from meebo http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912/three-hours-at-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-47401 Danny from meebo Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:29:37 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1912#comment-47401 I love the picture! Thanks for the post! :) I love the picture! Thanks for the post! :)

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