November 10, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Profiles, Groups, or Pages?
When creating a Facebook presence for your nonprofit, you need to decide which kind of presence to use. Read more »
September 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm
This week I’m giving a presentation on social media to the Dane County Administrators of Volunteer Service (DCAVS).
In a 75 minute talk (including discussion) I’ll only be able to scratch the surface of this enormous topic, so I’m providing them with additional resources to help with later planning and learning. I thought I’d post the resource list here for anyone else who’d find it useful.
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September 11, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Web host migration is like skydiving: you know there’ll be a lot of adrenalin, and you hope there won’t be a loud thud at the end.
I’ve migrated a few domains recently for myself and others. So far, no thuds. Here’s the process I used.
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August 19, 2009 at 1:37 am
Step 1: Contemplate
Ask yourself this question: “Why am I doing this?”
(This is a pretty good question to ask before doing most things.)
If you can’t answer that question clearly and specifically, you should do more thinking before you make a Page. Answers like “Because everybody’s doing it” and “Because somebody asked me why we’re not on Facebook” don’t count. Read more »
July 9, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I’m consulting with three groups that are considering a change in their web hosts. Since my own host has made me a little grumpy lately I’ve decided to move some of my domains to a new host. I have some experience at this (I’ve been through at least five hosts by now), but it’s been a few years since I last switched and I’d like to practice on myself—practice not just at moving hosts, but at picking them. Read more »
April 14, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I’ve been using Zotero for the last few months and really appreciate it. But I had a problem: I alternate between a workstation and a laptop, and keeping Zotero in sync between the two computers was problematic. Read more »
December 18, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I’ve posted a reasonably extensive tutorial for people who’d like to experiment with Koha.
My target audience is… well, I guess it’s me a few months ago: someone who’s comfortable with technology and not scared by a terminal/command prompt, but who isn’t yet an expert on either Linux or Koha.
The guide begins with a clean Ubuntu installation, treads lightly through LAMP configuration, explains how to install Koha and work through likely installation issues, and ends with a reflection on what you need to think about before hosting your own live Koha implementation.
November 2, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I recently developed a 12-minute overview of “dumb” computer access devices beginning with dumb terminals, ending with thin clients, and touching on their potential application in libraries. Read more »
November 2, 2008 at 8:51 pm
This week I’m presenting a session about… presenting sessions. I’ve uploaded the PowerPoint and the accompanying Word handout. Read more »
