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Woman pays with cell phone

Is your library ready for mobile payments?

Posted on November 16, 2017September 13, 2021 by Laura

Drive up to almost any McDonald’s drive-through window and you will see stickers proclaiming that the restaurant now takes payments…

Posted in Keeping Up, mobileTagged mobile, money, payment, smartphones2 Comments on Is your library ready for mobile payments?
Eek!

Why responsive design can be scarier than dating Taylor Swift

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Laura

If you didn’t know already, your library’s site should be responsive. Having a separate mobile site is no longer good…

Posted in mobileTagged mobile, webdesign2 Comments on Why responsive design can be scarier than dating Taylor Swift

Broadcasting with Qik

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Laura

As more people start using smartphones (e.g., Droids, Blackberries, iPhones, et al), we’re also starting to see a lot more…

Posted in Gadgets, Keeping Up, mobile, social mediaTagged mobile, qik, smartphones, video

Figuring out Foursquare

Posted on January 7, 2010January 11, 2010 by Laura

Physical locations in combination with the web are starting to hit it big, and is predicted to seriously take off…

Posted in Gadgets, Keeping Up, mobile, social media, Web 2.0Tagged apps, foursquare, mobile1 Comment on Figuring out Foursquare

Considering 2010 for libraries and technology

Posted on December 30, 2009September 13, 2021 by Laura

At the end of every year, lots of media outlets and assorted gurus make predictions about what is going to…

Posted in Keeping Up, mobileTagged iphone, newyear, predictions, socialmedia, twitter2 Comments on Considering 2010 for libraries and technology

Sharing your slides

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Laura

Whether you do presentations in Powerpoint, OpenOffice or something else, making your slides publicly available can sometimes be a headache. …

Posted in Keeping Up, mobile, Web 2.0, widgetsTagged powerpoint, slideshare, web2.0, widgets

Cloud computing

Posted on February 19, 2009September 13, 2021 by Laura

What does weather have to do with computers?  Well, not much, actually.  But cloud computing is a term that has…

Posted in Keeping Up, mobile, softwareTagged cloud, computing, online2 Comments on Cloud computing

Augmented reality: the future is truly here

Posted on February 2, 2009February 2, 2009 by Laura

First, there was virtual reality.  Then there were virtual worlds.  Now, we have augmented reality, and it may change the…

Posted in Keeping Up, mobileTagged augmentedreality, iphone

Is your library coded?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Laura

Well, I am. See that 2-dimensional code to the left? That code contains the following information about me: First &…

Posted in Keeping Up, mobile, softwareTagged iphone, mobile, qrcode3 Comments on Is your library coded?
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