How’s the iPhone Working Out?
Click To Play Quicktime version | YouTube version I’ve owned an iPhone for about two months now, and thought I’d make a video sharing my likes and dislikes.Dislikes: Stocks icon – works great, but I...
View ArticleCIL2009: Handhelds & Mobile
Ben Smith, Sheryl Bai, someone else…, Aaron Schmidt First up – Handhelds at UCHC School of Medicine PDA Program: PDAs supported by the library since 2001 Library purchased PDAs for staff Did an...
View ArticleiPad – a Game Changer?
I don’t attempt to predict stuff very often, but I think this one’s safe – I think Apple’s new iPad is most definitely a game changer. Why? Because it combines so many things into one handy,...
View ArticleTop Tech Trends – Ebook Readers and the iPad
I was a panelist at PLA 2010′s Top Tech Trends session, and talked about ebook readers and the ipad as a top tech trend to watch in 2010. Here’s my outline for the session: Ebook Readers and the iPad:...
View ArticlePlaying with the iPad
OK – we bought two iPads at work, and I was greeted with one this morning! So I’m seeing if I can create a blog post using it. And guess what? I can! But not easily, mind you. Let’s see – the pic, I...
View ArticleiPads in Libraries – Some Stories
There are quite a few uses for an iPad in a library setting, and some libraries have already started experimenting. Here are two examples: #1: Omaha Public Library From Amy Mather – “For the past few...
View ArticleDoing a Presentation with the iPad
A couple of weeks ago, I gave a presentation using my iPad, and it worked out pretty well! I used the iPad version of Keynote (Apple’s Powerpoint-like presentation software). Keynote has a handy-dandy...
View ArticleVideo Creation at the Library
The video in this post is just me, playing around with a greenscreen for the first time (and playing around with the new Final Cut Pro X – nice app!). So in the video, first you’ll see me with a green...
View ArticleCopying Other Websites During a Redesign
During my library’s last website redesign, we went through quite a few design iterations, and we still weren’t happy. Two people in our Creative Group team (more on that in the next post) … ok, our...
View ArticleiPads at the Airport
Like iPads, and think they could work in a public space? Check this video out! I recently saw a bunch of iPads at the Delta terminal at LaGuardia airport in New York, and took a short video of them....
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