Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Blog: Gather no Dust

http://gathernodust.blogspot.com/2008/05/public-access-computer-problem.html
Public access computers


http://swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/06/10/library-public-computer-profile

What is my IP address?
http://whatismyipaddress.com

IP chicken
http://ipchicken.com

What is my connection speed?
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest

Who is the owner?
http://www.whoistheowner.net

Privacy analyzer
http://analyze.privacy.net

IPTools
http://www.iptools.com

ShieldsUP
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

The unofficla Cookie FAQ
http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq

What is a URL?
http://kp.iu.edu/data/adnz.html

How does the internet work?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm

Getting started w/ HTML and CSS
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/present/styles.html

BugMeNot
http://www.bugmenot.com

RetailMeNot
http://www.retailme.con

books to remember

David Pearson
Books as History: the importance of books beyond their texts

Oak Knoll Press 2008

Friday, April 3, 2009

Bookrix

A free, ad-supported Interent community whee amateru authors can post and pormote their work. Similar toe Myspace, flickr and Youtube, BookRix says it is on the edge of shift to digital media.

Can "convert a PDf or World document to create a digital flip book"
Can create a profile hwere canwrite, share and collaborate.

Sony Reader

Sony Reader.
President Seve Haber
Reader supports the dPub e-book format, which is quickly being adopted across the industry.
October '08, launched 3rd generation Sony reader: PRS-700. It features a tuch screen and more memory, but not yet wireless.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Health Books

Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Paperback)
by Michael Murray (Author), Joseph Pizzorno (Author) "A revolution is occurring in health care..."

Amazon.com Review
"Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine weighs three pounds and nine ounces, has 946 pages, and is as informative as it is hefty. The authors are naturopathic doctors--they focus on promoting health and treating disease with nontoxic, natural therapies. Naturopathic medicine follows these seven principles:
Do no harm: use safe, effective, natural therapies.
Nature has healing powers: the physician's job is to enhance the body's natural power to heal itself.
Identify and treat the cause: find the cause, rather than just suppress the symptoms.
Treat the whole person: administer to the patient's physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, and social sides.
The physician is a teacher: educate and motivate patients to take more responsibility for their health.
Prevention is the best cure: health-supporting life habits prevent disease.
Establish health and wellness: increase the patient's positive physical and mental state.
This book shows you how to improve your health through a positive mental attitude, healthy lifestyle, health-promoting diet, and supplements, with plenty of practical tips. Learn disease prevention through enhancing key body systems. The bulk of the book details natural remedies for treating more than 70 ailments. Each includes symptoms, description, therapeutic considerations (with discussion of studies), and a treatment summary, including nutritional supplements and botanical (herbal) medicines. If you have a disease, this book will give you a valuable perspective on natural treatments. If you're well, it will give you many pointers for maintaining and enhancing your health. --Joan Price "

From Library Journal
"Revised, updated, and expanded, this classic naturopathic reference by two naturopathic physicians is still one of the best books on natural medicine for consumers. Comprehensive and easy to use, it discusses some 70 health problems. What truly sets it apart from other similar titles are the scientific articles (82 pages in total!) that support the encyclopedia's content. Highly recommended. (LJ 5/1/91)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. "

Friday, March 6, 2009

Books to Read

Robert Farrar Capon
The Supper of the Lamb

Technology and the character of contemporary life: a philsophical inquiry

Wednesday, March 4, 2009