Stephen Abram recently posted his slides from a presentation entitled "It's 2010: 20 Technologies to Watch, and How to Cope."  Even without his inimitable live comments, these slides are a goldmine of thought-provoking information, ideas, and humor.  Enjoy!  http://www.slideshare.net/stephenabram1/click-u2010

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that Stanford is offering the public a peek into its iPhone App development course.  By the way, it's one-way communication, and the professor and students will not take questions from observers.  Here's the link to the article:  http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Wanna-Make-an-App-for-That-/20512/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en Are any Idaho librarians developing custom Apps for their library services?  Is it time to move beyond Twitter?  Just wondering ...

There's an article in today's Chronicle of Higher Education online that talks about how academic libraries are struggling to get OPACs supply what their users need.  If Google can do it ...  (But, Google doesn't struggle with a complex "integrated" system and perennial budget cuts!)In any case, it's an interesting read:  http://chronicle.com/article/After-Losing-Users-in/48588/?sid=wc&utm_sou...

Just in case I'm not the only one with an outdated vocabulary ...  here's some guidance on avoiding formerly-high-tech terms that no longer resonate!http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107602/12-words-you-can-never-say-in-the-office.html 

A recent study found an inverse correlation between Facebook use and college grades.  I guess they're not all just Facebooking their college library resources.  Jolie Vandal will be bitterly disappointed!  

 Read more at:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/facebookusersgetworsegradesincollege