new tech Archive
01 Jul 2015
Can you use Linux on public access computers at a library? Yes!
I have long believed that Linux could be more widely used in the library, especially on public access computers. It’s another thing to actually experiment with a Linux OS on public access computers. Would there be push-back from patrons and staff? A few months ago I had the opportunity to actually try it. My library
04 Dec 2014
When technology fails
We’ve all been there. The computer that dies or becomes infected with spyware, printers no longer printing, power failures, equipment damage due to power surges, or the internet goes down. I’ve dealt with all of this the last few weeks at the library. The initial reaction is to panic which invariably makes the problem worse.
05 Mar 2014
3D Printing in Libraries
Last year, 2013, was very exciting for 5 public libraries in Idaho who had the privilege to be included in ICFL’s pilot project “Make It”. Make It has given our libraries the resources, training and motivation to bring makerspaces, and more importantly the maker culture, into our communities. Now this is not the forum to