Comments on: Top Ten Things to Stay Tech Current http://www.walkingpaper.org/106 A library weblog by Aaron Schmidt Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-24535 Aaron Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:27:07 +0000 #comment-24535 Hi Deborah, Thanks for the pointer. This post was written pre-Stephen's Lighthouse. I do enjoy his blog now! Hi Deborah,

Thanks for the pointer. This post was written pre-Stephen’s Lighthouse. I do enjoy his blog now!

]]> By: Deborah Fitchett http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-24534 Deborah Fitchett Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:23:11 +0000 #comment-24534 <i>I’ve heard Steven Abram (does corporate policy prevent him from blogging? He’s the only vendor I enjoy hearing speak and I bet an Abram blog would be great)</i> You may like reading <a href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen's Lighthouse</a>. :-) I’ve heard Steven Abram (does corporate policy prevent him from blogging? He’s the only vendor I enjoy hearing speak and I bet an Abram blog would be great)

You may like reading Stephen’s Lighthouse. :-)

]]> By: amutch http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-24 amutch Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-24 Check out PublicIP (http://www.publicip.net/)for a free, easy-to-configure and run solution for public wireless Internet access. We use it for our public wireless network and run it in open mode. The software is free and you can run it on just about any box that has a decent amount of RAM and two network cards. Add a couple of access points and you have a public wireless network. It also has modes that require authentication, a filtering service and the ability to restrict by ports and enforce timelimits. Check out PublicIP (http://www.publicip.net/)for a free, easy-to-configure and run solution for public wireless Internet access. We use it for our public wireless network and run it in open mode. The software is free and you can run it on just about any box that has a decent amount of RAM and two network cards. Add a couple of access points and you have a public wireless network. It also has modes that require authentication, a filtering service and the ability to restrict by ports and enforce timelimits.

]]> By: meredith http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-25 meredith Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-25 I’m emailing this link to all of my librarian friends and the head of the library I used to work at. :) You’d think most of this stuff was common sense, but I guess that’s not the case. On my local public library’s site, you have to go through three pages from the home page to finally get to the catalog! With regards to allowing CD burning, is there a way to prevent users from copying music CDs or violating copyright in other ways? I’m emailing this link to all of my librarian friends and the head of the library I used to work at. :) You’d think most of this stuff was common sense, but I guess that’s not the case. On my local public library’s site, you have to go through three pages from the home page to finally get to the catalog! With regards to allowing CD burning, is there a way to prevent users from copying music CDs or violating copyright in other ways?

]]> By: Jason http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-26 Jason Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-26 Great stuff…should be common sense, but often isn’t.<br /> <br /> re: meredith’s question…do you put software on your photocopiers to prevent people from breaking copyright with them? No, and neither should you with CD burners…throw on a copyright sticker, make your patrons aware, and let them do as they will. While the music/movie industries would like us to believe that tools are the problem (from VHS recorders to p2p applications) the tool doesn’t break the law. Great stuff…should be common sense, but often isn’t.

re: meredith’s question…do you put software on your photocopiers to prevent people from breaking copyright with them? No, and neither should you with CD burners…throw on a copyright sticker, make your patrons aware, and let them do as they will. While the music/movie industries would like us to believe that tools are the problem (from VHS recorders to p2p applications) the tool doesn’t break the law.

]]> By: amutch http://www.walkingpaper.org/106/comment-page-1#comment-27 amutch Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-27 I would add that we cover all of our public areas in our 25,000 sq. ft. library with 3 APs with some zones where coverage overlaps (and some bleed over outside the building). While we use high-end APs, you could do the same with some of the less-costly models. I would add that we cover all of our public areas in our 25,000 sq. ft. library with 3 APs with some zones where coverage overlaps (and some bleed over outside the building). While we use high-end APs, you could do the same with some of the less-costly models.

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