Q&A: Installing opensource software

Today's question from my mailbox: Once you download an Opensource software how do you know it will work on your server?If you can FTP/ssh/webdav into your webspace you should be able to install any software that you download provided:
  • Your server meets the System requirements needed for the software, e.g., right version of php loaded, mysql, imagemajick, adequate space, etc.

Does anyone use a print dictionary anymore?

When I started in my current gig, I inherited a bunch of print materials -- old technical manuals, old procedures manuals, old everything (I had 3 different editions of the LC Authority User Manual!), dictionaries, printer manuals, workshop/training manuals, and more. This accumulation occurred naturally, and as staff decided they no longer needed print resources given that a more recent edition was available online and somehow those things came to me.The shelves behind my desk became not only my bookshelf of professional resources, my print CVs, etc.

Developing your professional digital identity or personal branding

Which domains do you need? Web Worker Daily answers this timely question. I just had a conversation with a colleague at lunch yesterday about digital identity and developing a digital presence. One step in developing a digital identity is to figure out what your website moniker should be, which then of course can be used for email, too. I've been thinking a lot lately about digital identity lately. I think it is going to be a huge issue in the future.

twitting a twebinar

So, I'm in the middle of a twebinar called Game Changing Moves: Who Really Owns Your Brand?Anyhow, so it's a webinar with a twitter element thrown in and I am taking a break. The topic is interesting (branding in the web2.0+ world), but I think this might be more multitasking than my brain can handle. I'm having a hard time watching the video feed, listening to the audio, and reading the ongoing companion stream of quickly appearing dialogue going on via twitter.
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