http://tech-ink.net A Librarian Collective Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:30:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The cover story of the latest issue of WIRED Magazine is dedicated to the success of the Nike+ sensor system. Nike+ allows users to track and share the time, speed, and distance of their runs using an iPod or Nike+ wristband. I can personally attest to the motivational power of ... http://tech-ink.net/2009/06/24/what-we-can-learn-from-nikes-persuasive-technology/ While Zotero - "the free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources" - isn't exactly new, the program recently made the jump from 1.0 to 2.0 (beta) and with in doing so, has become social software and something more: it's becoming a favourite search ... http://tech-ink.net/2009/05/26/my-new-fave-search-engine-is-zotero/ A few weeks ago, I went to my first library-related conference, the Tech Camp unConference that was held at Michigan State. I was coerced by Heidi to join her and other peeps from WSU (and beyond) for a day long conference on all things library related tech stuff and ... http://tech-ink.net/2009/05/24/do-you-poken-or-have-business-cards-gone-the-way-of-the-dodo-techuncamp/