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Before Skype and VoIP, there was callback

March 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Before Voice over IP, there was callback
A recent post by Julian Bleecker on how people will devise complicated systems to find a way to communicate reminded me of the time I worked in a callback company.
In areas where owning a cell phone is not routine — for economic reasons, predominantly — it is not […]

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Tags: General

After Typepad, Del.icio.us service was down this weekend

December 19th, 2005 · No Comments

This is a difficult week for social software systems!
Typepad, one of the blogging tool from Six Apart , was down for several hours on Friday (approx 15-20 hrs)
Now, it is the turn of Del.icio.us, the social bookmarking manager, that just got bought by Yahoo!
Del.icio.us has been down since 8pm PST yesterday and was back online […]

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Tags: General · Information Systems

Information access in the library

December 7th, 2005 · No Comments

What you need not flying off the shelf? Try the library’s catalogs
OSU’s Valley Library has many ways to get the books you need

By Riad Lemhachheche
The OSU Valley Library owns about 1.9 million monographic volumes (books, videos, maps and government documents). Yet, OSU patrons may not find all the items they need for their research or […]

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Tags: General · Information Systems

Oregon State GIS group gets ready to map your world

November 16th, 2005 · No Comments

OSU to host a GIS day today; activities will be held across campus to highlight unique academic program spanning six departments

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Tags: General · Information Systems · Mobile Computing · Privacy

San Francisco, jell-o style

October 26th, 2005 · 1 Comment

San Francisco in Jell-O is a project from Liz Hickok, a artist and designer from the Bay Area

San Francisco - Alamo Square
See also San Francisco City hall, Bay Bridge, Telegraph Hill, The City.

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Tags: Fun · Travel