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The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn't restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all.

Archive for April, 2003

Spam Blocker

MailWasher- You preview your email headers through mailwasher, and you can delete and/or bounce back the spam, so that the spammer (or undesirable lunatic) will get a message back indicating that they have emailed an invalid email address!

Copy Protected CDs

A big problem stemming from the music industry’s attempt to regulate music file sharing is the introduction of copy-protected cds into the market. The purpose of the copy-protection is to prevent digital copying of the files fromlegally purchased cds(not even backups). However, in those attempts they often keep people from even listening to the cds [...]

PC Protection

All of the viruses and hacking going around can make you nervous. Especially if you have public computers where you can’t control what all the users are going to do. Below are free (and paid) services that can help you protect yourself a little more. Zone Labs: ZoneAlarm Pro download, trusted Internet security, small business [...]

Spyware Information

Spyware is software downloaded to your computer, usually without your knowledge, that “watches” what you do on the Internet and then transmits the information back to its makers. SimplytheBest Spyware information- A great deal of information and resources about spyware. Counterexploitation [cexx.org]- A site devoted to fighting Spam and adware. Has step-by-step instructions for finding [...]

Digital copyright

Digital copyright is a big story right now but to the uninvolved the unfamiliar terms make it hard to understand. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has a great explanation on how the new copyright rules will hurt libraries and The Shifted Librarian has a very nice summary.

Creating Web Pages

I’ve posted tutorials on my other site dealing with how to create websites using only a text editor. “XHTML and CSS for Newbies” can be found at theImaginaryWorld Tutorials section. More advice can be found through my Weblink Index.

iTunes Music Store

Apple has made a deal with the five biggest music labels to allow iTunes users to download songs at $.99/each. This is a big deal as the first and so far best service for buying the most popular music digitally. Apple unveils music store – article from C|Net. iTunes Music Store-Response from a Mac user [...]

A Free Alternative to MS Office

OpenOffice.org is a suite of applications built to work with MS Office files but their own formats are XML-based. Open-source means that anyone with the ability can add to the program or make adjustments to fit their needs. It is free to download and use.