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Polaris SQL Training 14 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
Last week I traveled to Liverpool, NY to participate in 18 hours of Polaris SQL training. I was delighted on the first day to learn that my Javascript studies came in hand. If I had not been studying ...
Working with the Local Girl Scouts 2 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
…on a new website. They’re building it, but I’m advising on how to get started: web host, domain name (go for .org), theme, plugins, etc. I’m glad that my library and I am available to provide this gu...
My Permanent Injury from a Handshake 13 Jul 2013 | 10:04 pm
A year ago, a stranger — whom I did not realize was angry till he hurt me — permanently injured my right hand during a handshake. I immediately complained to the people around me, but tried to suck it...
Pinwheel Book Sale Signs 10 Jul 2013 | 08:32 am
I received a last minute project to design some signage for the upcoming book sale. Feeling short on ideas, I asked my coworker Ann for summer ideas. She suggested pinwheels. These were made in Inksca...
Behind the Scenes with the New Darien Library Tumblr 9 Jul 2013 | 08:52 am
Background My brilliant colleague, Stephanie Anderson (@bookavore), approached me a little while ago with the idea of creating a new Tumblr for Darien Library called Darien Reads. The purpose is to: A...
New Web Design: Mobile App Page 2 Jul 2013 | 08:15 am
The big image was co-created with my colleague’s help. My inspiration was the new iOS site which is big on image with text next to it.
Observations on Patrons’ Computer Habits 26 Jun 2013 | 02:21 am
…and other stuff. As part of my work duties, I manage most of the one-on-one technology requests that come in from patrons. If I’m not well-versed in the software (looking at you, Excel) or hardware, ...
How to Move 1000s of Emails into OneNote 26 Jun 2013 | 01:49 am
For a project I’m working on, I needed to move THOUSANDS of emails over a 11 year period to a OneNote notebook. I had spent some time prior to this trying to decide how I wanted to collect those email...
Kind Words 13 Jun 2013 | 05:35 am
Last night, way later than I’m usually up (whoo, staycation!), I thought to Google the title of my UX Magazine piece. In doing so, I found several kind words: The first paragraph of this well-written ...
Review of Evanced Summer Reading Software 11 Jun 2013 | 04:23 am
This year we choose to do something a little different for our summer reading website. Last year’s website was a single page with me adding custom icons that reacted to being hovered over. Kiera, the ...
