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Images: Historic U.S. trove goes digital: New Library of Congress exhibit will give visitors a more detailed look than ever at U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and other treasures. by CNET News.com; Tags: The Library Of Congress, Treasure, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-04-11
Silverlight on the Library of Congress site: Silverlight on the Library of Congress siteOptional Silverlight DL, Visual Studio 8 LEGO/Mindstorm Samples for FREE!Not sure if the Silverlight download was at one time required, or you had to purchase the VS8 license separately but here is the Current Address:http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/default.aspxSo how longwill it be before Microsoft is the gatekeeper...; Tags: Linux, The Library of Congress, Microsoft Silverlight; Discussion threads 2008-01-28
Silverlight on the Library of Congress site: With DEMO today there's going to be a ton of RIA news but this one isn't DEMO-related. Microsoft is going to be working with the Library of Congress one of my favorite buildings in DC on an enhanced version of their website. The plan seems to be part of an...; Tags: The Library Of Congress, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-01-28
Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo project: Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo projectthanks for the link :)thanks for the link :); Tags: photo project, The Library of Congress, Flickr, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-01-19
Photos: Library of Congress uploads to Flickr: The agency is making thousands of images available for public tagging in hopes that people will add metadata to shots that previously had little. by CNET News.com; Tags: The Library Of Congress, Agency, Flickr, Photograph, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-17

Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo project: The Library of Congress is launching a Flickr experiment and is encouraging people to tag images. Library communications director Matt Raymond blogs about the project: If all goes according to plan, the project will help address at least two major challenges: how to ensure better...; Tags: The Library Of Congress, Flickr, Photograph, Image, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-16
Library of Congress considers which blogs to save: Should we preserve the millions of blogs being produced for future generations? That is the question the Library of Congress is mulling over as it weighs in on the collection and preservation of Web-born digital data, reports Computer World.According to Laura Campbell, associate librarian for strategic initiatives, the library manages...; Tags: Library of Congress/Copyright Office; Blog posts 2007-06-11
Level 3 to provide connectivity for Library of Congress' multimedia digital network: The Library of Congress is the official repository of the knowledge and civic affairs of the United States.When you are dealing with all of this information form LOC out to the rest of the U.S., even non-digitized- there's a true implication that data traffic will be massive, and non-stop.Â After...; Tags: News; Blog posts 2007-06-11
New project to scan brittle books at Library of Congress: Scholars and students of old and fragile books will be glad to know that the cause to digitize all literature has been recently enhanced by a grant to by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, reports the Associated Press. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced recently that...; Tags: Education Technology, Libraries; Blog posts 2007-02-02
Is Google a public service?: Google’s public facing mission statement is a seemingly public serving one: “Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”Google’s mission statement is striking similar to The Library of Congress’ mission statement:"The Librarys mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American...; Tags: Business Models, Advertising, Search, Culture, Google, Government, Internet Data, Marketing, Self-Promotion, Google Software Applications, ROI, Google Inc., mission statement; Blog posts 2007-01-11
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues: Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by a series of technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than current Internet access over traditional telephone lines. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous, "always on" connection (no...; Tags: Internet Access, The Library Of Congress, Microsoft Access, Broadband, Speed, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2005-06-09
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs: The "digital divide" is a term that has been used to characterize a gap between "information haves and have-nots," or in other words, between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications technologies (e.g., telephones, computers, the Internet) and those who do not. One important subset of the digital...; Tags: The Library Of Congress, Phone, Microsoft Access, Digital Divide, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2005-05-05
Identity Theft: The Internet Connection: Concern is growing about identity theft - where one person assumes the identity of another by stealing personally identifiable information PII, such as credit card or Social Security numbers. High profile incidents disclosed in early 2005 involving ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and LexisNexis, where the PII of more than a...; Tags: Internet Connection, The Library Of Congress, Personally Identifiable Information, Identity Theft, Internet, Security; White papers 2005-03-16

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iPhone 2.0 jailbreaker for iPhone 2g/3g is available: The iPhone DevTeam blog has released the development sources for their tool xpwn version 0.3.Â This tool is the firmware 2.0 version of the team's "cross-platform jailbreaking library/command-line utility".Â The team claims it has been tested on Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Vista for both the iPhone 2g and the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?: During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Product Transition, iTablet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution: Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distributionSimple? Compared to what?[i]The procedure works like this: a developer will request your iPhone’s unique identifier. The Identifier is 40-character string that can be found in iTunes by clicking on the word "Serial Number" under the Summary tab when your iPhone is connected. You can...; Tags: Digital media, Apple iPhone, App Store Ad Hoc distribution, App Store Ad Hoc, App Store, Hands-On, Identifier; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution: There's only one official way to get "legitimate" software for the iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch â€“ via Apple's included App Store. The much-heralded service offers almost 1,000 free and paid application in numerous categories and has been well publicized over the last week. I recently had...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Identifier, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-23
COPA is unconstitutional: COPA is unconstitutionalgovernment censorshipNow that Andrew Cuomo AG NY has had most of the ISP's Eliminate ALT* Bineries newsgroups. Does this action, which is like finding a book in the library and burning down the complete facility . Eliminate Cuomo's actions and allow the ISP's to again carry ALT Bineries...; Tags: Regulations, Child Online Protection Act; Discussion threads 2008-07-23