My Best of the Web!

You may know this already, but I spend a considerable amount of time web surfing! At night, of course, never while I’m at work.

Often I come across some useful and quirky websites, and this information I feel the need to share.

I am a sharer, some may say I over share!

The websites:

http://www.nextag.com

Comparison shopping on everything from airfare to video gaming systems.

http://www.howcast.com/

How to videos on swaddling a baby or applying lipstick perfectly, it’s all here for free.

http://psychcentral.com/

When your BFF is not available, therapy without the co-pay and the couch.

http://www.concreteloop.com/

Black celebrity gossip.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/

The name says it all.

http://www.hulu.com/
Who needs a DVR, TV on the internet.

http://mobaganda.com/
Electronic invitations. Mobaganda in, evite out!


http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Street lingo, to stay hip, and who does not want to be hip.
My personal favorite, Mouse potato - Someone who spends all their time on the computer surfing the net or playing games. Similar to couch potato.

Happy surfing.

STEP AWAY FROM COMPUTER

If you’re like me and you send countless emails with URL (Uniform Resource Locator) links, and they are annoyingly long then you will find this link both practical and clever. A friend introduced this to me.

By entering in a URL in the text field below, the site will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires.

For example, this blog's long address is http://nextlibrarian.blogspot.com/, in a tiny url it’s http://tinyurl.com/6287kv . Isn’t that cool?

I know I need to step away from the internet. I know.


Currently reading: Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert. Hilarious…

The Power of the Pen!

Due to the fierce letter writing “Save our Six Day Service” campaign, last night the City Council adopted the FY09 Budget.

Funding for libraries was partially restored. The NYPLs were able to get an 8% cut (or $11.5 million) lowered to only 3% ($4.3 million).

With this budget, libraries will continue to be open for at least six days with an average of 52 hours per week (32% higher than last year), with 10 facilities scheduled for seven-day service.