Category: Life

Thank You Steve Jobs

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow… Continue reading Thank You Steve Jobs

Awesome Finds // 10.5.11

I mentioned testing out new web content curation tools to improve the standard link roundup, and this here is my first test subject: Bundlr.  Tell me what you think about it in the comments!

Using Web Tools to Curate the Web

CC BY-SA Flickr user scjody As I may have alluded to, one of the focus areas in my graduate studies is digital collections and curation.  In fact, one of my jobs at the University of Michigan is in the Digital Curation department at the Bentley Historical Library.  While most of my time there is spent… Continue reading Using Web Tools to Curate the Web

Awesome Summer Adventures // Part 2

Hey y’all!  Remember that little post I did about my trip to Chicago this summer?  And remember how I kind of implied that there was more to come by naming it “Awesome Summer Adventures // Part 1“?  Well, since autumn is right around the corner, it might be about time to introduce the next episode. … Continue reading Awesome Summer Adventures // Part 2

How to Protect Your Digital Photos from Ruin

CC BY-NC-ND Flcikr user Images by John ‘K’ If there is one thing that I’ve learned in my coursework at SI, it’s that LOTS OF COPIES KEEP STUFF SAFE.  This is also the tagline of LOCKSS, a Standford University digital preservation project, but nevertheless.  It’s true.  Let me tell you a little story about how… Continue reading How to Protect Your Digital Photos from Ruin

Awesome Eats // Crack Cake

Alright folks. I realize this may be a little dangerous, but I am going to give y’all the recipe to the birthday cake that Jeffrey and I enjoyed a couple of weeks ago.  I figured I would just nickname it Crack Cake, because well… yeah.  It’s formal name is “Butter Pecan Cake with Pecan Pie… Continue reading Awesome Eats // Crack Cake