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  • Lunch with @mstabbycat, @xorpheous & my family! (@ On the Border Mexican Grill) http://4sq.com/bYjdny #
  • @MarcDrummond *blushing* Thanks, Marc – I'm looking forward to seeing you again!! #nagw2010 in reply to MarcDrummond #
  • Yesterday was a bust (too much soccer fun the day before) so my #libday5 contributions will be for today… #
  • Came in early to reboot and restart VPN access from our branch to our main library, open the PCC & then check email/FriendFeed #libday5 #
  • Pressing emails (MLA CIT-SIG vols, branch VPN and webinar info for September) taken care of, now time to clean and open the PCC #libday5 #
  • Fixed a printer issue, counted money and cleaned & turned on PCs for start of day in the PCC. #libday5 #
  • Spending my extra few minutes b4 we open this morn finding reading material for my Dec. TechSource webinar. #libday5 #
  • The library is open & folks are streaming in to use our PCs! I've also cleaned up an old profile off of the domain, while I'm here #libday5 #
  • Still working the desk – no questions yet! I did fix a print separator page issue for someone though… #libday5 #
  • Finally! I got questions! Helped someone get to their email and told someone that they couldn't log on because of fines #libday5 #
  • Another question (people just needed to wake up, apparently) about word processing & printing. #libday5 #
  • After another 2 questions (email and PCC policies on time extensions), it's time for me to be off the desk. Brunch!! #libday5 #
  • Soccer Buds [pic] http://ff.im/omn1Z #
  • I consulted with the OPAC guy on a problem, ate lunch and dealt with invoices. Now I'm back on the PCC desk after a chat with Nikki #libday5 #
  • Only one question so far from the PCC (another fine issue), reading @griffey's tech trends and considering… #libday5 #
  • @lilaclee Absolutely – we cleared a huge backlog of fines when we put a limit on the amount of money they can owe & still use the PCs! in reply to lilaclee #
  • A question about our scanner, 2 new cards needing PINs and I spent some quality time with my GReader #libday5 #
  • I've set up more PINs, answered a phone question about USB drives, helped with 2 printing projects and *shushed* some loud talkers #libday5 #
  • I just helped a man who had never used a mouse with a Yahoo! solitaire game to improve his mouse skills. We have a waiting list! #libday5 #
  • Assisted lady with printing *only* what she wanted, grabbed an old Excel class sheet to start working on a new one for the patrons #libday5 #
  • Finished outline of Excel presentation and now I'm off the desk for the day. Time to check on some computer issues & go home #libday5 #
  • In early again after dropping the boy off for band practice – checking email and phone messages now, getting ready for the day #libday5 #
  • Fixed issue with online incident reports not showing dates – permissions issue in custom content type for Drupal. #libday5 #
  • Starting work on the slidecast for Charlotte Hubbard's podcast interview from last week, since it's still relatively quiet here. #libday5 #
  • Pausing in my work on the slidecast to attend the monthly Management Team meeting. #libday5 #
  • Finished the slidecast (found at http://bit.ly/d7EAuu) and now on to a conversation with MORENet about new firewall configs. #libday5 #
  • Firewall configuration conversation interrupted by a talk to police about a patron issue. Email sent to MORENet finishing the talk #libday5 #
  • Charlotte hubbard http://ff.im/oqiY2 #
  • I've cleared my "daily" folder in Greader and mostly caught up on my email. time to grab lunch at my desk (working lunch today…) #libday5 #
  • Lunch eaten and I've caught up on FriendFeed & sent my bio for the WJ webinar in Sept. Next up – Excel screenshots for class #libday5 #
  • Excel Ppt is finished, with a pause to discuss the patron from this morn (screenshot of her tweets req'd), now professional reading #libday5 #
  • @drupalninja I think so – i'm using a date field in 2 different content types and it works OK for me! #drupal in reply to drupalninja #
  • If you don't measure, you can't analyze. if you don't analyze, you can't improve – Lars Johansson (Website magazine) #
  • Interesting idea – make staff justify Office upgrades, now that they have access to Google Docs. Upgrade only those that need it! #
  • I've killed off 3 of the many, many magazines in my "to-read" pile on my desk and am now going to catch up on email and feeds! #libday5 #
  • Reading http://bit.ly/aKMa03 #libday5 #
  • Off today at 3 and am heading to KC for dinner with @kendrak, @mstabbycat, @xorpheous & Royce Kitts. Off most of tomorrow, too! #libday5 #
  • On the road to KC (again) for dinner out with library peeps! #
  • Dinner with Royce, Tab, Doug & Kendra! Excellent food & even better conversation. (@ Blue Koi w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/cRpKBn #
  • Yummy coffee!! (@ JavaNaut w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/4xenid #
  • Went to MORENet for the firewalls and got 'em, now on the Circ desk, giving people something to do over the weekend #libday5 #
  • @joshuamneff She's still there! Of course, she's probably finishing up at the Nelson now and getting ready to head to the airport… in reply to joshuamneff #
  • I have checked out LOTS of books, helped 2 people get cards, sold some .25 cent paperbacks and made LOTS of folks happy 😉 #libday5 #
  • In to work early again today – checking Twitter and FF while waiting for my PC to load default tabs in both browsers I use. #libday5 #
  • RT @laurasolomon: It's Sys Admin Appreciation Day. Quit bugging your sysadmin for 5 mins and bring him/her #caffeine http://bit.ly/11jQ6q #
  • Read @kgs's take on the OCLC thing, got a staff member's GCalendar working again, posted meeting minutes to staffweb #libday5 #
  • Wrestled email into submission, still working on that daily GReader folder, but I have faith… #libday5 #
  • Took short break to add some items to RTM shopping list and to place order for 32G 3G+WiFi iPad #libday5 #
  • Email sent about tech support for state conf, WordPress sites checked (need to post soon to one of them), squee'd a bit at iPad. #libday5 #
  • Working on an upcoming presentation for a bit, then lunch, then PCC desk at Noon. #libday5 #
  • On the desk – created a PIN, got someone some scratch paper, pulled up my email to work between patrons. #libday5 #
  • Created a couple more PINs, provided a phone book to a patron, helped 2 patrons print & sent one to get a card. #libday5 #
  • I also found out that my Sept workshop is up and ready for registration! http://bit.ly/arE5Ox – it's with @baldgeekinmd and will be awesome! #
  • Helped a man list an ad on Craigslist, had a talk with a lady about paying attention to her crying baby and did some prof reading #libday5 #
  • Looked for a cooking mag we don't have, found the recipe online for a patron, sent out an email about firewall switch on Mon. morn. #libday5 #
  • Little old lady who *always* needs help in PCC came & went without probs. Happy dance for teachable patrons!! #libday5 #
  • Fixed a computer problem, asked a cell phone user to move (talking where the entire convo was echoing thoughout the PCC) #libday5 #
  • @WeatherZach SEVERE TSTM WATCH for most of MidMO until 9pm-I love Thunderstorms! I hope it's really thunderboomy!!! With no damage, natch… #
  • @mstephens7 have kids? That's what I did… in reply to mstephens7 #
  • Created lots of PINs, got bandaid for kid whose knuckles were bleeding (hope that wasn't a fight), found sprint txt email address #libday5 #

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Tech Set Books Available!

The Tech Set books have been published – including mine, on Twitter, FriendFeed and Tumblr (Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries, to be precise). I got my author copies yesterday and was just silly for at least an hour with the thought that I was holding my book in my hands… Anyway, the books are being shipped if you’ve pre-ordered and are available for ordering if you haven’t!

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IT preventing work?

I just returned from the Social Media In Government conference in Dallas where I made the statement during my presentation that IT’s job is to support the work that the staff of an organization does. If IT is blocking access to work-related tools (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and actively getting in the way of folks who are trying to use these tools for business purposes, then they aren’t doing their jobs. Our job, as IT folks, is to provide access to the network resources that folks need, while also keeping that network safe. If the network accepts emails and web pages, then there is no excuse to not allow Facebook, YouTube and Twitter traffic (bandwidth considerations for YouTube, especially, aside). Of course, I should also stress that it is important for staff members to “surf safe” – clicking on every dubious link and not staying informed about what is happening in the tools that you use for work is not terribly professional – but IT should not be standing in the way.
I enjoyed the conference – the folks who attended were amazing and smart and doing really cool things – and then I came back home to this article: 96% Of Indian Firms Prohibit Social Networks At Work. That’s the attention-grabbing headline. What got me, though, was the first sentence:

Cisco recently released figures that show that roughly half (52%) of IT decision makers say their company has a policy prohibiting use of social media applications or collaboration tools.

Collaboration tools, too? Seriously? Ugh. I come from IT – I understand the urge to protect the network and keep the bad guys out – but that has to balance with giving staff the tools to do their work – and I’m seeing way more terrified IT folks blocking everything than I am diligent IT folks allowing what is necessary and keeping their virus definitions updated, their user base educated and their staff working the way they need to work.

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  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • Created Medical guide and updated consumer guide for new ref computers; now working on presentation about Drupal for MORENet #libday4 #
  • Took a break from Drupal brainstorming to buy plane tickets for SocMed conference in March. It's coming right up!! #libday4 #
  • Distracted again by Millennium module in Drupal – installing now, will get back to Drupal presentation shortly… #libday4 #
  • I broke Drupal! I love doing that in the middle of the day. It's fixed now. Still setting up Mill. mod. Still avoiding Drupal preso #libday4 #
  • @mstabbycat You like watching me screw up? That's every day, Ms. Tabbycat, every single day… #libday4 in reply to mstabbycat #
  • Opening bubbl.us to transfer Drupal process brainstorm to computer – had a hard time coming up with "what we did right" examples… #libday4 #
  • RT @FakeAPStylebook: social media – What nerds call hitting on underage girls in chat rooms now. LOL – couldn't resist passing this one on.. #
  • Taking a break from being distracted to skim through RSS feeds. That should fix me. #libday4 #
  • @mstabbycat Eeek! Sending dry thoughts to you and your netbook… in reply to mstabbycat #
  • Replaced the Bold and Underline buttons on HR director's Word formatting toolbar. Back to RSS. #libday4 #
  • Just forwarded emails from Web to appropriate staff, gave lunch order 4 Thurs meeting & got hungry. Considering mexican for lunch! #libday4 #
  • Work email inbox = 0; Daily RSS feeds folder = 0; add them together and you get – lunchtime! #libday4 #
  • I'm at El jimador (1410 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City). #
  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • Trip to Linn postponed – again – so I'm now installing audacity & microphone drivers for our new traveling podcast station. #
  • Trip to Linn postponed – again – so I'm now installing audacity & microphone drivers for our new traveling podcast station. #libday4 *sigh* #
  • It's Community Manager Day! Say thanks to your community's manager! http://bit.ly/6qabaY #
  • I got sound – that I made – to come out of the laptop! I may be able to cancel the "I'm an idiot" mtg with library podcast expert! #libday4 #
  • I hope I'm properly deleting all the failed recordings that feature language unbecoming of a lady… #libday4 #
  • Yeah!! After an hour and a half of work, I have a 1:05 minute intro to the library's Author Podcast!! #libday4 #
  • @pollyalida I hope so!!! in reply to pollyalida #
  • Unboxing netbooks for first setup and configuration. #libday4 #
  • 1 netbook down, 1 web form/Gmail crisis handled, 1 netbook to go, 40 minutes left in the day. I can do this… #libday4 #
  • All done! I'm taking a half-hour from Sunday, when I came in early to update servers, right now! Later, gaters! #libday4 #
  • So far, I've updated the website, rebooted the web server, configured a ref 'puter and am ready for 2 hours on the PCC desk. #libday4 #
  • My first sock [pic] http://ff.im/eVJ7d #
  • CIMG0093 [pic] http://ff.im/eZnB2 #
  • eatin lunch on the way to @slaleads lobbycon (@ Qdoba Mexican Grill w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/aQLJrU #
  • I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9FnuAv #
  • in our hotel room, settling in (@ St. Louis Union Station w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/2XQVVg #
  • At the LSW meetup at #slaleads – 80's dance night is next! #
  • Dancin' my butt off – Prince 1999 @ Rue 13 in St. Louis – now Madonna's Holiday #
  • Awake & sort of moving for day 2 of the #slaleads lobbycon extravaganza #
  • Wandering Union Station, trying to decide on lunch before meeting back up with Meg, Kendra & Amy. #
  • resting in the room before heading to the arch (@ St Louis Unions Station Marriott) http://4sq.com/cBL5JD #
  • At City Museum, finishing my drink, listening to an *awful& band & getting ready to slide 3 stories! #

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