Tag: Library
VIDEO: Leaving your laptop unattended is a recipe for a porn based disaster
Here's a quick lesson in Laptop Usage 101: never, EVER leave your machine unattended in a public place. EVER. For starters, it could be stolen, like anything of reasonable value. Potentially worse is the fact that someone could access your…
Amazon launch library lending service for Kindle
Amazon have added eBook library lending to the the list of Kindle features for US users. 11,000 local libraries across America have signed up to offer eBook loans through the device, which have a limited loan period just like physical…
US Library of Congress to archive every public tweet … ever!
You might want to start editing your loose-talking tweets on Twitter, as the US Library of Congress have just announced plans to archive every public tweet, ever! The largest library in the world, the Library of Congress archives data of…
British Library making rare books virtually available online
The British Library has started a monumental project: to put a number of the rare books stored in its archives online, so that anyone can virtually thumb through them from the comfort of their home, and without the worry that they’ll get grubby finger smudges or jam on the delicate, highly valuable pages…
The next big thing? Libraries in space…
Billionaire Charles Simonyi is due to become the fifth ever space tourist in April, and he's not short of grandiose plans. For example, he thinks there should be libraries in space. "Everywhere where humans are I think there should be…
