Congratulations to our “kababayan” for emerging as the grand winner of the World Challenge. Coconets (Coconut for Erosion Control) developed by Filipino agricultural engineer Justino Arboleda won over 11 other finalists all over the world. (more…)
What? No full text link to digital version? Of course, one can’t expect that from an information content provider such as EBSCO. At any rate, EBSCO has made its launched Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) freely available to librarians and other information professionals interested in the field. (more…)
The U.S. Library of Congress is embarking on a very good digitization project. It’s about time the library profession spear head this kind of project. And guess whose the first web giant to pledge $3 billion support? Google of course. (more…)
As expected, wordpress’ very own blog hosting is now open to the public after it was launched on an invitations basis a few months ago. Blogger users, now is your chance to appreciate what WordPress can do that Blogger can not. Get your own blog here. And yes, it’s free.
Microsoft’s revolutionary gaming console is now out in the US market. Or probably at this time, stocks may have run out. BBC News reports that gamers have queued overnight only to be the first to get their hands on the new game consoles which is set to be the first “next generation” console to hit the gaming market. (more…)
Don’t mind what the movie didn’t have that were in the book. Don’t mind whether the movie is true to the book or not. Better yet, put aside what you’ve read in the book. Spare a few hundred bucks of your money and go watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. (more…)
Fellow Filipino blogging librarians, put your blog’s “pushpin” at the Frapper map and unite with our fellow blogging librarians. Frapper is an online tool that maps the zip code of the location of bloggers world wide. (more…)
Finally, after visiting a local video store from Monday to Friday, my wait was over. The much awaited DVD of Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith was released by Video City (a local Filipino video store) today. All the features I wrote about in my last post was included of course. The SRP was a bit stiff though, as compared to my recent DVD purchase - Batman Begins (P900.00 around $16 as compared to Batman’s P600 or $11). It’s going to be a Star Wars weekend for me.
