PSA: Backup Your Data Now
Read moreBackup. It’s one of those anxiety provoking dirty words. We all want to feel happily ignorant that the possibility of losing our precious data could actually happen to us. And this is despite the fact that most everyone has lost some sort of irreplaceable data at some point in...
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What’s in a Wiki?
Read moreWhat are we really asking when we ask people to contribute to a crowd-sourced project? What do they gain? What are the ethics or politics? Is it best to ask people who have something to gain from using the resource? What’s the difference between volunteerism and unpaid labor? I’ve...
tech versus culture: what makes for good digital collaboration?
Read moreLate last summer, social media fellow Jennifer Stoops and I collaborated on a grant proposal together. Sometimes that meant sitting cheek to cheek in front of the same computer where, without much thought about the process, we tossed ideas — and keyboard control — back and forth like a...
Illuminating the Challenges of Web Design
Read moreI have always wanted an Artichoke Lamp. I could never afford one (or really any piece of mid-century decor), so when I found a relatively inexpensive substitute that looked really cool, I jumped at the chance to make it a part of my home. The Norm 69 is an...
Speaking of ‘Speaking in Code’ (Part 2)
Read moreAs noon approached, lunch beckoned and the discussion became atomic, situational, one-on-one. Folks began following each other on Twitter, gathering their thoughts, etc., and just then I heard fellow historian Lincoln Mullen mention casually that as the users who comprised the ‘#codespeak’ hash-tag’s ‘network’ on Twitter began following each...
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