Just wanted to note these links to various things relating to library information technology (including some open-source OPAC systems) for my own reference. oss4lib | open source systems for libraries: Infolibrarian

This is neat. The combination of the PS3’s parallel-processing capabilities with its ability to run Linux allows supercomputing tasks to be offloaded to clusters of games consoles. Doesn’t it just warm your geeky heart? Astrophysicist Replaces Supercomputer with a Cluster of Eight PlayStation 3s

Looks interesting a motherboard the comes with embedded Linux/ Firefox / Skype. If you boot to that, instead of the OS on the hard disk (e.g. Windows), then you can be online in about 15 seconds from power on. The review below points out some of the problems with this first model, but for a…

CNET run a series of photos of microcomputers from the 1970s bringing back a flood of memories. I remember I desperately wanted an Atari 400 or 800 (images 19 & 20 respectively), but instead my folks bought a Texas Instruments TI-99/4a (the successor to image 21). The almost complete lack of software and support in…

The Internet has often been touted as the vehicle to promote a more inclusive democratic process, allowing ordinary people to contribute to the wider decision processes of central or local government that are typically hard or costly to access. While this is often talked about in general terms, the recent NZ Police Act Review might…

A friend (Hi Rob!) emailed me this links about a (free) Microsoft product – SteadyState – that allows you to manage shared Windows PCs, such as kiosk PCs or ones used by children. See Parents take control with SteadyState – Security – Technology – theage.com.au I guess it’s the (great?) grandchild of something like Apple’s…