Mar
03
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by on 03-03-2009

Try out searchme, a fascinating new visual search engine.

Mar
02

RSSRSS is an incredibly useful web technology that makes your online life easier by helping you keep up to date on what’s happening on your favourite blogs and websites. It’s a great way to avoid information overload.

To use RSS, you need an RSS reader. If you have a gmail account, then you already have one – it’s called Google Reader, and it’s super useful.

Check out these useful introductions to RSS:

RSS in Plain English (video)

Google Reader (video)

RSS tutorial for Newbies

How I use RSS to make my life easier

Here’s an example of an embedded RSS feed that automatically searches google news for information on Vietnam.

Feb
25
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by on 25-02-2009

An interesting way of displaying information visually, via good magazine.

Feb
21
Filed Under (Books) by on 21-02-2009 and tagged ,

Lots of new books have arrived … come into the Library and take a look!

New titles include:

Brisingr, Breaking Dawn , Darren Shan, Guinesss World Records 2009 ..

The latest issues of Newsweek, American Scientist and National Geographic are also available.