There's an irony to knowing that the AC gets fixed two days before a cold front passes through...but at least it's fixed!! Last week I was stumped by a TV that was stuck in Progressive Scan Mode, and today I fixed it in 2 seconds...it was great!!! I went to Google and typed in the problem and the brand of the TV. About 15 hits came up, and I ended up at FixYa!, which diagnosed the problem in a minute..not the TV, the DVD player. The fix? Take out the DVD and hold the Stop button for 5 seconds. Easy or what? Bring on the next problem...I am ready!
The AV issue is always problematic, and my favorite teacher response is"didn't they teach you this stuff in school?" Last I checked, library school doesn't have specific classes in how to program a DVD without the remote...mostly because noone returns the remote with the TV! It's a sensitive issue because, like nearly every school in the nation, when the district cut back from 2 to 1 librarian, the AV one got cut and technically it is not in my job description, but it needs to be maintained and protected. In my opinion, we need a clear plan for how to maintain our equipment--especially the LCD projectors that we have in the building. I am researching a solution with our tech guy to lock them down to the carts so that they don't walk. As they get smaller in size, they fit nicely into a backpack and can easily walk away.
I have to mention how happy I am that I found BibMe.org because yesterday it saved my life before grad school and my presentation on Libraries Serving Remote Users. I absolutely love how you can type in some of the information and then the site searches for the URL and finds the rest to fill in. What a time saver!! I was so wired last night after class from all of the fun stuff I am learning. The most interesting topics to me were the Handhelds, the Disaster Planning, and Wireless, and the EField Trips. I have been searching for Virtual Fieldtrips to recommend to my colleagues, and some of what was presented was pretty cool. It got me thinking and I am considering trying to put together some of my own from vacations that I have taken. Or at least consider how I photograph the future vacations I am planning on taking. The whole wireless thing mentioned WiMax, which is Sprint and Nextels merge to create the next step in wireless technology. To learn more about it go to Mobile-Tech-Today from CIO to read some articles on it. As for my topic, I am considering moving to the Cleveland area so I can be a part of CLEVNET, which is a library network that has huge remote offerings for its patrons. Check out the site:
http://dlc.clevnet.org/1E157477-78CB-4E7A-93F7-68443B4027E3/10/219/en/Default.htm . This library consortium offers e-books, audiobooks, videostreaming, and music downloads for remote users. WOW!!
Well, that's all for now. I realize that noone reads this blog--but I am okay with it; it has really become okay that I am only writing for myself and sometimes I write about stuff, read it later and realize I had forgotten about ideas or projects. I do get weirded out sometimes that I talk to people like they're really out there reading though. Anyway, I am exhausted...I just realized a bit ago that my son used the metal can opener as a hammer---vague recollections of noise while I was cooking dinner--and now my hardwood stairs and stair railing are dinged up--hence, this didn't go over well with my husband tonight. Maybe I can find a fix at FixYa! I'll have to Google it. If not, as my daughter says to her kindergarten teacher, "Tomorrow is another day!" Yes, and in my case, it will be another day doing a job I totally love.
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