Filed under: Fun, Video, Macintosh If you've got a huge movie collection, whether it's physical DVDs and Blu-Rays or just movies ripped to a hard drive, Multiplex can help you keep track of all of them on your Mac. Its Leopard-like interface uses Apple's latest Core Animation improvements and looks ...

One of the many silver linings of the economic downturn is that many businesses are looking to cut unnecessary costs. For years, I have struggled with unsolicited catalogs and mailings. I keep a stack in my office and every six months or so, I call all the companies to have myself removed. It is tim...

We did it! Eighteen flash-mob catalogers descended upon the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and left having cataloged a wonderful 2,500-book library (available here). I've posted my photos here. (UPDATE: link is here.) Jeremy has a nice blog post and some photos. Brian, the "Swiss Army Librarian," p...

A duh statement, right? For most of us, we have emails that do a pretty good job of controlling spam. (Let me pimp gmail here for a second — they do a GREAT job of controlling spam.) But every time......

For many, Google epitomizes the successful modern company, but like nearly every sector in the economy, they are being forced to slim down under the rippling effects of the recession.  The first step was to reduce the recruiting organization by 100 positions and slowly ratchet down new hires.  The...

"Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I...

  No, this isn't a hipster who has come to Williamsburg to upset the throne of Girl Talk (too fat for Wmsbrg). But this lad is coming to claim a throne alarmingly soon.   It's Jimmy Fallon, pictured above doing the "Sears catalog" pose. Hard to believe, but he'll be t...

Help me find a toy catalog from my youth. Here's what I remember: the catalog had lots of toys made out of simple cloth and wood: waldorf dolls, interlocking blocks shaped like people, "architectural" blocks with arches and turrets, etc. we got the catalog when I was in grade school, so so...

Nicole C. Engard has made this announcement.I have been spending a lot of time these last few months working on getting a new web-based cataloging tool ready for you all. It's finally time! I'd like to invite you to sign up for free and try out ‡biblios.net a community cataloging tool from LibLime...

Fellow catalogers, I have been spending a lot of time these last few months working on getting a new web-based cataloging tool ready for you all. It’s finally time! I’d like to invite you to sign up for free and try out ‡biblios.net a community cataloging tool from LibLime. So, what th...