Dumpling in a Hanky

I wonder if the makers of Jing are secretly Scottish...or perhaps  Oor Wullie fans? Because Jing's name is awwfy like wan o' Wullie's favourite wurds... Anyhoo - Thing 18 , one which looks at a tool for recording your actions on your computer, in order to let others see exactly what you're doing on your computer, rather than have to explain things in a convoluted way. A screencast! Lovely! This is actually something my boss and I have been discussing on and off for a while - the ability to have a recorded version of how to find/use the things that new staff are most going to want to use on their computers, that we have responsibility for. To have that sort of information available to them at any point (after they've recovered from the induction process information bombardment from every department) would be quite handy. The sound recording aspect would be redundant, as we have open plan offices, and sound disabled on the computers, so an ability to tag things wi...

Are you: In Scotland? An information professional? Keen to improve your web research skills? Unlikely to get the time or funding to travel to London for the most popular and useful courses by experienced trainers? Then come to this training day  in Edinburgh on Monday 13th June. Presented on behalf of the Scottish Law Librarians Group , Phil Bradley will be leading a full day course (split into a morning and afternoon session), first on getting the most out of Google, and then going beyond Google to using other online resources and tools. If you're interested, contact the organiser soon - places are limited, and only a few are left!

*Warning - extreme and pointed sarcasm may be used in this post. Those with weak hearts and constitutions may want to stop reading now* Dear people-who-have-agreed-to-attend-the-training-with-a-supplier-that-we've-set-up-for-your-benefit, I am very, very sorry. I obviously forgot a few things. I forgot: That I am your personal diary secretary, and I myself should have reminded you that you had agreed to attend this training. That you are incapable of leaving your seat without my specific instruction to point you towards a training room, and therefore cannot make your own way to your training. That the frequent pop up reminders on your computer of your imminent training session are only for you to ignore. Every time they pop up. For an hour beforehand. Every 10 minutes. That you can only tell me that you're not attending the session once I have had to come looking for you and ask you personally. That you cannot write an email or pick up the phone to spend 20 seconds telling me y...