When I posted a little while back about using an external keyboard with the iPad , I promised to share how I use the iPad for work. When I bought the iPad I found it quite frustrating for a while in trying to use the iPad as I wanted, but I managed to work it out, and some of the elements that were missing at launch have been put in place. Email. MORE >>

Sunday mornings is a favourite time of the week for me. get up early and go walking with my friend Darren Woolley. The conversation is always lively and last Sunday I mentioned to Darren that I thought it was interesting that ambiguous stories seem to linger in my mind much longer than stories with a clear point. As a result we remember the story.". MORE >>

Ojaranta is a school librarian, though she got a grant to take six months to concentrate on her ongoing doctoral studies at Abo Akademi (Turku, Finland). This study focuses on IL in the curriculum and in teaching in the seventh grade (about 15 years old): research into the role and attitudes towards IL and information seeking. MORE >>

Harmon.ie commissioned a recent study that reported digital distractions have become a major issue at work. They affect both work and time outside work hours, often blurring the distinction between the two. Of course many of these connections are for personal reasons, but often work is involved.   Most of the distractions are digital. MORE >>

Turntable.fm has certainly created a sensation – over the last couple of weeks it has been one of the hottest topics on the web. Deservedly. It really changes the game in making music truly social. And the concept, the strategy, and the execution are superb. It is similar to the skip on other web radio, except it requires collective opinion. MORE >>