This is probably the coolest thing I’ve seen all day – and it was sorely needed. Not much introduction is necessary as I’m sure you’ll want to get started playing right away. Kayak.com has a new feature on their website that let’s you view a map of the world and explore where you can fly for how much. Go look now. Credit HN.
This just makes me sick to my stomach: How deep is the BP oil spill? About 5,000 ft underneath the ocean’s surface. What does that mean? Here’s an easy to understand and comprehend graphic that gives you an idea of just how freakin’ deep the oil is spewing from. Really, really, gross.
Interesting article putting forward a thought unknown to me. Called The End of Men, it explores women’s rising role in, well, civilization. There are currently more women in the workforce then men as well as the desire for daughter’s has been on a very steady rise. Have a look for an interesting read.
Digital Library maintenance is a long boring process. I’m not even sure if it’s a rewarding task. I know I’ll be grateful for my work later but right now I’m feeling the carpel tunnel creep into my left wrist.
What is digital library maintenance? It’s the process or organizing and naming my digital files in a way that I can access and find them easily and quickly. Think to your own collection of books and things – it has a certain order to it that lets you find what you want, when you want. Although maintaining a real physical library is more labor intensive, do not misrepresent the hours of work that is put into organizing a digital library.
Luckily iTunes and other software automatically organizes your files for you. You don’t have to think about where your music is because iTunes organizes it neatly for you. Unfortunately for me I have a perfectionist streak that forces me to do all my organization my self.
For my music I have all my music in one folder aptly named ‘Music.’ In that directory I have four sub-directories: #-d, e-l, m-r, and s-z. This thwarts the onslaught that happens when I’ve tried to view all my music in one directory. With sub-divisions I can load a portion of my music without fear of a hang-up. Essential.
For the rest of my digital media, namely videos, I have them arranged in the folder ‘Video’. Each file is named according to Boxee’s media file name conventions. This lets Boxee scrape my videos accurately so as to pull the accurate information for each video. A pain to perform at first yet the luxury afforded later is so very delightful.
In any case it’s time for me to finish this round of clean-up. It will be so lovely to rest.