Entries from February 2009

The Hollywood Librarian: A look at Librarians through Film

24 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

The Media Education Foundation has acquired the rights to The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film, and is bringing out the film on DVD.
They are now taking orders from both US and international customers through their web site at http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=138
The DVD is available for colleges and universities, as well as public libraries, high [...]

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What the heck is Jaunty Jackalope ?

23 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

“Jaunty Jackalope” is the code name for Ubuntu 9.04, scheduled for release in April 2009… And with its release imminent its time to find out about its successor. Karmic Koala. Read the full story here…

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Oddest book titles prize

16 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

One of the lesser known prizes within the book publishing industry, has to be the Diagram Prize, or as it is also known the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year. What started out as a bit of humour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1978, developed into an annual favourite with nominations [...]

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Debian finally ships Lenny 5.0

16 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

Its been a long wait, but with 22 months of development now behind them, the Debian team yesterday released Debian Gnu/Linux 5.0, codenamed Lenny. The release supports no less than 12 processor architectures and includes the KDE, Gnome, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments. It also features compatibility with major standards including the filesystem hierarchy [...]

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Once-off document purchases

11 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

We are now offering a solution to parties who are only interested in obtaining an up-to-date version of a specific South African legislative document or full-text article.
You will be able to order the following documents:

A specific Government or Provincial Gazette (as from 1994)
A Gazette published before 1994
An up-to-date Act with its regulations
A bill or [...]

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Is Facebook a passing fad ?

11 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

Now five years old, Facebook has more than 150-million users worldwide, and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is rated by Forbes as the 321st richest person in the world. Not bad going for a college dropout.
But aside from Zuckerberg’s prodigious business acumen, what has been the secret of Facebook’s popularity?
Those who doubt its value to [...]

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Welcome to new clients

06 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

Sabinet would like to welcome all new clients as from 1 January 2009.
It is great to have you all on board with us and we look forward to serving you for a long time to come.
Marka LDA
Arwyp Medical Centre
WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd
Mbali G and Associates
Divine Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd
The Institute for Animal Health
Gauteng Dept of [...]

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Google Earth Fills Its Watery Gaps

03 Feb 09 · Leave a comment

Information about the oceans will be the most significant of several upgrades to Google Earth. Read the full article here…

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