tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post114685282713703332..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Crossing over to the Dark SideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-26180801972091188282007-01-17T17:06:00.000+08:002007-01-17T17:06:00.000+08:00the force is strong in this one...
once you've tur...the force is strong in this one...<br />once you've turned into the light there's no turning back. now just wait for iPhone...Alvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694524848634844841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1147253686065635142006-05-10T17:34:00.000+08:002006-05-10T17:34:00.000+08:00Hi, Ivan,Yes, I am also a Mac user as well. I high...Hi, Ivan,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am also a Mac user as well. <BR/>I highly recommend a book which I think that help you in conceiving new ways of marketing the library. It's called "Influence" by Robert Cialdini. <BR/><BR/>It will be great if the library can get 20 copies of that book. <BR/><BR/>yours sincerely,<BR/>BLBernard Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862498778630014428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1147101573120188952006-05-08T23:19:00.000+08:002006-05-08T23:19:00.000+08:00Hi Yang-may, it would seem that ALL Mac users are ...Hi Yang-may, it would seem that ALL Mac users are Mac evangelists! LOL<BR/><BR/>Where do I see the future of books? IMHO, books will still be the dominant means of disseminating information. The trend in UK you mentioned is new to me. I would think printed books will still be around but for mass markets (for reasons you mentioned) while niche-market books will migrate more to digital. We shall see. <BR/>Thanks for the question!Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1147037454310235692006-05-08T05:30:00.000+08:002006-05-08T05:30:00.000+08:00Hi IvanI came upon your site via the blogger who c...Hi Ivan<BR/><BR/>I came upon your site via the blogger who convinced you to try blogging. I see you now have 4 blogs! Your post on Mac evangelising amuses me as all Mac users I know are Mac evangelists, too. <BR/><BR/>I've recently launched my own litblog, Fusion View at http://www.fusionview.co.uk - an East/ West view on writing, culture and the arts. I am a Malaysian-born writer based in the UK. It's turning out to be an interesting experiment as many of my original readers of my novels are books people and I sense that there is a certain resistance to coming online to experience my blog. Meanwhile, I am picking up new tech-savvy readers of the blog from all over the world.<BR/><BR/>As a librarian, where do you see the future for books as digital technology advances? Especially, in the context of storage and also ease of access. The traditional book publishing industry in the UK is at a turning point I think as the cost of books becomes more and more expensive to produce and the impact is already bening seen in the kinds of books that are now being published (ie more populist, less place for non-mass market books)<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/>Yang-May Ooi, Fusion ViewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1147011023337704992006-05-07T22:10:00.000+08:002006-05-07T22:10:00.000+08:00Welcome to the Force ... the Mac Force!! I'm sure ...Welcome to the Force ... the Mac Force!! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with the Mac. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146949840791575192006-05-07T05:10:00.000+08:002006-05-07T05:10:00.000+08:00Visit http://www.freemacware.com/ http://www.pure...Visit http://www.freemacware.com/ http://www.pure-mac.com/ http://www.versiontracker.com/ and http://www.pimpmysafari.com/ in that order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146945582949699302006-05-07T03:59:00.000+08:002006-05-07T03:59:00.000+08:00welcome to the Fun Side. A PC has never made me sm...welcome to the Fun Side. A PC has never made me smile while using it. A Mac is always like a breath of fresh air.<BR/><BR/>Seeing that you are in Singapore. If you have any Mac questions, you can always ask a fellow Singaporean: http://popagandhi.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146935222937914352006-05-07T01:07:00.000+08:002006-05-07T01:07:00.000+08:00There is a website that prepares articles called m...There is a website that prepares articles called migration kits.To quote the site "a Macsimum Migration Kit is an overview of Mac OS products for a particular occupation". The guy who runs this site, Dennis Sellers is an experienced hand in the Mac Universe and always appreciates feedback.<BR/><BR/>Migration kit articles are at this link. You will see Library Management is on the list in Feb 2005. The posts are organized by date. Welcome and congrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146892278504833572006-05-06T13:11:00.000+08:002006-05-06T13:11:00.000+08:00i could tell that u were switching soon ;)btw, i t...i could tell that u were switching soon ;)<BR/><BR/>btw, i think the ads are more for those already using macs.cole.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697833337941220819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146888433225261522006-05-06T12:07:00.000+08:002006-05-06T12:07:00.000+08:00and I too saw the light just about Xmas and I have...and I too saw the light just about Xmas and I have never looked back - sure I still have the same ole dubious skills but it feeeels so much more real!! <BR/>I also loved the ads although like all marketing it takes a basic truth and lies about it...!<BR/>catch u over at my place ..<BR/>unamableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146884223078813762006-05-06T10:57:00.000+08:002006-05-06T10:57:00.000+08:00Doug, I think you're right. I probably have crosse...Doug, I think you're right. I probably have crossed FROM the Dark Side :) If Macs do get hammered by computer viruses, it just means one less selling point. I think it has enough selling points to still make them more attractive than Windows. Whether it's clever marketing or hype, I don't know. All I know is once the idea got planted and germinated, it was only a matter of time that I crossed the line.<BR/><BR/>Folks, <A HREF="http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2005/9/27/why-we-use-macs.html" REL="nofollow">click here</A> to Doug's blog post he included above. Worth a read.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1146857634137914232006-05-06T03:33:00.000+08:002006-05-06T03:33:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan,We Mac users would like to think that you ...Hi Ivan,<BR/><BR/>We Mac users would like to think that you are crossing over FROM the Dark Side.<BR/><BR/>A little essay on why we use Macs in our school district if interested:<BR/><BR/>http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2005/9/27/why-we-use-macs.html<BR/><BR/>I actually discourage people from buying Macs. If the market share for them gets too big, virus writers might consider Macs a more worthy target.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com