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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #19 -
August 22, 2006</span></b></p>
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<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <b><strong><b><strong>You Don't
Know AJAX?</strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Does your website feel sluggish and uncooperative? Maybe it needs
some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29"
target="_blank">AJAX</a> (short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML).
AJAX is a web development technique that helps websites feel more
interactive, responsive, and well... just a whole lot slicker.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/AJAX:Getting_Started"
target="_blank">AJAX: Getting Started</a> (Mozilla Developer Center)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/?p=263"
target="_blank">AJAX: An Introduction</a> (BlogJunction)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/round_up_of_30_ajax_tutorials/"
target="_blank">Round-up of 30 AJAX Tutorials</a> (Max Kiesler)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ajaxlessons.com/ajax-workshops-archive/"
target="_blank">Ajax Workshops Archive</a> (AjaxLessons.com) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <b><strong><b><strong>Mooching
Gets Legit </strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://bookmooch.com/" target="_blank">BookMooch</a> is a
new service that allows people to give away their old books in return
for other peoples' old books. And it's free - a point system prevents
you from only taking and not giving. Even more - moochers can donate
their points to libraries. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/software/books/give-new-life-to-old-books-with-bookmooch-192829.php%5C"
target="_blank">Give new life to old books with BookMooch</a>
(Lifehacker)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6104889.html"
target="_blank">BookMooch: Swap your books for free</a> (CNET News)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2006/08/07/bookmooch/"
target="_blank">BookMooch</a> (Pattern Recognition) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <b><strong>DVD Sales Lagging,
Industry Grapples With Copy Restrictions & Fair Use </strong></b></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>With DVD sales in decline, some sections of the industry want to
ease copy restrictions that prevent consumers from legally making
digital copies of movies. At the same time, other sections continue to
fight to protect their clunky copy protection measures of old. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/52379.html"
target="_blank">Legal DVD Burning for Digital Films Closer to Reality</a>
(TechNewsWorld)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060816-7517.html"
target="_blank">Digitizing video signals might violate the DMCA</a>
(Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://business.newsforge.com/business/06/08/16/1641234.shtml?tid=18&tid=138&tid=2&tid=132"
target="_blank">Day two at LinuxWorld: Red Hat is MIA, but Golden
Penguins A-OK</a> (NewsForge) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <b><strong>Take Two Beta Bloggers
& Leave a Comment in the Morning</strong></b></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The blogosphere evolved last week when the two biggies released
beta versions of their respective blog publishing software - <a
href="http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/" target="_blank">Windows
Live Writer</a> (Microsoft) and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"
target="_blank">Blogger</a> (Google).</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/08/14/review-windows-live-writer-beta/"
target="_blank">Review: Windows Live Write Beta</a> (Paul Stamatiou)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/index.php?p=199"
target="_blank">Writer is Microsoft's first Live killer app</a> (ZDNet)</li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/Update+aims+for+a+friendlier+Blogger/2100-1032_3-6105718.html"
target="_blank">Update aims for a friendlier Blogger</a> (CNET News) </li>
<li><a href="http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/#1539734"
target="_blank">Blogger's New Beta</a> (Monkey Bites) </li>
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Joel Husenits
Managing Editor
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 130
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Phone: (614) 728-5252
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