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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #74 -
October 2, 2007</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.<strong> Technology's Elusive
Rewards</strong></span></p>
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<p>So
your library spends plenty of time researching, testing, and
implementing new technology, but the results are never quite what you
had hoped for. How do you really know when a shiny, new technology is
the <em>right</em> one for you?</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://librarygeekwoes.blogspot.com/2007/09/chasing-technology-curve.html"
target="_blank">Chasing the technology curve</a> (Library Geek Woes)</li>
<li><a
href="http://librarydust.typepad.com/library_dust/2007/09/20-meet-square-.html"
target="_blank">2.0, Meet Square One</a> (Library Dust)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/finding_the_true_value_of_web_technologies.php"
target="_blank">Finding the True Value of Web Technologies</a>
(Read/Write Web)</li>
<li><a
href="http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/under-the-hood-of-web-20-the-top-ten-programming-concepts-for-librarians-to-understand/"
target="_blank">Under the Hood of Web 2.0 : the top ten programming
concepts for librarians to understand</a> (The Other Librarian)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<strong> Your Own Worst Enemy </strong></span></p>
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<p>October is <a
href="http://www.staysafeonline.org/events/index2007b.html"
target="_blank">National Cyber Security Awareness Month</a>,
and several recent surveys suggest that the single biggest threat to
any organization's computers are the computer users themselves. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071001-study-pebkac-still-a-serious-problem-when-it-comes-to-pc-security.html"
target="_blank">Study: PEBKAC still a serious problem when it comes to
PC security</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/cybersecurity-m.html"
target="_blank">Cyber Security Awareness Month: Do You Know Where Your
Firewall Is?</a> (Threat Level) </li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070916-report-insiders-cause-more-computer-security-problems-than-viruses.html"
target="_blank">Report: Insiders cause more computer security problems
than viruses</a> (Ars Technica) </li>
<li><a
href="http://isms-guide.blogspot.com/2007/09/employees-not-hackers-greatest-computer.html"
target="_blank">Employees, Not Hackers, Greatest Computer Threat</a>
(Information Security Management System)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<strong> See You at the Office
(Online) </strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>More people are abandoning their traditional desktop word
processing and spreadsheet applications for free, web-based ones. <a
href="http://docs.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Docs</a>
leads the pack, but Adobe and others are also joining the race.
Microsoft is now beginning to think about an online version of Office.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/technology/01soft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target="_blank">Storing Files on the Internet, Microsoft Style</a>
(New York Times) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/01/microsoft-moves-to-protect-office-revenues-they-are-blind-to-the-future/"
target="_blank">The Barbarians Are At The Gate, But Microsoft Moves To
Protect Office Revenues</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/10/adobe_acquisition"
target="_blank">Adobe's Latest Acquisition Creates Buzz Around Office
Docs</a> (Wired)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070926-web-apps-e-mail-and-games-remain-hot-office-apps-cool.html"
target="_blank">Web apps: e-mail and games remain hot, office apps cool</a>
(Ars Technica)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> Death to Vista; Long Live
XP? </strong></span></p>
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<p>Meanwhile,
given the lackluster adoption rate of the Vista operating system,
Microsoft is now allowing PC manufacturers to continue offering Windows
XP to their customers (at least for a while).</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.news.com/Microsoft-extends-Windows-XPs-stay/2100-1016_3-6210524.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news"
target="_blank">Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/09/microsoft-buckl.html"
target="_blank">Microsoft Buckles, Gives Windows XP A Life Extension</a>
(Compiler)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/09/24/cnpc124.xml"
target="_blank">PC users still prefer Windows to Vista</a> (Telegraph)
</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9785337-7.html?tag=nefd.only"
target="_blank">Why Microsoft must abandon Vista to save itself</a>
(CNET News Blog) </li>
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Joel Husenits
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