Windows 8 is a big departure from previous versions of Windows. Do you have patrons asking for help using their Windows 8 devices -- but you aren't familiar with this operating system?
I've rounded up a few resources to help you and your customers navigate the new interface:
Even though it's winter and you might want to hibernate until spring... this post is about the choices you have for your laptop computer.
When it comes to powering-down your laptop computer, it can sleep, hibernate, or shut down:
Each of the three power-down states appears to shut off your computer, but they all work differently.
Some people leave their computers running 24/7, while others shut down computers the moment they step away. (BTW, Pete recommends most users shut down their computers at night.)
It must be the wintery weather — my mind is on freezing things.
When you freeze a pane on an Excel spreadsheet, you're keeping a row or a column still while the rest of the cells below it can scroll freely. This step lets you view your column and row headings continuously while you scroll your document. This is great when you have a spreadsheet with enough data that you have to do a lot of scrolling to see all the cells, then lose track of the headers that label the columns.
Take 15-minutes to watch this demo to learn...
How to freeze & unfreeze rows and columns
How to print frozen rows or columns
The difference between freezing panes, locking cells, and splitting the window
Other tips that let you see and work with data more easily
You can craft a one-of-a-kind device case for an iPad, Kindle, Nook, or other mobile device using weeded or discarded books from your library's booksale.
Bonus: your library's Friends group might consider making these to sell as a fundraiser, or in your library's Friends gift shop or at used book sales.
Not only do we humans feel the effects of winter — our phones & tablets can suffer from cold weather too. How can you protect expensive gadgets from a frigid day?
Here's a free tool you can try for organizing volunteers at your library — looks like a way to avoid inconvenient paper signup sheets and confusing reply-all emails.
Still searching for the perfect holiday gift for that special someone? There are still a few shopping (and shipping) days left for you to use Library Journal's Pinterest board Great Gifts for Librarians:
"Inspired by School Library Journal’s 2012 Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide, and selected by the completely subjective methodology of 'I thought it was cool,' here are 10 (and more) gifts for the librarian you actually like."
Exterminator, janitor for a high school, car dealership manager, postmaster... which job do you think Stephen King had before he made it big as a novelist?
Windows 8 is a big departure from previous versions of Windows. Do you have patrons asking for help using their Windows 8 devices -- but you aren't familiar with this operating system?
Even though it's winter and you might want to hibernate until spring... this post is about the choices you have for your laptop computer.
It must be the wintery weather — my mind is on freezing things. 
It's time to clean out your email account!
