We recently upgraded to the most recent version for our Events Calendar. With this version, alternate language support became available. It’s not all-inclusive…Anything actually entered by staff is still English-Only, but it seemed worth trying.
To any of our Spanish-speaking patrons, E-vanced requests feedback. None of the staff actually speak Spanish, so they’ve had community support in the translation. If there are mistakes, let us know, and we’ll pass them along. Similarly, if they did a good job, they’d like to know that too.
While Microsoft has made efforts to get Hotmail/Windows Live Mail to work with Firefox, you may find yourself encountering issues. Especially if you’re still using the Classic view. It’s the Windows Live Mail version/view that has been specifically altered to function for Firefox users. As we generally recommend Firefox to our patrons here in the library, and today ran into an issue with printing from Hotmail, I wanted to give you a head’s up. I myself use the Windows Live view and have not had any issues. The classic version seems to cause the browser to hang up, however.
If you like the Classic version, use Maxthon for your internet session and you ought to be fine.
I started using Microsoft Office 2007 while it was still in beta. I had beta version 1, then the beta refresh, and then I had a trial of the finished product. When my trial ran out and my budget didn’t allow for purchase yet, I was very distressed, but I’d grown to love the newer version, and found it much more friendly to use.
That being said, if you haven’t seen it, be ready for some surprises. The interface has been overhauled, and no matter who tells you, or how many times, you’re still probably going to react with a “What the…?” I’ve seen fellow Computer Geeks do it. But….if you take a few deep breaths, and give it some time, I promise, you’ll get used to it. And while it might not seem so at first glance, it is much more intuitive and it does make life with Office easier.
Major caveat: if you need to take your work to a machine running a prior version of office you need to make sure that when you save it, you select the version for older Office files. Office 2007 natives files use a new format, that even with a converter, may not translate well, or at all, back to Office 2003, XP, etc.
If you need help on saving to a prior version, ask at the Reference Desk, or come back and ask me.
In the meantime, you might want to read up a bit, if you haven’t heard of/seen anything on the new software. Below are some links to some articles that should give you a good idea of what’s in store:
Goshen Public Library is distributing vouchers for free admission tickets to the New York Aquarium while supply lasts. If you are interested, please see Beverly in the Children’s Department. Tickets are valid through September 15, 2007. Limit (4) tickets per family please.
FitnessOnDemand TV videos are a fun and dynamic way to lose weight, add muscle, and improve overall health and quality of life. From aerobic exercise routines to specific workouts directed at the abs and thighs, anyone interested in improving his or her health finds a wealth of fitness opportunities. In addition, the fitness programs feature yoga and Eastern philosophy for embracing one’s spirituality.
New videos include:
D’s Hip-Hop Aerobics: Volumes 2 & 3
These two hot hip-hop aerobic workouts will help you burn fat, tone, tighten, and increase your energy. And you’ll have fun doing it! You’ll learn the hottest moves like the shake, basketball, drive and the bounce combined slowly into a 45-minute routine that’s easy to learn. Before you know it, you’ll be dancing like a pro!
Firefighter’s Workout
New York City firefighter captain Michael Stefano leads this 30-minute workout program based on the normal regimen of New York’s bravest. The main goal is achieving top physical conditioning and strength in men and women alike.
Fit by Tracey: Cardio Sweatfest
This ultra-intense workout begins with 60 minutes of pure kickbox. This kickbox routine was choreographed by a martial artist and is for the kickbox lover. It focuses on form and power. Moves are done at varying speeds and muscle tone is something you can expect from this workout!
Fit by Tracey — Sculpt Sweatfest
This 60-minute workout sculpts and tones your entire body using unique and more complex exercises. There are two 30-minute segments in this workout that focus on balance and stability, and also rehabilitation and strengthening of weak and neglected muscles. Modifiers are included to demonstrate easier moves.
Fit by Tracey — Step Sweatfest
Grab your risers and get ready to have some fun! Step Sweatfest combines two 30-minute step workouts varying in intensity. There are five step combos and five intervals, and everything is done to music that makes you want to groove.
Kabbalah Yoga: Ambitious Beginners
Combining two unique forms of spirituality, this video simultaneously explores the ancient Jewish philosophy alongside the Eastern form of spiritual fitness. This instructional video is intended for beginners of both concepts and provides basic yoga movements and routines that are linked to the fundamental precepts of the Kabbalah.
Kabbalah Yoga: Approachable Advanced
This program has been specially designed to balance the physical with the spiritual, transforming your inner as well as outer self, while imparting the essence of the ancient Kabbalah. Kabbalah means “that which is received.” The postures and recitations in the program will sharpen your intuition, teach you how to turn obstacles into challenges and lead to a new appreciation of the world around you.
Look Great Naked: Abs
Based on the best-selling book Look Great Naked, Brad Schoenfeld introduces a high-energy workout that allows you to perform his acclaimed system of training in the comfort of your own home. Look Great Naked: Abs shows you how to chisel a terrific midsection.
Look Great Naked: Butt
Based on Brad Schoenfeld’s high-energy fitness program and featured in his best-selling book Look Great Naked, the three workouts on this program are designed to optimally work the muscle groups in your buttocks and hamstring muscle groups.
Look Great Naked: Thighs
You’ll learn the proper and most effective ways to exercise, sculpt, tone, and develop your thighs.
Miracle of Life Pregnancy Workout
Fitness instructor Gloria Quinlan presents this 60 minute program aimed at the pregnant woman looking to stay in shape.
Sexy and Fit After 40
You’ll learn the secrets that counteract the effects of time and gravity with this unique program. Sexy and Fit After 40 gives you an all-over toning, fat-burning workout designed specifically for women 40 and older.
High-Intensity Kickbox Challenge
The kickbox workout you have always wanted. Choreographed with the help of second-degree black belt Jessica Johnson, this workout features Tracey Staehle, who leads you through a safe, fun and motivating kickbox workout without a lot of impact or back-breaking contortion.
I don’t tend to follow the news, and I’m not really political, but I do practically live on the web, and I know how many of you come to the library to use the web each day, so I thought I’d post this video about the Net Neutrality debate.
New for you! Video-on-Demand. All you need is a computer, high-speed internet access (or your viewing will be quite choppy), and a library card. To get started, visit Goshen’s MyLibraryDV channel to read more about the service, and to download/install the MyLibraryDV download manager. Please do not install this on the library’s public machines. That decision will come from library staff, after we’ve discussed whether or not it’s a viable option with our limited computer numbers.
Some highlights: MyLibrarDV is FREE. Videos are of DVD-quality, and cover a wide range of interests. Currently, there are over 450 titles. Our Program Listing is currently MIA, but will be linked from our site as soon as it’s operational, which should be by tomorrow. Access is simultaneous, which means there will never be a wait on the title you want to view.
I’ve been meaning to write about LibraryELF for quite awhile now, but it must have slipped my mind. It recently came up in conversation again, so here goes.
LibraryELF can help you keep track of your library account in a new way.
From the site:
Who uses Elf?
Anyone who wants to reduce overdues
Families with children and lots of books
Individuals with several library cards
Anyone who requests a lot of holds
What’s delivered?
Email and/or RSS alerts before items are due
Email and/or RSS alerts on overdues and holds
Consolidated list of yours or your family’s library loans and holds
Cellphone text message alerts for holds (US and Canada)
Real-time checking by browser
Not only will LibraryELF alert you about books coming due, overdue books, and holds, it will do it on your schedule. I personally have it warn me 3 days prior to a book’s due date. If I don’t renew, it will keep sending the alert.
LibraryELF can email you about holds without your being signed up for them through the system. I generally check mine out before it gets a chance to tell me they’re here, but for people who currently get phone calls, having an email reminder or a cell phone reminder could be an extra helper.
You can also check your card to make sure no one else has been using it. As in, you can see what you have out. If you want to interact with what you have out, you’ll have to jump back to the catalog–LibraryELF can’t do that part.
I don’t have a family, so I haven’t made use of any of those kinds of features, but I can imagine they’d be oh so handy as well.
LibraryELF is not affiliated with any systems, it’s simply a site that seeks to do something for people that maybe their system can’t/won’t do for them. And it only takes about 5 minutes to get going.
It’s the month of St. Patrick. It’s the month of green. It’s the month of shamrocks. And, yes–it’s the month to celebrate the the great Irish writers. You can find their beautiful and haunting works right here. Explore the tales of James Joyce, Brendan Behan, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Frank McCourt, Sean O’Casey…the list goes one. You can also learn about the contributions of Irish-Americans right here in Goshen. From the Civil War to the present day–it’s a great month for the Irish.
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