Library 2.0 Sandbox

HBPL Web 2.0 links
http://www.myspace.com/hbpl
http://www.facebook.com/hblibrary
http://www.youtube.com/hblibrary
http://www.twitter.com/hbpl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach_Public_Library

Photo Pages
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hbpl
http://picasaweb.google.com/hbplphotos
http://picasaweb.google.com/hbplnews
http://photobucket.com/hbpl
Some nice looking, easy navigation, user-friendly library websites: http://del.icio.us/hbpl/cool
http://del.icio.us/hbpl
http://delicious.com/hbpl/director/

HBPL Blogs
Teen Blog: http://hbplteenblog.blogspot.com/
Film Blog: http://hbpl.blogspot.com/
Music Blog: http://hbplmusic.blogspot.com/
Room Rentals Blog: http://hbplnews.blogspot.com/
Children's Events Blog: http://hbplkidsevents.blogspot.com/
Library Director's Blog: http://hbpldirector.blogspot.com/
Wordpress Blog: http://hbpl.wordpress.com/
http://hbplcat.wordpress.com/

Less Popular Web 2.0 sites
http://www.technorati.com/profile/hbpl
http://digg.com/users/hbpl
http://www.reddit.com/user/hbpl
http://hbpl.stumbleupon.com/public/
http://www.pandora.com/people/hbplsupport
http://www.last.fm/user/hblibrary
Google Reader Google Maps , Google Profile, Orkut Page
Windows Live Profile, HBPL on Second Life,
http://www.43things.com/person/hbpl/
Eventful: http://eventful.com/users/hbpl
Arto: http://hbpl.arto.com/
Live Journal: http://hbpl.livejournal.com/
Flixster: http://www.flixster.com/user/hbpl
Tumblr: http://hbpl.tumblr.com/
Tagged: http://www.tagged.com/hblibrary
Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/hbpl

Free Remote Desktop Software

Remote desktop control software has long been used by computer support techs to provide long distance help over the phone. Using it does require that the user's computer has no issues with power or network connection though. Once those two requirements are met, you can use remote control software to help walk users through the steps on their computers or take control of the mouse and perform the operations for them.

One useful free software that I discovered through our ILS vendor is logmein.com. This remote desktop software only requires an Internet browser to easily access another computer's desktop. I found it easy to use and install. There is of course other remote desktop software available like Window's built-in Remote Desktop Connection, but I found it hard to configure. Logmein has a free personal version that I have used to support my friends and family. Another advantage is that if you have basic Internet, you can use it via your browser without having to ask the network administrator to open up any special network ports. So if you're looking for a free and easy to use remote desktop control program, try out logmein.