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Cyberpunk Librarian

Summary: Join Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, as he talks about ideas, trends, and cool stuff for technologically minded librarians who are high tech and low budget!

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 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 20 – Video Killed the Staff Training Star | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:46

A podcast about video making? Why not? Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for a look out how to make training videos for your staff and public! Discover...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 19 – Press the Shiny Red Button | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:08

It’s a podcast about podcasts as Dan talks about the things he does to design, prepare for, and record the show! Find out just how simple, or complex, it can be to make a podcast and pick up some ideas from the Cyberpunk Librarian and others! Links Check out these shows for ideas! Anything on the Radiotopia network Hello, Internet with Brady Haran and CGP Grey The Ihnatko Alamanac with Andy Ihnatko and Dan Benjamin What the Tech with Andrew Zarian and Paul Thurrott The Knightwise.com Podcast with Knightwise This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte and others Dave’s Lounge with Dave, one of the chillest people on the Internet Bad Voltage with four of the biggest geeks on the Net. Jono Bacon, Stuart Langridge, Jeremy Garcia, and Bryan Lunduke Welcome to Night Vale is one of the greatest story based podcasts to ever grace the online world On the Media with Brooke Gladstone and others. You should also dig on Brooke’s fantastic book The Influencing Machine The Linux Action Show with Chris Fisher and Matt Hardy The Incomparable with Jason Snell and others Some hardware and software and stuff! WordPress – My free and open source content management system of choice. Or my preferred FOSS CMS. Seriously Simply Podcasting – A fantastic plugin for WordPress that helps with podcast distribution on your website. FFMPG Plugin for Audacity – Import video files into Audacity to strip off the audio. Video DownloadHelper Firefox – Download streaming videos easily. Audacity – The best audio editor money can’t buy. USB Mic – I use a Rock Band mic. Sure it’s cheesy, but it’s fairly decent. Blue Yeti – A primo USB mic. I’ll be upgrading to this fairly soon. Pop filter – The cheapest thing you can get to improve your audio. Make your own pop filter! – Don’t worry, it’s really easy to do. Swivel Arm Boom Mounts – They come in lots of varieties and prices. Mine was something like $30 as I recall. It doesn’t even have a brand on it. Other cool things! Ze Frank – The Show (07-28-06)

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 19 – Press the Shiny Red Button | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:08

It’s a podcast about podcasts as Dan talks about the things he does to design, prepare for, and record the show! Find out just how simple,...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 18 – The Technogeneralist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:51

Let’s take a break from long form, tech heavy shows with a shorter show and lighter commentary! An unabashed generalist, Dan takes you through how he maintains and learns a little about everything and why it’s important to specialize in generalization. Links Laura – Vincent Price Legacy Laura on the Internet Movie Database Isaac Asimov on Bill Moyer’s World of Ideas View from a Height by Isaac Asimov Vsauce on Ignorance and the Speed of Dark Music Solar Rush by Redmann As always, the title track is Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 18 – The Technogeneralist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:51

Let’s take a break from long form, tech heavy shows with a shorter show and lighter commentary! An unabashed generalist, Dan takes you through how he...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 17 – Making a Display By Yourself | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:40

Ever want a big, digital sign in your library but didn’t want to have to pay big money to get it? Well if you have a couple old computers and a monitor, the Cyberpunk Librarian has the answer to your digital signage needs! Notes Getting up and running with Xibo What you will need A computer running Linux that will act as your server Another computer running Windows A monitor or flat panel HDTV for your digital displays The Server For my server, I ran Kubuntu and installed a LAMP stack. (LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.) For Ubtuntu based flavours, you can easily install LAMP via: sudo apt-get install tasksel sudo tasksel install lamp-server As it installs, it will ask for a password for MySQL. Give it one and write it down. Put that password someplace safe. You won’t need it all that often, but when you need it, you need it. Download the Xibo server Xibo client for Windows or Linux Installing and running Note: To make things easier to move around, rename, copy, and store; I opened up a superuser Dolphin window. You can easily do this from the terminal (called Konsole on KDE) by typing: sudo dolphin I installed the Xibo server on a Kubuntu server running 14.04 LTS. After installing the LAMP stack I extracted Xibo and then copied it to the directory Ubuntu uses for web service with Apache: /var/www/html Rename the directory with an easier name like, you know, xibo. For the rest of these notes, I’ll assume you called your xibo directory by that name. You’ll need to give ownership and access of the xibo directory to the web user, or the Apache user. On Ubuntu flavours this user is called www-data. So: sudo chown www-data.www-data -R xibo That gives the web server the permissions it needs to access and run the system. Since this is an internal web service, I didn’t make any changes to the Apache configs. Pop into /var and create a directory called xibo there too. This will hold your images and stuff for the screens and, for security reasons, it should be outside of the web directory. Give the web user owner ship with the same command as before: sudo chown www-data.www-data -R xibo PHP Dependencies

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 17 – Making a Display By Yourself | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:40

Ever want a big, digital sign in your library but didn’t want to have to pay big money to get it? Well if you have a...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 16 – Cypherpunk Librarian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:08

Join Daniel Messer as he goes cypherpunk and talks about keeping yourself secure and private online and in the digital world. Notes and Links Use a VPN. Private Internet Access ProXPN TorGuard Secure Browsing Use incognito or privacy mode Use Firefox over Chrome TOR Browser AdBlock Plus Privacy Badger Mobile ChatSecure – Secure chat with Google and XMPP (Android and iOS) TextSecure – Secure SMS and MMS (Android only) RedPhone – Secure calling (Android only) Cryptocat – Secure group chat (iOS only) Wickr – Secure chat with optional time bomb to delete after given time (Android and iOS) Connec+ +or – Secure browsing for Android Red Onion – TOR for iOS As an aside, Facetime and iMessage on iOS are end-to-end encrypted. Secure Email Hush Mail Bitmessage GPG Leave No Trace TAILS – The Amnesiac Incognito Live System Used by Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden. Runs on a flash drive (I wear mine around my neck) Completely anonymous,  as it goes around the computer’s hard drive. Uses TOR Encrypts your userspace Or use a live distro of Linux without any persistent storage. You can set up a live USB of Ubuntu or many other distros of Linux. For instance, I also carry Kubuntu around my neck as a live stick. Unetbootin – works everywhere and it’s easy to use: Create a live USB stick with Ubuntu Use Good Passwords This is one of the most important things of all. If you’re using weak passwords, then you’re not securing anything at all. It’s the equivalent of leaving a key under your doormat. Lastpass – The browser plug in is the best, and it works everywhere since it’s just a browser plug in. 1Password KeePass – Stand alone, works everywhere Strong Password Generator Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You’ll Actually Remember (LifeHacker) Things You Should Be Aware Of If you’re using software to enhance or protect your privacy, chances are you’re going to be put on a watch list. NSA’s XKEYSCORE dissected: All Tor users marked as ‘extremists’ (Silicon Angle)

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 16 – Cypherpunk Librarian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:08

Join Daniel Messer as he goes cypherpunk and talks about keeping yourself secure and private online and in the digital world. Notes and Links Use a...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 15 – Storytime | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:05

Something a little different, a little laid back for your summertime. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a couple of stories/essays from Dan. Find out how cyberpunk is no longer futuristic, and discover the true power of sharing. Links Knightwise.com – The podcast with hacks, tips, and tweaks for cross-platform geeks. Welcome to the Future, Welcome to Now – The first part of the storytime. Online Immortality – The second part of the storytime. So  as I mentioned in the podcast, these two essays will be part of my next book. If you have the interest, here are the other two I’ve written: All My Rattling On: Essays, Musings, and Rants on Libraries, Technology and Science Hyperlinked History: A Multifaceted Journey Through Time Music Kevin Bryce – On a Spinning Disc, Dragonflies Kevin Bryce – Slightly Randomized Trajectory Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 15 – Storytime | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:05

Something a little different, a little laid back for your summertime. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a couple of stories/essays from Dan. Find out how cyberpunk...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 14 – What I Use – iOS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:39

On this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian we delve into what Dan uses, and by that we mean, what he really uses when it comes to the iPad and iOS. Links eReading Kindle GoodReader Zinio OverDrive News Flipboard Alien Blue Listening Spotify SomaFM RadioBOX Social Twitter Google+ Gave up on Facebook Watch Netflix YouTube (While you’re at it, check out the  VlogBrothers!) And finally… PlainText 2 Evernote Microsoft Remote Desktop Music Bacterial Love by Rolemusic Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 14 – What I Use – iOS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:39

On this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian we delve into what Dan uses, and by that we mean, what he really uses when it comes to the...

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 13 – Working Outside Your Environment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:59

On this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian, Dan goes into the benefits and mental cleansing that comes from working outside of your environment, both technologically and physically! Links The Secret Life of the Office –  Part of a fantastic series of documentaries by Tim Hunkin. The third series is basically the sequel to the first two series titled The Secret Life of Machines. Tim is one of my heroes who is not only a documentarian, but also an engineer and cartoonist. These series feature art and animation based off his original comics which informed and inspired The Secret Life series. Microsoft Remote Desktop for OS X – Seriously, I couldn’t do my job without it. Pixelmator – A Photoshop replacement for OS X. I love everything about this application. I screwed up the price, however as it’s US$30, not $15 as I said on the podcast. Sorry about that! Buy it through the App Store. TextWrangler – Because sometimes I just need to edit a little code, you know? Get it via their website or the App Store. Either way, it’s FREE! Remmina – VNC, RDP, and so much more for Linux. I’ve used it on Unity, Gnome, and KDE with no issues at all! Great software and a total win for open source! Angelique Pettyjohn – Best known for her appearance on the Star Trek: TOS episode “The Game Masters of Triskelion,” Angelique was also an adult film star, movie star, dancer, fashion designer, model, and burlesque performer. Yes, I named my MacBook Air after her. I never claimed to be normal. Music Gilo – Evenings Recital Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu

 Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 13 – Working Outside Your Environment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:59

On this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian, Dan goes into the benefits and mental cleansing that comes from working outside of your environment, both technologically and physically!...

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