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Adult Services & Digital Literacy (AKA Personal Technology) Programs Week of June 1, 2015

Linda Reimer

Tuesday, June 2, 2015:

Computer Security & Privacy Workshop: Computer Science expert D. J. Dates will host this program. Workshop attendees will gain insight on how to safely travel around their computer and the Internet. D. J. will also discuss Encryption and Script Blocking!

Registration is required for this program. To register please call us at: 607-936-3713 or send an email to us at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Microsoft Excel: Course I: Learn the latest features of Microsoft Excel 2010. This tutorial will walk you through Cell Basics and how to Modify Columns, Rows and Cells. We invite you to bring your own laptop (if you have Excel 2010), and will provide laptops for those who need them.

Registration is required for this program. To register please call us at: 607-936-3713 or send an email to us at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Time: 2:00 pm-4:00pm

Thursday, June 4, 2015:

Corning Area Writer’s Group: Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. On the other Thursdays the group meets at Soul Full Cup CoffeeHouse. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Spin a Yarn! Bring in a knitting or crochet project you are working on, get instructions or help or use club materials to make something for a greater good. For more details, call (607)936-3713. All skill levels welcome.

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday, June 5, 2015:

Friday Night Free Film: 50/50 (2011): Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen team up to beat the odds in a film that Rolling Stone calls achingly hilarious and heartfelt. Diagnosed with spinal cancer, 27 year old Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) navigates the road to recovery with the sometimes overbearing support of his crude best friend (Rogen), his smothering mother (Angelica Huston) and an inexperienced therapist (Anna Kendrick). Inspired by a true story of writer Will Reiser, 50/50 is an honest yet hysterically funny account of a young man’s journey toward healing. MPAA Rating: R. Run Time: 100 minutes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Also…

The Library offers One-On-One Personal Technology Assistance Sessions by Appointment:

  • If you have questions about any of the material we cover in our Digital Literacy programs

 

  • If you can’t make a program but would like to know more about the subject we’re covering in a program

 

Or

 

  • If you have questions about how to use a new tablet, smartphone, e-reader or a piece of software —

 

You can make an appointment with a member of our Digital Literacy Services staff to come to the library at a time that is convenient for you and we’ll answer your tech usage questions or go over the material we cover in any of our tech programs!

 

It is a free service the library offers!

 

You can make an appointment in person at the library, by telephoning 607-936-3713, or by sending an email to our Digital Literacy Services Department at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

HBO al la carte Coming In April To Apple TV Streaming Box

Linda Reimer

One of the big  announcements Apple made at its press event last week was about a deal with HBO which will now allow you to purchase HBO al la carte, as in without subscribing to a cable package through your local cable TV provider!

Of course, there is a caveat, you have to have an Apple TV streaming box (and Internet access) to access the HBO Now library of programs.

The Apple TV box now sells for $69 and the HBO Now monthly subscription price will be $14.99 a month; however, this is a huge, huge deal as far as video fans being able to watch TV shows and movies wherever and whenever they want to because for the first time ever a major cable channel is offering a subscription to their video offerings that does not require you to purchase a cable TV package!

Hopefully now that HBO has put a crack in the walled in garden of TV Packaged the flowers of stand alone TV subscriptions will grow!

Here are links to two articles on this subject the first from The Wall Street Journal and the second from NPR:

http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/03/10/with-apple-tv-deal-hbo-frays-the-cord/

http://www.npr.org/2015/03/10/392041850/new-hbo-now-streaming-service-shows-consumers-will-is-king

And if you’d like to see how an Apple TV streaming box works — let us know! We do have one at the library we can show you!

Have a great day!

Linda, SSCL

FYI Amazon Announcing New & Probably Low Cost Smartphone Today

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, just FYI Amazon is holding a press conference as I’m writing this at 1:47 p.m. EST — and is widely expected to announce a brand new and low cost smartphone.

They’ll be a ton of news coverage about this new phone — but just to sum it up — here’s a link to a brief USA Today article on the subject:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/18/amazon-smartphone/10751663/

Have a great day!

Linda R.

SSCL

P.S. Update at 3:14 p.m. — Amazon has indeed launched a new smartphone called the Fire Phone — here’s a link to the Amazon Fire Phone description page where you can find more details:

http://goo.gl/LG95Ap

And a link a recorded Re/code blogging of the Amazon Press conference that announced the even earlier today:

http://recode.net/2014/06/18/coming-up-amazons-smartphone-unveiling-liveblog/

New Low Cost Smartphone Features Corning’s Gorilla Glass

Linda Reimer

Long time tech columnist & reviewer Walt Mossberg reviews and relatively inexpensive new smartphone on the Re/Code site this week and in his video/print review he mentions that this new phone, the Motorola “Moto E,” which is an entry level Android smartphone that costs $129 and can be used via AT&T & T-Mobile, and he mentions in his review that:

  1. The phone is a solid step up from feature non-smart phones and is recommended to people that haven’t had a smartphone before but who don’t want to pay mega bucks for one either up front or as part of a 2-year contract;
  2. And that the phone is using Corning’s Gorilla display glass!

Here’s a link to the article should anyone be thinking of ditching their old feature cell phone and dipping their toes in the smartphone water:

http://recode.net/2014/05/21/what-you-get-in-a-smartphone-that-costs-just-129-unsubsidized/

Have a great day!

Linda R.

 

 

New Titles Available In STLS Digital Catalog

Linda Reimer

Newly Added E-Books, E-Audios & Streaming Videos (available via the OverDrive app and seen in the STLS Digital Catalog found at the following link: http://stls.lib.overdrive.com/

Digital Audio Books:

Title:                                                                                                Author/Creator:

The Cairo Affair                                                                               Olen Steinhauer, Edoardo Ballerini

Proven Guilty: The Dresden Files Series, Book 8                      Jim Butcher, James Marster

The Ruby In the Smoke                                                                Philip Pullman, Anton Lesser

The Shadow In the North                                                             Philip Pullman, Anton Lesser

The Tiger In the Well                                                                    Philip Pullman, Anton Lesser

 

E-Books:

Title:                                                                                                Author/Creator:

Acts of God: Why Does God Allow So Much Pain? Bob Russell, Rob Suggs, Kyle Idleman

Awaken the Highland Warrior                                                    Anita Clenney

Awakening                                                                                      Elene Sallinger

Benno and the Night of Broken Glass                                         Meg Wiviott, Josée Bisaillon

Bitter Thistle, Sweet Rose                                                          Ruth Glover

A Bride for Noah: Seattle Brides Series, Book 1                      Lori Copeland, Virginia Smith

Cascade: The River of Time Series, Book 2                            Lisa T. Bergren

Changing Course: Women’s Inspiring Stories of                    Yitta Halberstam

Clammed Up: Maine Clambake Mystery Series, Book 1           Barbara Ross

Dating Games #1: The First Date                                                Melody Carlson

David Pogue’s Digital Photography: The Missing Manual        David Pogue

Dominican Republic & Haiti Travel Guide                                   Lonely Planet

The Dunwich Horror                                                                      H. P. Lovecraft

Eat to Defeat Menopause                                                              Karen Giblin

Embrace the Highland Warrior                                                   Anita Clenney

The Everything Guide to Algebra                                              Christopher Monahan

Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing                              Hod Lipson

Following Your Heart                                                                  Jerry S. Eicher

Forget Me Knot                                                                           Mary Marks

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest…                     Michio Kaku

Galileans: A Novel of Mary Magdalene                                    Frank G. Slaughter

Holy Brother: Inspiring Stories and Enchanted Tales about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

Various authors

Hormones and Hot Flashes                                                       Barbara Kantrowitz

iBooks and ePeriodicals on the iPad: The Mini Missing Manual

J. D. Biersdorfer

Last Telegram                                                                            Liz Trenow

Menopause Sucks                                                                      Joanne Kimes

Missing Your Smile: Fields of Home Series, Book 1             Jerry S. Eicher

Never Too Late                                                                          Betty Neels

No One to Trust: A Novel                                                        Lynette Eason

The One-Way Bridge: A Novel                                               Cathie Pelletier

Outside Barry                                                                           Lopez, Barry

Pelican Point                                                                             Donna Kauffman

Placebo                                                                                       Steven James

The Pride of the Peacock                                                         Victoria Holt

Proven Guilty                                                                            Mia Watts

Return to Me                                                                             Lynn Austin

The Rich Are with You Always                                              Malcolm Macdonald

Shining Light                                                                            Ruth Glover

The Shivering Sands                                                                Victoria Holt

A Single Thread: Cobbled Court Series, Book 1                    Marie Bostwick

Singularity: Jevin Banks Series, Book 2                                   Steven James

Staying Sane When You’re Going Through Menopause        Pam Brodowsky

A Strange Period.: Insights into the Bizarre Experiences of Perimenopausal Women

Sheryl Gurrentz

The Talmud: A Biography                                                        Harry Freedman

Texas Blood Feud                                                                       Dusty Richards

This Ain’t No Picnic: Your Punk Rock Vegan Cookbook        Joshua Ploeg

Torrent: The River of Time Series, Book 3                             Lisa T. Bergren

Vanished: Private Justice Series, Book 1                                 Irene Hannon

View and Manage Your Photos on the iPad: The Mini Missing Manual

J. D. Biersdorfer

Waterfall: The River of Time Series, Book 1                           Lisa T. Bergren

Where Love Grows: Fields of Home Series, Book 3              Jerry S. Eicher

The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change

C. Northrup

World from Rough Stones                                                         Malcolm Macdonald

 

Streaming Videos:

Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock                                         Eric Kimmell

Anansi Goes Fishing                                                                    Eric Kimmel

At War with the Army                                                                Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis

Back to the Garden                                                                     Kevin Tomlinson, Kevin Tomlinson

Catch .44                                                                                       Aaron Harvey

The Ethics of Fracking                                                                Scott Cannon

Highlander, Season 1                                                                   Dennis Berry

Klunkerz: A Film about Mountain Bikes                                 Billy Savage

McLintock!                                                                                  John Wayne, M. O’Hara

One Man One Cow One Planet                                                  Tom Burstyn

The Red House                                                                           Delmer Davis

Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Season 1                                      Rick Jacobson

Trashed with Jeremy Irons                                                     Candida Brady

WWI, Prohibition, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, WWII & the Cold War: History

And as WordPress does challenging things with the formatting of text when copying and pasting — here’s a link to a PDF that features the same titles all lined up!

Newly Added STLS Digital Catalog Titles April 29, 2014

Have a great day!

Linda R.

Some Links To Cool Tech Stories You Might Have Missed

Linda Reimer

It is super busy in the Southern Tier region of Library Land and so I haven’t had time to type up a proper length posting to highlight just why I believe the following 5 articles are of note for the casual tech fan. However, briefly, article 1 is on the reported talks between Apple, that makes the Apple TV media streamer and Comcast and if those talks are successful than cable subscribers might be able to ditch their cable box for an Apple TV box and have some extra streaming options thrown into the mix as part of the Apple TV menu (like having access to Netflix right next to the channel apps for ABC, NBS, PBS & CBS! Article 2, despite the title, is a list of just announced gadgets that were awarded Engadget Editors’ Choice Awards – this gadgets include their best picks for some items  you might expect like the best smartphone and e-reader and some items you might not expect like the high tech Nest smoke detector; article 3 offers a report of Amazon’s upcoming, and not-yet-released, new smart phone that is reported to have many high end bells and whistles, article 4 offers a thoughtful CNET article on just which iPad is the right one for you (And I love iPads so I think everyone should have one!) and article 5 relays the fact that iTunes radio just got a NPR news station – and without further ado – here are the article titles and links for your tech reading pleasure! Have a great evening! Linda R.

 

  1.       Apple, Comcast nod to Net TV future (March 24, 2014)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/24/apple-comcast-deal-implications/6829929/

 

  1.       The winners of the 2013 Engadget Awards — Editors’ Choice (March 21, 2014)

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/21/winners-2013-engadget-awards-editors-choice/

 

  1.       Amazon’s Answer To The iPhone Will Have Six Different Cameras [Report] (March 20, 2014)

http://www.cultofmac.com/270997/amazons-answer-iphone-will-six-different-cameras-report/

 

  1.       Which iPad should you buy? Apple has four iPads for sale. Which do you get? Let us help. (March 20, 2014)

http://www.cnet.com/news/which-ipad-should-you-buy/

 

  1.       iTunes Radio Gets News Radio, Via NPR (March 24, 2014)

http://recode.net/2014/03/24/itunes-radio-gets-news-radio-via-npr/

 

New Streaming Videos Added To The STLS Digital Catalog!

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, today there are new streaming video titles available in the STLS Digital Catalog. You can check them out and stream them to your smartphone or tablet by simply installing the OverDrive Media Console app. And of course, you can check out free e-books and audio books too! I’ll be posting a separate list of new e-books and audio books that have been added to the STLS Digital Catalog today too shortly.

Have a great day!

And please pass the word on about the availability of the free streaming videos anyone can watch for free courtesy of our library and other libraries within the Southern Tier Library System.

Linda R.

Streaming Videos:

Title:                                                                        Creator/Director/Star:

95 Miles to Go(Documentary)                                T. Caltabiano  & Ray Romano

Accidental Hero: Room 408                                     Steve Rosen,

Adopted                                                                       Pauly Shore

Anansi and the Talking Melon                                  Eric A. Kimmell, Janet Stevens,

Changing Seasons: The Earth                                  Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Company Men                                                     Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones

The Education of Charlie Banks                                Jesse Eisenberg & Jason Ritter

Flight For Survival                                                      Martin Cray

Found Memories (Film Movement)                          Julia Murat, Lisa Fávero

If Only I Were…                                                            Carl Sommer, Kennon James

The Iron Lady                                                                Meryl Streep

Jack Goes Boating                                                          Philip Seymour Hoffman

Killing Them Softly                                                         Brad Pitt

The King’s Speech                                                           Colin Firth, H. B. Carter, G.Rush

Library                                                                              Sarah Stewart, David Small,

Little Fish                                                                         Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (Film Movement)  Sandra Oh, Ric Young,

Looking for Fidel                                                                 Oliver Stone, Fidel Castro

The Republic of Love (Film Movement)                          Bruce Greenwood, Emilia Fox, Deepa Mehta

A River of Waste (Documentary)                                      Don McCorkell

Sarah’s Key                                                                           Kristin Scott Thomas

Twilight Children (Documentary)                                     Marie Vidal-Michel

The Violin (Film Movement)                                             Don Ángel Tavira, Dagoberto

Yosemite: Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Devils Postpile

Sorry about the spacing above — here’s a link to a PDF version of the same list which has the proper, non-Word Press changed, spacing:

Newly Added Streaming Videos March 25, 2014

And the link below brings up our streaming video poster should anyone wish to print it off and/or share it!

OverDrive Streaming Video Poster

Have a great day!

Linda R.

Photos & Computers Workshop – This Wednesday, March 26, 2014!

Linda Reimer

Do have a digital camera and a computer?

Have you ever received digital photos from friend or family that you opened up on your computer and then couldn’t find again?

If so please join us for or Photos & Computers workshop this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. and we’ll show you the basic transfer-photos-from-your-camera* ropes. We’ll also show you how to organize your photos into folders on your computer so you can keep all your vacation photos from 2013 in one folder and all your family reunion photos from 2012 in another!

So if you have questions about how to transfer photos to your computer and then how to organize them and find them – this workshop is for you.

Join us!

Have a great day!

Linda R.

 * Or smartphone – and you’ll need your smart phone to USB cable for that – call us if you are not sure what that is! Tel: 607-936-3713 ext. 502 and ask for Jenn or Linda.

And as a P.S. if you have your own laptop please bring it with you and we’ll walk you through the process on your own computer. And if you don’t have a laptop – never fear – we’ll have some of the library laptops set up so you can walk through the process without having to bring your own desktop computer with you!

March Teen Tech Program – This Friday, March 21 – LEGO bots!

Linda Reimer

 Join us this Friday, March 21, 2014 for our March Teen Tech Friday program!

This month’s tech topic is LEGO Mindstorms – which includes some hand on experience in building LEGO bots!

The program runs from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Registration is required just so we know how many people to set up for!

To register please call us at 936-3713 ext. 503 or stop by the combo Children’s & Young Adult’s desk.

And if you’re wondering what LEGO Mindstorms is – click on the following link which will take you to the Mindstorms  section of the LEGO website where you can see and read more about the Mindstorms kit and Lego bots!

http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/?domainredir=mindstorms.lego.com

Have a great day!

Linda R.