“Today the American Library Association (ALA) released its 2020 State of America’s Libraries report, an annual summary of library trends released during National Library Week, April 19 – 25, that outlines statistics and issues affecting all types of libraries during the previous calendar year. Although the report focuses on 2019, libraries are shown to be… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Why in times of COVID-19 you should not walk/run/bike close behind each other
Towards aerodynamically equivalent COVID19 1.5 m social distancing for walking and running: Full article – preprint – List of questions and answers Belgian-Dutch Study via Medium – “In a lot of countries walking, biking and jogging are welcome activities in these times of COVID-19. However, it is important to note that you need to avoid… Continue Reading
Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals
Washington Post – “Soon after he repurposed his 60-bed cardiac unit to accommodate covid-19 patients, Mount Sinai cardiovascular surgeon John Puskas was stumped: With nearly all the beds now occupied by victims of the novel coronavirus, where had all the heart patients gone? Even those left almost speechless by crushing chest pain weren’t coming through… Continue Reading
How to do Zoom meetings like a pro from your iPad
CNET – “The iPad could be the best way to do home video chats, if you’re ready for some guidance about how to get the most out of it. “My whole life is on video now. Zoom, Houseparty, Facetime, Hangout, Skype — I’m signing up for all these services to keep up with business, family,… Continue Reading
Mary Meeker’s Coronavirus Trend Report
Via Axios – “Bond Capital, a Silicon Valley VC firm whose portfolio companies include Slack and Uber, told its investors [April 17, 2020] via email that the coronavirus’ high-speed spread and impact has similarities to the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906…Bond’s best-known partner, Mary Meeker, is a former bank analyst renowned for her annual… Continue Reading
Facebook & Carnegie Mellon University COVID-19 Symptom Map
About This Map “This map shows an estimated percentage of people with COVID-19 symptoms, not confirmed cases. Facebook uses aggregated public data from a survey conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Delphi Research Center. Facebook doesn’t receive, collect or store individual survey responses. This map is not intended for diagnostic or treatment purposes, or for guidance… Continue Reading
Everything You Wanted to Know About Isopropyl Alcohol
iFixit: “Isopropyl alcohol is having a moment. Not an uplifting celebration, unfortunately. It’s more of a panicked where-can-I-find-it, is-this-the-same-stuff moment. Isopropyl alcohol is a disinfectant at its higher percentages, and you can use it to make homemade hand sanitizer. As such, there’s a shortage, and recent prices are triple what they were a month ago.… Continue Reading
Visual tour of the Pitt Rivers Museum
“The Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building – established in 1884.” Please see this link for an online Matterport… Continue Reading
Visualizing Social Distancing in the United States
Center for Data Innovation: “Reuters has created a series of data visualizations using location data from millions of smartphones to show how social distancing efforts have affected travel in the United States. The visualizations show that most individuals in cities such as New York, Chicago, and Denver had stopped commuting by March 20. In addition, an… Continue Reading
Staying Together While Working Apart
Via LLRX – Staying Together While Working Apart – There is a great deal that newly remote teams can learn from teams that have worked remotely for several years. Nancy Dixon’s recommendations on how to stay connected is a resource for managers, staff and teams, and focuses on social and professional aspects of maintaining effective… Continue Reading
7 Tips for Using Zoom on an iPad or iPhone
Via LLRX – 7 Tips for Using Zoom on an iPad or iPhone – You will want to widely share Brett Burney’s quick guide to using Zoom on your iPhone or iPad. In the past month most if not all of us have been on Zoom meetings that include a lot of background noise that… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues April 18, 2020
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues April 18, 2020 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
