Cyberpunk Librarian: Recent Episodes
Daniel Messer
Dan dives into the past and brings you a talk that was the genesis of his Defcon 32 presentation. We’re going to talk about shadow libraries, shadow librarianship, and what the traditional library might learn from the underground. If you’re into watching the podcast with a slide deck, its available on PeerTube. Also… Check out...
It’s time for something a little different and this time around, Dan brings you a presentation from IUG 2025! We’re going to dive into AI, copyright, and data ownership and how the times are changing… and what that might mean for libraries.
WatchIf you want to watch the podcast with the accompanying slide deck, you'll find it on:
- PeerTube
- YouTube
LinksEverything pertaining to this talk is available on my IUG 2025 page.
MusicThe song you hear in this episode is Mutual Observation, which was generously provided by Hexhotel! Big shout out and thank you for the music!
Also...Check out The L0WL1F3 Podcast and Neon Dystopia! If you like this podcast, you’re gonna love L0WL1F3! And if you love cyberpunk culture, Neon Dystopia is your next stop after this one!
ContactMastodon - @cyberpunklibrarian@hackers.town
Signal - CyberpunkLibrarian.01
Episode 67 leads right into episode 68 as Dan takes on the theory and practice of underground librarianship, anarchivism, and shadow librarianship.
Links No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules from UPI.com. * Man burns 100 library books; residents donate 1,000 more to local libraries from News 5 Cleveland. * Florida Department of Education releases list of over 700 banned books in K-12 schools from Central Florida Public Media. * Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America from The Guardian. * RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies from The Guardian. * MASH War is war, Hell is Hell from Season 05, Episode 20. * Idaho HB 710 * Legislation of Concern in 2025 from EveryLibrary. * Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act from Wikipedia. * Signal - Encrypted messaging. * Bookshop.org - New and used books from independent shops. * Anna's Archive - The open source search engine for shadow libraries. * Z-Library - One of the world's largest eBook libraries. * FMHY - The largest collection of free stuff on the internet! * VPN Ratings from PC Magazine * PirateBox - A great little project for a SBC. * Project Bookmark - A portable file-sharing system built on NodeMCU ESP8266 that creates a wireless access point and serves a web interface for accessing digital documents and hosting discussions. * Ubuntu Tutorials - Including all kinds of ways to install Linux on older hardware. * https://what-if.xkcd.com/31/ - The source of the ten kilogram shoe box. * https://ubuntu.com/tutorials?q=bootable+usb - Ubuntu install tutorials
Music* Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Coma by Natural Causes * Cares for the Waves by Mesmerists * Failures of Infinity by Nihilore * Ignorance is Bliss by Minds Eye * Spines Entwined by The Polish Ambassador * Ritual Revival by The Polish Ambassador
Sounds & Images* Multiple Tornado Alarms from Freesound * Featured image by Jude Robinett
Also...Check out The L0WL1F3 Podcast and Neon Dystopia! If you like this podcast, you're gonna love L0WL1F3! And if you love cyberpunk culture, Neon Dystopia is your next stop after this one!
Libraries are in danger and Dan is angry. There have been more books banned in the last two years than ever before. Censorship and attacks on...
You can have it your way, on your hardware, with software you prefer. Your little free Cyberpunk Librarian gets into the philosophies and basics of self-hosting!...
It’s a full episode follow up and we’re gonna talk about a free and open source library project that Dan is building with his own three...
The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Again! I think? Anyway, Dan finally got some time to make podcasts again so welcome back to the high tech, low...
I’ll fly away, oh glory I’ll fly away in the morning When I die hallelujah by and by I’ll fly away Music Dark Walk by Kevin...
You say it best When you say nothing at all Alison Krauss – “When You Say Nothing at All” Music Dark Walk by Kevin MacLeodFree download:...
I sang along with Elvis And played with Bill Monroe On the stage in my bedroom My transistor radio ~Daryl Mosley – “Transistor Radio” Music Dark...
Life ain’t always what it seems to be You’re tied down when you’re think you’re free Running circles around the clock Eventually it’s gotta stop ~Eliza...
Before I became Cyberpunk Librarian, I was the Faceless Historian, the host of Hyperlinked History. This was a show close to my heart as it was...
Holy crap! The Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a new episode about his favourite operating system that’s not actually an operating system. But then again, it may as well be, because that’s what he’s using most of time. Join Dan as he walks you through Firefox, how to use it better and more efficiently, how to make it pretty, and how to save a six figure number of images.
Links
Min - A minimalist web browser.
Qutebrowser - A keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI
Firefox theme page
Firefox Theme - Matrix_Purple ANIMATED
Firefox Theme - Neon
Firefox Theme - Black Rain (Animated)
Chrome Web Store - Themes
Winamp Skin Museum - Ooooooooo preeeeetty!
The Commodore 64 - One of the most popular computers ever.
Mouse 1351 - For the Commodore 64
GEOS - The Graphical Environment Operating System. An 8-bit wonderment of a GUI operating system for the Commodore 64.
All the Firefox keyboard shortcuts!
Mitch Murder music videos
Notion - Notes and so much more. I've tried and tried to find something that works better for me, but I always keep coming back.
Cyberpunk Librarian - Episode 02 - Oh Shaarli You're All Alone
Eagle - Collect, search and organize your images for projects and tasks.
Cybersylvanian - My Tumblr site. Images of cyberpunk, anime, retro, classic celebrities, angels, comic art, and lots more.
Firefox Extension - Bypass Paywalls (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - ColorZilla - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - Downie - (This was pulled from the Chrome Web Store because it downloads YouTube videos. More info.)
Firefox Extension - Download Images from Tabs - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - DownThemAll! - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Eagle - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Facebook Container - (Not available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Fireshot - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - Humble Bundle Downloader - (Not available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - img2tab - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - JSONView - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Notification Sound - (Not available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Notion Web Clipper - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - OneTab - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Save In... - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Save to Notion - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Shaarli - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - Tab Counter Plus - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - To Google Translate - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - Tumblr Post - (Chromium based alternative)
Firefox Extension - uBlock Origin - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Firefox Extension - Web Developer - (Available for Chromium based browsers)
Music
Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Airflow by Bio Unit
Scape from Reality by Code Therapy
From the Ocean by Lampé
Boardwalk by Holizna
Memories of Thailand by Risey
Build your own Netflix with free, open source software and the Cyberpunk Librarian. Join Dan for part three of the cyberpunk community library series and learn how to set up your own media streaming server!
Screenshots
Support & Charity
- Donate to Tornado Recovery Efforts in Kentucky - On the night and early morning of December 11 & 12, 2021; multiple tornadoes rolled through Kentucky leaving a path of destruction miles long. Mayfield, KY was almost destroyed and Bowling Green, KY was badly damaged. If you can help out, the United Way of Southern Kentucky is accepting donations for relief and recovery. All donations will remain local to the Southern Kentucky area.
- Support Jellyfin! - Seriously, this is great software. Please consider supporting the developers and contributing towards the future of a fantastic open source software project.
Links
- L0WL1F3 Podcast - Come quietly or there will be... trouble. The best cyberpunk podcast on the feeds!
- Podnutz - Tech Podcast Network, home of DoorToDoorGeek
- Jellyfin - Open source media streaming and management
- Jellyfin - GitHub repo
- Jellyfin - Clients and software
- Infuse 7 - An AppleTV client with JellyFin support
- Jellyfin - Naming conventions for movies. See the sidebar for other naming formats.
- Plex - Media streaming, sharing, and management
- Ampache - A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager
- HandBrake - Convert videos to MP4.
- NameChanger and bulk renaming utilities like it - Because you may find yourself needing to rename a lot of files, these bulk renaming utilities will make your life easier.
Music & Sound Effects
- Kite Fly High by Adeline Yeo (HP)
- Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
- Finally Free by Linn Friberg
- Drop by Metre
- Nanophage by Tri-Tachyon
- The Waning Moon by Anima
- Cue Scratch - From Freesound.org.
AM 800 – WRTH is back and this time, we’re not the only thing on the air. Kilo November 8 Whiskey Romeo Tango calling Whiskey Alpha...
AM 800 – WRTH is back and this time, we’re not the only thing on the air. Fire all around me! Mayday mayday mayday! Music “Ossuary...
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AM 800 – WRTH is back and, this time, we’re not the only thing on the air. Music “Ossuary 6 – Air” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed...
You thought it was done. You thought it was over. But it's not over, and nothing is ever done. The Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast are back for part two of their descent into madness - a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture.
Note
This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you’re normally listening to the show with kids… you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed.
Links
- Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture
- The L0WL1F3 Podcast
- Neon Dystopia – The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it’s where the podcast is based.
- Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive
Join me for a special crossover episode with the L0WL1F3 gang from the LOWL1F3 Podcast! We dive into a forgotten piece of cyberpunk media, so forgotten that some people don't even realize it's cyberpunk. So get your red coveralls, strap on your stompers, and grab your toolbelt. This is part one of a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture.
Note
This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you're normally listening to the show with kids... you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed.
Links
- Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture
- The L0WL1F3 Podcast
- Neon Dystopia - The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it's where the podcast is based.
- Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive
You're a librarian for a small community and someone hands you an SSD. Opening it up you discover three folders named eBooks, Magazines, and Comics. Total file count: 6,271. You nod, fire up some software, and tell your community "Yeah, I can make this work."
Links
- Calibre - The best eBook management system
- Calibre - Supported formats
- Kovid Goyal - The primary developer of Calibre
- Komga - Your next digital comic and magazine management system
- Comics metadata from Comic Vine
- Comics metadata from The League of Comic Geeks
- Bandes dessinées metadata from Bubble
- Bandes dessinées metadata from Bedetheque
- Manga metadata from Kitsu
- Manga metadata from MyAnimeList
- A list of digital comic reading software
Screenshots
Music
All tracks by Smooth Genestar from the album Music for Sleepless Cities.
- Downtempo Gangstas and Time Thieves
- Bars & Hookers
- Tokyo Codes
- Sleepless in Reykjavik
Opening track - Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds
- SFX_Magazine - Freesound
- Magazine.wav - Freesound
Your community, your library. Whether you’ve got a small group of friends, or a small town, the Cyberpunk Librarian has the solutions for your ILS problems! Join Dan for an introduction to a fantastic, easy to use ILS that’ll make your library life easier without breaking your budget!
Links
- The Shane Company - Advertising slogan: You have a friend in the diamond business
- https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/blog/theres-gotta-be-someone-better.html - A blog post I wrote about why Dewey sucks
- BISAC - Book Industry Standards and Communications cataloguing system. Human readable subject headings and classifications.
- UNIX Philosophy - One damn thing at a time
- TinyCat - The best ILS solution for regular people
- TinyCat Pricing - While TinyCat isn't free, it's incredibly affordable
- Handheld USB Barcode Scanner - $14.99 at the time I composed these notes.
- WoneNice USB Laser Barcode Scanner Wired - $20.99 at the time I composed these notes.
- Tanglewood Hill OPAC - My personal library at Tanglewood Hill. Have a look around!
- Make your own barcodes using this spreadsheet! But first, you'll need to install this font.
Music
- A New Life by Napz
- Not Found by Daizy
- Sunken Streets by Sro
- Slow Vibing by Ketsa
- Light Year by Anitek
- Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
AM 800 WRTH is back on the air with a true story of a supernatural encounter in an old town in Kentucky. But before we get...
Don’t touch that dial, because AM 800 WRTH is on the air and bringing you the story of a ghostly video game where you stare down...
Thanks for joining us tonight on AM 800 – WRTH! We’re going to be talking about an anime that turns the standard ghost story upside and...
You’re on the air with AM 800, WRTH. Tonight, we’re talking about the music of the paranormal, supernatural tunes that evoke feelings of dread, fear, and…...
You’re on the air with AM 800, WRTH. Tonight we’re talking about spectral stories and a game that was, and still is, the basis of many...
Whether you’re disconnecting out of necessity or choice, you don’t have to shut down when you go offline! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for tips, tricks, and tactics for working and keeping yourself entertained when the lights go out and/or your phone says “Searching for signal.”
Listen via Video
- YouTube
- PeerTube
Mind Map
Links
Entertainment - Audio
- Apple Music
- Spotify
Entertainment - News
- Internet Archive
- The Magazine Rack - Tonnes of magazines freely available for download from the Internet. Archive!
- The Computer Magazine Archives
- Gaming and Gamer Magazine Archives
- Starlog Magazine Archive
- ZZap!64 Magazine Archive
- Wallabag
- Zinio
Entertainment - Reading
- Amazon Kindle
- Audible
- Comixology
Entertainment - Video
- CrunchyRoll
- Hulu
- Netflix
- Prime Video
Library Apps
Check your local library to see if any of these services are available to you! All libraries are different and some will have access to different services, with different collections. All of these apps are available on iOS and Android.
- Axis360 - An eBook service for public libraries.
- cloudLibrary - Downloadable eBooks for public libraries.
- ComicsPlus - A comic book and graphic novel service for libraries.
- Flipster - Digital magazines and newspapers services for libraries.
- Freading - Downloadable eBooks for public libraries. Usually offers a more esoteric collection than the other eBook services.
- Freegal - Download, and keep, MP3 every single week. Streaming music is also available, depending on your library's options.
- Hoopla - The service with almost everything. Read eBooks and comics, listen to music and audiobooks, watch movies and TV.
- Kanopy - Indie movies, award winning documentaries, The Great Courses, and more.
- OverDrive (aka Libby) - OverDrive is the service and Libby is their app. OverDrive is the biggest service in downloadable eBooks and eAudio in the North American public library space.
- RBDigital - A little bit of everything. eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines.
Software
- Ampps - Easily set up a MariaDB, Apache, and PHP development environment on your Mac, Windows, or Linux. Then install various programmes using Softaculous.
- Calibre - Your eBooks, organised, converted, and managed your way. 100% cross platform.
- Chunky - My preferred comic book reader for iPadOS.
- Dark Noise - Soothing sounds for your ears. Available on iOS and iPadOS.
- GoodNotes - Handwritten notebooks done right in the digital world. The first big reason to own an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil.
- GoodReader - Excellent PDF reader for iOS and iPadOS.
- iA Writer - An excellent and affordable Markdown editor.
- Joplin - Ditch Evernote and discover something better, and simpler, than Notion. Joplin is a cross platform and available iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
- MindNode - Mind mapping software for iPad, iOS, and macOS. See below for an example of how I organised this show using MindMap.
- Procreate - Drawing, sketching, and painting on the iPad Pro. This is the second big reason to own an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil.
- Typora - The best Markdown editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Visual Studio Code - My preferred code editor. Oddly enough, even though it's made by Microsoft, it's totally cross platform for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- VLC - One of the best video apps in the world. Free, open source, cross platform, and will play damn near anything you throw at it.
Everything else
- CGP Grey - Dead man's/Detained man's switch. (Specific part of the video.)
- Cortex - The origin of the terms Greycation and Hurleyday.
- Publii - Version 0.36 released with a new spell check, and a whole lot of other new features!
Music
- Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
- Call Your Grandma by Bodysurfer
- Wants to Know by Bodysurfer
- 17-17 by Bodysurfer
- Jax-Trax by Bodysurfer
- Tears In My Heart by Psychadelik Pedestrian
Oh my god, he's back! After over a year of craziness and massive life changes, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back!
Join Dan in this comeback episode where he helps you get acquainted with static site generators and introduces you to the one he prefers!
YouTube
Listen to the show on YouTube.
Links
- Tanglewood Hill - Check out my personal blog, powered by Publii!
- Energy Hogs: Can World’s Huge Data Centers Be Made More Efficient?
- The Internet Cloud Has a Dirty Secret
- Stooge - A little programme that clears fines on patron accounts by automating Polaris Leap.
- Jekyll - Probably the most popular static site generator.
- Hexo - A static site generator powered by Node.js.
- Hugo - Likely the fastest static site generator. Powered by Go.
- Publii - My static site generator of choice. Beautiful, easy to use, and it makes blogging a joy rather than a job.
- Publii Marketplace - Lovely, free themes for Publii along with a few paid options.
- If you're interested in other static site generating options, check out this article from CreativeBloq.
- Typora - My favourite Markdown editor.
Music and Sound
- Radio Interference/Static - from Freesound
- Epsilon by Auditive Escape
- Fluvial Aspen by Auditive Escape
- Yurtifale by Auditive Escape
- Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Subscribe on iTunes, on Overcast, or through RSS. Skylar and Jessica embark on a rescue mission with some unexpected help! Diving into danger, they take on...
The moon rises above the horizon as you approach your final destination. You’re ready to put this road trip behind you, only a few more hours...
The hills are behind you now, and there’s little more than seemingly endless road ahead. Twilight sets in, then night. The scenery fades into the darkness...
There were no motels along this stretch of the drive, so you were forced to spend the night at a rest stop. Fitful dreams disturbed your...
A restless night in an inexpensive motel, a quick breakfast, and you’re putting the miles behind you. The day passes without incident, but what will evening...
The light is fading quickly as the sun sets behind the distant hills. You finish your coffee, buckle in to the driver’s seat, and pull back...
You’re driving down a dark highway and you’ve not seen another car for over an hour. It’s the dead of night, and you reach for the...
Are you tired of paying for content? Do you have four or five services you subscribe to for music, eBooks, or movies? Maybe even more than five? Feeling a bit burned out pitting one service over another? Well Dan has just the thing for you: Free digital content from your public library! Release yourself from all (or at least some) of those services, and check out what's on offer from your local library! You'll be amazed how you can download eBooks, listen to music and audiobooks, watch movies, and more... and all you pay is the price of your library card!
YouTube
Listen to the show on YouTube.
Links
Audiobooks
- OverDrive - Audiobooks, eBooks, and more
- RBDigital - Audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, comics, and more
- Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more
eBooks
- OverDrive - Audiobooks, eBooks, and more
- Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more
- Freading - eBooks outside the Times... the New York Times.
- Freading Help
Magazines & Comics
- RBDigital - Audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, comics, and more
- Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more
- Magazine Rack - The Magazine Rack at the Internet Archive. Tonnes of classic magazines.
Movies, TV, & Video
- Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more
- Kanopy - A fantastic collection of indie, arthouse, classic, and documentary film
Music
- Freegal - Download and stream music, free and legally
- Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more
Music
- Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
- Elektro Attitude by Chuzausen
- When the Rain Comes by saQi (featuring Cheraki)
- Falling Under Water by saQi (featuring Marya Stark)
- Bunker by Meter
- Ocean Hotel by Uncan
- Weirder by Drake Stafford
The Cyberpunk Librarian is back and he's talking about software... His own software! Join Dan for a look at The FOSSiL Projects and discover what he's been working on for the past couple of months! And hey, maybe there's something in the Projects that can help make your library life just a little easier! YouTube Listen to this episode on YouTube. Links * iAWriter - My writing app of choice on the iPad. * The FOSSiL Projects - Free and Open Source Solutions in Libraries. The primary website for information about the projects. * FOSSiL Projects on GitLab - The FOSSiL Projects repos on GitLab. * CargoCult Demo - Try this thing for yourself! * PHP - Write some code, find some frustrations. * Python - A better brand of misery. * MariaDB - It's MySQL, without Oracle. * Ubuntu MATE - It's so... green! * WordPress - Sure, there are other CMS solutions, but this is the one I like. * GitLab - Host your code in an versioning system that's 100% open source. * Download GitLab - Host your code in your own hosted versioning system. * GOGS - Simple, easy to use, git style versioning system. Works pretty much everywhere. * VirtualBox - Run virtual Linux servers using open source virtualization software. It's VMware, with Oracle.
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Catching Rays by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Fluid Dreams by Daniel Birch * Edge of the Wastelands by Tri-Tachyon * Overcast by fascinating earthbound objects * Stinger music is pulled from Andreas Theme by Kevin MacLeod * Music from the Cyberpunk Librarian podcasts
Sounds * 56k Modem from Freesound.org
Holy crap! Cyberpunk Librarian is back! On this episode, Dan talks about the projects that have been holding up the show and what's going on in his life. It's a conversation over coffee with your friendly neighbourhood Cyberpunk Librarian! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Blogging * Blog post: Blogging, RSS, and Social Network Failure * Blog post: Taking Notes — A New Approach to the Shows * Blog post: Organizationally Stacked
Facebook Is a Garbage Fire * The Oatmeal - Reaching People on the Internet * GeekWire - ‘The Oatmeal’ creator rips Facebook in comic — and Facebook asks if he wants to ‘boost’ the post
RSS Readers * QuiteRSS — Free, open source RSS reader for Linux, Windows, and macOS * Reeder and Unread - Inexpensive RSS readers for iOS * Reeder — Inexpensive RSS reader for macOS * Flym and Read - RSS readers for Android * Brief - A free, open source RSS reader for Firefox - WebExtensions and Firefox 56+ compatible * FeedBin and Feedly - RSS readers on the web - Premium, but inexpensive services that sync across devices
Ambient and Space Music * Download Dan's music for free from SoundCloud * Buy Dan's music on BandCamp
Organisation * Kanban - Wikipedia * Ōno Taiichi - Creator of kanban * Trello - A freemium kanban system for tracking projects. * Projects - A public Trello board so you can see what Dan is doing these days
Python Projects * Polaris ILS - My particular ILS of choice * Koha ILS - My favourite free and open source ILS solution * 3M SIP Protocol - Guaranteed to cure your insomnia * DR. RID - Check it out on GitHub * Reddit Enhancement Suite - Make Reddit better.
BBS * BBS - A fantastic documentary from Jason Scott, the archivist behind textfiles.com + Watch the BBS documentary series on YouTube * Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It - A fantastic podcast about technology, history, people, and getting out of debt * Mystic BBS - A pretty sweet BBS package for macOS, Windows, and Linux * SynchroNet - A pretty sweet BBS package for Windows and Linux * WWIV - A classic bit of BBS kit that I ran back in my teenage years * VirtualBox - Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows and runs virtual machines with ease * SyncTerm - An excellent terminal emulator that invokes the old days of dial up * Qodem - A clone of the classic Qmodem terminal emulator
Music * Stinger music is pulled from Andreas Theme by Kevin MacLeod * Star Drift by Daniel Messer * Optimus L'Chaim by Daniel Messer
Sounds * Fast Forward
Skylar and Jessica return in a new chapter of Intragalactic Librarian! Now official agents of the CDD, our cosmic librarians embark on their first mission, a...
Join Dan for a special episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where he looks at what it is to be human in an increasingly technological world, and within the world of one of the greatest novels in the cyberpunk genre! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links * Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep on WorldCat and Amazon * Episode 50 - Spirit in the Framework * Hatsune Miku * Blade Runner - Trailer * Blade Runner 2049 - Trailer * Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It - A new podcast from that guy at textfiles.com.
Music * The Beat Goes On by Flex Vector * Dancer in the Dark by Flex Vector * The Killbots are Coming by Flex Vector * Gray Matter by Flex Vector * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds * Steady Rain in the City at Freesound.org
Sometimes it's far harder than it should be to find that academic paper or research article. Papers and journals are locked behind paywalls, paywalls that don't matter to your patrons. So let Dan help you break the walls down, and get those articles you and your patrons need! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links * Google Scholar - Start here whenever you're looking for a scholarly article. * Unpaywall - For Firefox and Chrome. Looks for legal access to scholarly articles. * DOAJ - The Directory of Open Access Journals. Almost 10,000 journals an over 2.5 million articles. * Arxiv - Pronounced "Archive," this is a massive ePrint server from the Cornell University Library. You'll find open access to over 1.3 million articles on a variety of subjects. * Sci-Hub - Open access to scientific and academic research. * Library Genesis - Over 2 million eBooks, magazines, and articles. * Sci-Hub Links for Chrome - Turn those DOIs and Pubmed links into Sci-Hub links. * IBT - Two-thirds of the world's academic papers are now on Sci-Hub * r/Scholar - The scholarly article subreddit.
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Work by Ketsa * wander with me by Ketsa * Sentimental by Sro
After a way--to-long hiatus due to some bad craziness with moving, promotions, and upgrades... The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Join Dan as he shares his tools and techniques for downloading massive amounts of, well... everything! YouTube Listen to this episode on YouTube. Links * WordPress.org - My CMS of choice * Seriously Simple Podcasting -Podcasting with WordPress * Zapier - A Zap to add images to Dropbox by liking them on Tumblr * Save File To - Manage your downloads (For Firefox) * Image-Toolbar - Save images to the right place the first time (For Chrome) * DownThemAll - Gimme it! It's mine! (For Firefox) * Bulk Image Downloader - Get all the images! (For Chrome) * Multi File Downloader - Get all the things! (For Chrome) * The developer of DownThemAll gives his non-candy-coated opinion about the move to WebExtensions. * youtube-dl - It downloads videos so damn well! * Homebrew - It's like apt for Mac and it's pretty awesome * Knightwise episode KW807 - In which Knightwise covers youtube-dl in depth * A killer script to do incremental downloads of YouTube channels, from u/serendib on reddit. * wget - Because sometimes you need an entire website * Wget: A Noob's Guide - Learn the basics of wget in minutes! * r/DataHoarder on reddit - A subreddit for those with a multi-terabyte obsession * r/OpenDirectories on reddit - "I found this lying around..." * phpBB - The BBS isn't dead, it's just available via HTTP.
Music * Unprovoked Attack by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Within Attraction by Yanni - Buy it on Amazon or listen on Spotify * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Druids March by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Pacific by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Nocturnia by Psychadelik Pedestrian
Sounds * 56k Modem.mp3 * Rimshot Joke Funny
Just a quick update from Dan on why he’s been radio silent for a while, what’s going on, and no the show isn’t dead!
Dan returns with part two of episode 51 where he finishes up the topic of burner laptops with some software recommendations to keep yourself safe and private in cyberspace and in meatspace! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Join me! * Imzy – Join the community on Imzy! * Facebook – Or find me on Facebook! * @bibrarian – Talk to me on Twitter! * Google+ – Google+ is still alive! * Or just email me – cyberpunklibrarian (at) protonmail (dot) com
Links * uBlock Origin – An ad blocker that’s not too hard on your RAM or CPU. * Privacy Badger – Blocks trackers and advertisements too. From the good folks at the EFF. * HTTPS Everywhere – Putting the S back on the end of HTTP. Encrypted connections whenever possible. * NoScript Security Suite – Shut down unnecessary scripts and prevent cross-site scripting and clickjacking. * DuckDuckGo – Because your search engine shouldn’t follow you around the web. * DuckDuckGo Bangs – Search everything from one site. * A Beginner’s Guide to TOR – Getting started with TOR and what it’s all about. * Another Beginner’s Guide to TOR – Because a little more information won’t hurt. * TOR Browser – The easiest way to get up and running with TOR. * DuckDuckGo on TOR – Anonymize further. * TAILS – When you absolutly, positively need a higher level of invisibility. * NSA Labels Linux Journal Readers and TOR and TAILS Users as Extremists – Their only crime was curiosity.
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Untitled One (Anoymous Version) by Pollux * The Northern Lights by Alyiann * Viscous by FRAIL
Go dark and get deep as Dan walks you through the basics of setting up a burner laptop! In a special, two part episode, we’re going to look at the hardware, network, software, and physical security you’ll need to think about when you’re setting up a laptop you might eventually walk away from. Here in Part One, let’s talk about the hardware, the network, and operational security of the device.
CORRECTION: During the episode I refer to GPS as a two way communication which, as Jason Griffey and John Fink pointed out on Twitter, is wrong. What I was talking about is the communication between GPS and apps that use GPS. The GPS on a smartphone is a receiver, and that’s all it does, receive information. I am so sorry for that error, and I’ll mention this correction in Part Two! YouTube Listen on YouTube. Links * Acer Aspire One Netbook – My burner of choice * Acer Aspire One models on eBay – See what’s on offer * Xubuntu – Lightweight, beautiful Linux * Install Linux on a Chromebook * Five Dollar Wrench Cryptanalysis from xkcd * Snooping on Text by Listening to the Keyboard – Schneier on Security * A Closer Look at Opera’s Browser VPN – An article on hacks * PC Magazine’s Review of VPNs – Good place to start looking for services * Private Internet Access – Not a paid endorsement, because I don’t do those. I’ve literally used them for years and I’ve been happy since I first signed up.
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Untitled One (Anoymous Version) by Pollux * The Northern Lights by Alyiann * Methamphetamine by Alyiann * Answering M by Sro
Sounds * Radio Transmissions – Morsecode – SOS MAYDAY * AM Flip 2
FIFTY EPISODES?!
Can you believe it? The show is over three years old and, with fifty episodes on the books, Dan decided to do something special! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for a look at one the best pieces of cyberpunk art ever created and one of the greatest cyberpunk stories ever crafted.
Kore wa, Kōkaku Kidōtai: Gosuto in za Sheru. YouTube Listen on YouTube Links * Can I Stream It – Find out where you can watch or buy Ghost in the Shell online. * Matrix Revisited – xkcd on how it’s too bad they never made any sequels to The Matrix. * Can I Stream It – Find out where you can watch or buy The Matrix online.
Music * Spectrum (Subdiffusion Mix) by Foniqz * Ecstasy X by Jason Shaw * Grenfeld by Global Goon * Dimension by Creo * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Making of a Cyborg from the Ghost in the Shell OST by Kenji Kawai * Lum no Love Song from Urusei Yatsura by Kobayashi Izumi. Performed by Matsutani Yuuko * Jokyoku from Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron China by Kenji Kawai * No Guts, No Glory (The Adventures of the Galaxy ) by Phil Galdston and John Van Tongeren. Performed by Vito Gesualdi
Turn on, tune in, and chill out as Dan takes you on a trip through the sounds of ambient and space music! Put your mind at rest, lay back, and let the sound flow over and around you. Relax and get more done thanks to the soundscapes and cosmic wonder of ambient music. Dan delivers the info on where to find the best ambient tunes and offers a sampler of some of the best in the genre. YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Ambient Internet Radio Stations * Drone Zone * Space Station Soma * Deep Space One * Mission Control * Doomed * SF 10-33 * The Silent Channel * StillStream * Radio Mystic * The Ambient Music Subreddit * The Space Music Subreddit * The Dark Ambient Subreddit
Podcasts * The Hypnagogue Podcast * Ambient Soundbath
Playlists * My Ambient Appetizer playlist – On Spotify * 24 hours of beautiful ambient and space music – On Spotify * 192 hours of beautiful ambient and space music – On Spotify
Musicians * Steve Roach – Music from The Magnificent Void – Spotify | YouTube * Lucette Bourdin – Music from Radiant Stars – More on Archive.org | Spotify | YouTube * Stars of the Lid – Music from And Their Refinement of the Decline – Spotify | YouTube * Stargarden – Music from Ambient Excursions – Spotify | YouTube
Clips * Brian Eno – Music for Airports Interview * Apollo 11 Audio courtesy of NASA
Music * The Last Question by Lee Rosevere * The City Without Sun by Massimo Ruberti * Gravitational Slingshot by Daniel Messer * Star Drift by Daniel Messer
On this Halloween episode of Generating X, Dan takes a look at Ghostbusters — two movies separated by 32 years and a generational divide. YouTube Listen...
Welcome to the first episode of Generating X! This is a show about the pop culture and events surrounding Generation X. From the movies to the...
Almost everybody who uses a computer winds up typing something sooner or later. Heck, Dan is typing this… right now… on a computer! So join him for a show about getting more out of typing with text expansion! YouTube Listen on YouTube Links * Text Expander from Smile Software for macOS * aText for macOS * PhraseExpress – for Windows * Breevy – for Windows * AutoKey – for Linux * TextSuggest – For Linux
Music * Dodo by beat.dowsing * Albatross by beat.dowsing * Tropics by beat.dowsing * Knowns by beat.dowsing
Cyberpunk Librarian is back!
Do you have to do repetitive tasks on your computer? Gotta do the same thing over and over again, week in and week out? Weren’t computers supposed to make this job easier? Join Dan as he dives into the problems he’s faced with repetitive jobs and how he automated his way out of them. Then, try it yourself! A couple hours of coding can save you days of work later on! YouTube Listen on YouTube Links * MCLD SlideGen – Easily make web slides for Polaris PowerPAC. * PUMMEL 2.0 – Handles unclaimed holds fees and processing in Polaris ILS. * AutoHotkey – The duct tape programming language that just freakin’ works. * Visual Studio – It’s free now. You should try it. * ImageMagick – Arcane, strange, eldritch, but incredibly useful. * PHP – Because sometimes, ya gotta.
Slide Examples A generic slide with generic fonts and colours. Fonts and colours can be changed to suit your designs and desires!
This is a slide as it actually appears on the library website! As you can see, it looks a bit better when you tweak it to your needs.
Music * Wait for My Shadow by Illusory Scapes * Alleviation by Illusory Scapes * Cries of Your Love by Illusory Scapes * Dance of My Imagination by Illusory Scapes * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sound Effects * Nikon F3 with Motor Drive
Join the Cyberpunk Librarian as he digs deeper into the topic of Minecraft and helps the uninitiated get themselves up to speed! After all, you might want to do some Minecraft things at your library, but what do you do when your co-workers don’t know a diamond pick from a Creeper’s behind? You can start by sharing this show with them! YouTube Catch the show on YouTube Music * Fascinating Earthbound Objects at the Free Music Archive * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds * Digging Into Dirt from Freesound
When things stop working and computers break, you need a trouble ticketing system to get the problems in the hands of the professionals! Join Dan for a ride with eTicket, a FOSS help desk system for everyone! YouTube Listen on YouTube Links * eTicket Help Desk Software – A FOSS trouble ticket system running on LAMP.
Music * Hedonic State by Mike B. Fort * Spectrum (Subdiffusion Mix) by Foniqz * OST 11 Where Am I? by sawsquarenoise * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds Bristol Riots Shouting and Swearing from FreeSound
Dive into the awesome, portable Raspberry PirateBox, a version of the classic PirateBox running on a Raspberry Pi! Dan’s got the information and the ideas to get you started on your own PirateBox project! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube Links * PirateBox – Begin at the beginning. * Raspberry PirateBox – Build a PirateBox from a Pi! * Raspberry PirateBox modification ideas – Take it to another level. * LibraryBox – The LibraryBox, an offshoot of the PirateBox. * Recommended battery packs – Go mobile. * Merkury Innovations Battery Pack – The model I use seems to be discontinued, but this is pretty close. * PuTTY – Because Windows only recently acquired ssh capabilities. * Episode 39 – About Raspberry Pis and digital signage. * How to Flash an SD Card for Raspberry Pi – A great guide for all operating systems. * How not to disguse your PirateBox * Kareha – Like 4chan, but with Perl. * PirateBox radio – IceCast FTW! * r/piratebox – The PirateBox subreddit.
Music * Runtime Error by Peter Sharp * Cylinder Three by Chris Zabriskie * Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds * Data Stream from FreeSound
It’s laid back, it’s musical, it’s story time! Dan takes a break and reads a couple of chapters from his new book, Digital Outback: Cyberpunk and Culture on the Edge of the Net. YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube Links * Digital Outback – Available on Amazon and DRM free. Feel free to convert as needed. * The Pulp Magazine Archive at the Internet Archive
Music * Astro (Give You All I Can) by Giyo * Parisian Girl by Giyo * World Order – Machine Civilization from the album 2012 Spotify | YouTube * Homer & Jethro – Jam-bow-liar from America’s Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer & Jethro Spotify | YouTube * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds * Printer from FreeSound * Jet Engines from FreeSound
Scientists recently discovered gravitational waves and Dan gets atomic with the Atom text editor from GitHub! Let’s talk about writing simply, so you can simply write what you need to write. It’s simple, and with Atom, it’s beautiful. YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube Links * ImageMagick – Go hardcore and make images from the command line! * Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 41 – So Be It Resolved * Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 35 – Marky Markdown and the Funky Bunch * Cory Doctorow and Flashbake – Plain text novelist with version control by Git * In the Beginning Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson * Simple Text Editor for Firefox * Writer for Chrome * MacDown – MarkDown for Mac * ByWord – MarkDown for Mac and iOS * Atom – A hackable text editor from GitHub
Music * Analgesia by Vir Nocturna * Kelp Grooves by Little Glass Men * The Dead of Night by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Universal Warrior (Special Edition) by Gorowski * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sounds * Manual Typewriter from FreeSound
The Cyberpunk Librarian returns with a show about new year’s goals and self improvement! Find out what he’s got on the agenda for 2016 and stay tuned throughout the year to see how he’s doing with his resolutions! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube Links * Hearing Voices: Librarian Produced Podcasts – A feature in American Libraries magazine by the amazing Steve Thomas, of Circulating Ideas. * Circulating Ideas on Patreon – Check out the Patreon for Circulating Ideas and give ’em your love and support! * ASP.Net MVC – So I need to learn more about this. * Python – And I need to learn some more of this. * The View from Amalthea – My album of ambient and space music. Listen to it and/or buy it on Bandcamp or download everything for free from my SoundCloud. * Drone Zone – Pure ambient awesomeness from Soma FM. * Mission Control – Ambient tunes with communications from space. It’s like space nerd paradise. * Hyperlinked History – A popular history book I wrote a while back. (That’s “popular” as in Popular Science not “popular” as in top ten.) * All My Rattling On – A collection of essays on libraries, tech, and science.
Music * Echo Mirage – By Daniel Messer * Star Drift – By Daniel Messer * Starshine – By Daniel Messer * Bellydance at Ebisu – By Ryo Miyashita
Numbers * 1_02 Counting CIA – The Conet Archive
Join the Cyberpunk Librarian and dive into the weird world of the Integrated Library System. Sometimes, librarians are called on to help set up libraries for small organizations, non-profits, and schools. There’s rarely a lot of money to throw at an ILS so, if you’re looking for free, open source alternatives, Dan’s got your back. YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube Links * Web Librarian Plugin on WordPress – Set up a free, easy to use ILS using WordPress! * Web Librarian website – Get more information on the Web Librarian plugin. * Web Librarian documentation – While the docs aren’t 100% complete, they’re still very helpful * Example Web Librarian PAC – A simple example of a WebLibrarian PAC on the Cyberpunk Librarian website. * OpenBiblio – A free, open source ILS with many of the features you’ll find in a proprietary ILS. * OpenBiblio documentation -You’ll need this, but it’s not a gargantuan undertaking to get it up and running. * OpenBiblio Add Ons – Get yourself some Z39.50. * Classify by OCLC – Need a Dewey number? Look it up on Classify. * MARC records – Get basic MARC records from LoC. * MARC records from library PACs – Polaris PowerPACs can provide MARC records under the Librarian’s View. Try the link for MARC data from the PowerPAC at Maricopa County Library District, or check out an example, or try other PACs in the area. + Mesa Public Library + Phoenix Public Library + Chandler Public Library * Amazon to MARC converter – Want to make a MARC record with a minimum of fuss, this Amazon to MARC converter can help. * MarcEdit – If you must use MARC, use this. * phpMyAdmin – Because writing SQL by hand is tedious. * Koha – A FOSS ILS used by libraries large and small. Fully functional, completely awesome, and hard as nails. * Evergreen – Another excellent, fully featured FOSS ILS used by libraries all over the world. * About MARC – In case you really want to learn more about MARC records. * About Z39.50 – Z39.50, the standard for bibliographic lookup and retrieval * 7 Apps for Cataloging Your Home Library – A great article with some excellent recommendations.
Music * Starlight by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Readers! Do You Read? by Chris Zabriskie * Note Drop by Broke for Free * Bellydance at Ebisu – by Ryo Miyashita * Titles (Chariots of Fire) – by Vangelis, covered by Daniel Messer
From the frozen north of Flagstaff, AZ — the Cyberpunk Librarian talks digital signage and setting it up at your library! Join Dan for a special episode of the show, recorded live during his talk at the 2015 Arizona Library Association Annual Conference! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Music and Sound New Life by Teen Daze Catching Rays by Psychedelik Pedestrian Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Crowd chatter and talking from Freesound.org
Sometimes you need an eBook, article, musical track, movie, or something like that. Sometimes that thing isn’t available through the normal channels. You’ve tried, but you just can’t put your hands on it. The system is letting you down. Facing a time crunch, trying to help, you need to go outside and around the system. And for that, there’s the Cyberpunk Librarian. Links * The Pirate Bay is the World’s Most Efficient Public Library by Zacqary Adam Xeper. * The New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abram. * Private Internet Access – My preferred VPN provider. * ClamWin Portable – Portable virus scanner that lives on a USB drive. * uBlock Origin for Firefox – Memory friendly ad blocking for Firefox. * uBlock Origin for Chrome – Memory friendly ad blocking for Chrome. * The Proxy Bay – Because sometimes The Pirate Bay moves around. * Transmission – Transmission BitTorrent client. Cross platform and works everywhere. * HexChat – Free, open source and cross platform IRC client that works on Windows, OS X, and Linux. * LimeChat – Free, open source IRC client for OS X. Also available for iOS. * mIRC – Non-free IRC client for Windows that’s been around for a long time. * ManWithoutModem’s excellent post on how to find eBooks through various sources. * Calibre – Sure, there are other software solutions for managing eBooks, but who cares? This is the real deal, free and open source, and 100% cross platform. You cannot beat the feature set and you cannot beat the plug-ins. * DeDRM Tools – A Calibre plugin that strips DRM whenever you import an eBook. * Google Scholar – If you’re looking for scholarly articles, try this first. * Library Genesis Database – Feed your DOI to LibGen and see what happens. * Oh, wait, what’s a DOI? – Wikipedia has a fantastic explanation. * CrossRef.org – When you need a DOI, CrossRef has your back. * r/Scholar – The Scholar subreddit, ask and you may receive.
Music * Leviathan by André Uhl * Der Plug by D-Echo Project * Folha Negra by D-Echo Project * Funkind 2 by Vincenzo * A track from Cannery Row, one of the most sorely underrated films of all time. * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashima
Credits * Computer sounds from FreeSound * The opening from the Upside Down Show. * The opening from the Lion King
Awww yiss, chummers! Cyberpunk Librarian is back from an unexpected hiatus with a new show about notebooks!
Wait, notebook computers?
No, paper notebooks! But there is a tech twist to my notational madness as we get into how to keep a notebook where you can actually find the information you wrote down, even if it’s months or years ago. Welcome back to Cyberpunk Librarian! Links * Pen Addict * Moleskine notebooks * Picadilly notebooks * Black n’ Red notebooks * Field Notes * Mead notebooks * A little known hack from Japan to get your notebook organized
Music and Sounds * Zon by Gorowski * Sands of Time by Psychadelik Pedestrian * Convalescence II: Love Again by Anima * Pencil on Paper on Wood Writing from Freesound
After an unexpected hiatus, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a show on Getting Things Done! Discover the tools, tips, and tricks for getting the job done and not working so hard to do it! Links * Getting Things Done by David Allen – The book that started it all. * How to be Productive and Get Things Done Using GTD by Ramesh Natarajan – An excellent overview without slogging through the book. * Inbox Zero – Merlin Mann’s methodology for mail management. * The Pomodoro Technique – Work a little less, do a little more. * Productivity 101: A Primer to the Pomodoro Technique by Alan Henry – Read a little less, learn a little more. * How I Work – A great series of articles about how people get things done. * Interviews on Letters to a Young Librarian A growing series of posts about how librarians get things done! * Outlook.com – One of the best mobile apps I’ve ever used for email. Works for Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo, IMAP, and more! Get it on iOS and Android * Wunderlist – My go to for to do. Also available on iOS and Android. * OneNote – Cross platform, use everywhere note taking. Get it on Windows or OS X or iOS or Android. * Cortex – A entire podcast series about how YouTube video maker, podcaster, and GTD adherent CGP Grey gets things done. * Hello Internet – A podcast featuring more about life and work from CGP Grey and Brady Haran. * A Pomodoro timer for iOS or Android. * And, you know, not meaning to brag or anything, but this stuff really works!
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Ambient by Project Divinity * Walking on the Seaside by Sunstroke * lex g alex 3 by Lex g Alex
Sound Effects * Dropforge.mp3 * Typing
Join Skylar and Jessica in episode two of Intragalactic Librarian! After the events of the last episode (Other Duties as Assigned), Skylar and Jessica decide to...
Join us for a new episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where we dig into the markup language that is Markdown. You too can write rich text in a plain text editor and easily share it online! It’s easy to learn and easy to use and will change the way you look at plain text!
Correction: In the episode I credit Aaron Swartz as a co-creator of Markdown, working with John Gruber. In reality, Swartz was an important early tester, but not a co-creator of Markdown. Thanks to Steve Thomas of Circulating Ideas for the correction! Links * Markdown Syntax by John Gruber – This is where it all begins. * A bunch of great tutorials and information about Markdown from Design Shack * Dillinger.io – An online Markdown editor. (Special thanks to Knight Wise of the Knightwise.com podcast for the tip!) * MarkdownPad – For Windows * MacDown – For OS X * Haroopad – For Linux * Byword – For iOS * Draft – For Android * My shownotes in raw Markdown
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Infinitive Sight by Fortadelis * Lullaby by _ghost * Under Whispering Trees by Fonogeri
Join Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, for a new show about high adventure in deep space… with librarians! This is Intragalactic Librarian: The Adventures of Skylar...
Drink the Kool Aid, or take a bite of the Apple, or something like that! Dan gets into the nitty gritty of how he gets it done on his MacBook and what he uses on a regular basis!
Links Online * Firefox (open source) * Reeder * Microsoft Remote Desktop * Transmission (open source)
Multimedia Creation * Pixelmator * GarageBand * Logic Pro X * Final Cut Pro * iMovie * Compressor
Writing and Coding * TextWrangler * Evernote * MacDown (open source) * LibreOffice (open source) * Keynote
Utility * aText * OneDrive * VeraCrypt (open source)
Entertainment * Clementine (open source) * Spotify * VLC (open source)
Music * Watching Whales on the Moon by Lee Roesevere * Illogical Boogie by Coconut Monkeyrocket * Namaste by Jason Shaw * Belly Dance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Putting stuff in the cloud? That’s fine. Getting more out of your cloud storage than just a dumping ground for stuff? That’s even better! Dan offers up a couple of ideas on how to get something extra from your cloud storage solutions!
Join Dan for a special, highly technical episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where he presents a talk at the 2015 Innovative Users Group conference in Minneapolis, MN! Links My slidedeck Music * Quantum Leaper, feat. Lady Parsec by Azureflex * HyperSpaceAdventure by Skip * Belly Dance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Discover sources of free, public domain and Creative Commons images you can use for your library’s website, print pieces, or social media! Dan navigates you through the world of images and how to stay on the right side of your library’s ethics policies. Links * Pixabay * Albumarium * Compfight * The yoga image I selected from Pixabay. * Tokyo at night, a truly cyberpunk setting.
Music * Belly Dance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Faraday by dustmotes * Killing Bosses by Gumbel * Myth by 505 * Warm Steel by General Fuzz
Credits * Austin Powers * Pure Pwnage: FPS Doug CS:S
We carry this wonderful computer around in our pockets, but we don’t really use it as much as we could! Join Dan as he spends a week living without a tablet and relying on his smartphone for his on-the-go computer! Links * Recirculated: Circulating Ideas Transcripts – Help make Circulating Ideas available to a wider audience by funding their transcription efforts on Kickstarter! * Motorola Bluetooth Keyboard
Music * Born Into It (Chillout Mix) by Redmann * Pacific by Psychakelik Pedestrian * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sound Effects * DTMF Tone Sounds * Dail Tone * UK Dialing Ringing Tone * Phone Ringing 8x
The Cyberpunk Librarian podcast turns 30! (Well, 30 episodes.) Join Dan for something different and fun, an original story time done in the style of a radio show. It’s pulp sci-fi with a library twist as we blast off with Intragalactic Librarian!
Side note: I’ve marked this episode as explicit because of a bit of language here and there. Nothing too offensive, but more swearing than I normally indulge in during an episode! Sound Effects All sound effect courtesy of FreeSound.org! * https://www.freesound.org/people/soundslikewillem/sounds/190707/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/Dpoggioli/sounds/196914/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/Dpoggioli/sounds/196907/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/soundmatch24/sounds/194312/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/WillFitch1/sounds/144887/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/VlatkoBlazek/sounds/261014/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/Cracken56/sounds/233568/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/249517/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/bareform/sounds/237558/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/Taylor_Pro_Sounds/sounds/210333/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/jamesrodavidson/sounds/192362/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/MentalSanityOff/sounds/153560/ * https://www.freesound.org/people/bareform/sounds/218717/ * http://www.freesound.org/people/noirenex/sounds/159453/ * http://www.freesound.org/people/primeval_polypod/sounds/156508/
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod
When it’s your job to provide access to information for everyone, why not do the same about your job? Join Dan as he talks about how he keeps his coworkers up to date on what he’s doing! Links * Phrase Express – Text expansion software for Windows. * Evernote – Notes, online collaboration, awesome usefulness. * Dynchronize – Easy folder synchronization for Windows. Also available as a Portable App. * What I’m Working On – Updated weekly and on an as needed basis and shared with my coworkers via my email signature. * Slides in Progress – My current queue of slides that need to be made. * Episode 18: The Technogeneralist – Mentioned in the show. If you haven’t heard it, it might be worth a listen.
Music * Dream Blaze and Spontaneous Existence by Little Glass Men * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
On this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian, Dan talks Minecraft and how you can do some cool stuff with it at your library! Links * Minecraft – Buy and download the game! * Minecraft Server – Because you can have your own world. + Install Minecraft Server on Linux + Install Minecraft Server on OS X * Minecraft Wiki – Everything you need to know and far more that you probably don’t. * Server.Properties – Configure your Minecraft Server. * The Hunger Games… in Minecraft – See? I told you it was a thing. * Coe’s Quest – Absolute loveliness and relaxation while playing Minecraft. (Season One, there are nine seasons.) * Muse Farms – A build based Minecraft let’s play.
Music * Minecraft – The Song by Bobby Yarsulik * Minecraft Everyday by Viktor Cepeda * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Minecraft music from C418. Beautiful stuff!
Join Dan for an episode full of tips, tricks, tools, and techniques for creating better graphic design! After all, you don’t want a dumb looking sign in your library! Put some thought into your design and it’ll show in the end result! Links Books worth checking out * Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans – Amazon | WorldCat * Graphic Design: The New Basics – Amazon | WorldCat
Websites worth clicking * Have a look at some beautiful examples of De Stijl. * Behance Graphic Design Portfolios are great places for some ideas and inspiration! * Smashing Magazine goes in-depth about design tips and tools. * Hack Design will teach you about graphic and web design via email! * The Design Blog is another fantastic place for ideas. * Identifont will help you discover great fonts and replacements for fonts you don’t have. * Library Signage gives you the good, the bad, and the OMG of library sign design.
Software worth your while * Office 365 Personal and/or Home editions will get you the latest versions of Microsoft Office direct from the source. Always updated and always available via the cloud. * Scribus – The graphic design studio for the rest of us. Also available in a Portable Apps edition. * LibreOffice – The FOSS solution for your office suite. Also available in a Portable Apps edition. * Pixelmator – The best, most affordable image editor for OS X. Highly recommended. * GIMP – Cross platform, free and open source image editing. Also available in a Portable Apps edition. * PaintShop Pro – A sadly underused bit of kit that is just as useful as Photoshop for 90% of the population at a tiny fraction of the price!
Music and Audio * Woman in Blue by Cafe Del Chillia * Ivana Kupala Night by Crosswords * Gravitational Slingshot by Daniel Messer. Download for free on SoundCloud or buy yourself a copy of The View From Amalthea which includes this song and a few others. * Printer sound courtesy of FreeSound.org.
Projects at work and projects at home! Join Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, for a look at some of the things he’s working on for money and for fun. Raspberry Pis, LAMPs, Minecraft, and more. After all, busy hands are happy hands!
Links * KnightWise.com community on Google+ * Raspberry Pi Kiosk Screen Tutorial * Cherokee Web Server – an easy to set up and use webserver managed through the browser * PhraseExpress – an excellent text expansion app for Windows * AutoHotkey – powerful scripting made easier * Slide Code Generator for Polaris – my AutoHotkey script to generate slide codes for the Polaris PowerPAC * Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu based systems * Installing phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu based systems – Because I don’t speak SQL very well * Coppermine – a fantastic, FOSS image gallery app for the web * WordPress – my CMS of choice * Anchor CMS – beautiful, simple blogging and content management * Setting up a Minecraft server on Linux
Notes To disable screen blanking and screen savers on Raspbian for Raspberry Pi, you need to edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
Look for a section in the file labeled [SeatDefaults]. You’ll find several lines underneath it commented out with the # symbol. Remove the # symbol from the line xserver-command and change it to read
xserver-command=X -s 0 dpms
Save the file and reboot. Music and Audio Hypodemia by NeXuS
Destiny by Atomic Cat
Rocket by Kevin MacLeod
Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sound effects courtesy of FreeSound.org
Let’s step back from the tech for a bit from something fun and different! Join Dan for a look at the cyberpunk technology and tones of the Disney animated film Big Hero 6!
Links Hatsune Miku – Information about the virtual idol singer, or idoru, from Wikipedia. Music * Lei#4 by Gilo * Robotomie by Tortue Super Sonic * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Raspberry Pis have taken the maker and geek world by storm! Little, inexpensive computers that can do so many great things? Yeah that has a lot of possibilities within the library! Join Dan and discover a project he’s working on that involves a Raspberry Pi. Notes Outline for what I’ve done for a digital shelf talker unit powered by Raspberry Pi. 1. Raspberry Pi Model B – uses a MicroSD and has four USB ports 2. Using a kit I found on Amazon. Links in the shownotes 3. 1. The great thing about this kit isn’t just the case and plugs but also the WiFi plug. That’s what you really need for a project like this. 4. Screenly OSE 5. 1. Managed through web browser 2. Displays slides, MP4s, and websites as a digital signage solution 3. Easier to use and set up than Xibo. I love it! 4. OSE is the FOSS edition, there is a paid solution with more spiffs – check it out 6. Using the custom image found on Screenly OSEs website, I flashed that to the SD card using Win32DiskImager – an open source app that is excellent for this 7. 1. The Screenly OSE custom image is just Raspbian with Screenly OSE pre-installed. Save yourself some time, just use it. 2. Flash that to the SD card, pop the card in your Raspberry Pi, hook everything up, and plug it in! 3. 1. Plug into a live ethernet jack that allows access to the Internet. You’ll need that to get things going. 4. It’ll start up and go right into a demo display with a video. Let that play through and then hit CTRL ALT F1 to get to a login prompt. 5. The login is the default for Raspberry Pi and Raspbian, the user is pi and the password is raspberry – all lower case. 8. So the tricky part isn’t getting Screenly OSE to work it’s getting the Pi to automatically connect to WiFi. Over ethernet it’s great! Wifi needs a little tweaking 9. 1. To do this, we need to install a better network manager. It’s spelled wicd, but to keep it straight in my head I call it “wicked” which will make more sense in a few moments. 2. Getting wicd installed is pretty easy. I’ll have this info listed in the show notes, so don’t feel like you have to write things down furiously. 3. 1. Type sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install wicd-curses. So I call the network manager wicked and the whole thing is wicked curses, see? 2. sudo wicd-curses 3. You’ll get a pretty simple interface to set up your wifi connection, link to more information in the show notes but I bet you’ll figure it out pretty quickly 4. Set up your wifi access (choose it, password if needed, etc) and make sure you set it up to connect automatically! 5. After that, hit F10 to save the setup and then SHIFT C to connect. If you did it all correctly, the wifi connects up! BRILLIANT! 6. 1. Oh except for the fact that it won’t do this automatically upon boot, not yet 7. Okay so the trick is that we need to get the wicd service to start automatically. To do that, we need to edit the /etc/profile file to start the service on login. 8. 1. When Screenly OSE starts, it logs in. Whenever someone logs in, /etc/profile is invoked 2. So let’s cd /etc and, just to be safe, make a copy with sudo cp profile profile.bak, then sudo nano profile 3. To start the service, add sudo service wicd start to the end of that profile 4. CTRL X and save 5. Moment of truth time. Disconnect your ethernet cable and reboot the Pi 9. When Screenly OSE comes up, it may or may not show you the IP for the Pi. Sometimes it doesn’t get the wifi connection in time to display it. To verify your wifi connection, do the CTRL ALT F1 and login again. 10. 1. type ifconfig and you should see an IP under WLAN0. There you go! Pop that into a web browser on your network and you can manage Screenly OSE! 11. You can set up a persistent IP if you want. Me, I prefer to just set it up as a DHCP reservation at the router.
Links * My preferred Raspberry Pi kit – comes with everything you need except a keyboard, mouse, and monitor! * Screenly OSE – Digital signage made simple and powered by Pi. * Win32DiskImage – A FOSS solution for writing disk images to SD cards. * WiFi on a Raspberry Pi: A Simple Guide – Great resource that helped me along. * Easy Wireless Configuration for a Raspberry Pi – Another excellent resource that answered a bunch of questions.
Music Ice Cold by Jason Shaw Adeu by Peter Sharp Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Sometimes you need to write stuff down. Maybe it’s a quick note. Or maybe it’s a book! Dan takes a fresh look at a familiar tool, Evernote. Notes * What Did I Do? Keeping Track of Accomplishments Without Going Crazy, by Tyler Dzuba. Published on Letters to a Young Librarian. * There are a few different versions of Evernote. The free version rocks, but there’s a premium and business version too. This handy chart will help you compare features. * I’ll be speaking at TechPhx! If you’re in the Tempe, AZ area then come check out the conference and listen to me (and others) speak! Use promo code ATTENDMYSESSION to get 50% off the cost of admission!
Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * We Are the Future by Nearfield * Caught in the Beat by Broke for Free * Air Born by Newton Balloon
Typing sound effect courtesy of FreeSound.
Conferences have given styles, design, and form; and that makes it easy to figure them out. Join the Cyberpunk Librarian and find out how to get the most out of a professional conference, or almost any conference for that matter. Links * Live Blog – WordPress plugin for easy live blogging, right there on the post page! Brought to you by WordPress and Automattic! * Polly-Alida Farrington – Librarian, trainer, author, and all around awesome.
Music Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
Electro Funk by Stanko-Beronja
Jigo-Jitoku by DJ Jax
Desire by PASCALB
As Dan recovers from the move we present Story Time, where downtempo meets writing. Discover why it’s important that Kindles have no covers and why one big monitor is better than multiple, smaller monitors. Links Kindles Don’t Have Covers or the Return of the Penny Dreadful It Only Takes One Music Narita Spaceport Lounge by Kevin Bryce
Cohen Method by Tab & Anitek
Tesseract by Daniel Messer
Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
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 the tools and design that’ll make a memorable video, not something that desperately needs an MST3K treatment! Links Software * Camstudio – Free screencasting software for Windows. * RecordMyDesktop – Free and open source screencasting for Linux * Some information about Kazam and its latest updates. Kazam is another screen casting solution for Linux * Kazam on LaunchPad – Check out your repo too. Chances are, it’s in there. * An Ask Ubuntu discussion on Linux screencasting. Some good ideas here, chummers. * Cheese – Sort of the de facto Linux webcam software for Linux. * Windows Movie Maker – Free video editing and capture for Windows. * Avidemux – Cross platform, open source video editing. * OpenShot – Open source video editing for Linux. * Corel VideoStudio Pro – Fantastic video editing for those on a budget. * Camtasia Studio – Professional level screencasting software for Windows and OS X. * Final Cut Pro X – Professional grade video editing for OS X. * Adobe Premiere – Professional grade video editing for Windows and OS X. * Sony Vegas – High end video editing for Windows. Lots of YouTube content creators use this. * CyberLink Power Director – I’ve never used this but, wow, it’s getting some pretty high ratings. Worth checking out! For Windows. * Audacity – Free and open source audio editing.
Hardware
Logitech C510 – This is the webcam I use. Simple, easy, does the job well. Shoots in 720p HD.
Logitech C615 – This is the 1080p HD version of the above webcam. As I write this, it’s on sale and is actually cheaper than the one above. And it’s the better camera! Go fig.
Videos
The Other Side of the Browser: Multimedia Devices – An explanatory, vlog like video I did for the staff about Roku, Apple TV, and so on.
What’s New in Polaris v4.1R2 – Part of a series of videos I did about our ILS upgrade.
You Suck at Photoshop – Darkly hilarious tutorials about learning Photoshop techniques.
Tara Arts Movie – Fun and funny tutorials on After Effects, Premiere, and video making in general.
Xia Taptara – Digital painting tutorials with an amazing artist. Music Fairy Tale by Starman65
Daydreaming by Starman65
Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
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) * Stripping audio from video using QuickTime * On the air with John Riggs * Dani’s Diner with Dani Cutler
Credits Music * Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita * Jay Jay by Kevin MacLeod * Dialect by Deltason
Other good stuff * Hear and Now clip * Extreme Interference Sound Effect * Radio tuning * Radio static * Ren & Stimpy – Space Madness clip
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
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 Chances are, some of these checkmarks will be red X’s if you run the install right away.
When you initially try to install Xibo you’ll get a screen like this and, chances are, you don’t have all the necessary PHP dependencies. May as well get them now
You’ll need the GD extension so:
sudo apt-get install php5-gd
Then go get the mcrypt extension. It’ll need some massaging to work.
sudo apt-get install php5-mcrypt
Once you get it installed, you’ll need to do a little bit of editing to make everything play nicely together. There’s an excellent explanation over on AskUbuntu on how to fix it up. Don’t worry, it’s pretty easy.
Edit php.ini to allow larger uploads. Since I was using KDE, I was using kate, the standard text editor for the system. So…
sudo kate /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Change post_max_size and upload_max to 128 MB Increase max_execution_time to 120 seconds
Yes! That should do it!
Open up the browser on your server and go to localhost/xibo and follow the directions to install. You’ll create an admin password for the user xibo_admin and you’ll need to create a server key to add clients into the server.
Setting up the client
If your clients are running Windows, then set up is incredibly easy – install the client and set it up. You can set up things like times to refresh, the directory to cache images, and so on.
Useful goodies and information
Xibo Server (CMS) Installation Docs Xibo Windows Client Installation Docs Xibo User’s Manual
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) * XKeyscore exposed: How NSA tracks all German Tor users as ‘extremists’ (RT) * If you read Boing Boing, the NSA considers you a target for deep surveillance (Boing Boing) * NSA targets Linux Journal as ‘extremist forum’: Report (ZDNet) * Use Tor or ‘EXTREMIST’ Tails Linux? Congrats, you’re on an NSA list (The Register) * Use or Look at Online Privacy Tools? NSA Labels You an ‘Extremist’ (Daily Beast) * How the NSA Targets Tor Users (Vice) * NSA targets the privacy-conscious (DasErste) * No Facebook, no iPhone, no problem: how I declared my digital independence (Dan Gilmore @ The Guardian) * Information on Carnivore, an electronic communications and packet sniffer once used by the FBI and the IAO. * Information on Magic Lantern, a keylogger used by the FBI.
Music This week’s music is brought to you by Tardiss and the Free Music Archive! * Slow Stich * Silver Fences
As always, the title track is Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita.
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
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
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
Join Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, for another episode of Cyberpunk Librarian! On this episode we talk about sub-reddits and recommend a bunch of them for your library, technology, educational, and informational needs!
Links
MetaReddit – Discover new subreddits and find one to suit your interests!
Library • http://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/LibraryScience/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/bookporn/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/books/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/CoolCovers/
Tech • http://www.reddit.com/r/windows/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/osx/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/ios • http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/linux • http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu • http://www.reddit.com/r/kde
Science • http://www.reddit.com/r/space/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/Astronomy/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/
History • http://www.reddit.com/r/history/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/
Interesting • http://www.reddit.com/r/tedtalks/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned • http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/
Cyberpunk • http://www.reddit.com/r/Cyberpunk/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryCyberpunk/
Meta • http://www.reddit.com/r/newreddits/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
Music
saQi – Explode Into the Clouds Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Join Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, as he discusses the ways, the means, and the reasons for taking back control of your data. Do you really need a cloud based solution? Maybe not! And even if you do, make sure you get the right thing for your needs.
Links * OwnCloud – It’s like Dropbox for your own server * Setting up OwnCloud on GoDaddy – I’ve done it, and it’s not hard; especially if you know how to make MySQL databases work with websites. * BitTorrent Sync – Using torrents to sync your data with yourself and your friends. * SyncThing – Like BitTorrent Sync, but open source. * Vienna – Standalone RSS reader for OS X * NetNewsWire – Another standalone RSS reader for OS X * Liferea – Standalone RSS reader for Linux * Akregator – Standalone RSS reader for KDE (Also Linux, but specifically for KDE.) * RSSOwl – Cross platform, Java based RSS reader. * Brief – A RSS reader add-on for Firefox. Also a cross platform solution that integrates right into your browser. * AlternativeTo – There are other solutions to your software needs. Check them out, shop around, and get the best thing for you!
Music
Ample Mammal – Future Versus Calculator Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
What makes my everyday list of things that I use? From my phone to my computer there are certain apps and hardware that I use every single day to get things done and make projects happen!
Links * My operating system of choice: Firefox * Evernote (My commonplace book) * LibreOffice * GIMP * Spotify * Pocket Casts * VLC * Audacity * Dropbox and Google Drive * aText text expander * Timely * Any.do * XiiaLive Pro
Music
Kevin Bryce – A Flashback for Mr. Computer Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
This time around Daniel Messer, the Cyberpunk Librarian, talks about some of his favourite podcasts!
Links * 99% Invisible * Bad Voltage * Hello Internet * Knightwise.com * MacBreak Weekly * Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project * Ihnatko Almanac * The Linux Action Show and Linux Unplugged * Welcome to Night Vale * Windows Weekly
Music * The Polish Ambassador – Journey to the Center of Jah * Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Join Dan, the Cyberpunk Librarian, for an episode on what happens and what to do when things go down. No, not computers. What do you do when there’s going to be a fight and you’re going to be one of the participants? It’s a problem some librarians face, and there are ways to deal with things when the smile and the empathy doesn’t defuse the situation.
Links * Black Belt Librarian * Don’t Talk to the Police (Without a Lawyer)
Music
The Polish Ambassador – My Time Machine Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
This week, the Cyberpunk Librarian takes a look at running a state-wide digital book initiative using FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) and Dropbox. The costs are low and the reward is high on this episode of Cyberpunk Librarian.
Links * WordPress – Blogging, CMS, extra wonderful, totally easy. * Contact Form 7 – A contact form plugin for WordPress, yet so much more. * Dropbox – Save everything to the cloud. * Send To Dropbox – Send everything to the cloud! * LibreOffice – Because Microsoft Office is way too expensive for what it is. * Writer2ePub – Create ePubs with ease using this plug in for LibreOffice. * Calibre – Like iTunes for eBooks, but works far better than iTunes.
Music
Ample Mammal – Spacecrunkadelix Part 2 Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Welcome to the sixth episode of Cyberpunk Librarian! Join Dan as he talks about using AutoHotkey for scripting your way out of boring, repetitive tasks! Make your life easier by investing a couple of hours in writing code and saving days of work down the road.
Links * AutoHotkey * AutoHotkey Documentation – Well written and you can figure things out on the fly! * SciTE4AutoHotkey – An editor for AutoHotkey. Though you can write AHK scripts in Notepad, this editor does code highlighting and collapsing. Great for developers who like that sort of thing. * Cyberpunk Librarian on Github
Music
Ant the Symbol – The Quiet Ones Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Do you know how to use your tools? I mean, really?
You should learn how to use everything you use and learn how to use it all well. You’ll make your life, and your job, easier and hey, you might become a mentor. Join Dan for Episode 5 and find out how!
Music
Deltason – Ground Loop Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Confused by STEM? What does STEM even mean? Is it different from STEAM?
Oh man, librarians love their acronyms, don’t they? Check out this episode where we talk about STEM and introduce some great videos to get you started!
Links * The Brady Haran Videos – Just, seriously just watch all of them! * Vsauce | Vsauce2 | Vsauce3 * Vi Hart * SmarterEveryDay * CGP Grey * MinutePhysics
Music
Dmitriy Krotevich – Dope Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu
Fire up your public and staff computers with elementary OS! It’s pretty, easy to use, and people won’t think they’re getting some cheap-o operating system.
Thanks for checking out out the show! Share it with your friends and help the show grow!
Links * elementary OS – Get it, you’ll love it! * The Linux Action Show covers elementary OS * Infinitely Galactic looks at elementary OS
Music
Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu Psychadelik Pedestrian – Memories
The Cyberpunk Librarian returns to talk about a bookmark aggregator that can be yours and yours alone. It’s simple to use, easy to install, so why not share with Shaarli?
Thanks for tuning in, downloading, and listening to Episode 2 of the show! Tell your geeky friends and your not-so-geeky enemies about it and help the show grow!
Links * Shaarli – Open source, easy to use bookmark sharing. Total. Awesomesauce. * Link Dump – My own Shaarli site, so you can see what this looks like in action! This is the total default set up, but most everything can be customized.
Music
Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu Koalips – Miranda
Welcome to the relaunch of the Cyberpunk Librarian podcast!
I’m back on the airwaves, or at the very least a wireless router or two, with a new podcast that’s pretty similar to the old podcast. As much as I love video and making videos, I find I just don’t have the time right now to roll them out as I’d like to. Meanwhile, I can make a podcast in an hour or so, and that’s start to finish. (Plus a little time to create an outline and stuff, but that can be done over the course of a week.)
On this, the first episode of the relaunch, we’re going to talk about writing a book and paying nothing for software!
Links * Kubuntu Linux – Probably the easiest way to get Linux and KDE. * Kate – The text editor for KDE. Comes standard with most installations of KDE. * LibreOffice – The free, open source office suite. * Writer2ePub – Create ePubs from your documents in LibreOffice Writer. * Calibre – eBook management, eBook conversion, and so much more. * XFCE – A lightweight desktop for Linux. You can easily get it with Xubuntu. * LXDE – Another lightweight desktop for Linux. You can easily get it with Lubuntu. * I mentioned the Knight Wise podcast. Check it out!
Music
Ryo Miyashita – Bellydance at Ebisu Carroll – Billionaire
My books
All my Rattling On: Essays, Musings, and Rants about Libraries, Technology, and Science Hyperlinked History: A Multifaceted Journey Through Time
This is just a test cast to make sure things are working properly with a new feed! But check out cyberpunklibrarian.com for upcoming episodes of Cyberpunk Librarian!