http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-29T21:56:00.004+01:00 http://www.megite.com/libraries/1259532918/1#item_1 8afe0baf9f74684e38789bf4ef004504 First-time users will need to download Overdrive software to their home computers. Patrons must have a valid Allen County Public Library card to use the service. They will also need a player like Windows Media Player or a hand-held device that is able to display the WMA- or iPod-formatted files. 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-29T15:26:28Z http://www.megite.com/libraries/1259532918/1#item_10 c1fa3b02a4835387b6507c5c9858c274 As many Slaw readers will know, much of the trading in finds and pointers on the internet has moved into “real time” applications, principally Twitter. Because not everyone uses Twitter—and because those of us who do will each follow different groups—Slaw will test out a new weekly feature that brings you a selection of ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:23:45 PST http://www.megite.com/libraries/1259532918/1#item_11 0ac79634510b90b7e556f89097258390 Lisa Daly of the Threepress Consulting blog has updated her list of DRM-free publishers. She includes publishers of technology, and fiction in three categories, as well as DRM-free ebook stores. This list now shows which publishers make books available in Epub format. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. 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