I live three blocks from the main branch of the Naperville public library... I'll be interested to see how the new toys affect lab usage, as well as how many folks ask others to log them in to get around the biometrics. I have a feeling that lab usage patterns, at least for most folks, will not change much (fortunately, this doesn't affect me, since I don't depend on the library for access to teh Intarweb).
I actually do two different kinds of side jobs, and approach them from differnt angles. For IT-related side jobs, I use the barter system as much as possible, doing IT-related things in exchange for skills I don't have (for example, I recently rebuilt a box for a guy in exchange for him laying the carpet in my office... it was easy for both of us, and we both got what we wanted out of it). My non-IT side jobs center primarily around my alter-ego as a swimming coach. I coach after (and before) regular work hours at both the high school and masters levels, mostly for the enjoyment of it... the pocket change it pays (relative to IT) is also nice, though.
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I live three blocks from the main branch of the Naperville public library... I'll be interested to see how the new toys affect lab usage, as well as how many folks ask others to log them in to get around the biometrics. I have a feeling that lab usage patterns, at least for most folks, will not change much (fortunately, this doesn't affect me, since I don't depend on the library for access to teh Intarweb).
I actually do two different kinds of side jobs, and approach them from differnt angles. For IT-related side jobs, I use the barter system as much as possible, doing IT-related things in exchange for skills I don't have (for example, I recently rebuilt a box for a guy in exchange for him laying the carpet in my office... it was easy for both of us, and we both got what we wanted out of it). My non-IT side jobs center primarily around my alter-ego as a swimming coach. I coach after (and before) regular work hours at both the high school and masters levels, mostly for the enjoyment of it... the pocket change it pays (relative to IT) is also nice, though.