The Microlibrary

Our Microlibrary project got a nice write-up in the Salt Lake Tribune today. Obviously there are other projects using similar technology, but I love our focus on elementary school-age kids. Our “Bound to Read” program takes the Microlibrary out to rural schools to teach kids about the history of writing and printing, to teach them … Read more

The Anti-DRM Manifesto

Steve Jobs gets it right in his recent thoughts on music. In a nutshell: DRMs haven’t worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy. So why bother will all the expense, pain, and interoperability nightmares? (C.f. Engadget’s related post in which they point out that “The only way for DRM to be successful is … Read more