Tech Talk

Today is the day that the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas. If you can't make it there, you should visit Cnet's site to see the latest electronics and gadgets that may (or may not) become available to us. It's also a great place to see the Best and Worst Technology of 2007.

We can all help to make the world a better place. If each person makes at least one small change in the way they live today, they can have a tremendous cumulative positive effect on the world our children and grandchildren live in. Do you know that if every household in the U.S. replaced five of their most frequently used light bulbs with Energy Star labeled bulbs, we would prevent more than one trillion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions? For links to many organizations (including the Wilton Energy Commission) and websites that have both practical and scholarly information, visit our Environment pages at www.wiltonlibrary.org/research/directory/environment.htm. We can all make a difference!

On Thursday, January 17, 2008, Sree Sreeivansan, the technology contributor to the Today in New York show did a piece on homework helpers on the web. One site, Tutor.com, was listed as having a charge. Did you know that you have 24/7 access to infoAnytime (powered by Tutor.com) FOR FREE? Click here for 24/7 access to a live librarian. This librarian will use the resources of Wilton Library to answer your reference questions (you don't have to have homework to use this service). Remember that you have two gateways to great information: (1) Call Wilton Library's Reference Desk at 762-3950, Ext. 211; email: reference@wiltonlibrary.org or (2) when we are closed, click on the infoAnytime link at the bottom of our homepage, www.wiltonlibrary.org for 24/7 access to a live librarian. If you have any questions, email me at mamfranco@wiltonlibrary.org or call me at 203-762-3950, Ext. 210.