Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 59 – Situation: Offline

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 59 – Situation: Offline

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.”

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Entertainment - Audio

Entertainment - News

Entertainment - Reading

Entertainment - 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

Music

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Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 33 – Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 33 – Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds

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 ...

27 Huhti 201520min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Special Episode – Presentation at the 2015 Innovative Users Group

Cyberpunk Librarian – Special Episode – Presentation at the 2015 Innovative Users Group

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 Lea...

20 Huhti 201547min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 32 – Picture This

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 32 – Picture This

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...

13 Huhti 201521min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 31 – Living on the Phone

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 31 – Living on the Phone

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-th...

23 Maalis 201527min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 30 – Intragalactic Librarian

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 30 – Intragalactic Librarian

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...

2 Maalis 201523min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 29 – Open Sourcing Your Workflow

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 29 – Open Sourcing Your Workflow

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...

18 Helmi 201523min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 28 – Buildin’ Blocks, Killin’ Creepers

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 28 – Buildin’ Blocks, Killin’ Creepers

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...

26 Tammi 201529min

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 27 – Pretty Pictures, Better Design

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 27 – Pretty Pictures, Better Design

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...

12 Tammi 201532min