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This post will provide an overview of how to upload resources using the CONTENTdm (CDM) Project Client using the tab-delimited text file (TDTF) to avoid during this process. This whole blog post is written assuming a Windows environment, sorry Mac users. Also I apologize that the section discussing errors doesn't provide examples of the specific … Continue reading CONTENTdm: Uploading via Tab-Delimited Text File →

In 2019 myself and a colleague endeavored to find a straightforward way to collect email newsletters being regularly distributed by Toledo/Lucas County-area organization such as the art museum or city government to keep their audiences informed. The initial formulation of this was to use Zapier to create a lightweight action where an email would be … Continue reading Quick-and-Dirty Email Archiving (But Different) →

I've always really enjoyed the aesthetic of out of focus lights in photography, in particular the hyperspecific subgenre of shot whereby someone inside a rain-slicked car at night takes a photo looking out the car, focused on the water droplets with the lights of other cars and the city blurry in the background. I've got … Continue reading Quarantine Photography, Part 1 →

My work from home has been going really swimmingly and I've continued to tweak and add to my setup and finally got the last piece of the puzzle delivered today so I thought I'd provide an updated post. I don't really think this is of interest to anyone but writing about this just makes me … Continue reading My Home Office Reaches Its Final Form →

I was charged by my organization's executive director with preserving the emails that he has been regularly sending to staff members to keep us up to date on everything that has been happening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Born digital records continue to be an area that I need to professionally develop (using some of that … Continue reading Quick-and-Dirty Email Archiving →