Comments on: New functionality from Zotero http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/2007/07/11/new-functionality-from-zotero/ A blog about family, technology, and libraries Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: <![CDATA[Steve]]> http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/2007/07/11/new-functionality-from-zotero/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:54:01 +0000 http://familymanlibrarian.com/?p=650#comment-2094 Jay, actually, for some reason Firefox <em>does</em> require admin privileges to install where I work. I've had others who don't have admin privileges try to install it and they couldn't. However, as you probably know, if someone has a USB dongle they can install and use Firefox from that, and that doesn't require admin privileges at all. If the day comes when my admin privileges are revoked, that is the alternative I will use. Jay, actually, for some reason Firefox does require admin privileges to install where I work. I’ve had others who don’t have admin privileges try to install it and they couldn’t. However, as you probably know, if someone has a USB dongle they can install and use Firefox from that, and that doesn’t require admin privileges at all. If the day comes when my admin privileges are revoked, that is the alternative I will use.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Jay Datema]]> http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/2007/07/11/new-functionality-from-zotero/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:16:04 +0000 http://familymanlibrarian.com/?p=650#comment-2093 And Firefox (and Zotero) don't require admin privileges to install. Shhhh, don't tell the internet. And Firefox (and Zotero) don’t require admin privileges to install.

Shhhh, don’t tell the internet.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Bruce]]> http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/2007/07/11/new-functionality-from-zotero/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:07:24 +0000 http://familymanlibrarian.com/?p=650#comment-2092 WRT to insane IT policies, is there really nothing to be done; no manager to talk to about revising it? I've recently gone through some of this frustration with my institution's move to Exchange, but a) I don't let them do this sort of thing without them hearing from me about the practical importance of open standards and choice, and b) they wouldn't dare tell me I can't use Firefox. If you have happen to be at a university, shutting users out of the world of FF and Zotero means depriving them of a better tool, and driving up costs (because they'll feel compelled to use fairly expensive commercial alternatives). With the release of Zotero 1.5, you can make the reasonable argument Zotero ought to be installed by default on, for example, library computers. That would get around the need for installation rights. WRT to insane IT policies, is there really nothing to be done; no manager to talk to about revising it?

I’ve recently gone through some of this frustration with my institution’s move to Exchange, but a) I don’t let them do this sort of thing without them hearing from me about the practical importance of open standards and choice, and b) they wouldn’t dare tell me I can’t use Firefox.

If you have happen to be at a university, shutting users out of the world of FF and Zotero means depriving them of a better tool, and driving up costs (because they’ll feel compelled to use fairly expensive commercial alternatives).

With the release of Zotero 1.5, you can make the reasonable argument Zotero ought to be installed by default on, for example, library computers. That would get around the need for installation rights.

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