Stick it to the Man, Read (all of) the New York Times Online for Free!

As you are probably well aware by now, the New York Times has made parts of their online edition available only to those who wish to pay for it. Since we are broke, that demographic does not include us, so we have been missing out on the NYT Select pieces online. That means no David Brooks, no Maureen Dowd, etc. However, we have found a way to get around all the rigamarole. You will need an Austin Public Library card, which you should have by now anyhow, and a computer, obviously.

First, go to the Austin Public library site. At some point you will be prompted to enter your ID number found on the back of your card. Not sure if it is at this stage or next, but it will become pretty evident to you. Then click on Reference Database. Now click on Remote Access. Then click on Infotrac Newspapers.

Now, enter in the search box any author, topic, columnist, et al that you would like to search. At your fingertips are thousands of articles from hundreds of newspapers, and as the great Matthew Lesko says, “It’s all Freeeeee!!!!”

Happy hunting.