Ho Ho Ho!

Nothing says "happy holidays" like a handcrafted gift. Here's an idea for geeks with glue guns!

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Web 2.0 in Practice

If you are interested in the Web 2.0 applications Jane introduced earlier, try to attend TLTR tomorrow at 12:30 in the Special Collections room of the Library. Mark Chase will be talking about how he is using Facebook in his FYRST class. TLTR (and this blog) would love to hear from anyone using Web 2.0 applications in instruction, so please share your experiences and expertise.

Noisely

Noisely is an online tool for listening to continuous podcasts on a topic of your choice. You type in the keyword(s) and it collects related podcasts and plays them continuously. Sort of like having a customized NPR playing all the time.

Video + Google searching = VDoogle

Searching for shared video? You could try YouTube or Google Video or several other services. Easier still...try VDoogle! It's a search engine that searches multiple resources for shared video. According to the site, VDoogle was created in October (2006) and runs on Google search technology. It's a one-stop-shop for online video found at:

www.videocodesworld.com
www.videocodezone.com
www.bolt.com
www.dailymotion.com
video.google.com
vids.myspace.com
www.ifilm.com
www.metacafe.com
www.youtube.com
www.break.com
video.aol.com
stage6.divx.com
www.clipshack.com
www.vsocial.com.

Backup To EMail

At last someone has answered my prayers--an easy way to back up files via e-mail. While I usually back up my documents to a CD or a portable drive, Zapto.org has provided yet another means for speedy document management. You simply right-click on a file and the context menu will contain a "backup to email" choice. The program should more aptly be called "Backup to Gmail," since you need to have a google mail account to use it. Of course, who doesn't have a google mail account these days? I surely couldn't live without it.

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Let Me Show You Some of the Slides From our Trip!

A phrase to strike fear in the heart of many and a good cure for insomnia! But here's a tool called Slide Share for sharing slides online that gets a high recommendation from Lifehacker. If you visit the SRU APSCUF blog, you will see a trick or treat slide show that I created with a little flickr mashup, but this tool looks useful also.



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