Too much information and not enough filters? Check out Mashable’s latest article, Slow Feed Movement: 7 Tools to Filter the RSS Flood, which suggests choosing from seven tools to focus the flow of information. Two which caught my eye were the Best of Friendfeed feature and TweetDeck, an Adobe Air desktop application.
Torley at the Mashable blog has put together a quick guide to How to Master Screencasts in Seven Steps. The author, who has created over 200 video tutorials, shares detailed tips and tricks organized into the following steps:
According to a recent Nielsen report, Twitter.com, Tagged.com and Ning are the fastest growing U.S. social networking sites. The analysis ranks social networks by year-over-year unique audience growth. Between September 2007 and September 2008, Twitter showed a 343% growth rate, Tagged.com 330%, and Ning 251%.
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http://www.techsupportalert.com/
http://www.opera.com/download/
Web browsers come and go, but over the years Opera has maintained quite a bit of staying power. This latest version includes new desktop widgets, integration with email and chat clients, and sophisticated drag-and-drop functionality. Opera's homepage also includes a helpful FAQ section that will answer any number of queries. This version is compatible with computers running Windows 95 and newer or Mac OS X 10.3 and newer. [KMG] Scout Report
October 16th, 2008
Facebook has announced that the social network has just topped 10 billion photos uploaded by members. And actually, since FB stores four images sizes for each photo uploaded, that number is more precisely in the 40 billion area. This is quite significant when compared to other top photo-sharing websites including Photobucket which hosts 6 billion photos and Flickr which stores just over 2 billion.
Facebook members view over 15 million photos every day, and at peak traffic times, over 300,000 images are viewed per second.
Set up in Q&A style, this Twitter Guide answers questions such as how to cross-post blog posts and Flickr pics via Twitter, as well as how to track UPS packages, add events to a Google Calendar, and how to set up simple polls using the microblogging application.
Smashing Downloads compiles a guide to 28 Free File Storage Hosting Websites. These hosted storage solutions enable you to store all of you files in an online space which can be accessed anywhere. I was pleased to note two applications which I use regularly made the list; Box.net, and XDrive.
Here are a few of their suggestions:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/28-free-hosted-storage-websites/
The sine qua non of this program is a deep and abiding commitment to faster and more responsive download times. It certainly delivers, as it effectively splits large files into smaller pieces, along with actively searching for mirror sites along the way. Additionally, the application can also preview some media files while downloading. This latest version of Download Accelerator Plus is compatible with computers running Windows 98 and newer. [KMG] Scout Report
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/resourcesforwriters
As with many other colleges and universities, Amherst College is dedicated to helping their students become excellent writers. In order to accomplish this goal, they have created a fine set of online resources for use by their own students and members of the web-browsing public. This particular set includes a long list of resources created by staff members at Amherst and at other institutions. These resources are divided into thematic headings such as "Preparing to Write", "Thesis and Argument", "Clarity and Grace", and "Using Sources". On the left hand side of the page, users can view the same list and also learn more about the writing center at Amherst and their work. Overall, it's a fine set of resources, and one that college students in particular will find useful, especially as they approach a paper deadline. [KMG] Scout Report
Society for the preservation of Irish soda bread
The personal website of Irish-American Ed O'Dwyer is totally dedicated
to the traditional soda bread which is under increasing threat from
arbitrary changes in recipes (what O'Dwyer refers to as "bread
morphing"), a misunderstanding of the origins of the bread, and
commercialisation of the product. A history of soda bread is
accompanied by authentic recipes and a passionate explanation of how
this traditional food should be prepared and served in order to retain
its cultural integrity. The use of Dutch ovens for the baking process
is also explained. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.sodabread.us/
I had to post this as it reminds me of my childhood. My mother was a good cook and among our treats were Irish soda bread, potato cakes and drop scones (aka griddle cakes or flap jacks). Celia
Oxford University ITunes
An increasing number of Universities and Higher education institutions
are now offering free lectures and podcasts. This is the official
directory of Oxford University materials available from the on the
Apple iTunes store. It contains a catalogue of the online lectures
which cover a range of different social science, humanities and
scientific subjects. They include recordings from research projects
such as the Oxford Internet Institute and Forced Migration Research
Institute as well as academic departments. Technical and copyright
information is displayed ion the website. Most materials can be used
free of charge subject to copyright conditions. Users without access to
Itunes can download many of the materials from the Oxford University
podcasts site which is also listed on the page.
http://itunes.ox.ac.uk/
Cambridge University iTunes
An increasing number of Universities and Higher education institutions
are now offering free lectures and podcasts. This is the official
directory of Cambridge University sound and multimedia content on the
Apple iTunes store. It contains a catalogue of the online lectures
which cover a range of different social science, humanities and
scientific subjects. These are available as podcasts and film.Topics
currently available range from business and management, science, new
technology to Anthropology and politics. Technical and copyright
information is displayed on the website. Most materials can be used
free of charge subject to copyright conditions.
http://www.cam.ac.uk/video/itunesu.html
Intute.ac.uk
