Monthly Archives: April 2007
wikiHow
If you have ever wanted to know how to do something, look it up in wikiHow. This wiki is very comprehensive. You can learn to build a fire, write a song, hook an iPod up to a car sterio… just … Continue reading
Efficient?
Today at lunch I was helping two fellow teachers with an administrative task. We needed to retrieve some information from a web site and email that information to someone. We needed the names, email addresses and ID numbers of all … Continue reading
Synfig Studio
One of my students is working on a video project using Synfig Studio. It’s an open source program that uses vector based graphics to create animation. You can see sample movies created here. If you have worked with Flash before, … Continue reading
Google PowerPoint
According to an interview with Google CEO, the company is about to add a “presentation” component to the document and sheetsheet capability already in the mix. I would think the Google Presenter will be compatible with PowerPoint. If someone cannot … Continue reading
Netvibes Universe
Today Netvibes announced a new feature of their “start” page. Starting in about six weeks users can create pages and “share” them with the public. This isn’t anything new for “start pages” in general. Protopage and Pageflakes will already let … Continue reading