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  • ViewletBuilder 4 for the Mac – now with sound!

    Update: whoops, I originally posted this calling it VB 5, but was contacted by Qarbon who pointed out it’s actually version 4 (they’re still working on 5 for the Mac) Well hot on the heels of my complaint about not having a tool to edit .mov files, Qarbon shared with me a beta  of ViewletBuilder…

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  • Ovid responds to customer desires on tab naming

    A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how to use EZProxy to change the default wording on the tabs in the new OvidSP interface.  Seems we weren’t alone in desiring a better name for the Ovid Syntax tab, and Ovid reports that on Friday, Feb 1 they’re going to automagically switch the name of…

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  • What’s actually missing from the Mac Screencasting options

    …is the ability to edit the recording.  Specifically adding callouts; arrows, highlights, text overlay…  that sort of stuff.  I now have copies of both iShowU and SnapzProX, and they both do a really nice job of recording the screen.  Lots of variables like size of capture, frame rate, sound or not, but neither offers the…

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  • Brrrr

    That’s C on the left and F on the right.  Wind chill on the way to work was reported as -49 C Actually not complaining; it’s been a very mild winter until right about now…

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  • KBPublisher FAQ database at our library

    Today we launched our new FAQ database here at the U of Calgary.  We’re now using KBPublisher, an open-source product introduced to me by Chad Boeninger at Ohio U.  In addition to being searchable, and thus way better than one of those long lists with anchor tags, the neatest feature in the whole thing is…

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