Category: Ideas
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EZProxy and OvidSP Round 2 – Removing the Tip Box
Last month I wrote about how to use EZProxy’s find and replace feature to change the unhelpful text on a database tab to something more helpful:EZProxy Find and Replace: when the vendor says they can’t… Well the Medical Librarians at U of C had another request; to see if we could get rid of that…
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Innovation in a book about Innovation
OK, I’m sure it’s not really an innovation, but it was the first time I’d ever seen it, and it makes so much sense! I just finished reading The myths of Innovation, by Scott Berkun, and instead of offering the standard semi-useful bibliography, at the end of this book he provides a ranked bibliography. The…
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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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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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Alchemist author increases sales by pirating his own book
Neat stuff! “Paulo Coelho, the best-selling author of “The Alchemist”, is using BitTorrent and other filesharing networks as a way to promote his books. His publishers weren’t too keen on giving away free copies of his books, so he’s taken matters into his own hands. He’s convinced — and rightly so — that letting people…
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An update on the ANTS project
Hey, remember the ANTS screencast-sharing project? I’ve stepped way back from it since assuming my new duties here at the U of C, but it’s still going strong, and has undergone some major changes / improvements. Here’s an update that was sent to the COPPUL Distance Education group: As many of you are…
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Bibliography on Mobile Devices in Distance Education
Michele Reid posted the attached bibliography from the Midwinter Discussion Group session to the OFFCAMP list, and it’s reposted here with permission.
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Running Meebo as an application (no web browser needed!)
OK gang, the biggest strength of Meebo, that it’s web-based, has also been the biggest strike against it. For those of us who are using it as a service, it’s a bit of a pain to remember to fire it up, and to have the web browser open. Accidentally shut down the page or have…
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How to embed a MeeboMe widget on a Mac desktop
Yesterday I posted a screencast about how to embed a MeeboMe widget right on the desktop using ActiveDesktop. While surfing around to see who else had made use of this, I found a link to a Flickr page from late 2005 where someone was using ActiveDesktop to show their Meebo account, and in the comments…