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Blogger is getting a makeover
For those of you who blog, Google recently announced changes to Blogger\’s interface. You can gradually opt in to the new interface, rather than being confused by an unexpected change in Blogger\’s look and feel. More information here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/bloggers-fresh-new-look.html
Thunderstorms in Cloud Computing OR Back Ups to the Rescue
The recent glitch in Amazon\’s cloud storage that knocked out several popular websites is a timely reminder that backing up materials is usually best practice. Now that we\’re all storing so many items on social media, we often forget that digital storage doesn\’t equal permanent storage (not sure what does) and forget to make backups.Continue reading “Thunderstorms in Cloud Computing OR Back Ups to the Rescue”
Top Ten Tuesday: Stay Informed
The following list, in no particular order, offers links to Tarleton resources that will help you stay in the know. Tarleton homepage Check out news releases, spotlighted announcements, and upcoming events notices. Current Students page Learn about campus life, technology & support, news & events, student activities, and health & safety, as well as locateContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Stay Informed”
Productivity Tools for Bloggers
Barb Dybwad at Mashable: The Social Media Guide offers \”20 Simple Productivity Tools for Bloggers,\” which guides readers to resources for improving blogging workflow. She groups her recommendations into these categories: Multiple Clipboard Tools Blog Right from Firefox with Scribefire Save Typing Time with Text Shortcuts Firefox Extensions for Working with Text Site-Specific Browsers KeyboardContinue reading “Productivity Tools for Bloggers”
Lincoln Birthday Bicentennial
Tomorrow, February 12, is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, from 1861 through his untimely assassination in April 1865. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission has put together a website that collects information on events across the country honoring this occasion, as well as an “HonestContinue reading “Lincoln Birthday Bicentennial”
Bringing History to Life
Been watching the “John Adams” series on HBO lately? In LibraryThing, you can browse the libraries of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson (as well as many other famous folks), thanks to the I See Dead People[\’s Books] group. These Legacy Libraries are the personal libraries of famous readers, entered by LibraryThing members orContinue reading “Bringing History to Life”
Are you watching Blogger Play?
Need a break? Take a few minutes to check out Blogger Play. It\’s a real-time slideshow of photos Blogger users have recently uploaded to their blogs. It\’s a great snapshot of what people are thinking and posting about, right now! You can view a never-ending stream of images that were just uploaded to public BloggerContinue reading “Are you watching Blogger Play?”
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