The Student Tablet PC: Mind Mapping Overview
Check out this useful review of Mind Mapping: The Student Tablet PC: Mind Mapping Overview I have been putting off writing this article for a while. Why? Well MindManager is my most used program. I use it for almost everything I do on my tablet. It’s my ubiquitous tool. I do my lecture notes on it, I study from it, I create study guides, I outline my essays with it, I even create simple to-do lists on it. MindManager is my ultimate tool, and... [Read More...]
Blogs Will Change Your Business
Blogs and Business…An overview of blogs in the business world at BusinessWeek Online. Blogs Will Change Your Business Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up…or catch you later - URL : Blogs Will Change Your Business Read More →
The Freesound Project
The Freesound Project aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, … released under the Creative Commons Sampling Plus License. The Freesound Project provides new and interesting ways of accessing these samples, allowing users to * browse the sounds in new ways using keywords, a “sounds-like” type of browsing and more * up and download sounds to and from the database, under... [Read More...]
Free and Open Software
Recently I found a few free software and open software resources: Lifehacker’s Essential Windows Freebies, CleanSoftare.org, and the OpenCD project. Essential Windows freebies from Lifehacker.com – http://lifehacker.com/software/productivity/essential-windows-freebies-034103.php Web site CleanSoftware.org is an independent index of free software which does not include adware, viruses or spyware. The mostly Windows-focused index is broken... [Read More...]
Google Maps
Google has a slick, new mapping site. What is Google Maps, and how does it compare with other services? Google Maps is a Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology–including business locations, contact information, and driving directions–to anyone searching for results in the United States and Canada (more locations coming soon). With Google Maps, you’ll enjoy the following unique features: * Draggable maps... [Read More...]
Internet Archive
Internet Archive The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. Browse the Archive Read More →
About Bloglines
What is Bloglines? Bloglines is my most used internet resource. I have collected a number of content providers that provide RSS news feeds – bloggers, news sites, etc. – that I review on a regular basis. Some once per day; many less frequent. It is my knowledge-collecting, information-gathering, data-harvesting approach to the interweb-thingy. And it is free! Bloglines is a FREE online service for searching, subscribing, creating and... [Read More...]
Salon.com | It’s all the CIA’s fault
Let’s see. The 911 Commission delayed looking into the Bush administration’s role in events leading up to the 911 attacks and the march to war afterwards, until after the election. And then decides that such an investigation is not needed. Because the first report says that it was the fault of the “intelligence community.” Now we get a report that again points the blame at the “intelligence community.” At his... [Read More...]
The OpenCD Project
The OpenCD project aims to introduce users of MS-Windows to the benefits of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a broad audience. We provide a description and screen-shots of each program, so you can get an idea of what it does before installing. All these applications install and un-install cleanly, so you can be comfortable... [Read More...]