Archive for July, 2008
Firefox v3 and plugins
by Darren on Jul.08, 2008, under eLearning, internet
With the recent release of the Firefox version 3 browser (which I particularly like btw) comes an opportunity to review some new and not so new add ins.
Currently my favourite ones are:
- PicLens: this great plugin transforms your browser when you are visiting Flickr, Youtube etc into a great full screen experience.
- IE Tab: A simple answer to those poorly written pages which need IE to run. A simple button on the bottom of the page and you are running in IE!
- QuickProxy: Do you have to turn your proxy on and off between work and other environments? This adds a small button to the bottom of the browser which quickly and simply allows you to turn your proxy settings on or off.
- ScribeFire: An outstanding blogging tool which takes over the bottom half of your browser, particularly ahndy when you are blogging about a web page.
- FireShot: allows you to take, edit and export screen grabs of the browser
These are currently my top picks. I run quite a few others, but these are the ones which make my experience better and easier.
What are yours?
Piracy is good?
by Darren on Jul.05, 2008, under General
This video is quite old now but a great introduction into why the iTunes selling TV shows in Australia is really such a big deal.
Watch again and enjoy
iTunesU goes K-12
by Darren on Jul.03, 2008, under Uncategorized
The journal is reporting that iTunes U has gone K-12! excellent news.
State Agencies Bring K-12 Education Content to iTunes U : July 2008 : THE Journal
A quick check of the iTunesU section has indeed revealed that there is now K-12 content on the page. Until we start looking at the content, there is no guarantee of quality, but we do have a central repository!
