Jott.com must be for those of us who live on our mobile phones. I must admit that I'm more likely to have forgotten my mobile than paper and a pen! Still, I can see that this service has its merits.
For no fee (there are more benefits if you pay a fee) Jott allows you to phone them, tell them where you want the meesge to go (e.g., email) and leave a voicemail message to capture notes, set reminders and calendar appointments, stay in touch with friends and family, and interact with your favorite web sites and services. Jott captures the voice, turns it into text, and sends it to the destination you chose.
I expect that it won't be long before a similar service starts up in Australia.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thing #42: Google Groups
Google Groups was very slow to use over the desktop but I did find out some interesting info on the Society.libraries.talk user group. Browsing the postings, I found out that this month, the 2nd edition of Library World Records will be published. Something to keep in mind for a retirement/leaving gift!
I used the search facility to search for mention of Web 2.0 technologies but only got one hit! This I found quite surprising.
I joined the NEXGENLIB user group just so that I could check out the postings of this forward thinking user group but nothing had been added since January so figured that this user group ran out of momentum.
In the end, the poor response from the Internet over the desktop convinced me to abandon mission. I'll have to return another day.
I used the search facility to search for mention of Web 2.0 technologies but only got one hit! This I found quite surprising.
I joined the NEXGENLIB user group just so that I could check out the postings of this forward thinking user group but nothing had been added since January so figured that this user group ran out of momentum.
In the end, the poor response from the Internet over the desktop convinced me to abandon mission. I'll have to return another day.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Animoto
It's been a while since I did any of the 2.1 Things. I was busy at work and then got out of the habit of doing them but now I'm back on the wagon with Animoto!
This is an easy tool to use and I am sure that it could become very addictive! It would be very useful for social events and workwise, could be used for promotional activities.
Using Christmas and cats as my theme (because it's Christmas and my cat is rather unwell so in my thoughts at the moment), I selected some photos from Photobucket and then used Animoto to make a video. Here's the link to Moggy Cheer: http://animoto.com/play/z3lXdSYxMu3fFtzt8P6wLw. As yet, I haven't heard the music (I chose it blind so hope that it's appropriate).
Enjoy.
This is an easy tool to use and I am sure that it could become very addictive! It would be very useful for social events and workwise, could be used for promotional activities.
Using Christmas and cats as my theme (because it's Christmas and my cat is rather unwell so in my thoughts at the moment), I selected some photos from Photobucket and then used Animoto to make a video. Here's the link to Moggy Cheer: http://animoto.com/play/z3lXdSYxMu3fFtzt8P6wLw. As yet, I haven't heard the music (I chose it blind so hope that it's appropriate).
Enjoy.
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