December 12, 2005
Screencasting tools galore
THIS EDITION of NetSpeak features a few products/services developed for creating/finding screencasts, animated movies made from computer screen shots.
Assume that you need to provide a few trainees with some tips/tricks for using Google much more effectively with minimum effort. The best way to teach is to show them each of the tips visually in real-time.
November 28, 2005
On-line storage alternatives
THIS EDITION of NetSpeak explores different means for storing documents on-line. Keeping files on a Net server helps access them from any computer on the Web. Many netizens use G-mail kind of web based e-mail services for this purpose.
Tools/services such as G-mail drive (http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm) and XmailHardDrive (https://www. xmailharddrive.com), meant for easy upload of files on to your G-mail account, facilitate this process.
online storage:
http://esnips.com
https://mozy.com/
http://www.streamload.com
On-line word-processors:
http://www.zohowriter.com/Home.do
https://wideword.net/)
Opencourseware Finder :
http://opencontent.org/ocwfinder/
Tools/services such as G-mail drive (http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm) and XmailHardDrive (https://www. xmailharddrive.com), meant for easy upload of files on to your G-mail account, facilitate this process.
online storage:
http://esnips.com
https://mozy.com/
http://www.streamload.com
On-line word-processors:
http://www.zohowriter.com/Home.do
https://wideword.net/)
Opencourseware Finder :
http://opencontent.org/ocwfinder/
November 14, 2005
New tools for social applications
Web based development infrastructure makes netizen's task easy
Floating on-line services with built-in community/networking features is entering an exciting new phase.
THIS EDITION of NetSpeak features a couple of applications developed for helping netizens easily build/access web based social applications.
Of late, we are witnessing an explosion of a wide range of on-line services with the `social' tag embedded in them such as social bookmark services, social news aggregators, social calendars and so on.
Online applications : http://www.ning.com/
Flock: A new browser http://flock.com/
Clipboard recorder : Check out: http://www.lw-works.com/node/23
On-line spell checker : http://www.jacuba.com/
Floating on-line services with built-in community/networking features is entering an exciting new phase.
THIS EDITION of NetSpeak features a couple of applications developed for helping netizens easily build/access web based social applications.
Of late, we are witnessing an explosion of a wide range of on-line services with the `social' tag embedded in them such as social bookmark services, social news aggregators, social calendars and so on.
Online applications : http://www.ning.com/
Flock: A new browser http://flock.com/
Clipboard recorder : Check out: http://www.lw-works.com/node/23
On-line spell checker : http://www.jacuba.com/
October 31, 2005
Search tools revisited
Most search engines provide commands to search on a specific site .
Rollyo allows one to create own customised search engine that searches only on the sites indicated.
THIS WEEK NetSpeak takes a look at some of the latest products/services appearing in the ever-changing search tools arena.
Researchers, professionals, businessmen and others who use the Net for accessing the latest information generally go through a set of specific Web resources. Rather than searching the whole web, they can get more relevant output by focussing on subject-specific sites alone.
Most search engines provide commands to search on a specific site. For instance, the command `site:hinduonnet.com netspeak' will fetch you links to several web pages with the word `netspeak' from The Hindu's site.
October 17, 2005
Collaborative writing tools
One can create on-line documents that can be edited by group members
The Wiki technology turns out to be more effective for collaborative tasks.
NETSPEAK FEATURES a few on-line applications, meant for creating documents that are editable by many authors from multiple locations.
