December 2006
A List Apart: Primer
by 3 otherstips on a variety of aspects of web sites for new designers and web site owners
Most Popular Posts from Quick Online Tips
by 1 otherkept updated, an important factor in Interent software hints; I use these often
November 2006
Those Dark Hiding Places: The Invisible Web Revealed
by 4 othersa librarian teaches you about the dark web; originally written 2001, updated Oct. 2006
Quick Online Tips - Technology news, blogging tips, best computer software and web services
by 6 othersjust what it says; its lists and tip sheets are regularly updated
Writing Demonstrations
interactive demonstrations of Conducting Electronic Searches; useful both for the information contained and as a demo of web design and writing instructional media in a library context; the larger site is a resource for writers.
Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing - lifehack.org
by 22 otherssimple, intuitive, thought provoking tips that really work
Adding meaning and value to information
what we do with information that might make it useful and desirable to others
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
by 20 otherssuch things as i-pod handouts for folks who get one as a christmas gift
Lifehacker, the Productivity and Software Guide
by 79 othersblog; always something interesting here about software or web sites that could be useful
Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison
an entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used
creativebits | mac design community
by 4 othersa professional blog and community site for graphic designers working on Mac OS X
EasyRGB - The first RGB and COLOR search engine on the Web!
by 11 otherspractical suggestions about real life colors matching computer generated RGBs.
43 Folders
by 50 otherspersonal productivity, life hacks, and simple ways to make your life a little better; check out "classics"; good for grad students who need to organize gettting through and out earning a real living
Fifty Ways to Take Notes
by 31 othersboth online and offline, include clippings or your own musings or both
Overview Map "digital enlightenment: research"
a visual map, with links, of how to use metasites for knowledge acquisition, research, and reading online; author has other such maps on his site; useful for students as mode of presenting info and for info itself.
Four Nets for Better Searching
how to best use Google's advanced search feature; spend less time getting better results
fresh styles for web designers
2001: interesting range of inspirations
Digital Photography Techniques
brief description with visual examples of how depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view can evoke a hightened emotional response in a photo's viewer
Solution Watch - Your descriptive source of solutions
by 14 others, 1 comment"reviewing and providing in-depth walkthroughs of today’s best products and services"; valuable because of plethora of new Web 2.0 software; explanation of how to use it gives clues as to if you would want to try new software.
October 2006
fix navigation problems on web site
by 1 othertips on what to do when users have difficulty finding things on your site
July 2006
Read/WriteWeb: Archives
by 32 othersuseful in-depth articles, usually one a day; not all of equal interest
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