Aquafadas will soon release Comic Composer,their digital comic programming tool. This isn’t a graphics tool, though I’m sure it has those functions. One key detail that separates digital comics from paper is that digital comics aren’t just page images. There are now at least a couple formats for digital comics that include code that can [...]
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Update: eBook Devices Cheat Sheet – A librarian reference tool
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · digital library
Overdrive have just posted an updated version of the cheat sheet I showed you a couple months ago. This one is slightly more complete than before. So why do they need a cheat sheet? I’ll let Overdrive explain: We have also heard it’s often difficult to direct a patron to the appropriate webpage when at [...]
Tags:cheat·devices·ebook·librarian·reference·sheet·tool·update
Wikipedia translation tool WikiBhasha goes open source
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Microsoft Research have been working on a way to translate the vast quantity of Wikipedia content from one language to another. They’ve developed a tool, and it’s now going open source. From the Wikimedia blog: Enter WikiBhasha, formerly known as WikiBABEL, which launches today as both a MediaWiki extension project and a bookmarklet. WikiBhasha takes [...]
New web based conversion tool
August 8th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
There’s a hot new conversion site that just popped up in the news this week. It handles an impressive selection of ebook formats, and it’s really worth a look. But what’s even better is that it also converts audio, video, documents, and images. Check it out. P.S. Most bloggers would end the post there. Not [...]
Tags:based·conversion·tool·web
Two opposing opinions on the iPad as a tool
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app, links post
By some strange coincidence I came across 2 posts this week that talk about the iPad not as a toy but as a tool. I find it rather interesting that the one blogger sees the iPad as a laptop replacement, and the other can’t find a decent office suite app. What I’m Using Now: GoodReader [...]
Ribbon Hero – a great training tool for Office 2007
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just came across this nifty game that helps you get used to the new ribbon menus in MS Office 2007. I so wish they had released it back in 2007. I might not have switched to Open Office. Ribbon Hero via O’Reilly Radar
How Not to Use Ebooks as a Promotion Tool, pt II
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
April has begun, which means it’s National Poetry Month here in the US. Most poetry publishers will be doing something to celebrate this month, and FSG (a Macmillan imprint) is no exception. FSG is repeating the mistake they made last year. As part of National Poetry Month, FSG is sending a new poem everyday. I’m [...]
How Not to Use Ebooks as a Promotion Tool, pt I
April 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · opinion
This was going to be the second in the series, but since the free ebook is only available for the next couple days I decided to discuss it first. Who: University of Chicago Press What: a free ebook every month (this month it’s an autobiography, Nice Guys Finish Last by Leo Durocher) What’s wrong with [...]
Direct Textbook Launches New eBook Search Tool
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release (minus the hype): Direct Texbook’s ebook search tool searches more than 200 online bookstores, including eBooks.com, eCampus.com, Cengagebrain.com, Coursesmart.com and Textbooks.com. Users can search by ISBN, author, title or relevant keywords and within seconds have immediate access to book descriptions, reviews and edition details. In one click, users can save the [...]
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