Last month I reported that street views of Milwaukee were available in Google Maps. Well, now Madison street views are available as well. Check out the interactive view of the UW Law School below. View …
Tools
Capture Web Site Content with Time Stamp
From MakeUseOf.com: FreezePage lets you take snapshots of web pages and store them for later reference. What makes FreezePage different from other screenshot capture tools is that in addition to screenshots it also saves the …
Send and Receive Faxes from Your Computer at No Cost
Here are a couple of useful tools for sending and receiving faxes from you computer at no charge: To Send: FaxZero Simply enter your name and email, the recipient’s name and fax number, upload the …
Tools for Finding Old Web Pages
Determining if and how a Web site has changed can be an important factor in litigation. Many of you probably know about a wonderful tool called the Wayback Machine which archives sites and displays them …
Dissertation Calculator Suggests Manageable Deadlines
Have a dissertation looming in your future and don’t know where to start? Check out the Dissertation Calculator developed by the UW Madison CIMC (Center for Instructional Materials and Computing). Simply enter your start date …
Secretly Monitor & Control PCs with SnoopStick
I just learned about a sneaky little device called the SnoopStick which allows you to monitor and control access to computers and laptops from anywhere, anytime. It is available for $60. According to the web …
Deciphering Legal Abbreviations
Legal abbreviations are not always easy to decipher. Fortunately, there are several good reference tools to help you do just that. Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations is a print publication (also available on Lexis) and …
Using Jing for Quick and Easy Screencasts – A Wonderful Tool for Librarians
When trying to explain a how to use a computer application, a screen shot (still photo) is worth a thousand words. A screencast (video recording) is worth a million. Librarians have been using screencast applications …
Hand-held Language Translators Available at Madison Public Library
From Check It Out @ the Madison Public Library: Traveling to another country and want to dine out or shop? You need a Language Translator! Madison Public Library now has a variety of hand-held translators …
Free, Easy-to-Use Conference Call System
This morning I had the opportunity to use a conference call service called FreeConference.com. As the name implies, it’s free to use the service. You will, though, probably have to dial long distance since you …