Category: Tools

“TimeMachiner is a new mini-app that lets you email people in the future. Use it to remind yourself to do something that you’ll more than likely forget, keep your future self on the straight and narrow, even wish your friends happy birthday…the possibilities are endless!” Source: MakeUseOf.com

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 Larger Map Simply do a Google search for an address in Madison and click on the “Street Views” link in …

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 exact date and time, page size and more. Thus it can be used as an independent third party tool to …

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 document to fax, and send. There is no cost for this service, however there will be an ad on the …

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 as they were at various points in time. But, but did you know that there were other tools that do …

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 and target end date. The calculator breaks down the dissertation process into manageable deadlines and provides you with important resources …

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 site: Simply insert a SnoopStick device into a USB port on the computer you want to monitor. Run the 60 …

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 Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is available free online. With both sources, you can either search by abbreviation to get …

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 like Camtasia for a while to produce wonderful tutorials on database searching, etc. I’ve often thought about trying my hand …

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 to help you with on-the-spot translations. Just type in a word or phrase, and the translator will find the correct …