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How can I jazz up my Power Points?

November 18, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

There’s a really cool Web 2.0 application out there called Animoto.  It does three things for your Power Point slideshows: 1) it analyzes your images; 2) it feels your music; and 3) it customizes a…

How can I make some fun images from the Web?

November 12, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

At RedKid.Net you can do a lot of cool things with images.  For example you can upload your picture and turn it into all text like this:             You can insert…

What is I-Report?

November 7, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

I-Report was created by CNN in August of 2006.  It’s CNN initiative to promote public journalism.  With the rise of video cameras and phones along with forums like YouTube and Wikipedia, public journalism is a…

I missed the US candidate speeches. Where can I see them?

November 6, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

November 4th, 2008 was a momentous day for the United States of America. The most recent US Presidential Election was a moment in history. Following are two of the gracious and proud speeches of Senator…

I wanna see some popular online videos. Can you share any exceptional videos with us?

November 4, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

For sure!  There are so many choices in YouTube and other resources; there’s such a vast array of videos it can be daunting at times.  Yet, by following inspirational bloggers and paying attention to what’s currently popular, one can…

What’s a virtual library?

October 1, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet, Our Dear Resources

A virtual library is an attempt to bring a physical library to your virtual, electronic world.  Much of what we all do these days is actually online, on our personal computer.  We chat online, we…

What is Twitter?

September 18, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Twitter is a status updater.  Many of us enjoy seeing what our friends are up to in Facebook.  We might learn something new–like they enjoy cooking, or we might find something out–like they understand the…

Can you recommend a place to get a Ganesha screensaver?

September 7, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

This site, Ghee Happy, is packed with fun graphics for all the Hindu Gods as well as interesting bios about all them too.  Look at how cute this Ganesha screensaver is!                  There…

What’s Shelfari?

May 20, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Shelfari is a social networker for readers!  It’s awesome!  By creating an account you can add the books you’ve read to your shelf.  You can write comments about them.  You can star them according to…

How can I get a Netvibes page?

May 12, 2008 · by Dear Librarian · in Our Dear Internet

Getting a Netvibes account is super easy.  You just need an email–which you all have.  And you just need to choose which applications you want to add to your page.  Once you’ve made your account…

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