Books, Computers, Education & Libraries! http://www.technomediaman.com TechnoMediaMan Explores Media and Technology! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:05:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Its Time to ‘Ban The Bottled Water’ http://www.technomediaman.com/its-time-to-ban-the-bottled-water/ http://www.technomediaman.com/its-time-to-ban-the-bottled-water/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:03:55 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=351 I’ve thought this a long time and even thought I’d blogged about it.   But after searching the site for a post I discovered I hadn’t.   Shame!

After reading Terri Bennett’s article, ‘Time for us to break the bottled water habit’, in ‘The Charlotte Observer’  I can wait NO longer!   You can read Ms. Bennett’s article AND watch the video on her website, DoYourPart.com.

Check out Ms. Bennett’s other great ideas - http://www.terribennett.com/doyourpart/

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/its-time-to-ban-the-bottled-water/feed/ About.com Offers 47 Alternatives to Wikipedia.com http://www.technomediaman.com/aboutcom-offers-47-alternatives-to-wikipediacom/ http://www.technomediaman.com/aboutcom-offers-47-alternatives-to-wikipediacom/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:42:03 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=347 The About.com article, ‘47 Alternatives to Wikipedia: 47 Websites You Can Use Instead of Wikipedia‘, indeed offers some great research Websites.  The article says:

‘Wikipedia is perhaps the most popular reference site online, with millions of high quality articles available on virtually any topic. However, there are limits to what Wikipedia can offer. Here are 47 Wikipedia alternatives you can use to find information, research a paper, get quick answers, and much more.’

Check out the list - http://websearch.about.com

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/aboutcom-offers-47-alternatives-to-wikipediacom/feed/ Lots of good Job Hunting and Career Advice http://www.technomediaman.com/lots-of-good-job-hunting-and-career-advice/ http://www.technomediaman.com/lots-of-good-job-hunting-and-career-advice/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:06:25 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=345 KimKomando.com does it again!  Kim introduced me to this invaluable resource for job hunters, people who are working and want to improve their salaries or careers AND students who are studying writing for businesses purposes.

We ALL know persons who are without jobs during this recession so let’s share this great tool with them.

Here is the Index to it…
]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/lots-of-good-job-hunting-and-career-advice/feed/ Typing in a PDF file http://www.technomediaman.com/typing-in-a-pdf-file/ http://www.technomediaman.com/typing-in-a-pdf-file/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:58:37 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=342 It used to be that you had to buy expensive Adobe software to type in or edit a PDF file.   Now there is a cheaper AND easy way - FillAnyPDF.com.   Simply ‘Browse’ to find the file and click the ‘Fill Now’ button to upload the file.   Click anywhere in the PDF and start typing.  You can also ‘highlight’, ‘blackout’, or  ‘whiteout’  a section.  NOW, go be King or Queen of your PDFs!

Thanks to KimKomando.com for this great tip!

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/typing-in-a-pdf-file/feed/ Woman’s Day Magazine Pays Tribute to the Value of Public Libraries http://www.technomediaman.com/womans-day-magazine-pays-tribute-to-the-value-of-public-libraries/ http://www.technomediaman.com/womans-day-magazine-pays-tribute-to-the-value-of-public-libraries/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:12:19 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=340 Woman’s Day published two articles related to the value of public libraries:

‘What makes your library special to your community? How does it enrich the lives of you and your neighbors? Tell us about it in an essay of 700 words or less. Up to four women’s stories will be featured in an upcoming issue of Woman’s Day and/or on WomansDay.com. Enter between February 9 and May 9; see below for official rules and how to enter.’

  • ALA Contest Info & Rules

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/womans-day-magazine-pays-tribute-to-the-value-of-public-libraries/feed/ Humorous Videos about Apple’s NEW iPad http://www.technomediaman.com/humorous-videos-about-apples-new-ipad/ http://www.technomediaman.com/humorous-videos-about-apples-new-ipad/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:27:50 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=337 I have heard the iPad being described as an iTouch on Steroids as if that would be a turn-off to me.  Being an iPhone fanatic I’d love to have a tablet size version of an iTouch!   However, I recognize that it won’t please everyone. 

Obviously, Hitler himself is extremely disappointed (language warning)…

There is also a lot of joking around about the iPad’s name…

No matter what is said about the iPad I still contend that it has everything a person would want in an electronic device as demonstrated in this video…

Prefer a smaller version of the iPad? That is coming too!…

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/humorous-videos-about-apples-new-ipad/feed/ A Good Source for Scientific or Medical Photos and Illustrations http://www.technomediaman.com/a-good-source-for-scientific-or-medical-photos-and-illustrations/ http://www.technomediaman.com/a-good-source-for-scientific-or-medical-photos-and-illustrations/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:15:19 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=332 Phototakeusa.com is offers a large resource for scientific, medical, and technological photographs
and illustrations. It offers on-line search. You may also request a catalog or acquire a CD-ROM.

In your search you can select ‘Royalty-Free’. You can search by keyword, alphabetical, numerical, and by categories.
Includes photos, clipart, illustrations, and graphics.


]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/a-good-source-for-scientific-or-medical-photos-and-illustrations/feed/ Interesting Search Engine for Kids http://www.technomediaman.com/interesting-search-engine-for-kids/ http://www.technomediaman.com/interesting-search-engine-for-kids/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:44:48 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=330 I learned about Quintura for Kids from ResearchBuzz.com.    Check out their review of it.  My success was mixed.  I was satisfied with results from ‘ukulele’, ‘football’, and a couple of other keywords.  I was not satisfied with the results from ‘drawing’ - the first result was about ‘Drew Barrymore’.

I see a lot of potential in the site and look for good things from it.

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/interesting-search-engine-for-kids/feed/ Your Facebook Page and Google http://www.technomediaman.com/your-facebook-page-and-search-engines/ http://www.technomediaman.com/your-facebook-page-and-search-engines/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:26:28 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=327 Did you know that Google shows Twitter ‘Tweets’ under ‘Updates’ and will soon show searches from Facebook?  How much do you really want to share?  With friends?  With the world?

KimKomando.com says,

‘Facebook has long been known for its excellent
privacy tools. But it recently made changes that expose more of your
information. Search sites can find your Facebook pages. Coworkers may
be able to see your photos. It’s important to review your privacy
settings.’ Here is how - http://www.komando.com/co…lumns/index.aspx?id=7955Related article - http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Social-Search-Arrives-to-Challenge-Facebook-331643/

]]> http://www.technomediaman.com/your-facebook-page-and-search-engines/feed/ Awesome 3D ‘Library Stacks’ Painting http://www.technomediaman.com/awesome-3d-library-stacks-painting/ http://www.technomediaman.com/awesome-3d-library-stacks-painting/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:37:54 +0000 admin http://www.technomediaman.com/?p=322 My daughter showed me this incredible painting that she discovered via ‘StumbleUpon.com‘.   It was posted on Flickr.com.  The poster said,

‘This is a movie of a super-cool “painting” hanging in the basement of the British Library, in London. The author has done many such paintings, but this is the best (and all the others are very similar). It’s called “Paradoxymoron”, by Patrick Hughes’

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38864566@N00/2479491895/

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