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“So find something new to try, something to change. Count how often you succeed and how often you fail. Write about it. Ask people what they think. See if you can keep the conversation going.” This is the final paragraph… Read moreBetter
Category: Productivity
SubToMe: Subscribe to RSS Feeds Easily
So now you’re using an RSS feed reader, such as Feedly, to keep up with what’s new, right? (If not, see this blog post.) SubToMe is a browser tool that will make subscribing to new feeds a breeze. With a… Read moreSubToMe: Subscribe to RSS Feeds Easily
LastPass: The Last Password You Will Ever Need
I have been a LastPass advocate for some time, however I’ve been remiss in not dedicating an entire blog post to it. It’s time to remedy that. I have usernames and passwords to over 400 websites. Each of those passwords… Read moreLastPass: The Last Password You Will Ever Need
Stuff to Try in July
It’s July! Remember how you said back in January that you wanted to try out some new things when you finally had the time for it? Your challenge for the month of July: Pick two of these to try out…. Read moreStuff to Try in July
IFTTT: “Put the internet to work for you”
Automatically have your Gmail attachments saved to Dropbox. Tweet Feedly articles you’ve tagged. Text new appointments to Google calendar. Making these kinds of automated connections is the power of today’s internet. And you know what? It’s ridiculously easy to do…. Read moreIFTTT: “Put the internet to work for you”
CleanPrint: Print/Save Only What You Want
CleanPrint gives you the power to print or save only the content you want from a webpage. Add a note if you’d like. Add CleanPrint as an extension to your browser. What’s especially cool is that multi-page articles are automatically… Read moreCleanPrint: Print/Save Only What You Want
Akindi: Update
Not long ago I wrote about Akindi (see this post). Print out your own bubble sheets or send to students to print their own. After the test, scan the completed bubble sheets into a PDF to grade them. The good… Read moreAkindi: Update
Scantron Alternative: Akindi
[Update 4/3/2013: At the time of this writing, the answer form has 75 questions; they’re working on a 100-question form. In this post, I suggested using a mobile app like CamScanner for turning the completed forms into a PDF. Akindi does… Read moreScantron Alternative: Akindi
YouCanBook.Me: “Units per slot”
For the YouCanBook.Me users (see this blog post for more info about this service), did you know that you can let more than one person sign up for a given time slot? Let’s say that you wanted to do group… Read moreYouCanBook.Me: “Units per slot”
Screenhero: Screen Sharing with Dual Control
Join.me is my go-to screen-sharing application with Google Hangouts running a close second. However, both only allow one person to “be” on the screen at any given time. ScreenHero (Windows and Mac) allows two people on the screen simultaneously. Getting… Read moreScreenhero: Screen Sharing with Dual Control