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Quick Tech Tip: In a previous post (November, 2010) I suggested using Zamzar to download TED videos. Since then TED has added this functionality themselves. Below the video, click the “DOWNLOAD” button. That will call up this window. Right-click on… Read moreQTT: Download TED Videos
A colleague (thanks Craig C.!) recently sent me a link to a Forbes article (10/18/2011) about Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox. (Disclaimer: Craig swears he doesn’t usually read Forbes; he was in the waiting room of his dentist’s office.) At… Read moreDropbox: The Founder
by Eric Landrum [Note: I am thrilled that Sue Frantz has allowed a guest blog to appear here within her excellent Technology for Educators blog. I just hope I don’t ruin the neighborhood]. Recently heard at an anonymous meeting: “Hi,… Read moreClickers via TurningPoint
Quick Tech Tip. In my last two posts I’ve addressed ways to get to the folder where your open Word document is located. Folder navigation in general can be a hassle – unless you’re the kind of person who just… Read moreQTT: Using Folder Favorites
I have an open Word document. When I hit CTRL+ALT+O on my keyboard, the folder that contains that document opens. This is very handy if I want to attach the open file to an email message by dragging and dropping… Read moreOpen Containing Folder in MS Word
I ran into a colleague today who posed an interesting question. (Shout out to Tina O. and Eric B.!) Paraphrasing, “I’m replying to an email message in Outlook, and I open a file in Word, and edit that file. Now… Read moreOffice Tab: Added Functionality for Word, Excel, PowerPoint
[Update 12/15/2012 : Given the issues with Google Calendar Sync, I wasn’t surprised to hear that it was being sunsetted. Use gSyncIt instead.] To users of Google Calendar Sync (synching Google Calendar with Outlook) [Everyone else can safely ignore.] Warning:… Read moreAppointments Off by an Hour?
As you all know, I’m a Dropbox fan. But what happens when your Dropbox capacity is 2GB and you’re sharing a folder with someone who has 16GB, and that person puts a 3GB file in your shared folder? (Shout out… Read moreJustBeamIt: Transfer Large Files
The theme for the last week on this blog has been email management. This morning I ran across a LifeHacker blog post that was talking about the same thing. See “Top 10 Tricks for Dealing with Email Overload.” That post… Read moreOutlook: Turn Off Notifications
UPDATED 5/17/2014 Videodropper is now Orchard, which is nothing like Videodropper. If you’re looking for a video downloader, check out KeepVid. This blog post explains how it works. UPDATED 6/24/2012 A visit to the videodropper.ep.io website shows that the service is… Read moreVideodropper: Download YouTube Videos Directly to Dropbox