http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips Your Weekly Source for Practical and Timely TechTips to Simplify your Digital Life Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:21:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi all, happy Friday and 5 weeks before the start of the fall semester! Today’s tip is inspired by a question from by one of our colleagues. He was curious about which multi-service instant messaging clients are considered to be the best. It’s very common for people nowadays to have ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/07/18/friday-techtip-for-july-18-multi-im-clients-and-services/ Happy Friday (and iPhone Day) everyone! Today’s tip is a digital/analog hybrid. Do you find yourself caught in the grey area of managing your calendar in Outlook, but prefer pen and paper for your to-do lists and notes? Do you find interacting with a digital device cumbersome and annoying? Then ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/07/11/friday-techtip-for-july-11-2008-pocketmod/ Today I want to pass along an important upgrade to an oldie but a goodie: Skype. A few years ago Skype was on the cutting edge computer-to-computer voice and video chat. What really set them apart was the ability to purchase credits and use Skype as a voip service allowing ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/06/27/friday-techtip-for-june-27-2008-skype/ Today's tip is a little late as I had to get access to some photos of my kids in order to demonstrate today's site: Animoto. Animoto is a new service that lets you upload photos, pick a soundtrack (or upload your own), and Animoto will automatically build a slide show ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/06/20/friday-techtip-for-june-20-2008-animoto/ Last week I provided a very brief introduction to what Web 2.0 is all about (using the web as a service, sharing content, distributing content using RSS, etc., etc., etc.). This week I want to direct you to a site that covers all things Web 2.0 and actually awards sites ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/06/13/16/ Good Friday afternoon everyone! After a short tech-tip hiatus due to vacation, I'm back and ready to continue our ongoing discussion. After reviewing the feedback I received both from the survey I distributed and personal comments, it appears there is a need to delve a little deeper in the meaning ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/06/06/friday-techtip-for-june-6-2008-web-20/ Good Friday afternoon! Today is the last part of the digital photo rodeo. Apparently you can’t beat a dead horse too much. ;) Over the past couple of Fridays we’ve covered various tools to organize your photos on your computer as well as hosting options to share your pictures with family ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/05/16/friday-techtip-for-may-16-2008-digital-photo-rodeo-pt-3-and-survey/ In last week’s techtip I recommended a few different digital photo management tools, including Picasa from Google and Windows Live Photo Gallery. Both tools are free and give you multiple options for searching your computer for photos, organizing, and minor editing. Once you’ve gone through this process, you’re ready ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/05/09/friday-techtip-for-may-9-2008-digital-photo-rodeo-pt-2/ Now that May is upon us (and the semester is ending) most of our thoughts are probably turning to summer! That means summer vacations, family gatherings, weekend trips, etc. For many of you an essential item for these events will be your digital camera. When you think about how easy ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/05/02/friday-techtip-for-may-2-2008-digital-photo-rodeo-pt-1/ Good Friday afternoon everyone! This week's tip isn't so much about the technology associated with the service as it is the good it potentially offers! In honor of Earth Day this past week I'd like to tell you about FreeCycle, which I know some of you are already familiar with. ... http://blog.richmond.edu/techtips/2008/04/24/techtip-for-april-25-2008-freecycle/