fifteen freebies in 50 minutes

Fifteen Freebies Fifteen Freebies

in Fifty Minutesin Fifty Minutes

New Jersey Library AssociationNew Jersey Library Association

Annual ConferenceAnnual Conference

April 2007April 2007

Janie Hermann

Robert Keith,

New Jersey Statewide Reference Center

http://njreference.org

Word Processor and Word Processor and Office Suite FreebiesOffice Suite Freebies

• Great alternative to pricey software

• Often provide sharing features not available in traditional office suites

• Files stored remotely (can be accessed anywhere at any time)

• Examples

– ajaxwrite

– yourdraft

Organization FreebiesOrganization Freebies

• You and friends/family can access your schedule and lists anywhere

• Many will synch with PDAs and Outlook

• Examples– Tada List

• Create personal or group lists and share via RSS or post to your blog

– Cozi Central• Multiple schedules on one calendar via color coding

systems

Photo Editing FreebiesPhoto Editing Freebies• Pixer.us and Picnik

– Upload and edit photos entirely in your web browser

– Save and download finished photo to your computer

• The GIMP– Open Source competitor to Photoshop– Bit of a learning curve, but more full

featured than web-based alternatives

Video/Broadcasting FreebiesVideo/Broadcasting Freebies

• Edit and create your own movie montages

• Combine video files with photos, music and text to create professional results

• Examples

– One True Media

– SplashCast

Productivity FreebiesProductivity Freebies• CCleaner

– Removes temporary files, fixes registry conflicts and edits startup programs

• LogMeIn– Remotely control a computer from

anywhere on the Internet– Useful for remote tech support

LogMeInLogMeIn

Live Demo

Social FreebiesSocial Freebies

• Web 2.0 = sharing

• Sharing includes books we read/own, bookmarks, photos, etc.

• Examples

– LibraryThing = sharing books

– Del.icio.us = sharing bookmarks

– Slideshare = sharing presentations

Fun FreebiesFun Freebies• Krazydad’s Colr Pickr

– Use Flash applet to choose pictures from various Flickr photo groups

– Live Demo!

• Pandora– Listen to streaming audio customized

music playlists– Live Demo!

Contact us:Contact us:

Janie Hermann Janie Hermann jhermannjhermann@princetonlibrary.org@princetonlibrary.org

Bob KeithBob Keithrkeith@princetonlibrary.orgrkeith@princetonlibrary.org

1-800-443-03151-800-443-0315

Slides will be hosted at:Slides will be hosted at:http://njreference.orghttp://njreference.org

Slides will be posted at the NJLA Blog:Slides will be posted at the NJLA Blog:http://blog.njla.org/http://blog.njla.org/