Picks of the Week
A complete listing of Martin and Sallie’s Picks of the Week from past WELSTech episodes:
Accessibility
- Blind Cool Tech podcast - www.blindcooltech.com
- Dragon Naturally Speaking - www.nuance.com
- iGoogle gadget for YouTube political video captioning
- Text-to-Speech programs
Audio Video
- Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net
- Audio books and more - www.audible.com
- Pandora Internet radio - www.pandora.com
Bible Resources
- BibleGateway
- www.biblegateway.com
- Add a BibleGateway search box to your web site - www.biblegateway.com/usage
- Laridian Bible software for mobile digital devices - www.laridian.com
Communication
- E-mail, calendar & task list solution - Thunderbird & Lightning
- Organize Outlook - www.xobni.com
- Provider for Google Calendar
Education
- 37 Interesting Ways to use Your Interactive Whiteboard by Tom Barrett - link courtesy of José Picardo at boxoftricks.net
- Academic year calendars
- Create an avatar - www.voki.com
- Doodle 4 Google - www.google.com/doodle4google
- Edublogawards - www.edublogawards.com
- Fact Monster - www.factmonster.com
- Geocaching - www.geocaching.com
- Infotech with Mr. Losik - mrlosik.blogspot.com
- Scratch - scratch.mit.edu
- Voice Thread - www.voicethread.com
- Wacky Wonderful Web sites (WWWs) - www.stjohnsse.com/wwws
Graphics
- PhotoShop Express - www.photoshop.com/express
- Martin’s sample photos - Spring in New Mexico
- Picnik - www.picnik.com
- SnagIt - www.techsmith.com
Hardware
- Belkin WiFi Phone
- Manage multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse using Synergy
- ScanSnap - Fujitsu S510
- Web Cams
- Logitech QuickCam Pro - for notebooks
- Logitech QuickCam Fusion - for desktops
Internet Telephone
- GOOG-411 - www.google.com/goog411
- Jott - www.jott.com
- Record Skype
- eCamm for Mac
- PowerGrammo for PC
- Skype - www.skype.com
Networks
- OpenDNS - www.opendns.com
Office Tools
- Drop for your faxing needs - www.drop.io
- The Fifth Element - ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Microsoft Word Mail Merge - Online training for Word 2003
Online Training
- Common Craft blog - www.commoncraft.com
- Lynda.com online training - www.lynda.com
- Microsoft Online Training - office.microsoft.com/en-us/training
- Software quick reference cards from Custom Guide - www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm
- TED Videos - www.ted.com
PDF Tools
- CutePDF - www.cutepdf.com
Productivity
- Delicious Library 2 for Mac- www.delicious-monster.com
- Dvorak keyboard - www.dvzine.org
- Google Calendar - calendar.google.com
- Google Desktop - desktop.google.com
RSS
- Google Reader - reader.google.com
- RSS Forward - www.rssfwd.com
Utilities
- ActiveWords - www.activewords.com
- Clipdiary - www.softvoile.com/clipdiary
- Gizmo’s Support Alert Newsletter
- Gmail account storage space
- Mail Catch- www.mailcatch.com
- Online file conversion - YouConvertIt.com
- Password generator - www.supergenpass.com
- Password Safe - passwordsafe.sourceforge.net
- Send large files easily - www.yousendit.com
- SyncBack - www.2brightsparks.com/syncback
- Sync Toy 2 Beta
- Windows Notepad text editor - Start > All Programs > Accessories
- Alternatives - Lifehacker.com survey
- Text editors for the Mac
Web 2.0
- Delicious - del.icio.us
- Live Mesh - www.mesh.com
- PC application launcher with a Mac feel - RocketDock.com
- Open Source Alternatives- www.osalt.com
- Plaxo - www.plaxo.com
- Stumble Upon - www.stumbleupon.com
- The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives
