The JING project

ok - this is pretty exciting! (albeit i must say upfront that it is a project - and therefore subject to change - i.e. eventual charge.... but for now...free free free.)

Jing is a downloadable piece of software (sorry - this means no, you can't use it on your imaged computer - but IT is looking into it) try it at home - it's very slick and easy to use.

Jing works similarly to captivate, snag-it, camtasia - and other screen capturing software. It allows you to capture images of your screen OR capture movies of you working on your desktop in any application and immediately allows you to share them by providing a URL link to your users (students, co-workers, friends). The images/videos live on their server - making the permanence factor a little ambiguous. Check it out - if nothing else - it's great experience getting used to this type of software.

here is a sample i prepared in just a few seconds:

http://screencast.com/t/9aOoaczECY

here is where you can find out more information:

http://www.jingproject.com

Protopage

This tech tip actually came from Jason Dahl quite a while ago - but i have only recently discovered how much i like it. Protopage is a webtool that allows you to create your own personalized page that gives you quick access to everything on the web that you go to most. You can use it to read news, access bookmarks, post photos, organize schedules and to do lists, post calendar items, sticky notes, the weather - the list goes on and on.

Creating a page is easy - and involves simply dragging and dropping "widgets" onto a page. Your page can be private or public and can even be set as your homepage which allows it to appear everytime you open your web browser. I just keep mine open all day long.

To start yours today - go to
http://www.protopage.com