CIL2008, Day 1: Widgets, tools and doodads for library webmasters
Posted on April 7, 2008
Filed Under Computers in Libraries, Conferences, Cool tools, Web Management | Tags cil2008, tools, websites
Speakers: Darlene Fichter, Frank Cervone
Firefox tools:
safecache: protects privacy, defends against cache based tracking techniques
safehistory: protects your privacy by defending your history cache
FoxMarks: automatically synchronizes bookmarks
FEBE: Firefox Environment Backup Extension - syncs extensions between computers
Other webtools for collaboration
meebo chat widget
LInkBunch: lets you put multiple links into one small link
DocSyncer: automatically finds and syncs your document files to Google Docs - this means everything.
Twhirl: desktop client for twitter
polldaddy: fast simple way to put a poll on your site
VisCheck: shows what things look like to a colorblind person…
Feng GUI: automatic alternative to eye tracking - creates heatmaps based on algorhythms…
Browsershots: creates screenshots in different browsers - service actually visit browser/PC combination. Cool!
Photoshop Express: coo new online photo editor
Think website distribution: get an “add this” tool - lets customers bookmark your stuff on different site
Google Gadgets: gadgets you can add to your site - things like countdowns
altavista babelfish translator: gets at the gist of what’s going on - not perfect, but good enough
Nifty utilities:
ProcessTamer: monitors CPU usage of processes, reduces the priority of apps that hop the cpu
FIle Hamster: real-time backup and archiving of your files while you work
Syncback Freeware: backup all files with a single click, scheduler to automate backups, versioning, incremental backups, machine to machine via ftp - encryption and compression, too.
LinkExtractor: pulls links off page
Moving large files: mailbigfile.com, slipload, yousendit, mediafire, panda (peer to peer)
reCaptcha - interesting…
anonymouse: check if resources accessible outside your ip range, or for privacy
Prism: app that lets users split web apps our of the website and onto your desktop?
Find more widgets:
widgetbox, google gadgets, previous cool tools presentations
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