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Embarrassments of riches: Managing research assets

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Miriam

Last updated May 15, 2013 There’s research, there’s writing, and then there’s that netherworld in between: wrangling all the digital files you gather over the course of your work. Digital files are often easier to deal with than stacks of … Continue reading →

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Make tutorials dead-simple with ScreenSteps

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Miriam

If you’re wondering how I got so fancy with my instructions on how to make a DVD clip reel, I had a trick up my sleeve. ScreenSteps is an application specifically designed to create software tutorials. It has everything you … Continue reading →

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Zoom in and out of presentations with Prezi

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Miriam

Prezi is a presentation maker (still in beta) that avoids the standard linear slideshow model. Instead, you can zoom in and out of one big presentation, hopping between ideas however you want. Here’s an example of Prezi in action. I … Continue reading →

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Make a quick timeline with Google News Timeline

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Miriam

Here’s a kind of fun new visualization tool from GoogleLabs. Google News Timeline lets you search for a topic (after you pick a category) and then arrays significant events on a timeline. I don’t really understand how the Wikipedia category … Continue reading →

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Dropbox: Sync and share files across multiple desktops

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Miriam

If you work on multiple computers, you probably need a way to get ahold of your files and documents. You could email them to yourself, put them on a USB drive, or use a file server, but it might be … Continue reading →

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