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Cruz: A Smart, Multi-Pane Browser
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Taking a look at Cruz....
Think you've found the best browser to surf the web with? You may be selling yourself short. Mac users with Leopard should check out the latest entrant into the browser world, Cruz.
Convert PDFs to Word Online with Three Clicks [PDF]
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I've been looking for something like this...
Stuck with a PDF file and no application that will let you edit it? PDF UNdo Online is easy, free, works on any computer and there's no registration required.
Marking work in Google Docs | ICT in my Classroom
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At Lewis we have been using Google Docs with our older students and staff this fall. Tom Barrett has been using Google Docs with his students for a while and his web site is a great resource for those just starting out...
What is the best way to give feedback on a piece of work produced in Google Docs? What formatting tools are most appropriate to use when leaving comments? How do you organise 30 to 60 pieces of work handed in to you? How do children hand in work? What new possibilities does this process uncover?
Apple Working On Kindle-Killer?John Markoff at the New York Times writes that there’s evidence that Apple is working on a Kindle-killer.*According to Markoff, his contact at a search engine company has*”spotted Web visits from an unannounced Apple product with a ...
Greater access to voting information
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A voting resource from Google...
At Google, we pride ourselves on helping people find things on the Internet. And every four years in America, Google Trends shows that people are searching to find voting information, like how to register and where to vote.
It's hard to believe that in 2008, information so important to U.S. citizens and the democratic process isn't well organized on the web. To solve this problem, we've released our US Voter Info site, an effort to simplify and centralize voting locations and registration information.
NatsuLion
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Another Twitter client for the iphone...
NatsuLiphone is a simple Twitter client for iPhone/iPod touch.
It's based on NatsuLion for Mac OSX.
My Proposal to use Google Docs for Online Reporting to Parents | ICT in my Classroom
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Tom Barrett is planning to use a shared Google Doc to update the parents of his students on their progress in class...
What follows is a proposal I submitted to my headteacher regarding a trial of the use of Google Docs (as part of the Education Apps) to deliver online reporting
Pew Internet: Networked Families
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I heard about this yesterday, and hope to have some time to read it later this week...
The internet and cell phones have become central components of modern family life. Among all household types, the traditional nuclear family has the highest rate of technology usage and ownership.
ConceptDraw Mind Mapping Software Free for a Limited Time [Featured
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Follow the link to the Lifehacker article for details...
Windows/Mac OS X only: The robust mind mapping and brainstorming application from ConceptDraw—normally a whopping $200—is free for a limited time.
Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives - NYTimes.com
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This is an expansion of a service that Google already has in place with The New York Times. The Washington Post and Time magazine... Another great primary source for research...
Google has begun scanning microfilm from some newspapers’ historic archives to make them searchable online, first through Google News and eventually on the papers’ own Web sites...