Some notable free software #vmvwiki

1. Microsoft Expression Web 4 (HTML Web authoring tool)

• Microsoft has discontinued the support of this product (it is embedded in Visual Studio and Sharepoint) so have released this as freeware


• http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=36179

2. Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

• Version that can convert pdfs to Word files (doc not docx)


• http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4683-adobe-acrobat-8-free.html

3. Paint.net

• A freeware drawing and photo editing program, allows you to resize images


• http://www.getpaint.net/

4. Zoom-it

• Allows you to zoom your screen when doing presentations


• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

5. CCleaner

• Will clean up your PC's registry and Hard Disk Drives


• http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner


• ( defraggler - a disk defragging tool is also useful http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download )

A VLE Course #vmvdlt

Using Google Sites and open software to create a virtual learning environment

https://sites.google.com/a/thevleisdead.com/www/home

Computing e-books for $5

Computing e-books for $5

https://app.packtpub.com/#

Make sure you go through the app store for the discounted books.

Microsoft Product keys

 

Track down lost Microsoft product keys with ProduKey

Find your lost key for any properly installed Microsoft product with the help of this free tool.

Instructions:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/quick-tip-track-down-lost-microsoft-product-keys-with-produkey/7579?tag=nl.e098&s_cid=e098&ttag=e098

Download

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

From eLearning to we-Learning

http://www.bersin.com/blog/post/from-e-learning-to-we-learning.aspx

 

""We-learning" embraces the simple and profound concept that any organization has a collection of knowledge and experience which should be shared. It respects the fact that the training department may, at most, have 5-10% of the knowledge needed and used in the company. And organizational learning is taking place on a real-time basis - always changing and becoming more valuable."

PowerPoint - will not proceed to next slide

Found out today that if the PowerPoint is set to Kiosk mode (In Office 2010 buried in Slide Show > Set up slide show > Show slide type) then it will only display the first slide and clicking (or using arrows) to go to the next slide doesn't work

Questionable Research publications

 

There is a list of questionable Journals that has been published.

http://www.academia.edu/1151857/Bealls_List_of_Predatory_Open-Access_Publishers