As I have already gone past my monthly download, I have not downloaded another browser to my PC. I will compare the browsers for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox from the links on the Test Drive #4 Web Browsers page.
I currently use Internet Explorer so useing a browser that opens the web page faster would be great. From the videos that would appear to be Chrome. I liked the webpage for Firefox better than the one for Chrome. The Firefox site had more information on what features it had available. I particularly liked the Awesome Bar, where you type in any part of an address and the autocomplete feature brings up possible matching sites from your browsing history. It would be great for when you can't remember an exact address. Also using tags to label the sites you use, allows you to search for the sites by category. The download pause and resume feature sound useful, particularly if a download is taking longer than you expected and you need to sign off the computer before it is finished. The session restore feature which allows you to go back to the exact spot you were at if the browser or the computer unexpectedly shuts down sounds useful.
Google Chrome didn't seem to have a lot extra to offer. The ability to highlight text on a webpage and do a search with the default browser could be useful. The incognito mode where webpages opened and files downloaded are not recorded in your download and browsing histories would be of concern to parents who wish to monitor what sites their children are accessing. Reading about some of Chrome's features has made me aware that they are available in Internet Explorer. The use of tabs to open a new browser window from sites recently accessed is helpful.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Podcasts audio
It was interesting to check out some of the podcasts available. I would prefer an audio visual podcast to just a straight audio podcast. I noticed a number of radio programs available on podcast. You would no longer have to be in broadcast range to listen to these programs, you could even hear them overseas.
The Ipswich Library has made some use of audio podcasts. The library has been collecting oral histories which were stored on compact discs. Not many of our customers would have been aware of them, unless they had a specific interest. The oral history podcasts are now available on the library's Picture Ipswich database. This promotes their existence to our customers and allows easy access to them. Our customers no longer have to visit the library to listen to the oral histories.
Audio podcasts could also be used to promote our Heritage Trails. People could download the podcast onto MP3 players and listen to the history of the sites as they explore them.
The Ipswich Library has made some use of audio podcasts. The library has been collecting oral histories which were stored on compact discs. Not many of our customers would have been aware of them, unless they had a specific interest. The oral history podcasts are now available on the library's Picture Ipswich database. This promotes their existence to our customers and allows easy access to them. Our customers no longer have to visit the library to listen to the oral histories.
Audio podcasts could also be used to promote our Heritage Trails. People could download the podcast onto MP3 players and listen to the history of the sites as they explore them.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Mashups
I particularly liked the Then and Now: historic New York images. Comparing the old photo to what the streetscape looks like now is interesting, and the 360 degrees panning is pretty clever.
The Ipswich library is borrowing and scanning old photos of Ipswich and adding them to Picture Ipswich on our website using ArchivalWare. It would be interesting to set up something like the Then and Now site using some of the old photos the library has collected. These could be linked with the council's heritage trails booklets, which provide a guide to the history of the city's churches, pubs, cemetries, rivers, coal mining and rural townships. Also the Local History room could set up a site showing the many historic Queenslander houses that are in the area. Many owners of these houses come to the library to research the history of their house.
It was interesting to see the many different mashups available. I was not aware of these sites until doing this course. It makes me wonder how the general public is expected to find these sites.
The Ipswich library is borrowing and scanning old photos of Ipswich and adding them to Picture Ipswich on our website using ArchivalWare. It would be interesting to set up something like the Then and Now site using some of the old photos the library has collected. These could be linked with the council's heritage trails booklets, which provide a guide to the history of the city's churches, pubs, cemetries, rivers, coal mining and rural townships. Also the Local History room could set up a site showing the many historic Queenslander houses that are in the area. Many owners of these houses come to the library to research the history of their house.
It was interesting to see the many different mashups available. I was not aware of these sites until doing this course. It makes me wonder how the general public is expected to find these sites.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Mashups
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I have tried to do a Mashup similar to the Then and Now: Historic New York images. I managed to save the photos with a photo location map available. I also used MyMaps in google to attach a location marker which allowed a photo to be opened on another page. (I deleted this one). But I couldn't find instructions to have the photo showing on the map.
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