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Seven Free Tools to Make Your Life Easier

Seven Free Tools to Make Your Life Easier. Carrie Cao Virginia Western Community College. David Halpin Carilion Clinic. Web Tools. Introduce you to several web tools that you can quickly and easily implement in your academic and personal life.

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Seven Free Tools to Make Your Life Easier

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  1. Seven Free Tools to Make Your Life Easier Carrie Cao Virginia Western Community College David Halpin Carilion Clinic

  2. Web Tools • Introduce you to several web tools that you can quickly and easily implement in your academic and personal life. • In many cases, these are not the only tools that will perform a certain task. • Familiarize yourself with the different types of tools available and become comfortable using a variety of tools.

  3. Dropbox • http://www.dropbox.com • Sync files between computers • Share files with other users • 2 GB free • Supports revision history • Very simple to set up • Can also access from iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry devices

  4. Xmarks • http://www.xmarks.com/ • Keeps your bookmarks safely backed up and in sync • Works with all major browsers: Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari • Access/manage bookmarks online • Keep personal bookmarks separate from work bookmarks

  5. Jing • http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ • Take a screen capture or screencast (short video) of any application • Simplified (and free) version of SnagIt and Camtasia • Quick demo of a process • Share results through email or Screencast.com

  6. Screencast.com • http://www.screencast.com • Online storage and file sharing • Automatically publish Jing screencasts • Provide users with link • 2 GB storage • Privacy settings • Google analytics

  7. PureText • http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/ • Copy text from a web page/document and paste it as simple text to another app. • Removes formatting from original source • Uses a Windows hot-key • Great for Word > Blackboard • Can run automatically at startup

  8. Pixlr • http://pixlr.com/ • Online image editing software • Similar to Photoshop • Does not require any installation • Integrates with Facebook, Picasa, Flickr • Free! • Tutorials: http://ictpublish.com/pixlr/

  9. Video Downloader

  10. Freemake Video Downloader • http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/ • Download videos from YouTube • Simple copy/paste interface • Can also convert videos to various formats

  11. Video Converter

  12. Freemake Video Converter • http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ • Converts video files to different formats • FLV, MPG, WMV, MP4, SWF • Also allows you to trim clips before you convert them!

  13. iSpring Free • http://www.ispringfree.com/ • Convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash • Compresses presentation – smaller size • Preserves all features of PowerPoint • Insert YouTube videos • Publish your presentations online at SlideBoom (limit 100 presentations)

  14. Wavosaur • http://wavosaur.com/ • Audio editor • Edit, process, and record sounds • Narration or music files • Wav and mp3 files • Does not require installation, just download and run • Other similar tool: Audacity

  15. The End Carrie Cao Virginia Western Community College ycao@virginiawestern.edu David Halpin Carilion Clinic dmhalpin@carilionclinic.org

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