Comments on: THIS one is for Students http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/ Thoughts on Technology and Higher Education Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emma http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Emma Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:13:55 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=18#comment-181 Firstly, thanks for some very useful posts - I'd started your post about <a href="http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=48" rel="nofollow"> Classroom blogging </a>, and have found this post. You've mentioned VooDoo, which looks good, though I don't have a Mac, but I was looking for the equivalent of a Wiki-on-a-stick earlier this year. I'd found one that I just about got working at home but couldn't at Uni, due to the fact I couldn't run the server software that it needed. However, I then found some JavaScript based webpages that let you build a wiki-like page - though in reality just a flat page. I've posted about what I did <a href="http://www.tech.port.ac.uk/staffweb/duke-wie/blog/2006/05/18/wiki-on-a-stick/" rel="nofollow">on my blog </a> Firstly, thanks for some very useful posts – I’d started your post about Classroom blogging , and have found this post.
You’ve mentioned VooDoo, which looks good, though I don’t have a Mac, but I was looking for the equivalent of a Wiki-on-a-stick earlier this year. I’d found one that I just about got working at home but couldn’t at Uni, due to the fact I couldn’t run the server software that it needed. However, I then found some JavaScript based webpages that let you build a wiki-like page – though in reality just a flat page.
I’ve posted about what I did on my blog

]]> By: Ben http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Ben Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:22:15 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=18#comment-128 I'd just like to second Daniel's vote for Flock. It's got everything and has made my life so much easier. I’d just like to second Daniel’s vote for Flock. It’s got everything and has made my life so much easier.

]]> By: Daniel http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Daniel Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:06:33 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=18#comment-55 I love lists like this...as a grad student, doubly so. In place of Firefox I'd recommend <a href="http://www.flock.com" rel="nofollow">Flock</a>. It's free, it runs on the same Mozilla engine as Firefox, and it includes integrated blogging, photo sharing, and del.icio.us support. It also has a beautifully intuitive RSS reader built right in, so that saves you a piece of software. I tried Thunderbird for a while, but eventually I gave up on having an email app on my Mac. I do everything at Gmail. I'm in the process of moving all my calendars to from iCal to Gcal. I know there is some risk involved in not having a copy of my messages, but I guess I figure that if Google goes down, there will be bigger things to worry about than my email. LIke the Apocalypse. =) I like Freemind but I can't imagine taking class notes in it. I'm just trying out VoodooPadLite. It looks nice, but I'm a bit nervous about having my notes in a proprietary format (my first semester of notes is still in StickyBrain...really wish I wouldn't have done that). I love lists like this…as a grad student, doubly so.

In place of Firefox I’d recommend Flock. It’s free, it runs on the same Mozilla engine as Firefox, and it includes integrated blogging, photo sharing, and del.icio.us support. It also has a beautifully intuitive RSS reader built right in, so that saves you a piece of software.

I tried Thunderbird for a while, but eventually I gave up on having an email app on my Mac. I do everything at Gmail. I’m in the process of moving all my calendars to from iCal to Gcal. I know there is some risk involved in not having a copy of my messages, but I guess I figure that if Google goes down, there will be bigger things to worry about than my email. LIke the Apocalypse. =)

I like Freemind but I can’t imagine taking class notes in it. I’m just trying out VoodooPadLite. It looks nice, but I’m a bit nervous about having my notes in a proprietary format (my first semester of notes is still in StickyBrain…really wish I wouldn’t have done that).

]]> By: Brian http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Brian Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:06:23 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=18#comment-54 Since you are recommending Firefox, I'll suggest installing the <a href="http://sage.mozdev.org/" rel="nofollow">Sage</a> RSS feed reader extension. Also, a social bookmark application like <a href="http://del.icio.us" rel="nofollow">del.icio.us</a> or <a href="http://www.furl.net" rel="nofollow">furl</a> can be useful for collecting bookmarks you might need when you are on another computer. Furl caches a copy of pages you bookmark, so they are always available. Since you are recommending Firefox, I’ll suggest installing the Sage RSS feed reader extension. Also, a social bookmark application like del.icio.us or furl can be useful for collecting bookmarks you might need when you are on another computer. Furl caches a copy of pages you bookmark, so they are always available.

]]> By: Eric http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2006/this-one-is-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Eric Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:04:15 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=18#comment-51 Email? Gmail. RSS Reader? I like BlogBridge. Good list, good advice. Thanks! Email? Gmail.

RSS Reader? I like BlogBridge.

Good list, good advice. Thanks!

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