It's no secret that Lance Armstrong is riding the Tour de France this year. He's been all over the media and the web. He's got a huge following on Twitter, and he is getting tons of comments on his TDF training videos and training blog. So what's the big deal about using video and twitter... Continue Reading →
It’s a small world after all
Last night I got an IM question from a student while staffing our IM reference service. She was in the stacks, but "was totally overwhelmed" with how many books we had and was very confused about how to actually find a book. Since four floors separated us, I decided to send her my... Continue Reading →
Using Camstudio to Screen Record Video Tutorials
Using Camstudio to Screen Record Video Tutorials. Camstudio was the first screencasting program that I ever used. It's also one of the only ones I know of that will record in AVI format, allowing you to edit the video with Windows Movie Maker. For future installments of the Monday Night Update, I may... Continue Reading →
How to reset a Flip Mino
Recently my Flip Mino would not power on. I had only had it a week, but it would do nothing. Even after plugging it in to the USB on my computer, the Mino would not light up or turn on but simply remained locked up. I later found this article on Flip.com about resetting the... Continue Reading →
How to add PowerPoint on blip.tv
I know SlideShare is a really cool service, but I honestly did not want to create yet another account to share my stuff. Since I have a Blip.TV account, I figured there had to be a way to get PowerPoint slides up on blip.tv. After experimenting yesterday, here's the process that I found... Continue Reading →