I wanted to make an image to add to one of my earlier posts and was disappointed again. I went the Comic Strip Generator site that I had used before and found that it's not compatible with my browser either. I wonder if all of these tools are only compatible with a few platforms? I checked the School Library Learning 2.0 site and didn't see anything about browswer requirements.
When I looked at the image generator site I couldn't find any section that would tell me what browsers/platforms it supports.
Now I know that if I do create a blog or wiki for my library, I'm better off just using the PC for creating and updating the content. It would be helpful to know if these tools were just for PC or if it's just the browser you use. It definitely puts everything I've learned so far in a new perspective.
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Week 8 Thing 19 - LibraryThing
I created a "library" on Library Thing. The books that I added are some of my favorite nonficiton works. All of them were pretty popular shared with at least 300 people. I did find discussions about some of my favorite books. It's heartening to know that some of the books that I truly love are appreciated by others.
The books listed under "suggestions" based on the books in my library were all related to just one book on my list. Granted, my library list isn't that long, but I thought there would be at least one suggestion having to do with something else. I did try the BookSuggester tool and that was a bit more helpful in showing boks that might interest me.
When I posted earlier about the difference between blogging on a PC and Mac I believe the source of the problem is the browser I am currently using. When I connect using Safari, the "add a hyperlink" button doesn't appear at the top of the post dialog box. So, I pasted the full URL for my LibraryThing catalog. I'll change it to a hyperlink the next time I'm on a PC. As I've discovered, using these Library 2.0 tools is only effortless if you are using the correct browser. That's a pain.
My LibraryThing catalog
The books listed under "suggestions" based on the books in my library were all related to just one book on my list. Granted, my library list isn't that long, but I thought there would be at least one suggestion having to do with something else. I did try the BookSuggester tool and that was a bit more helpful in showing boks that might interest me.
When I posted earlier about the difference between blogging on a PC and Mac I believe the source of the problem is the browser I am currently using. When I connect using Safari, the "add a hyperlink" button doesn't appear at the top of the post dialog box. So, I pasted the full URL for my LibraryThing catalog. I'll change it to a hyperlink the next time I'm on a PC. As I've discovered, using these Library 2.0 tools is only effortless if you are using the correct browser. That's a pain.
My LibraryThing catalog
Week 8 Thing 18 - Zoho - online word processing
I was excited to learn about Zoho and I thought it would be a great tool. What a great idea, create word documents without having to pay for software. and share the documents online. Then I tried to use Zoho and ran into problems. I tried to create a document on Zoho and below is what I typed:
Zoho Writer is an online word processing tool.
It's not letting me change the font of the text like I can in Word.
I can't change font from Verdana
I was able to drag an emoticon into the page, but I can't get it to go where I want it.
Maybe this only works on PCs. I don't understand why it's not working.
I was able to underline, bold, italics
I can't get the special characters to go into the page either.
I was puzzled. Why couldn't I use any of the formatting tools? Thank goodness for the FAQ area of the site where I found the following:
What browsers does Zoho Writer support?
Zoho Writer supports the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 5.5+
Firefox 1.5+
Mozilla 1.4+
Netscape 7.0+
Regardless of the browser type, you must enable JavaScript for Zoho Writer to function properly.
Note: Zoho Writer works best in Internet Explorer 6.0 and Firefox 1.5+.
Eureka! I was trying to create the document using Safari. No wonder it didn't work! Zoho would not be a useful tool for me. At least I can use Microsoft Word and move from Mac to PC without a problem.
Zoho Writer is an online word processing tool.
It's not letting me change the font of the text like I can in Word.
I can't change font from Verdana
I was able to drag an emoticon into the page, but I can't get it to go where I want it.
Maybe this only works on PCs. I don't understand why it's not working.
I was able to underline, bold, italics
I can't get the special characters to go into the page either.
I was puzzled. Why couldn't I use any of the formatting tools? Thank goodness for the FAQ area of the site where I found the following:
What browsers does Zoho Writer support?
Zoho Writer supports the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 5.5+
Firefox 1.5+
Mozilla 1.4+
Netscape 7.0+
Regardless of the browser type, you must enable JavaScript for Zoho Writer to function properly.
Note: Zoho Writer works best in Internet Explorer 6.0 and Firefox 1.5+.
Eureka! I was trying to create the document using Safari. No wonder it didn't work! Zoho would not be a useful tool for me. At least I can use Microsoft Word and move from Mac to PC without a problem.
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