Fifteen Freebies in Fifty Minutes New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference April 2007 Janie Hermann Robert Keith, New Jersey Statewide Reference Center http://njreference.org

Word Processor and Office Suite Freebies Great alternative to pricey software Often provide sharing features not available in traditional office suites Files stored remotely (can be accessed anywhere at any time) Examples ajaxwrite yourdraft

Great alternative to pricey software

Often provide sharing features not available in traditional office suites

Files stored remotely (can be accessed anywhere at any time)

Examples

ajaxwrite

yourdraft

Organization Freebies You and friends/family can access your schedule and lists anywhere Many will synch with PDAs and Outlook Examples Tada List Create personal or group lists and share via RSS or post to your blog Cozi Central Multiple schedules on one calendar via color coding systems

You and friends/family can access your schedule and lists anywhere

Many will synch with PDAs and Outlook

Examples

Tada List

Create personal or group lists and share via RSS or post to your blog

Cozi Central

Multiple schedules on one calendar via color coding systems

Photo Editing Freebies Pixer.us and Picnik Upload and edit photos entirely in your web browser Save and download finished photo to your computer The GIMP Open Source competitor to Photoshop Bit of a learning curve, but more full featured than web-based alternatives

Pixer.us and Picnik

Upload and edit photos entirely in your web browser

Save and download finished photo to your computer

The GIMP

Open Source competitor to Photoshop

Bit of a learning curve, but more full featured than web-based alternatives

Video/Broadcasting Freebies Edit and create your own movie montages Combine video files with photos, music and text to create professional results Examples One True Media SplashCast

Edit and create your own movie montages

Combine video files with photos, music and text to create professional results

Examples

One True Media

SplashCast

Productivity Freebies CCleaner Removes temporary files, fixes registry conflicts and edits startup programs LogMeIn Remotely control a computer from anywhere on the Internet Useful for remote tech support

CCleaner

Removes temporary files, fixes registry conflicts and edits startup programs

LogMeIn

Remotely control a computer from anywhere on the Internet

Useful for remote tech support

LogMeIn Live Demo

Live Demo

Social Freebies Web 2.0 = sharing Sharing includes books we read/own, bookmarks, photos, etc. Examples LibraryThing = sharing books Del.icio.us = sharing bookmarks Slideshare = sharing presentations

Web 2.0 = sharing

Sharing includes books we read/own, bookmarks, photos, etc.

Examples

LibraryThing = sharing books

Del.icio.us = sharing bookmarks

Slideshare = sharing presentations

Fun Freebies Krazydad’s Colr Pickr Use Flash applet to choose pictures from various Flickr photo groups Live Demo! Pandora Listen to streaming audio customized music playlists Live Demo!

Krazydad’s Colr Pickr

Use Flash applet to choose pictures from various Flickr photo groups

Live Demo!

Pandora

Listen to streaming audio customized music playlists

Live Demo!

Contact us: Janie Hermann jhermann @princetonlibrary.org Bob Keith [email_address] 1-800-443-0315 Slides will be hosted at: http://njreference.org Slides will be posted at the NJLA Blog: http://blog.njla.org/