Digital Tools for Digital Journalists

1. Digital Tools
FYIs, FAQs, Hints and lots of Vitamins

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4. Browser
1- always sign in to chrome
2- use your add-ons and extensions
* adblock
* readability
* goo.gl url shortener
3- better bookmarks = better life

5. Search Tips
•”‫جوجلته‬ ‫باإلمكان‬ ‫شيئا‬ ‫الناس‬ ‫تسأل‬ ‫ال‬“‫ديكارت‬ ‫ـــ‬
• In site (site: X)
• Images (other sizes-usage rights.. Etc)
• News (time)
• ( [“x”] exactly – [*] when you forget a word –
[-] to exclude – [..] date range )
• Time (city) – Film VS Film – Set timer

6. Useful Websites
• Google trends
• Down For Everyone Or Just Me
• http://www.sharedcount.com/
• http://www.portent.com/tools/title-maker/
• http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php
• Always use lists. Watch later or playlists on
youtube, soundcloud, and any other site that
you regularly visit.

7. E-mail
• Always subscribe to your favorite websites
newsletters, your inbox will be way more
interesting.
•You can undo sending E-mails,
‫واكتشفت‬ ‫أبيح‬ ‫كالم‬ ‫كتبت‬ ‫ما‬ ‫بعد‬ ‫إرسال‬ ‫دايس‬ ‫لسة‬ ‫فلو‬‫بتبعت‬ ‫إنك‬
‫بثواني‬ ‫بعدها‬ ‫غلطتك‬ ‫تصلح‬ ‫ممكن‬ ‫زميلك‬ ‫مش‬ ‫لمديرك‬“
• Always use drafts to save your thoughts and
some of your files, too.
• You should use ctrl+shift+v instead of ctrl+v when
you paste something in the Email, you know
why?

8. J&C - Easyonline FAQs
• Hidden deck (use English)
• Minimum dimension for photos (708*420)
• Slideshow disappeared or had poor quality
(either duplicated or you didn’t change the size)
• How to embed videos from other sites.
• Hyperlinks are not visible (Change the colour
manually)
• Change photo size (pixlr.express)

9. Smartphone
• Linked accounts
• Same username as your chrome
• Banjo
• Evernote
• Flipboard
• Google goggles
• Readability