What the tech is THAT? A whirlwind tour through

tech tools!

Wyoming Library Association ConferenceCasper WY ▪ Sept. 26, 2014

“Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to

use that power. Thanks to technology, we can instantly

communicate across the world, but it still doesn't help us know what to

say.”

Jonathan Sacks

Freerange

freerangestock.com

Freerange

Open Source Stock Photos

http://freerangestock.com/Karen Kitchens

Freerange

Provides free quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use.

Images:• Shot by Freerange Stock• Drawn from Freerange archives• Contributed by community of photographers

• Digitally photographed on Canon DSLR cameras• Are a high resolution (4000 dpi) Nikon scan of an original

35mm slide

Photo is sharpened, color corrected, cropped and keyworded.

Finding Photos

Search Photos: Match all terms

Match any terms

Photo ID

Browse Photos: Newest Photos

Most Popular

Photo ID

Finding Photos

Must register (free) to download photos!!!

Google Fusion Tables

tables.googlelabs.com

Thinglink

www.thinglink.com

Links on Your Pix & Videos

Tag Social Media

Upload Images

Link to a photo on the Web

Collective Access

collectiveaccess.org

Collective Access

Open-Source Cataloging Software

http://collectiveaccess.org/Karen Kitchens

What Is It?

• Open-source

• Web-based

• Collections management and presentation software.

• Museums, archives, and special collections.

• Customizable - simple user interfaces- no complex programming.

• Complex cataloging, powerful searching.

Providence Software

Pawtucket Software

Key Features

• No object-centric: object and authority items can be given equal importance.

• Configurable schema: NO hardcoded fields.

• Compound fields: configurable fields can be composed of many values.Supports specific field types.

Makes support for complex metadata schemes possible.

Key Features

• Preconfigured standards: Can be automatically configured to support -

PBCore, DublinCore, VRA, DarwinCore, CDWA Lite, SPECTRUM, MARC.

A selection of use-specific custom schemas.

Any custom schema.

Key Features

• Easily generate finding aids and exports to PDF or spreadsheet.

• Supports multilingual cataloging.

• Web based: all functions accessed via web-browser.

Search BoxAdd Item

Total Item Counts

Adding New Item

Search Items

Item Record Sample

alternativeTo

alternativeto.net

Smart Watch

www.smartwatchandroid.com

1930s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Smart Watch?

• Computerized wrist watch

• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi/ and/or GPS

• Sync to a smartphone

• Notifications

– Email

– Calendar

– Etc.

Samsung Galaxy Gear

Linked to phone (Bluetooth)

1.63 inch display

4 GB memory

800 mHz processor

1.9 MP camera

Reply to text messages, calls

Goophone Goowatch

Independent from phone

1.54 inch display

4 GB memory

1.2 GHz processor

Android 4.0

•Cost - $250-$300

•Quality – Good

•Utility -- ???

Pachyderm

pachyderm.nmc.org

Pachyderm

Easy-To-Use Multimedia Authoring Tool

http://pachyderm.nmc.org/Karen Kitchens

What is It?

• Open source (free).• Web based, multimedia interactive presentation.

authoring tool.• Flash based.• Meets most accessibility requirements.

About

• Need little multimedia experience. (Great for students!)

• Accessed through a web browser. • Upload media to simple content library.• Place into pre-designed templates.• Templates play video and audio, link to other

templates, more. • Presentation is published and then be downloaded

and to website, CD or DVD.

What do Pachyderm projects look like?

Sample: Narrative Arts and the Stories They Tell

Sample: Narrative Arts and the Stories They Tell

Sample: Narrative Arts and the Stories They Tell

Sample: Oberlin College Archives

Sample: Oberlin College Archives

Can I Install it Myself?

Yes! Pachyderm 2.1.0.1 installer is available for public download

through Sourceforge.

Runs on Mac OSX, Windows, Linux, and Ubuntu platforms.

For info related to installation, check out PatchyForge, a

developer and end-user community.

Tile

home.thetileapp.com

Node

variableinc.com/products

From Science Fiction…

To Reality

Node: Handheld

Scanner

Multiple Modules

Barcode Scanner

Multiple Modules

Climate Sensor-Barometric Pressure-Room Temp-Humidity-Ambient Light

Multiple Modules

CO2 Sensor

Price: $199 to $348

Compatibility: Android & iOS

Multiple devices

Mendeley

www.mendeley.com

Mendeley

Free Reference Manager

http://www.mendeley.com/Karen Kitchens

Your Documents:• Organizes• Indexes• Stores in the Cloud

Desktop and Web Program• Manage and share research

papers.• Discover research data.• Collaborate online.• Combines Mendeley Desktop

(PDF and reference management application) with Mendeley Web (online social network for researchers).

What is It?Mendeley Desktop• Software on local machine. • Used independently of

Mendeley Web. • Extracts meta-data from

documents and builds index of the text within.

• Quickly search across entire library.

• Easily build bibliographical references from text.

• Text highlighting, sticky notes, and other annotation tools.

Mendeley Web• Storage in the cloud.• Free account – 2GB of

online storage for your documents.

• Syncs across computers.• Document backup. • Allows the upload of

documents.• Access docs from the web.• Collaborate with others via

group review and editing of documents.

How it Works

Must register for free

account first.

Features

• Create bibliographies instantly.

• Collaborate on bibliographies.

• Annotate and highlight.

• Create public or private groups.

• Share annotations with others.

• Organize and sort PDFs.

• Share papers and collaborate.

• 2GB of free online storage.

• Works on Windows, Mac and Linux.

• Search millions of papers.

• Get involved in public groups.

My Account

Papers

Dashboard People

Groups

Ringly

ringly.com/

Freedom

macfreedom.com

Get

Features

• Blocks Distractions

• Set a Timer

• Works with Windows, Mac, Android & Ubuntu

• To Shut Off, You Have to Reboot

Set Up Your Timer

Schedule Daily Outages

Your Timer is Set

It Really Does Work

And…Back to Social Media

Livescribe

www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen

Livescribe

Smart Pen

http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen/Karen Kitchens

What Is It?

• Paper-based computing platform

Digital Pen

Digital Paper

Software Applications

The Smartpen

• Removable ball-point ink cartridge

• Microphone to record audio

• Speaker for playback

• Small OLED display

• Infrared camera

• Internal flash memory that captures handwritten notes, audio and drawings.

• Allows the installation of as many applications as there is memory.

• Four versions of the smartpen

Pulse

Echo

Sky

Livescribe 3

The Paper

• Numerous small black dots in patterns invisible to the human eye – detected by pen’s infrared camera.

• Uses a patented dot-positioning system to record notes.

• Pen determines position on page when used with dot pattern paper.

• Livescribe sells notebooks in several styles.

• Can print their own dot paper with laser printer, at least 600 dpi.

The Software – Livescribe Desktop

Livescribe Desktop

• Record on your computer everything that you handwrite on the paper.

• Save, search, and play back notes and recordings on computer.

• Search handwritten notes for keywords.

• Organize and manage notes.

• Export and share notes and audio.

• Upload notes and audio to Livescribe account.

• View and listen to the content created and captured by smartpen.

Bridges the gap between paper and digital.

The Software – Livescribe Connect

Livescribe Connect

• Send handwritten notes and recorded audio, as an interactive pencast, to the people and online applications of choice - all from paper.

• Applications such email, Google™Docs, Facebook, Evernote®, a MyLivescribeaccount, Livescribe’s online community or even to your mobile device, including Apple® iPad® and iPhone®.

Smarty Pins

smartypins.withgoogle.com

Startpage

www.startpage.com

When it uses Google, Startpagegets rid of anything that

identifies

Youand submits your search

Anonymously

What does Startpage do?

1.) Offers a free proxy with every search

2.) Uses SSL encryption

3.) Gets search results in privacy

What doesn’t Startpage do?

1.) Doesn’t store IP address

2.) Doesn’t record your searches

3.) Doesn’t use tracking cookies

ScratchScratch Jr.

scratch.mit.edu

www.scratchjr.org

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/17352652/

Samsung Mobile Print

www.samsung.com/us/mobile-print-app

Print direct from your tablet/phone

Download & install the app

Select WiFi signal (same as printer)

Open the app

Choose your device

Choose image

Press print

Boom

ChromeCast

www.google.com/chrome/devices/chromecast

It's a $35 Chromecast is a “2 inch long device, with a bulbous circular end opposite HDMI port that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV.”

Simply use an Android phone, tablet, iPhone®, iPad®, Mac or Windows laptop, or Chromebook to cast your favorite entertainment and apps right to the big screen. Your PC or mobile is freed up for multi-tasking

or playing Angry Birds as you watch your favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Netflix.

PRO’S: •Dead Simple to Install!!!•Cheap at $35•Can load your own music to the Google Cloud for free• Google music can also be used with iTunes by adding your iTunes to the

Google Cloud and play•Continuous streaming but if you receive a call, it will automatically pause your viewing/listening to allow you to take the call•Install Plugin for Chrome Browser to cast your computer screens•Works with these Apps to project to your Big Screen TV

•Netflix, ESPN, YouTube, Hulu, HBO Go, PBS Kids, Pandora, MLB, Google Flix, Google Chrome

Con’s:• Does not work with Slatebox, Ultraviolet, Trickster and Amazon Prime

Flipboard

flipboard.com

Mint.com

www.mint.com

Securely Keep Track of Your Money for Free

Set Up an Account

Make Goals and Keep Track of Your Spending

Choose a goal and add lots of detail to help you make your dreams come true such as a trip to see the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., or saving for a comfortable retirement.

I tried out the application on my smartphone and the website using my personal checking account information and noticed much of my money went to my house and my automobile. I assume those categories would be in the top-two for many people here.

How Could this Apply to a Librarian?

• With Mint.com, you can make your own categories to budget money. If you spend library money on anything from books to programming, you can keep track of exactly how much and where you spend the money in an easy-to-see format. A librarian could add a category for each genre of books and see how much money is being spent on each. Although this amount is probably tracked elsewhere, Mint.com provides an easy-to-read format that is accessed with only a few clicks!

• Librarians may also want to show this website and app to patrons to help them manage money for free. I am sure many patrons may find it very useful.

Jauntful

jauntful.com

Jauntful in your library

• Use to create a local community guide

• Design a scavenger hunt in your town

Enter the name of a city in the search box to see available guides

Each location is designated by a number on the map

Click here if you visited a location…

…and here if you liked it.

Downloaded guide includes a map with points of interest highlighted.

Also included are descriptions of each location…

JumpDesktop

jumpdesktop.com

Jump Desktop uses your Google account to log your computer and your iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch (your device) into Google's servers. When you

want to connect to your computer, Jump uses Google servers to locate the computer on the internet and setup a connection between the

computer and your device. Once a connection has been established, Jump then starts using the RDP or VNC protocol to communicate with

your computer.

There are two devices involved. One device (let’s call it “The Server”) has the Jump Desktop application installed and running. This device is setup to accept connections and is the device that will be remotely controlled by the other device. The second device (let’s call it “The Client”) has the Jump Desktop Viewer application installed. This device requests a connection, and once established, will be presented with a display of the first device and can send control information.The RDP and the VNC protocols are both well-accepted protocols with the main difference being that RDP is created by Microsoft and intended primarily for PC’s. VNC is a more open platform protocol.

The Server

The Client

PRO’S: • Desktop Remote (only): FREE for any use: No limits, no trial, no ads!!

Reliable, unattended remote access to your computer from anywhere.Simple to setup: anyone can do it, it only takes a few minutes to setup.

• Uses Google Accounts

Con’s:• Uses Google Accounts• For Mac: $29.99• For Android: $14.99• Google Play: $9.99

JumpDesktop

Google Drive

drive.google.com

WeVideo

www.wevideo.com

Video Creation and Editing Software

• This app is free with optional in-app purchases. You can make videos on your mobile device with this app.

• There are limitations with the free version but when I played around with it, I didn’t feel restricted. There is a wide variety of audio choices for your video, including music and sound effects. There are also various themes to choose from. Even with a free account, you may feel overwhelmed with choices!

Prepare to Start!

Make a Video to Showcase Your Library or a Program!

OneTab

www.one-tab.com

One Tab … Remove browser clutter in Chrome

gnodliterature-map

www.gnod.com

www.literature-map.com

Enter Author name to search, and Voila!

Each name is a Hotlink to another

map.

The map constantly changes because of

new users, and updated

information.

Udemy

www.udemy.com

LastPass

lastpass.com

Are you like Bob ?• Multiple websites and

applications require user names and passwords with unique password criteria.

• At work alone, not counting my personal life, I have to keep track of multiple user names and passwords for email, WorkFlows, in-state library loan, out-of-state library loan, and much more!

• If you are like me or Bob there, you have trouble keeping track of all your user names and passwords in your workplace as well as at home.

I downloaded the free version of LastPass to see for myself how this add-on works and it is very simple. You must choose a master password. Your other passwords will autofill but the master password is an extra security precaution. Be sure to log out when you are done using the computer for maximum security. The login screen allows you to remember the password but also warns against choosing this option. The program’s icon will turn yellow and give you a warning if it detects the same password for multiple sites. It will also notify you that LastPass can generate a unique strong password. If you click on the red LastPass icon that will be located on your browser’s tool bar, a menu screen will appear with many options such as customizing the LastPass icons and notifications.

Using LastPass is Very Easy

LastPass saves your old passwords and all you have to do is click on the asterisk that will appear in the corner of every user name and password box. Select the correct account. Click it and your user name will appear as well as your password. You will never have to stress about passwords again!

Multiple Versions of LastPass

• Regular LastPass is free and you will be able to use it on multiple computers to manage passwords.

• Last Pass Premium is $12/year and gives you access to mobile apps for smartphones and tablets. With support for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and more, you’ll be able to manage your data on the road.

• LastPass Enterprise is designed for businesses. With it, a manager could see an automated report of the average password security score for the company and for each employee. A company could use the results to help identify employees with subpar passwords.

Now Life at Work and Home will be Easier and You’ll be Happier like Bob!

Riffle

www.rifflebooks.com

Riffle – a book discovery tool

Categories

Mind Mapping

MindMaple: www.mindmaple.com

You’re Making Me: youremakingme.com

or www.youtube.com/user/youremakingme

Kevin Achtzener:

“I write and speak on productivity, achievement, and visual mapping (mind maps). I focus on three things:

Mega Productivity - Relevant advice on Time Management and Personal Productivity, broken down into a 7-step system.

Visual Productivity - Using visual maps to do things like create new products, make usable SOPs, run meetings more effectively, eliminate your to-do list,

and get the handle on projects.Diamonds and Silver - 10 real-life ways to extract more

enjoyment and success out of your life.”

Kevin reviews 7 mind mapping apps or programs a year. Great Reviews. There is a lot of information on different apps to fit your specific needs.

*Note that the app Mind42 is a literary reference to the perfect number 42 inDouglas Adams-- “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

Youremakingme

Kevin Achtzener

Internet Movie Database

www.imdb.com

Genius Scan

thegrizzlylabs.com

Useful … A scanner in your pocket

• With Genius Scan, you can snap a picture of a receipt and save it. Once your library business trip is over, you have a .pdf document with multiple receipts that you can send to the accounting department instead of lots of pieces of paper that may get lost.

• If you need to send a signed document to a library office, you can snap a picture of it, export it by email and the signed contract will arrive at the desired location.

An Example I Made:

Calibre - E Book Management Software

Conversion tool

Built in Ebook Viewer

Content Server

Viewing your library on the web

iPhone app

Time Management

ManicTime: www.manictime.com

RescueTime: www.rescuetime.com

You can sort by title to see what programs were used the most often, by time, and by duration etc. ManicTime will allow you to keep easy

statistics for billable hours on specific projects.

Note: the difference of 6% from yesterday to today was the fact that I was scheduled at 12:30 instead of

8:30 and I was scheduled at reference where the program isn’t installed.

RescueTime allows you to see how you are focusing your time or if you are.

Symbaloo

www.symbaloo.com

CrunchyRoll

www.crunchyroll.com

Is a CrunchyRoll Account Free?

• There is a free option when using the CrunchyRollwebsite and app although the choices of what you can read and watch are limited.

What is Available to Read and Watch?

Crowns next to a title indicate that only premium users can see it. It seems that there is a much more limited selection of manga chapters to read when compared to anime episodes to view. Even if you can’t read much of a particular manga, you can browse many categories and reading one chapter may give you an idea of what the story is like.

Why Should You Care?

Many people enjoy anime and manga, especially young adults. If you think the audience will be there for a particular genre of anime and manga, you can sample various manga and anime to become familiar with what is out there and give you an idea of which titles to purchase for your library.

Ghostery

www.ghostery.com/en

Ghostery… who’s tracking you online?

One caveat….

Smore

www.smore.com

Online Flyer that can be created quickly and simply. You can also share that flyer with social media—easily.

When you are done print or send to Social Media.

Easy --Peasy.

Wolfram|Alpha

www.wolframalpha.com

Also an App

• There is a mobile app but not for free; it costs $2.99.

• There is a pro version of the website for $5.49 per month or $3.75 for students but there is a lot of information that can be gained from the free version so you shouldn’t feel compelled to pay.

Type in the Search Box … ANYTHING!

• In 2009, Wolfram|Alpha was launched as a website that computes answers to natural-language queries based on a large collection of algorithms and curated data.

Let’s Type “tiger” and See What Happens … Lots of Fun Facts!

ResumeBuilder.org

www.resumebuilder.org

Resume Builder

Create an account

Select a template

Resume builder provides suggested wording

Custom categories

Preview of a completed resume

Presenters

Karen Kitchens, Wyoming State Library

Susan Mark, Wyoming State Library

Steve Rzasa, Johnson County Library

Marci Mock, Sheridan County Public Library System

Elizabeth Albin, Campbell County Public Library System

Ashley Will, Rock Springs Library

Paul Goodson, Wyoming State Library