We have all had it happen. Somebody brings in a disk and wants to send the pictures out to their tech-savvy son. The problem is they don’t have an email account. You could take them to Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail and have them go through the series of questions, but shouldn’t there be an easier way?
At YouSendIt, you can easily upload a file and send it out to any email address. The best part is that you don’t have to have an email address to use the product. Just type in the email were the file needs to go and upload the file (if it’s a lot of photos I’d .zip it first). Hit send and your done.
The recipient get an email that looks like this:
This service came in handy a few weeks ago for me while trying to help a man send some pictures to his son. He didn’t have an email address and didn’t have time to to go through the 5 page process that Yahoo! and Hotmail require to setup an account.
Try it for yourself: YouSendIt
Past articles on YouSendIt from: Tom Keays and LawLibTech.
Found via LISZEN: “YouSendIt” Search
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Update: This is now an open beta. So, what are you waiting for get over to LISZEN: Trends
The newest tool from Library Zen is here! LISZEN: Trends takes care of everything that LISZEN search lacks. While the LISZEN search is more of an archival tool for finding older information, LISZEN: Trends is meant to be a social tool for sharing new information.
I believe both tools will be equally useful, but want some more input before I mark it ready for everyone. So, starting today you may get a sneak peak of LISZEN: Trends by submitting your email below. You will receive an email within 10 minutes with directions to access the site.
Please note that signing up does have some strings attached. You will be asked to perform a few tasks and provide some feedback. It should only take around 15 – 30 minutes to complete.
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The “sneak peak” of LISZEN: Trends will be available at 5:00 p.m. [EST] today. In anticipation of this, here is a little bit of information on the new project.
If you are familiar with Digg then you are already well on your way to understanding what LISZEN: Trends is all about. LISZEN: Trends uses Pligg (a content management system based off of Digg), which allows users to add and vote on content.
Below is a brief rundown of the basics:
Submitting an article is as easy as posting the story link, and adding your own notes to the story. Below is a picture of Step 1:
After submission, the story stays in “Queued News” until enough users vote on the story as being noteworthy.
Once enough users vote, the story switches to “Published News” and appears on the home page of LISZEN: Trends.
If you are interested in seeing LISZEN: Trends first hand, be sure to come back at 5 p.m. [EST]. All that is required is a valid email that can be used to send access instruction. Oh, and before anyone asks… RSS Feeds are included!
Even more exciting than LISZEN: Trends are the possibilities such a content management system has. In the next 2 months I would love to see a library use this technology to announce new books. Where the links would take the patron directly to the book in the library catalog and patrons could vote and/or comment on every title.
So, to all those innovative libraries: on your mark, get set, go…
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Wanting to find out what other librarians are saying about Library 2.0? Or perhaps you can’t remember who talked about “Fighting the Stereotypes!” a few weeks ago. Welcome to the search engine for librarians!
I’ve been slaving away, taking links from LISWIKI and importing them to Google Co-op. The result is a custom search engine that sifts through 530 individual blogs. Excited yet? If not, here are just a few of the top library blogs that are included in every search:
So, what is everyone still reading this post for? Check out a new way to search for library information at LISZEN.com.
Also, I still have a few more surprises up my sleeve… so stay tuned.
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Automatic Update Distribution of IE7 is rolling out on November 1st. I urge all libraries to test out their current website to make sure it works with Internet Explorer 7. While there isn’t anything that can be done about remote patrons updating in the coming weeks, libraries do have an option. The Automatic Updates Toolkit for IE7 can be installed to block upgrades for staff and PAC terminals.
There will most certainly be questions on how to navigate with the new look of Internet Explorer 7. It contains tabbed browsing, more security features, and improved printing options. Time to re-write those “Internet Crash Course” lesson plans. For more information visit the official IE Website.
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