OTR Backup 04/29/2012

• Top 10 Clever Tricks Built Right Into Gmail

  Gmail is amazing. It's chock full of more shortcuts, settings, and features than you could shake a stick at. Even if you consider yourself a Gmail ninja, though, there are quite a few tricks you might not know about (and some that Google didn't even intend). Here are our top 10 clever tricks built right into Gmail.

  tags: gmail google edtech hacks

• Filepicker.io | Upload the Web

  Your content, where you want it. Upload files directly from Dropbox, Facebook, your computer, and more!

  tags: filepicker tools upload

• GEFS Online - Free Flight Simulator

  GEFS is a free, online flight simulator based on Google Earth. Whether you are a licensed pilot practicing VFR, an aviation enthusiast or just looking for some fun flying a plane in beautiful sceneries, you can enjoy GEFS quickly, directly from your web browser.

  tags: flight simulator flight simulator Online

• Web Tools for Teachers by Type - LiveBinder

  eb Tools for Teachers by Type

  tags: tools

• cubby.com

  With Cubby, your stuff is shared across all your computers,
  tablets, and smartphones and always accessible at
  Cubby.com. It’s everything in its everplace.

  tags: storage sync dropbox web cloud service web2.0

• Social Folders

  Effortlessly sync your photos and documents from your computer.
  
  All your files are finally in one place.

  tags: backup sharing filesharing socialmedia social sync tools tool

• Google Drive SDK — Google Developers

  Integrate your app with Google Drive

  tags: sdk Google Drive google

• 8 New Features in Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin - How-To Geek

  Ubuntu 12.04 is upon us. Aside from the usual assortment of bug fixes and updated software, Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment has been polished and offers new features and more configurability.

  tags: features ubuntu geek

• A Glimpse of the Future of Mobile | JMango

  Last week, we all got a glimpse at what the future of mobile will be. No it wasn’t a new Apple launch, nor was it a new Google Android release; it wasn’t a new ground breaking UI from Microsoft, nor was it a new innovative Blackberry. It came from Canonical, the company behind the most popular Linux desktop distro, Ubuntu.

  tags: future ubuntu

• Microsoft vs Google and the race for the top cloud | Internet & Media - CNET News

  Before choosing a set of cloud apps for your business, tune in to a ZDNet face-off over the competing merits of Office 365 and Google Apps.

  tags: microsoft google race cloud internet media cnet news

• Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers reset passwords to hack Hotmail accounts | Naked Security

  Microsoft says it has fixed a serious vulnerability in Hotmail, that was allowing hackers to reset account passwords, locking out the account's real owner and giving attackers access to users' inboxes.

  tags: microsoft fix hackers reset passwords hack hotmail accounts security

• Reminder: Delete iTunes Backups to Recover Hard Drive Space | iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource

  This is probably a tip most of you know about, but for me it was something I had completely forgotten about until I realized free space on my Mac’s hard drive was running low.

  tags: reminder itunes backups drive space iphone canada blog resource

• Movement Against Standardized Testing Grows As Parents Opt Out | MindShift

  With the arrival of spring comes the inevitable wave of standardized tests, as public school students across the country break out their number two pencils and spend hours of class time taking math and literacy assessments.

  tags: testing education

• Frugal Ways to Help Your Child Get the Best Education | Wise Bread

  Making sure your kids get the best education possible isn't always an easy task. Public schools are often overcrowded, and private schools can be extremely expensive. The alternative, then, is to either supplement your child's current curriculum or take complete control of their education and homeschool.

  tags: ways help child education bread

• Education learning management system trends | E-Learning 24/7 Blog

  Many in the education market are still in love with open source systems, such as Moodle. However, they often do not realize – until it is too late, that “free” isn’t really free because customization has to constantly exist, support, among other things.

  tags: education learning management system trends blog

• Are you a gamification wizard? Play the game.: The eLearning Coach

  Ready for a challenge? How much do you know about gamification? Find out by answering the questions below, which are based on Karl Kapp’s new book, The Gamification of Learning and Instruction.

  tags: gamification wizard play game elearning coach

• Install the latest and greatest Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 12.04

  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, code-named Precise Pangolin, is the latest release of the popular Linux distribution. It was made available for the public just a few hours ago. While the distribution itself is very popular, the Unity desktop, the graphical interface that we all see, is not necessarily as popular.

  tags: greatest cinnamon desktop ubuntu

• Firefox 12 Upgrade Arrives in Ubuntu

  The latest stable release of Firefox is now available as an upgrade in Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10 and other supported versions. 

  tags: firefox upgrade ubuntu

• I hate Ubuntu, but my mother-in-law loves it | ZDNet

  Ubuntu’s Unity GUI isn’t my speed. But that doesn’t matter for the majority of end-users.

  tags: hate ubuntu loves zdnet

• Ubuntu 12.04 arrives and it's great | ZDNet

  The wait is over. The final version of Canonical’s Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin is out

  tags: ubuntu great zdnet

• The 16 Linux Shell Commands Every Desktop Linux Us... - Input Output

  Some people still have a silly notion that to use Linux you must know Linux shell commands and syntax like the back of your hand. What nonsense! With any modern Linux desktop distribution, you no more need to use Linux commands like ps, grep, or ls than you need to use DOS commands in Windows today.

  tags: linux

• Reduce the size of Google Chrome - Mac OS X Hints

  Google Chrome keeps older versions of its web browser causing it to balloon in size. I noticed that the Google Chrome App on my Mac was 1.2 GB. That seemed a bit portly for a web browser. Upon looking into the app's bundle, by right-clicking and choosing Show Package Contents, I found multiple old versions of the app, all which appeared to be nearly identical. I removed all but the most recent version and everything appears to run correctly and the app size is now a much more slim 113 MB.

  tags: google google chrome chrome mac mac os x os x hints

• Choose Your Own Adventure Books Now Available in the iBookstore! | GeekDad | Wired.com

  I grew up reading Choose Your Own Adventure books. My favorite was Space and Beyond. My love of science fiction and geeky topics was established early in life. So I was very excited to receive an email telling me that there are now ten Choose Your Own Adventure books available in the iBookstore.

  tags: adventure books wired com

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