Educational WeblogsDisruptive Technology Resource for Educators using Weblogs, Blogware, Collaborative tools, RSS & Podcasting, web services and digital tools at home, school, university and community.Central Desktop - Team collaboration, task and project management software - Central Desktop- March 29, 2006 Isaac Garcia from Central Desktop sent me a note about his web service company known as Central Desktop. Their motto is, organize, share and collaborate. This is a solution for small groups There is a free version of this service (after 30 days you can only perform 50 activities per calendar month) and paid plans as well. They offer a...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/central_desktop.html eponym.com Start Blogging!- March 29, 2006 Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion, posts a quick profile of the new blog host on the block. Check out his post . He points to a comparison chart that shows that eponym is right there with the rest of the hosted blog systems. They have a free and paid plans. Link: eponym.com Start Blogging! ....http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/eponymcom_start.html Welcome to Coladia : Postino - RSSAtom Reader for MacOS X- March 29, 2006 Postino is a new OSX Feed aggregator. Below are listed some of the features. This will cost you 25 dollars. Link: Welcome to Coladia : Postino - RSSAtom Reader for MacOS X. First Release Includes: Intuitive Interface Use of Safari Web Engine Support for Tab Browsing Feeds Auto-Discovery RSS Directory Smart Lists Management ...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/welcome_to_cola.html Interarchy 8.0: File Transfer Software - The Client For FTP Mac OS X- March 28, 2006 Interarchy has been updated to version 8. Interarchy and Fetch were maybe the two best known ftp applications on the Mac going back to the classic days. Interarchy bills itself as being very fast. $39 dollars and $19 dollars for the upgrade or crossgrade. Link: Interarchy 8.0: File Transfer Software - The Client For FTP Mac OS X. Interarchy 8.0...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/interarchy_80_f.html Mashable Evoca - Podcasting for the Rest of Us- March 27, 2006 Mashable has posted a good article on a new podcasting service call Evoca. i agree with his analysis that Evoca is working on the KISS principle by making the process to make audio tracks simple and accessible to about most everybody. Below is the the intro from his post. Just visiting the site will make you want to sign up...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/mashable_evoca_.html viJournal has been updated- March 26, 2006 Link: viJournal. has been updated . Post to Blogger or Live Journal sites. $16.95 Mac OSX only. Latest Release: 1.6.3 25 March 2006 This version includes the following enhancements and bug fixes: Fixed bug which prevented insertion of checkboxes in notes. Fixed bug which prevented checkbox state changing in scratch pad. Fixed bug which caused the main window to display...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/vijournal_has_b.html SiteTagger Updated v2.2- March 26, 2006 Site Tagger has been updated to version 2.2 for Macintosh users running OSX 10.4 10 dollars will get you a license. Here is what is new. Applescript recordable! Improved applescript menu including: Instant menu updating when adding, removing, or renaming scripts BBEdit-style script organization Keyboard shortcut customization Can open multiple bookmarks in browser at once Can now edit a collection...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/sitetagger_upda.html Gliffy.com - Diagram and draw in your web browser- March 22, 2006 Solution Watch has a review of this cool new web service that allows you to build diagrams online or collaborate in the building diagrams with others online. This service is still in private beta. You can add your name to the beta testing list. Link: Gliffy.com - Diagram and draw in your web browser. What can I do with Gliffy...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/gliffycom_diagr.html Concept Q has been updated.- March 22, 2006 Concept Q, the desktop search program has been updated. Search the web and your hard drive. Runs on Windows and Macintosh. The cost is $29 dollars for the this version . The Professional version costs $79 dollars. There is a demo version to try before you buy. Link: Q-Phrase: Next Generation Search. ConceptQ is the first personal research and discovery...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/concept_q_has_b.html Q-Phrase: Next Generation Search- March 22, 2006 Quece is a search web wervice that is in beta. If you want to try it out, you must email the company for a password. Link: Q-Phrase: Next Generation Search. Features Making Keywords Obsolete Imagine how great it would be if you did not have to use keywords to search the web. What if you could translate your thoughts directly...http://educational.blogs.com/instructional_technology_/2006/03/qphrase_next_ge.html |