CIL2008: Tech Tools for Effectively Managing Information

Speakers: Roger Skalbeck & Barbara Fullerton

Interesting experimental presentation style. Rather than a PowerPoint, the presenters had several plain slides with links to screencasts of the sites/software they were discussing. While there were some technical glitches, overall it was an interesting way of presenting. Biggest issue is they started running short on time.

All the links are on the CIL2008 Wiki, so I'll only highlight the ones I thought looked especially interesting.

• SendMeRss - Get RSS feeds by email. Has a widget that can be added to a site. Interesting
• Kuler (see also: 25 Online Color Generators) - Get color inspiration from Adobe. Has a desktop application as well. Use to create palettes. Can download swatch file for Dreamweaver.
  
• Conduit.com (see also: LibX) - Use to create a toolbar. Might be worth checking out as a replacement for HCPL toolbar, which has some issues with anti-virus software. Gives statistics on use. Automatic updates.
  
• PonyFish - Create feeds for a site that doesn't have RSS. limited to 5 sites for free.
• Firebug - Firefox extension that lets you test different colors and fonts on your website.
• Scribefire (see also: WIndows LiveWriter, Qumana) - Firefox extension that lets you publish to multiple blogs.
• GifUP - They didn't get a chance to say much about this. The site say it's a GIF animator and Avatar generator. Something to look at more.
• TechCrunch and Adobe Media Player (see also: VLC Media Player) - Watch YouTube videos offline