Comments for Open Source. Open Learning. http://milesberry.net A personal perspective on education, technology and culture Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:05:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Firefox is my PLE by Sam http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Sam Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:05:05 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-126 Great post! I really like Read It Later, which saves links to peruse at a later date. It saves in a special bookmark folder. You can generate an RSS feed, or integrate it with Google Reader. Great post! I really like Read It Later, which saves links to peruse at a later date. It saves in a special bookmark folder. You can generate an RSS feed, or integrate it with Google Reader.

]]> Comment on Firefox is my PLE by janogarcia http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-92 janogarcia Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:10:37 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-92 Hi, Recently I was searching for a free tool that would let me manage my ebook library and would synchronize it with an online service. At first it seemed like an impossible... until I came across Mendeley http://www.mendeley.com/ Totally impressed. It consists of both a Desktop app and a companion Web app and community. The desktop app (Mendeley Desktop) its a powerful library manager: full text search across your entire library (!), categorization and tagging (with automated document meta information extraction), PDF annotation and commenting, PDF viewer, tabbed interface... Even it generates Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice. It is feature complete yet not bloated software (Check out a more detailed list of features here http://www.mendeley.com/how-it-works/). The companion online service (Mendely Online) will let you store and access your library everywhere (currently up to 500MB). Share and publish documents, collaborate in research groups, etc. Last but not least, I have no connection with Mendeley. I'm just excited of having discovered it and wanted to share it. I use other research tools on a daily basis (Diigo, Google Notebook, Evernote, Personal Wiki...) and think that this tool could be of intereset to you and for the community of readers. I Hope it really helps! Saludos, Jano. Hi,

Recently I was searching for a free tool that would let me manage my ebook library and would synchronize it with an online service. At first it seemed like an impossible… until I came across Mendeley http://www.mendeley.com/

Totally impressed. It consists of both a Desktop app and a companion Web app and community.

The desktop app (Mendeley Desktop) its a powerful library manager: full text search across your entire library (!), categorization and tagging (with automated document meta information extraction), PDF annotation and commenting, PDF viewer, tabbed interface… Even it generates Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice. It is feature complete yet not bloated software (Check out a more detailed list of features here http://www.mendeley.com/how-it-works/).

The companion online service (Mendely Online) will let you store and access your library everywhere (currently up to 500MB). Share and publish documents, collaborate in research groups, etc.

Last but not least, I have no connection with Mendeley. I’m just excited of having discovered it and wanted to share it. I use other research tools on a daily basis (Diigo, Google Notebook, Evernote, Personal Wiki…) and think that this tool could be of intereset to you and for the community of readers. I Hope it really helps!

Saludos,
Jano.

]]> Comment on Firefox is my PLE by Firefox is my PLE « Zigmas’ Weblog http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Firefox is my PLE « Zigmas’ Weblog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:55:51 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-84 [...] is my PLE I recommend to read a short info about main tools for research and usability [...] [...] is my PLE I recommend to read a short info about main tools for research and usability [...]

]]> Comment on Why schools should use open source software by Don Christie (normnz) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 21:18:33 UTC - Identi.ca http://milesberry.net/2009/04/why-schools-should-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Don Christie (normnz) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 21:18:33 UTC - Identi.ca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:18:28 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=516#comment-57 [...] http://milesberry.net/2009/04/why-schools-should-use-open-source-software/ a few seconds ago from Gwibber [...] [...] http://milesberry.net/2009/04/why-schools-should-use-open-source-software/ a few seconds ago from Gwibber [...]

]]> Comment on Firefox is my PLE by Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 17:02:34 UTC - Identi.ca http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 17:02:34 UTC - Identi.ca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:02:26 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-54 [...] !Firefox a Winner in Education for Extensibility http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/ [...] [...] !Firefox a Winner in Education for Extensibility http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/ [...]

]]> Comment on Firefox is my PLE by Glyn Moody (glynmoody) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 09:58:15 UTC - Identi.ca http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Glyn Moody (glynmoody) 's status on Monday, 21-Sep-09 09:58:15 UTC - Identi.ca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:58:15 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-53 [...] http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/ a few seconds ago from Gwibber [...] [...] http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/ a few seconds ago from Gwibber [...]

]]> Comment on Firefox is my PLE by Mark Berthelemy http://milesberry.net/2009/09/firefox-is-my-ple/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mark Berthelemy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:47:12 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=552#comment-52 Hi Miles, I tried a load of bibliography management tools and settled on Aigaion (http://www.aigaion.nl/). It's a php/mysql-based tool which sits on your web server. Which means that I'm not tied to any particular computer to access my records. Cheers, Mark Hi Miles,
I tried a load of bibliography management tools and settled on Aigaion (http://www.aigaion.nl/). It’s a php/mysql-based tool which sits on your web server. Which means that I’m not tied to any particular computer to access my records.

Cheers,

Mark

]]> Comment on Why schools should use open source software by Jamie Edwards http://milesberry.net/2009/04/why-schools-should-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jamie Edwards Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:02:21 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=516#comment-42 I agree, awareness is a must. However, children need to be equipped to handle the most popular tools out there so that they can better compete for jobs. Yes, this includes Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft Office, etc. I agree, awareness is a must. However, children need to be equipped to handle the most popular tools out there so that they can better compete for jobs. Yes, this includes Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft Office, etc.

]]> Comment on Ofsted and Open Source by Ofsted and Open Source | milesberry.net | Open Hacking http://milesberry.net/2009/04/ofsted-and-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Ofsted and Open Source | milesberry.net | Open Hacking Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:46:48 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=519#comment-45 [...] from: Ofsted and Open Source | milesberry.net This entry was posted on Sunday, April 12th, 2009 at 1:47 pm and is filed under Linux, News, [...] [...] from: Ofsted and Open Source | milesberry.net This entry was posted on Sunday, April 12th, 2009 at 1:47 pm and is filed under Linux, News, [...]

]]> Comment on Why schools should use open source software by Links 11/04/2009: Wine 1.1.19 Released; Gtk+ 3 Roadmap Shaping Up | Boycott Novell http://milesberry.net/2009/04/why-schools-should-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Links 11/04/2009: Wine 1.1.19 Released; Gtk+ 3 Roadmap Shaping Up | Boycott Novell Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:27:09 +0000 http://milesberry.net/?p=516#comment-40 [...] Why schools should use open source software Awareness of open source software amongst teachers, technical staff and students is certainly far greater now than even a few years ago, thanks to projects like Moodle, Firefox and Audacity leading their respective fields. For schools, the appeal of open source is that it’s free. But ‘free’ is about freedom at least as much as it’s about price: Liberté rather than gratuite as the French would have it. The free software movement have identified the four freedoms underpinning open source software, and these offer compelling reasons for educators to look seriously at this software. [...] [...] Why schools should use open source software Awareness of open source software amongst teachers, technical staff and students is certainly far greater now than even a few years ago, thanks to projects like Moodle, Firefox and Audacity leading their respective fields. For schools, the appeal of open source is that it’s free. But ‘free’ is about freedom at least as much as it’s about price: Liberté rather than gratuite as the French would have it. The free software movement have identified the four freedoms underpinning open source software, and these offer compelling reasons for educators to look seriously at this software. [...]

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