Category Archives: Tutorials

Open Of Course

Posted on 1 October 2006 by Rick Mason

There is a relatively new site for online learning called Open Of Course, which offers a variety of tutorials and such for no cost (except your time and effort).  Included among their offerings are tutorials on administering and using Linux … Continue reading →

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Preserving your collection

Posted on 22 August 2006 by Rick Mason

The Library of Congress Preservation Directorate has a site detailing methods for preserving items, and includes a section on dealing with water and mold damage.  Recommended reading for anyone dealing with archival materials. from ResourceShelf

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What’s inside a JPEG?

Posted on 19 August 2006 by Rick Mason

This is likely much, much more information than most of us will ever need, but What is Inside a JPEG? has an excellent tutorial on how the JPEG format stores image information. The rest of their tutorials are here. from … Continue reading →

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What do you know???

Posted on 17 August 2006 by Rick Mason

Thoughts during a vacation: What do you know? If you were on a certain NPR program, the proper response would be “Not much, you?”. However, we aren’t (at least I’m not), and my thoughts have gone in this direction: The … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu : New Users Network

Posted on 17 August 2006 by Rick Mason

The Ubuntu Linux distribution has started a wiki aimed at new users, called the New Users Network (NUN). I have been playing with Edubuntu, in order to see if it will be helpful for someone I know who is considering … Continue reading →

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OpenSourceCMS

Posted on 10 August 2006 by Rick Mason

Want to play with Drupal or Postnuke to see how they work? Need to decide which Blogging software you most like to work with? Which wiki will do? OpenSourceCMS lets you try out dozens of programs to compare and contrast … Continue reading →

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Test Prep Preview

Posted on 15 July 2006 by Rick Mason

This site isn’t a substitute for a good, comprehensive review, but if someone is planning to take one of the many tests we encounter (ACT, SAT, GRE, or even the PTCB – my personal favorite), this site contains sample questions … Continue reading →

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Internet Detective

Posted on 10 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Sure, there are a thousand tutorials on the internet city, but how many are themed this way? http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/

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