Monday, February 18, 2013

Here is a list of ten firefox addons that can help you browse the web.

1. Personas.  Personas allows you have a custom background for firefox.
2. Adblock plus.  Which blocks ads for you.
3. Xmarks Sync.  Monitors which sites you visit frequently, and bookmarks them, and allows you to sync the information across other computers.
4. ColorfulTabs.  Which makes each tab a different color to help you identify them.
5. Pocket.  Which allows you to save a webpage or an interesting article and then you can view it later and you can view it on the go with your phone or even your ipad without wifi.
6. AniWeather.  Which shows the weather in your browser and you can hover your mouse above it for a animation.
7. gTranslator.  Which allows you to translate a webpage into the language of your choice.
8. Similar Sites - Find the Best Related Websites.  If you didn't guess it this add on shows you a list of websites that are similar to the one you are on.
9. Turn off the lights.  This add on dims everything in the background if you are watching a video to help keep you from getting distracted.
10.  Readability.  Makes it easier to read a certain article by removing all the clutter around it.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Google easter eggs

Today I'm going to list some of google's easter eggs.  The first one is called Zerg Rush.  It's a type of game where you have to click on the o's before they eat your search, good luck.  Next up is Google Beatbox.  Go to google translate and make sure that the language is from English to German.  Copy and paste this set of characters pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk bschk bschk.  Then click the listen button in the corner of the box and if you pay attention you will notice that it says beatbox.  Next is google chrome's new way of multitasking.  Just click on the link and click start multitasking and try not to get confused. Lastly is google sphere.  Which makes everything orbit around in a sphere type shape.                                                                                                                              

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Personas

Personas

How to create a link:

 Step 1: Copy the url of the page you want to make a link to.
 Step 2: Make a new post.
 Step 3: type a word that will go with the link.
 Step 4: highlight the word.
 Step 5: hit the link button.
 Step 6: paste the link.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Personas

Personas are pretty cool but if you don't know what a persona is, its basically a wallpaper or a background for your web browser.  But there is a catch it only works with firefox.  You can chose from thousands of already created personas or you can make your own using sumo paint, but that can be pretty tricky.  Above this text is a screenshot of the persona that I am using.  Plus you're free to change your persona to whatever mood your feeling or for a special event.

Feedjit

You can add Feedjit as a widget on your blog.  Feedjit is a live feed that lets  you see who visited your blog, where from, and when.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Ten useful Ipad apps

So today I am going to tell you about ten iPad apps that I find useful. The first app is MyBig campus. With MyBig campus you can find out what's going on in your school if you were gone a day and need caught up or if your school is planning any activities. It also allows teachers to upload assignments and that we can then download into another app instead of wasting paper. Then you submit the assignment back to MyBig campus for a grading.

The next app is a great app if you also use MyBig campus. It is called Notability. With this app you can take notes, upload images, and draw. You can also upload your assignments from MyBig campus and work on them there before submitting them.

Another good app for taking notes is pages. But with pages you can make charts and graphs and you can still upload images. You can also email them to somebody.

Calculator pro is also a very useful app. It's simple enough to use to figure out the easiest of math problems but is also smart enough to figure out tough problems for geometry.

Next up is flash cards. Flash cards allows you to make flash cards. They have a easy setup, you can chose from multiple choice, fill in the blank, true or false, or just plain old flash cards. Also you can draw or upload pictures to help you out.

My script calculator is pretty much what the name says. It's a calculator but instead of using the same old boring method used for so many years now, you draw the equation and boom there's your answer.

The next app is called EarthViewer which allows you to see what the earth looked like up to 4.5 billion years ago. You can type in where you live and see what the area looked like millions of years ago. It also gives information such as climate and carbon dioxide data, and much more.

Next up is myHomework which is like a student planner. It has a calendar display and allows you to keep track of homework assignments and test.

Lets say you have to present something but you don't know what to use. If its a presentation I would say keynote is the app for you. It allows you to add text, charts and graphs, pictures, and its very customizable.

And last but not least we have iMovie which is useful if you have to make a fun little video for a project for a class or just for fun.

That's all and here's a screenshot of just some of the apps mentioned above.