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Kirt H. Wilson wrote a new blog post: Google+ as a Collaboration System? 10 months, 1 week ago
Thanks to Chris Long , I’ve recently been using Google+, the new social network created by the Overlords of the Internet . Google+ has received a lot of tech press lately, ( use Google to google Google+ ), but most of this commentary seems to revolve around the presumed battle royale between Facebook and Google. This is an understandable frame for…[Read more]
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Kirt H. Wilson wrote a new blog post: The EBSCOhost Database on your iPhone, iTouch or iPad (Updated) 11 months, 2 weeks ago
So, I’m in the middle of conducting EBSCOhost searches and saving PDF files for a research project when I notice a “New” statement at the very bottom of the web page. “What?!? Did I read that right? The EBSCO database has an iPhone application?” So, I click on the link and my web browser asks for [...] -
Kirt H. Wilson wrote a new blog post: Defending the iPad; Traveling with Dissertations 11 months, 2 weeks ago
One of the most frequent questions that my colleagues ask about mobile technology is whether or not it can replace a laptop on research trips and at conferences. The answer to this question depends a lot on one’s travel habits, the work that needs to be done, and the support systems that will be available once [...] -
Kirt Wilson commented on the blog post Paperless Manuscript Review 12 months ago
@Dean Brady: Yes, GoodReader has integrated most of the major PDF annotation features. They become accessible when you tap and hold on a single word or on white space while viewing the PDF. An explanation of the annotation icons for GoodReader is available in this section of the manual . It is worth noting that these annotation [...]
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Kirt Wilson commented on the blog post Paperless Manuscript Review 12 months ago
I think that going paperless sometimes means learning to prepare documents for use on a mobile device like an iPad. Before I begin working with a large document on the iPad, I will convert the document into the form I prefer, eg., PDF. I then add elements like bookmarks on the chapter titles, additional structure, [...]
