Tips by Tony

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Posts Tagged ‘diigo

07 Apr, 2011

Getting Started with Google Chrome

Posted by: Tony In: Tips

Google Chrome is a web browser from Google, designed for speed, simplicity, and security. Chrome is quickly becoming a popular web browser to rival Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Read on to find out why you should try Google Chrome, and how to install and customize it once installed.

In case you hadn’t heard, Yahoo! will be shutting down Delicious bookmarks (previously known as de.licio.us), which it had purchased in December 2005. The entire Delicious staff was laid off yesterday. Here’s what you need to know:

Social bookmarking has been around a while, but I talk to people all the time who have no idea what it is or why they should be taking advantage. If you’ve heard of sites like del.icio.us or diigo, then you’ve heard of social bookmarking. So what is social bookmarking?


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This site is a collection of articles, resources, and tips related to using technology in education. As I run across articles or resources I find interesting, I'll post them here, along with the occasional original article and general technology tips.