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Web Searches in Plain English

Once again www.commoncraft.com post a small video very useful to people learn how to take profit from there web searches. “Web Search Strategies in Plain English” is an interesting video that lead people to a better understanding of how search in the Web works.

Português: Mais uma vez www.commoncraft.com publicou um pequeno vídeo muito útil para as pessoas aprenderem a tirar melhor partido das pesquisas na we. “Web Search Strategies in Plain English” é um vídeo em inglês muito interessante (e passível de ser compreendido por pessoas que não dominem o inglês) que leva as pessoas a uma melhor compreensão de como funcionam as pesquisaa na Web.

Soruce: Video: Web Search Strategies in Plain English

Google Reader in plain English

From the creative people behind the video-camera, lights, paper, pens and scissors of the Common Craft show, they have yet! again put together an easy-to-follow video, this time explaining the ease and benefits (eg time saved) of using an RSS Reader to keep up to date with your favourite web sites (via the magic of RSS). The video demonstrates “Google Reader”.

Related posts:

• What is a blog? Blogs in Plain English
• Search finally! comes to Google Reader
• RSS explained and getting started with RSS...
• Read RRS feeds like a pro
• Making RSS work for you! RSS in plain English

Source: Custom Video: Google Reader in Plain English

Videos recently posted on BLAUGI (April to July 2008)

Listed below is a quick summary of Technical related videos that have appeared on BLAUGI during the past 4 months or so...

• Podcasts in plain English
• Video: CAD Wars created in Autodesk Inventor 2009
• Video: Stephen Wiltshire draws a panoramic view of Rome
• Video: Presentation ideas and tips from Garr Reynolds (Presentationzen.com)

Related posts:

• Videos recently posted on BLAUGI (December 2007 to March 2008).
• Videos recently posted on BLAUGI (August to November 2007).
• Technical videos that have recently appeared on BLAUGI

Image via flickr.

Podcasts in plain English

Yet again, the creative people behind the video-camera, lights, paper, pens and scissors of the Common Craft show have put together an easy-to-follow video that explains an undervalued and sometimes misunderstood web technology - Podcasting. In the video, they highlight the simplicity of podcasting and the personal convenience / freedom associated with it.

Related posts:

• Peek behind the Autodesk University main stage curtain and see the Wizard of Oz
• Scott Hanselman's 2007 Ultimate Tool List
• Autodesk University 2007 Podcasts
• Listen to Official Autodesk Inventor Podcasts
• Podcast - Highlights from AUGI's 2007 CAD Salary Survey
• Podcasts - Autodesk University 2007 sessions

Source: Video: Podcasting in Plain English

RSS Awareness Day - 1st May

Today (2008-05-01) is “RSS Awareness Day” - Its aim is to build awareness and educate the internet population (general public) of the RSS format and its benefits.

With that in mind:

• Bloggers, Webmasters and the like, consider joining in this “RSS Awareness Day” and help spread the word.
• RSS explained and getting started with RSS...
• Click on the “RSS in plain English” link found in the left hand-side column of this blog.
• If you are not currently subscribed to this blogs RSS feed please considering doing so. To do so, click on the “Subscribe to BLAUGI” link found in the left hand-side column of this blog OR click on the large RSS button below.