Holiday Gift Ideas

Some of you are thinking about holiday gift ideas right now.  My first recommendation is to buy local if possible, and to consider some handmade gift items.  Here are a couple of my favorites:

• Mountain Spirit Flutes – Handmade Native American Indian art items, such as Flutes, craved Shell Necklaces, and craved Gourds.  Art by Daniel Bigay.
• Thoseshoes – Handmade shoes, purses, and chaps.  Awesome and colorful work.  Artwork by Mik Wright.
• With the Spirit of the Horse – Handmade horse hair jewelry by Barbara Volk.
• Back to Earth Products – Handmade soaps, salves, and lotions by Bobbi Rae Moose. 
• Two Suns Bronze – Amazing bronzes sculptures by Ray Moose.

But this is a computer learning blog, so some of you may be looking for a technical gift for that special someone or for yourself.  If your budget is $200.00 or less, you may want to consider the Echo Smartpen.  It is great for work and personal use.  I have one and I just love it.  I use it for note taking, writing letters and then emailing them, for drawing, and creating wireframes for new website designs I’m creating. This works just like a regular pen or pencil and I’m very happy with mine.

If you have a larger budget, you may want to consider an IPad 2.  I love mine (I bought it on time and just paid it off).  I had wanted something I could use for reading ebooks on and I came close to getting a Kindle and I’m sure I would have been very happy with a Kindle, but the IPad offers so much more than just reading ebooks and it is so convenient. 

I use it for reading ebooks, email, surfing the internet (I love the Dolphin browser and its gestures features), the tons of Apps (I love my Starwalk App – it shows me the star constellations real time for my sky) you can download and use, music, videos, and many more tasks. 

I have been a Windows users for 25 years and I love windows and I still use it extensively and it is how I make my living, but I have to say that I love the IPad and I find that I’m read more with it, because it is so convenient for me and I’m not lugging around a bunch of books with all my other stuff.  I’m on the go a lot, and it is much easier dragging out my IPad at meetings than it is to drag out my laptop for note taking or a quick demo of websites. 

The hardest thing for me was not having a mouse and a real keyboard.  The IPad comes with a virtual keyboard and I’m learning to use it, but I love the tactical feel of a keyboard.  You can purchase an external keyboard for the IPad, and maybe I will down the road, but for now I want to learn to use it as is. 

I did recently purchase a Bamboo stylus for it.  I use if for some of my drawings and note taking.  It is quicker and easier for me to use than using my fingers for drawings and for certain note taking that I’m doing. 

I would highly recommend a smart cover for the IPad.  This will help to protect the display and it can be used to stand up your IPad.  

The other thing I would mention, it is a good idea to purchase a microfiber cleaning cloth – one that is lint free and soft (click here for Apple’s recommendation).  This will keep your display clean and free of oily finger prints.  The IPad display quickly gets covered with finger prints and can make it harder to view.  A stylus will help to reduce oily finger prints on the display, but I find it is quicker to use my fingers for a lot of task, so keep your cleaning cloth close. 

If you or someone you know purchases an IPad, let us know what you think about it. 

Enjoy!

Early Fall on our Mountain

Echo Smartpen

I recently purchased an Echo Smartpen, and I love it!  What a useful tool for work, personal use, and just plain old fun. 

The Echo Smartpen (Echo for short) allows me to handwrite notes, draw out web site designs, and record audio.  I can then download my notes and audio right to my computer using the USB cable that comes the Echo.

Once my notes are downloaded to my computer, I can create images of them, email them, post them on Facebook, post them to Google Docs, create a .PDF of my notes, and even store them online. 

Check out this short video review of the Echo:  CNET's review of the Echo Smartpen.

I still handwrite a lot of things, so the Echo was definitely a must for me.  I usually handwrite my meeting notes, work related phone conversations, sketch out web site designs, writing new custom code for web sites and SharePoint projects that I’m working on.  For notes that I need to keep for a while, I would type them up on my computer. 

Now, I can use my Echo and I have only have to write my notes once, and I don’t even have to retype them.  There is an additional piece of software, “MyScript for Lightscribe” by Vision Objects, that converts my handwritten notes into typed text.  I tested this briefly, and it worked pretty well.  It only miss-interpreted a couple of words.  I was impressed.

The “MyScript for Lightscribe” software cost $29.95.  I felt it was worth the price, since it allows me to save time by only handwriting my notes once.

I actually handwrote a letter to my granddaughter, and I drew her picture in the letter.   I really like the design of the Echo.  It feel good in my hand, and its flat design on side, prevents it from rolling off a table. 

I turned on the audio recording feature (by tapping the pen on the REC icon at the bottom of the special paper for Echo) of Echo so that my voice would be recorded as I wrote the letter to my granddaughter.  I spoke each word out loud as I wrote them.

I then downloaded the letter to my computer and exported it out to a “Pencast PDF” file (this is basically a PDF file with audio and audio controls).   Next I emailed it to my granddaughter.  What a cool way to continue to handwrite letters, and for those of you trying to reduce your paper use, this is another great way to accomplish that, whether you are at work or home. 

Here is a simple to letter note that I have created that contains some audio:

• Simple Pencast PDF Example

Handwritten letters could become treasured family documents in a whole new way, and they could be passed down to future generations.  Think about how cool it would be for your great, great, great grandchildren to see an old letter written in your own hand and your actual voice speaking the words.  I think this would something that some family members would really treasure. 

However you choose to use your Echo Smartpen, it certainly feels more like the natural way of writing and drawing; outside using a standard pencil, pen, etc.. - at least for me.  I love handwriting notes and sketching things out, so the Echo Smartpen has quickly become one of my favorites new technology toys.  I mean tools..

Enjoy!

Post Links:

• CNET's review of the Echo Smartpen
• Lightscribe's Web Site
• MyScript for Lightscribe

A Cool Desktop Tool

I make my living as a web site developer.  When I’m busy working on a web site project, I have the habit of dropping items onto my desktop.  When I have finished the bulk of the project, I go back and clean up my desktop.  My desktop is my work space area. 

Some of the items that get dropped onto my desktop, I will want to keep, but most everything else I will delete. 

However you use your desktop, if you find that you store items (icons, files, folders, etc..) on your desktop and it is difficult finding them, clean up what you don’t need and consider using a desktop tool, like  “Fences” by Stardock.

I ran across Fences not long ago.  It is a neat little desktop tool for organizing icons, folders, and other items on your desktop.  Stardock offers a free version (which I’m using) and a paid version. 

Basically, the Fences tool allows you to group items together on your desktop, which helps me to find them quicker.  Here is a snap shot of some Fences I setup on my desktop:

To see a video demo on how Fences works and to download your version of Fences, go to Stardock’s web site.

Enjoy!

IPad 2

Apple has released the next version of its IPad, IPad 2.  The video on Apple’s web site looks pretty cool.  Here is a link to  the video: 

• IPad 2 Video

I don’t have an IPad 2, but I would love to.  Just not in the budget at the moment.  If anyone has and IPad 2 and you have thoughts about it, consider leaving a comment and let us know how you like it.

Enjoy

How do I search all of Craigslist?

My partner, Danny is just starting to learn how to use a computer.  He is learning how to use email and how to surf the internet for things he is interested in.  I’m showing him the ropes. 

This morning he wanted to search for campers (ours was recently totaled.  For more information, click here) on Craigslist, but he wanted to search for campers on all of Craigslist.  He asked me how he could do this.  Well, I must confess, I don’t use Craigslist very much, and so I didn’t know how to do this. 

I went out to Craigslist (CL) and looked around and didn’t find a way to do this (that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way, I just didn’t find it this morning), that was obvious to me. 

So, I did what I usually do in a situation like this, I performed a Google Search. I found a way to search all of CL in a matter of seconds using Google’s Search Engine.  I love Google. Here is the link I found, in case you are interested:  http://www.dime-co.com/business/How-to-Search-All-of-Craigslist-at-Once.shtml. 

It really wasn’t that hard.  I’ll outline the steps for you here. 

• First, open up a browser window (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc..).
• Type in “Google.com” in the address bar.  Google’s home page should appear.

• Now you will need to type the following into the Google search box:

site:craigslist.org “replace this text with your search keywords”.

• For my example, I decided to search all of CL for “Honda Cars”.  Here is what I type into the Google Search box:

site:craigslist.org “Honda Cars”.

• Press the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. 
• Next, I was presented with a list of links to Honda cars on Craigslist. 

Pretty cool. 

For more details on how you can search for something on all of Craigslist, you can perform your own Google Search and/or check out the link I found, by visiting this site:  http://www.dime-co.com/business/How-to-Search-All-of-Craigslist-at-Once.shtml. 

Enjoy!

Windows 7 Cool New Feature, Snap

I’m working on a SharePoint project.  Part of this project involved migrating SharePoint 2007 Publishing web sites over to SharePoint 2010 Publishing web sites.  After the migration program was run, we needed to perform a comparison between the SharePoint 2007 sites and the newly created SharePoint 2010 sites. 

To help make this process less tedious and to make the comparison easier, I tried the new Snap feature that is part of Windows 7.  This worked great and was a big help with the comparison process.  I love this cool new feature. 

Snap is easy to use.  To see a video on how to use snap, visit this link:  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Arrange-windows-side-by-side-on-the-desktop-using-Snap. 

Let me know how you use snap to help get your projects done or how you may use it just for fun. 

Enjoy!

I’m Published–How Cool

I’m snowed in this morning.  It is truly beautiful, but very cold.  I’m sitting in my living room near the woodstove, so I stay toasty warm.  I love it! 

I work as an consultant at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville.  I’m a SharePoint Specialist.  I’m working on SharePoint publishing sites.  I’m doing custom branding, creating sites, adding new content, and creating training material.  In regards to training material, I recently got published for some training material that I help to create and update.  How cool. 

I really enjoy working at UT and working with SharePoint 2010.  Working on this SharePoint project has been filled with lots learning, creativity, some frustration at times, exciting at other times, but mostly fun.  I’m enjoying my experience at UT. 

Enjoy!

My Computer won’t turn on – Help!!

The phone rings.  It is my neighbor.  I don’t hear from this neighbor very often.  When I do hear from them, it is usually when they have a computer problem.  I have become the resident computer tech person for our Paint Creek community.  I don’t mind, if I have the time.  It is a way I can give back to my small community. 

My neighbor ask me “my computer won’t start/turn on, what could be wrong with it”.  I’m going to outline a few things you can try that will help you determine if you have an issue with your computer and/or any of its other external devices.  Here are a few things you can try:

1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on – I hear you laughing.  You will be surprised how many times this is the case.
2. Try plugging your computers power cord into another outlet.  Make sure it is a good outlet. You can perform this test of plugging a lamp into the outlet that you believe is working well.  
3. Next try unplugging everything from the computer for 5 minutes.  Then plug the monitor, keyboard and mouse back into the computer.  Plug the power cord for the monitor and the computer into a good outlet.  Leave all other hardware unplugged from the computer.  Such as:  external speakers, modems/routers, printers, or any other devices. 
4. If your computer comes on and boots up fine, then start hooking up the other devices, one at a time and see if everything powers up fine.  Using this method, I have had it work many times (as long as there was nothing seriously wrong with my computer).  It can be a pain, but it won't cost you an arm and a leg, just your time doing some troubleshooting. 

If the above method works for you, it doesn't mean that something was broken (something could be).  A lot of times it just resets all the devices and the computer.  

If something is broken you should notice the computer acting up in some way when you add the faulty device (maybe the printer, etc..) and then you can keep that device unplugged and replace it.     

One of the most common hardware failures that occurs in a computer, is the power supply.  I have replaced these in my own computers.  I have some links below that will help you determine if you have a bad power supply and if you do, there is a youtube video link that will show you how to install a power supply.

If your computer still doesn’t power on, check out the links below.  If your computer still won’t turn on, then you will have to take it to someone who can diagnose the problem and fixed it.

I hope this helps.  Enjoy!

Links

• 5 Ways to speed up my computer
• My computer won’t turn on
• My computer is dead, what can I do? – youtube video
• Troubleshooting power supply issues on my computer – youtube video
• Is my motherboard bad or my power supply
• Replacing my power supply in my computer – youtube video

What are DPIs and how do you change them

This is a question that has plagued many people.  I have people ask me from time-to-time, what does DPI mean.  DPI is an acronym for “Dot Per Inch”.  In simplistic terms, DPI is really just a way of conveying the measurement for output to a medium, such as paper.

If you have digital images that you want to print out, you can use the full size version of the image that comes right from your digital camera.  You shouldn’t have any problems with printing out your images this way. 

One of the most common problems I see occur, is when people are trying to print out their digital images and they have reduced the size of their digital images for emailing or other purposes.  When reducing the size of the image, the resolution and DPIs of the image will also be changed.  This can cause you to have some issues with printing.  Make sure you always keep the original image around and make changes to a copy of the original image for emailing to friends, posting on facebook, etc.  When you go to print out some of your digital images, you’ll be glad you kept the originals.  I have learned this lesson the hard way, like so many others. 

To learn more about what DPI is, and how to change the DPI on an image, check out the links below:

• Link about DPI:  http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/mythdpi.html
• Link outlining how to change the DPI of a digital image:  http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/changedpi.html
• Link for free software download that can be used to change the DPI for an image:  XnView Software
• Another link for free software download that can be used to change the DPI for an image:  Irfanview Software

Enjoy!

Flash Mobs

Have you heard of a Flash Mob?  If not, read on.  Here is a definition I found on the internet that sums up what a Flash Mob is:

A relatively new phenomenon, a flash mob is a spontaneous gathering of people who assemble in a predetermined location, perform an action, and then disperse. Participants network through email, bulletin boards, and websites, and generally assemble silently and without comment before vanishing equally mysteriously.

Note:  The above definition was found at this web site:  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-flash-mob.htm.

There are videos made of these Flash Mobs.  Here are a couple of Flash Mob video links:

• Opera Company of Philadelphia "Flash Brindisi" at Reading Terminal Market (April 24, 2010)
• Frozen in Grand Central Station

You can go to YouTube.com and perform a search using these search keywords: “Flash Mobs”.  A list of of video links for Flash Mobs will appear.  There a some fun and interesting Flash Mob videos from all around the globe. 

I really like the idea of Flash Mobs.  What a true way to share a gift with total strangers in a way that is fun and entertaining.  It is a random act of kindness that hopefully touches people in ways that inspire them to pass along random acts of kindness, laughter, joy, and/or beauty. How cool. 

Enjoy!

Resizing Images

I get asked a lot “How do I resize my images/pictures”.  I thought I would write a quick and short post on how you can resize images.  Like a lot of things in life, there are several ways you could do this.  In this post, I’m just going to cover one method – using Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG). 

Note:  I’m running Vista and so are most of the folks who are asking about me about resizing images.  I don’t know if WLPG will run on earlier versions of Windows, so this blog post assumes you are running Windows Vista.

Windows Live Photo Gallery is a free program from Microsoft.  If you don’t have this program installed already, visit this link Windows Live Photo Gallery Download to download and install the software.

Once you have WLPG installed, you are now ready to use it to resize images.  It is really pretty simple.  Here is a link – Using Windows Live Photo Gallery that outlines the steps and show screen shots of the program. 

Happy image resizing!

Recycling old Batteries and Computer Equipment

  I have a bunch of old batteries (AA, AAA, DD) and an old Dell laptop battery (li-ion) that are dead and I need to recycle them.  I went out to the internet this morning and I performed a Google search looking for places that recycle dead batteries.  I didn’t think I would find any place local (Greeneville, TN) that would recycle batteries.  But to my surprise, I found several places.  I was thrilled.  

It turns out that all of our dump centers through out our county (Greene) will take the following items for recycling:

Plastic, cardboard, newspaper, aluminum cans, used oil, 4 used tires per year, batteries, metal, demolition and used computers and monitors, along with your household trash. 

Awesome!  We already take our plastic, cardboard, newspaper, aluminum cans, used oil and household trash to the closest dump center to us, but I didn’t realized that they would take batteries. 

For dump center locations, hours and phone numbers, visit this LINK at the Greene County Chamber of Commerce (GCCC) web site.  The GCCC web site even has a link called “Keep Greene Beautiful”.  I’m so happy that our Chamber of Commerce is trying to be environmentally friendly.  I would like the next generations that follow us, to have a place that is healthy, green and beautiful.  If you have a moment and you care about recycling and leaving a better place for our grandchildren, check out the programs on the GCCC web site, by clicking here.  You may find something that you are interested in joining. 

I also found a web site called “Call2Recycle US”.  I was able to perform a search for places that recycle in our area (you supply your zip code for the search) and to my surprise again, there were several pages of places that will take your recycling material.  Wow, how awesome is that.  Another great resource for recycling.  I’m loving this and I am so glad that recycling is expanding. 

If you have an old laptop or smarthphone that you want to recycle, I found an interesting web site that perform this service for free.  The web site is “EraseMyLaptop.com”.  The process seems simple enough.  They send you prepaid packaging.  You mail back your old laptop or smartphone to them.  They erase everything on your laptop and send you a report on the results.  Then they redistribute or recycle your old laptop to cover their operating costs.  They operate on a Zero land-fill policy.  I really like this idea a lot.  

Now, I haven’t used EraseMyLapto.com before, so I can’t vouch for it, but it seems like a good idea.  If I used this service, I would wipe out  everything on my laptops hard drive before sending it them.  This way, I really wouldn’t worry and the service is free and your old equipment gets re-used or recycled.  Sounds great to me. 

My Google search results lead me to a really informative article on the Earth911 web site called “Get the most out of your battery”.  This article contains a lot of useful tips for getting longer life out of your batteries, what type of batteries work best in what electronic devices, etc.  I would recommend reading this online article.  It isn’t very long and you’ll find useful information in the article, I believe. 

If you have some time, take a moment and let me what your recycling experience has been and anything of interest and fun regarding recycling. 

Dell.com is doing some interesting Green programs.  To learn more about them, check out the links below:

• Dell using Bamboo Packaging
• Dell has a new environmentally friendly Ink Cartridge
• Dell has the Greenest Data Center 

Happy recycling!

What is Etsy.com?

Etsy.com is a web site that allows people to sell what they make, directly to the public.  It is like eBay, except that Etsy focus is on handmade items, helping people make a living, and working towards creating a new economy.  Their motto is “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade”.  Pretty cool.

Etsy allows you to signup for a free store and it has a shopping cart and everything.  To learn more about what you can sell and to register at Etsy, check out this selling link. 

Etsy also has a blog and how to videos.  Check out these links for more details:

• How to videos
• Etsy Blog

If you hand make items or sell craft supplies and your are looking for an option to sell your items on the internet, Etsy may be a good fit for you.  Check it out and see.  Enjoy!

Google Places

Have you heard of Google Places?  If not, check out this link:  http://www.tugsearch.co.uk/blog/2010/04/20/google-places-announced/.  This is another great tool offered by the folks at Google.  Google Places allows a business to expand their their business information to include hours of operation, photos, videos, coupons, product offerings, etc.  You can also verify your business when you go through the setup process for adding your business to Google Places.

Google Places is a great tool and it is easy to use and the best part is - it is free.  There are some additional add-ons for Google Place and some them will have a fee associated with them.  Here is one add-on you may find complimentary with Google Places, it is:  How do I take advantage of the Google Tags 30-day free trial and this link:  How much do TAGs cost and this link for which has video on How to signup for TAGs.  This is one of Google’s advertisement options. 

Google Places is offering a free photo shoot for your business.  You can signup for a free photo shoot at:  Free Business Photo Shoot.  How cool would that be!!!!!!!

Google Places even offers some basic stats for your business.  Once you signup for Google Places, you can view your business listing stats on your Google Places Dashboard. 

To signup for Google Places, visit this link:  Google Places. 

Google Places is a way to help promote your business and hopefully pick up some new business.  It only cost you a small amount of your time.  Not a bad price in these lean times.  Enjoy

Google Wave is available to everyone

You may be asking yourself, what is Google Wave?  Good question.  It is a tool for getting things done in groups.  It tracks all the emails for a group (a WAVE) in way that shows how the conversation(s) flowed.  Check out the video below and it will introduce you to Google Wave.

For more information on Google Wave, check out Google’s blog post at:  http://googlewave.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-wave-available-for-everyone.html. 

Enjoy!

ITunes Playlist and Audio CDs for your music

Do you have your favorite tunes in ITunes and maybe you want to play them in your stereos CD player or maybe you want to play them in your cars CD player.  You can create audio CDs for this purpose.  I mostly use my IPod for playing my tunes, but sometimes I want to play my tunes in my stereos CD player in my living room and my husband doesn’t use a computer or an IPod, so I create audio CDs for him to listen to. 

Instead of writing all the steps down, I went out and searched the internet for video links that will show you step by step how to create playlist and audio cds. 

This first video link is on Apple’s web site and it shows you how to create different types of playlist in ITunes.  Here is the link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#video-playlists. 

The second link is on youtube and it shows you how to create playlist and audio CDs.  Here is the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBSUqu7KlU.

Once you have created your audio CD, test it out.  Sit back and enjoy your tunes!

Screen Captures with Google’s Chrome Browser

When I’m working with my web site clients, there are times when they need to share what a web page looks like visual with me.  It can be difficult to convey in words what they are seeing.  Screen captures are an easy way to show what they are seeing and it isn’t hard to do.

Google has an extension (a small add on program) for screen captures and this extension is created to work with their new web browser, Chrome.  Chrome and the screen capture extension is free.  If you want to use this extension, you must already have Chrome installed.  If you don’t, follow the instructions under the section “Install Chrome”. 

If you have Chrome already installed, skip to the section “Installing and Using the Screen Capture Extension for Chrome”. 

Installing Chrome

If you don’t have Chrome installed, you will need to installed before you can use the screen capture extension.  To install Chrome, visit this link:  Google Chrome Download and following the instructions. 

Installing and Using the Screen Capture Extension for Chrome

I was going to list all the steps for installing and using the Screen Capture extension, but I decided instead to create a little video showing all the steps for installing it and using it.  To view the video tutorial, click on the play button for the youtube video below. 

I hope you found this simple little video tutorial helpful.  Enjoy!

Photoshop CS5

As a web site designer, I use Photoshop as one of my tools.  There is a new version of Photoshop out, CS5.  I have been watching some video tutorials this morning that cover some of the new features in CS5.  I found these tutorials on PhotoshopCafe.com.   CS5 has some cool new features.  I would highly suggest checking out some or all of these tutorials. 

I don’t have Photoshop CS5 yet, but after watching these tutorials, I want it.  Some of the features I liked and I would use are:

• Content Aware
• HDR – True photo combining to create an HDR image
• HDR Toning  Filter
• Mixer Brush – Some really cool brushes that look pretty realistic
• True Edge – For your composite work.  This seems to be much improved

I'm excited about CS5 and I’m looking forward to trying it.  If you have used the new Photoshop CS5, let us know what your thoughts are.  Enjoy!

Missed a TV Show

Have you ever missed a TV show and you don’t have a way of recording it?  Recently this happened to me.  We have gotten around to setting up something for recording a program from our DIRECTV service.  We have been meaning to do this, but we have just been to distracted with life.  There is a new TV series on the the Science Channel that I wanted to see – Morgan Freeman’s, “Through the Wormhole”.  It is about the Everything Theory.  I missed it the other night. 

This morning I went out to the Science channel’s web site and saw video clips about the program and I found other video clips about the program on YouTube, but I really wanted to see the whole program.  I brought up my ITunes software and search for the program in the ITunes store and there it was!  You can download the episode for $1.99 or purchase the whole series for $13.99.  Just remember that you will need a fast internet connection and plenty of disk space.  Videos are not small. 

The cool thing about downloading the entire program onto your computer is you can take it on the road with you, by downloading it to your IPod. 

This is pretty cool.  Enjoy!

ITunes U

It has been a little while since I have posted on this blog.  I have been busy with my personal blog (http://paintcreektn.wordpress.com), looking for work, doing lots of spring activities (planting, making rose petal syrup, putting up strawberries, etc..) and traveling some. This has been a busy spring so far.

I have been using ITunes U (U for University) recently and I thought I would do a post about it, in case you haven’t heard about it or perhaps haven’t used it yet. 

ITunes U is a free service offered by Apple.  Apple’s motto for ITunes U is “Learn anything, anywhere, anytime”.  ITunes U is a free learning service.  It has lectures, audio books, video, music, course material, pdf files, etc...For more details about what is on ITunes U, click here.

A lot of major universities use ITunes U, but other organizations use it as well – PBS, Museums, New York public Library, etc..   This is a wonderful learning tool that is free.  I love that.  To see a short and fun overview of ITunes on youtube, click here.

ITunes U can be accessed using your IPhone, IPod or the ITunes program on your computer.  I won’t outline step by step what you need to do to use ITunes, I will provide a couple of Youtube video links that will give you the details you need and of course you can continue your own learning by searching youtube for more video tutorials, do a Google search for more information on ITunes U, or perhaps look through ITunes U and see what is there. 

Here are some Youtube links for ITunes U:

• Quick Intro to ITunes U
• Fun Overview of ITunes U – A Slideshow
• How to Install and Setup ITunes

Other Links:

Apples ITunes U web page

I hope you enjoy learning and using ITunes U.