However, even I will sometimes admit that things can get just a little too quiet. Granted, if you’ve got kids or family trapped in the house with you right now, that might not be one of your problems. For myself, I find music to be far too distracting to use as ambient sound on a regular basis. That’s where services like the ones below come into play.
Tag: tools
No Photoshop? Try free LunaPic instead
I work with a good number of smaller libraries that don’t have professional graphic artists on staff and also rarely…
Cliphy: Add fun to words
I spend a fair amount of time testing out new online tools, usually of the free variety. Some don’t work…
Free online tools you didn’t know you needed
I had the privilege of speaking to a packed house at the Computers in Libraries 2018 conference last month. Here’s…
Because you’re not getting much work done anyway (2017 edition)
Happy holidays! It’s time for my annual collection of Stuff You Didn’t Know Existed But Can Waste Your Time On….
Make your own animated GIFs from video captures–easy
Animated GIFs are everywhere, especially in social media. Even my Android phone has many built into its SMS app. They’ve…
Because you’re not getting much work done anyway (2016 edition)
Happy holidays! It’s time for my annual collection of Online Stuff To Waste Time On. You know, in case you needed help…
Is your library’s website costing your patrons money?
For several years, I was a lucky customer of Verizon with a grandfathered, unlimited data plan. Last year, in an…
5 tools to ease your font headaches
Fonts are complicated. I won’t pretend that I’m anything like an expert, because I can barely differentiate between a typeface and…
Absolutely honest tool tells you if you need a better headline
There’s a heck of a lot of information out there about how important it is to have a good headline…
Get the web details you need–FAST
Today’s post discusses my latest “Headache Avoidance” tool. If you work on designing and/or developing websites, you are almost certainly accustomed…
Make your web colors better
Colors can be fun, but they can also be complicated. There’s a lot of psychology involved with choosing colors as…
Tool Tuesday: ReciteThis
So…you probably already know that social media has become increasingly visual. Images and photos typically get more engagement than plain…
Too quiet for you?
I’ve mentioned before how I primarily work from home nowadays, where it’s very quiet. So, I’m often looking for ways…
Tool Tuesday: TL;DR
Perhaps you’re like me, and you have the attention span of a gnat. Or, maybe you’re just like most people,…
Making the most of your social media effort: Part I
(One concern I hear a lot of is “How do we find time for this social media stuff? We don’t…