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How-To's: Online Low-Tech Resources

How-To's: Online Low-Tech Resources
Energy Bulletin pointed us to the website of Practical Action (previously known as the Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development), an online resource devoted to low-technology solutions for developing countries. The site hosts many manuals that can also be of interest for low-tech DIYers in the developed world. They cover energy, agriculture, food processing, construction and manufacturing, just to name some important categories. We would like to add to this the impressive online library put together by software engineer Alex Weir. Other interesting online resources that offer manuals and instructions are Appropedia and Howtopedia. Related: How to make everything ourselves: open modular hardware / The museum of old techniques / Online knotting reference books / UNESCO sets up Traditional Knowledge Database / Primitive technology handbook / Green Wizard Forums / Compendium of Useful Information.

Dozuki: A new way to write how-to manuals « iFixit Blog I have a big announcement to make. For the first time ever, iFixit is branching out from our core business of selling parts and tools. We’re going to start selling software—the same software that we use to run iFixit. This is something that astute observers may have expected from the development, and success, of Make: Projects. User manuals are stuck in the 20th century. We started iFixit with the idea that there was a better way—that useful documentation could help people do amazing things. Our intuitive, step-by-step repair manuals changed the world. Today, we are announcing Dozuki: the software behind iFixit’s manuals. Guidebook makes step-by-step instructions come alive. Guidebook is a modern procedural documentation platform. Answers transforms conversations into archived wisdom. Answers is enterprise-grade Q&A for experts. Building expert communities iFixit won top online community this year at South by Southwest (SXSW). Workgroup collaboration Proven solution What does this all mean?

How To Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual Advertisement In its early days, Evernote was a simple note-taking app. Since then, it’s turned into a productivity powerhouse that can help you capture, organize, recall, and work with your information. All that power is great — but it doesn’t make for an easy learning experience. We can’t cover everything, but we’ll highlight the main functions, the best ways to use the apps, and the basics of what you need to know to become an Evernote productivity master. Let’s get started! 1. As I mentioned, Evernote used to be a note-taking app — and that’s still its primary function. At its core, though, it’s still driven by notes. It lets you create checklists, presentations, reminders, photo and audio notes, and much more. While the desktop Evernote client is usually considered to be the main plank of the platform, its mobile apps have steadily been getting better, too. In short, Evernote is a full productivity tool. 2. 3. Evernote is built around notes, so we’ll start there. More than Just Text 4.

5 Gallon Bucket Articles, Videos and Community | Five Gallon Ideas Everything you need to know about PDF or PDF is by far the most popular format for documents these days. It’s widely used and most of us have somekind of PDF reader installed on our systems. It has been reported that Adobe PDF Reader has been downloaded by more than 300 million users. This post will cover a number of topics ranging from free tools and applications on how you can create your own PDF documents, as well as other online alternatives of similar functions. PrimoPDF ( Offline & Online ) CutePDF PDF Redirect Bullzip PDF PDFCreator (SourceForget.net) PDFCreator (PDFForge.org) DoPDF FreePDFCreator ( Offline & Online ) I’m using CutePDF myself, and tested a couple of PDF creators quite a while back. * If you’re trying to convert personal documents, try not to use any online pdf converters. PrimoPDF PDFOnline FreePDFConvert – Also allows you to convert from PDF to DOC, XLS or RTF. FreePDFCreator PDF Hammer – Edit PDF files online. KoolWire – Includes conversion from (PDF, RTF, DOC, MP3 & WAV) ZamZar – Supports various formats.

100 Amazing How-To Sites to Teach Yourself Anything Posted by Site Administrator in Online Learning May 7th, 2009 Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. There are loads of free resources on the Web that can help you find instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from fixing basic car problems to speaking another language. With 100 sites to choose from, you’re bound to find something here that will help you learn just about anything you could want. General Tutorials These sites offer a wide range of tutorials and videos. Around the House Want to know how to fix that broken cabinet or hang up some great wallpaper? Business and Management If you feel like you’re seriously lacking on business and management skills at work, no need to worry. KnowThis? Language and Writing Those who want to learn a new language, improve their writing skills or just learn more about literature will be well-served by these instructional sites. Technology Math S.O.S. Science Creativity

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Google Tutorials This page contains tutorials for using Google tools. The tutorials that I've created you are welcome to use in your own blog, website, or professional development session. Before using the tutorials created by others, please contact their creators. Google Docs for Teachers 2012 Google for Teachers Google for Teachers II - Google Earth Across the Curriculum - How to remove the Navigation Bar from Blogger Blogs. Google Voice. VoiceMail Transcription. Number porting in Google Voice. SMS to Email. Conference Calls. Make calls from your computer. Creating a blog using Blogger. Adding Static Pages to Blogger. Posting to your Blogger blog from your phone.

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