Tech Tip: This to That
This month’s tip is an old-school website that answers one very practical question: What glue should I use to stick this material to that material?
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Tech Tip: Standard Ebooks
This month, I’m sharing a volunteer-driven project that transforms public domain works into beautifully crafted, modern ebooks that are free to read, reuse, and remix: Standard Ebooks. Drawing on sources like Project Gutenberg, the project meticulously proofs each text, applies a professional-grade style manual, and embeds rich metadata to create consistent, high-quality editions optimized for today’s ereaders and… Read More »
Tech Tip: Uninterruptible Power Supply
This month’s tip is an uninterruptible power supply, a battery that, in the event of a power outage, will continue to provide power to your PC (or anything that’s plugged into it) long enough to save your work and shut down safely.
Tech Tip: Calibre
This month’s tip is Calibre. It is a free, open‑source e‑book manager that lets you organize, convert, and sync your digital library across nearly any e‑reader or device, all from a single, highly customizable interface. It can download and edit metadata, convert between dozens of formats, serve as a built‑in e‑book viewer, and even fetch news and magazines… Read More »
Tech Tip: PiccyBot
This month’s tip is PiccyBot, an AI app that provides spoken descriptions of photos and videos, helping blind and low-vision users gain greater independence.
Tech Tip: Dillinger
This month’s tip is Dillinger, a browser-based, open-source Markdown editor designed for simplicity, flexibility, and real-time previewing.
Tech Tip: Harper
This month’s tip is Harper, a fast, open-source grammar and spell checker that runs entirely on your device, ensuring your writing never leaves your computer.
Tech Tip: Kagi News
This month’s tech tip is Kagi News: a concise daily briefing designed to deliver a neutral summary of global news in about five minutes.
Tech Tip: Kagi
This month’s tip is Kagi: a privacy-focused search engine that prioritizes delivering high-quality, relevant results without ads or tracking.
Tech Tip: Anonymous View by Startpage
This month’s tip is Anonymous View by Startpage, a tool that enables users to visit websites without disclosing their IP addresses or personal information
Tech Tip: DuckDuckGo AI Chat
This month’s tip is DuckDuckGo AI Chat, a free and private way to use AI chatbots.
Tech Tip: Opera Air
This month’s tip is Opera Air, a new web browser designed to enhance your digital well-being by seamlessly integrating mindfulness tools into your daily browsing routine.
Tech Tip: Raycast
This month’s tip is a powerful productivity tool designed to streamline and enhance workflow on macOS: Raycast (a Windows version is coming soon!)
Tech Tip: Bridgy Fed
This month’s Tech Tip helps you connect Mastodon and Bluesky, allowing you to interact across these decentralized platforms seamlessly.
Tech Tip: Toggle ’em all
This month’s Tech Tip allows you to quickly check or uncheck all check boxes on a webpage in a single click.
Tech Tip: Omnivore
This month’s Tech Tip is a versatile and innovative open-source app designed to streamline your digital reading and research experience: Omnivore.
Tech Tip: Bean
This month’s Tech Tip is a super fast-to-load word processor for Mac: Bean. Aimed at providing a simple and fast writing experience, Bean features a minimalist interface and support for basic file formats like RTF, TXT, HTML, DOC, DOCX, and ODT.
Tech Tip: Merry Sky
Tech Tip: This month’s tip is a sleek and user-friendly weather website that provides hyperlocal forecasts with a focus on precipitation timelines.
Tech Tip: City of Ann Arbor Park Finder
Tech Tip: This month’s tip will help you discover the extensive network of parks and nature areas maintained by Ann Arbor’s Parks and Recreation department.
Tech Tip: Musopen
This month’s tip is a non-profit organization that provides free access to sheet music, royalty-free public domain music recordings, and other music resources: Musopen. They offer a wide range of musical content, including solo piano variations, introductions to great composers, and guides to specific musical pieces.