Author Archives: Chase Masters, University Library
This month I’m highlighting a decentralized social app called Bluesky. It was developed by former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey. It aims to create a new form of social media that is open, transparent, and community-driven. The platform uses an open-source framework and has a Twitter-like user interface with algorithmic choice, federated design, and community-specific moderation. Its goal is… Read More »
This month, I’m highlighting some new, innovative AI features that were recently added to the already impressive Arc web browser: Arc Max. Rather than simply adding a sidebar for ChatGPT like many other browsers are doing, they identified five specific integrations that can make browsing the web easier and more enjoyable: Each of them may be individually enabled… Read More »
This month’s tip is an AI tool for upscaling low-quality images with surprisingly good accuracy and detail: Upscayl. It’s an excellent app for those looking to enhance the quality of their photos, especially those taken with older digital cameras. Multiple settings are available, like selecting the type of image, how much to upscale, file type, and advanced users… Read More »
This month, I’m sharing a website that offers a simple and easy-to-use tool for comparing the differences between two pieces of text: Diffchecker. It can be used to compare two versions of a document, check for plagiarism or spelling mistakes, and much more. Diffchecker works by highlighting the differences between two pieces of text and allowing users to… Read More »
This month’s tip is a new Twitter competitor that exploded recently: Threads. Having already surpassed 100 million users, it’s full of content and the creators you know and love are already there. While the web interface is not yet available, apps may be downloaded for iOS and Android. Once logged in with your Instagram account, a new account… Read More »
This month’s tip is a comprehensive guide to help individuals reclaim control of their digital lives in an age where technology and social media have become pervasive in our daily lives. Written by the Center for Humane Technology, Take Control educates users on the negative effects of persuasive technology and social media, and empowers people to take action… Read More »
For this month’s Tech Tip, I’m sharing a tip that I’ve found very useful over the years. It’s a simple technique to extract all images (and other content, such as the fonts used in the presentation) from within PowerPoint files just by changing its extension. You can do this with files you’ve saved directly from the Microsoft PowerPoint… Read More »
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares a customizable search engine: You.com.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares a customizable search engine: You.com.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an alternative to Twitter: Mastodon.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an easy way to create step-by-step guides using Scribe.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an RSS reader called Inoreader. It is an easy way to pull content from multiple sources into one place.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an RSS reader called Inoreader. It is an easy way to pull content from multiple sources into one place.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares an online writing tool called Frost. It provides a clean, minimalist interface that can help you focus on the writing process by eliminating distractions.
Note: This article was co-authored by Kai Donovan, Media & Learning Technologies Specialist, University Library. The Taubman Health Sciences Library (THSL) is excited to announce that the new Table 8 software update is available on their anatomy dissection Anatomage Table to enhance human and animal anatomy and physiology instruction, learning, and research. Located just inside the glass doors… Read More »
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares a recent Google Calendar update that makes it easy to list your working location. This is especially valuable with hybrid schedules.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip is a bookmark manager tool called Raindrop.io.
Tech Tip: This month’s tip is a search engine that helps the environment each time you use it: Ecosia. They donate 80% of their profits to non-profit organizations that focus on reforestation.
Tech Tip: Workflowy, a productivity tool that can help you capture notes, develop to do lists, and supports sharing, which can be useful for project management.
Use OneTab to reduce the amount of memory your browser is using, and to easily export and share the tabs that you currently have open.