I had been concerned that the huge list of documents I have from the Right to Food Campaign may become unusable over the years when we move from older versions of doc to much newer ones. When the ‘doc’ format gave way to the radically different ‘docx’ format, my fears were amplified. At this point, […]
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Converted all doc to docx files. Phew!
Published July 11th, 2008 in Software & Utilities. 0 CommentsCitations using Word 2007: Bibliographies made easy
Published May 17th, 2008 in Bibliography: Lists & Tools, Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 1 CommentCreating neat bibliographies can be a pain, Word 2007 makes it easy
There are hundreds of formats for citations like Chicago, APA, etc. The only thing in common between them is that each of them is a nightmare! I cannot imagine how people did extensive citations before the coming of automated help. I am a big […]
Refworks to go offline
Published August 23rd, 2007 in Bibliography: Lists & Tools, Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 0 CommentsRefworks the now online bibliography and citation manager is slated to be available offline in a short while. It looks like this has been one of the most demanded features of refworks and without doubt it will increase the usability of refworks considerably. Watch this space for further announcements.
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Perfect voice recorder for fieldwork, interviews, conferences
Published July 22nd, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 0 CommentsFinally found the perfect voice recorder with great clarity, space, battery life and other great features
I have tried my hands on four to five voice recorders so far. When I left to India for my fieldwork I was determined to get a good one that matches all my requirements. I will be doing […]
List of applications using Google Gears
Published June 25th, 2007 in Software & Utilities. 1 CommentApplications using Google Gears are coming up fast. I hope to develop a list in this page. Please leave a comment below if you know of further applications.
Google Gears allows developers to make online applications available offline. So, if you are travelling or not able to access the net for any reason, all the data […]
Remember the milk available offline with Google Gears
Published June 25th, 2007 in Software & Utilities. 1 CommentThe best task manager online now goes offline!
I have been excited with the prospect of Google Gears that will allow many online applications to be used when we are offline. After the announcement there was a little lull and I was waiting for the products to be rolled out - and the first of them […]
Google News: Advantage of using news readers
Published June 1st, 2007 in Software & Utilities and Current Affaires. 0 CommentsOnline news is more than just reading the same stuff online…it’s a great way of comparing how news is presented across different news papers
Given that newspapers are our sole source of information on a variety of issues, news bias is a serious issue. In the days of reading on paper, I would subscribe to […]
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