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It’s no secret that we read a lot of Lifehacker here at Apps on Tap, but this is one of our favorite sections: How I Work. Much like our My Five column, the folks at lh interview some of the most interesting people in the world about their work habits, favorite apps (or total rejection […]
Earlier this week, David reviewed the beautiful, zen puzzle game Little Things Forever. I too adore that game, but sometimes I want a little more action in my study break. Enter Granny Smith. This lady can really go. She’s got a cane, a pair of rollerskates, and a meddlesome kid to chase through every level. […]
Take a study break this Friday and head over to WIC for Gadget Day. Each session is a perfect, 30-minute long, snack-sized bite of fun. From the WIC blog: “Caitlin Shanley will start the day with SlideShark, an app that controls your PowerPoint from your iPhone. Charles Washington from Penn GSE will show the Swivl, a clever way to […]
Group projects got you down? Can’t figure out who is doing what, what’s left to do, and how much has been accomplished? Consider Kanban to get things done. Kanban is a structured, clean, simple task tracking method, and it’s a bit more than a To Do list. First you make three piles for your tasks: […]
True confession: I’m a student again. But this time, it’s not at Penn. I’m back in the saddle writing papers and cranking out projects, and I’ve been thinking how nice it would be if my computer could read my MS Word drafts to me while I chop away at carrots, making dinner. If NPR can […]
The folks at WIC have posted a great review of CamScanner, a smartphone scanner app you can download for free with a .edu email address! http://pennwic.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/camscanner-for-apple-and-android/
Browsing e-resources on campus is easy. Most of our journal and database providers are able to detect that you are on campus, and give you access to the high-quality content that Penn provides. Off-campus is another story. If you are looking for articles on the web by using Google Scholar or by going directly to […]
In case you haven’t heard, Evernote says: “Evernote’s Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service.“ Solution? New passwords for everyone. Check your email! Reset your password! More on the hack here: http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/03/02/security-notice-service-wide-password-reset/
Time management, note-taking in class, research & project management, and annotation & note-taking from readings – there are most definitely apps for that, but which one are good, and how can you get the most out of them? Fear not, the Weigle Information Commons and the Weingarten Learning Resources Center (VPUL) is here to help. Every […]
Last month, Adam Preset from ISC Networking & Telecommunications gave a quick tour of Penn+Box at the WIC’s Gadget Day. Three things I learned from Adam and have since come to love: 1: Real spreadsheets. Yes it’s nerdy, but we all know the horror that is a Google spreadsheet. How many of you have had […]
From the WIC Blog
