Robin Good Archive Of Latest News
January 2003

Access Google's tools, services and search options through an integrative Interface   The Google Ultimate Interface - Fagan Finder = must have Online Search Engine FREE The Google Ultimate Interface allows you to immediately utilize all advanced search options for Google's diverse services (e.g. Web search, Image search, News search) and provides you with direct access to Google's tools (e.g. Glossary,... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 31

Check multiple email accounts simultaneously   Poppy for Windows, Version 4.0.18 = interesting, promising Online Tool (WIN) FREE Do you also waste a lot of your time by signing into and out off your diverse POP3-based email accounts every day? And are you as frustrated as me when you've finally found out that... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 30

Receive Robin Good's News via email   WatchThatPage.com = must have Online Service FREE Two days ago I told you how you can get automatically updated about Robin Good's News by subscribing to our news feeds. Maybe you liked the idea that you do not have to go to the Master New Media Site... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 29

Quickly check your e-mail accounts from anywhere in the world   E-Mail Anywhere Mail2Web = must have Online Services (web-based e-mail clients) FREE When I'm about to depart for holiday, I'm always completely stressed. One hour before I have to be at the airport, my suitcase is still half-packed, I have not eaten anything and I have to... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 28

How can you subscribe to Robin Good's News?   Today I have received an email from Ivan, a Master New Media visitor who wanted to subscribe to Robin Good's News. He told me he had clicked on one of the little orange buttons containing the letters "XML" which are now distributed all over the Web... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 27

Understand what the marketing scene is talking about and enter the stage   Marketing Terms = must have Online Dictionary FREE Are you sometimes confused by the thousands of marketing acronyms and buzz-words thrown around in the real and virtual world? Sean O'Rourke's online dictionary of marketing terms empowers you to take a vital part in the discussion by not... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 26

Learn from miscarried collaboration projects   Make Progress In Small Steps By Michael Treacy and David Dobrin (published December 2001) = worth knowing Online Article FREE Treacy's and Dobrin's article is quite useful reading when you are planning to collaborate with another organization. It offers case studies to sensitise you for possible strategic mistakes... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 25

Create an installation wizard for your applications   SetupStream 2 = must have Software Utility (Win) FREE Do you want to make it as easy and fast as possible for your users to download and install tools from your Web site? Then use SetupStream and create a wizard that sets up your files on their local computers.... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 24

Make your Web site accessible for color blind people   Vischeck & Daltonize = must have Online Tools FREE If today it's not the first time you visit the Master New Media Web site, you will notice that we have changed our look & feel. If you suffer from a red/green or blue/yellow color deficit, you maybe will also... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 23

Creating effective and innovative user experiences with Flash?   The Future of Flash: Experience Design Interview with Aria Danika = worth knowing Online Article FREE Some time ago I was hired by an e-business company to support them in making usability engineering a standard part of their development process. In order to find out if there... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 22

Utilizing visualization technologies for strategic business applications   Vision of Intelligence by Dan Sullivan (published on May 28, 2002) = worth knowing Online Article FREE Dan Sullivan outlines different purposes of visualization in strategic business applications and gives an overview of traditional and innovative visualization techniques. He also provides application examples and links to selected vendors... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 21

Comfortably retrieve information about your Web site from various sources through an integrative interface   Web Page Information Viewer (Page Info Viewer) = interesting, promising Online Service FREE The Web Page Information Viewer (Page Info Viewer) provides access to a variety of information about Web sites from different online sources through an integrative interface. With Page Info Viewer you can, for example... a) View... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 20

Find out if you frustrate your Site visitors with long download times   File Download Time Calculator = worth knowing Online Tool FREE “Have you ever experienced the frustration of waiting for a web site to download, then giving up and moving on to another? This is because most web users lose their attention after 10 seconds. If your site... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 19

Find accurate translations for technical terms   EuroDicAutom = must have Online Tool FREE I used to translate articles about Web Site Usability from Italian to English. The problem was that I had only started to learn Italian two months before I took on this job and so I had to look up a lot of... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 18

Lay back, take your cup of coffee and search the Web   Google Viewer & Google WebQuotes = breakthrough tool Online Search Engine FREE The Google Labs offer you two online protoypes to showcase their new ideas for the future of the Google search engine: 1) Google Viewer and 2) Google WebQuotes You can enter your search terms as usual, but you will get... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 17

Create and host your own simulation on the Web   Forio Broadcast = interesting, promising Online Tool FREE Forio Broadcast is a free service that allows you to create and host simulations online. "Forio Broadcast provides everything you need to get a simulation running on the web." (Developer statement) If you don't want to start from the... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 16

Blended Learning Models in Practice   Blended Learning Models by Purinima Valiathan = worth knowing Online Article FREE This article explains you in simple words what is meant by "Blended Learning" and introduces the following three blended learning models to you: 1) skill-driven learning, which combines self-paced learning with instructor or facilitator support to... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 15

Quickly save images in different formats and sizes while surfing the web   CyClops = must have Software Tool (Win) FREE With CyClops you can pick up images on the web and save them in different formats and sizes within a few seconds. Simply right click on an image, select "copy", choose one of six available formats offered in a... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 14

Find out if your computer can easily be attacked by hackers with a free online test   Vulnaribilities.org - Free Online Analysis = must have Online Service FREE You can check if your computer or firewall is vulnerable to attacks of hackers by running a free online scan on the website of vulnerabilities.org. Sign up for a free-trial account and simply click a link to start... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 13

Learning the grammar of foreign languages online   WebVerbix = interesting, promising Online Service FREE With WebVerbix you can conjugate verbs in 102 languages online. When you enter the infinitive of a verb, you are not only provided with its conjugation, but also with links to similarly conjugated verbs in the same language and to conjugations of... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 12

Quickly create a free online survey for up to 30 participants   FeedbackToday.com = must have Online Service FREE Trial Account ($49 per month for a Premium Account, $99 per month for a Corporate Account) FeedbackToday.com offers you a really useful free trial account to create, manage and host an online survey. You are provided with full access to all... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 11

Key issues in managing multi-disciplinary e-Learning Development Teams   How to manage the E-Learning Development Team by Ivancevich, Duening & Konopaske = worth knowing Online Article FREE This concise 3-page article specifies different roles in an e-Learning Development Team and points out key issues to be considered by project managers in supervising individual role representatives and in managing... read more | cat.: | Link Robin Good -- January 8

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