October 9, 2009
Flickr at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has added another year’s worth of historic illustrated newspaper pages to the LC Flickr photostream. The New-York Tribune Illustrated Supplement section of 1905, printed on Sundays, includes published images of signature events of 1905, including: Russian peasants in revolt, dog shows, balloon animals, sculpted shrubbery, and more….In Flickr, you can tag it, add a note, share it….and even read more about it! Check it out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
September 17, 2009
Myna-a new Audio Editor from Aviary
Creative Commons posted a link and some information about a new online Audio Editor. Just released today, Myna has “a powerful online audio editor complete with a professional sample/loop library, numerous effects, automatons, advanced clip editing (time-stretching, reverse, etc.) and import/export capabilities”. Myna can be used to remix music tracks and audio clips, as well as for applying sound effects. You can also use Myna to record your own voice or instruments. All of this and a Creative Commons sharing license too! For more information and to use this tool, go to this site:
http://aviary.com/blog/posts/aviary-release-myna-audio-editor-music-remixer
July 14, 2009
Open Library
Open Library, an initiative sponsored by the Internet Archive and funded by a grant from the California State Library, seeks to develop one web page for every book. The project is “open” in every way. Open documentation, open programming, open wiki, etc. Since there are just a handful of programmers collecting and managing the project full-time, the hope is that interested parties will contribute. To read more about the project, check out this link: http://openlibrary.org/about
Take a look at the website, do some browsing, or add your own content here: http://openlibrary.org/
July 3, 2009
New Screen Capture application from Aviary
Screenshots of web pages are simplified with a new tool by Aviary. Aviary is known for fully featured, browser-based image creation and manipulation tools. Just by adding ‘aviary.com/’ to the front of a URL, a screen capture is quickly generated. Unlike most screen capture tools, Aviary captures a complete web site, even if it extends beyond the borders of the computer screen. Aviary already offered a Firefox plugin, Talon, which allows users to create screenshots, but this new method is available from any browser, as long as it supports Flash for the image editing portion of Aviary.
http://www.augustinefou.com/2009/06/new-tool-from-aviary-makes-taking.html
Check out the Aviary site for more design applications, such as photo editing, web templates, color palettes and more.