Thursday, October 11, 2012

Overdrive and iPad/iPhone

Needing a refresher on some of the basics of using Overdrive on an iPad/iPhone?  The following video from Orange County Libraries has a quick overview of what's involved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBtKx8ZSe68&feature=plcp

Note: The video shows the App Store icon to download the Overdrive app.  You may also use iTunes to download apps for Apple products.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Word 2010 Tutorial

Word 2010 is a software for word processing in the new Microsoft 2010 Office Suite. Word allows you to easily create professional-looking documents using various themes, visual designs, formatting tools, sharing features and more.

Word 2010 Tutorial

It will look like this:


Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Self-Paced Learning on the DCL Website

Need to know more about what self-paced learning options DCL provides on the website?  The DCL eLearning page is the place to go!  You'll find some cool options, including Mango and Ed2Go. 

Monday, September 24, 2012

What is Adobe Reader?

Adobe Reader is free downloadable software that enables the user to open, view and print PDF files or documents.

Adobe Reader allows a document that has been created, to be opened, viewed and printed on a computer that does not have the same software program in which the document was created.  As an example, a document that is created in Microsoft Word on a Windows device (Windows OS) can be converted to a PDF file, and then opened on a Linux device (Linux OS).  The Linux user can use Adobe Reader to open, view and print the document; they do not need to have Microsoft Word on their device. 

What is Adobe Digital Editions?

Adobe Digital Editions is a free, downloadable software (from Adobe.com) that allows the user to aquire, view and manage ebooks, digital newspapers, and other digital content.  Using Adobe Digital Editions, ebooks can be downloaded from a library website or popular bookseller, and can be read online, offline, or on a personal device.

Adobe Digital Editions uses a proprietary digital rights management software that limits the number of devices on which the user can view digital content.  The user is allowed to view content on as many as six devices.



Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Twitter 101

Still don't get Twitter? More and more this micro-blogging network is becoming a very useful tool for finding out what's going on with the people and things that matter to you the most. With our simple and engaging tutorial, you can learn all the various ways you can use Twitter to enhance your own life.

Facebook 101

This is a great tutorial from GCF. It was created to get you up to speed on how to create, use, and maintain a Facebook page of your own, including understanding the complex Facebook privacy policies and settings.


http://www.gcflearnfree.org/facebook101