Web Tip of the Week

Web tip of the week, May 5, 2014

http://nationalpublicgardensday.org/

National Public Gardens Day is Friday, May 9! Take your mother to a public garden for Mother’s Day. Two gardens in Missouri are offering free admission with online coupons.

In celebration of botanical gardens, many of the American Public Gardens Association’s member institutions will mark the day with special events and activities for schools, families and thousands of visitors.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

 

Web Tips

Web tip of the week, April 21, 2014: British Pathé

http://www.youtube.com/user/britishpathe/featured

Thank you Rachel for sharing.

All 85,000 newsreels filmed by British Pathé are now searchable and viewable on YouTube. This equates to 3,500 hours of filmed history. Genuine 1912 footage of the Titanic included!

See the full article for more information

 

Web tip of the week, April 28 2014

http://mediakraftnetworks.de/en/english-mediakraft-and-british-pathe-create-unique-archive-of-historic-videos-on-youtube/

Submitted by Jack Batterson

http://ripetrack.com/

RipeTrack helps you to find when your favorite fruits and vegetables are at their peak of ripeness.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

 

Web tip of the week, April 7 2014

http://amirunningxp.com/           

http://makeitsafe.missouri.edu/topics/index.html

Use the first link to see if you are still running Windows XP. If you are, then use the second link to research your options  and make the right choice for you.  For instance, converting to Windows 7 might be an easier transition than Windows 8. Keep in mind that the University will be converting all XP machines to Windows 7.

Submitted by Jack Batterson