How To Use Calibre eBook Manager and Your iPad

If you’re anything like myself you have a number of ebooks that you have collected over time and organizing your content can be difficult at times. Over time I have tried an number of both commercial and open source products and most recently I gave Calibre a look primarily because I needed a way to easily converted my ebooks and sync them to my iPad.

The software is very user friendly and installed easily on my Windows x64 based operating system. Once installed, I begun adding books to my collection and ultimately sync them to my iPad for portable reading. The interface is simple and you have options such as converting books, editing metadata, and fetching news from popular online sources that you are interested in.

I love how easy  this product is to push up my eBooks to the iPad. In a matter of a few minutes I have them sitting in my very own mobile personal library.

If you’re looking for a free option then Calibre is the answer. I would urge you to make a donation to the author to help support this product should you find yourself using it on a daily basis.

Accessibility Resources: Week Of 20 August 2010

This week I felt it was important to address a topic that I am passionate about and that I have not discussed in the past. Accessibility is extremely important in the terms of providing a good or service such as a website, audio, and video just to name a few. I have always been interested in finding solutions in this area that can greatly reduce barriers for those individuals who struggle with a disability. The following resources I hope you find useful and if you also are passionate in this area why not drop a comment and share your own thoughts and tips?

Now that I have laid the groundwork and hopefully raised you curiosity I hope to be adding articles on the subject of accessibility in the near future.

Six Free Online Photo Storage Providers

As we live more and more in a digital world in begins to be much more important to store of photos online in order to share with your friends and family. The purpose of this list is to provide resources that you may or may not be aware of. My personal favorites are Picasa and Flickr in that order.

SnapFish

SnapFish

Crawler Photos

Crawler Photos

PictureTrail

Picture Trail

The Essential Guide to Digital Photography: This 59 page guide is for readers who want to take photography beyond the simple point-and-shoot experience to more advanced skills and techniques. Its an introduction to some essential things you need to know to get started and outlines further resources that you can use to grow as a photographer. With this free guide you will also receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free courtesy of MakeUseOf.

ShutterFly

ShutterFly

Zoomonga

Zoomonga

Bravenet

Bravenet

Pix.ie

Pix.ie

Do you know of a service not listed that you highly recommend?