Add text to images with AddText
Source: AddText — Captions for your photos, quick and easy AddText is a great tool to quickly add text to any image, and it doesn’t require an account!
Syncing settings in Vivaldi, the missing piece!
Syncing settings in Vivaldi. Source: The browser that puts you in control | Vivaldi In my initial article about Vivaldi, my biggest complaint was the lack of sync. Well, with the release of 2.0 that problem has been rectified. Along with syncing, creating a vivaldi.net account gives you access to participate in the Vivaldi forums, an…
Amazon story telling app Amazon Rapids is now free
Amazon’s chat-style fiction app, Amazon Rapids, is now free, giving parents and kids unlimited access to the hundreds of stories in its catalog. Previously, the company charged $2.99 monthly for that privilege. Some of these stories will also be available to listen to through Alexa’s Storytime mode, which was launched last summer. Source: Amazon’s kid-friendly storytelling…
Vivaldi – stacked tabs
One of my favorite features of Vivaldi is the ability to stack tabs. Have you ever been working in your browser and wished to group your tabs by project? With tab stacks, you can. I usually have a stack with Gmail and Google Calendar, and another stack with Google Drive and open files from Google…
Automatic closed captioning coming to Google Slides
Recently, an internal hackathon led us to work on a project that is deeply personal. Upon observing that presentations can be challenging for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to follow along, we both teamed up with the idea to add automated closed captions to G Suite’s presentation tool, Google Slides. This work…
Weaponized PowerPoint
GEICO’s latest commercial takes aim at narcissistic supervillains: “As long as evil villains reveal their plans, you can count on GEICO saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.” To be sure, GEICO is poking fun at the iconic villain trope that, by now, we all know gives our…
Free ebooks from NASA
Free ebooks from NASA. Source: NASA e-Books | NASA NASA has a multitude of eBooks available, cover aeronautics and space travel. Every ebook I checked was available in PDF, but several were also available in .MOBI for use on Kindle devices and .EPUB for other ebook readers and portable devices.
Create interactive picture books and stories with Elementari
Create interactive picture books and stories with Elementari. Source: Elementari: Write, share, read interactive stories Via: “Elementari” Might Have Potential As A Story-Creating Tool For Students | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… What a cool site! They supply the tools, which include graphics, sounds, and music, and you supply the story. The stories can be like…
9 Apps and tricks for writing on the Mac from MakeUseOf
Writing is an enjoyable activity, but you can really hamper yourself if you don’t have the proper tools. Whether you can’t find the motivation to write, have trouble collecting your ideas, or struggle with grammar, the right apps can really help. Source: Write Better on Your Mac With These 9 Apps and Tricks Any article that…
Rigged is a CYOA showing what it takes to graduate from high school
Five million children and youth are cared for by our nation’s social service agencies because they’re experiencing homelessness, foster care placement, incarceration, or other challenges. And all of these young people will also show up in our schools while juggling other competing priorities. Can you put yourself in the shoes of one of these…