Monday, March 23, 2009

Atomic Learning

When you have a free moment at the library you should check out the Atomic Learning Database. If you've ever been unsure of yourself using a computer program it might be a good idea to study some tutorials.

Some things to explore:

  • The Software question database contains answers to popular questions about different software products are available in seconds with an easy keyword search
  • Technology skill tutorials available in English and Spanish for Mac and PC products.
  • Tutorials on assistive technologies for the hearing, learning, and vision impaired.
  • Lesson accelerators help teachers create fun curriculum-based projects using computer programs.
Check out the list of tutorials

Monday, March 2, 2009

Criss Cross Apple Sauce with ReferenceUSA

Not only does ReferenceUSA provide reverse-lookups for phone numbers, but it also gives the same option for street addresses. The reverse phone look-up can be found under the Quick Search tab.

To look up a person or business by street address, create a Custom Search by clicking on the tab of the same name. There you will find all the options for making your own customized search page.

Depending on if you are searching Business or Residential, your options will be different. Both, however, give the option for creating a search page by clicking the boxes next to Address and City, State. Click the blue Create Search button and you've made your very own customized search page that can now criss-cross addresses!