Monday, February 28, 2011
10 Technologies in 90 minutes websites
1. Google Maps and Street View
Google Maps at: http://maps.google.com.au
Google Street View http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/ (Find out more)
2. Video & Photo sharing websites
YouTube at: www.youtube.com
Vimeo at: www.vimeo.com
Google video at: http://video.google.com
Commoncraft at: www.commoncraft.com (Videos on technology – highly recommended)
FlickR at: www.flickr.com
Smugmug at: www.smugmug.com
Picasa at: www.picasa.google.com (Photo Imaging and management software)
GIMP at: www.gimp.org (Photo Imaging software)
3. Wikis
Wikipeadia at: www.wikipedia.org (Wiki)
PBwiki at: www.pbwiki.com (Wiki Hosting website)
Wikispaces at: www.wikispaces.com (Wiki Hosting website)
4.Voice over IP
Skype at: www.skype.com (Voip supplier)
5. Social networking
MySpace at: www.myspace.com
Facebook at: www.facebook.com
Linkedin at: www.linkedin.com (Employment Social Networking site)
6. Micro-blogging
Twitter at: www.twitter.com
7. Cloud computing (working in the cloud)
Google Documents at: http://doc.google.com (Software website)
Dropbox at: www.dropbox.com (Document management software)
Zoho at: www.zoho.com (Application software website – free word processing, spreadsheets, presentations software & storage)
Zoho Documents at: http://docs.zoho.com (Word document and storage website)
8. Ebooks & eBook Readers
Amazon at: www.amazon.com (eBook site)
Project Gutenburg at http://www.gutenberg.org (eBook site)
eReader blogsite: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/
Lendle at: http://lendle.me (eBook lending site)
Booklending at: www.booklending.com (eBook leading site)
9. RSS Feeds
Google Reader at: www.google.com/reader (RSS Reader)
10. Blog websites.
Blogger at: www.blogger.com (Create a blog page)
Word Press at: www.wordpress.com (Create a blog page)
Search Me Now at: http://searchmenow.blogspot.com/ (Malcolm’s Blog)
• Links to websites on family history, travel, health. Search tips
Lifehacker at: www.lifehacker.com.au (Technology Blog)
Seth Godin at http://sethgodin.typepad.com (Marketing Blog)
Craftzine at: http://blog.craftzine.com (Craft Blog)
Frockwriter at: www.frockwriter.com (Fashion Blog)
Gizmodo at: www.gizmodo.com.au (Technology/Gadget Blog)
eReader blog at: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/ (eReader Blog)
Google Blog search at: http://blogsearch.google.com/ (Search Engine Blog)
Technorati at http://www.technorati.com/ (Search Engine Blog)
Search engine blog at: http://www.searchengineblog.com
Search Engine watch at: http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/ (Search Engine Blog)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Health on the Internet - Australian websites
Australian Health & Medical websites
General Health
Better Health www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Health Insite Australia http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/
South Australian Department of Health http://www.health.sa.gov.au/
Child & Youth Health www.cyh.sa.gov.au
Drs Reference Site http://www.drsref.com.au/
Human Services Finder www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au
Health Search Engines
Health on the Net Foundation http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Hunt/advanced.html
Gateway http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov
Vivisimo clusterMED http://demos.vivisimo.com/clustermed
Allergy and Asthma
Asthma Australia www.asthma.org.au
National Asthma Campaign www.nationalasthma.org.au
Allergy Net Australia www.allergynet.com.au
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Association of Australia www.alzheimers.org.au
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation of Australia QLD www.arthritis.org.au
Arthritis www.arthritis.com
Cancer
Cancer Council of Australia www.cancer.org.au
NSW Cancer Council www.nswcc.org.au
OvCa Australia www.ovca.org
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia Inc. www.posaa.asn.au
Prostate Cancer Website www.prostatehealth.org.au
Cardiac and Stroke Information
Heart Foundation of Australia www.heartfoundation.com.au
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome www.sads.org.au
National Stroke Institute www.strokefoundation.com.au
Disorders
Australian Speak Easy Association www.speakeasy.org.au
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders
Australian Crohn's & Colitis Association www.acca.net.au
Continence Foundation of Australia www.contfound.org.au
Diabetes Australia www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org.au
Hepatitis C Council of Victoria www.hepcvic.org.au
Hepatitis C Council of Queensland www.hepatitisc.asn.au
Australian Hepatitis Council www.hepatitisaustralia.com
Lymphoedema Association of Australia www.lymphoedema.org.au
Drugs and Alcohol
Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au
Endocrine Disorders
Thyroid Australia www.thyroid.org.au
Eyes
Glaucoma Australia www.glaucoma.org.au
AMD Alliance International www.amdalliance.org
Genetics
Genetics Support Council WA http://geneticsupportcouncil.org.au
Indigenous
Australian Indigenous Health Info Net www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Men’s Health
Men’s Health & Wellness Assoc QLD http://www.mhwaq.org.au/
Andrology Australia www.andrologyaustralia.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Co-ordinating Council www.mhcc.org.auSane Australia www.sane.org
Schizophrenia Fellowship www.sfnsw.org.au
Neurological Disorders
Australian Quadriplegic Association www.spinalcordinjuries.com.au
Epilepsy Association of Australia www.epilepsy.org.au
Epilepsy Foundation of Australia www.epinet.org.au
Multiple Sclerosis Australia www.msaustralia.org.au
Muscular Dystrophy Association www.mda.org.au
Motor Neurone Disease Association www.mnd.asn.au
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Queensland
www.asbha.org.au
Respiratory
Australian Lung Foundation www.lungnet.org.au
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations www.afao.org.au
Women's Health
Australian Menopause Society www.menopause.org.au
Endometriosis Association (Victoria) www.endometriosis.org.au
Women's Centre for Health Matters www.wchm.org.au
Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Jean Hailes Foundation www.jeanhailes.org.au/
Women’s Health Victoria www.whv.org.au
Overseas Medical websites
HealthFinder www.healthfinder.gov
MEDLINEPlus at: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
PubMed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
General Health
Better Health www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Health Insite Australia http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/
South Australian Department of Health http://www.health.sa.gov.au/
Child & Youth Health www.cyh.sa.gov.au
Drs Reference Site http://www.drsref.com.au/
Human Services Finder www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au
Health Search Engines
Health on the Net Foundation http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Hunt/advanced.html
Gateway http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov
Vivisimo clusterMED http://demos.vivisimo.com/clustermed
Allergy and Asthma
Asthma Australia www.asthma.org.au
National Asthma Campaign www.nationalasthma.org.au
Allergy Net Australia www.allergynet.com.au
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Association of Australia www.alzheimers.org.au
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation of Australia QLD www.arthritis.org.au
Arthritis www.arthritis.com
Cancer
Cancer Council of Australia www.cancer.org.au
NSW Cancer Council www.nswcc.org.au
OvCa Australia www.ovca.org
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia Inc. www.posaa.asn.au
Prostate Cancer Website www.prostatehealth.org.au
Cardiac and Stroke Information
Heart Foundation of Australia www.heartfoundation.com.au
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome www.sads.org.au
National Stroke Institute www.strokefoundation.com.au
Disorders
Australian Speak Easy Association www.speakeasy.org.au
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders
Australian Crohn's & Colitis Association www.acca.net.au
Continence Foundation of Australia www.contfound.org.au
Diabetes Australia www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org.au
Hepatitis C Council of Victoria www.hepcvic.org.au
Hepatitis C Council of Queensland www.hepatitisc.asn.au
Australian Hepatitis Council www.hepatitisaustralia.com
Lymphoedema Association of Australia www.lymphoedema.org.au
Drugs and Alcohol
Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au
Endocrine Disorders
Thyroid Australia www.thyroid.org.au
Eyes
Glaucoma Australia www.glaucoma.org.au
AMD Alliance International www.amdalliance.org
Genetics
Genetics Support Council WA http://geneticsupportcouncil.org.au
Indigenous
Australian Indigenous Health Info Net www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Men’s Health
Men’s Health & Wellness Assoc QLD http://www.mhwaq.org.au/
Andrology Australia www.andrologyaustralia.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Co-ordinating Council www.mhcc.org.auSane Australia www.sane.org
Schizophrenia Fellowship www.sfnsw.org.au
Neurological Disorders
Australian Quadriplegic Association www.spinalcordinjuries.com.au
Epilepsy Association of Australia www.epilepsy.org.au
Epilepsy Foundation of Australia www.epinet.org.au
Multiple Sclerosis Australia www.msaustralia.org.au
Muscular Dystrophy Association www.mda.org.au
Motor Neurone Disease Association www.mnd.asn.au
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Queensland
www.asbha.org.au
Respiratory
Australian Lung Foundation www.lungnet.org.au
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations www.afao.org.au
Women's Health
Australian Menopause Society www.menopause.org.au
Endometriosis Association (Victoria) www.endometriosis.org.au
Women's Centre for Health Matters www.wchm.org.au
Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Jean Hailes Foundation www.jeanhailes.org.au/
Women’s Health Victoria www.whv.org.au
Overseas Medical websites
HealthFinder www.healthfinder.gov
MEDLINEPlus at: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
PubMed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
Monday, December 8, 2008
Google Tip No3
Site or Domain Searching in Google
site:
Use the syntax (prefix) site: in Google to refine your search to search all or parts of a web address. The site: prefix can then be used in combination with other words or phrases to search for those words or phrases but ONLY within the part of the web address (domain name) as specified by site: prefix.
Search within a website using the site: prefix
For example, you can search within a whole website, the following search will search for web pages on “global warming” in 2008 BUT only on the ABC’s website.
"global warming" 2008 site:abc.net.au
The following search will search for the phrase “drivers test” BUT only on the RAA’s website. Click on the image below to see the results.
"drivers test" site:raa.net
Search by websites type & country
You can use the site: syntax to search by website type & country. The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Government websites. Notice how ALL of the websites are Australian government web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:gov.au
The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Education websites. Click on the image below to see the search results. Notice how ALL of the websites are education web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:edu.au
Search by country
Use the site: syntax and limit your search to the part of the web address that defines the country code. For example the following search will search for “rocky mountains” and the keywords train & travel but ONLY in Canadian web sites. ca is the country code for Canada.
"rocky mountains" train travel site:ca
site:
Use the syntax (prefix) site: in Google to refine your search to search all or parts of a web address. The site: prefix can then be used in combination with other words or phrases to search for those words or phrases but ONLY within the part of the web address (domain name) as specified by site: prefix.
Search within a website using the site: prefix
For example, you can search within a whole website, the following search will search for web pages on “global warming” in 2008 BUT only on the ABC’s website.
"global warming" 2008 site:abc.net.au
The following search will search for the phrase “drivers test” BUT only on the RAA’s website. Click on the image below to see the results.
"drivers test" site:raa.net
Search by websites type & country
You can use the site: syntax to search by website type & country. The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Government websites. Notice how ALL of the websites are Australian government web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:gov.au
The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Education websites. Click on the image below to see the search results. Notice how ALL of the websites are education web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:edu.au
Search by country
Use the site: syntax and limit your search to the part of the web address that defines the country code. For example the following search will search for “rocky mountains” and the keywords train & travel but ONLY in Canadian web sites. ca is the country code for Canada.
"rocky mountains" train travel site:ca
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Google Tip No2 & Google Fact
Title searching in Google
intitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) intitle: before a word or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” appears in the title of the webpage. (click on the search box to view the search) It finds 1.4 million hits.
intitle:"global warming"
You can combine your intitle: search with extra words to refine your search. For example a search for information on “global warming” and “climate change” could be done like this. Approx. 675,000 hits.
intitle:"global warming" "climate change" site:au
This type of search will find Australian web pages with the phrase “global warming” in the title and the phrase “climate change” somewhere on the webpage. Approx 14,800 hits.
allintitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) allintitle: before a words and/or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” & “climate change” appear in the title of the webpage.
allintitle:"global warming" "climate change"
This type of search will find Australian web pages with both the phrase “global warming” and “climate change” in the on the webpage. (Note: need to select - pages from Australia) Approx 560 hits.
Google Fact.
You can type up to 10 words or phrases in to the Google search box
intitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) intitle: before a word or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” appears in the title of the webpage. (click on the search box to view the search) It finds 1.4 million hits.
intitle:"global warming"
You can combine your intitle: search with extra words to refine your search. For example a search for information on “global warming” and “climate change” could be done like this. Approx. 675,000 hits.
intitle:"global warming" "climate change" site:au
This type of search will find Australian web pages with the phrase “global warming” in the title and the phrase “climate change” somewhere on the webpage. Approx 14,800 hits.
allintitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) allintitle: before a words and/or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” & “climate change” appear in the title of the webpage.
allintitle:"global warming" "climate change"
This type of search will find Australian web pages with both the phrase “global warming” and “climate change” in the on the webpage. (Note: need to select - pages from Australia) Approx 560 hits.
Google Fact.
You can type up to 10 words or phrases in to the Google search box
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Google Tip 1 & Google Fact
Phrase Searching using Google
If you are searching for words that are likely to appear next to each other on a webpage then use quotation marks “ “ to search for those words as a phrase.
"chocolate cake"
Add extra words within the quotation marks if you are looking for a specific chocolate cake.
”flourless chocolate cake”
Combine your “phrase search” with extra word “recipe” to refine your search and search only Australian sites.
“flourless chocolate cake” recipe
Using Phrase searching to search for literature
Phrase searching is good for searching for information where a number of words appear next to each other. It is can be especial handy for searching for song lyrics, literature – Poetry, Prose
“lucy in the sky with diamonds” lyrics
“the colt from old regret”
Google Fact
The name Google comes from the word googol and is the number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros. Example:10100 It represents the large number of webpages Google indexes everyday.
If you are searching for words that are likely to appear next to each other on a webpage then use quotation marks “ “ to search for those words as a phrase.
"chocolate cake"
Add extra words within the quotation marks if you are looking for a specific chocolate cake.
”flourless chocolate cake”
Combine your “phrase search” with extra word “recipe” to refine your search and search only Australian sites.
“flourless chocolate cake” recipe
Using Phrase searching to search for literature
Phrase searching is good for searching for information where a number of words appear next to each other. It is can be especial handy for searching for song lyrics, literature – Poetry, Prose
“lucy in the sky with diamonds” lyrics
“the colt from old regret”
Google Fact
The name Google comes from the word googol and is the number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros. Example:10100 It represents the large number of webpages Google indexes everyday.
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