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Gutenberg
- by Terry.branaman (talk), from Web Pages, 22:47, July 14, 2010, no comments.
If you like classical literature and other works, then Gutenberg.org is the web site for you. It is a repository of public-domain material.
Library Thing
- by Terry.branaman (talk), from Web Pages, 22:14, April 26, 2010, no comments.
Do you have a large collection of books? Or have you read a lot of books? And do you have trouble remembering what books you have or have read? Then LibraryThing might be the answer. You can create a list of all of the books that you have in your library and that you have read. You can rate your books, and share your information with others. You can create lists and assign books to them (for instance, books you own, books you have finished, books you want to get).
The service is free for up to 200 books. At present (April 2010) they offer a yearly membership ($10/year) or a lifetime membership ($25). A paid membership removes the limit on the number of books you can record, as well as helping to keep the site going.
Remote Control
- by Terry.branaman (talk), from Web Pages, 22:13, April 26, 2010, no comments.
Sometimes it is useful to be able to see what is on somebody else's computer screen, or to access your computer from a remote location (e.g. get to your computer at work when you are at home). That is what products like GoToMyPC provide. Some of these are commercial products that have a monthly subscription fee; some are difficult to set up to work over the Internet. One product that I have tried and like is LogMeIn. There are several versions available.
LogMeInExpress is a small program that you download and run just when you want to share your computer screen. You can give access to several people, and by default they can only see what is on your screen (they don't have control of your system). When you run it, a 9-digit code for the current session is displayed at the top of your screen (it changes each time you run the program). You can send that code to the person or people you want to give access to; they visit the same web site and enter the code in the box over the "View" button. If you want to give someone else the ability to control your computer during the session, there is an icon next to their name at the top of the screen that allows you to do that. When you shut down the program, everybody who was connected gets disconnected, and there is nothing left running on your computer from LogMeIn that would give anybody else access to your computer.
