Book Burro (Firefox Extension)

This one is only for those of us using the Firefox Browser.  (For those who aren’t, it’s an Internet Explorer alternative, it’s on your computer, and it’s great, especially because it can help you do things like this.)  Book Burro is a Firefox extension for book lovers.  Whenever Book Burro senses that you are on a page about a book, a little yellow box pops up telling you the price for that book on several online bookstores, as well as, its location in the libraries closest to you.  I’ve only noticed the yellow box pop-up on its own when I do Amazon searches, but that’s not a problem, because if it doesn’t pop up, you simply select the ISBN number, right click and choose “Book Burro Search” from the menu. To install it,  go to the Book Burro home page, and click install.  Restart your browser when it prompts you.  When your browser opens, go to tools>add-ons select Book Burro, then preferences. Watch the video below to see me go through the process.  Under the “WorldCat” tab, type in your zip code so that it knows the nearest libraries to you.  Then click ok, and you should be set.  You can also watch a video of the process. As always, if you’d like any help, let me know.

Know Your Stuff

Know Your Stuff Home Inventory Softwware

This free download isn’t necessarily useful for our work here, but as we live on the Gulf Coast in the middle of hurricane season, I thought I would mention it.  Know Your Stuff Home Inventory software makes it easy to keep an inventory of your belongings.  It provides wizards, ways to import photos and videos, and allows you to print out a copy or burn a copy to CD and store the copy in a safe place.  (I don’t know if there are options for saving electronically outside of using their paid storage service, but one could always scan the print out to pdf and store it online.)  This software is provided by the Insurance Information Institute.  You can get more information, get help, and watch a video of the process at the Know Your Stuff website.

via Lifehacker