[COLLECTING SOURCES] Zotero, a app that lets us collect sources very easily

-- Class Log--

In class today, we were showed how to use Zotero and its great features for collecting and crediting sources. Zotero was made by researchers, and its open source (yay!).
There was a problem about "installing" on the school PC. I believe you can install and use the app without getting permission (plus, you can launch the app from USB drive) by installing a "portable version" of Zotero.

With the portable version, you can carry the app with the USB and launch it with any device without re-installing. The DOWNLOAD LINK.

-- Dev Log--

From the fact that Zotero is open-source, i believe as a developer myself, creating a new Japanese article reading plugin for Zotero will be a great help for many users here in Japan.

Also, I believe integrating the whole app format to whole web app will help in cases of device support and the time that it takes to sync the data. Although this can be easily made, I don't have the permission to use Zotero's data reader and crawler. So, I will consider creating something like Zotero, but on the web. (I like the "turning feel" of how it is like creating Google Docs when there is Microsoft Word).

このブログの人気の投稿

[LEARNED] Launching a Site & Rules of Design

Google Sites provides us a great service on creating a new website, sharing and staying connected simply. Today, we have learned about Google Sites. You can consider Google Sites as a Google Docs that allows you to publish sites with an awesome management tools and options for several new pages to add to your site. The introduction to Google Sites has lead us to learn some designing rules, which are the colours, images, and the fonts. Keeping the rules of design on my mind should help me on my presentation and projects.

[IDEAS] Two Types of Slide Designs

I believe that there are two types of designs for slideshows. The first design, is based on making each slide simple with images and minimum text. This method gives the viewers static image on what the speaker is talking about. The second design method I use is the "Material UI Design". Since it is a UI design, the whole design interacts to the users with geometrical and photographic elements animated and placed according to a layout. (the layout guidelines are set by Google). For example, if you were to tell a user about a new feature, this is what Material UI Design will solve the task: https://storage.googleapis.com/material-design/publish/material_v_12/assets/0B4kv-3uZbS1qQVhNbFlVdlNsOEE/engagement-featurediscovery-single-flow.mp4

[LEARNED] Writing perfect blog posts

Here is what I learned about the writing structure for your blog: Blogs can have many styles of writing by the author. Because there are many styles for writing blogs, it is important to select and use an effective writing style. Just like writing an essay, the blog posts should have a structure. As a blogger, you want the readers to understand your idea and experience. Plus, you want the readers to get inspired in the end. Here is how the structure of an essay will help your blog post more effective. First of all, the introduction will give the readers the basic idea of your whole post. The body will let the readers understand your post. Lastly, the conclusion will give the message you wanted to give out to the readers. Plus, with a little twist, your blog post can inspire people. As you can see, by using the essay structure for your blog post, you can make an effective and inspiring blog post for your blog.

Blog by Tomo

このブログを検索