{"id":28907,"date":"2013-06-28T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=28907"},"modified":"2014-05-18T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T17:23:44","slug":"four-free-useful-tech-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=28907","title":{"rendered":"Four Free Useful Tech Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor,<\/em> <a title=\"INALJ North Carolina\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=56411\" target=\"_blank\"><em>INALJ North Carolina<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Four Free Useful Tech Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RebekahKati.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-57201\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RebekahKati-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"RebekahKati\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve downloaded many tech tools and apps over the years, but rarely use them.\u00a0 I seem to forget that I have them during the times that they would be the most useful.\u00a0 However, there are a few tools and apps that I use frequently, both at home and at work. Below are four free tech tools which have made my life easier.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/jing.html\">Jing<\/a> is a screen capture tool which takes screenshots and short videos.\u00a0 Additionally, you can upload these videos to a free hosted web service to share with anyone.\u00a0 I use it to send videos and screenshots to patrons and to build instructional content for work.\u00a0 It will also work well if you need to create an image gallery or instructional video for a portfolio.<\/p>\n<p><b>Join.Me<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/join.me\/\">Join.Me<\/a> is a virtual meeting software, which also functions as a screensharing software.\u00a0 It is very useful if you need to tutor a remote patron in real time or help a relative fix their computer.\u00a0 We\u2019ve all been there.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dropbox<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\">Dropbox<\/a> is a cloud based storage system which syncs files across multiple devices.\u00a0 I use it frequently to sync photos and screenshots between my computer, phone and tablet.\u00a0 You can also create links to files in your Dropbox to send to others and set up a shared folder to collaborate with others.<\/p>\n<p><b>RSS feed reader<\/b><\/p>\n<p>RSS feed readers are an easy way to manage subscriptions to a large number of blogs and are a lifesaver to keep track of developments in the profession.\u00a0 I also rely on RSS feeds to manage many of the job listings that I monitor for INALJ North Carolina.\u00a0 Unfortunately, my favorite feed reader, Google Reader, will be shut down likely by the time you read this.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t chosen a replacement yet &#8211; or are looking to start an RSS feed collection &#8211; Lifehacker has published <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5990881\/five-best-google-reader-alternatives\">a list of five alternatives<\/a>.\u00a0 I\u2019m partial to Feedly, personally, since it can handle the rather embarrassing number of feeds that I\u2019ve collected over the years and has a well designed mobile interface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina Four Free Useful Tech Tools I\u2019ve downloaded many tech tools and apps over the years, but rarely use them.\u00a0 I seem to forget that I have them during the times that they would be the most useful.\u00a0 However, there are a few tools and apps that I&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=28907\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":57201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[233,3592,4740,3627,4737,4738,3952,4739,4736],"class_list":["post-28907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-articles-2","tag-blog","tag-drop-box","tag-inalj-north-carolina","tag-jing","tag-join-me","tag-rebekah-kati","tag-rss-feeders","tag-tech-tools"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RebekahKati.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1WoMK-7wf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}