What it does: Overlays a template onto any Web site, showing what percentage of the online population will be able to view what area.Why it's cool: Because it works on visible browser area, not screen resolution, it gives developers and designers an accurate, instant understanding of which key elements are getting lost.Check it out:  http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/

HP IdeaLab offers a sneak preview at some of the Web services and other emerging technologies from HP researchers and engineers around the world. You’ll find demos, downloads, descriptions and videos with information and instructions on each of the featured technologies.Check it out:  http://www.hp.com/idealab/us/en/

I watched "Understanding Computers and the Internet" - downloaded the video lectures, transcript, slides and jargon doc to my computer.  Very cool.  "On the new site Academic Earth you can watch lectures on physics from M.I.T., or catch a Yale history course on the origins of World War I, or see a U.C. Berkeley professor cradle a brain while she talks about human anatomy."  American Public Media"It's been years since I was in school, and I've got few fond memories of going to class. But Academic Earth is unexpectedly irresistible. It's like Hulu, but for nerds."  SlateCheck it out:  http://academicearth.org/

Registration is closed but there will be a webcast of the event."For 20 years, the world has used industry-leading Adobe Photoshop software to transform creative inspiration into nearly everything we see, from magazine covers to medical devices to city skylines. That's why, every day, Adobe is inspired to create the innovative technologies that build more speed, intelligence, and magic into each new Photoshop product-so you can continue to turn your creative vision into reality.Adobe is kicking off a year-long celebration of Photoshop's 20th anniversary starting with an Adobe and National Association of Photoshop Professionals star-studded celebration, live at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco, February 18th, 7:30pm.The evening is hosted by NAPP Founder Scott Kelby and Adobe Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Creative Solutions Business Unit, Johnny Loiacono, with the NAPP Photoshop Guys--Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski, plus Adobe Photoshop star Russell Brown, and other important members of the Adobe team.Local Adobe User Groups and ACPs are invited to join as they take the stage for this history-making, fun-filled night packed with amazing Photoshop tricks, incredible tips, and a celebration of the program that changed and shaped popular culture forever. Plus, you will get an exclusive sneak peek at the future of Photoshop."Check it out:  http://www.photoshopuser.com/photoshop20th

The Olympic converage has given us some interesting interactive examples."While they often seem flawless to most viewers, the top competitors in the women’s figure skating event have all received deductions for underrotating their jumps and most have been penalized at some point for entering a lutz jump on the wrong edge. These errors are often difficult to discern, even to the most avid fans, so the technical panel of judges can use video replay to determine if these violations have occurred. Below are explanations of the mistakes and a look at how often the top skaters in the Olympic women’s figure skating event have been affected."check it out: http://tiny.cc/m895M

Interactive timeline of Winter Olympic medals.Check it out:  http://2010games.nytimes.com/medals/map.html

This blog article has some great tips on using Articulate products with a language other than English.  The blog has lots of great tips and tricks - have found many of them to be very helpful!Check it out:  http://tiny.cc/lxISGAlso check out:  How to remove the Finish button - http://tiny.cc/J0DG2

Tuesday, March 9, at 10:30am (PST) Have you heard the term "rapid eLearning" but weren't too sure what it meant? Here's your chance to find out how this learning content creation approach can save your company's money and allow you to produce more content.  Join featured guest Claire Schooley, senior analyst at Forrester Research, as she demystifies rapid eLearning and discusses its use in corporate learning.Schooley will talk about:The meaning of rapid eLearning in a learning and development contextThe Adobe® commissioned rapid eLearning study data results from 103 users in North AmericaThe current use, impact, and long-term benefits of rapid eLearning tools for corporationsThe future state of corporate content development with rapid eLearningCheck it out:  http://tiny.cc/Kjl7R (Register)

iSpring 5.0 provides full support of Microsoft Office 2010, including new PowerPoint 2010 features, like new transition effects and control of inserted video playback. The updated iSpring products are Windows 7 and both Office 2010 32-bit and 64-bit compatible.iSpring products provide PowerPoint to Flash conversion - along with e-Learning components like quizzes and LMS compliance.  They also support embedded audio, video and Flash.  You can customize the player and include YouTube videos.Check it out:  http://blog.ispringsolutions.com/?p=530

More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly. Check it out:  http://www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm

Do you have a glossary of terms that you’d like to have in every course? When there are additions and edits would you like to change one file and have it update every course?  Check out the blog entry below on the elearning brothers website for step-by-step instructions.Check it out:  http://elearningbrothers.com/global-glossary-in-articulate/

You can use the tutorials on this page and reuse them (open license, attribution please).  The links are swf (Flash) files. You will be prompted to save or open the file most likely. Choose the Flash player to open the file and then you can maximize it for full screen viewing.Check it out:  http://faculty.ccconline.org/index.php?title=Blooms_Taxonomy_Tutorial_FLASH#Tutorial_References

Check out the 10th anniversary website and download the book about InDesign.Check it out:  http://www.indesign10anniversary.com/

America recently went on a major shopping spree. Last December we had, as a nation, quite a bit of cash lying around. The following month we found a way to spend it. In fact, we spent some $12 billion more in January than we had saved up.Check out the series of visual images - may spur some ideas for presentations or training communications.Check it out:  http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/visualizing-upswing?slide=0

David Anderson's blog has an interesting article about elearning examples - in particular a link to an IRS e-learning storyboard.  Check out the article as well as David's other blog entries.  David works at Articulate.Check it out:  http://multimedialearning.com/example-of-irs-e-learning-storyboard/The eff.org article on law enforcement’s use of social media and investigative technique is also interesting.http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/03/eff-posts-documents-detailing-law-enforcement

Recently, I came across a website with lots of good step by step instructions for a variety of software programs - which saved me a lot of time. I found the website searching for help to correct a problem in Microsoft Outlook - I synced Outlook with my phone (the wrong way) resulting in the addition of a duplicated list of contacts. Removing this large list was going to be quite cumbersome if I took the time to delete each one. I found step-by-step instructions that solved my problem on the Tech-Recipes website. Millions of visitors have received help from the over two thousand step-by-step tutorials found on the site. Most of these were authored by the large community of users that have registered through the site so test the instructions before passing them along.Check it out: http://www.tech-recipes.com/

On April 12th you can take a first look at Adobe Creative Suite C5 during an exclusive global launch.  Registration site listed below.  There are lots of sneak preview videos on the site.Check it out:  http://cs5launch.adobe.com/?PID=3341815http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn28JOsQVbk

Easily distribute and collaborate on a set of documents related to a project. No more sending out e-mails with multiple attachments to teams or individuals outside of your firewall.  Sign up for a free account to try it out:  five PDF conversions total, three person web conferencing, online office applications and forum-based support.Check it out:  http://blogs.adobe.com/acom/2010/03/whats_new_with_acrobat_com_workspaces.html#more

Official Google Blog: A different kind of company name

Rapid Intake, the guys who gave us ProForm and Unison, announced its new online collaborative course review software, called REVIEW™, that allows any course developer to post a course online and collect and manage course review feedback and comments. The reason I will use the program is its ability to load courses for review that have been developed with different types of e-Learning programs such as Articulate Presenter, Captivate and other Flash-based training. The actual review process rocks. Imagine being able to have reviewers make comments on a specific slide without having to pop back and forth between the course and a review document! REVIEW™ tracks feedback notes, threaded comments, attachments, alerts, and more in one centralized location. It even automatically captures information about the reviewer, where the reviewer was in the course when the feedback was submitted, and relevant system information, such as the web browser and operating systemI tested the product by uploading an Articulate Presenter course packed for SCORM 1.2. The course loaded quickly and I was able to access it immediately to make review notes. I also tested a course without any LMS files - the course loaded with no problems and worked as promised. For REVIEW™ pricing or to start a free trial, visit http://www.rapidintake.com/review.

The United Spinal Association has developed a free  training program designed to save the lives of individuals with disabilities and mobility impairments during fire emergencies.  The training includes a trainer's guide and a Fire Safety for Wheelchair Users booklet (in English and Spanish) along with a downloadable PowerPoint file.The training program is a valuable resource to people with disabilities, fire safety and building code officials, emergency plan coordinators, building owners and supervisors, employers and fire marshals.  Check it out:  http://www.accessibility-services.com/fire-safety-for-wheelchair-users/

HP's Slate Device Runs The Complete Internet -- Including Flash!

Need some inspiration for presentations and learning?  Check out this ....Check it out:  http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/storytelling-101I also liked "The Essence of Design for Startups" - http://www.slideshare.net/simplyarun/the-essence-of-design-for-startups

The CDC has a number of resources that you can use for training programs.  For example, I looked for information on "hand washing" and came accross the following:good source of information page -http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/ video on hand washing that can be downloaded - http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/podcast - http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8520e-card to send - http://www2c.cdc.gov/ecards/message/message.asp?cardid=297&category=190 poster and brochurelink to another good website - http://www.fightbac.org/A little digging lead me to washup.org (http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=483&Itemid=243l) - with additional videos and a quiz.