{"id":2045,"date":"2009-10-26T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T11:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2010-08-15T20:19:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T01:19:44","slug":"links-for-2009-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/about-the-internet-and-the-web\/links-for-2009-10-26","title":{"rendered":"Interesting tools &#8211; editing images, generating text and phrases, power guide to Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/sp193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 25px;\" src=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/cwdata\/sp193.jpg\" alt=\"Beech tree bark in rain, Home,  Falmouth VA\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Came across a nice collection of tools the other day.  Also an interesting article in reporting on a study that reinforces the notion of learning by discovery. Actually the article was about learning by making mistakes, but as you learn by discovery you&#8217;re likely to make a few mistakes along the way.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splashup.com\/\">Splashup<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it&#8217;s easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/editing\">editing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/webapp\">webapp<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/splashup\">splashup<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/ajax\">ajax<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/web2.0\">web2.0<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phrases.net\/\">Phrases.net<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Browse the Web&#8217;s Largest Acronyms &amp; Abbreviations Directory&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/phrases\">phrases<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/idioms\">idioms<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/expressions\">expressions<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindtextgenerator.com\/\">|| Dummy Text Generator | Lorem ipsum for webdesigners ||<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Welcome to the Dummy Text Generator!<br \/>\nThis handy tool helps you create dummy text for all your layout needs.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/web\">web<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tools\">tools<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/lorem\">lorem<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/loremipsum\">loremipsum<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/blindtext\">blindtext<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tool\">tool<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/generator\">generator<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/content\">content<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/typography\">typography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/useful\">useful<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5386582\/the-power-users-guide-to-google-chrome-2009-edition\">The Power User&#8217;s Guide to Google Chrome, 2009 Edition &#8211; Chrome &#8211; Lifehacker<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;But  research  by Nate Kornell, Matthew Hays and Robert Bjork at U.C.L.A. that recently appeared in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition reveals that this worry is misplaced. In fact, they found, learning becomes better if conditions are arranged so that students make errors.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/googlechrome\">googlechrome<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/browsers\">browsers<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/google_chrome\">google_chrome<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tweaks\">tweaks<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/internet\">internet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/guide\">guide<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/google\">google<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/tips\">tips<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=getting-it-wrong\">Getting It Wrong: Surprising Tips on How to Learn: Scientific American<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;But  research  by Nate Kornell, Matthew Hays and Robert Bjork at U.C.L.A. that recently appeared in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition reveals that this worry is misplaced. 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