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I am often asked to explain the different open source and free software licences. This book, by Andrew M. St. Laurent, can be read online for free. All chapters are available as PDFs.Understanding Open Source and Free Software LicensingAnd for more free online books, take a look at the O'Reilly Open Books Project. It also includes The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog - now out of print, this was the first comprehensive user guide to the Internet. It sold... Jane Hart

Deadline is the simplest calendar ever made. You write in plain English, and it will set up a reminder for you. Once your appointments have been entered, you can quickly search through them based on words or dates.Deadline Jane Hart

Tidy Favorites describes itself as "a next-generation program that makes working with bookmarks safer, faster and easier. Intuitively designed and fully customizable to suit your exact needs".Its features include: Find websites instantly by viewing easy-to-recognize thumbnail images Open, copy, delete and update bookmarks in a single click Drag and drop to resize and rearrange bookmark thumbnails Add temporary links to a "stack" keeping your Tidy Favorites looking tidy Search through any website in seconds using a Command Line Use the... Jane Hart

twitter + i-Lighter = twitterlights If you find something you want to send to your Twitter followers send it through i-LighterOn any web page you are reading, Right Click and click Twitter This! Everything you i-Light is stored in your web-based i-Lighter account for easy retrieval!Twitterlights Jane Hart

LearnTech News provides additional news aboutl learning tools, resources, etc. Here are some recent postings: 7 things you should know about Ustream From Educause. Ustream is an interactive web streaming platform that lets users broadcast their own channels on the Ustream network or on a third-party website. Ustream is one of the 25 FREE Tools. More Ustream readings Taglocity is a non-disruptive email overload and information sharing solution for agile enterprises. Taglocity for Outlook just released - free Popacular -... Jane Hart

Don't forget the Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations online conference begins on Monday. The conference is hosted by Tony Karrer, Jay Cross and George Siemens.I'm on first (Monday at 4pm GMT - that's 8 am Pacific) with my presentation of the 25 FREE Tools every learning professional should have in their toolbox and then participating in a Tools discussion (on Tuesday at 4 pm GMT) with Tony and Robin Good. Join us! Find out more at the website - and... Jane Hart

Learn more about managing your money while having fun — play Moneytopia! FINRA created this game with members of the US military and their spouses in mind - although suitable for all. Moneytopia Jane Hart

Ever wanted to have all your favourite internet sites just one click away and displayed with cool images on your own personal webpage? Then check out MyClusta. Visual Bookmarks Jane Hart

I am at the E-Learning Guild's DevLearn conference in San Jose, and Mark Oehlert is currently live blogging Tim O'Reilly's keynote using CoverItLive. You can access it here: blogoehlert.typepad.com/eclippings/2008/11/oreilly-keynote-from-devlearn-08.html UPDATE Here's Clark Quinn's Concept Map of Tim O'Reilly's keynote, which adds a further perspective on the content. Jane Hart

Do you have a LinkedIn account? Then you might be interested in this widget that can be embedded on any web page and provides a summary of your personal profile, as presented in your LinkedIn account. You can choose the atrributes to display inkedInABox Jane Hart

RefSeek (rĕf-sēk) is a web search engine for students and researchers. RefSeek aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than one billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.RefSeek Jane Hart

Quickly and visually share with your students/colleagues a world of educational content the Web offers - engage them! Capture / share web videos, part of pages, pictures, photos - add your thoughts and get theirs! Complements other Digital Learning solutions. Since SimplyBox is web based, you and your students/colleagues can access the information from anywhere and from any computer. SimplyBox Jane Hart

I have now finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 list based on the contributions of 223 learning professionals worldwide.The list is available online at www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html or as an embeddable slideshow (see below) or as a PDF to download.I have also sorted the tools into categories, and this table also shows the top tool in each category as well as the top free tool, if different. This list is available at Toolset for Learning 2009 Top 100 Tools for... Jane Hart

Make your own book with blurb: Download Blurb BookSmart - the free bookmarking software (for PC or Mac) Add photos, artwork and text Order one book or many Here's how: Blurb Jane Hart

Make your own book with blurb: Download Blurb BookSmart - the free bookmarking software (for PC or Mac) Add photos, artwork and text Order one book or many Here's how: Blurb Jane Hart

Stay in tune with your co-workers. Ask questions, share knowledge, track time, and update agendas all in one place: Co-op. Co-op makes it easy to stay connected with your co-workers without disrupting them. Your team can use it to post updates, ask questions, share links, and track time. Quickly share your daily agenda with your co-workers. Quickly scan your co-workers' agendas. Then cancel your daily status meetings! As each team member updates status and tracks time, Co-op automatically records the... Jane Hart

Send a message to an individual or group, know if the message was received, and gather responses to make quick decisions. Notifu Jane Hart

Power every page, blog or site with Tell-a-Friend and let your visitors reach their friends on email, IM or social networks without leaving your site.Take a look at the video: Free, customisable widget - Tell-a-Friend Jane Hart

"The emergence of the networked information economy is unleashing two powerful forces. On one hand, easy access to high-speed networks is empowering individuals. People can now discover and consume information resources and services globally from their homes. Further, new social computing approaches are inviting people to share in the creation and edification of information on the Internet. Empowerment of the individual -- or consumerization -- is reducing the individual's reliance on traditional brick-and-mortar institutions in favor of new and emerging... Jane Hart

Some recent entries in the LearnTech News include: Google Earth on your iPhone or iPod Touch - Hold the world in the palm of your hand 7th Annual eLearning Conference: Supporting the iGeneration - 22 January 2009. The University of Ulster is organising its seventh annual elearning conference to foster the use of ICT in support of learning, teaching and assessment. This year's conference will address the enhancement of the learning experience through the impact of elearning. Turn your name... Jane Hart