[net-gold] [ResourceShelf] Newsletter 466
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- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:14 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:25 +0100
From: Gary Price <gary.price@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ResourceShelf] Newsletter 466
Off the Shelf: ResourceShelf Newsletter
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Number 466 July 29, 2010
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Resource of the Week - Butterscotch.com
By Adrian Janes, DocuTicker UK Contributing Editor
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It has become increasingly acknowledged that not everyone has the same
learning style. Butterscotch is a website which, through many free
video tutorials, instructs in the use of all kinds of hardware and
software. Its visual emphasis also allows for a quick comparison
between your computer or device and the tutorial. And of course the
video can be replayed as many times as necessary.
The Tutorials section is tailored to accomplishing specific tasks or
examining the possibilities of certain software. The
presenters/narrators have a common style, concise and using everyday
language. Topics that need to be covered in more depth are usually
broken down into a series of short videos rather than one long one.
The Tutorials section also shares with the Shows section (see below)
the quality of there being something for everyone, no matter their
level of technical knowledge. So at one end of the spectrum there is
an Introduction to Flickr, and at the other, Syncing notes in the
cloud with Evernote. And for the latest devices and software, there is
a special channel of Breaking news tutorials.
The website is in part conceived as a TV channel as well. Thus
alongside the Tutorials category, one of the main areas is Shows:
there are currently 17 listed, each exploring a particular niche.
Examples include:
* 60-Second App - Quick reviews of applications for mobile devices.
* @ - Reviews of new products, many of which appear to be reports
from trade shows (and thus some of their earliest public
unveilings).
* The Noob - A show with particular emphasis on explaining the
essentials of the technology everyone supposedly knows about, in a
lucid, friendly fashion. The episode What is Bluetooth? is a good
example of the approach.
* The Sweet Stuff: Software - Recommendations and explanations of
software for all kinds of tasks, from resource saving to specific
programs for Macs and Windows.
Although there is a Mobile tab on the Butterscotch home page, this in
fact takes you to a related site, with no apparent link back to
Butterscotch. Apart from this small problem, mobile.butterscotch is a
further indication of how up-to-the-minute the contributors are.
Unlike on the Butterscotch home page, here the breakdown is by
specific device. This will doubtless expand in the future, but for now
includes iPhone; iPad; Android; Blackberry; Palm OS; Windows Mobile;
and Pocket PC. Within each category of device, there are these
sub-categories:
* Staff Picks
* New
* Popular
* Free
* Video
Be aware that the first three are essentially just brief descriptions
with a commercial download link included. It is the Video tab which
leads to related free instructional films for particular devices.
Butterscotch is part of the Tucows stable (or shed), so there is a
link from the home page to the Tucows site, which specialises in
downloads (whether commercial, shareware or free), but Butterscotch
itself also conveniently provides a Freeware tab in any case.
The site is not only continually added to, ensuring its currency, but
each part of it is archived as well. This adds up to a lot of
information. Fortunately there is a straightforward search function
which breaks down search results by various categories - Shows;
Tutorials; Shows & Tutorials; Articles; or Downloads. The latter two
categories draw their content from the Tucows site.
All in all, great site for locating new developments, primers or
refreshers in many aspects of using the Internet and computer-related
technology in general.
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