Tag Archives: Search Engines

Screencast: Google Plus Hangouts and Extras.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by John LeMasney

In this sec­ond post on Google Plus, we focus on the Hang­outs fea­ture, which is essen­tially a free video­con­fer­enc­ing ser­vice offered to all Google Plus users. Below are 2 screen­casts, the first  demon­strat­ing Hang­outs and Hang­out Apps, and the sec­ond … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Screencast: Revisiting Google Plus after a major interface redesign

Posted on April 17, 2012 by John LeMasney

Last week, two related things hap­pened. First, I pub­lished a screen­cast about Google Plus accord­ing to a sched­ule we worked out early in the semes­ter. That video is here: http://blogs.princeton.edu/etc/2012/04/09/etc-screencast-intro-to-google-plus/. Then, Google launched its redesigned inter­face for Google Plus, which made … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Screencast: An introduction to Google Plus

Posted on April 9, 2012 by John LeMasney

This week’s screen­cast is a brief intro­duc­tion to Google’s Social Net­work known as Google Plus.

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Screencast: Using the Chrome Web Store to extend Chrome functionality.

Posted on March 26, 2012 by John LeMasney

In this screen­cast, we show you how to use Google’s Chrome web browser to install and extend its func­tion­al­ity. We look at how to get to the store, how to browse rel­e­vant appli­ca­tions, how to search for apps using key­words, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Screencast: How to use Themes and Animations in Google Docs Presentations

Posted on March 5, 2012 by John LeMasney

In this screen­cast, John LeMas­ney describes the basics of using Google Docs Themes and Ani­ma­tions in Google Pre­sen­ta­tions. By adding themes to apply a look and feel that rein­forces your con­tent, tran­si­tions to enhance the visual appeal of your con­tent, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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