Internet Archive

We have been using Internet Archive to host our podcasts for a number of years. I guess what first drew me to this fantastic site was the fact that podcast hosting was free! There are other great features of course, and they include: the Wayback Machine ( a searchable database of over 150 million websites dating back to 1996),  full-text of scanned books, free downloadable software, music and movies.

I would probably recommend this site for the free hosting alone, but there is so much more!

Record Your Screen

CamStudio is an open source (free!) program that allows users to record video of what is happening on their computer screen. Videos are saved in .AVI format, but they can easily be converted to Flash (SWF) files.In addition to video, CamStudio captures audio from the computer, so descriptions and commentary can easily be added to completed productions.

Recently, I did a post on our bookstore style categories and used CamStudio to record a video that I uploaded to YouTube. So far, it hasn't generated much interest, but perhaps a video on basic computer instruction would. Right now, our computer classes are limited by the amount of computers we own and seating space. CamStudio offers the ability to overcome those obstacles and allow patrons to access our classes from home.