SoCoHist contains posts about how to use technology to make research and writing fun and easy. Topics include collaborative writing applications, LaTeX, Markdown, and Zotero. Additionally, posts can be found about a smattering of other subjects like the history of New Mexico and Southern Colorado, independent publishing, libraries, and recommended software, products, and services.

UPDATED Share Big Files Fast & Safely with Firefox Send

 Posted on November 28, 2019  (Last modified on November 8, 2020)  |  3 minutes  |  575 words  |  Tim Blevins

UPDATE: Mozilla suspended Firefox Send during September 2020. Firefox Send is a free service that permits users to securely share files up to 2.5GB from any web browser (not just Firefox). There is also an Android app (in beta) available on Google Play. What you need to know A Firefox account is optional. No account is needed to share files up to 1GB. Just upload the files that you want to share by using Drag and Drop into the browser, or by clicking the “Select files to upload” button and choosing the files from the file explorer window. [Read More]
file sharing  Firefox  security 

Stop Using Internet Browser Bookmarks—Use Zotero Instead!

 Posted on November 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  219 words  |  Tim Blevins

Every Internet browser has the useful capability of bookmarking favorite websites that you may wish to revisit. Some browsers allow for folders to organize your bookmarks, but there’s a better option for keeping track of your website discoveries. Zotero is a bookmark manager on steroids Two clicks (or even one) is all it takes to file a website in your Zotero citation manager. One click records the URL, website title, date the site was visited, and it captures a replica of the webpage. [Read More]
bookmarks  research  Zotero  RSS 

Scanning ISBN Barcodes to Add Books to Your Zotero Library

 Posted on November 16, 2019  (Last modified on November 17, 2019)  |  2 minutes  |  285 words  |  Tim Blevins

There is a fast and easy way to add book sources to your Zotero Library when you are doing research at the library. Just scan the ISBN barcode with your Android device and it will add all of the essential bibliographic data for the book to your online Zotero account! You will need: Android device with a camera (but I’m an iOS user!) Zotero account (a free account includes 300MB of storage) Barcode Scanner app free from Google Play Set up the barcode scanner: Install the Barcode Scanner app Open the app Tap the more dots in the upper right corner Tap Settings Scroll to Custom search URL and tap it Custom search URL [Read More]
bibliography  research  Zotero 

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 Posted on November 16, 2019  (Last modified on November 17, 2019)  |  1 minutes  |  21 words  |  Tim Blevins

SoCoHist contains posts about using technology to make research and writing easier. Topics include collaborative writing applications, LaTeX, Markdown, and Zotero.