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May 7, 2010

Blogger Buster - eBooks, Updated Links

As many Blogger Buster readers have reported, the links to download my eBooks had become corrupted during my extended hiatus.

Today I have uploaded both The Blogger Template Book and The Cheats' Guide to Customizing Blogger templates to Google Documents, a relocation I hope will prove far more reliable than my previous hosting solution!

I've updated the download links for these eBooks and hope everyone can now read and download these resources without any problems.

It's been a long time since these eBooks were released, so here's a quick overview of both offerings for new readers and those who may have missed the documentation upon their initial releases:

The Blogger Template Book

Choosing and using a new template for your Blogger powered blog can be quite a daunting task. What is the best method for installation? How can you choose the design and layout most suitable for your blog?

The Blogger Template Book is a free complete guide to Blogger templates, from choosing the best layout and design to suit your content, to foolproof installation methods and optimization.

Learn more »

Download The Blogger Template Book (PDF, 114 pages)

The Cheats' Guide to Customizing Blogger Templates

Originally published back in January 2008, this eBook will offer you many options and examples to customize your existing Blogger template quickly and easily, whichever style of template you are using!

Admittedly some of the techniques described in this eBook are outdated in lieu of Blogger's new Template Designer, though I hope many will still find this useful for learning the basics of Blogger template customization.

Learn more »

Download The Cheats' Guide to Customizing Blogger Templates (PDF, 53 pages)

A new eBook in progress...

I'm currently working on a new premium eBook for Blogger users which I hope to release in the summer.

The Blogger Book will provide a comprehensive guide to using Blogger's publishing service: from initial creation through to designing custom-made templates and hosting an entire website on Blogspot, this guide will help you learn tips and techniques for developing a truly amazing Blogger-based site.

Stay tuned by subscribing to the RSS feed or the new email newsletter and you'll receive updates (plus sneak previews) of the forthcoming book in addition to our regular content.

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Aug 27, 2009

Netskills: Web2practice

Image by Zach Seward via Flickr

Guides to emergent technologies and innovative practice

Are you thinking about using web2tools for research, administration or teaching? If so, make a quick start with the web2practice user guides.

The web2practice guides explain how emergent web technologies like RSS, microblogging, podcasting and social media can enhance your working practice. Each guide consists of a short animated video explaining the key concepts (such as microblogging in the example below), supported by a more in-depth guide covering potential uses, risks and how to get started.

Topics

Web2practice guides are available on:

Further topics are planned, including: Social Bookmarking, Blogging, Communications and Digital Identity. If there are other topics you’d like us to cover, please let us know.

Licencing

The web2practice guides are licenced through creative commons, so you are free to use, download and adapt them for teaching, staff development or other purposes permitted by the licence.

Project Team

The Web2practice team are Will Allen and Steve Boneham.

The project was funded by the JISC Users & Innovation Programme.