Papakura Project enters the final lap

Check out this animated sequence for information!



PS: This animation is created using GoAnimate, another website for which there is an eLGAR account. Let us know how you feel about this animation using the blog comments.

eLGAR Online Accounts - update

If/when you use an eLGAR Online Account, please do NOT change any account settings particularly Account Name.

This applies specifically to the eLGAR Google Account. The services in this account (Google Maps, Analytics) are used by other applications including library OPAC & website(s).

There was a case unearthed today about a Google Map not showing the name eLGAR Consortium, as it should.

So please do not change any account settings in any of the test accounts. If you require assistance or a preview of features, please contact the eLGAR Office.

eLGAR Test Accounts Online

To encourage exploration of current technologies and useful features, eLGAR has created 'test' accounts on Google, Yahoo(NZ), Microsoft. These can be used to access various features, as allowed by your Council PC settings.

The eLGAR Google account gives you access to Gmail, Google Analytics and all other free Google services including You Tube. In addition, it can also be used to access SurveyMonkey (survey creator), GoAnimate (online animation creator), LibraryThing (folksonomy) and most recently, Jing (video creator).

The eLGAR Microsoft account can be used to access Windows Live and MSDN forums.

The eLGAR Yahoo account, created recently, will allow you to access Flickr.

Please contact the eLGAR Programme Office if you require more information on these eLGAR user accounts.

eLGAR's Google Microsoft test accounts

Google and Microsoft provide many interesting online features that we can use for a variety of purposes.

For example, Google has free features like :-

• Google Calendar
• Google Analytics (which we use to analyze traffic on our OPAC)
• Google Maps
• Google Talk etc

Microsoft offers Windows Live Spaces and its Developer Forums (MSDN) can be used by anyone with a Hotmail or Windows Live email.

To enable us to investigate these features and indeed use them (e.g. Google Analytics), we have created eLGAR accounts for Google and Windows Live. We are happy to share these account details with anyone who would like to have a look or experiment with these features.

Those who are keen can email Prateek for details.