Tools

copyright

• Chilling Effects [http://www.chillingeffects.org/] a clearinghouse on online rights.
• Creative Commons license generator [http://creativecommons.org/choose/]
• Wiley Permissions Cheat Sheet[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301926.html]
• American University Center for Social Media site on fair use [http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/best-practices]

gis/maps

• Google Earth 5 | download
• Google Earth Blog [http://www.gearthblog.com/]
• Locate latitude and longitude coordinates for addresses [http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html]
• Spatial History Lab [http://spatial.scholarslab.org/]
• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection [http://www.davidrumsey.com/]
• National Historical Geographic Information System [http://www.nhgis.org/] provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
  • NY City Map [http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/] click on the camera icon to enable aerial view of New York City in 1924, 1996, 2006, 2008.
  • Project Manahatta [http://themannahattaproject.org/] shows the flora and fauna from 1609 and today.
  • NYPL Maps of New York City [http://www.nypl.org/node/72690]
  • List of GIS Humanities sites '[http://anterotesis.com/wordpress/dh-gis-projects/]

html/css

• FTP software
• HTML editors
• HTML troubleshooting tips
• CSS reference guide
• CSS cheat sheet
• CSS Zen Garden
• Special Characters for HTML
• Hexadecimal color codes
• Color Scheme Designer
• Validate your XHTML pages
• Validate your CSS pages

Image Manipulation Software

• GIMP Mac and Windows
• Paint.net Windows
• List of 35 free programs with short reviews
• Free resizing tool

PDF creators

* Windows
* Mac

timeline

• Core Mechanic tutorial for Google Timeline gadget [http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2009/04/how-to-build-interactive-timeline-using.html]
• Simile Widget Tutorial Widget for Google Docs [http://briancroxall.net/TimelineTutorial/TimelineTutorial.html]