Got Spell Check?

We're often asked about a spell check feature in our products. While we aren't there yet, there are plenty of great spell check options that exist in web browsers or can be easily added to your web browser.

Some spell check systems don't allow you to check through web forms (like the ones used to create an Event or Summer Reading program), but the options you'll read about here do work with web forms. As always, if you use other tools that help you, comment to this post and share your knowledge!

Google Chrome users:
The Google Chrome Additional Settings website can tell you more about spell check -
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95604

Internet Explorer Users:
It was pointed out to me recently that the spell check in IE8 is compatible with web forms. However, if you are in love with an older version of the browser, consider adding ieSpell, a great little download that makes spell checking web forms very easy:
http://www.iespell.com/

Firefox Users:
Firefox 3 doesn't spell check web forms, but the Washington Post wrote up a great article that tells you how to tweak the browser settings so it will:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402929.html

ALA and Evanced Adventures

ALA 2009 has been an exciting and busy conference.

The GoLibrary materials vending solution has generated a great deal of interest especially with libraries seeking to expand the number of branches they have on a limited budget. GoLibrary is a vending solution much like an ATM machine. Books and media can be loaded into a machine and library card holders can check them out. There are three types of machines - including one that can be installed into an exterior or interior library wall and two stand-alone units.

Our Twitter Hunt has been immense fun and has caused random outbreaks of high-speed sprinting as conference attendees tried to find Christine Ayar, our Coordinator of Customer Experience. In case you haven't heard, anyone who follows us on Twitter (we're @evanced) can win prizes. Once a day between July 11 - 14, Christine will tweet a picture and clue to her location. The first person on location wins a great prize. We've had two winners so far - including @netmom (Jean Armour Polly - Liverpool Public Library, NY) and @laguz28 (Allen Bettig - Glenview Public Library, IL) are our first two winners. Jean won gourmet brownies (they are incredible brownies and well worth the hunting) and Allen won a $100 gift card for Amazon. Want to see what we give away next? Follow us and find out!

There have been a ton of great events but so far one of our favorites was a Book Mobile Parade! We haven't been able to download our pictures yet, but will share them when we do. In the meantime, check out great book mobiles here.

Knowing Christine is the Key to Twitter Hunt!

Okay, I need to get this new webcam ready so people know what I look like for the Twitter Hunt at conference.

Huh, why won't it take a picture? It should just be this button right here...

Okay, well, this looks like it should work...

Or not. No that can't be right...

Hey! That's it! That's me - Christine Ayar, Coordinator of Customer Experience for Evanced Solutions. When I tweet clues to my location and you find me in Chicago, you'll win great prizes! Just follow @Evanced to keep track of what's going on! Contest begins July 11 and runs until July 14.

See you at ALA!

Okay, now I have to make sure my cell works...