The Daring Librarian

4 Fab Text Generators  for Web or Blog headers....or Just for Fun Geeky Stuff! 1. Ransom Note Generator I really like this Ransom Note Generator ...but it's a bit tricky...you have to play with it to get good results, adding spaces, capitol letters, and the like. But when you're done you can download the image to your HD & I crop it with PicMonkey or Photoshop,  but I think it's right nifty! Here are some tips from the site: Tips: Use the button at the top of your picture to download it to your computer! See this page for more ideas! To align the text (left, center, or right) on this picture, just put spaces before or after any of the words until you like the way it looks. This particular image generator's font can benefit from using various upper and lower cased letters. TrY DoiNG iT foR DiFfeRenT ResULts Also, see my example above.....below the big BLUE ARROW. 2. Spell With Flickr Spell with Flick r - Spell out any word using images fr...

Brass Cogs and Virtual Steam:   A Steampunk Cycle of Inspiration Photo from BBC I love my Acorn Media streaming account! Why? Because it brings me the BEST British documentaries. I'm kinda obsessed with them. I watch...a LOT. Mostly about the ancient world, but one of my recent favorites is Calculating Ada a BBC 4 documentary presented by fellow ginger, the imminently engaging Maths Professor Ms. Hannah Fry @FryRsquared who, according to her Twitter profile is, "All math and no trousers." In the documentary she briefly interviews the graphic novel artist @sydneypadua  which led me to her webpage ! Now I'm going to buy her hardback book  titled " The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer " for the Coastal Cottage. I imagine it inspiring a budding Mathematician or Scientist or Steampunk. Hopefully of the girl persuasion but I'm an equal opportunity book pusher. Here's a delicious s...