Technology Tool

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This week I selected my technology tool. I have settled on EndNote, giving this technology tool another go and see if I can get it working this time. I am fast regretting this decision though!

First of all I did have a look at the other two referencing resources suggested to us in the assignment information; Zotero and Mendeley. I think it may have been because I've used EndNote before and had an understanding of how it runs, and  I just found these two tools a little confusing.

While installing EndNote I came across a step were I was asked to enter a password. I just though it was asking me for my student number and password. After a number of failed attempts at accessing EndNote I headed to LMS to ask if anyone else was having this problem. I couldn't find anyone else having the same problems on the discussion board, so I was feeling a bit lost. I think the root of MOST of my problems is due to the fact that I am using a version of mac operating system on my macbook laptop. I sometimes get the feeling that a lot of programs are coded for windows operating systems and then get a rough 'port' or a haphazard 'do-over' to make the program compatible with the mac operating system. After endless forum searching for people who've suffered the same technical difficulties, and uninstalling/re-installing and crossing my fingers (and eventually all my appendages) I finally managed to swing my luck around and got EndNote to 'sync' with my microsoft word program and the integration, albeit ridiculously hard to initiate, ended up working like a charm. I want to share my pain with you all though, so don't expect this to be the last blog about damned EndNote integration.

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