Setting Up Zotero: Link by Link

The following is a set of links that will be useful for those trying to set up Zotero on their computers.
Initial Setup

Firefox Web Browser. Zotero runs as a plugin within this excellent browser.
The Zotero Plugin. There are two options here. Pick one of the following:

Zotero Sync Preview (Version 1.5) (recommended). This is the latest release. [...]

Nerdlets Now Zotero Compatible

If you use Firefox and browse this site with the excellent Zotero extension, you will now notice Zotero reference links in your address bar. Anytime I reference a book in a post you will now be able to add it to your Zotero database. Similarly, any post can be added to your Zotero database.
Don’t have [...]

Zotero Lawsuit

For those following the ongoing lawsuit by EndNote producer Thomson Reuters against Zotero, this article provides a good synopsis of the story so far.

Related Nerdlets posts:

Zotero: An Introduction, now with SBL support
Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Gets a Text Editor
Zotero 1.5 Preview Released
Zotero 1.5 and OpenOffice 3.0: Getting it all to Work
It’s Official: Zotero 1.5 Sync [...]

It’s Official: Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Release 3

Despite the fact that I have technically already posted on this topic, Zotero announced yesterday the next and last pre-release of the Sync-preview line of software. The biggest edition is Rich text notes editing, apparently provided through a program called TinyMCE. Isn’t open source wonderful?!
Check out the full announcement.

Related Nerdlets posts:

Zotero: An Introduction, now with [...]

Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Gets a Text Editor

I upgraded to Zotero’s latest Sync Preview some time ago, and was blessed today with automatic update. To my delight, this update includes, among other things, a full text editor for note taking. It works a lot like a basic/primitive word processor or WYSIWYG HTML editor. I’m pleased as punch; now I feel better about [...]

Zotero 1.5 and OpenOffice 3.0: Getting it all to Work

Those of you who have upgrade to Zotero 1.5 (still in Beta) and/or OpenOffice 3.0 may have noticed some problems with integration. Zotero has a plugin for OpenOffice and MS Word that integrates your Bibliography with your documents, but the default plugin does not work with OpenOffice.
That problem has been fixed: download the new [...]

Free Office Software: OpenOffice 3.0 Released!

In honor of the release of OpenOffice 3.0 I thought I would make it my first post in the Don’t Pay for Software Series.
What is OpenOffice.org?
It is an office document suite, similar to (but better and free-er than) Microsoft Office or (for those of you who still use it) WordPerfect. Now don’t be nervous because [...]

Big Leaps with Zotero

I am repeatedly impressed by the work going on at Zotero. The latest feature: online access to your data. That’s right, the data that you have synced with Zotero’s servers can now be accessed anywhere in the world; all you need is a web browser.
And here’s the beauty of it: any browser will do, even [...]

Zotero Supports 1100 Bibliographic Styles

From their blog:
As the launch of Zotero 1.5 approaches we are excited to announce the availability of specific bibliographic styles for more than 1100 journals. Zotero now supports such diverse publications as French Historical Studies, the American Sociological Review, Accounts of Chemical Research, the Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology, the British Medical Journal, American Political [...]

The Second “Preview” Release of Zotero 1.5

Zotero is releasing a second beta version of their upcoming 1.5 edition. The biggest enhancement for 1.5, introduced in the first preview release, is the ability to sync Zotero information between computers.
The second preview adds attached files to that functionality, but only if you have a WebDAV account (or server).Unless someone is providing you with [...]