Since the adoption of Kernel 2.6, Linux has used the udev system to handle devices such as USB connected peripherals. If you want to change the behavior when you plug something into a USB port, this section is for you. As an example, we will use a USB thumb drive but these methods should translate to any device handled by udev. As a goal for this exercise we decided to create a symlink and execute a script when a specific thumb drive was loaded. The operating system we used for this exercise is Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope.

Scanner For Zotero brings Zotero's magic wand tool out into the physical world. Scan the ISBN barcode on any book, and Scanner For Zotero will fetch that item's bibliographic info from the web and allow you to add it to your Zotero library.

Access your Zotero library from your mobile device! Edit and view your library, sync, and work offline. Zandy provides a simple interface to all your research. Browse and modify the items in your library, add new items, view attachments, take and edit item notes, search your library, and add webpages from the Android browser, with more features coming soon!

See http://www.gimranov.com/avram/w/zandy-user-guide for a complete guide to using Zandy. If you have Zandy 1.0 already, see the update note, http://wp.me/p1i2jM-2U

For more information on the Zotero project, the premier system for managing research and bibliographic data, see the project site at http://www.zotero.org/.

Zandy is a free software project, licensed under the Affero GPL v3. By buying the paid application on the Android Market, you support the future development of this app and ensure its further improvement. All future releases of the software will be free updates bringing new capabilities and bugfixes.

To file bug reports or feature requests, please see the project repository at https://github.com/ajlyon/zandy/. The full source code is also available at that address.

If you find that Zandy doesn't fit your needs, satisfaction is guaranteed: just send me an email at zandy@gimranov.com, and I'll refund the purchase price.

Please note that Zandy has no official connection to the Zotero project and its home institution at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.