Perfectly Time Your PowerPoint Narration
If you’ve ever created eLearning or a PowerPoint with audio, you’ll know that you have to set the duration of each slide based on the audio. My slide duration calculator takes away the hard work.
Working Paperless With Excel
All recent versions of Excel have the ability to create a PDF of your spreadsheet without requiring 3rd Party tools. In this short video tutorial, in addition to demonstrating how to do this, I also show how to convert a PDF into an editable Excel file using a free online service.
Broadcasting PowerPoint Slides
Learn how to use the Microsoft Office Presentation Service to present your slides online completely free of charge.
One Course, Two Delivery Methods
This week I was delivering one of my regular courses, How to Use The Company Intranet Editor, to a virtual audience. Or at least that's what I thought it would be. I had my Webex details. I had my teleconference dialin details. What I didn't have was a room to deliver...
Reading on the Go
eBooks, PDFs, blogs and more … how do you keep up on the go? 16 apps to help you read on the go.
Quick Screencasting
The fastest way to get from concept to completed screencast – QuickCast
Automating Your Productivity
Learn how to take advantage of IFTTT’s location channel.
Outlook: Creating a Calendar Attachment
How to attach a clickable appointment to an Outlook event.
iPad: The Virtual Flipchart
When I delivered my first training course many years ago, all I had was a flip chart and some coloured marker pens. I didn’t even have a projector to demonstrate the software to the delegates. Fast forward 25 years and the flip chart and pens have been replaced with an iPad, my finger and a free app.
Caffeine for Windows: Keep Your Computer Awake
If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress once every 59 seconds, so your machine thinks you’re still working at the keyboard, so won’t lock the screen or activate the screensaver.