by Elaine Giles | 21 Jan 2014 | Reviews, Software Reviews
Screencasts are one of the most powerful forms of learning available today but at times the recording, editing, exporting, processing and uploading seem to take more time than you’ve got. There has to be an easier way … doesn’t there? Well there is...
by Mike Thomas | 15 Jan 2014 | Reviews, Software Reviews
The computers at work have been configured so that the screensaver kicks in if there is no mouse or keyboard activity for 10 minutes. After another 5 minutes of inactivity the PC locks itself and goes into sleep mode. A wiggle of the mouse or a press of a key wakes...
by Mike Thomas | 14 Jan 2014 | Hardware Reviews, Reviews
A couple of years ago, Microsoft Lync was rolled out at work. If you’ve not used Lync, think “Skype for the Enterprise”. Lync’s key features are IM (within the organisation), screen sharing, video conferencing (best used on a 1:1 basis) and audio. To call...
by Elaine Giles | 25 Jun 2013 | Reviews, Software Reviews
There are of course many screen recording solutions on the Mac platform but most of them require a financial investment! Any Screen Record Pro from DFAV TEAM is currently free in the Mac App Store and is a handy app for your toolkit. Capable of capturing both still...
by Derek Peters | 30 Apr 2013 | Software Reviews
I’d like to tell you about my killer, must have, can’t manage without app for the iPad which is iAnnotate PDF from Branchfire. Much of my working time is spent dealing with Post Graduate Certificate of Education students on behalf of Manchester Metropolitan...
by Elaine Giles | 31 Jul 2012 | Reviews, Software Reviews
While the energy efficiency settings on modern computers are laudable when it comes to saving the planet there’s little more infuriating than the screensaver appearing at an inopportune moment in your latest stunning demonstration. Worse still is the machine...
