I’d Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson

Six Ways I’m Using the H4 Zoom Recorder to Do Technical-Writing Related Things

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Podcasting, Technical Writing | 15 Comments »

If you asked me 6 months ago how much I used my Zoom H4 digital recorder, it wasn't much. I initially got it to record live interviews at conferences, and ... Read more..

Recording SME Demos — It’s Easier Than You Think

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 7 Comments »

You know the scenario: you've been assigned a new application to document, and you arrange for the subject matter expert (SME) to demo it. But when you show up at ... Read more..

Camtasia Versus Captivate: Thinking About Screen Real Estate Problems in Video Captures

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 19 Comments »

The two leading screencast tools, Camtasia and Captivate, both have strengths and weaknesses that make selecting a clear winner difficult if not impossible. But lately I’ve been using both of ... Read more..

Free Copies of SnagIt 7 and Camtasia 3

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »

TechSmith is providing free downloads and licenses for copies of SnagIt 7.2 and Camtasia 3.1. The current version of SnagIt is 8.2 and Camtasia is 5. Still, for totally free ... Read more..