Category Archives: Technolo-Gee, I didn't know I could do that!

Video Subtitling Made Simple

If I had to choose between Articulate, Camtasia, PowerPoint, Captivate and Adobe Presenter for the ease of creating eLearning content, I would probably always go with Camtasia, with PowerPoint in a close second. Back in May 2020, around the time the world fell apart, I posted a blog titled One Cannot Live by Camtasia AloneContinue reading “Video Subtitling Made Simple”

Let me “Hollo” atcha

Not to start this post on a negative note but, I loathe video meetings. I will agree that it is a good alternative to meet with family, friends and especially colleagues at work and yes, I do use it. However, as a tested and approved introvert, I find it difficult to be stared at onContinue reading “Let me “Hollo” atcha”

Not so new but Calendly keeps it moving

Fortune magazine told the story of Nigerian Tope Awotona’s voyage to get Calendly off the ground. Fast forward a few years and the app is a global business staple. For years, I have used Microsoft, Yahoo and Google products for scheduling meetings. The choice between the three options was made based on whom I wasContinue reading “Not so new but Calendly keeps it moving”

Get Your Lost (or Stolen) Stuff Back

Thieves don’t like to be caught, and the worst ones usually aren’t. I was traveling in Europe one summer and a thief grabbed the bookbag of one of the students traveling with my group. Nobody saw the thief or heard anything and the bag’s owner (another college student) only put it down “for a second”Continue reading “Get Your Lost (or Stolen) Stuff Back”

PDF Document Image Instead of Text? OCR Text Recognition

Today I received a 130-page document from a potential client, around the same time my Adobe Acrobat software decided that an update was necessary. I clicked the update button…and then the email arrived. The document was text was contained in an PDF image, pretty much what is created when someone copies a document on andContinue reading “PDF Document Image Instead of Text? OCR Text Recognition”

Working With Office Documents on the Web Part II.

Well, after a few days of trying out Windows Live Workspace, I have to say it’s very useful way to back-up files, and also as I mentioned in Part I of this post, it helps me with document version control! One issue with Workspace so far: my PC runs on the Windows Vista O/S andContinue reading “Working With Office Documents on the Web Part II.”