Tools for the Trade

  • Tools for the Trade: Prezi is an eye-catching, PowerPoint alternative

    When giving a presentation, lecture, or keynote the last thing you want to be is boring, or even just mediocre. Instead, you want to be the presentation everyone remembers, the presentation that causes people to take notes and come find you after you’re done. Thankfully, we have Prezi so we can deliver the second kind…

  • Tools for the Trade: Jing simplifies capturing & sharing your screen

    They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Video must be worth at least 10,000 words. If you’re like me you’ll choose pictures and videos as your medium of choice over words any day. Thankfully, we have tools like Jing. Jing, a project from…

  • Tools for the Trade: Six essential tools for first-time bloggers

    Once you decide to take the plunge and start blogging there are a lot of things to do.It’s hard enough to consistently write new posts and stay dedicated to producing content as well as monitor the analytics of that content. Google Analytics – It’s free, it’s easy, and it’s literally the best. You must install…

  • Tools for the Trade: TubeMogul distributes your video to multiple sites

      In today’s landscape of the world wide web, simply creating and uploading content is not enough to be seen or heard. After I finish a new video blog I have a feeling of accomplishment and pride, but then I have to find a way to get the content on the right channels and pray…

  • Tools for the Trade: Screenr captures instant screencasts

    Have you ever wanted to be the smooth-talking voice narrating a screencast of the latest web application or social network? Well, now thanks to Screenr you get the chance. Screenr is a web-based recording application that allows you to record instant screencasts on your computer and then share with your followers on Twitter. The tool…