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 donations from my podcast listeners paid for the device. (Thanks, once again, guys.) But this past month, I’ve carried the Zoom with me everywhere I go. I use it almost every day at work. I … more »

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 the demo, the SME is on fast-forward, moving through each tab and screen on hyperdrive. From your perspective, the SME may sound like this: Soyoucandothisonthistab and fromhereiswhereyoudothat and makesureyoudocumenthowtodothis …. Before you know it, the … more »

Recording a presentation can be tricky. Not only do you face the challenge of capturing audience questions, you also usually have a PowerPoint presentation everyone is looking at, the hum and whir of a projector, and a mobile presenter who wants to walk around a room. Although you can use a variety of digital recorders, the inexpensive Olympus digital recorders will sound a little scratchy, … more »

For those of you who missed my blogging and podcasting presentation to the STC-Intermountain chapter, here is the mp3 file of the audio recording. Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Duration: 1 hr 13 min. H4 File size: 65 MB Additionally, if you’re sitting at your computer, you can’t watch the PowerPoint slides with the audio … more »