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Tablet PC demo video at jkOnTheRun

James Kendrick shares an awesome Tablet PC demo. I think my next PC has to be a tablet…

jkOnTheRun Audio Edition #11- Tablet PC demo video

The video was recorded totally on-screen using Camtasia Studio. Programs shown in the order of appearance in the video (WMV format, 1024x768, 17.6 MB, 14.5 minutes):

• Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005
• Sticky Notes
• ActiveWords Pro (with InkPad)
• Outlook (ink email)
• OneNote
• MindManager Pro
• JVC Gantt 2
• PowerPoint
• Journal
• Ink Art (Experience Pack)
• Internet Explorer
• Send to OneNote 2003 (Education Pack)
• InkGestures

Distribute your CV via RSS or Podcast? - For Immediate Release

Podcasting is fairly new, many are just discovering it, but For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report has achieved Show Number 100. Just getting there is a mighty achievement, maintaining consistently high quality (& excellent show notes) is remarkable.

Shel & Neville generally discuss PR (Communication is their business) & Technology and in this show they mentioned a great idea from Niall Kennedy for anyone in the job market to consider:

Distribute your CV using a RSS Feed and Podcast - www.niallkennedy.com.

It’s cool but I wonder how well it would work: would it be accepted, understood?

Probably a long shot but worth considering. Anything that makes you stand out, speak out if you do a podcast, in the herd applying for that job is worth a try.

For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report - Show Number 100.
A 71-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Concord, California, USA

DemoFall 2005: Podcast with Buzz Bruggeman - Founder Activewords

Buzz Bruggeman recently demo’d ActiveWords and the new ActiveWords Inkpad at DemoFall 2005. This short post demo podcast will take about 18 minutes of your time but it’s worth the investment. Buzz comes up with a few gems on client/staff engagement and marketing that are applicable to anyone, any industry.

Oh yeah, there is the occasional mention of ActiveWords 

DemoFall 2005: Buzz Bruggeman - Founder Activewords - Podtech.net: InfoTalk Podcast Series

Listen to a CAD Blog Talk?

It’s an interesting idea, take a text article and have it read to you by the computer. Crucial would be the need for natural speech, not compu-speak, to retain interest. Well it’s been done and it’s surprisingly good.

Talkr, take an RSS text feed and process it into a mp3 file using computer generated voice. It’s smart enough to cope with non-proper words (like CAD acronyms) and alters the pronunciation depending on context and punctuation. Clever, Clever? and Clever! are pronounced differently. Numeric dates are converted to spoken words –  31/08/2005 becomes Thirty First, August, Two Thousand & Five

Free Talkr allows you to listen to a selection of “free” feeds (funded by the provider). The free account allows you to add up to three other feeds. Certainly enough to see if you like the idea. Subscription is available if you want more feeds in your list.

Add the feed for this blog (below or the Talkr Icon in the feeds side-bar section) and try it.

http://www.talkr.com/app/cast_pods.app?feed_id=4261

Talkr, not quite a podcast but definitely worth a listen.

I found Talkr via NevOn

High Speed Podcast Listening!

You can speed read a Website, Ed Bott’s tip means you can “speed listen” a podcast using Windows Media Player. For voice podcasts 1.4x is tolerable but much more than that is hard to follow!

• Keyboard Shortcuts:
• Ctrl+Shift+G = Fast
• Ctrl+Shift+N = Normal
• Ctrl+Shift+S = Slow

Ed Bott: Tip of the day: Listen to a podcast at warp speed

The Personal Productivity Show Podcast

Cameron Reilly  & Des Paroz have a new podcast about “Personal Productivity”. Its going to cover methods, habits and technology that help you get through what you need to get done!

The Podcast Network :: The Personal Productivity Show #001

Topics include Activewords* and MindManager and Microsoft Outlook and Acer Tablet PC’s and “Getting Things Done“.

* I’m trialing Activewords now and even though its early days I’m finding it really useful. After a week I’ve adjusted to using it and its adjusting to what I do and the productivity return is starting to show. I’ll give it a bit more time then let you know what I think.