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How To: Use Windows 10’s Screen Recording Utility

 Digital Media, Digital Video, Microsoft, Operating Sys, Technology, Windows  No Responses »
Jul 222015
 

This will come in handy.  By Rod Trent at WinSuperSite.com…

…However, for those that want to do image and video capture on-the-cheap, Microsoft includes a screen recording utility in Windows 10’s new Xbox app. As you can imagine, this is generally meant for recording Xbox games streamed to a Windows 10 PC, but what’s especially interesting is that the recording utility also works for regular apps.

Source: How To: Use Windows 10’s Screen Recording Utility | Windows 10 content from SuperSite for Windows

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A Microsoft Office 2016 Preview: Smart & Subtle Changes

 Microsoft, MS Office, OS X  No Responses »
Jul 172015
 

One of the more substantive previews of Office 2016 for Mac.  By Gavin Phillips at MakeUseOf.com…

The shrouded veil of secrecy has been lifted from the latest edition of Microsoft Office. Excitement for Office 2016 is still lagging behind the Windows 10 enthusiasm camp, but following the July 29 release of Windows 10, attention will return to the world’s most popular productivity suite.

Source: A Microsoft Office 2016 Preview: Smart & Subtle Changes

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How to Improve Your Photos and Videos with Affordable Lighting

 Digital Images, Digital Media, Digital Video, Technology  No Responses »
Jul 072015
 

Excellent article on use of lighting for better photos and videos.  By Patrick Allan at Lifehacker.com…

The big difference between good looking photos and video and bad ones comes down to how well things are lit. Whether you’re an amateur photographer building a home studio or a budding YouTube star, here are some simple tricks for casting the right light without spending a fortune on professional equipment.

Source: How to Improve Your Photos and Videos with Affordable Lighting

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Six Trajectories for Digital Technology in Higher Education

 Education, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Technology  No Responses »
Jul 052015
 

By Malcolm Brown, Director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), writing in EDUCAUSE Review.

Six individual trajectories of digital technology are enabling the ambitious goal of a responsive, personalized digital learning environment for higher education.

Source: Six Trajectories for Digital Technology in Higher Education | EDUCAUSE

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What’s Next for the LMS? (EDUCAUSE Review)

 Applications, Disruptive Tech, Education, Leadership, Technology  No Responses »
Jun 242015
 

By Malcolm Brown, Joanne Dehoney, and Nancy Millichap at EDUCAUSE.edu.

Today’s LMS needs to be supplemented with (and perhaps later replaced by) a new digital architecture and new learning components—the NGDLE—to enable current transitions in higher education.

Source: What’s Next for the LMS? (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu

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5 Alternatives to Windows Media Center for Windows 10

 Digital Media, Microsoft, Operating Sys, Technology, Windows  No Responses »
Jun 222015
 

Addressing one of the shortcomings of the most recent version of Windows 10.
By Christian Cawley at MakeUseOf.com…

Windows 10 is coming, and with it a bunch of new features. But wherever you find new features, you’ll also find holes, where old favorites have been deprecated. With Windows 10, the Windows Media Center will no longer be supported. This means that if you have it installed, WMC will stop working when you upgrade to Windows 10. Not ideal, especially if Windows Media Center was your favored solution after cutting the cord.

Source: 5 Alternatives to Windows Media Center for Windows 10

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8 Ways To Sign A PDF From Windows, Mac & Mobile Platforms

 Digital Images, Digital Media, Productivity, Technology  No Responses »
Jun 192015
 

By Mark O’Neill at MakeUseOf.com…

In the era of paper, when men were men, and the Internet was still a twinkle in Tim Berner-Lee‘s eye, signing something like a letter or a contract was as simple as getting a pen and scribbling your name.But then the Internet came along, and of course, like everything else, signing papers went online. But when you get that contract via email, what do you do? You have to print the last page, sign it, scan it, and email it back. How terribly inconvenient.

Source: 8 Ways To Sign A PDF From Windows, Mac & Mobile Platforms

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