I should have done screencasts like the above long ago. It’s not that they’re great, but they are a wonderful excuse to use the canned lounge music I’ve got. Those videos are now on the front page of the official Scriblio site, and I did five more to demo the installation and configuration. Big thanks [...]

Posted March 3, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Dispatches, Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: lib20, library 2.0, screencast, scriblio. Be the first one.

DataPortability – Connect, Control, Share, Remix from Smashcut on Vimeo.
From DataPortability.org:
The DataPortability Project is a group created to promote the idea that individuals have control over their data by determing how they can use it and who can use it. This includes access to data that is under the control of another entity.

You should [...]

Posted September 22, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: DataPortability, Michael Pick, network fatigue, personal information, screencast, social software, video. Be the first one.

Professional screencast producer Michael Pick has joined Automattic and shuttered Smashcut, his production company.
It’s not all bad, though. He’s been busy making instructional videos for WordPress.com (many of which are useful for WordPress.org users), explaining things like how to manage tags or use the Press This! feature, and answering the question “What should I do [...]

Posted September 16, 2008 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: instruction, Michael Pick, screencast, videos, visual explanations. One Comment.

I’m as annoyed as the next guy about how hard it is to find a decent screencast app for Mac. The forthcoming Mac OS 10.5’s new iChat Theater (and the built-in screen sharing/control features) should create some new opportunities for developers, but right now it’s hard to know what works or is worth trying.
Further, I [...]

Posted October 17, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: apple, demo, mac, mac os X, screen copy, screen sharing, screencast. 3 Comments.