Alfred for Mac — Ferocious Tools for Instructional Designers
Alfred is my #1 favorite productivity tool for the Mac, and over the years I have developed some ferocious tricks to support the tasks...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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Loop is Google Play Music on your Desktop
Google Play Music is my favorite music streaming service — but running it in my main browser has some drawbacks. Luckily Loop has emerged...
Open Broadcaster Software — The Only Screencasting App You’ll Ever Need
One of the most valuable tools for an instructional designer is a great screencasting app. Being able to record your desktop with voice narration...
Rapid Prototyping Magic with Alfred Workflows
I attended my second hackathon this weekend, and my teammates were noticing all my keystroke magic tricks that help me quickly prototype professional-looking app...
Review: Typora Markdown Editor for Mac
I have been evaluating Typora, a markdown editor for Mac (currently free while in beta). Its killer feature is a distraction-free interface that allows...
Know Your Files — Show Your File Extensions on Mac OS X
Apple products like to hide the ugly inner workings of the computer from you — that “magic” feeling you get from a Mac or...
Reflection on Losing a Laptop– Security, Syncing, and Lessons Learned
This week I had a taste of fear and regret when I thought I left my laptop on the bus. I spent a whole...
“Can’t Live Without” Apps– Mac & Windows Apps I Install Immediately Upon Getting a New Computer
This week at work, they replaced my ailing but valiant Dell XP laptop with a new HP Windows7 notebook for work, and then surprised...
f.lux– A Plugin To Save Your Eyes
A couple months ago I added a free, open source plugin to my Mac called f.lux that promises to relieve eye strain and insomnia...
Chrome OS Netbooks: Can Your School Live in the Cloud?
If you haven’t heard of Chrome OS, it’s Google’s attempt to do away with the desktop altogether and have everything that happens on your...
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