A “Revisited” blog post indicates that I reread the original and used AI-assisted tools (e.g., Grammarly) to improve grammar and word choice.
First published 2014/08/18
Too much stuff. An embarrassment of riches: Books, office supplies, projects, computers, and planners for organizing my life:). Too much wasted or neglected: space, knowledge unshared, time, opportunities, networking.
Inspired in part by the first chapter of Gretchen Rubin’s well-written and thought-provoking The Happiness Project and in part by my panicking that it is almost time to return to campus to teach, I’m focusing today on (again!) winnowing applications. I doubt that I can change my app-collecting habits (but, reflecting on Patrick Lindsay’s little book of self-help inspirational nudges, It’s Never Too Late…172 simple acts to change your life, maybe I CAN change. It’s time to reconsider the ideas of “Essentialism“—with a grain of salt. I enjoy too much having many interests, many simultaneous projects, and continuous learning opportunities.
But do I need so many tools overlapping (or duplicative) in function that, as a consequence of their sheer number or my changing interests, I never master, I fail to update, or I forget that I possess?:)
Especially with the new Mac Operating system imminent, it’s time for some app-revisiting.
Time to focus.
Today, I focus on screencasting/ screen capturing/ video producing apps, among them
- Screenflow
- Screensteps
- Skitch
- Snagit
- Snapzpro
- Voila
- Camtasia
- Jing
- Imovie
- Clarify
- Pulpmotion3
