No ShrinkWrap Web2.0 Reviews

My delicious bookmarks for October 31st from 16:49 to 16:55:

• ZdStatistics | Zen-Dreams -
• MobilePress - Enable The Mobile Web -
• PicPick Makes Screenshots Simple - AppScout -
• How to Separate Comments and Trackbacks [Wordpress Tips] | Wordpress -
• How to highlight author comments in WordPress -
• WordPress › Image Caption « WordPress Plugins -

My delicious bookmarks for October 29th through October 31st:

• stephendeken.net -
• Highlighter -
• Welcome to our redesigned site -
• Boinx Software - Mouseposé -
• DVD Flick -
• DownloadHelper - Media download Firefox extension -
• Data Grids with AJAX, DHTML and JavaScript | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine -
• Boot Camp: Taking the Sting Out of Your Sin | TheAppleBlog -
• Aviary - Home -

• I’ve enjoyed using Pixelmator, but finally found something I can’t do with it - logo design. Time to break out Photoshop. #
• After struggling with Codeweaver’s registration site, I finally discovered they have made the downloads available at down.codeweavers.com #

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These are my links for October 27th through October 29th:

• How2Heroes › How-To Instructional Food Videos -
• SlideRocket - The Best Online Presentation Software. -
• Podcasts from the University of Oxford -
• iShowU HD - for OSX 10.5 (Leopard) -
• Capture Fox :: Firefox Add-ons -
• Screengrab! :: Firefox Add-ons -

• Preparing for an ultimate screencast comparison and want to include CaptureFox (http://tinyurl.com/3jmkn2), but it’s Windows only! Suck. #

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I really enjoy reading Consumer Reports, reading table after table of comparisons for products I have no intention on buying. So now that I’m about to put the finishing touches on setting up the podcast/screencast studio (based largely on Leo Laporte’s setup for TWiT.tv), I was prepared to review several articles comparing the many screencasting applications and settle on the best for our use. Unfortunately, apparently no one has yet written such an article - the closest I could find are narrowly-focused, long-scrolling articles like TUAW’s Faceoff, sorely incomplete comparison lists like Robin Good’s Sharewood Guide, or simple lists of applications like those at Mashable or MakeUseOf.

All I want is a simple, well-organized chart that compares prices and features between as many currently-available screencasting apps as possible. Since this doesn’t exist, I’ll be developing one myself - hopefully at least one person besides me will find this information useful.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll begin building a chart for comparing information between screencasting apps, then writing evaluations. As I evaluate applications, I’ll update the chart with information and links. I plan to split the applications into three categories (Windows, Mac and Web-based), collect compared information into an easy-to-read chart, and provide links to full evaluations for each app. Some of the information I plan to compare includes:

• Price
• Record audio
• Editing or annotating features
• Export options & codecs supported
• Limit capture to region
• Record webcam
• Convert Powerpoint/Keynote presentations

If you have a favorite screencasting app you use, or would like to see a particular feature included in the comparison, let me know in the comments below!

• Since I started using TweetDeck, I’ve begun seeing the power of Adobe Air. Here’s a great list of useful Air apps: http://tinyurl.com/5tdo7v #

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• Interesting: Obama drew 28,000 in Asheville; Palin is planning an appearance at a 2,300-7,600. Indicative? #
• We’re close to completing the pod/screencast studio for faculty based on the setup @leolaporte uses for TWIT. Can’t wait to finish and test! #

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• TokBox and SnapYap both look interesting for multi-participant video conf calls. Anyone use either, or an alternative? #

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• Found in Consumer Reports: http://www.nadreview.org, BBB’s review of advertising claims. Very interesting, but no RSS feed… #
• Installed Firefox extension URLBarExt (http://tinyurl.com/6ye7zg) - adds features to “awesomebar”. Tip: right-click icons for more settings. #

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