Archive for Mike Thomas

Music to my Ears

Mike ThomasPublished February 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM No Comments

Whether it’s a fire alarm, a bomb alert or someone threatening to jump off a cliff next to the training room, over the years I’ve experienced many interruptions to my courses. But last week was something different…

The Show Must Go On

Mike ThomasPublished January 11, 2010 at 12:00 AM No Comments

I woke up last Tuesday morning to find my car, my driveway and surrounding roads covered in 4 inches of snow so I made the decision to work from home. Armed with an excellent Internet connection, an iPhone and 2 Mac Laptops, I actually have better equipment at home than I do at work…

PowerPoint 2007 Shortcuts

Mike ThomasPublished August 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM No Comments

When running a slide show in PowerPoint, have you ever needed to switch to another running application?

Script Timer X

Mike ThomasPublished August 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM No Comments

A while back I wanted to automate updating my podcasts in iTunes. Up to that point, I had to remember to open iTunes and click the Refresh button. Some of my subscribed podcasts are released daily so If a few days had passed by since the last update I would find that I had missing episodes.

Screenr

Mike ThomasPublished August 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM No Comments

I recently discovered a great new free, cross-platform web-based tool called screenr which allows you to create screencasts without installing any software.

Outlook to iCal via Google and BusySync

Mike ThomasPublished July 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM No Comments

As a user of iCal (at home) and Outlook (at work) it would be incredibly useful to be able to display my work calendar in iCal (and via a Mobile Me sync, on the iPhone too)

Screen Captures with The Snipping Tool

Mike ThomasPublished July 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM No Comments

When it comes to taking screen captures, Windows users have had to rely on the PrintScreen key or purchase/download a third-party application. My favourite app for taking screen captures on Windows is Hypersnap, although there are several others – some are free and some are paid-for.

Why I Love My iPhone

Mike ThomasPublished May 15, 2009 at 3:56 PM No Comments

As I walked along I realized that for the next 90 minutes or so there’d be no Tweetie, no Internet, no eMail, no podcasts or music, no radio, no hooking into unsecured WiFi, no AudioBoo, no Facebook, nowhere to write little notes as things popped into my head, and no texting.

Taking it for Granted

Mike ThomasPublished May 9, 2009 at 1:04 AM No Comments

As I sat in front of the microphone, awaiting my turn to speak, I frantically tried to think of what to choose and realised that I don’t have a favourite app…