10-hour long AudioBooks? 40-module E-Learning projects? 100-slide PowerPoint Presentation? Oh, and did I mention, the client wants all the finished production in .wav files? You know…the best quality, and the BIGGEST size? Today’s Voice talent has to be a whiz at sending big audio files with...
Hey! Who knew? Somebody besides voice actors reads my blog once in a while.How do I know? Because Mauricio Prinzlau wrote me, and told me "...it's rare to find somebody who puts that much into research and make content really actionable..."Of course, after being buttered-up like that, I'd be...
Don't get me wrong...I love DropBox, and Box.net, and SugarSync, and ZeroPC, Cubby, OneDrive and any of about 30 other great "cloud" solution for saving, backing-up, sharing, and accessing your data. I love the idea of "cloud" so much I've blogged about it several times: A Hard Drive is...
WARNING: Geeky-type post! Although it's had a tepid response in the marketplace, I could certainly see the vision behind the Google ChromeBook. No hard drive, instant boot-up, constant cloud connection. Wherever you are, there's your (digital) stuff. No more thumb-drives or sending yourself...
Have you noticed how just about every online site you've ever signed-up for is becoming uber-social? Voice Over people seem to like social, so we fall victim about as much as anybody to the promise of social networking. Plaxo started out as a place to sync your contact list...now it wants to...
Like the weather, there is a never-ending supply of clouds in the online universe. These are things that I catch on my radar, 'cause they help me access the files, docs, pics, and demos I need from wherever I am, regardless the location of the computer where the native file resides. You're on the...
No online development will continue to have meaningful impact on the voiceover business like "the cloud" does. Sure, you're on DropBox or Box.net...and that's great! You may even be on Microsoft's Skydrive. But wouldn't you like to show you clients you're TOTALLY in control of this cloud thing?...
This is why I'll never be rich. I love technology, but apparently do not have the foresight to get ahead of the innovation curve. I'd like to think I keep getting close enough to surpass it, though. In the meantime, I love being able to pass along new "discoveries" for my VO friends. Tools, I...