Comments on: Camtasia as a software deployment tool http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/10/camtasia-deployment-tool/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Finnigan http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/10/camtasia-deployment-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-31186 Tom Finnigan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:44:55 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4152#comment-31186 Jing is from the same manufacturers as Camtasia, and is much simpler/cheaper. They even have a free version that can capture up to 5 minutes at a time. Jing is from the same manufacturers as Camtasia, and is much simpler/cheaper. They even have a free version that can capture up to 5 minutes at a time.

]]> By: Steve Anderson http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/10/camtasia-deployment-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-30588 Steve Anderson Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:30:22 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4152#comment-30588 Nice post, John. Have you given Pixetell a try? A lot of our customers like it for the exact reasons you mention - being able to convey tacit knowledge. Nice post, John. Have you given Pixetell a try? A lot of our customers like it for the exact reasons you mention – being able to convey tacit knowledge.

]]> By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/10/camtasia-deployment-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-30531 John Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:40:53 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4152#comment-30531 Ali, I'm starting to appreciate screencasts. At first I was too impatient: I don't have time to watch all this, just write down what you did. But as you say, screencasts can convey some tacit knowledge. I'm trying to learn some graphics software and screencasts have been very helpful. Ali, I’m starting to appreciate screencasts. At first I was too impatient: I don’t have time to watch all this, just write down what you did. But as you say, screencasts can convey some tacit knowledge. I’m trying to learn some graphics software and screencasts have been very helpful.

]]> By: Ali http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/10/camtasia-deployment-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-30529 Ali Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:35:15 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4152#comment-30529 Beyond deployment/reproducibility, you might be interested in some posts written by Jon Udell on screencasting as a way of revealing tacit knowledge, for example: http://jonudell.net/udell/2006-09-19-screencasting-of-tacit-knowledge.html Often, you don't know what you don't know, and screencasting has some of the same flavor of standing over an expert's shoulder or shadowing someone and picking up that kind of knowledge. Beyond deployment/reproducibility, you might be interested in some posts written by Jon Udell on screencasting as a way of revealing tacit knowledge, for example:

http://jonudell.net/udell/2006-09-19-screencasting-of-tacit-knowledge.html

Often, you don’t know what you don’t know, and screencasting has some of the same flavor of standing over an expert’s shoulder or shadowing someone and picking up that kind of knowledge.

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