Category: applications
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Big Red Cursor for training videos
I am a huge fan of TechSmith SnagIt. I fell out of love with it a few months ago when it could not work properly with my high resolution monitors but everything seems to working well now. I use SnagIt for documentation, user support and making short training videos. Its video capture function is very…
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API first development (using Postman)
This is a great article about API first development https://medium.com/postman-engineering/api-first-software-development-for-modern-organizations-fdbfba9a66d3 It is often said that every generation thinks that it has discovered sex and in the same way sensible coding practices are “rediscovered” every couple of years. Nevertheless I like this article because it frames API development in a modern context.
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WinDirStat is dead – long live TreeSize Free
For many years WinDirStat has been my first port of call when I want to analyse disk use. However I have found that it runs very slowly and looks awful on my 4k monitor. A faster, prettier solution is TreeSize Free. This does most of what WinDirStat does and premium versions are available for commercial…
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OneNote does OCR better than PhantomPDF
I used to use Adobe Acrobat Professional but I got tired of the cost and licencing hassles. Now I use PhantomPDF Business Edition which costs less and works well. I recently scanned a antiquarian document as PDF. This resulted in PDF wrapper around some images. I used PhantomPDF for OCR and it was OK but…
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Adobe Acrobat XI is dead – use FoxitPhantom PDF
I have used Adobe Acrobat for many years but a few years ago they moved to an excruciatingly expensive subscription model. Most users can now generate and edit PDFs using Microsoft Word. I need Acrobat for Redaction Creating PDF Portfolios for Board meetings Commenting Adding and removing pages OCR I don’t want to pay £15…
Dr James Bayley 