Real Loss
A carpenter who works alone from job to job to support his family puts thousands of dollars on the line every day. The materials he purchases will pass through his hands into finished products in the...
View ArticleLittle Green Bins
I don’t think I would be surprised if I encountered an alien but I have to tell you that I don’t really belive in them. I see my little green recycling bin every day, yet I still can’t believe that I...
View ArticleScience vs. Religion?
The belief that technology will somehow save us from our own gluttonous consumption, as if future generations will not have to deal with our waste, is more about biology than religion. Like lemmings...
View ArticleMy Littlest Puppy
Jason, the (almost) 3 year old just asked my wife: “Mommy, why do you and Daddy sleep in the same bed?”. Answer: “Because Mommy likes to snuggle with Daddy.” Response: “Are you sure?”
View ArticlePERT Chart Widget
Contact me to get a MS Word document containing the Pert Widget – Free! Copy, then paste one PERT Widget object for each task in your project. Copy one extra widget to represent the “Final” node. Use...
View ArticleInserting Audio into Captivate
Audio can be recorded, produced and edited directly in captivate but If I have audio that is pre-created, created by someone else or created with another tool, my preferred method of using it in...
View ArticleMultiple interactive elements on a single slide
Captivate is great for Software simulation but amateur developers tend to use one full slide for each piece of interactivity. It doesn’t take long for a very simple process to become a very lengthy...
View ArticleCaptivate Rollover Slidelet
Often, we are called upon to replicate the behavior of software that has no standard Captivate widget. Software is not always click and select. While common behaviors like glow or open can be easily...
View ArticleHexidecimal Conversion
It’s easier than you think. Look at it like this… The web needed a way to display traditional Red Green Blue color values that have been around for years but they wanted to save space and maintain a...
View ArticleThe Google
There is this thing; it’s called “the google”. Perhaps you have heard of it? It sits on top of this thing; it’s called “the internet”. I KNOW you have heard of that. Anyway, think of it like a glass...
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