Archive for January, 2011

Creating & editing Screenshots on a PC

Screenshots (and video captures) can be very easily done with the free program “Jing” (download here). Jing lets you take screenshots of adjustable sizes with a few clicks, and you can do some basic editing directly in the program (add arrows & texts, etc.). There are great tutorials on how to start working with Jing [...]

January 29, 2011 · Christian Schmieder · Comments Closed
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Initial thoughts on interviews via Skype

If you are familiar with using Skype, you can use a recorder to directly record your conversations with other Skype users (you’ll find my guide on how to record Skype conversations here). Skype also lets you call phones around the world pretty cheaply if you buy their credit. In this post I have assembled a [...]

January 28, 2011 · Christian Schmieder · One Comment
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Recording phone conversations with Skype

Phone calls can be easily recorded if you conduct your phone interviews via Skype. There is a series of add-ons and programs which allow you to record phone conversations as well as conversations with other Skype users. You’ll find a commented list of Skype recorders here. This guide will introduce you to the free “Mp3 [...]

January 27, 2011 · Christian Schmieder · No Comments
Tags: ,  Â· Posted in: Data generation, Freeware, Interviewing