Dan Roam’s European training – Plus an analysis of his video

On the January episode of the Forge, we talked with author and visual thinker Dan Roam about visual thinking and how it helps make our ideas and communication clearer. Dan let us know about an upcoming opportunity. He's hosting a Visual Thinking training this summer in London and Berlin (Sorry for everyone in the US, but if there's enough interest, maybe we can convince him to do one stateside. Or you can check out our interview with Dan or his Napkin Academy). Register for Dan's training London Continue reading

What are sessions like at ScreencastCamp?

What's unique about an unconference or BarCamp like ScreencastCamp is that the content of the sessions is always a surprise! As an unconference newb attendee in 2011, I will admit being a bit nervous about the whole thing. "You mean, people just show up, talk for awhile, and a conference agenda emerges?" Yep, that's about how it works. It's a bit of a leap of faith, but when you've seen it happen once, it's easier to believe it will happen again. Which is why I thought it might be helpful Continue reading

New Release: Camtasia Relay 4.3 Adds Visual Graphs for Administrators

The Camtasia Relay team spends most of its development time adding and improving capabilities for people creating videos.  We always try to balance the creation of new features for users and  system administrators with our overriding goal to keep the recording process as easy to use as possible.   That’s why we are pleased with the very positive feedback we’ve gotten from customers about how easy Camtasia Relay is to use, as well as the many great suggestions for future improvements and enhancements Continue reading

Register now for ScreencastCamp 2013!

Campfires, s'mores, BBQ, tech, geek crafts, sporks and lots of screencasters. What more could you ask for over a weekend? Mark your calendars for our third ScreencastCamp on August 2 - 4, 2013! Once again, we're having it at our TechSmith offices in the lovely Lansing, Michigan area. Already sold on it? Register now (it's free to attend!) Update 5/8: We've filled the 100 spots available for ScreencastCamp but have opened a wait list. If you register you'll be added to the wait list and notified Continue reading

New Month, New Snagit Stamps and Camtasia Studio Theme Sets

Welcome to April! You may know by now that we release new (free!) Snagit stamps and Camtasia Studio theme sets every month, but did you know you can suggest stamps for upcoming months? If you’ve got a bright idea, let us know! You might just see your idea come to life. We’ve got some nifty new assets, so let’s get into it. FOR OUR SNAGIT USERS Snagit Stamps Make your captures sing with this month’s stamp sets: Music and Math. Sure, a conductor might use the music stamps to annotate Continue reading

London Calling! Betsy’s April Travel Schedule

Mind the Gap! I'm hitting the road and crossing the pond. And, I'd love to meet-up with you if you're in the London area (London, England, not London, Ontario... sorry my Canadian friends). Here are just a few of the events I'll be attending. Find me there, or I'd love to meet-up with you for a pint. My treat!       April 12 - 13: Bacon, Developer Conference April 14: Join me for a Geek Photowalk around The British Museum! April 15: Grab your TechSmith spork Continue reading

Calling all TechSmith users – We need Champions!

Are you a power user of TechSmith products? Or perhaps you're not a power user, but you would love to learn more and get rewarded for it? We invite you to join the TechSmith Community today! What is the TechSmith Community? We have a wonderful community of users who help each other out with questions, share new ideas, and make suggestions for product improvements and features. Anyone who buys, tries, or knows about our products can benefit from this community. What exactly is a Champion? Photo Continue reading