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Snapzen

The idea behind Snapzen is interesting. Basically you can snap screenshots of different webpages, store them in one place and then annotate them, before sharing them with colleagues. You can highlight parts of a page, add borders, write on them - all sorts. Its a good idea for educational work - you could create a whole list of pages and then get a class to discuss them. Super for checking out concepts such as the authority of a page and so on.

Had a very nice discussion with Andrew Olivares from Snapzen, and he kindly responded to some questions/criticisms that I had of the resource. At the moment you can only use it in Chrome, which is a bit of an irritant, but Andrew said "Right now you can only create and annotate in Chrome but one thing to note is that you can view and reply in all browsers (Firefox, IE, Android, Iphone, Ipad). Also next month we will be releasing an Ipad version that will allow you to create and annotate just as in Chrome."

I didn't particularly like the way in which the pages were arranged once you'd collected a few - the newest was at the top, the oldest on the bottom. This didn't work for me, because if you're annotating a series of pages you probably want to tell some sort of 'story', so I think a user setting to change the order of first/last would work. Andrew said "We have also been debating over the order of the conversation internally. On the one hand, a participant in the conversation wants to see the recent responses at the top (like email), but on the other hand a new participant may want to read in chronological order. A user setting may well be the way to go for this."

I also suggested sharing via social media, and his response was "A link shared in social media is an interesting option as well, our concern is how do we ensure the privacy of a conversation – a social media link will make it a public conversation. There’s some thinking to be done on this one as to how to balance the privacy of a conversation visa distribution."

It's an interesting tool, and one that is worth taking a look at.

Share My Screen Pro

This says of itself: "Share My Screen Pro optimises time and saves travel costs by allowing you to run meetings and presentations over the internet via our leading screen sharing solution." You download the software, run it, get a code that can then be passed onto whoever you want to share the screen with. It's free for one-one, but if you want to share with more, there are various paid plans starting at $7 a month.

oCam for screen sharing/recording

via ohsoft.net

Nice little tool that you download. Lets you record your screen and activities, including audio, and take screenshots. The English isn't great, but you can work out what to do without an issue. Free.

Instant Screen Sharing

Screenleap lets you share your screen instantly, with no downloading, no installing, no nothing. Click on the little green button, get a code, give it to someone, and they can share your screen. View from the browser of any PC, tablet, or smartphone. Allow as many people as you like to see your computer screens at once without needing to set up an account.

 

Related articles

• Easy (Real Easy) Screen Sharing with screenleap (solsie.com)
• Screenleap Aims to Make Conference Calls More Like Social Media (mashable.com)

Instant Screen Sharing

Screenleap says of itself "Screenleap makes it really easy to share your computer screen. You can share your screen with as many people as you like with no downloads, account setup, or cost required. Friends, family, and colleagues can view your computer from their laptops, desktops, or mobile devices without having to install anything." I've not tried this one yet, but it looks very interesting!

Join me screensharing

 

Need to share screens? JoinMe is a package that I read about on one of the news lists, and it got very favourable reviews. The freebie version does the following:

• internet calling
• screen sharing
• 250 viewers
• share control
• multi-monitor
• chat
• send files
• viewer: iPad/iPhone or Android

It looks rather nifty, and I like the chat option, although voice and webcam would also be rather good too. However, as they say of themselves 'it's ridiculously simple'.

Familiar; social screensaver

This is a neat idea that enables you to share photographs with less technically savvy friends (ie. your mum). Simply install Familiar  and share your photographs with it. The program then uploads the photographs onto mum's computer and it becomes a digital photograph album in place of the more traditional screensaver.

 

Related articles

• Familiar Turns Your Screensaver Into A Social Picture Frame (techcrunch.com)
• Kindle Screensavers (theopenforce.com)

join.me

Free Screen Sharing. Get your people together without getting your people together. Share a single screen so everybody’s on the same page. You don’t need a plane, a projector or a sandwich platter. Just gather at join.me to meet.

So what is it exactly? It’s an impromptu meeting that happens wherever you are. It’s getting a second or third pair of eyes on your presentation from across the hall or across the continent. It’s sharing your screen instantly with anyone to get stuff done, quickly.

It’s join.me, the last two words in an invitation to be collaboratively better.

Remobo

Instant Private Network  Application. Control your own computer remotely from any other computer. Access your files securely from work or while travelling. Share files, photos & media with friends & family on your network. Secure all your messages and file transfers against hackers. Create a virtual private network (VPN) instantly and securely. Play LAN games over the Internet as if you were all in the same place. Connect to any computer in your list securely to access files and data. Run virtually any 3rd party application on top of Remobo.

GoView

Screen Recordings Made Easy™.lets you capture your computer screen and audio and then instantly share your recording online. It's quick, it's easy and, best of all, it's free! Sign up, put it to use and let us know what you think. Looks very similar to Screentoaster.