The sheer choice of apps, websites and online productivity tools of various sorts designed to help us with our daily tasks, is immense. So it’s unsurprising to find that it can be a little overwhelming to work out which are the best to use. So I’ve decided to compile a short list of my favourites; the ones I tend to use…
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Forvo – A New App To Help The Voiceover
Forvo, the website that helps us voiceovers out with pronunciations from time to time, have launched a new app to help combat pronunciation woes when we’re due to record. We’ve all been there on occasion; a script lands, and for the most part it’s fairly self-explanatory – but there’s the odd word we’re not that…
The Apple Effect: A Lesson In Customer Service
The other day, my iPhone went a bit faulty – the earpiece stopped functioning so I couldn’t hear anyone on a call, I either had to use loudspeaker or the handsfree cable. Obviously, not exactly brilliant. Made an appointment at the Apple Store’s Genius Bar in Birmingham to see what they think the problem is….
This TV Advert Was Shot On An iPhone 5
A recent advert for Allied Irish Bank, AIB, was shot entirely on an iPhone 5 in Dublin. The content of the advert talks about mobile technologies, so it’s rather fitting that technology has moved at such a pace that it makes it possible for this to be done on a mobile phone at all. Granted,…
A Brilliant App For The On The Move Voiceover
Sometimes you’re just not at your desk. An email comes in on your smartphone. You need to deal with it quickly as it doesn’t make sense to sit on enquiries and make people wait. The script’s attached. What do you do?
Mobile Recording Made Easy
Recently I’ve been investigating potential options for continuing my ability to record voiceovers when I’m not at home. Many VO’s carry some sort of rig around with them whether they’re on a semi-working holiday or just not at home for a period of time. Often that consists of pretty much the entire rig they’d use…
The Imminent Arrival Of The iPad 3
Or….whatever they end up calling it! There have been rumours of it being called the 2S in line with the current iPhone. It all depends on how much of a revamp this model of iPad has had. I must say, I’m an iPad fan; I use mine every day for many different jobs. Not only…
The Passing Of A True Legend
Last night, I saw the news break via Twitter to say that Steve Jobs had died. At first, like so many of these tweets, you assume it’s a distasteful hoax, so I ignored it. However it soon became clear that it was actually genuine. The web for the last 15 hours or so has, predictably,…