Media literacy · Social Media · Timesavers · Top tip · YouTube

#493 YouTube: Scheduled video

In YouTube you can schedule a release time for a private video. So you can set its availability on a certain date at a certain time. This is particularly useful for blog posts or event teasers that you may want to create before hand but avoid people stumbling across them by accident. Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash… Continue reading #493 YouTube: Scheduled video

Communication / Collaboration · Media literacy

#336 Fantastical [3/3]: Auto Select Calendar Group by Location

This is the third in the Fantastical series. In this post we show you how you can set a calendar group to activate when you reach a specific location, so no need to toggle between your work and home calendars manually anymore! Fantastical detects where you are and presents you with the appropriate set of… Continue reading #336 Fantastical [3/3]: Auto Select Calendar Group by Location

Communication / Collaboration · Digital collaboration · Information literacy · OS X · Timesavers

#324 Fantastical [2/3]: Creating grouped calendars

Ever wish you could merge calendars across multiple accounts? Display bits from a Google calendar with an Exchange one and maybe throw in an iCloud calendar too?? Fantastical allows you to create custom blends of different calendars and present them as overlays with the flip of a switch. This video shows you how to create… Continue reading #324 Fantastical [2/3]: Creating grouped calendars

Communication / Collaboration · Digital creation · Searching Skills · Social Media · Twitter

#249 Follow a hashtag using Tweetdeck #awesome

I find following a hashtag (#) is a lot easier using Tweetdeck. It also has the added bonus that you can add more than one column to follow more than one hashtag. Additionally, you can interact with a Tweet in the same way as you would in Twitter, so you can Like, Retweet or Reply… Continue reading #249 Follow a hashtag using Tweetdeck #awesome

Communication / Collaboration · Digital creation · Social Media · Twitter

#225 Scheduling Tweets with Tweetdeck

TweetDeck is a social media dashboard application for management of Twitter accounts. All you have to do is log in with your Twitter account and get started. Tweetdeck supports multiple Twitter account so I can easily tweet from @heydftba and @1minuteCPD from the same interface without having to log in and and or switch accounts.… Continue reading #225 Scheduling Tweets with Tweetdeck

Communication / Collaboration · Digital communication, collaboration and participation (participating) · Timesavers

#199 Eventbrite [1/3]: What is Eventbrite?

Eventbrite is a free web based event scheduling tool. Set up your private or public events and allow your delegates to sign up to it. It’s then easy to manage your event and delegates. This first video provides a short overview and future videos will take you through the set-up and management of delegates. Featured image: “paper-calendar-planner-pen-606649″… Continue reading #199 Eventbrite [1/3]: What is Eventbrite?