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Last week my boss approached me about a presentation she was putting together for a large audience. Her default play was to put together the typical Powerpoint slideshow which she planned to narrate.

Yawn. Snore. Boring!

Thankfully she has an open mind and I was able to introduce her to screencasts: simple videos that have the ability to show what is happening on the computer screen. They can be recorded in advance and some neat bells and whistles can be added. The best part is that many of these tools are free.

ScreenToaster

ScreenToaster is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and is 100% Web-based. Simply approve a Java Applet to run and you can capture screen actions with a single click.

The keyboard command of ‘ALT + S’ will record/pause your presentation. Choose to record the full screen or designate a specific area, depending on what you are looking to illustrate.

Bonus features include the ability to add subtitles, an option to remove/replace audio and control over a screencap preview. Continue reading: Screencast: Free Tools to Record Your Screen

Time equals money. The older you get, the more you realize that time is the world’s greatest commodity. To this end, RotorBlog would like to share some of our favorite blogs that are dedicated to increasing productivity, These well-written sites can help you add a 25th hour to each day, and maybe even save you money along the way.

ZenHabits

In Their Words: Zen Habits is one of the Top 100 blogs on the Internet, and covers: achieving goals, productivity, being organized, GTD, motivation, eliminating debt, saving, getting a flat stomach, eating healthy, simplifying, living frugal, parenting, happiness, and successfully implementing good habits.

The site was created by self-proclaimed “regular guy” Leo Babauta. Learn how to wake up early, ways to simplify your life, and unique cost-cutting methods. The blog specializes in positive motivation and dietary info.

So if you want to make your life better by maximizing productivity and living a healthy lifestyle, ZenHabits is for you. Continue reading: Productivity Blogs That Can Make Your Life Better

Some people feel podcasting is a lot like the month of March – in like a lion and out like a lamb.

As with any over-hyped, silver bullet-labeled medium, there is no room for success – only failure. But if you are willing to look a little deeper, you will find that podcasting is still a viable option for content delivery.

Everyone knows that iTunes is the most popular place to discover interesting podcasts. However, there are many sites across the Web where you can uncover some wonderful ear candy. Here are some of our favorites.

Podcast Alley

One of the first on the scene, Podcast Alley is a shadow of its once robust self. That being said, it is still a valuable portal. Featuring the Top 10 podcasts, as voted on by the listeners, the site makes it easy to uncover audio content. You can stream directly on the site or download to your computer/device.

With close to 65,000 podcasts all you need are an audio device and an open mind. Continue reading: How to Find the Best Podcasts

For those bloggers who use Blogspot as they blog platform and want to spice up the design of the blog I can recommend to take a look at these amazing Blogger themes. You can download and setup these templates by following instructions you can find in download page of every template.

If you know more amazing templates for Blogspot share them in comments!

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Continue reading: 15 Beautiful and Free Blogspot Templates

Passwords have become the bane of our 21st century Internet existence. Between character limits, forced casing issues, the inability to use a portion of your name and ever-improving phishers, we are constantly forced to update and create user names and passwords. How on earth is a savvy Web user expected to retain all of this sensitive data? To this end there are several online tools that allow you to keep track and manage all of all your passwords in one place.

Passpack

Passpack offers centralized storage for personal passwords, logins and links. You can even store private data. The site is accessible from anywhere there is an Internet connection. A 1-click login lets you enter your favorite sites without having to type. Continue reading: Password Managers – How to Never Forget Your Password Again!

Every blogger has to start somewhere. Thankfully, there are no shortage of great Websites that are chock full of information that will help the amateur blogger mature into a seasoned online scribe.

With so many fly-by-night operations, here are 7 of my favorite blogs about blogging that have had serious staying power.

Problogger

Australian blogger Darren Rowse has undoubtedly been responsible for the success of hundreds – if not thousands of bloggers. While the exact number might be difficult to quantify, you’d be hard pressed to find a blogger who at one time or another, did not visit Problogger to make sure they were not committing a blogging faux pas. A great job board, which is updated frequently, rounds out the experience. Continue reading: The 7 Best Blogs About Blogging

Have you ever went to some random movie on a date? I hope everything went fine – it would be a shame to spoil all evening because of a crappy movie. To avoid such situations check out this article for most popular movie review and rating sites and read this piece of useful tips to avoid watching a crappy movie.

There are many ways to get more information on movies and movie review sites are probably one of the best ways to do that. You can get instant idea whether specific movie is great just by looking at it’s ratings and if you are interested in more detail information you can read movie reviews done by users. Below you can find top movie review and rating sites and share your movie taste with others.

Rotten Tomatoes

One of the largest communities of people sharing their passion for movies. You can find there not only user reviews but also what critics say about new movies. Movie trailers, pictures, news – they got everything!

Continue reading: Top Movie Review and Rating Sites

Facebook isn’t just a best communication tool for you, your friends and colleagues, it is great platform for excitement and fun. Since Facebook created possibility for developers to make their own apps they have created really creative and funny games to play together with your friends.

This post is dedicated to give you an insight on most interesting and exciting games available on Facebook today.

YoVille

YoVille is somewhere similar to SIMS, you create your character and his virtual home. Then you need to develop him, go to job and make money. Besides this game offers many interesting mini-games and events that you can experience together with your friends.

Continue reading: List of Best Facebook Games

I’ve always found that the best way to find the best things this world has to offer as far as arts and entertainment is by word of mouth.

When someone truly know who you are, they better understand the things you will enjoy – way better than a ‘reviewer’ ever could.

When it comes to music and movies, Filtersage asks a simple question: What does it remind you of? Continue reading: Connect the Movie & Music Past With the Present

Even if your Website has an uptime of 99.9%, you know that the one time something big happens – for example you get linked to by a major news organization – your Website will go down. The funny part is that often times, this problem can be remedied. The real problem is not knowing when your Website goes. Because no matter how much of a Webhead you are, it’s impossible to monitor your site 24/7. Or is it? Continue reading: Is Your Website Down?

Twitter has so many practical uses, so anytime we come across a Website looking to make it “fun,” it’s fair to say we are skeptical.

TweetTest is trying to change our minds…and they just might do it! Continue reading: Tweet Test: Play Solo Games With Twitter Followers

It happened out of nowhere; everything I own seems to be on the fritz. First the air conditioner, than the dishwasher – even the mattress is sagging.

You know the drill, when something breaks, you head out to the store to buy a new one – praying that you have enough money to cover the expense. The thing of it is, many of today’s items are covered under lengthy warranties. Enter Warranty Elephant. Continue reading: Never Forget With Warranty Elephant