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thecrookedwriterspath · 7 years ago
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I haven’t used this yet, but that is the key word...
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HEY WRITER FRIENDS
there’s this amazing site called realtimeboardwhich is like a whiteboard where you can plan and draw webs and family trees and timelines and all that sort of stuff. you can also insert videos, documents, photos, and lots of other things. you can put notes and post-its and, best of all, you can invite other people to be on the board with you and edit together!! 
this is really really awesome and a great tool for novel planning, so if you’re doing nanowrimo…. this could be good for you!!
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nice-lines · 6 years ago
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Visual diary #14 | Miro
Trying something new
Working on this wicked design problem has given me the opportunity to conduct research in different ways than I have in the past. Throughout this process, I challenged myself to broaden my scope of tools and use different methods of data gathering and research methodologies.
Miro
I used Miro (formerly RealtimeBoard) as the main driver to house and store all the information I gathered. Within Miro, I was able to document and visualize everything in one place. I had used this tool in the past but never as the central repository to collect everything. It was helpful and easy to use. I plan on using it more extensively in my full-time work.
Lean UX Surveys & Affinity Diagrams
I had used these frameworks in the past to better understand the problems I was designing for, but never to the extent, I had during this class. In the past, I was part of a team that split up the work and contributed towards a single set of personas, diagrams, and surveys. This project gave me the opportunity to be responsible for all aspects of generating data for these diagrams. I gained a new respect for their use and power in helping guide a designer towards a relevant solution.
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nouveauweird · 7 years ago
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So I went ahead and bought Scrivenver (PC & iOS). It’s easy enough to pass off as a school expense and since it does screenplays and prose it works all the better since I’m in film studies.
Figured out how to sync shit between my computer and iPad so now I don’t need to worry about taking my laptop everywhere.
I can travel light and still work on my WIPs.
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duckprintspress · 3 years ago
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Round Table: What Software Do You Find Helpful for Your Writing Process?
We asked our authors what software helps them write - and got a range of answers! 
Contributors: Adrian Harley, B. T. Fish, D. V. Morse, not-gwaenchanha, theirprofoundbond, Tris Lawrence, unforth
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Discord 
Tris Lawrence: Lately Discord is becoming critical because that's how I'm making notes for my series bible with a combination of private folders and channels to split out information
(B. T. Fish +1, unforth +1)
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Evernote
not-gwaenchanha: I use Evernote for all the ideas, makes them easy to sort. One notebook (or even a notebook stack) per WIP. It lets you interlink notes, use tags to sort stuff. It also has a webclipper browser extension which lets you copy websites or parts of them straight into the notebook which is super helpful for research. Free version can be used on two devices.
Image from the Evernote website...they didn't have anything writing-related, apologies.
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Google Suite (G Docs, G Sheets, G Keep)
Hermit: Gdoc for me because my writing tends to happen on my couch/at the coffee shop and thus on my phone a lot (I am totally the person who brings a wireless mechanical keyboard to the coffee shop). I also make use of Google Keep for research notes. And a notebook with some frixion pens.
D. V. Morse: At the moment, I'm tracking things in Google Sheets, which is great (except there's a lot of functionality from Trello that I'm missing).
not-gwaenchanha: I use gDocs to write, mainly because I don't have to worry I'll lose everything if technology decides it hates me, but it also allows me to write from my phone and easily share with my beta. Google keep is where all the "darlings" go when I kill them a.k.a scraps of text that are good but don't fit. It's got a nice integration with google docs, you can send stuff there straight from the doc from the context menu and then move all the scraps into one "scraps" doc 
(unforth +1, theirprofoundbond +1, Adrian Harley +1)
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Microsoft Word
Adrian Harley: I have been using the same laptop since 2012, and when the hard drive gave out in 2020, my independent computer repair shop was kind enough to reinstall the 2010 versions of Microsoft Office so I didn't have to pay a subscription for them. It's what I'm used to. The "styles" function lets me find chapters easily, and it's easy for me to leave comments for myself when I see an issue and don't want to resolve it right at that moment. I think the free Microsoft Word, whatever they're calling it, has those basic features too, though I'm not positive.
(unforth +1)
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Miro (formerly RealTimeBoard) 
not-gwaenchanha: it’s an endless white board. Great for visual plotting. You can put in sticky notes, tables etc. I also like to upload images to it to make a private moodboard for the story.
Image is from the Miro website.
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Notes App (IOS, Android)
Adrian Harley: I prefer to use the Notes app on the go. It's just as easy as Google Drive, it doesn't freak out if I'm not connected to the internet, and I have to copy and paste the text from any portable software to my document record of choice anyway. 
(B. T. Fish +1, unforth +1)
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Notion
theirprofoundbond: There is a desktop version and an app, with syncing between both. You can use it for writing but I prefer Google Docs for that. Instead, I've built myself a wiki, basically. My "Writing HQ" contains: current editing projects; word count table to track my daily word counts; gallery of my WIPs, which is pretty and motivating, and each "card" contains metadata and promotional info for each project; calendar for my posting schedule; and a gallery of completed work. Notion is incredibly customizeable with great documentation to help you get your head around all the possibilities. It'd be a great home for a worldbuilding bible, too, I think!
(B. T. Fish +1)
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Scrivener
unforth: I use Scrivener for organizing my notes and research, its flashcard system is great for that.
Tris Lawrence: I live and die by a combination of Scrivener and Sprinting. Scrivener was the first piece of software I found that works the way my brain works, from the scrap documents to writing in the margins to index cards, and being able to organize it roughly but have it export pretty when I need it.
D. V. Morse: The main software I use is Scrivener, right up until it's time for critique/beta reading. Then everything goes into GDocs. I've experimented with mind-mapping apps with variable results.
Adrian Harley: Scrivener was incredibly helpful for my novella when I decided to turn it into a novel. It let me keep track of different drafts by chapter, so I could note which versions my writing group had already looked at. It also was easy to add in the "flashback" narrative that I've interspersed throughout the book.
Image from the Scrivener website.
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SmartEdit Writer (formerly Atomic Scribbler)
B. T. Fish: It's a free word processor that has all the functions of Scrivener that I need and none of the confusing extras, is default dark mode, tracks my word count by scene and by entire project, and allows me to document and organize my writing projects from one-shots to novel length works. I use Discord for collaboration and have occasionally used Notion to organize writing prompts and story bible information, but most of that I also keep in Smart Edit, so it ends up being a bit redundant.
Image from the SmartEdit Writer website.
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Spotify and Pandora:
not-gwaenchanha: because music helps my brain switch into the writing mode
unforth: I definitely use Pandora, music helps a lot
(theirprofoundbond +1)
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Sprinto
Tris Lawrence: I cannot survive without a timer somewhere, because that's how I can force myself to focus in 20-30 minute spaces. 
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StayFocusd
unforth: it's an extension that shuts off internet access for a specified amount of time, and it helped me not get distracted by All The Social Media. (I don’t use Chrome anymore, but when I did…)
@/porcupine-girl chimed in from the comments to mention that Leechblock is a similar extension for Firefox!
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Trello
D. V. Morse: I've always loved Trello for organizing workflow and really need to get on that again. 
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Tris Lawrence’s Word Tracking Spreadsheet
Adrian Harley: I have also tried a bunch of different software to track word count, because Number Go Up makes my brain happy. Can I recommend Tris's spreadsheet? That got me through a few months.
Tris Lawrence: I am slightly laughing that I didn't call out my own tracking spreadsheet. Probably because I've been SO focused on notes lately that I haven't gotten new words in uhhhh months. But obviously, yes, when writing I live and die by that as well! I love my charts. I loved the charts on the old NaNo site and wanted them year round. I wanted to be able to set goals and see how I was doing. I wanted to do comparisons. I wanted to see writing across weeks, months, and years, and it helped me learn that zero days and fluctuation were OKAY.
Image from Tris's 2022 spreadsheet blog post
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novoki · 7 years ago
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Not that I upload that regularly, but I might be missing for some time because we’re making a movie!
It will be very bad, we’re not professionals, this is more about fun than making an actual movie. It will be a short film based on the Hunger Games because we’re unoriginal, but it’s already so much work and I’m very tired. Just writing the plot has already been tasking - a friend and I have had to call all weekend up to today to plan this, with two calls lasting up to fifty minutes and one going over an hour and twenty minutes.
Will update as we go along.
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mikeahoward · 7 years ago
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When your muse refuses to cooperate, you take her to a mountain lake, and story plot her into submission. 😉 #coloradomountains #silverlake #cherryadairmethod #plottingbycolor #realtimeboard (at St Mary's Glacier, Idaho Springs) https://www.instagram.com/p/BomqzfcBLgG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p7jriw4om0ti
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junqkook · 6 years ago
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what program do you use to write your stories on?
enipi said: i love your work btw :-) i accidentally sent it before finishing but going off of your process ask! i was very curious as to whether or not you used a diff program to write your work on!
oH!! for fics i just write straight onto tumblr drafts tbh (i like to live life on the edge LMAO) but for original works i use word to write on. for my more in depth stories (original or fics) i’ll use realtimeboard (i think they changed their name tho idk what the new one is) to plot out the timeline. i don’t really have anything super organized tbh, like sometimes i just scribble ideas, plot points, or character traits down into journals/papers that are lying around, or i’ll write out a plot point or scene in my phone’s notes! i’m kind of chaotic with stuff like that skdbskdbskdb i know there’s prob programs out there for planning and plotting ideas, but since i don’t outline much (if at all) i like just sticking to chaotically writing it down wherever i can. sometimes i like drawing out a timeline of Main Points™ in a notebook by hand too!
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katiethompson · 6 years ago
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Summer Kim, head of research at WhatsApp. For RealTimeBoard
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audreyrosebooks · 8 years ago
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Hi yes hello LOOK HOW PRETTY MY OUTLINE IS I tried zooming on the picture and you really can’t see a thing so no spoilers but i’ll probably take it down after i shamelessly show it to my writer pals LOOK HOW PRETTY
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petrkovacik · 6 years ago
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2 měsíce Blabu za námi, stavíme Growth Hacking Team a začínáme testovat
První 2 měsíce Blabu máme za sebou a s Evou a Tomášem jsme si v pátek dali první Monthly Status Assessment. Zrekapitulovali jsme si, co se všechno podařilo, jaké jsou aktuální priority a stanovili jsme si cíle na březen.
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Hiring na prvním místě
Většinu času trávíme hiringem lidí do týmu, pohovorů s nimi a následným procesem nabídek a onboardingu, protože bez dobrého týmu dobrý produkt nepostavíme. Na začátku jsme si na to stanovili jasný proces komunikace s uchazeči, předávání si informací a úkolů a hlavně si předsevzali velmi rychlou reakční dobu. Nejčastější proces je, že na někoho dostaneme kontakt nebo se sám ozve, druhý den si dáme 30 min hovor přes Hangouts a podle toho se dohodneme na dalším postupu a osobním setkání. Zatím máme velmi pozitivní feedback na rychlé telefonáty s uchazeči, že oběma stranám to velmi šetří čas a přitom máme dostatek možností se navzájem poznat.
Dev Team se nám takhle podařilo vytvořit v rekordním čase a nyní už ve čtyřech lidech usilovně pracují na MVP a další se přidají v následujících týdnech.
Stavíme Growth Hacking Team
Druhá nejklíčovější kompetence Blabu je marketing, který bude zároveň naším salesem. Rozhodli jsme se už nerozdělovat klasicky týmy na marketing a dev, ale stavíme Growth Hacking Team, který bude zahrnovat Product a Marketing (nyní převážně performance marketing). Tato oddělení by měla nejvíce spolupracovat při akvizici a retenci uživatelů, což je náš hlavní zdroj růstu. Dev Team, jako technologičtí experti, bude bokem (ale v úzké spolupráci) pod vedením CTO Tomáše Strejčka. Hledáme nyní tedy kandidáty na pozici VP of Growth. S několika kandidáty už vedeme pohovory. I tuto pozici vidím velmi nadějně.
Dotahujeme zadání
První kick-off zadání vychází ode mě, takže jsem strávil hodně času kreslením wireframů a sepisováním představované funkcionality. Nyní ještě musíme naprosto přesně osekat zadání na MVP a pak další seřadit podle priorit.
V tomto mě obrovsky překvapil nástroj RealTimeBoard, ve kterém si můžete kombinovat diagramy, wireframes, roadmapy, lístečky, poznámky, prostě opravdu hodně. Zatím jsem doteď nenašel komplexnější nástroj.
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Už teď ale vím, že za pár týdnů a měsíců nebudu mít čas řídit produkt - budu ale velmi rád na něm spolupracovat a dávat okamžitý feedback už při zadávání. Proto už jsme rozjeli hledání UX / Product Designera a máme první pohovory před námi příští týden. Věřím, že už v dubnu si tuto roli někdo převezme.
Přepínáme se do AJ
Postupně se přepínáme do AJ, minimálně v psané formě. Někteří kandidáti jsou již cizinci a bude tedy nutné již brzo v týmu přepnout i na mluvenou angličtinu. Mimo to jsem už absolvoval první telefonáty s potenciálními investory a všechny byly v AJ. 
Nabíráme první tutory
Minulý týden rozjela Eva hledání prvních anglických tutorů. Už máme cca 50 kontaktů, se kterými nyní otevře individuální komunikaci a začne je onboardovat do platformy. S některými si příští 2 týdny zkusíme zkušební hovory se studenty a budeme podle toho vytvářet manuál pro všechny ostatní.
Corporate & Legal
Nový projekt znamená také poměrně dost zařizování okolo věcí, kterým byste nejradši nevěnovali ani hodinu času. Založit legal entitu, pod kterou budete fungovat (BLABU CZ s.r.o.), mít oficiální bankovní účty (nyní máme ČSOB), zařídit akceptaci platebních karet, registrovat se k DPH (od Babiše je to trochu složitější proces), ... Pak ale taky musíte mít účetní firmu a hledáme také právníky, kteří nám budou řešit jak běžné pracovně právní smlouvy, ale také právníky na mezinárodní internetové právo. Do toho postupně už zpracovávám možnosti ohledně mezinárodní struktury firem pro globální projekt.
PreMVP
Příští týden už začínáme testovat zcela osekaný produkt s prvními uživateli a tutory. Nechceme ani tak testovat UX (protože to je fakt osekaný produkt a víme to), ale chceme se spíš kvalitativně pobavit s lidmi o tom, co čekali, jak to na ně působilo, co prožívali za pocity a co bychom mohli udělat jinak. Na tuto etapu se velmi těším!
V dalším článku se zaměřím na cash v ranné fázi firmy.
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nice-lines · 6 years ago
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Visual diary #5 | Initial user interview + study
The initial problem I chose to tackle was "How can technology help consumers waste less time?" After doing some initial research and interviewing friends and coworkers, I decided to tweak this question to be more specific. 
How can technology help us spend less time in lines?
I first created a 'dumping ground' for all of my notes, ideas, screenshots, photos, and thoughts. I chose to use RealtimeBoard because it was simple to use and available everywhere (its browser-based). After researching online, I discovered most of the products and services geared towards 'wasting less time' were very specific in the type of wasted time they sought to eliminate. Many focused on wasting less time:
At work
On the internet
In traffic
On social media
I found these articles to be helpful, but they weren't really helping me understand how to utilize technology to save time. The few products I did come across were also marketed to tackle one of the above topics. The only product that sought to save people time by leveraging existing technology was Google 'Popular Times' feature that appears in some Google searches. It shows how busy a business typically is during different times of the day and shows the average time spent by most visitors.
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After my initial research, I set up a handful of preliminary interviews with friends. I wanted to use this time to fine-tune my list of questions, before creating a Google Forms study to share with a wider audience. While sitting down and discussing the topic, I realized my initial question was far too broad. Nearly every person I spoke with had trouble discussing the idea of 'wasted time' but could talk at length about spending time waiting in lines. I think this is due to each of us having a different idea of what 'waste' means. For some, sitting in traffic can be a waste of time. For others, it can be an escape and an opportunity to catch up on an audiobook or call a friend. I realized if I wanted to solve a problem in this space, I needed to frame my problem to include something more users could collectively understand.
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I don't think I would have come to this realization if it weren't for the research and interviews I conducted. These allowed me to learn more about the space and the problem I set out to solve.
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nouveauweird · 7 years ago
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My Outline Spread for “But a Monster”
25 sticky notes to represent 25 chapters, with 4 bullets each to represent (approximately) 4 scenes per chapter. Some extra notes with important info/details are attached to certain chapters. I deconstructed everything with the help of this post which was incredibly useful to me in making this outline as quickly as I did:
I searched what the average word count was on romance thrillers and got 80-89k, I rounded up and chose 90k. 
I searched average chapter length and I got between 2k and 5k words, and went with the sweet middle number 3.5k.
I divided 90k by 3.5k and got 25.7, so I rounded down to 25 chapters.
Finally searched average novel-scene length and got 1k. I can divide 3.5k into four 875-word scenes, but I’m giving myself room to write some shorter and longer scenes.
With that broken down, I used realtimeboard, featured here with the “brainwriting” template to build the valuable visual of the sticky notes.
I formatted and resized the sticky notes into a way I liked.
I added approximately what word count I would reach at which chapters.
I added approximate percentages (%) where important events occur, based on the plot structure chart I made. 
I wrote out 4 brief bullets (scenes) per sticky note (chapter) of what would need to happen to get the story where it needed to go.
I also ended up adding important dates to keep pacing in mind. 
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loadloan954 · 3 years ago
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Explain Everything Auf Mac
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Microsoft Whiteboard is a solid choice, there are folks who might want to try different options. That's why I will share some of the best Microsoft Whiteboard alternatives in this post.
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Microsoft Whiteboard integrates with Teams, also by Microsoft, but not everyone uses Teams. What about other users who are on Zoom, Duo, Meet, or other platforms? These whiteboard apps will help you out, and most of them are available for Windows and other platforms.
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Let’s check them out.
1. DrawPile
DrawPile is an open-source and free whiteboard app available on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. It has no mobile version available. At its heart, DrawPile is a sketching tool with collaboration features. Inviting is a different story. You will need to share your external IP address and password for that. DrawPile offers a nifty guide on how to host a collaborative session.It carries a unique ability to record your screen while you are collaborating with others on the whiteboard. That can help understand the process and usable for reference later. You can save it as a video or a series of images. The app is completely free to use.Download DrawPile
2. Draw.Chat
One of the main features of Draw.Chat is the messaging feature where you can send text messages to other participants. You can also send audio and video messages, which are even cooler that the verbose text explanations. Recently, the developers of the app added a video conferencing feature.Draw.Chat comes with plenty of drawing tools that can be too much for Microsoft Whiteboard alternative seekers, but many will find these options useful. Best part is that there is no registration required and you get 10MB cloud storage where you can save whiteboards for up to 1 month before downloading them. There are plenty of keyboard shortcuts to make your life easy.Two interesting features include the ability to draw/highlight on maps and annotate PDF files. The app is completely free, and you can create multiple whiteboards at the same time.
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3. Miro (Earlier RealtimeBoard)
Miro is a platform-agnostic professional whiteboard app that works on desktops and smartphones. You can begin with a blank whiteboard or choose a template based on your needs. Miro’s UI very polished, and there are many elements that you can add to a whiteboard.You can drag and drop every element wherever you want. Also, you can zoom and pan around the board. Team members can chat with each other using text, audio, and video or just share screen inside Miro. You can also connect many third-party apps like Slack, Drive, Teams, Trello, and more. There is a Miro Marketplace for all sorts of plugins for extra functionality. Enterprise users will be happy to know that there are administrative controls for users with permissions to control the workflow.
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Miro has a free plan for up to 3 whiteboards and some basic stuff to try out. Meanwhile, the paid version at $8/month unlocks several features such as larger team support, collaboration, private whiteboards, and so on.Download Miro
4. Explain Everything
Explain Everything works a little like the whiteboard option in Zoom or Meet, where you will create a whiteboard and send an invite code to others. There are no desktop apps, but it works on any browser and has dedicated mobile apps. It was created to help teachers and others who give presentations to explain how things work. It also supports audio and video recording.You will create a whiteboard and then draw, add shapes, and other elements, all while explaining how things work. You can share the finished video with anyone. That doesn’t mean you can't invite people in real-time and collaborate with them on a single whiteboard. You can do that too, but those who couldn’t attend the whiteboard sharing session can watch the video instead. The video can be created using a mix of media file types like PDF files, audio or video messages, and of course, all the elements that you will use on the whiteboard itself. Apart from the video format, you can also save the whiteboard in PDF or some popular image formats. Like Miro, this Microsoft Whiteboard alternative integrates with many cloud storage apps. It is free for up to 3 projects, and pricing begins at $7 per month.Download Explain Everything
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5. OneNote
Some Reddit users suggest using OneNote as a Microsoft Whiteboard alternative. OneNote is a popular note-taking app, also from the house of Microsoft. You can take notes in a variety of formats like text, audio, and video, share and collaborate on a single note, and there is a handy toolbar with drawing tools.While not a traditional whiteboard app, there are some benefits of using OneNote. You can create detailed notes, lists, draw, record, share, collaborate, and later search that sea of notes to find what you are looking for easily using keywords or tags. We have covered OneNote is great detail on GT before. Do check out our take. Download OneNote
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On-Boarding Whiteboard
Did you know that video conferencing apps like Zoom come with a whiteboard feature built-in? Unlike OneNote, which was built primarily for taking notes, Zoom was built for video conferencing and collaborating first. That’s another way to use a whiteboard apart from what we have shared above.There are plenty of other Microsoft Whiteboard alternatives, and the one you use will depend on your particular requirements and use case. I suggest you try a couple of them, preferably the free version, and choose one that works best for you.
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automagicp · 7 years ago
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デザインプロセスがチームスポーツのチームスポーツのようになってきたのと同様、ワイヤーフレームも同じようになっていくでしょう。分担作業のひとつではなく、コミュニケーションツールとしての可能性を引き出すにはどうすれば良いでしょうか。
ワイヤーフレームで何を解決しようとしているのか
誰が作るのか、ではなくチームでどう作るか
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Freehand | InVision
inVision Freehand に貼り付けることができるから楽。iPad 対応ですごく描きやすくなったし。… “
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by-ethan-fox · 7 years ago
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Book 3 progress - act 1
Wanted to share with you guys where I am for Book 3. Right now, it sits around here:
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I recently started to use RealTimeBoard, which is an online whiteboard platform. It’s essentially a tool which allows you to create limitless digital whiteboards, and is a lifesaver as in my old apartment, I actually had a huge whiteboard affixed to the wall, but don’t have the room for that in my current place.
The top part is a rough layout of the narrative, with the major beats represented as post-its. The bottom part is a list of the new characters who will appear in the story, with some key elements as to their involvement specified (you can see that one of them is just a “?” right now as I’m still working on that one).
Right now, I’ve only got a detailed plan for Act 1. I generally use a 3-act structure as a place to start (though I tend to break it in second and third passes); I’m going to make a start on Act 2 in the next day or two. I’d like, if possible, to have this diagram complete in its entirety by the end of August at the latest - then I can start dividing up the post-its into scenes in yWriter and doing some actual writing.
On the planner/pantser scale, for overarching stuff, I’m definitely a planner. I find I do a lot of “editing” in this stage, as I tend to sit down and really try to imagine running through the narrative like a movie in my head (for Book 2, I once literally spent two hours doing this, acting out all the dialogue I had in mind) before I hit the keyboard. It cuts down on waste. Obviously I still do multiple rewrites and a lot of editing does take place, but this really helps prevent major plot issues and cuts down on extraneous stuff which would later be ripped out anyway.
And if you’re wondering what the big vertical rectangle is, that’s Christmas. Those who have read Scissors and City will be aware that book2 ends in late winter, so Christmas is going to happen at some point in the middle. Might not be in that position, though.
I also have a title in mind... Though I’ll mull over that a bit longer before sharing it!
Anyway, that’s just under 3 weeks to get Acts 2 and 3 into order, so I need to get back to work!!
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katiethompson · 6 years ago
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