Mike Alcock is
the Managing Director of Atlantic Link
Limited, a supplier of rapid e-learning software.
Mike's
Top 10 Tools as at
12 July 2007
iGoogle
- my
personalised desktop
and the first thing
that opens on my
laptop. A customised
homepage with my
favourite feeds
including e-learning
news, world clock,
currency converter,
Formula 1 news, BBC
news, BBC sports and
everything else I
need to be up to
date with the world.
Plus the best search
engine from my home
page.
MSN Messenger
- still my
favourite way to communicate, especially with my
developers in Kiev, as well as family and friends.
Fast, free and 100% reliable.
Skype -
free calls to Kiev and the rest of
the world. Low cost calls to landlines and mobiles
around the world. Saves me a fortune.
Internet Explorer
-
still the
best way to get around the Internet and reliably connect
to every website out there.
Bearshare
- the easiest way to
share files on the Internet, and a valuable source
of content.
Paint -
I'm no graphic designer and Photoshop
is way beyond me, but if I need to edit a picture or
create a graphic I can get by with Paint. The results
may not be masterpieces, but they usually suffice and
are good enough for almost all of my on-line activities.
Simple, easy to use and free with Windows.
StatCounter
- a free tool for tracking hits on your website. Great
statistics and graphs, and sometimes even company names
for visitors. A great marketing tool and very reassuring
when you want to know that your website is not being
ignored.
Google Docs
-
Collaborate across companies and organisations. The
future of application software.
Content Point -
I know that this is my own software,
but I can't imagine creating e-learning courses any
other way. I won't blow my own trumpet too much here,
but once you've authored remotely, there's really no
going back. A Google spreadsheet for e-learning.
What are your
Top 10 tools - for
your own personal working and learning
and/or
creating, delivering or supporting others' learning?
Let us know
