Based in New Zealand, I am Founder and CEO of
Litmos, a hosted training system that makes it easier for
companies to get started with online training. Over the past
10 years I have worked as a software developer in New
Zealand, UK, Australia, & Canada. Working mainly on Software
as a Service products during my career, about 3 years ago I
saw the opportunity to make an online training system that
is easy to use and setup. I am now a keen follower of trends
in elearning and online training, and I'm passionate about
increasing communication and optimising usability within
training systems.
Rich's Top 10 Tools as at 14 July
2008
Google Search
Still the #1 knowledge portal in my book. It's the root of
all my searches and often leads off to other useful sites
included in this list.
Google Reader
It's like reading 100 newspapers at once. Goes great
with coffee in the morning.
Blogger
Never quite made the move to WordPress or TypePad etc.
I've been blogging using blogger for 4-5 years and never
had a problem with it. Like any blogging platform its a
quick and easy way to get a message out there.
Litmos
Of course i would add this :-) We not only develop and
support Litmos we actually use it too. Aside from
training staff its become our knowledge base where we
store documents and communicate around various topics
that we want tracked in one place.
Skype A
must have. Of all the video chat products available, the
consistent quality of calls on Skype wins hands down.
Wikipedia
Often top of the list when searching a topic on Google,
Wikipedia has all the bases covered.
Gmail for
Domains/Business
For years I've used the MS Exchange/Outlook combo and
its been great but Gmail for business is awesome. We
made the switch about 6 months ago and haven't looked
back.
Blip.tv A great free video
hosting site that from my testing and experience
provides the best quality if you're looking for a place
to host screencasts.
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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008
