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books by Allan Tépper My recent title, Chromebooks for bilingual writers, is now available in three languages: Castilian (the most widely used Spanish language worldwide), English and now French. The original titles are: Chromebooks para escritores bilingües Chromebooks for bilingual writers I wrote those two myself. Thanks to French translator Séverine Torralba, the third version … Continue reading Chromebooks for bilingual writers, now available in 3 languages

It’s time to define “media host” more accurately, expose Spreaker’s unique & compelling features, and add my own suggestions. article by Allan Tépper Misunderstandings abound regarding the meaning of a “media host” for online radio shows (podcasts and beyond) as opposed to a standard web server. Even when choosing a “media host”, many producers are … Continue reading Spreaker platform for the new radio: compelling features + my suggestions

Hugh Brownstone of Three Blind Men and An Elephant Productions soul-searches the answer. article by Allan Tépper As covered in my prior article (and likely others you will have already read), the new Panasonic GH5 camera/camcorder has unique improvements. Some of them include 4:2:2/10-bit internal video recording and full width usage of the Micro Four … Continue reading How to pick optics for the new GH5 camera/camcorder

My favorite audio editor for storytelling will be on sale for under US$2 on February 13th, for 24 hours only. article by Allan Tépper As you have probably noticed, I have published several articles about Hindenburg Journalist (Pro), and I also mention it often in other articles like microphone reviews, preamp/A-to-D reviews, and in my … Continue reading Hindenburg Journalist on sale for under US$2

RINGR will give you better audio quality, less stress, more reliability and more flexibility than Skype for your remote recorded audio interviews. article by Allan Tépper For years, many audio storytellers have counted on Skype to create remote audio recordings with guests and co-hosts. In fact, I have written several articles about solutions to do … Continue reading With RINGR, say adiós to Skype for remote recorded audio interviews

Learn how to mitigate 2 major weaknesses in Vimeo Pro portfolios using a specific WordPress plugin. article by Allan Tépper Previously, I covered Vimeo Pro’s portfolios, and how to use your own domain or subdomain (i.e. videos.MyDomain.com) on Vimeo’s servers with your own branding. However, Vimeo Pro’s portfolios unfortunately have two major deficiencies: (1) No … Continue reading Vimeo Pro portfolios: How to overcome 2 major deficiencies

In this episode of CapicúaFM (in Castilian, not in English), we discuss the advantages of the physical Spanish keyboard, the most universal one to type directly in the greatest number of languages. With the help of María Esnoz, we talk about Allan Tépper’s latest books, Chromebooks for bilingual writers and Chromebooks para escritores bilingües. We also discuss three … Continue reading CapicúaFM: Advantages of the Spanish keyboard/new book Chromebooks para escritores bilingües/interrogación invertida

After a couple of additions to the associated software, the i-XLR and corresponding RØDE Reporter app will absolutely rock for iOS. No Android version hasn’t been announced yet… article by Allan Tépper i-XLR is an ideal bridge from a single XLR balanced microphone or other mono audio source to an iOS device (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) with … Continue reading Review: RØDE i-XLR and RØDE Reporter app

This review is about the 2 quite different Chromebooks I recently used to write, produce and publish 2 more books. I wanted to prove that books could me produced entirely with a Chromebook, and it worked! article by Allan Tépper In the past few months, I have purchased two quite different Chromebook models, and used them … Continue reading 2 Chromebooks reviewed: CTL J4 Plus laptop & Chromebit stick

I just published another pair of short books, just in time for you… or for someone you love– who plans to publish one in 2017. Fortunately, the Chromebook platform facilitates it, with both economical and practical advantages. Both titles, Chromebooks for bilingual writers and the original Chromebooks para escritores bilingües, I wrote, produced and published entirely with 2 … Continue reading Chromebooks for bilingual writers