Technology

When we first got into the transcription game, the technology of the foot pedal was top secret and complicated. In fact, we had to pay a private engineer to make our transcription foot pedal system to work properly in conjunction with our secret time code...

I’ve been late to the party most of my life, so it’s no surprise to me that I’ve only now discovered Dropbox, while I’m sure the rest of the world has moved onto the Next Big Thing. But that’s okay, I’m here to tell you...

Last week at the 2012 IDEAS conference, Word Wizards conducted a survey to get a better understanding of what the experts think about the difference between compliance and accessibility. We invite you to participate in this survey and share your opinion about this hot ticket...

[caption id="attachment_972" align="alignnone" width="150"] Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase Logo[/caption] On behalf of Word Wizards, Inc. I would like to thank our friends at USDA for hosting this year's Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase. It was our first year attending as an exhibitor and we took...

It is not usually our policy to get political here at Word Wizards. However there is a largely under-discussed item of legislation that could change the free internet forever. Our friends at WordPress covered this issue quite well, so we have broken our normal habit...

Word Wizards is gearing up for next week's Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS). Our organization has developed a broad expertise helping entities achieve section 508 compliance for their documents, videos and interactive forms. After being awarded a GSA contract on the A.I.M.S. schedule earlier...

Web design in its various forms has become big business around the world. From the most basic amateur pages to complex multilevel corporate projects, producing a website always depends on the resources, requirements, and time constraints of the individual. The lower end web design projects...

For our first post of 2012, we bring you a short lesson in the language of transcription: In the English language we have the wonderful tradition of using the words that carry multiple meanings depending on the context. The word "transcription" or "transcribe" is no stranger...

Time Code, the stuff that editors once dreamed of. A continuous stream of data (usually audio) that allows video footage to be edited digitally in a non-linear format. Providing transcripts synced to time code was once a very technical and labor intensive process. In fact,...

Looking for something new to drool over? Check out the Roland VR-5, a powerhouse of audio and video technology. Connect your cameras, microphones, and  computer, and you have a single interface for professional quality live A/V streaming. [caption id="attachment_906" align="alignnone" width="219" caption="VR-5 AV Mixer and Recorder...