Happy Scribe: Online Service to Create Transcripts for Your Audio and Video

As I read my Twitter stream this morning, a tweet from Poynter captured my attention:

An online transcription service that quickly transcribes audio files, how did I miss this news last May?

From today’s article, I learned that when Poynter shared the news about the Happy Scribe transcription service in May 2017, journalists quickly tried out the online tool for their transcripts. Continue reading Happy Scribe: Online Service to Create Transcripts for Your Audio and Video

What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

Earlier this year, I wrote about the lack of volume controls in video and audio players and how frustrated I was with having to manage volume globally across all applications on my laptop.

Two months later, I published a follow-up post, with information about the SoundCloud and National Public Radio (NPR) audio controls. Continue reading What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control

Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

When I wrote about volume controls in video and audio players earlier this year, it was because my friend Tim Nekritz tweeted about the lack of volume control for desktop/laptops on the National Public Radio (NPR) First Listen site.

I decided to investigate and found out NPR wasn’t the only site without volume control on their audio player. Continue reading Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension