I just had to share one of the more interesting ancillary collaboration websites that I have seen in a while. It is called screenjelly. I am not sure how to even classify this website in terms of its application but it is a brilliant SaaS website that allows anyone to make a short screen capture video (max 3min in length) to be shared with the masses or privately. No software to download or install. It is entirely web based. It even picks up your microphone as if using video IM so that your video has a sync’d audio track.
Now, 3 minutes, is really a short amount of time to do grand tutorials with rambling explanation like I tend to do for ArtOfBI.com (see our videos), but for small quick explanations this is a great tool. Best of all it is FREE and it is hosted for FREE. The only drawback that I see so far is that there is no editing functionality. However, I think that is why this type of tool will be successful. It is like micro-blogging. When you have something to show you just crank it out quickly and send it off to your colleagues or whomever; it is short enough for them to either get the gist the first time through or replay it a few times to get the core point trying to be conveyed.
I may be using it going forward for some quick video tips and continue to use Camtasia for the longer more detailed stuff.
If you haven’t explored the full depth of OBIEE and all of its majestic glory then you may have not yet seen the 10.1.3.4 sample RPD and web catalog which can integrate with your RPD to track user access statistics, longest running queries, etc. By the way Oracle aptly named this Usage Tracking. This is a fantastic tool and below I have put together the web’s first video tutorial on how to install and configure the basics of the Usage Tracking RPD. In subsequent posts I look to explore Usage Tracking in more detail as well as to show you how to migrate the schema from the basic, dare I say lonely Usage Tracking RPD, and integrate it with a more real world scenario RPD like the one your company runs its supply chain analytics from. The video is below - enjoy.
Remember, the toll for watching this video is simply to leave a comment. If you learn anything from the video then you must leave a comment and praise it heavily. : )
As promised, based on my previous post regarding setting up Essbase Studio Server and OC4J to run as a Windows Service, I have provided a video to visually assist you with your integration.
My name is Christian Screen, a Business Intelligence mastermind working with mainly Oracle and Microsoft technologies. The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of Oracle, Microsoft, or my employer.
