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The point being, as fixes and improvements are not as a rule announced in advance, I guess problems with HTML5 output file browser compatibility could happen again.

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For the full story regarding this incident, click here. they were not viewable) Articulate did however release a fix very quickly and were not to blame. For instance, one of my IT assistants informed me in July 2015 about вЂњfixes and improvementsвЂќ on Chrome 44 affecting Articulate HTML5 output files only on all Chromium-based browsers (i.e. Be Pragmatic When Choosing A Rapid eLearning SolutionДЄppertaining to rapid eLearning software, random unannounced security updates/bug fixes/improvements on browsers only underscore the importance of choosing a company that you feel you can (learn to) trust to find solutions to problems I feel an addendum is required here however, in life, love, and IT, trust has to be earned (over time). Another indication that Microsoft is exerting its presence more in education is the growing array of imaginative products on the Microsoft education site. Microsoft evidently wants a bigger piece of the education pie, and, after all, itвЂ™s only natural for Microsoft to want to leverage itself more into education, and the push to promote the preview version of its rapid eLearning and knowledge sharing tool, Office Mix, surely pays testament to this. Multi-device compatibility, improved analytics functionality, and being/remaining affordable are also important factors but for me, the most important criterion is, does the company have a vision of where technology enhanced learning (TEL) is going/will be going and will it be able to develop a strategy to realize its vision? Microsoft can only be as good as its senior management allows it to be though any entrenched big-ego power freaks that stifle real out-of-the-box TEL thinking need to be expunged because itвЂ™s actually a companyвЂ™s failures that evidence whether a trend-setting environment, with its right mix of whacky people, has been created and is being safe-guarded. For instance, there is increasing legislative pressure to adhere to section 508/WCAG2.0.

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With regard to eLearning authoring software specifically, itвЂ™s looking increasingly like future-proofing means opting for the less risky option.ДЄ reliable eLearning authoring software company needs to address or be able to address a growing list of requirementsВ (quickly). Is there really such a thing as future proofing? IsnвЂ™t that an oxymoron? I mean nothing is certain in life, not health nor wealth, and nothing is certain in the technology arena too where big tech players appear to be vying for a greater market share, mostly ostensibly through competing with one another. Can Office Mix Provide The Right Solution For My Institution?

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вЂњBut, then again, surely, itвЂ™s very unlikely that an Office Mix HTML5 output file will be affected by an update done on Internet Explorer or EdgeвЂ¦вЂќ said the Head (to himself pragmatically). вЂњHoly shit, how the hell are we supposed to work, if things like this are going on?вЂќ said the Head (to himself). вЂњAs Google updates are not generally announced in advance, this could happen again, but then again, remember, updates can affect HTML5 output files depending on whoвЂ™s doing them, and depending on whatвЂ™s being done.вЂќ вЂњCould this happen again?вЂќ said the Head. вЂњ It was some updates to Chrome 44 that affected Articulate HTML5 output files on all Chromium based browsers and not on Microsoft browsers or Maxthon, but Articulate released a fix very quickly, and that was pretty impressive,вЂќ said the experienced IT expert calmly. вЂњFind out whatвЂ™s going on, and do it asap.вЂќ The Head then calls out to an experienced IT expert, who was sitting in another room. вЂњItвЂ™s that browser that no-oneвЂ™s heard of,вЂќ said the experienced learning technologist. вЂњWhatвЂ™s Maxthon?вЂќ said another learning technologist.

вЂњFlash is ok, but HTML5 isnвЂ™t, what an irony, howвЂ™s that possible, itвЂ™s HTML5? Have you tried Internet Explorer, Edge or Maxthon?вЂќ said the Head.

вЂњTheyвЂ™re not viewable on Chrome or Firefox I think, but Flash fall-back is ok,вЂќ said the experienced learning technologist.

In walks the Head: вЂњ Hi everyone!вЂќ said the Head.ДЄn experienced learning technologist turns around on his swivel chair looking somewhat worried and said, вЂњ Our Articulate HTML5 videos arenвЂ™t playing on Chrome or Firefox.вЂќ ItвЂ™s July 2015, the sun is roasting relentlessly outside, and inside learning technologists are chatting about something intenselyвЂ¦. Let us see whether to mix or not to mix with MicrosoftвЂ™s new eLearning authoring tool. Are You Thinking About Using Microsoft's New eLearning Authoring Tool Office Mix?

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