by David Woods | Collaboration, Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transana Multiuser
Disclaimer There are many valid ways to set up file synchronization systems using Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, and a variety of other file sharing programs. This post is a description, not an endorsement, of one option, the use of Google Drive for...
by David Woods | Importing Data
Hard drives die, sometimes with no warning. Hackers are developing new ransomware schemes to “lock” your data unless you pay to have access restored. Early in my career, a building I worked in caught fire, destroying my computer. While data losses like...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Transana Multiuser, Writing Tools
Writing Tools in Transana There are two important ways I use Transana Professional’s writing tools when I am doing qualitative analysis. Creating Progress Logs. These are useful in tracking what I’ve done and where I’m headed. In Transana Multiuser they are also...
by David Woods | Time Codes, Transcription
My first thought as I watched the first U.S. Presidential debate of 2020 was “Oh, those poor transcribers.” I recognized the huge challenge this would present for transcribers, with constant interruptions and so much overlapping speech. I knew it would...
by David Woods | Analysis, Coding, Keywords, Reports, Maps and Graphs
Transana’s Reports, Maps, and Graphs (referred to collectively as the Reports) are powerful tools for increasing your understanding of qualitative data that you’ve coded and categorized. As I talked about in “Making Sense of Your Coded Data,” your reports include all...
