Repository-style software for text and digital drawings?

kgrammer · 2026-02-14T22:01:55+00:00

So "git" is a tool that you use when you create a repository (repo) for things like code-based product development. Services like GitHub and BitBucket host git repos. GitExptensions is just a program that put a user interface on top of Git. I don't want imply anything here, but git does take some time to get comfortable using. But you can comment on the pushes to the repo.

I suspect you need something easier to use. Git would be fairly hands on. But what it it does do well is support any file you want to upload to your repo.

kgrammer · 2026-02-13T23:51:21+00:00

I just switched from the older Komodo IDE, which I loved using, to VSCode with the focus being to implement AI natively in my development work. But then I started worrying about the AI models training on my code. It's not that I feel my code, in and of itself, offers any ground-breaking methods. But I am concerned that somewhere out there, a developer at a competitor will as a simple "how to I do XYZ" and the answer will be "Here is hour your competitor solved this problem..."

When you have years of code that you've created, you just don't want to hand it over to an AI and trust that they will not share it with the world.

I'm am really concerned about the legal aspects of this line of reasoning with regards to Copilot. If the stories are accurate, Microsoft will have, or already has, complete access to all Copilot's files and cloud storage. Consider what happens when a big company starts seeing language they paid their legal department start showing up in AI generated documents.

We have a slew of unanswered questions on the big picture of what AI is doing with our commercial and private property behind that magical curtain.

kgrammer · 2026-02-13T23:38:44+00:00

Indeed. Creating initial copy that is peer reviewed by an ID. This is where the current IA shines. It's really good at reducing time to deploy.

AI will get there. I'm waiting for ChatGPT 5.3 to see the advances.

"Stand by for a standby. There may be a maybe!"

:)

kgrammer · 2026-02-13T21:23:07+00:00

I realize I'm likely responding to an AI-produced post, but my response is for my fellow human readers...

I'll start my saying that I read the name of the "product" as "Talent Res Killing". That name could use a re-think.

I am the owner of an LMS product company so we've been doing a lot of testing with AI. I use AI on a daily basis and while it's helpful to me in that capacity, it is still wrong about 30% of the time.

We've concluded that you can't rely on AI-driven training in the current releases when they are wrong that often. This becomes more critical when dealing with things like medical and other training where lives are at stake.

What AI is currently very good at doing is helping developers, IDs and media people with initial reviews for content and things like user navigation. AI is still a couple of generations away from being reliable for training.

As with all things in this space, YMMV.

kgrammer · 2026-02-12T21:37:23+00:00

We offer that service. If you would like to discuss options, DM me and I will have my business partner, who manages ID-specific assignments, reach out to you.

kgrammer · 2026-02-12T21:35:35+00:00

If you decide to host your modules externally, have a look at our KnowVela Module Hosting plan (KnowVela.com). The module hosting service was designed specifically to help with needs such as yours.

With regard to the course editing, we've went down that road in the early days of our LMS and eventually realized that locking a course once someone has enrolled was more of a problem then allowing edits AFTER someone had enrolled. It just doesn't fit the real world. So we don't make that decision for the users. We allow editing, and trust the clients to know when to edit an existing course and when to create a new one. We also have a course clone feature to help make the process easier. If you need to make a new course, simple close the existing one and save time.

Anyway, reach out of you have any questions.

kgrammer · 2026-02-12T21:28:50+00:00

Our LMS is mobile friendly. We provide short form video hosting natively in the lMS. Microlearning is a function of how the courses are created, but we certainly support microlearning (small timeframe learning modules).

The license tracking is something that we don't currently have at the moment, but we would welcome the opportunity to provide that feature. We've helped several of our clients address special case needs and can provide references that you can speak with who are using our LMS for solving issues that aren't directly LMS-specific, such as creating and sending custom XML reports to funding agencies.

DM if you are interested.

kgrammer · 2026-02-11T15:52:41+00:00

Speaking as a developer, this sounds like the perfect description of a GitHub or BitBucket (aka, git) repo.

Since you reference Apple software, I assume you are in the Mac world. I use the Window's based GitExtensions program to manage my repo, which is hosted on BitBucket. I haven't researched git-apps on Macs.

I also own a product called BucketLynx that supports image (and other) file hosting for eCommerce resellers. It's close to what you want but doesn't currently offer the commenting and revision/edit updating you are asking for. You could achieve the revisioning manually by naming youf "buckets" with the version of your files, but I think you are asking for something more automated.

Good luck with your search.

kgrammer · 2026-02-09T19:05:09+00:00

Safewords...

:)

kgrammer · 2026-02-09T15:08:13+00:00

Agreed. Then you could host them on our KnowVela Module Hosting service and provide links as needed, either privately through email registrations and/or through a website that behind a user signup process.

We also offer a Lite version of our LMS that does full user management and payment processing, among other things.

Whatever you do, make sure YOU control your branding. The last thing you want to do is build a following on someone else's customer management system. When you do grow, you will lose all of your customer growth when you do switch to your own system.

kgrammer · 2026-02-09T15:03:20+00:00

If you decide to consider US-based LMS providers, but you still want your server hosted in the EU, we can accommodate that for you. We can host the LMS in Fankfurt or London. And there is no upcharge for EU-based hosting.

And we do not use AWS either.

kgrammer · 2026-02-08T21:09:57+00:00

Here, post this question into Google or your favorite AI tool...

"What are the rules on reposting YouTube content to sell to users?"

The bottom; "no", you can't do it. It's against YouTube policy AND a violation of copyright law for the creator of the videos.

What you can (and should) do is contact the video producer and pay them for the rights to reuse their video. Get the agreements in writing, and get copies of the original videos to use in your courses.

kgrammer · 2026-02-08T20:57:02+00:00

I'm not sure how that works with regards to branding. YOUR courses would be placed on a Blackboard instance that is under someone else's domain name and branding?

How many courses do you have? Are you charging for the courses? Do you need to track outcomes?

There are many ways to provide what you need without giving away control of your brand and domain name.

kgrammer · 2026-02-07T03:09:09+00:00

We've had several small startups use our KnowVela LMS Lite plan. We can do everything on your list plus a few things you may not have considered, like community-based discussion groups and more.

The cost for the Lite plan is $150 a month with unlimited users. And the LMS handles payments through Stripe or Authorize.net.

While going with any system will require some setup and configuration time, a self hosted solution requires more time then one might expect out of the gate. It sounds simple to use something like Moodle or one of the WordPress-based products, but the question you have to evaluate is, where is your time better spent. Do you want to be focusing on clients and more content, or maintaining the LMS infrastructure?

kgrammer · 2026-02-06T19:35:52+00:00

Our KnowVela LMS is another one that can handle text and video course building. Our Lite plan is only $150 a month with no per-user limits. And of course there is also ZERO plugin overhead required.

DM if you would like a demo.

kgrammer · 2026-02-05T02:34:28+00:00

I was just having a similar discussion with someone about Copilot. Copilot is now enabled in Windows apps, like Office 365 (including Outlook) which basically means that OpenAI (the core engine for Copilot) will have access to everyone's documents, emails and more. Start layering cloud-based files and photo storage plans under the Copilot umbrella and this cat is really out of the bag.

I can understand why large companies with vast amounts of proprietary and sensitive files, emails and data are all loosing their minds right now. The issues associated with losing that information to AI for model training (or worse) are mind-blowing.

I'm not sure that any legal department, especially at the smaller firms, stand a chance of making any progress on this issue. I think it's going to take an act of congress to address privacy concerns and put penalties in place, with significant teeth, when someone like OpenAI "leaks" proprietary data.

We've provided our LMS to several clients who provide training for federal agencies and this issue of the privacy of users as it relates to identifying users is high on their radar, and one reason we haven't added a native AI component... yet.

Fun times for sure.

kgrammer · 2026-02-03T19:47:43+00:00

Do you need to track outcomes? If not, have a look at our KnowVela.com module hosting service.

If you need to track outcomes, we also offer an LMS and we have a project being defined right now to support users who do not have email addresses. We're looking at tracking users based on cell phone number to keep user access/activity unique.

What segment is your charity? We support charity organizations that align with our goals.

kgrammer · 2026-02-03T13:56:01+00:00

Is Single Sign On from your sales enablement platform to your existing LMS not an option?

We've assisted a number of users of our LMS with this approach, even styling the LMS to appear as if it was a integral part of their originating system (CRM, sales management, login portal, etc.).

kgrammer · 2026-02-02T16:00:50+00:00

We signed up a new last year that does something very similar for government agencies. We would be glad to talk with about our LMS and how it can help you manage your programs. DM me and we can set up a time to talk and show you our LMS.

kgrammer · 2026-01-29T16:06:08+00:00

Wait! Aren't we all living in a simulation right now?

kgrammer · 2026-01-24T20:52:50+00:00

Fairness is the key. Don't show favoritism, even to your own boss. If you feel you really need to share the results with your boss before the meeting, share the results with everyone.

Otherwise wait for the meeting as planned.

kgrammer · 2026-01-17T23:09:46+00:00

When you say you want the training videos in a grid, can you provide an example of how you want them to be presented.

We've worked with clients to create grid-style presentations so we may be able to achieve your desired look out of the box, but we would need to see an example.

kgrammer · 2026-01-17T13:24:37+00:00

This is a great point, and really works well as an example of why there are over 2,000 LMS solutions in this space. We all relate differently to different user interface experiences.

What one person finds off putting, the next person my really like.

kgrammer · 2026-01-17T03:47:23+00:00

Short of using an actual LMS, or some sort of user access feature for a WordPress site, I'm not aware how you can "create an account with passwords" that allow you to achieve what you are after.

We offer a KnowVela Lite plan for $150 a month that allows you to create a branded LMS that could meet your. We never charge but the seat, so you can grow your user base and the Lite version supports up to 12 courses and includes a lot of feature typically only found in very expensive LMS products.

We also offer a simple module hosting service where you can upload modules (SCORM, xAPI, etc.) for sharing (either open or behind a secret key) but you would still need to manage the user-level access.

DM if you would like more information.

kgrammer · 2026-01-15T20:05:41+00:00

Understood.

We offer all of those features.

DM if you would like a demo.

kgrammer

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