Issue 73 - The Bird's Eye

10/01/2021

From This Issue

The Growth Mindset with Trainer Craig Thomas

I am a dad of 3 little girls that span the ages of 2-4.  I love them.  They love me.  They also love to test me and test my patience.  When I can’t get work done, I can turn on the TV.  When I can’t have a conversation with my wife, I can turn on one of our 3 iPads.  That would be easy and solve 3 unhappy little personalities.  Occasionally it happens.  Instead I offer other options that can entertain my little ones that would be more productive.  So I drag out puzzles, drawing options and other non-video games I think would be both fun and thought provoking for a 2 or 4 year-old.  It is very energy and time consuming, but it’s hands-down better growth opportunities for our little ones (and us as parents that want to see our children improve) and sets them up for figuring out various future tests as they get older.  It’s about teaching the tools needed to handle different situations.

Solid State of Mind with Tech Evangelist Howard Globus

There are many different kinds of hard drives available.  From old-style platter hard drives to Solid State Drives (SSD) to USB/thumb drives.  The different kinds of drives that would be used depend on several factors: How will the drives be used (internal, external, portable)? What media will the drives be storing? Is speed to read/write an issue? Is cost a limiting factor? Are you looking for dispensability or longevity?

Introducing: The Bird’s Eye

SAY AGAIN? "Do you wanna direct a music video?" Eight days before leaving for my second trip to LA this year, Caleigh proposed a question that would have seemed absurd, let along impossible, to be carried out in 8+ days thereabout.  "Uhhhh, giddy up! Wait, what?" I had directed small product commercials for years, and had talked about getting into music videos, but timing amongst everything else never seemed to be in my favor. Enter The Bird's Eye.