Learning, Branding and Buying

Hey Peeps,

I'm back.  Found a cool video interview between Marlo Thomas and tech expert Jennifer Jolly.  You'll find "some of the best ways for the technologically challenged to improve their skills. From how to guides to tech classes, you have to hear about these resources. There's never a better time than now to start mastering something new! And be sure to take a look at some of Jennifer's must-have tech apps and gadgets..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/watch-where-to-become-more-tech-savvy_n_1578995.html

Now lets talk about you.  You as a professional.  What are you doing to make your mark in business?  If you take a logo quiz you'll know a fair amount of the symbols, you recognize the brand.  What about YOUR brand?  Ever thought about that?  You need to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack.  My suggestion for the week is to check out 360°Reach.   You can get access for 15 days, set up the questions (you have a couple choices) and send the survey to as many people as you'd like.  They fill it out anonymously and 360°Reach will compile the results for you to see.  You can also upgrade your account for under $50 and get a specialized report.  The insight you gain about yourself will be priceless because you'll not only learn what people perceive as your weaknesses but also where your strengths are!  

You can check out these resources to find out why personal branding is so darn important!

http://www.aspireforsuccess.com/what-branding-is.php

 

And finally, something you might find amazingly cool - LOOTCRATE!

This is how it works...You sign up (there are a couple different options but lets say you're just going month to month) and give them your CC # which they charge for less than $20.  Around the middle of the month you get sent your crate and that becomes the best mail day in your house - right up there with comic book Wednesdays, or Billy Madison's "nudie magazine day".  You open the crate up and there are a bunch of awesome products.  You smile.  The end.  If you're interested sign up for a month - what do you have to lose?

Over and out!

April

What's with the title of this blog??

Hey there everyone!

Technology is all around us.  Our smartphones are at our fingertips pretty much every moment of every day.  But what does technology look like to those of us that aren't very technical?  It can look like stress.   I can't begin to tell you how many meals I've sat through while friends are sputtering their thoughts on the "pqr connecting to the hd3lmnop" and I sit there smiling and nodding not having a clue what is being said.  Now that is in a social setting, it's even more unsettling at work.  Sitting in a meeting wondering how to ask just WHAT everyone is so worked up about and why the "thing-a-majig" seems to be on the fritz.  This blog is dedicated to making technology a little less intimidating.  We are all smart, we can learn, but good gracious - please just speak English while you're teaching us.  Heck, I'll even settle for German - at least I can run that through Google Translator - HEY, how's that for using technology?  The technical jargon just throws me for a loop!

I'm a geek at my core.  I love video games (though I don't get to play all that often anymore), comic books (though I don't get to read all that often anymore....I'm detecting a theme) and all things nerdy.  I'll be posting about new technology that won't overwhelm people, things that we all might find useful and interesting and articles I come across and things that might help those blessed with the gift of understanding giggawatts to those of us that don't and vice versa!  In addition I'll share things that might help you in your tech (or other) career and you'll also see posts about cool new game and other various geeky stuff, because hey, why not?

Here are a couple resources to get you started:

Geek Speak For the Rest of Us

This is a great article I came across by Roy Tennant on Talking Tech: Explaining Technical Topics to a Non-Technical Audience.  

Over and out!
April

Here is a funny poster - Which are you?






 and a picture of Petey - cause he's one of my favs!