I bought the gear and software well over a year ago in hopes of doing some screen recording. It’s been fear (and a bit of laziness) that’s been keeping me from publishing using this new medium. As with everything in life, the first one is usually the hardest. I’m hoping that getting this one outContinue reading “Taking the plunge with my first whiteboard recording”
Author Archives: Daniel Hoang
Changing education
The power of technology and creative minds is demonstrated with Khan Academy. In this Ted talk, Khan talks about how his concepts evolved and how these tools can enable teachers to engage with their students. I love the concept of watching lectures at your own pace and using in classroom time for exercises.
Adventures in home improvement: water repipe
When we first bought our home, we upgraded to a new 200 amp electrical service and rewired much of the home. With that project done, we installed a hydronic furnace a tankless water heater hooked up to an air handler that pumps warm air to the ducts throughout the house. Unfortunately, our home had old galvanizedContinue reading “Adventures in home improvement: water repipe”
Shoeboxed, your very own imaging center
I’m no where near a paperless workflow. I’m about 60/40 digital and analog. I prefer to take handwritten notes. This preference leads piles and piles of paper. In a recent effort to organize my old files and papers, I found imaging is a lot of work. For a successful scan, you have to remove staples,Continue reading “Shoeboxed, your very own imaging center”
What is the Connected Company
Here’s a great video by Dave Gray sketching out the concepts of the Connected Company. Certain functions of a company needs to be more like a machine, particularly when it needs consistent and repeatable outputs. When the path is uncertain, the machine breaks down and you need to create a more organic structure. In theContinue reading “What is the Connected Company”
Automating your web
The If Then statement is one of the most powerful tools. We use it in Excel to create formulas that perform a calculation if a certain set of conditions apply. We also create an If Then for our email to apply rules. If This Then That, or IFTTT, is another great web service that uses that basicContinue reading “Automating your web”
Bigger is better
All this talk of bigger screens will never beat out a 4×8 whiteboard. Multiple boards can creative an immersive experience that a display will not be able to replicate.
Tell a story, not an elevator pitch
“The best elevator pitch doesn’t pitch your project. It pitches the meeting about your project. The best elevator pitch is true, stunning, brief and it leaves the listener eager (no, desperate) to hear the rest of it. It’s not a practiced, polished turd of prose that pleases everyone on the board and your marketing team,Continue reading “Tell a story, not an elevator pitch”