Work on the Go ?
This may be one instance of mobile computing gone too far…
I can hear the morning call now, “I’m commuting in right now – the presentation will be done by the time I arrive.”
– Troy @ TLC
Pumpkin Carving Party!
Every year we host a pumpkin carving party at our home and this year was lots of fun! Of course Southern California, where I live, has basically been on fire, so when it began to rain before the party it was hard to be upset. But the rain let up, lots of people showed up (60+), great food, lots of time with friends and the pumpkins were great!
– Troy @ TLC
Should have waited for 24″ monitors
Here is an interesting graph showing the market price for 24″ LCD monitors over the past year.
I have found running two widescreen monitors (shown here is my main work area with 21″ monitors) makes design work much more efficiant – but I should have held out for the 24″ monitors!
– Troy @ TLC
Favorite Shortcuts and Apps
I have mentioned before, but one of the wonderful aspects of my projects is always working with different people and interacting with a diversity of talented people. Recently a group of us started talking about favorite applications, add-ins and shortcuts. Everyone seemed to have something that none of the others (all highly experienced graphic designers) had not heard of before.
Taking my cue from that group discussion I have put together a series on some of my favorite Windows short-cuts and applications. Some may be useful, others not so much. And if you have one that goes with one of posts – send me an email – so this series may grow and help us all.
– Troy @ TLC
Room With a View
Okay, to tie this in with the theme of the blog, PowerPoint, this occurred while traveling to review presentation content with my client.
I recently stayed in downtown Toronto which along with fantastic restaurants (I HIGHLY recommend the ribs at Baton Rouge) it has the SkyDome ball field. Over the course of three nights I enjoyed baseball games – without leaving my room. Click here to view a quick movie that explains all.
– Troy @ TLC
Stupid Options
I am setting up a new Dell laptop and making sure I like its performance before purchasing a number of them for shows. Well I just ‘discovered’ one of the worst (ie. stupidest) factory settings/features.
Turns out that Dell has a power save feature, set as the default, that disables the network port (NIC). Worse, it does not notify you of it being disabled – it’s just not there! Needless to say I discovered this gem while I was without a power supply and needed to connect the internet. Add one more to my list of factory settings to change.
– Troy @ TLC
Inflight MP3 Player
International flights are great. Larger planes and more amenities. Earlier this week I took this photo of the multimedia player that was on the seatbacks.
I was able to select from a large library of music, or could have watched one of the 30 movies. Still a long time to sit on an airplane, but tech novelties make it a bit more enjoyable. Also, note the USB port on the left.
– Troy @ TLC
Troy’s Burgers
Nothing to do with PowerPoint, but something I had to share. I was emailed this photo (thanks Dan). I’m not sure where this is, nor am I certain I would frequent it – but they did pick a great name!
– Troy @ TLC
Even Law Enforcement Requires PowerPoint!
Came across this Help Wanted listing for the Seattle Police Department
(no I am not job hunting).
I noted that among the education requirement and many skills was the need for “Advanced PowerPoint Skills.” Listing.
– Troy @ TLC
Wedding Day!
Just a personal note, but one I am extremely excited about!
Today we will be attending my sister’s wedding!
Congratulations Julie and Tim!!