Madeline Island, WI 4th of July Parade

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A small–but crucial–glitch made my old copy of iMovie almost unworkable for what I hoped to do with it today. And with a client expecting a rough-cut of a video tomorrow, I had to jump to iMovie '09 to get it done. It turns out the new version wasn't as bad as I'd feared. '08, the version that enraged users so much that Apple posted the previous version to mollify us, has been replaced by a much-improved '09 and I am really starting to see the benefits. After I'd gotten my project squared away for the night, I played around Read more…

Brian Forth (of @SiteCrafting) on City-facilitated new biz mentorship in Tacoma. Interesting!

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I see this as City sponsored/supported mentorship for small/large businesses. The City would facilitate connections among willing and established businesses and start-ups or relocated businesses. These mentor businesses would serve as a guide through a set of materials on opening up shop in the City. These established businesses have knowledge, connections, and tips that will save these new businesses hours and hours of time and misdirection during critical start up/transition periods. via sitecrafting.com First post in a new series on the SiteCrafting blog.

Tacoma Reads

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Of course, one of the things about Tacoma Reads is that it’s more than just the book: it’s supposed to spark discussion and such. Past books chosen include “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Animal Mineral Vegetable,” “Frankenstein,” and “The Crucible” (not really a book). Here’s a couple thoughts that occurred to me tonight. And fair warning, these are going to be random, and biased toward fiction. “2001”. It lets you talk about technology, exploration, our place in the universe. And the Grand could show it. (Truth be told, I like “2010” better, but “2001” is probably a better choice.) Read more…

The Nose suggests some songs for City Club

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In this morning’s Tribune, The Nose suggested that instead of adapting Beatles songs for our 25th anniversary last week, we should have adapted songs from the 80s. He then goes on to suggest a few. My favorite suggestions were “Billy B.” to the tune of “Billie Jean” and “Every Meth You Bake” to Tacoma’s most “recession-proof product.” (I hope the tune is obvious for that one.) Funny stuff!