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BECAUSE THE WORLD IS DIFFERENT
Times, they are a changin’ and if you don’t figure out what’s going on you will be lost. Seth has a lot of ideas about these changes and how to change with them. More importantly, his solution to this change is to help you be more human, caring, interesting, and inspiring. So you can do the work.

BECAUSE OF THE WORK
“The work” is Seth’s term for what we need to be doing; the change you need to be making in the world. Your work and my work are completely different because we are different. Stephen Covey calls this “a Voice”. I call it “a calling”.

And that is why this post is here. Bourne Media cares about doing The Work. And you should, too.

So here are some links to Seth Godin’s work.

POSTS

Surfing and the Art of Work, by David Bourne

VIDEO

The video was a First Place Winner of the WNC’s Land-of-Sky Regional Council: Strive Not to Drive, 2005, Independent Category. It also won First Place in Audience Choice; Best Message Category.

It was written and produced by Bourne Media.

You can download the WMV file here.

I’m a proponent of Google’s web based tools, and it all started with Gmail. I recommend it often, so I made a list.

Why I use Gmail:

• It’s a core part of my web proficiency. I use the web a lot.
• I love the conversation mode, where emails with the same subject are grouped together.
• Gmail can merge my other email addresses into one account (using POP access).
• It’s web based (I can log into it anywhere I have browser access).
• It’s super fast at searching for old mail. Google is the engine behind it, after all.
• It has powerful filtering so I can better manage my mail.
• Keyboard shortcuts speed things up, and every little bit of speed helps.
• It will work just like a local email client (meaning it works without a current Internet connection). Install Google Gears for your browser and it will sync your mail to your local computer.
• It syncs mail, contacts and calendars with iPhones and other mobile devices
• It gives you access to Google Docs, Calendar, Reader, Voice, Wave and a whole lot of other Google tools. (You need a Gmail account for all of these.)
• Gmail integrates with Google Wave, which promises to revolutionize online communications.
• It’s free, unless you want to pay for more features and support at Google Apps.

Related article:

• Google waves goodbye to Docs offline function (go.theregister.com)

I’m a big fan of Google’s cloud-based tools, and an Apple fan, too. (Here’s a note on my Google use.)

But alas, there are more problems with the two giants working together. Google Docs does not really Work on the iPad. This will be a major hurdle for Gdocs folks who want to really make the iPad a part of their workflow. You can view docs, but not edit them. It’s a Safari issue, and the workarounds are not working.

Here is a user discussion that gets down to the dirty details.

Why do I care about this? Because Mobile devices like the iPad are the future of video distribution. And I’m paying attention.

Related article:

• Next iPad Annoyance- Google Docs (chrisbrogan.com)
• Real-world iPad annoyances: A timeline (news.cnet.com)

This was taken a week ago, on December 2nd, 2009 from the Flat Iron Building.
I used a Canon 500D DSLR with a EFS 17-55mm lens. I did not have a tripod, so it’s a little shaky. DSLR’s are notoriously bad at audio, so there is not much to listen to.
Viewable in HD.

If you are using a DSLR for video, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

In November of 2009 I shot video for the first time in a hot air balloon. As you can see from the footage, it was a beautiful morning. And yes, the whole experience was fantastic.

Some previous Rough Cuts from Consider Haiti.

Derek Dephouse, , M.D. in clinic. Filmed in Piyat, in the Montrouis region of Haiti.

Ora Wells, M.D. Filmed in Asheville, NC. Ora travels to Haiti almost every Spring.

David Bourne, of Bourne Media filmed in the Piyat clinic, in the Montrouis region of Haiti.

Another “Consider Haiti” video filmed in the Piyat clinic.

We will have a stack of these in the studio, so stop by and get one.

Go to MissionManna.org to learn more.

See more Bourne Media posts about Haiti.

BlogAsheville.com let out the news: Here is an excerpt:

Here is an easy technique called “Jump to Time” in YouTube. Just add this kind of string to the end of the YouTube link.

#t=1m45s

If you say it the string sounds like this,  “pound t equals number m number s”.

Here is an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf2F0c9R4Mc#t=2m21s

Be aware that some tools, like Power Twitter will ignore the jump string when displaying the link as an embedded video.

For more information see this TechCrunch article. You’ll see it’s also called “Deep Linking”.

This is a Video Tip. I hope you found it helpful. I’m going to try to post more soon.