I’ve had Developer Hegemony by Erik Dietrich in my library since 2015, and I’m pleased that I made time this year (2018) to giving it a thorough read. Although not part of my training docket for work, I thought I’d…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 50
Dates covered: December 10-16, 2018 (week 50 of 52) Note: This is the first post edited with the new Gutenberg editor in WordPress. It has taken away the ability to easily indent paragraphs without reverting to the “classic” editor. If…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 49
Dates covered: December 3-9, 2018 (week 49 of 52) Business What a Toys “R” Us Comeback Could Look Like (via Harvard Business Review) Instead of using the same sales model as Amazon, Walmart, etc., they could provide a toy experience…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 48
Dates covered: November 26-December 2, 2018 (week 48 of 52) Career 10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview (via The Software Mentor) 1) How will you measure success for this role; 2) what are some challenges you’d expect this…
Review of a Similar (Hasegawa F-4J) Phantom Build
As this F-4G is my first aircraft build, I wanted to get an idea for what I should expect in terms of techniques, tools, and products. Scale Hangar 182 posted a time-lapse video of his build of the Hasegawa kit…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 47
Dates covered: November 19-25, 2018 (week 47 of 52) Business How Managers Should Respond When Bribes Are Business as Usual (via Harvard Business Review) Sometimes when dealing with international markets, it takes some unethical money to stay in business (e.g., making…
Putting the Adobe Premiere Elements Knowledge to Work
For this post, I get to play producer (and director, as much as our cats take direction) and practice some of the things I’m likely to use from Adobe Premiere Elements during my build. Playing around from the first post…
Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Elements
In the previous post we got started with Adobe Premiere Elements. This post is a reference of sorts to share some of the things I learned about video editing. Again, if you want to see Premiere in action, I highly recommend Kelsey…
Learning about Adobe Premiere Elements
Model building isn’t static — things come together over time not just for the pieces and components, but the overall look. As I’ve been getting back into this hobby, I’ve learned considerably from YouTube videos that show techniques for assembly…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 46
Dates covered: November 12-18, 2018 (week 46 of 52) Business The New Pressures Facing CMOs and How to Overcome Them (via Harvard Business Review) A chief marketing officer is responsible for many areas — brand, product marking, data and analytics, and…