Interactive Image: My Summer 2014 Tech Travel Pack

Interactive Image: My Summer 2014 Tech Travel Pack

My summer travel plan is in full effect.

Destinations

1. Akron, Ohio
2. Washington, DC
3. New York, NY
4. Montreal, Quebec
5. Cairo, Egypt

This is a shorter trip than trips in the past and I've tried to cut down on packing. However, I still have a need to have my technology when I travel. I like to document the sights and sounds and just tech out new gadgets.

With that in mind, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you ... my Summer 2014 Tech Travel Pack!

I used Thinglink for this interactive image, so just click on the icon that correlates with the item to hear more about the item.

Testing Out SoundCloud's Audio Player

Testing Out SoundCloud's Audio Player

I use a good amount of web tools and technology.

Now that I'm a bonafide Apple Girl, I've been trying to get my MacBook Pro up to speed w/all of my usual tools:

• Picasa
• Microsoft Office
• Evernote
• And a variety of fonts including my fav Pea Andrea

Right now, I'm testing out SoundCloud's audio player to see if I can do a few things:

• Stack multiple audio players (yes; see below)
• Create my own embeddable playlist in SoundCloud (yes, see last track; you have to create a set and then you can add tracks to the set)

Using Paperli

I've been playing around with Paperli for a few weeks. I was trying to create a custom paper, but it's been cumbersome trying to find the right mix of information (you have to use Twitter search results, but Paperli does not provide the format for submitting the search material). So I had to settle on creating a paper using my Journalism list on Twitter.

So far it looks okay ... I'll pay attention to it and tweak it as needed.

The Journalism Daily:

http://t.co/pOLTW9

VIDEO: "Powering a Nation"

I love technology. I like slideshows. I like this project.

It's crafty, has a good, clear message and it's short.

I want to know what they used to produce this. I presume that it's some version of Flash.

"Powering A Nation video:

From UNC 21 News: http://unc.news21.com/

Who knew ... ?

... that the funeral business has incorporated technology into the funeral ceremonies? Well, my maternal grandfather recently passed away and it wasn't as difficult of a time as I thought it would be. I held up okay. I even had a role in the ceremony - I read the obituary; while reading the obituary, I took the liberty announce that I was my grandfather's favorite grandchild - it was one of the rare moments of laughter during that time though my sister said that she did not think it was funny ...

Despite the occasion, it was wonderful to see my relatively large extended family. I saw cousins that I hadn't seen in years and met some second cousins for the first time. Also, my parents have been divorced for some time, so I was pleasantly surprised when my dad and my step-mother showed up; that was a very nice gesture.

Now, back to the technology: well, there was a slide show w/the lots of photos and an accompanying song. It was just right. But I was just surprised then I noticed a projection screen coming down and I thought, what is this? I'm sure some folks have incorporated video and so much more. I think it is a great addition to an otherwise somber situation.

The next thing was the funeral program. Extremely elaborate! A true keepsake - as you can see, but I did not scan in the bookmark that came w/the program. What's most interesting about the funeral program is that it was designed by my truly talented brother! He is a creative genius. period. So much so that the funeral home was totally impressed and he will probably get some freelance work out of the situation!