Here is a quick tutorial on how to create a 3D logo in Blender from a .gif, .jpg, or .png, 3D Logo in conjunction from Austin Ehlert. Thanks Austin.
What: Speaking at Learning3Point0 Conference
When: October 3rd 2011 12:30-3:30 (2 Weeks from today)
Where: Training 2011 Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago Illinois. Room C3
Topic: Minority Report Learning — How Augmented Reality Makes E-Learning Kinesthetic
One of the hottest technologies – Augmented Reality. You will learn through this hands-on clinic the easy way to implement Augmented Reality into your training and websites. You will also learn how kinesthetic engagement can enhance the training from a presentation to a viral experience. You will learn the best practices around the technology and how to make augmented reality a user-driven experience.
Learn to:
Think differently about the web, mobile, and devices.
Use AR to engage users in the learning.
Create unique markers to your learning material.
Create 3D objects with open source (Free) technologies.
Learn about viral coefficient.
NOTE: Bring your own laptop computer with wireless internet capability to this session. Please also download Adobe Flash CS5, Blender 3D, Gimp, Flar Toolkit, Flar Starter Kit, and AR Marker Generator
I look forward to seeing everyone there.
As always, Happy Flashing,
Curtis J. Morley
P.S. Scan this QR Code with your Android Phone or iPhone to set an appointment for the session.
iPhone market share has been slipping dramatically over the last year as Android has become the dominant smart phone. Apple went from it’s peak of 37% now down to 28% and has been eclipsed by Android OS. So how can Apple catch up to the pervasive android phone? Here is the user guide for Apple to at least catch up and maybe be on top again.
The things that Apple can do to catch up to several of the Android phones in comparison to those Android competitors – EVO3D.
Need a sequence of numbers? Yes this is the right place. Put the starting number in the first box and end number in the last box and the sequence will be generated on the bottom of the page. The box of generated numbers is small so you will have to click and drag down to select all. The great thing about his little Flash app is that it will automatically be copied to your clipboard so you won’t have to do anything but hit the button.
So why would you need a sequence of numbers? The reason I created this was for Parker Donat who is doing Lead Gen for FranklinCovey. Lead Gen requires a lot of homework. One major part of the Lead Gen homework is segmenting lists geographically. Zip codes in general are a great way to do Lead Gen geo-segmenting because they are sequential based on geography. Phone Area codes Zip codes start with 0 on the east coast and move across the country until zip codes starting with 9 stretch down the west coast. Zip codes that start with 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96 are all in CA such as the famous 90201. Ben Fry’s Zip Code Decoder is the best way to see this visually. If you are using a tool like Jigsaw, NetProspex, Hoovers, or my favorite InsideView then one effective way to search is by zip code. I built this tool for you to do it quicker and more effectively.
So without further ado, here is the sequence generator.
This Flash app goes hand-in-hand with my Comma Maker. Another tool to help speed up the Lead Generation process.
Happy Lead Gathering,
Curtis J. Morley
Well It appears that the previous assumption was correct that Android would replace iPhone as the dominant SmartPhone. Because of the limitations of the iPhone Android has gathered dominant market share. The question is for how long. How long will Android dominate especially in the U.S.? To answer this should look at the launch date of the new iPhone 5 (Thanks Al Gore) and we need to do a feature comparison. Look for another post shortly that describes how iPhone5 can regain market share.
Is money becoming such a commodity that companies just don’t need it anymore or was there some other explanation for the bizarre phone call I received yesterday?
It truly was an unbelievable Customer Service Expereince . Jackie from Sprint called me around noon and described that she was with the Sprint “Something or other” team. I really wasn’t that interested because I have been very disappointed in Sprint’s customer service in the past and even more disappointed with the Sprint Technical Support or lack of it. On most calls with the Sprint Technical Support team I end up teaching them something and I have called upwards of 12 times to get the same issue resolved without success.
This nice girl, Jackie from Arizona, said she had some good news for me and would like to look over my phone plan with me. I was about to politely decline when she said, “It looks like we can save you some money on your monthly bill. It was during the business day and I have had several solicitations like this from Sprint before but, she caught me off guard with her offer to save me some money. I was still skeptical but, she had my attention. She said it looks like from my research… (Did Sprint just say research?) …that you are paying Sprint too much and I am calling to see if you would like to reduce the amount you pay us each month. Now she really had my attention. The rest of the conversation went something like this:
CM – You are calling me so I can save money by paying you less?
Jackie – Yes sir. It looks like you make the majority of your calls to mobile numbers. Even though you have 1,000s of minutes of total calling it looks like you only actually call about 600 minutes/month to land lines. Because Sprint has Free Mobile-to-Mobile calling you can reduce your rate plan.
CM – So do I have to renew for another two years?
Jackie – Nope. There is no renewal required.
CM – So what kind of fee will I have to pay to set this up?
Jackie – No fee whatsoever. This is a free service that you can do at any time.
CM – What services will I lose.
Jackie – You will continue with all of your current services including unlimited texting, unlimited data, GPS and navigation, free any-mobile any-time calling, unlimited hotspot data and eight connected users, free 4G, free etc…, unlimited etc…, and free etc…
CM – I half expected you to say a free tablet.
Jackie – {Happy Laugh}, No Mr. Morley, no free tablets today.
CM – So, this is a little unbelievable. You called to ask me to stop spending so much money with you? No additional commitments, no reduction in service, and no additional fees.
Jackie – We just want to let you know that we are looking out for you.
CM – What if I change plans and next month bill is crazy because I call all landlines.
Jackie – Just call back in and we will take care of you and change your plan back.
CM – So how much will I save?
Jackie – We can reduce your plan by $40/month and you will still have a good buffer.
CM – Really?
Jackie – Yes really.
CM – This is just unbelievable. Next you are going to tell me that you have made me a creme’ brulee.
Jackie – I do make a great creme’ brulee, but I don’t think it will taste as good if I send it through the mail.
Sprint loves money, but in my case they loved something even more than my $40/month. The question is – what? Let’s take a look at what Sprint bought for $40/month. From this one simple act Sprint gained:
As Head of Global Marketing for FranklinCovey I would easily pay 40 month for all of this. I would pay $120/month if I knew that I could turn demoters into active promoters. I would pay to pay to create a movement toward crowd sourced promotion to trusted individuals. So the ultimate question is — Is extreme customer support really another form of marketing?
Let me know your thoughts.
Happy Savings –
Curtis J. Morley
Have you ever had a list in excel or word and needed that list to be separated by a comma and space instead of a new line. Well I have, and still do, so, I thought I would write this little Flash app that creates comma separated values from a list separated by new lines. In other words a list of zip codes will go from this:
84057
84119
84663
84523
to this:
84057, 84119, 84663, 84523
Enjoy and Happy Flashing. Parker, this ones for you.
I used this promo code on iStockphoto today and received $15 off my $75 purchase. So I only paid $60 on iStockphoto for 50 credits. A pretty good deal if you ask me. If you click the link above I will get a small commission thanks.
Here is the code – Promo Code: stocklayouts
Thanks to Elizaibeth for turning me onto the promo code.
I am pleased to Announce that I am giving the Keynote speech at Elearning DevCon
Curtis Morley
Head of Corporate and Global Marketing | FranklinCovey
What is new media doing to our brains? 20 years ago the average number of interruptions and distractions was once every 2 hours. Currently it is once every 2.5 minutes. Urgency Addiction and Information Overload can actually produce Learned ADD and a rewiring of the brain. Learn what research is saying about how we are training our brains to think quickly and shallowly instead of focused and deep thinking and how this plays into E-Learning.