Friday Techbytes #2

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Oct 22, 2022

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Friday Tidbits

Small bits of art and technology news and projects I’m tracking this week.

Tech News I’m Tracking

Microsoft Designer

Microsoft Designer is coming in hot to give Canva a run for its money. Microsoft even plans to build it into the Edge browser. AI design functionality allows users to create designs generated with AI. Canva currently only allows AI-generated images. I’m interested to see where they go with it. Will it be any good or are they just riding the current AI-Generated _____ insert category wave? Time will tell. I signed up for the waitlist.

Microsoft Designer - Stunning designs in a flash

A graphic design app that helps you create professional quality social media posts, invitations, digital postcards, graphics, and more. Start with your idea and create something unique for you.

https://designer.microsoft.com/

Tella

Tella.tv is a great screen recorder alternative to Loom. They have a free plan to start and lots of excellent features. I’m thinking about using Tella to sprinkle in some screen recordings in future posts.

Tella - Bring your work to life with video

Create product demos, tutorials, presentations, and more - all in your web browser. Record your screen, camera, or slides. Combine clips, change layouts, pick custom backgrounds, and more. Sign up for free.

https://www.tella.tv/

Books I’m Reading

Ganbatte!

The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward by Albert Liebermann https://a.co/eTwbYb3

Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward

Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward - Kindle edition by Liebermann,Albert, Garcia, Hector. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

https://www.amazon.com/Ganbatte-Japanese-Always-Moving-Forward-ebook/dp/B091B6YQPM?crid=287PJQ2IYDDT2&keywords=ganbatte+the+japanese+art+of+always+moving+forward&qid=1666241251&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjkzIiwicXNhIjoiMC42NiIsInFzcCI6IjAuODcifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=ganbatte%2Caps%2C380&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=shootl-20&linkId=56878ddf2ee3c301dfb2e0c693ad7677&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il

Show Your Work!

10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

https://amzn.to/3gykikY

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon) - Kindle edition by Kleon, Austin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon).

https://amzn.to/3gykikY

Music on Repeat

I try to take at least two walks per day. Helps me think, and it relieves stress. While walking, I sometimes listen to Audio Workouts from Apple Fitness +, which is how this artist and song got on repeat this week.

Tom Walker's Single - Just You and I

Just You and I - Single by Tom Walker

Listen to Just You and I - Single by Tom Walker on Apple Music. Stream songs including "Just You and I".

https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-you-and-i-single/1448281735

Just You and I

Listen to Just You and I on Spotify. Tom Walker · Song · 2019.

https://open.spotify.com/track/03x2rVJRFUrvwlfxoHd9Mo?si=408dc9c856e44ebe

YouTube Videos I'm Watching

Big Think on Toxic Self-Talk

Summary: Rituals are a powerful tool to manage the chatter or toxic internal dialogue most of us deal with constantly. Rituals help us feel in control of our thoughts and environment.

What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross

Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here's how to change that. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► Don't chase happiness. Become antifragile. https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM Your inner voice isn't always very nice or helpful. When we turn our attention inward, we tend to focus on problems rather than solutions.

https://youtu.be/z5XdX_ryHoc

Today’s Quote

On the power of patience and persistence, from a favorite book of mine.

— Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward by Albert Liebermann https://a.co/eTwbYb3

“The Zen rock garden is a creative act, a symbol, a meditation. Its waves are ephemeral, and what human hands have created, human hands must also maintain. Performing repetitive tasks calls for a discipline that is also part of ganbatte. Those who can accept that their hard work will be undone, and are able to persist in the redoing of it, are able to achieve anything.”