Tag Archives: education

Unlicensed Knowledge

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

How much do you know that you don’t even know you know? I’ll wait if you have to read that a few times. College degrees, professional licenses, certificates are the things that are hung on walls and listed on resumes. … Continue reading →

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Dueling Printers

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Modern challenges. There are enough of those even without the onslaught that is 2020. Amidst the global and national turmoils, personal lives continue. Even with things locked down, change happens. Change is the only constant. Dealing with something as simple … Continue reading →

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From Complexity To Simplicity

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

“Those old people, that generation that came before us, they were so silly. They came up with all these convoluted explanations for how the world works, but it was really so simple. But, they couldn’t see it because they were … Continue reading →

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Service Engine Soon

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

“Service Engine Soon” Groan. Seeing that vague and ambiguous warning light come on is unsettling and a source of anxieties. It wasn’t the big red warning light, just the little yellow warning light. Does that signify something critical or merely … Continue reading →

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Flip Flopped Ideas

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Do you ever want to flip off the world? Yeah. There are days like that. But, flipping some old ideas around is entering the conversation. Within the scope of history, we are a young species and a much younger civilization. … Continue reading →

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Googly-eye-ing Disney And Projectors

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Smartphones are it! So are tablets. So were laptops. So smartwatches and eyewear and wearable computers shall be. So we can be proud we’re working the trends. You ain’t seen nothing yet, and when the next thing shows up it … Continue reading →

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Concentration Dissipation

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Tom Trimbath

Hello, President Obama, you stole my thunder. I was planning on blogging about financial inequalities and you go and make it headline news. Er, thanks. I guess I’ll blog anyway. A new datum inspired me. Wealth continues to concentrate. It … Continue reading →

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How Far We Have Come

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Spy cameras were probably never this good. Saturday I’ll help teach a class in iPhone Photography, but I’ll take creative license and talk about how to take pictures with tiny cameras. I’ll take license partly because tiny cameras are everywhere, … Continue reading →

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We The People

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Tom Trimbath

“We the People” is the opening phrase for the United States Constitution, which was ratified on September 17th. Frequently we focus on the Declaration of Independence and the Fourth of July, yet it is the Constitution that defines the United … Continue reading →

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Training The Trainers

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Tom Trimbath

Classes have begun. Well, of course classes have begun; it’s September. Outside the pubic school system though, classes are continual. Before graduation, education was something scheduled for nine months out of twelve. After graduation, testing and learning are daily events. … Continue reading →

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