ignite houston - use the cloud to be an awesome dad
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Juston Western presents on how to use the cloud to be an awesome dad. Tools discussed include Evernote, Flickr, Blogger, Twitter, Gmail, Facebook, Boxcar, YouTube, Boxcar, If This Then That, Dropbox, & Grocery IQ. Part of the inaugural Ignite Houston event held in February 2012.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Use The Cloud To Be An Awesome Dad
- Juston Western
- Director of Delivery at ChaiONE
- Imminent Father of Twin Daughters
- @JustonWestern || juston.org
2. The Cloud Means What? 3. How To Leverage The Cloud
- Document
- Communicate
- Learn
- Automate
4. Document
- Evernote
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- Digital Bucket
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- Organized or Unorganized, Just Search
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- If Its Information, Put It Here
Dad remembers everything! 5. Document
- Flickr
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- Albums for Everything
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- Mature Platform
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- Syndicate To Grandmas TV
Dad can show grandpa all my birthday party pictures! 6. Document
- Blogger
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- Long Form + Short Form
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- My Early History
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- Leveraging Labels
Dad wrote a story about my dance recital! 7. Document
- Capture For Posterity
- Make It Searchable
8. Communicate
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- Force Brevity, Accelerate Frequency
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- Micro Journal Roots
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- Ambient Awareness
Dad can tell me what I was doing on my first 4 thof July! 9. Communicate
- Gmail
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- Dear Sophie Inspiration
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- Encourage Elders Writing Letters to the Kids
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- Implied Privacy
Dad wrote me about my first time visiting New Orleans! 10. Communicate
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- Encourage & Expect Feedback
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- Leverage Multimedia Features
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- Groups Are Our Friends
Dad got to show my aunt in Atlanta a video of my zoo trip! 11. Communicate
- Share with Disperse Friends & Family
- Real Time + Digital Bread Crumbs
12. Learn
- Boxcar
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- Deliver Relevant Notifications To Me
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- First Mover Advantage
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- Important Updates, Regardless of Context
Dad was able to buy us Disney on Ice tickets before they sold out! 13. Learn
- YouTube
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- Re-Remember Events Precisely
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- Best How To Guide Ever
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- Encyclopedia for Video
Dad showed me how koalas climb trees! 14. Learn
- Dropcam
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- Webcam Meets TiVo
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- Baby Monitor of Post PC Era
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- Stay Aware While Away
Dad was able to see my first steps, even at work! 15. Learn
- Know The World, Know Your Home
- Take Advantage of Push & Pull
16. Automate
- If This Then That (aka ifttt)
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- Like an Excel Macro for the Internet
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- Auto Trigger Web App Activities Easily
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- Twitter -> Facebook -> Flickr -> Evernote
Dad is spending less time looking at his iPhone & more at me! 17. Automate
- Dropbox
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- Have All Your Files, Everywhere
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- Data Loss? Never!
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- Integration with Your Hardware & Software
Dad has all my photos, even though his iPhone fell in the fish bowl! 18. Automate
- Grocery IQ
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- Collaborate to Ensure Nutrition
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- Prevent the Whats in the Pantry? Scenario
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- Best List is the One Thats With You
Dad remembered to pick up popsicles on his way home! 19. Automate
- Multi-Device Reality
- Tweet Once, Talk Everywhere
20. Final Thoughts
- Self-Curate
- Focus On The Kids, Not The Tools
- Ensure Tech Literacy While Having Fun
@JustonWestern Thanks For Listening!