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Friday, 28 October 2011

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This weeks website is aimed at anyone that who creates their own Podcasts.  Tantrwm helps a few organisations in South Wales get their voices out to the masses. Recently we came across this great site that is cheap, easy and high quality - all that you need really. Jellycast is worth checking out...

Monday, 24 October 2011

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

Tomorrow?

“Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow you’re always a day away.” [Annie]

Altogether too many of us (myself included) look to tomorrow as an alternative time to doing something.
But the real problem here is that tomorrow never comes around. We tend to separate time into chunks of days, but the truth is that time is a continual stream.  Anyone who has stayed up all night will be able to tell you. Both yesterday and tomorrow are mere figments of our imagination, created in order to cut up time into more reasonable chunks that align with the setting and rising of the sun.

So, knowing what you know, does it ever make sense to put something off until tomorrow, knowing that tomorrow really never comes?
Sure, there are things that should be put off, those things that you really shouldn’t be doing anyway. Put them off as long as you want.
But for the items that need to be done, do them today, because if you leave them until tomorrow, they will likely not get done.
So follow this advice, I will try and do it, as much as possible, do things now, don’t put them off, don’t assign them to another time zone, don’t push them into tomorrow, unless you are willing and able to schedule them and complete them.
Too many times, “I’ll get to it tomorrow” is merely a fiction we use to keep from doing something at all.

Friday, 21 October 2011

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Tantrwm's website of the week:
We consume geekery like the USA consumes oil! So that said, one of our favourite tech insight sites is "Digital Trends". It keeps us up to date with the latest gadgets, apps, game launches, industry insughts and of course all the juicy gossip and rumours. Its like hello magazine for boys but without the bullshit!

Monday, 17 October 2011

Motivational Monday

Ok, lets kick off Monday morning with some motivation music for you. So set your play list and you’ll be walking into work with ready to take on the world. Of course we would love to hear your music track list that gets you up and at em on a Monday. Leave comments.

1. Christina Aguilera – Fighter

2. Tina Turner – River deep mountain high

3. Boo Radleys – Wake up boo

4. Queen – We are the champions

5. Sly and the family stone – Everyday People

6. James Brown – I’ve got the power

7. SNAP! – The Power

8. Bobby McFerrin - Don’t worry be happy

9. Eminem - Lose Yourself

10. D:Ream – Things can only get better

Friday, 14 October 2011

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Tantrwm's website of the week:
A few weeks ago we told you about one of our favourite places to discover new things to make.
Well this week we are giving you another resource that lays out the plans for you to conjure up some pretty cool stuff. We mean really cool. Things like rockets, helicopters, water canons, cool clothes, and way to much to put down here.  Pop along to Instructables and see for yourself. 9/10

Monday, 10 October 2011

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

"Motivational Monday"

Here at Tantrwm we have written some motivational quotation to give you that Monday morning boost.

"Be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left."
Dr Suess (via Stephen Hanks)

“When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it”. By Craig Chapman

“Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there's a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living”. By Andrew Chainey

"I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain (Merthyr Mountain). And I've looked over, and I've seen the Promised Land (of Aberdare). " By Craig Harris

 "Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." By Rhiannon Davies

Sunday, 9 October 2011

Chomsky and others ar REbellious Media Conference

Recorded session from The Rebellious Media Conference 2011 featuring Chomsky, Michael Albert, Becky Hodge, and some others. Tantrwm recorded and streamed this live with 1500 attendees.
The first 15 minutes is a Korean female speaker that i would forgive you if you skipped - nice content but nit a presenter in the English Language.

Watch live streaming video from rebelliousmedia at livestream.com


Coming live from the Rebellious media conference 2011.
Chomsky this afternoon.

Friday, 7 October 2011

Well that was a busy summer!

Between March and September this year, we produced something in the region of 60 films for a range of clients. From teenage love stories for the National Libraries of Wales to comedy sketches aimed at students studying English as a foreign language for the British Council. One project came hot on the heels of another.

And now the fruits of our labour are being released to an enthusiastic audience, it feels a bit like having your children leave home to go to college. Thankfully, the feedback we have been getting has been great.

The folk at ITEFL (who know a bit about teaching English as a foreign language) have hailed the films we created for the British Council as 'some of the best teaching resources' they have ever had'.

The films we have made to promote libraries for sixth formers are now going to be used to promote public libraries as well as college libraries... as the public libraries liked them so very much.

The film we made to explain child employment law to young people in RCT, is now going to be used nationally, as there was nothing else that came close to it in terms of explaining children's rights to children.

So all the hard work has paid off, and while we may have spent much of the summer months with our eyes glued to computer screens (was there the BBQ summer they were speaking about?), it seems like someone up there liked us enough to give us an Indian summer to make up for it.

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Tantrwm's website of the week:
The Khan Academy blew us away when we were first introduced to it. A totally free resource that will assist children, parents, teachers and your accountant with their mathematical abilities. Taking you from absolute zero mathematical ability through to the knowledge needed to crash the World banking system, the Khan Academy really is a brilliant tool for everyone to improve their knowledge.