Friday night was a great night out with friends, catching up on life and enjoying a great meal.  One of the highlights was this micro remote control helicopter called the Havoc Heli.  It was so much fun to fly around.  Needless to say, within minutes of playing with it, we had created various challenges to accomplish.  I used to love R/C cars and airplanes growing up.  This brought back some good memories.  It amazes me how much fun you can have with this little toy.  I think I want one.

Typing was one of the most valuable classes I took while growing up.  I will never forget my 7th grade typing teacher, Mrs. Moman.  She taught me how to type the right way on a huge typewriter where whiteout was your option for backspacing.  We had computers for word processing at the time, but we were forced to use the old typewriters.  This was for the best, since I probably would have taken the backspace key for granted.  The pastor of the church we attend posts some great stuff on his blog and tonight he posted a typing website called 10 fast fingers.  You should check it out and brush up on your typing skills.

Small is personal, transparent, and usually relevant.  I enjoy reading about small companies.  I like to see how they got started, what product they created and who they engage as an audience.  Small is the local pizza place that still tastes better than the national chain.  It’s the software company that answers their own support emails instead of outsourcing it to someone else.  People like to feel like they are a part of something, especially something that makes their life better.  As a small company, you can present that opportunity.  You support them, and you can allow your customers to support you.  Open the lines of communication, in and out of your company, surrounding the experience users have with the product or service you offer.  This helps shape the small brand.