In part one of my screencasting tip series, I talked about how to set yourself up for a successful recording. In part two I explained some best practices that I’ve found help me create better screencasts. Now we’re going to get a lot more detailed about the recording and editing process. I’ve tried to keep […]
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Cocopar 15.6” USB-C Display
A year ago I told you about a 12.5” 2K USB-C portable display from a company called Eyoyo. I wanted just a bit more screen real estate while doing the live show (this was before I got the Pro Display XDR) and for when I travel and a USB-C display sounded like the perfect tool […]
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Solar Comes to Casa Sheridan
Casa Sheridan With Solar Panels I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it sure seems to be getting hotter outside. I remember about 6 years ago when we started seeing late summer temperatures in the 90s. I would whine about the temperature, and my friends in Arizona and Texas would inevitably tell me how much […]
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5 Stars for Eero Phone Support
Eero Pro This week in a later article, you’re going to learn about how Steve and I are having solar panels added to our home, and I hope the information I’ll give you might help you make your own decisions about solar. One part that I won’t really dwell on is that for the better […]
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(Trying to) Run Windows 10 on M1 Mac with a UTM Virtual Machine
I talked on the show a while back about how the one downside to an M1 Mac is that you can’t run Windows, or at least not without a lot of faffing about. I was actually surprised that in Knightwise’s recording about how much value he’s getting from his M1 MacBook Air, he never mentioned […]
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CCATP #691 – Melissa Davis on Setting up iPhone for Vintage Users in a Dignified Way
In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Melissa Davis, aka TheMacMommy joins me to give us her tips for setting up an iPhone for a “Vintage User”, in a dignified way. If you’ve ever heard Melissa on the Geekiest Show Ever podcast she does with Elisa Pacelli, you know she’s a fantastic […]
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Security Bits — 27 June 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Two years ago First American Financial made the news for leaking sensitive financial data on more than 800 million documents for people who bought or sold a house in the preceding 16 years. […]
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Screencasting Tips – Part Two: Best Practices
In part one of my Screencasting Tips article, I explained to you how to get set up for a successful screen recording session. The goal was to help create an environment that would set you up to be able to work as quickly as possible and create the best possible video that people would want […]
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Want to Play With the New Safari Without Running Beta macOS Monterey?
Safari Technology Preview Download One of the most controversial things shown at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) was the redesign of Safari. Apple didn’t do a great job of explaining what problem they were trying to solve, but the interface is going to be different from any browser we’ve ever used. The redesign is […]
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Example ScreenFlow File Back when I was working, I used to make video tutorials for distribution inside my company. At the time, I was forced to use Windows Vista on an HP laptop and the only screencasting game in town was Camtasia Studio. Now I’m sure that in the last decade that software has improved […]
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