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<![CDATA[n An introduction to Elgato  n In my previous post, I had a look at what it would cost to create a Blackmagic Design Streaming setup for when I’m delivering training. By the end of the post, I discovered, without much surprise, that using professional video cameras is not the way to go as they…

<![CDATA[n Another Quick post this week following on from my quick post last week. Over the last two or three weeks I have been rebuilding the website, almost, from the ground up. I had a backup of a fair few of my recent posts but anything before 2022 was gone… or so I thought. n…

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed a few issues crop up on the WordPress sites that I manage both for myself and for friends and family. It was the type of issue that if something went wrong on one site, and because I ran them all from a single WordPress Multisite instance, it…

<![CDATA[n n I can’t believe how much trouble I’ve had trying to create an HbbTV App  n This a relatively short post this week, as I’m sure some of you will be glad, we’ve been working on the garden and due to the amount of work it is taking to level it, I’ve not had…

<![CDATA[n The Plan  n As anyone who knows me will know I’m a huge fan of Blackmagic Design and the products and services that they provide. I wanted to look into what product they have that the everyday gamer, Remote Teacher or anyone really could use to help make engaging streams or presentations. n I’m…

<![CDATA[n n Event Rig Series – Part 3: A Small Portable Basic Lighting Rig  n In the third part of my accidental series on Rig for events, I will look at a basic lighting setup to go with our Audio setup for last time. (Unless you’re really into broadcasting your gigs from the get-go I don’t…

<![CDATA[n In my last post, I described how I have had an idea for years about building an eco-village and with the help of Generative AI I was finally able to get some of those ideas onto paper. I wanted to share another idea that I had with you that may be a lot more…

<![CDATA[n n Using AI to help me visualise a grand plan I’ve had in my head for years.  n I’ve been playing with a few Generative AI tools over the last few weeks to generate images for my blog posts as I don’t always have time to get Photoshop fired up on my aging laptop….

<![CDATA[n n Event Rig Series – Part 2: The Local Bands Sound  n Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work with a variety of artists at different stages of their careers from local pub bands to international artists. It has been an absolute blast and nothing beats the buzz I get when doing…

<![CDATA[n Just a quick post to say I have added some helpful calculators to the projects menu. I’ll be growing these out over time but I thought I’d add the ones I use daily for now. You can find them in the projects menu at the top of the website. n So far I’ve added…