<![CDATA[n Rigging for events: Part 4  n Today, I’ll be extending my ‘accidental’ Rigging for Events series – though at this point, it’s less of an accident and more of a saga. For those eager to backtrack through this thrilling journey, my previous posts await your perusal right over here: n Today’s adventure takes me…

<![CDATA[n Today is a significant day for those in the UK, as it’s your opportunity to influence the next five years of our nation’s trajectory. It’s Polling Day, and your vote holds immense power. n You might feel that a single vote is inconsequential, or that it won’t prevent a particular party from winning. However,…

<![CDATA[n Earlier this year Freely, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, launched to not a lot of fanfare. Whilst love the idea behind it they really have botched the delivery of the platform. n I’ve written a couple of posts in relation to freely and internet broadcasting in general…

<![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…