Public Speaking
I don’t do public speaking often. I don’t take my talks on tour. I don’t really like traveling very much, and my family commitments have prevented me getting out much. But when I do… oh boy, it’s a BIG deal.
Tag: video
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Audio gear: a decent, portable mic for corporate video calls in a noisy room
The Holy Grail is this: wireless, reliable, low-latency, high-quality sound in a reasonably-priced, portable package with noise reduction that doesn't rely on fancy software that the IT and security departments won't like. Is it possible?
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LiveStreams: Discovering Gutenberg
I'm live-streaming reviewing Gutenberg block-editor plugin releases and exploring new block editor features. Here's some info and thoughts on that.
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Video: Investigating WPForms email issues with clever developer tools: wp-cli, HELO, and Querious
I recently had an issue with form notification emails not sending from a local development site. I used some advanced developer tools to diagnose this. This is a tour of those tools and how I used them to solve this problem.
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Video: JavaScript, reduceRight() and function/operator symmetry
A friend of mine asked for use cases for the reduceRight JavaScript Array method the other week. I made a little video explaining it.
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Takes of Ducks
Lots of people have been taking up the new Vine app that lets you record 6 second videos and gotten really enthusiastic about it. Some people have done some really creative things with it and the 6-second limit kinda forces you to be creative. It reminds me of the early days of Twitter where people […]
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Swindon Cycle Paths: A Missed Opportunity
A little while ago there was some discussion on Twitter about cycling in Swindon. It started from a question asked by whoever was running the PeopleOfSwindon account that week, and we got onto the topic of Swindon’s cycle paths. The following observation was made: @Surfseekerdin – public cycle paths seem extensive, though I don't cycle, […]
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A bit of fun in the snow
This year, we arrived in Devon with deep snow all ready and waiting for us. We recently upgraded to a waterproof, shockproof Olympus camera, and so I couldn't resist re-making SledgeCam in HD.
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Spring and Starlings
It's still light at 5pm. There's garlic poking its head out of the earth in our herb patch. I'm on the verge of wearing shorts for bike rides. It must be...