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OK, we are the remote site and needed some audio for a slide show. I then realized that I had an OBS Studio recording so why not just use that. I took the MP4 and put it into Final Cu Pro and the audio started glitching. It was strange because…

This is my usual annual reminder that you have to check your Xfinity plan, which changes all the time. This year, in 2025, as an example, we were on the 800Mbps/40Mbps plan with $30 for unlimited data at $78. But a quick look shows that the plan is going to…

People never tell me anything, but trolling through Alex Tong’s site and he mentions, “He’s the 2019 North American Junior 505 champion”. I’m like, what? No one tells me anything, but being 10 of 40 boats where 5 of the top best boats in the world are sailing is incredible.…

OK, to summarize annoyances today: So the easy commands to yank are: Dealing with Roo Code modes This is a sort of primitive agent system, and it is confusing when things go wrong, so some quick notes: Figuring out how to Manage Office 365 Well, we have this installation to…

Ok, this is a good one. If you are using Google Meet extensively, then the Google Meet app works well; it’s just an encapsulated browser, but still. The real mystery has been trying to get the audio to actually flow. Zoom does an incredible job of this, but with Google…

One of the cool things about US Mobile, besides the incredibly low price of $33/month if you pay annually, is that it includes 100GB of data in the US and 50GB of high-speed hotspot data per month. Plus, you can choose between Dark Star (AT&T), Warp (Verizon), and LightSpeed (T-Mobile)…

OK, I think I’ve finally figured out a bunch of things about making Zoom Backgrounds. The first is that it will only accept 1080p SDR videos, so here’s the easiest way to make them for yourself: Taking the Photos, prop it, shoot in Action Mode or 4K and HDR The…