Sometimes, you see an emergency and want to know what’s happening around you. And there are some apps out there like Citizen that will show you videos or people reporting what’s happening. I had to travel to Los Angeles quite a bit for work. I didn’t have much to do when I was done for […]
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Elgato Prompter – A Teleprompter That Makes Video Personable
You might have heard on Allison’s August 8th episode that I set up a whole video system so that I could start a YouTube channel and get good at it. One of the pieces that she wanted me to do a bit of a deeper dive into was the Elgato Prompter. I said in the […]
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Jill from the Northwoods and Her Simple Elgato Video World
My Simple Elgato Video World Last autumn, I decided to start working on a YouTube channel. I already have four podcasts that air five times a week. I don’t have a lot of time. My goal was to find a way to start in a very easy and quick way to get content completed. As […]
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Is Fantastical Fantastic? — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. I got a new job, as I probably told you already. And I realized that 15 years of my calendar schedule went into my work calendar that was now gone. I decided I wasn’t going to do that anymore and that I needed a calendar of my very […]
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Get Organized with Notion — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. You know how much I love getting organized. But I had a problem on my hands. I was a OneNote user and a couple of things going on there. I’m hoping to get away from using Office 365. Yes, I hear all the anti-Windows people cheering out there. […]
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A Tale of Three Microphones — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hello, this is Jill from the North Woods. When I got started in podcasting, Allison was so great and helped me in so many ways and gave me advice on things I knew nothing about, including microphones. The first microphone I owned came as a recommendation. It was the ATR-2100. This microphone, as she told […]
Continue readingSound Great with the Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone – by Jill from the Northwoods
Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. As I mentioned before, I just got a new job and I decided to get myself a present. I got the Anker PowerConf S3 speakerphone. The reason I did this is that during the pandemic, I’ve been on Zoom calls all day long. […]
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How Jill from the Northwoods Uses AI to Help Her Write
Hello, this is Jill from the Northwoods. I realized a while ago I really dislike writing. And, well, maybe dislike is a harsh term, but I’m certainly not good at it. I can get things done. Obviously, the work world needs me to be a good writer. I took a few classes through the university […]
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Steam Deck Brings Back Gaming — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. When I switched to Mac, I lost many of my Windows games. So that was the last piece I couldn’t figure out how to get on my MacBook. Some of the games do play on Mac, like Minecraft or even Civilization, which are two of my favorites. But […]
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Home Automation by Jill from the Northwoods — HomeKit and Schlage Without Third-Party Services
Home Automation Jill Treats Her Bird Right! I’ve been interested in home automation for a long time. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to talk about it all the time. He was very interested in setting up this X-10, old-school home automation, but he knew that would cost a lot of […]
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