I came across this post describing a journalist’s preference of using her iPhone to record interviews in secret. In dangerous situations where the sight of a microphone can give the journalist or their interviewees away, using someone as common and ordinary as a mobile phone can be a life saver.…
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I had the pleasure of attending a recent
Leave a CommentI thoroughly enjoy attending the NSA Conference every year. And as an audio podcaster, I am compelled to record each day to include in an audio documentary for my audience. This year, however, I decided to try something different. Video! For years I wanted to create complementary video content for…
Leave a CommentFacebook has been famously notorious in making changes to its UI and Ux without the best practice of giving prior notice to users. Lately, I’ve been noticing this practice being used by my other social networks and cloud services. Please stop it. Stop it now. It’s beginning to feel like…
1 CommentCame across this cool video talking about the story behind the famous “Keep Calm And Carry On” posters from World War 2 Britain (not to mention a cool use of an old railway station!). I had a brainstorm at the mention of King George VI‘s crown on the poster. I…
Leave a CommentMy 4th Sketchbook Video has me flipping through my watercolour Moleskine sketchbook from sometime in 2008 or 2009 (I really should add dates in my sketchbooks). In spite of having grown up frustrated with the medium, I was inspired by the beautiful watercolour work by Calvin & Hobbes creator, Bill…
Leave a CommentMy latest sketchbook video features the sketchbooks I used to draw my Snert Oh No web comic in 2010. I’d draw a one-panel comic during the 1.5 hour wait for my Toastmasters meeting every Wednesday after work. Then I used my iPhone for photographing, post-processing and posting (until a suitable…
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