Bammax BMBM01 Security Smart Camera Review
My friend Jason bought this camera for his apartment, to keep an eye on his dog Benny when he’s at work in the office. It was so impressive I had to have one myself: it’s the Bammax BMBM01 Smart Camera. This thing is way more than a security camera. It’s a two-way walkie talkie, great as a baby or pet monitor for real time interaction, or to see what’s in your kitchen cupboard. Here are my impressions. The BAMMAX Smart Camera weighs less than half a pound and is somewhat of a web cam that’s connected to the...
read moreShoosh, Jetpack!
I wrote a new plugin based on code by Matt Medeiro that I’ve mentioned in a previous article. This is a super quick solution to get rid of any and all Jetpack Nags at the top of your Admin Interface. I was working on a site that didn’t have a Child Theme, so it wasn’t easy for me to add that one-liner anywhere. The easiest way was indeed to wrap this up in its own little plugin, so now it’s as simple as downloading the repo from GitHubuploading the ZIP to the website in question and activating the plugin That’s...
read moreHow to redirect a URL in NGINX
I’m a fan of easy to remember URLs, rather than long cryptic ones. For things I give our verbally or in chat I sometimes setup redirects using one of my domains and NGINX directives. So when I’d like to point users to my 3D Shenanigans channel, I can tell them to go to https://3ds.wpguru.tv rather than https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBV6fLZMzCaIEXzF1SSJuQ/ (because which human in their right mind could possibly remember the latter). Thing is, I can never remember what the exact syntax is, so I thought I’d write myself a...
read morePhicool iPhone Storage USB Stick Review
My friend Sven told me about these types of devices that can interchange data with your mobile device and essentially extend storage. He teaches music and has a large sheet music library that does not comfortably fit into his iPad Mini. These things used to be so expensive. I wanted to try one for my own needs and found this Phicool model and thought an additional 128GB would come in handy. I’m glad I tried it. The device is size of a wide memory stick, about the size of a mini BIC lighter. There’s a small slider in the middle of...
read moreLanniu HS910 Neck Speaker Review
I saw Techmoan review several of these neck speakers a while ago. Up until then I had never heard of this type of listening device, but as he explained what they were all about, I was intrigued to try one out. I like the idea of listening to music without having earbuds in my ears, while not annoying those around me too much. Usually such devices easily cost over $100 and more. This LANNIU HS910 seemed to tick all the boxes without breaking the bank at under $50. The sound quality of the speakers is OK, and the volume is remarkable when worn...
read moreComica CVM-AX3 Audio Field Mixer Review
I’ve been looking for a way to record two separate microphones in the field for interviews. If you’ve ever tired this, you know how much of a challenge this can present. When I found this Comica CVM-AX3 I thought it could be the ideal solution to this problem and gave it a try. I’m glad I did, because it fills the void of the challenge I had before me. The device accepts two types of inputs: professional XLR and consumer class 3.5mm jacks. Sources can be mixed, so you can use one of each if you like. On the front panel we find the relevant...
read moreComica CVM-AX3 Audio Field Mixer Review
I’ve been looking for a way to record two separate microphones in the field for interviews. If you’ve ever tired this, you know how much of a challenge this can present. When I found this Comica CVM-AX3 I thought it could be the ideal solution to this problem and gave it a try. I’m glad I did, because it fills the void of the challenge I had before me. The device accepts two types of inputs: professional XLR and consumer class 3.5mm jacks. Sources can be mixed, so you can use one of each if you like. On the front panel we find the relevant...
read moreHow to setup Loop Recording on the GoPro HERO 8
Loop Recording has been fairly intuitive to setup up until the GoPro HERO 7. The option is still available on the HERO 8, but it wasn’t obvious to me how to enable it. Now that I’ve found out how to do it, I thought I’d share it with you. The trick is that any of the new settings presets (i.e. Standard, Cinematic and Activity) cannot enable Loop Recording. You have to create a fourth (custom) preset with which you can activate it. Here’s how you do that: In Video Mode, tap on the big oval preset at the bottom. In the...
read moreHow to remove the Streamlabs Donation Link on YouTube
I’ve noticed that mildly annoying Streamlabs Donation link at the top of my YouTube descriptions. While I appreciate what they’re trying to do, I don’t use their service for live donations. Sometimes the page doesn’t work and it’s WAAAAY to complicated for casual users to figure out. So I’d rather this link wouldn’t be added automatically. I did some digging and found the setting: it’s in your Streamlabs.com dashboard, under Donations – Donation Settings. There’s a section at the...
read moreHow to add Category Descriptions in TwentyNineteen
Some themes implement the WordPress Category Descriptions, others do not. Often they’re not necessary, but sometimes they are. Here’s how to add them to the TentyNineteen theme. Make a copy of the archive.php file and call it category.php. There’s a block of comments at the top, I recommend changing the description to remind you of what this file is in there for. Leave it at the root level of your (child) theme. Find line 22 (or thereabouts), starting with the_archive_title(). This line is pulling in two lines Category...
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