Webcam setup

• Canon EOS M200
• https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Mirrorless-Vlogging-Bluetooth-Technology/dp/B07XYPVFCH/
• Software needed – https://www.usa.canon.com/cameras/eos-webcam-utility (I use the free version)
• Plug-in battery
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073Z75LSF/
• Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN
• https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-30mm-F1-4-Contemporary-Lens/dp/B01C3SCKI6/
• (note: best to start with a cheap zoom lens to figure out the desired focal length before buying a fixed focal length lens)
• Attachments (requires a pole to attach to)
• Impact 2 Section Double Articulated Arm with Camera Bracket (BH# IMBHE117K (B&H Kit))
• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1015862-REG/impact_2_section_articulated_arm.html
• Impact Super Clamp with Ratchet Handle (BH# IMCC106R)
• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824360-REG/impact_cc_106r_super_clamp_with_ratchet.html
• Ballhead
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z2WRYN9/
• SIOTI Mini Ball Head, Mini Tripod Ball Head, 360 Degree Rotation+Tilting Adjusting, Compatiable with Digital Card Camera/Microphone/Cell Phone/Action Camera/Light LED(Ultra-Mini Ball Head)
• Lights
• Elgato Key Light x2

Great video tribute collection site

https://www.tribute.co/

Copyright

https://spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-copyright

Apricot BBQ sauce

https://www.saucefanatic.com/wp-json/mv-create/v1/creations/36/print

Einstein shape

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/science/mathematics-tiling-einstein.html

No free will, determinism article in Stanford Magazine

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/as-if-you-had-a-choice

MS Teams on-going meeting notes possible but hacky

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/how-do-i-take-notes-for-a-meeting-series-in-one/0c23a92b-4aea-4d88-bdef-b03ed03fcd8b

How to get page numbers, date, footers to show up on Mac Powerpoint

• First add to the appropriate Master Slide layout
• And THEN you have to the Insert tab and click on Date & Time or Slide Number and turn them on and apply them... totally non-obvious.

How to reuse a meeting link from one MS Teams meeting to another

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams/same-link-for-different-meetings/m-p/3735229/highlight/true#M121531

Webcam fix after updating to MacOS Sonoma 14.1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213969

Where to find the keychain entry on Mac for an encrypted external hard drive

 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251972934

More AI articles

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/08/how-chatgpt-turned-generative-ai-into-an-anything-tool/

https://skventures.substack.com/p/ai-isnt-good-enough

Local dropbox location on the Mac after the file migration

DropBox location was moved by installer to ~/library/CloudStorage

Nice TextEdit hack to get full path results from Spotlight search

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/65978/how-to-display-the-full-path-of-files-found-by-the-finder-find-function

Brene Brown and the power of regret

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vKHXqiUN9rgmrJkDoscFi?si=cee64s6ST_iKaw3cxvUKuw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1

Brene Brown article on shame not being a good motivator

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/08/american-polarization-crt-more-in-common-report/

"Mahmed" owner of Citrella in Los Altos

 "Mahmed" owner of Citrella in Los Altos

Non-jargon explanation of LLMs

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/a-jargon-free-explanation-of-how-ai-large-language-models-work/

Food allergy latest overview

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/08/real-reasons-food-allergies-are-rise/

Final Cut Pro - gap clip to enable longer fades in/out

https://youtu.be/ZGsWlK7IND4?t=153