New Gimbal

September 16th, 2020

I am starting to look at equipment for video recording, both stationary and for travel and I was turned on to the following product. It’s a Gimbal for my phone. I took it on a test walk the other night and for the most part it worked really well. I was watching the playback and it was still a little bit bouncy. I need to learn more about my phone’s video to see if it has image stabilization. I will post some videos once I get the hang of it and have something to show.

New monitor stand

September 13th, 2020

I am looking to purchase a new monitor stand for my sit/stand desk. I prefer to have more space on the desk, so putting the monitor up in the air seems like the best option.

This is the unit I am purchasing:

Old school lawn mowing

September 10th, 2020

With the new lawn, it’s time to go old school. I think I will purchase one of these:

Amazon Associate

September 10th, 2020

So I have been recommending products on amazon for decades and I thought it would finally be good to sign up for an associates account. It was pretty easy and straightforward to do.

With my new project I am about to launch I will be recommending books and products to people. This will be a good way to keep track of who is following my recommendation and buying them. And if I make a few pennies, I can put that toward future projects.

Stay tuned for more details on my new project. Below is a few books that I recommend that ALL system administrators have in their bookcase.

Testing the JetPack plugin

September 7th, 2020

I just learned about the desktop app for the Mac to support blogging with my site.

Hopefully, this will make things easier for me.