Finding The Best Transcription Program And Revolutionizing My Workflow
ASTORIA, NYC- Writing is a game of volume. It is also a game of speed. The more you write, the faster you publish, the more stories you can cover and, ultimately, the more money you can make. If it...
View ArticleTravel To Kansas To Film A Documentary
ASTORIA, New York- It seems funny to me how important we thought our film project was then. We were like a robin obliviously chirping away on a telephone wire on a sunny day just before some brat...
View ArticleI Bought A Google Pixel 3a Camera Phone For $299
ASTORIA, New York City- Something inside me hates to say this, but the smartphone is the #1 piece of digital nomad gear. While I’d love to say that my MacBook Pro is tops or my Blackmagic cinema...
View ArticleBest Digital Nomad Phone: The Blackberry Key2
I had a problem a couple of years ago: I replaced my Blackberry Passport with an iPhone and my professional life fell of a cliff. I never got the hang of typing on a touchscreen and, compared with...
View ArticleNo Travels This Month (Unless You Count Buffalo)
ASTORIA, New York- I decided to invest in equipment rather than travel this month. I’m starting to add a little more structure into my operating procedures — progressing on this path demands it — and...
View ArticleDigital Nomad Gear: ZeroLemon Extreme Charge Station Review
Chargers, cables, adapters, plugs, batteries, power strips, more chargers, more cables … This is the life of the digital nomad. If you want to travel with your electronics — the tools of the trade —...
View ArticleHow To Keep Batteries Charged When Traveling To Remote Locations
“I will be out on an island in PNG for about a week and I think electricity may be non-existent. What do you use to keep your batteries charged for such an extended trip.” Keeping batteries charged...
View ArticleWhat The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Taught Me About Pre-Orders
I never pre-ordered anything before. I simply wasn’t aware that when popular electronic devices first come out it can be a really long time before there is enough available for regular retail sales...
View ArticleCan You Travel Vlog With A Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K?
PRAGUE, Czech Republic- Yes. Yes, you can vlog with a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K ). Even though the manufacturer put an innovative second record button on the front of the camera just...
View ArticleHow To Hook A Camera Up To A Laptop For Live Video For Facebook / YouTube /...
ROCHESTER, New York- For some reason, many major media sources in the world don’t seem to care if they air video interviews with people recorded via Skype that look and sound absolutely horrid. But...
View ArticleHow To Store And Archive Travel Videos And Images
ROCHESTER, New York- It almost feels like a ritual. Every time I return to my parent’s house from a year or so abroad I pile up all of the external hard drives that I’ve accumulated in the intervening...
View ArticleWhy Do iPhone Screens Break So Easily?
I thought that I was pretty cool when I replaced the cracked screen on my iPhone myself a few weeks ago. I told my wife and father who doubted me to shove it — I won: They said it couldn’t be done. My...
View ArticleApologies: Disqus Comments Removed Because Of Skimlinks (Thieves!)
After some tumultuous times when I removed the comments section of this blog and other mini upheavals we again have a nice little community of commentors on this blog. I went with the Disqus comments...
View ArticleWhy I Bought A MacBook Pro Retina Mid-2015 Model In 2018
I had one of my little electronics-inspired freak outs this morning. They arrive from time to time, usually invited by my cutting of corners and going for a cheaper model at the expense of performance....
View ArticleHacking My Blackberry So I Don’t Have To Buy A New One
I considered buying the new BlackBerry Key2. I put up a blog post about it and asked you what you thought. The concensus? If you need it for your work and your stupid iPhone is really holding you...
View ArticleReplacing A Broken Screen On An iPhone
They said it couldn’t be done. My dad and wife. They watched a Youtube video with me about how to replace the screen on an iPhone SE. The directions were ridiculous: tiny screws and difficult to reach...
View ArticleShould I Buy The New BlackBerry?
I am a BlackBerry user. This used to mean that I was trendy and chic, ahead of my time — someone who worked on the internet and took online publishing seriously. My first smartphone was a BlackBerry...
View ArticleI Return To Penang (What Should Be The Epicenter For Asia’s Digital Nomads)
I returned to Penang and I’m happy. We’re back for three or so weeks to hang out with my wife’s family and to sop up a little more of a place that I’ve found to be one of the best bases of operation...
View ArticlePenang: Top Five Base Of Operations For Digital Nomad
Penang has it all: Excellent weather; Traditional culture; Modern whatever-you-want. This is a place of historic buildings, superimposed layers of culture, and beaches, as well as modern...
View ArticleVLOG_025: Getting A New Camera In The Gray Market Of Taipei
VLOG_025 is about shopping for a camera in Taipei. I needed a camera that could take both good still images and video, and I went for a Sony a6000. This is a mirrorless camera that is FAST. I’m a...
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