Lights, travel, photography, and other wondering thoughts...
I consider myself a seasoned self-hosted. I don't write code or do any kind of scripting in any of the languages used. I'm just not that bright, but I don't mind getting my hands a little mucky in terminal when things go a bit bonkers, which they sometimes do.
Vista by ChromaQ has been using the dongle as a form of licence since it was born under the Jands name. Is it time to do away with it?
I never figured out the reason for the above question, so I thought I'd give it a go and try and explain markdown and share my experiences and reasons for trying it out with, I have to say, some satisfaction.
How do you like to take notes? Do you prefer using an electronic device like an iPad with an Apple Pencil? Or perhaps you have one of those lovely Remarkable notebooks? Or do you still enjoy the classic way with paper and pen?
Over time, I realised my photo collection is more than just files—it’s a record of my life, travels, and the people I care about. Trusting those memories to a commercial cloud service never sat right with me.
My current lighting desk is a Vista by ChromaQ. I have two surfaces, the MV and an EX. With all the other bits like a good screen and all the cables, etc, to make it work, it goes into a Peli case that weighs 26kgs, Ideal for flights. Indeed, this set-up has been all over the world on all kinds of gigs and it has never, but I mean, never let me down..!
A simple layperson… yes, that’s me, I'm afraid. I’m not a coder, or a network wizard, or an expert scripter. I'm a hobbyist who enjoys tinkering with computers. I’m just a guy who hosts his own stuff from home using a tool that makes that journey so easy
Instagram came on the scene back in late 2010, I was a big user of the platform as an amateur photographer. I didn't boast a huge following, but the community was great to get involved with. It was easy to find like-minded people and to share your photos, get comments, good and bad, share techniques and so on. The community was large, so it was easy to connect with people; you could get your followers up, which meant more exposure, and the likes soon followed.
There are many reasons. For me, it's a hobby, but it might be different for you, of course. I have also become more resistant over time to letting big corporations be responsible for my data. How many times have you heard that <em>such and such</em> has been hacked? Of course, that can happen to anyone self-hosting as well, but at least <em>I will be responsible</em> for any loss.
Back in 2008, I was looking to own my own lighting desk. I don't know why, I just did, it kinda felt like the right thing to do at the time, I could operate a Whole Hog and an Avolites desk. I was also, before then, quite proficient on the Vari*Lite consoles. Whatever happened to them?
Over the years, I have used both PC and MAC computers, but for the last 15 years, I have settled on a MAC for work and personal use. When I bought my first MAC, I came across DevonThink and found the concept very intriguing, but at the same time confusing.
Personal Knowledge Management, can mean anything from how we take notes to how we sort them out and file them with supporting documents and objects. Are you a pen and paper person, a notebook person with bits of paper shoved in between pages, stapled items to pages, folded pages or paper with a pen and a highlighter? It's all PKM.