Ever since my coworker showed me Airtable, I’ve jumped at any project that requires me to work on the platform. I just like using it that much. Airtable is at it’s core a spreadsheet program, but it’s versatility and easy to use features make it so much more. You can use the features of this…
How do I start a podcast? What should I consider before hitting record? Where do I host it and what do I record with? And what happens when Sarah leaves her window open? All that and more on this special 50-minute episode, featuring the Canadian half of The Aux Cable podcast. Show Notes: The…
I recently started a podcast! … Well, kind of. I recorded the first episode, and I have ideas written down for 33 more beyond that. I’m hoping to make this a weekly show that will go either 6 months or a year (still deciding on that). The reason I say “kind of” is because…
School should be more practical and directly applicable to the real world. I am forever bothered by how useless many class assignments feel. Yes, I do realize that learning can be found everywhere and in everything, but can’t school curriculum be a bit more interesting and useful? It is hard to be engaged in school…
As a child I grew up hearing horror stories about all the creeps from the internet who would kidnap young ladies. I had all the warnings that many 90’s/early 2000’s kids got about how one should never meet anyone from the internet. Yet somehow, despite all of this, I now find myself in the year…
There is a particular art to writing a good blog post. Some blog posts are a complete turn-off the moment we see them. Other posts feel inviting and draw us in, leaving us with the desire for more. The big question is, how do you create welcoming reads? Well, my friend, you’re in luck! …
A good mystery always fascinates me, and today I have one. Enter: The 2005 iPod Shuffle+HP. I’ve had this little guy for ages. It was my very first mp3 player, back when I was 12. Today I was cleaning out my closet and found the box. Not long after, I cleaned out my desk and found…
After an agonizing search for the best free video editing software, I think I’ve finally landed on something worthwhile! Hitfilm Express is a fabulous editing platform. I’ve tried Windows Movie Maker, Windows Live Movie Maker, VideoPad, DaVinci Resolve, VideoSpin, and a few others that were so useless that I’ve forgotten their names. Some of those…