<![CDATA[n n We Have Smart Lights! So… What’s Next?  n So for a while now I have been swapping out all of the lights in our home for smart bulbs. I originally started with Philips Hue Bulbs, then a few from Tesco and some smart sockets that I’ve flashed with ESP Home to put on…

<![CDATA[n How Would Making My Latest Video Rig Mobile Change It?  n n For a long time now I’ve wanted to start my own business where I would turn up at an event, be it a concert, Play, Dance show, Conference or something else, and give the event organisers a way to reach a wider…

<![CDATA[n The Energy Cost Calculator just got better!  n This is a really quick update. I just wanted to let folks know that I’ve updated the Energy Cost Calculator. It’s now a bit more streamlined, with only the one multipage form (rather than the three from before) and updated calculations to make them more accurate….

<![CDATA[n China is rolling out cheap electric cars left right and centre… why aren’t we?  n n This has been bugging me for quite some time and I really need to get it off my chest. But why the heck, at a time when the UK is trying to basically rebuild itself from the ground…

<![CDATA[n Now that I’m going to be training people over Zoom I think I’m going to need a slightly better setup!  n n I recently got a promotion at work which means I’m going to be training people new to the company via zoom, teams or some other online video group chat platform. But when…

<![CDATA[n n Energy prices may be rising but that doesn’t mean your bill has to!  n Over the last 12 months, or more, the wholesale cost of gas and electricity has gone through the roof and it’s become increasingly difficult to find a great energy deal like we once could, be that by changing energy…

I wouldn’t be writing this if Dante was built in Blackmagic!  Over the years I’ve had a few ideas on how to get Dante working with ATEM Vision mixers and after my recent article, I thought I’d go through some of my ideas for getting Dante’s audio into an ATEM switcher and what’s changed to…

<![CDATA[n Where’s The ATEM 4M/E Constellation 4K?  n n Just before NAB Blackmagic let us know about some new products they are releasing and boy was I excited. I’m only going to dive into 2 of these today though, The Constellation HD and the Cloud Store. I’m kind of disappointed by one and Would love…

<![CDATA[n n Too Expensive or Just not for you?  n So I’m a little behind the times with this post, between trying and failing to restore the website (after a massive mistake on my part), working what feels like every hour of the day or getting ready to have a little one entering our lives…

<![CDATA[n Accidental Smart Home Week – Part 3nTo finish out what has somehow become Smart Home week I thought I’d look at some of the available Smart Home appliances that I may be able to integrate into our smart home in the future. I’ve already tried to add a few extra things to our home…