I’m considering selling my RODECaster Video S. I never recorded a video with it. I realized that software-only solutions and setups are more flexible and easier to operate. I’m not a hardware guy when it comes to video production. 😔

The guessing game

I’m really looking forward to Apple’s new home device. I wish it would be called “the HomePod” because it reflects what the device is about. Now that Apple already uses that name for their rather dumb speaker, reusing it would be tricky, but not impossible. Apple could rename the current HomePod and the HomePod mini, yet it’s tricky. HomeHub might be the second-best name and would fit the personal-hub concept John Ternus discussed recently. Your iPhone is your personal hub, while the HomeHub is your home hub… duh. You can see a great device design approximation on YouTube from ‘fpt’. It’s rather cute.

I’m already trying to figure out where I will install it in my house.

Being selective with AI

Lately, because token usage in subscriptions has become costlier, I’ve become more selective about the models I choose for prompts. I switch between models like Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus based on the complexity of the prompt and the effort needed to produce a high-quality response. Is anyone else adopting this approach?

Staying informed and in shape

In recent days, as we head into colder, wetter fall weather, I restarted my daily treadmill routine while listening to educational videos on YouTube. It’s the best I can do to keep learning new things while staying in good shape. I conclude my exercise session with stretching and meditation using Apple Fitness+.

Manton Reece:

OutPost for Mac — a full-featured Micropub editor that works with Micro.blog and other blog platforms — is out of beta. Feel like Micropub is seeing a lot of new activity and I love it.

Tried signing in in using my Micro.blog passkey but it failed to get an “Approve” button from the Micro.blog response. It’s really weird. I had to use the manual method to sign in using an App token.