Audio Engineer. Video Producer. Photogapher. Leader.
Ubuntu Summit s decision to go exclusively online, with the exception of those speaking at the Summit in London, UK, is anti-collaborative and turns its back on the very people who make Ubuntu what it is: its community of volunteers and developers. Ubuntu Summit was created from the dust of the Ubuntu Developer Summit in 2022 Read more Why I Won t Be Attending or Speaking at Ubuntu Summit 25.10
I haven t posted for quite some time, and a lot has happened. For instance, my wife revived Edubuntu and my work with Ubuntu Studio now spans over 7 years. Recently, I became the proud owner of a Behringer X-Air XR18. This became the key to opening a new business, which I ll announce at a later Read more Raspberry Pi as a Networked Audio Interface
When I began working on Ubuntu Studio, I was working for a large church. We were doing amazing things in our services every Sunday. Our video, audio, and lighting were top-notch, but the problem was that it was hard to replicate without spending thousands of dollars. This made me frustrated when running services for our Read more Ubuntu Studio in the Christian Church
Before I began leading Ubuntu Studio, I was using a spin of Fedora called Fedora Jam. It was a musician/audio lab for Fedora which seemed to work well for me. Think of it as Ubuntu Studio minus the non-audio/music stuff, and with KDE Plasma instead of Xfce. However, I knew of Ubuntu Studio s importance in Read more Putting-On a New Hat
I got back from Linux Fest Northwest 2019 on Sunday. Despite the horrible traffic to and from, it was a great time. First thing I did was check-in to my hotel room, then I met up with Valorie Zimmerman (Kubuntu), Simon Quigley (Lubuntu), and quite a few others, including old friend Tyler Brown, and a Read more My Linux Fest Northwest 2019 Story
This next weekend (April 26-28th, 2019) I will be in Bellingham at Bellingham Technical College for Linux Fest Northwest to help at the Ubuntu table! I will be demonstrating Ubuntu Studio and my audio setup. I also have a few giveaways for fans of Ubuntu Studio fans. After all, nearly everybody loves vinyl stickers. I Read more Gearing Up for Linux Fest Northwest 2019!
I hardly know how to describe this entire past year. If I had one word to describe it, that would be surreal. Just a little over a year ago, I answered a call to put together a council for Ubuntu Studio. The project leader at the time couldn t commit the time to lead, and the Read more One Year Leading Ubuntu Studio
Linux is a wonderful operating system, but one thing that gets overlooked a lot is how it can help a photographer's workflow. In this article I discuss the software that's available and my workflows, and pose a question for everyone.
Touchscreens are no longer just for tablets and phones. Touchscreen laptop computers and desktops are becoming the norm, if not more common, in the computer market. Much of this has been spurred-on by Microsoft and Windows 8, whose Modern interface is about as touchscreen-friendly as you can get. In fact, it is what is driving Read more Touching on Touchscreen Support