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In a previous post I wrote about my full size YouTube travel camera setup . In situations where I’m taking a lot of kitesurfing gear, I might have to pack less camera gear for it all to fit. This is the super light setup I take with me when
When you’re first getting into videography or photography, what gear to buy seems like an almost impossible question to answer. It’s very easy to get sucked into obsessing over tech specs, and duped into thinking that gear is what matters most. The issue is that you
I managed to dodge long haul airline travel for the last 10 years, but in 2025 I had to start travel again. The longest of those was to Melbourne, and this was the setup I used to make the trip as painless as possible. The reason I dread long haul
I love reading people’s “best purchases” of the year posts, so I figured I’d make the same this year. My criteria are that the purchase really needs to be exceptionally functional. Many of the items on this list are items that I’ve
After 4 years of using Craft for my primary notetaker, I’ve decided to move everything to Obsidian. In the post below, I’ll lay out my thinking and my setup. What I liked about Craft The thing that drove me to craft to begin with was the
Electric pumps are popping up everywhere. It seems like every day a new brand hits the market, and you guys are constantly asking which one is worth your money. Instead of just doing another one-off review, I’ve put together a "mega-roundup." I put all
I love my GoPros. I’ve used them for over 12 years, I’ve captured countless priceless memories on them, and I wouldn’t have a YouTube channel without them. They didn’t start out great, but every year from 2013 to 2022 the new cameras
I used Things 3 for years and years, but eventually got sick of the lack of basic functionality. The main things that pushed me to look for something new where the lack of media in the notes of a tasks and the lack of Kanban. When I went searching for
I see countless people posting on Reddit, "should I get an action camera or a GoPro for X situation.” Some of those people are asking about using action cameras in situations where they are filming for hours and hours on end… which probably isn’t the
I spend a lot of time on a computer, and as a result, my keyboard and workspace are incredibly important to my comfort and pain levels. This only gets worse when I travel for extended periods of time, so finding “travel” version of my setup has become critical.
NYC apartments are always an exercise in creative use of space, but add kids to the equation and things get a lot more challenging. One creative solution for space is having a storage unit, and in particular a storage unit that’s very close to your apartment so you
In my first post about my almost perfect video editing SSD enclosure (Jeyi 4 bay SSD) , I talked about how that enclosure changed my entire video editing workflow. I loved the portable size, and most importantly, the fact that it was powered via a USB-C cable and a small
The last couple of years that I’ve traveled with a foil board, I’ve had the issue that my Dwarfcraft 120cm foil board doesn’t fit in my travel bags. At 120cm, it’s an awkward size that doesn’t fit in a standard
After 4 years of primarily filming my YouTube content on a mirrorless camera (and GoPros), the past 6 months I’ve gone to filming more and more of my content on an iPhone. The key reason behind this shift is simplicity. With my Panasonic GH5 I have to worry
Another hallmark in the world of nerds is EDC tool pouches. What tools do you need on the daily, and how do you make it easy to carry them with you? The situation So let's get one thing clear, I’m obviously not doing any intensive work