Jon Westfall and I regroup after a one week podcasting hiatus. In this podcast we discuss:
- Thanks to special guest panelist Eric Hicks for joining us for episode 354!
- Upgraded my 2019 MacBook Pro to MacOS Big Sur. Hope the audio apps all still work!
- Although Jon and I only publish an audio podcast, we do have video turned on during the session to provide visual cues for speaking, etc. So, I bought a Logitech C925e to learn if provides a better video image than the 2019 MacBook Pro’s built-in camera.
- Recording this week’s podcast (on my side) using the Logitech camera’s microphone instead of the Blue Yeti USB mic that I usually use for recording audio.
- USI styluses are still difficult to find. But, third party EMR pens seem everywhere and look great. The real stylus standard may be Wacom’s EMR not USI
electromagnetic resonance technology - Jon’s been on a Home Automation kick as he’s gotten two new kittens to keep an eye on. Here’s what he’s been buying:
Aqara HomeKit Secure Video cameras (2) – $69 each, supports night vision, wide view angle, motion detection, and HomeKit Secure Video.
Aqara 3 function switches (2)
3 Eufy (Anker) Security battery cameras also support HomeKit, but a different backend ecosystem than Aqara
A VocoLink smart lock that is just over $100. Can I stop having to use keys? Supports the KW1 key way, probably the most popular key way in the US, so I can re-key it to be the same as my existing locks.
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