Ideally I'd put this in the community tab but Patreon doesn't let me post things there.
I just wanted to spread the word that one of your fellow Patrons and a friend of the channel Justin (and his team) have uploaded the latest Miikshi episode.
https://youtu.be/v7q67hoLIHk
I'm mentioning this because Justi...
For this video I set myself the simple task of assembling a decent quality 78rpm shellac record player at the lowest price.
I’ll probably need to take another pass at the editing on this one, but I wanted to get something out for you before the weekend was over and th...
2023-04-01 17:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve finally completed my new video. This one is about a format that few people chose to watch, but if you're old enough you might have been forced to experience it, whether at school, in the office, a sales presentation or even while waiting in a queue.
It’s a 1960s proto-Powerpoint that survived into the 80s and possibly beyond.
It’s that time again. This time around I have very little to pass on of any note - but somehow it takes me 1hr 25mins to say it.
Consider this the verbal equivalent of background music. Something to help block out the voices in your head. Noise to put on in the background while you’re doing something far more important.
Perhaps put it on when you leave the house in order to make...
2023-03-15 16:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s that time again. This time around I have very little to pass on of any note - but somehow it takes me 1hr 25mins to say it.
Consider this the verbal equivalent of background music. Something to help block out the voices in your head. Noise to put on in the backgr...
2023-03-15 16:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I often get sent links to things people have found for sale that they think I might be interested in. One of the more frequently suggested items is the subject of this video. There must be something about the way this looks that makes people think it’d be right up my street. While I do like ingenious, high tech gadgetry with plenty of clever features, this isn’t that - it just looks...
2023-03-10 14:26:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a video about a Smart Bird Feeder.
A few of my recent videos have been lengthy and quite sedate, so as a change of gear, here’s one that’s short and snappy. Just something frivolous and intentionally unmemorable that should help pass a few minutes.
The...
2023-03-02 12:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post
You may remember me mentioning that I’d suffered from a few failed/aborted projects in a row and how I planned to try and salvage one of these and make it into a video. This is that video.
The most interesting period in the life of any new tech category for me is when...
2023-02-25 10:24:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This proved to be an interesting little topic for a video (well I think so). A stripped-down disposable VHS tape. I was amazed to see how much you can simplify a VHS cassette while still keeping it playable in a regular VCR. The V-LIte is a great little time capsule to demonstrate the challenges of direct-to-home short-video distribution in the late 1990s. Something that the internet and video ...
2023-02-15 21:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post
I originally intended just to shoot a quick update to my 2021 review of a portable record player. Somehow this new video expanded, perhaps beyond its worth.
If you follow the Patreon updates you’ll know that my history with the Coturn record player has been a bit of a saga. Hopefully this is the final chapter. Just one more trip to the post office to post the old one off and I can...
2023-02-08 15:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey look, I managed to get a video finished - and I think it turned out fine. Yes I’m as surprised as you are - although there’s a strong chance this is all just a dream.
On the off chance it’s not, the subject of this video is a unique and eye-catching CD player from Technics that I suspect passed many of us by. Hopefully this should bring everyone up to speed.
Here's a rambling Audio update for January 2023.
You'll find the video version posted separately.
The downside with this audio version is that you miss out on all the visuals.
The upside though is that you do get to miss out on all the visuals.
Here's a rambling Video update for January 2023.
You'll find the audio version posted separately (that one also works as a podcast).
The upside with this video version though is that you get images to accompany the audio.
UPDATE to the section at 55mins in : It turns out you...
2023-01-28 10:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m revisiting a painful collective memory, one that’s shared by many people my age in the UK…the 1980s scourge of the Amstrad ‘Hi-Fi’.
After I slept on this last night I feel that the video could do with being cut down by a few minutes to make it flow a little quicker. If I get the chance I’ll be doing a re-edit to snip some stuff out before the final version of this goes liv...
2023-01-22 11:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post
You might have heard me mention that I’ve always had a hankering for a pinball table. Well finally I’ve got one…virtually.
Can this tiny table replicate enough of an authentic pinball experience to enable me to cross another item off my tech bucket list? Insert coin and all will be revealed.
2023-01-13 12:23:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick Patreon extra video right at the end of the year to thank everyone for your support.
There’s also a section about the eclectic mix of cameras I took on holiday.
The start of the video is a bit jump-cut-fest, but it settles down. I needed to get my speech...
2022-12-31 10:15:31 +0000 UTC View Post
After returning from my short break I’ve put together my own take on that most loved of show formats - The Clip Show.
In this one I take a look back at some of the videos I made in 2022 and then update the general YouTube viewers on some behind the scenes challenges that most Patrons will already be well aware of.
This is the final video I’ve scheduled for release in my absence.
Due to time constraints it’s another review, this time for a pair of Bluetooth headphones with VU meters in the ear cups.
With this one wrapped up I can now get on with packing my bags. So far I mostly seem to j...
2022-12-01 17:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
As previously threatened - here’s another video that I’ll schedule for release during my absence. There’s little I can add to this one - it’s a review of a new cassette player.
I should mention that when the CEO from the company offered to send one over for eval...
2022-11-28 17:34:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s the first of what I *hope* will be three videos I intend to upload early to Patreon this week before my break. It’s a review of a device that claims to reduce crackles and surface noise from records.
I can almost smell the “why not use CDs instead?” comments already.
2022-11-27 20:51:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Not really a full oddcast this month, however there’s a bit of news I wanted to to pass on in a timely manner so here it is…
2022-11-22 19:40:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I finally finished the video I’ve been working on for weeks. Here it is. It’s about my history with an ‘unsuccessful’ format and how its failings ultimately ended up changing my life.
As usual Patrons have the opportunity to watch the video early and without any...
2022-11-19 15:18:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m still slow in getting the next proper video closer to completion. It’ll likely take me another full week. So in the meantime here’s a simple rough-and-ready video intended to clear up some confusion that until last week I was unaware existed.
Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/4rLwqQE3DJA<...
2022-11-12 15:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m planning on fast-tracking this video for early YouTube release so I can hopefully be one of the first video reviews worldwide. I think I’ll probably put this video out on Friday and move the Lyte video on by a week.
If you spot any massive show-stopping errors let me know. I don’t plan on making any small changes or additions to this one now. I need to try and catch the wave if ...
2022-11-03 20:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Due to reasons that I still can’t quite fathom, things have fallen way behind. As a result and in an attempt to get somewhat back on track, this week’s video is a rather simple one. That’s not to say it’s devoid of entertainment/interest, but it’s also unlikely to be something you’ll be thinking about tomorrow.
Anyway enough of this hard sell…here’s the link: 2022-11-01 20:04:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video I’m admiring the giant, newly manufactured ZIN-70 tubes in Millclock’s latest and greatest Nixie clock.
Hope everyone is doing fine. After the recent Patreon update I don’t have anything outstanding left to mention - so instead I’ll just wish you all the best. Take...
2022-10-23 11:18:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In the Patreon update I mentioned how tech keeps failing on me at the moment.
Here’s a short repair video showing how I got one device up and running again. I just wish every fix was as simple.
That’s it - just a mini video this time, take care.
2022-10-18 16:23:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again, here’s my October AUDIO rambleathon exclusively for Patreon supporters.
As it’s a long one this time I’ve posted it here as an Audio only version that ‘should’ function as a podcast if you can figure out how to do this.
You’ll find the Video edition in a separate post.
2022-10-15 14:51:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again, here’s my October VIDEO rambleathon exclusively for Patreon supporters.
As it’s a long one this time I’ve also posted it as an Audio only version that ‘should’ function as a podcast if you can figure out how to do this.
You’ll find the Audio ...
2022-10-15 14:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Using NetMD devices in the modern day is a topic I’ve wanted to tackle for a while. I have feeling though that the wheels might have fallen off this video, it’s perhaps a bit too dry/esoteric a topic or perhaps I just didn’t get the approach quite right.
I’m still glad I’ve made the video though as it could help some people out…all six of them.