Chris

To add interactivity to our Zoom live stream events at the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, we like to take phone calls from live viewers on the air, similar to a radio-talk show. The way it works; A call comes in, I screen the call, alert the hosts and then we put … Read more

Zoom defaults to “Active Speaker” view when a meeting is recorded to the cloud. For smaller meetings and classes, you might instead want the “gallery view” so you have a better view of everyone in the meeting.   Good news! For cloud recordings, you can change the default recording view from “active speaker” to “gallery … Read more

Fortune Cookie: Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.   I reacted negatively at first to this, like it was encouraging me to not take chances and be mediocre. Then I realized small victories lead to larger successes. Breaking down goals and aspirations into smaller, more manageable steps makes stepping a lot easier. … Read more

Bookmarking your FTP/SFTP settings in BBEdit makes re-connecting to servers a lot easier, especially when you include the “Path”, which means you will get dropped back into the same directory each time. 1. Start by opening BBEdit and clicking File->New FTP/SFTP Browser. 2. For the connection settings, enter your SFTP server, username and password. Optionally, … Read more

To my creative friends:   I once heard advice to start every day by creating something — anything!   You’ll feel better knowing you created and be better able to take on the less creative, monotonous things you have to do throughout the day.   I’m sharing this now, because I feel like it is … Read more

If you send and receive a lot of text messags, especially ones with images and photographs, you may find that your Mac Messages application is taking up a LOT of precious space. Here are options for recovering storage space that is being used by your text messages and photo attachments: Turn on automatic deletion of … Read more

Consider the advice and suggestions of others but follow your own heart and dreams. Live your life now.   Photo: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 3/31/2018.

What good is a textbook on a shelf? Knowledge is important but if and how you apply it is what counts. Imagination is the ultimate application of your personal experiences, thoughts and knowledge.   Photograph: Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1/2020.

Had a great conversation related to this. The mind gets in the way of creating. If you can get over mental hurdles of perfectionism, getting things right the first time, judgement, and other similar self-sabotages, you free yourself to create.   Photograph: The wonderful Big Pine Key, Florida. October 2019