Videos

macOS has always lacked the default functionality to control individual app volume, resulting in several third-party solutions such as @RogueAmoebaVideos SoundSource. However, I wanted the ability to control those app volumes with an external controller, and so for a while, I settled on SoundDesk from @LoudLab . It used the fantastic MIDI plugin for the @elgato Stream Deck, and I was happy. Then Elgato released Wave Link version 3, and everything has been simplified. In this video, I show you what I used to do, how it now works in Wave Link, and the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches.

Keep the Heroes Out is a cooperative dungeon-defence board game where players control monsters working together to repel waves of pesky adventurers. I don't normally cover video games much, but knowing my love of board games, the designers of this digital version of a popular board game asked me to try it out and see what I thought.

Keep the Heroes Out is a cooperative dungeon-defence board game where players control monsters working together to repel waves of pesky adventurers. I don't normally cover video games much, but knowing my love of board games, the designers of this digital version of a popular board game asked me to try it out and see what I thought.

In this hands-on video, I explore how to combine macOS Focus Modes with Raycast Focus Categories for an optimal productivity environment. I explain how these tools can help minimise distractions by managing notifications and application access. Christian provides a step-by-step guide on setting up focus modes in system settings, adding filters, and using Raycast to block applications and websites. I also demonstrate how to use shortcuts to automate these processes, ensuring a seamless transition into a focused work session. Learn how to enhance your productivity by leveraging these powerful tools effectively. Want to try out Raycast? Use my referral link :) https://go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast

In this hands-on video, I explore how to combine macOS Focus Modes with Raycast Focus Categories for an optimal productivity environment. I explain how these tools can help minimise distractions by managing notifications and application access. Christian provides a step-by-step guide on setting up focus modes in system settings, adding filters, and using Raycast to block applications and websites. I also demonstrate how to use shortcuts to automate these processes, ensuring a seamless transition into a focused work session. Learn how to enhance your productivity by leveraging these powerful tools effectively. Want to try out Raycast? Use my referral link :) https://go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast

In this video, I look at TypeBoost, a cross-platform app that bundles prompts into a system-wide assistant to help you manipulate text and audio with the power of AI. AI-assistants are a busy space. Does TypeBoost deliver and compare with the myriad of other options? I take a look!

In this video, I look at TypeBoost, a cross-platform app that bundles prompts into a system-wide assistant to help you manipulate text and audio with the power of AI. AI-assistants are a busy space. Does TypeBoost deliver and compare with the myriad of other options? I take a look!

In this video, I take a look at @flexclipapp a new service that packs a lot of AI-powered features into an online platform for audio and video generation. I look at text-based editing, video and audio generation, transcription, and other features, and compare them with those in MacWhisper, Adobe Premiere, and Descript.

In this video, I go hands-on with @Opera's new agentic browser, Neon — a rethink of how we navigate, query, and automate the web. Neon offers several contexts (Do, Research, Make, and Chat) and some miscellaneous other features to bring Agentic browsing to the Opera suite of browsers. I test how Neon handles flight booking, purchase comparison, research, and web page summaries.

In this video, I go hands-on with @Opera's new agentic browser, Neon — a rethink of how we navigate, query, and automate the web. Neon offers several contexts (Do, Research, Make, and Chat) and some miscellaneous other features to bring Agentic browsing to the Opera suite of browsers. I test how Neon handles flight booking, purchase comparison, research, and web page summaries.

In this video, I go hands-on with @Opera's new agentic browser, Neon — a rethink of how we navigate, query, and automate the web. Neon offers several contexts (Do, Research, Make, and Chat) and some miscellaneous other features to bring Agentic browsing to the Opera suite of browsers. I test how Neon handles flight booking, purchase comparison, research, and web page summaries.

Discover CleanMyMac's New Cloud Cleaning Feature! ☁️ Running out of iCloud or Google Drive storage? CleanMyMac's latest cloud cleaning feature helps you reclaim valuable cloud space by identifying and removing unnecessary files, duplicate photos, and forgotten data cluttering your accounts.

IFA in Berlin is typically full of dozens of halls of the latest consumer goods, from toasters to robots. I trawled through the vast Messe to find what interested me, which included: @XPPen table screens @hohemglobal AI powere gimble @PlaudAI Note AI assistant @EarFunOfficial earbuds and headphones @ReSoundUS hearing aids Komutr by Artronic earbuds @CoStar Headphones @beyerdynamic Headphones

IFA in Berlin is typically full of dozens of halls of the latest consumer goods, from toasters to robots. I trawled through the vast Messe to find what interested me, which included: @XPPen table screens @hohemglobal AI powere gimble @PlaudAI Note AI assistant @EarFunOfficial earbuds and headphones @ReSoundUS hearing aids Komutr by Artronic earbuds @CoStar Headphones @beyerdynamic Headphones

Adding AI to interactive storytelling tools is not new, but so far they’ve generally been aimed more at players doing what they want and not giving storytellers the power to create the worlds they want. Chosen Path takes a different approach, allowing you to use AI to draft and then finesse all the elements of a storytelling world. And for players, it offers rich decisions, character selection, risk mechanisms, and ways to explore the created worlds.

Use the Vale MCP server to bring Vale's highly configurable offline language linting into AI tools via MCP. https://github.com/ChrisChinchilla/Vale-MCP https://vale.sh

Tired of @grammarly or just curious if there’s something better out there? In this in-depth review, I explore FOUR powerful writing tools that go head-to-head with Grammarly – @languagetool785 @ProWritingAidTV and @JetBrainsTV Grazie. Whether you’re writing blog posts, emails, papers, or code comments, this video breaks it all down for you!

Continue as an open-source extension for #VSCode and ⁨@JetBrainsTV IDEs that lets you use numerous remote, local, closed, and open-source models to help you code with AI assistance. I spoke with Nate Sesti about the project and the company's origins, how it works, and how they intend to remain competitive with new default assistants in editors and IDEs, and a new wave of AI-first editors.

In my unboxing and review video a few months ago quite a few of you asked for more examples of the music I'm making with the @Fishman_Music Tripleplay Express MIDI guitar pickup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAT2XtT7v8Y&t=93s

Finally! Part 2 of my series on learning how to play the drums, based on teaching I've been doing for the past 18 months or so. If you've never played the drums before and want to learn, this series will help you get playing beats quickly. In this second video, I look at how to hold drumsticks, the characteristics of each drum and cymbal and how to hit them, and look at three basic grooves you've heard in countless rock and pop songs.

In this video I share 8 tips to help you write more effectively. Mostly for those looking to up their game with academic, scientific, and technical writing, but there's also plenty for creative writers too. Based on this blog post: https://go.chrischinchilla.com/8tips

macOS has an inbuilt default autocomplete… Kind of… It's quite sporadic, hard to customize, and is inconsistent. From the same developer as Timing, the awesome macOS time tracking tool, comes Cotypist, a locally running, AI-powered autocomplete tool for macOS that offers context-aware suggestions and learns more about your writing as you use it.

Interested in trying AsciiDoc, that flexible and standardised alternative to markdown for documentation, technical content, presentations, and more? In this video, I cover the syntax you need to know to get you started with the markup language, using a new macOS and iOS editing tool called adoc studio.

I take a look at @aquavoice_ , a new Mac Native application that lets you dictate notes, instructions, corrections, and much more. https://withaqua.com

I speak with @awesomekling about his history building browsers, how the Serenity Operating System helped bring peace to a crazy period of his life, and how now the @LadybirdBrowser aims to bring diversity and standards to the world of web browsers. Formed the basis of this article: https://thenextweb.com/news/serenityos-creator-building-ladybird-browser

Databases are one of the core components of a business. Well performing, well tuned databases mean faster transactions, better experience and better profits. Most of the popular databases offer several built-in telemetry features. But as companies grow, workloads evolve, it is crucial to centralize all application and infrastructure telemetry into a single location.

This video shows you how to use Falco to detect potential risks and then log them to different Parseable log streams depending on their severity using Fluent Bit. Security threat hunting by nature is extensive. You’d ideally want to capture everything you can - with least amount of instrumentation. This is where eBPF shines. You can capture OS level metrics, events with zero instrumentation with eBPF based systems. eBPF is now one of the widest-used options in the cloud native space.

Mermaid is a popular Javascript-based diagramming tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically. Mermaid enjoys widespread popularity and adoption in toolchains, but the text-based nature has often made it complicated for non-technical people to use.

Like many of you, I use Git regularly. Some of us use the terminal and other tools built into our IDE. Whereas I, and many others, like to use a dedicated git graphical user interface (GUI). For many years, I have used Fork, but the good folks at Tower sent me a license to take their well-known and venerable git GUI for a spin.

Are you a guitar player who wants some flexibility with your playing but always thought MIDI pickups were slow, unreliable, or expensive? I take a look at the Tripleplay Express from @Fishman_Music and find that now, MIDI guitar pickups, with a few caveats, are a quite usable and effective way to may your music more creative.