Summary: For the week of February 21, 2021<br><br>Housekeeping<br><br>* Archive.org (<a href="http://archive.org/)" rel="noopener">http://archive.org/)</a> now has all episodes <br> * <a href="https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcast" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcast</a><br> * <a href="https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcastmediatech" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcastmediatech</a><br>* 5 years of the show - Episode 1 = March 1, 2016....a leap year!<br><br>*AJ*<br><br>* One of the most asked questions I’ve had professionally all pandemic<br> * Pro-cam/iPhone as a webcam- <a href="https://www.ajbarse.com/pro-camera-as-your-web-camera/" rel="noopener">https://www.ajbarse.com/pro-camera-as-your-web-camera/</a> <br><br>* A watchgeeks’s approach to a connected (s)mart watch<br> * Garmin Instinct <a href="https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/621802/pn/010-02064-00" rel="noopener">https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/621802/pn/010-02064-00</a><br> * Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze - <a href="https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/aquascaphe-bronze-blue-gilt" rel="noopener">https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/aquascaphe-bronze-blue-gilt</a><br><br><br>*Chris*<br><br>What I learned during the Pandemic - “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home” (<a href="https://balladofamerica.org/home-sweet-home/)" rel="noopener">https://balladofamerica.org/home-sweet-home/)</a> <br><br>*Coffee Shop Life in 2021*<br><br>*Three tough questions to ask when going to a coffee shop*<br> * What am I there to do online?<br> * Are you connecting a device from work to a public wi-fi network?<br> * If so, are you willing to have the conversation with your boss about getting your laptop hacked, stolen, or damaged due to coffee spillage from those diminutive-sozed tables *meant for a coffee cup and a phone?*<br> * Do you really need to connect your personal mobile phone to a public wi-fi network?<br><br>*Consider a Paid VPN*<br><br>* Mullvad VPN - $6/month (<a href="https://mullvad.net/en/)" rel="noopener">https://mullvad.net/en/)</a><br> * No email needed to sign up. Website auto-generates a 16-digit number for you to use as an account<br> * Pay one-month fee via prepaid credit card?<br> * Install Mullvad software application, connect to a nearby city’s VPN server, off ya go<br><br><br>Quality Assurance<br><br>*Chris<br><br>* Commafeed (<a href="https://www.commafeed.com/#/welcome)" rel="noopener">https://www.commafeed.com/#/welcome)</a> - “A bloat-free RSS reader”<br> * Stick your toe in the RSS pool. Free account, bookmark the webpage in your browser of choice, enjoy distraction free headlines<br><br>* anoni.sh (<a href="https://anoni.sh/)" rel="noopener">https://anoni.sh/)</a> - A URL shortener with no logs of usage. For fans of bit.ly<br> * <a href="https://anoni.sh/bhampod" rel="noopener">https://anoni.sh/bhampod</a> <br><br>* Canvas Insider Podcast (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3fPJ8cMqRq9ptk8d77b9zE)" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/show/3fPJ8cMqRq9ptk8d77b9zE)</a> - 30+ episodes about your favorite LMS, plus some helpful tech ideas for your online life<br><br> *AJ <br><br>* Anchor SoundCore Mini (older version); $25, 15hrs on a charge w/ BT, SD, and Radio (must use USB cable for antenna- very clever) <a href="https://www.anker.com/products/variant/soundcore-mini/A3101111" rel="noopener">https://www.anker.com/products/variant/soundcore-mini/A3101111</a>
