WEBVTT 00:06.240 --> 01:47.356 Have you ever wondered why something is taking so long to download? And maybe what is the speed of your Internet, especially if you're traveling? Well, I have just the app for you and it was free. It is the speedtest app by Ookla. Ookla and Speedtest is all one word of I was thinking about this. For the people that are attending conventions or traveling and staying in hotels, I'm thinking this would really confirm whether things are actually working, what the download speed is. Is it as advertised? Especially if you're paying for Internet from your provider, you really want to have what the company says you should be receiving. So some time ago I downloaded the speed test app and it confirmed that my speed was really abysmal. And so I upgraded. But I really wanted to make sure I was getting what I thought I was getting. And then, you know, time passed and I got another provider and now I really confirmed that I'm receiving the service that I'm expecting. So what I did too is I tested my friend's Internet and she was still on DSL, something like that. Really? Do we remember that? And it was no wonder why things were not working properly with visualizing services like IRA. So I would like to demonstrate a little bit of the speed test app for you. So we have the speedtest app open here menu button. There is this menu button and in here menu button. We have things like close button. 01:47.428 --> 01:48.668 Create a free speed test account to. 01:48.684 --> 01:50.156 See all of your results in one place. 01:50.308 --> 01:52.100 Okay. Creating a free account. 01:52.220 --> 01:53.444 Create account button. 01:53.532 --> 01:54.580 There's that button. 01:54.700 --> 01:58.790 Sign into your account. Already have an account. Sign in link results. 01:59.250 --> 02:27.460 Okay. The results is really interesting. The results button really is going to show you all the results of the various tests that you run to determine the speed that you have. So apparently I downloaded this back in 2020 and I had abysmal results back then. It was really ridiculous. And it's interesting to look back through the results of when I changed carriers and how those results got better and better. 02:27.840 --> 02:29.900 Then we have settings. 02:30.200 --> 02:36.992 Settings. And I don't really change anything in there. There are some things having to do with a VPN and such. 02:37.176 --> 02:38.504 Create a free speed test account to. 02:38.512 --> 02:43.024 See all of your results. Create a sign in results settings about privacy and terms. 02:43.152 --> 02:54.620 Okay, sorry, the voiceover lost focus there. There's the about support. Support and the support really just has a contact link. It doesn't really have a lot of other useful things in it. 02:55.090 --> 02:59.298 Support and that close menu button. 02:59.394 --> 03:16.386 Okay. And after the menu go button, here's the good part, the go button. This will run a speed test. And as you hear, I am using my iPhone and this is a 15 Pro. So we're going to do the speed test now. 03:16.578 --> 03:17.362 Go. 03:17.546 --> 03:17.962 Starting. 03:17.986 --> 03:18.790 Ping test. 03:19.210 --> 03:19.954 A gray number. 03:20.002 --> 03:20.242 Idle. 03:20.266 --> 03:20.754 Ping. 03:20.882 --> 03:22.826 27 milliseconds. Three milliseconds. 03:22.858 --> 03:24.342 Jitter testing. 03:24.366 --> 03:28.334 Download a gray number on the black background. 25 emiss. Download. 03:28.462 --> 03:30.246 423 megabits per second. 03:30.358 --> 03:30.806 Download. 03:30.838 --> 03:33.286 Ping. 392 milliseconds. 83 milliseconds. 03:33.318 --> 03:35.014 Jitter testing. 03:35.142 --> 03:38.050 A gray number on the black background. 25 emiss. 03:38.750 --> 03:41.382 Okay, it read out all the results. 03:41.566 --> 03:44.646 As 64.3 megabits per second. 03:44.758 --> 03:45.118 Uploads. 03:45.134 --> 03:46.406 Ping. Result, 97 milliseconds. 03:46.438 --> 03:47.286 37 milliseconds. 03:47.318 --> 03:48.970 Jitter test complete. 03:49.720 --> 03:50.736 Go button. 03:50.848 --> 04:23.080 There you have it. The whole test read itself as it was doing each part, and it told me good information. I'm very happy with that. Very happy with the both the download and the upload. So there you have it. It really doesn't get any more complicated than that. It's very useful. It's free, it's $0.99 if you want to get rid of the ads. And then you will confirm the speed of your Internet, whether you want to know why things are downloading so slowly or you want to confirm that you're getting what you pay for. 04:23.740 --> 04:24.220 Hey, y'all. 04:24.260 --> 04:24.716 Marty here. 04:24.748 --> 04:40.372 Today I'm going to be talking to you about the elgato Wave XLR audio interface. This thing is super simple to use and has all the features you really need. On the back, you have a USB. 04:40.436 --> 04:49.254 C port, a headphone jack, and phantom power. So you can give a little bit more power to a microphone that is. 04:49.452 --> 05:18.950 Needs a little bit more power. On the front, you have a big round knob which you click to go through the different options, whether that's adjusting your gain, adjusting your mix, and adjusting your master volume. You also have on the top a capacitive mute. So basically anywhere on the top you can just tap it and it will mute and then tap it again and it will unmute. The wave XLR is super portable. You can put this in any go back and it doesn't take up a whole lot of room. 05:19.420 --> 05:21.956 It's USB C, and when you plug. 05:21.988 --> 05:24.564 It into the computer, it has bus. 05:24.612 --> 05:28.676 Power and powers up the interface just off the power of the computer. 05:28.868 --> 05:34.388 So that's super convenient if you're on the go. This is a great little device if. 05:34.404 --> 05:40.348 You'Re looking for something portable or even at your home setup and looking for something super simple. 05:40.404 --> 05:43.092 So again, this is the wave XLR. 05:43.196 --> 06:01.136 Made by Elgato, and it's a cool little simple interface if you want to use XLR microphones, and you don't want to have to deal with all of the biggest crazy fancy options and all that stuff that are on some larger interfaces. So check it out and enjoy with. 06:01.168 --> 06:06.856 Some of the unmute content we're producing and other items, video has become a. 06:06.888 --> 06:10.032 Little bit more important than maybe it. 06:10.056 --> 06:11.368 Was for me in the past. 06:11.544 --> 06:13.416 And if you've listened to any of. 06:13.448 --> 06:15.952 Our podcasts, you know we recommend not. 06:16.016 --> 06:18.760 Using the built in microphone in your. 06:18.800 --> 06:21.462 Laptop to get high quality audio. 06:21.566 --> 06:28.302 Well, someone gave me a lesson and told me, hey Michael, you shouldn't use the built in webcam in your computer. 06:28.406 --> 06:30.686 To get high quality video. 06:30.878 --> 07:42.204 So of course my wife went out and bought me an awesome little camera that is a USB type A camera. This is the Logitech C 935 E. That's Charlie 935 Ethereum. The Logitech C 935 E is a very small form factor camera that you perch on the top of your laptop screen or wherever you are having it held so that way it doesn't move. I was able to plug it into a Windows eleven computer, and it popped up as a camera that I could access and zoom. Actually picked this camera by default over the built in camera. The Logitech C 935 E camera does come with, I think it's probably about a six foot cable. It is wound up by default, and I've actually left mine mostly wound up. But if you need a 1080p webcam that does pretty good at capturing you. It does not have any automation for keeping you in frame. But once you use the face in view feature from jaws or other tools, you're able to make sure that your. 07:42.252 --> 07:45.270 Face is centered, you're looking good on camera. 07:45.390 --> 07:48.254 And remember, have the light come from. 07:48.302 --> 07:51.582 Behind the camera, not from behind you. 07:51.726 --> 07:56.310 Logitech C 935 E a great webcam. We got it at Best Buy.