There exists no formal definition of “the metaverse,” and no one individual or organization controls it. The metaverse is bigger than a single application, and it doesn’t look, feel, play, or sound like any one thing. It’s best to define the metaverse as a collection of organizations, tools, applications, and hardware, all of which serve a similar purpose. At the end of this post, I’ll introduce my formal definition of the word “metaverse.” For now:…
I wrote another blog post for High Fidelity, and it’s another one that’s a perfect fit for this blog. Below, you’ll find the original post’s text, which offers a buying guide to folks who are interested in a new headset, headphone, or microphone.
I work for High Fidelity, a technology company currently building an API that allows developers to integrate 3D, spatialized audio into their applications. I recently wrote a blog post for us, and I’d like to share it here as well: About 4.66 billion people use the Internet regularly – that’s over half of Earth’s population. Users’ time is split between content on social media, news sites, mobile apps, and more. Often, Web browsers like Google…
Way back in March 2014, I wrote a blog post called “20 Essential Windows Applications You Should Install.” A friend recently installed Windows after using MacOS for a long time, so I decided to update that list of applications for 2020. Many of those apps are still relevant and critical to my workflow today. Some of them are no longer useful, so they’ll get the cut. I’ll also include in this post a few handy…
It’s quite difficult to settle on comfortable audio input/output settings from within Windows. All audio hardware is different, and there are many factors that play into how audio playback sounds to your ears and how your microphone input sounds to others. This is a guide to setting up your audio devices to achieve maximum comfort for you and your listeners. I work at a VR company called High Fidelity, where audio I/O is critical to…
Before I continue explaining what this is for: If you know exactly what this utility does and you’d like a download link to the Python script, here it is: LG_Photos_Filename_To_Date.zip Introduction A long time ago, I used an LG VX8300 flip phone. I still maintain it’s the best flip phone I’ve ever used. After that, I used an LG enV Touch, which was also an excellent device. Both of these phones took perfectly fine images…
There are a few Windows applications I use that I couldn’t live without. I install many of these programs on my personal Windows computers immediately upon a fresh install of the OS, and I urge you to do the same. Here is an alphabetical list of 20 Windows applications that I find incredibly useful.
I’ve been building custom PCs for nearly 10 years now, and I greatly enjoy helping others build their own computers. Friends, acquaintances, and strangers often approach me, asking for advice on their next custom PC build. Every time I part out a new custom PC for someone, something I have done hundreds of times in the past, I will update this post. I hope it comes in handy when you’re building a PC of your…
