Running a show on Apple Silicon: what actually changed
The headline is performance. The parts that affect show day are unified memory, hardware decode you may not be using, and a plugin still running under translation.
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Why it runs on one Mac and not a server
An architectural decision that looks lazy and is not: the whole thing runs on one Mac, locally, with no server involved. What…
Buying gifts for teenagers without the eye-roll
Teenagers are brutal gift critics with fast-moving tastes. How to buy for teens — the safe lanes, the cash question, and getting a usable list out of them.
Where the latency in your video chain is actually hiding
Everyone blames the network. The network is usually one frame of a six-frame problem, and two of the others are free to fix.
Crowd participation for sports and half-time
Sports crowds are the easiest audience for participation technology and the least forgiving environment to run it in. Why the audience is…
Winter birthdays: making mid-year parties feel special in Australia
No backyard pool parties in July. How Australian families make winter birthdays feel like occasions — party formats, gift timing and warming up the mid-year slump.