{"id":35786,"date":"2020-04-05T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35786"},"modified":"2020-04-02T15:09:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T22:09:43","slug":"portable-greenscreen3-idiotssketchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/portable-greenscreen3-idiotssketchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable greenscreen\/3 Idiots\/SketchUp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual background for Zoom meetings<\/strong>
\nI recently conducted an interview in Zoom with over 200 people in the audience, and a colleague who watched later told me I should not be Zooming to a large audience with my bedroom in the background. But instead of moving my computer set up, I bought this a Webaround Portable Greenscreen<\/a>. It\u2019s a 56-inch circular chair-mounted background and it works perfectly with Zoom\u2019s Virtual Background setting. You can use any photo as your background.\u00a0Here\u2019s a\u00a0before and after photo of me<\/a>\u00a0without and with the greenscreen. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Recomended Bollywood<\/strong>
\nI recommend this long movie for a stay-at-home visit to India. This 2009 Bollywood hit is called\u00a03 Idiots<\/a>\u00a0(a better title would be 3 Renegades) and was the all-time bestselling movie in India in its time. Besides being fun and campy, almost a parody of a bollywood hit, it is a brilliant depiction of the ongoing tension between tradition and innovation in this most populous country on the planet. Here\u2019s what a billion young Indians are contending with. Although it is almost 3 hours long, I\u2019ve seen it three times. This version on Amazon Prime is in Hindi. You need to turn CC on for subtitles. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

3D design skill tutorial<\/strong>
\nSketchUp<\/a>\u00a0is a general-purpose 3D design software for makers that is free in its basic version, and is very popular. There are dozens of other programs for precision parts, or organic shapes, but SketchUp scales nicely between 3D printing to woodworking to architecture, and is super easy to learn. By far the best tutorial on how to learn SketchUp (a skill transferable to most other 3D apps) is this free YouTube series,\u00a0SketchUp Tutorial\u00a0<\/a>by April Wilkerson. She is an ace teacher, with the kind of practical hints I needed.\u00a0 \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Old-time radio plays<\/strong>
\nNow that we are stuck at home, we have a lot more time to relax at home. My family of four is using the living room together in the evenings. My wife does a crossword puzzle and my two daughters and I sketch. At the same time, we listen to a terrific old radio drama series called\u00a0Suspense<\/em>. Archive.org has\u00a0911 episodes<\/a>, which may or may not last until the stay-at-home order is lifted, depending on how many episodes we listen to each night. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Use your computer like a tool<\/strong>
\nThis blog post<\/a>\u00a0served as a nudge to remind me that my computer is a tool, not a distraction device, and had some good strategies for making the most of my screen time. Like, \u201cFull Screen is your Friend,\u201d and you don\u2019t need time tracking software to help you focus on a task, just use a sticky note. Write down what you need to focus on and put it on your monitor where you can see it, and only use your computer with that specific purpose in mind. It\u2019s fool-proof. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Revisited advice<\/strong>
\nThese are just a few words of advice that I had saved, which have become much more meaningful to me lately \u2014 CD:
\n\u201cIf all you did was just looked for things to appreciate, you would live a joyously spectacular life.\u201d \u2015 Esther Abraham Hicks
\n\u201cLet go or be dragged.\u201d \u2014 Zen Proverb
\n\u201cBe messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways.\u201d \u2014 Glennon Doyle Melton
\nNo.” is a complete sentence. \u2014 Unknown<\/p>\n

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