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How to Solve Webcam Shenanigans With systemd

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200

Last year I talked about my faithful Logitech C930e webcam, and at the end of the article I mentioned that I have to manually disable the autofocus, and that sadly that setting is gone at every reboot, and even every time I unplug the webcam; my question then was, can I automate this somehow?

How To Connect Boatswain to OBS Studio

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

I’ve recently got myself an Elgato Stream Deck, and although it doesn’t natively support Linux, there’s a nice app called Boatswain that does the trick (not to be confused with the OCI container monitoring app of the same name).

My Faithful Logitech C930e Webcam

Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200

I like boring technology that lasts decades: 2 years ago I was raving about my Harman Kardon SoundSticks (spoiler alert: they are still in service) and today I’d like to rave about my faithful Logitech C930e, an HDMI webcam that’s been with me for 10 years this month.

How to Speak, by Patrick Winston

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

I’ve been recommending this talk a lot lately to people new to the art of speaking, who find themselves all of a sudden boosted to the front stage of an event and in dire need of help.

Recording Getting Started Guides on Linux

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0200

As I’ve said in the past, producing videos in Linux isn’t very straightforward or stable; it can be a bit of bumpy ride. But I’m stubborn, and Linux is the platform I want to use, so when I was tasked with the creation of “Getting Started” video guides for our products at VSHN, I used Linux to create them.

Live-Streaming

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Lately, I’ve started to stream some live events on YouTube on behalf of VSHN. I was an absolute live-streaming beginner, so I had to learn a few tricks.

FFmpeg Tips and Tricks

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Here’s a small selection of cool things you can do on Linux with FFmpeg.

Video Editing in Linux

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Let’s talk about the worst part of my Linux experience so far: video editing. It’s not like I’m editing videos every day in my Linux machines, but every so often I have to do something around video, and seriously, it’s a PITA.

VSHN.timer

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Since August 2019 I took the duty of publishing a weekly series of blog posts called “VSHN․timer”.

Kuroshio Sea

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

This is probably one of the most mysterious and beautiful videos on the web. Enjoy.