Join Dr. Bill as he examines the wild and wacky world of the web, computers, and all things geeky! Hot Tech Tips, Tech News, and Geek Culture are examined… with plenty of good humor as well!
Author: Dr. Bill
Dr. Bill is a Word of Faith Minister, Non-Profit Technology Specialist, Webmaster, and Technical Director of WOFR.org and SpeakFaith.TV. Before he retired from corporate life in 2017, he was also a technologist in the corporate arena for over 35 years. He is a Board Certified Traditional Naturopath.
He is the Founder and President of Word of Faith Ministries, Incorporated, a non-profit Christian Ministry and is the creator and maintainer of an Internet Streaming TV and Roku Channel, SpeakFaith.TV. He volunteers, as Technical Director for WOFR.org – Word of Faith Radio, a non-profit Christian Radio Network. He is a graduate of Life Christian University, with a Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. in Theology and was a charter member (chartered in 1979) of the International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM).
Dr. Bill is a certified as a Certified Natural Health Professional, and holds a doctorate in Natural Health in the field of Naturopathy. He is also certified as a Certified Traditional Naturopath, certified by the American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB). He is certified as a Master Herbalist, and became a Professional Member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, and of the Coalition for Natural Health.
Dr. Bill earned certifications in the corporate world as a CIW Certified Master System Administrator. This was a major certification achievement that involves these intermediate certifications: CIW Web Professional Foundations Associate, CIW Server Administration Professional, CIW Security Professional, and the CIW Inter-networking Professional certification. He was also certified as a Certified Citrix Administrator (CCA), and a VMware Certified Professional (VCP), as well as an EC-Council Certified Security Analyst and a CIW Certified Security Analyst. He also earned the Imprivata Certified Engineer certification in both Single Sign-On and Authentication Management.
Dr. Bill tests the Logitech Mevo Start camera and Multicam system. He demonstrates how to use a video editor to figure out the timing for OBS audio sync. He also compares video from the Sony a6400, the Elgato Facecam, and the Mevo start, in studio. (Mar 03, 2022)
Dr. Bill tests the Logitech Mevo Start camera and Multicam system. He demonstrates how to use a video editor to figure out the timing for OBS audio sync. He also compares video from the Sony a6400, the Elgato Facecam, and the Mevo start, in studio. (Mar 03, 2022)
Dr. Bill discusses his Beelink SER3 AMD Ryzen 7 mini-computer, which is WAY more powerful than his previous system, and the fact that ATT wireless dropped 3G support this week. Also, a brief intro to the Mevo Start system (review coming soon!) (Feb 24, 2022)
Dr. Bill discusses his Beelink SER3 AMD Ryzen 7 mini-computer, which is WAY more powerful than his previous system, and the fact that ATT wireless dropped 3G support this week. Also, a brief intro to the Mevo Start system (review coming soon!) (Feb 24, 2022)
Dr. Bill introduces his new Elgato Facecam for comment, do you like it? Linode is purchased by Akamai, FuboTV goes to a quarterly subscription, then drops back to monthly! (Feb 16, 2022)
Dr. Bill introduces his new Elgato Facecam for comment, do you like it? Linode is purchased by Akamai, FuboTV goes to a quarterly subscription, then drops back to monthly! (Feb 16, 2022)
Tablo releases a brand new Quad Tuner NextGenTV (ATSC 3.0) DVR/receiver at CES 2022! The new Open Source “fork” of the original Audacity, called Tenacity! GSotW: Macrium Reflect Free Edition! 1990’s “Oddware,” a hand waving mouse/keyboard combo… weird! (Jan 09, 2022) (Jan 09, 2022)
Tablo releases a brand new Quad Tuner NextGenTV (ATSC 3.0) DVR/receiver at CES 2022! The new Open Source “fork” of the original Audacity, called Tenacity! GSotW: Macrium Reflect Free Edition! 1990’s “Oddware,” a hand waving mouse/keyboard combo… weird! (Jan 09, 2022) (Jan 09, 2022)
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