DIY & How-To

A viewer left a comment on one of my YouTube videos asking: “Can we use DJI Mic Mini with a PC that doesn’t have a Type-C port?” Great question — and the answer is yes. I tested it with both the DJI Mic Mini and the Grenaro wireless mic, and both work perfectly. Here’s exactly what you need and how to set it up. 🤔 The Problem Modern wireless microphones like the DJI Mic Mini and Grenaro come with receivers that have a USB-C connector. That’s fine for newer laptops, Android phones, and iPhones 15 and above. But millions of PCs — especially desktops and older laptops — only have the traditional USB-A ports (the rectangular ones). ...

If you have a website, making it fast is important. One of the best ways to speed up your website is to make your image files smaller. Large images can make your website load slowly, which can be frustrating for visitors. If you use a Mac, you have a powerful tool already built-in to help you with this: sips. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use sips to make your images smaller, so your website will be faster. ...

The Most Important First Step: Figuring Out Your Energy Needs Before you buy solar panels, batteries, and other parts for your solar power system, there’s one very important thing you need to do first: figure out how much electricity you use each day. When I built my own DIY Off-Grid Solar Setup, this was the first thing I did. If you skip this step, you might spend too much money on a system that’s too big. Or, even worse, you could build a system that’s too small and doesn’t give you enough power. ...

Have you ever wanted to create your own electricity from the sun? That’s what “going solar” means! It can sound a bit complicated, especially when you hear grown-ups talk about “off-grid” systems (that’s when you’re not connected to the big power company). But I learned how to do it, and I built my own solar power system without spending a ton of money. In this guide, I’ll show you how you can do it too! ...