Chuck Williams
in Van Buren County, Michigan
About
Photos: I volunteer in livestream and stage production technology at Paw Paw Presbyterian.
Hi there I'm Chuck Williams and I work at a handful of technology projects, both at church and home, and I'm going to explain them here.
- Using Linux, Apple, and Microsoft computers
- Specializing in computer software installation and maintenance
- Livestream and stage technology
- Web site hosting, sysadmin, cli
- Publishing
- Youtube and Facebook production
- Content creator
In my previous life I worked as a shop rat for printing and publishing companies in their pre-press departments. Then came the internet and I got a degree and got to sit in a cube where I did similar work.
I first performed manual typesetting in 1960, computer typesetting in 1975, desktop publishing 1986, and internet publishing in 1993. Tons of other media work too.
In retirement I produce a monthly newsletter, create content in social media, and toil at technology in stage production.
Media Studio
(left to right) HDMI extender, Mackie sound board, slide show manager, vMix, camera controller.
Mackie sound board
Connects to stage microphones, speakers, hdmi extenders, wall monitors, and computers.
Pan Zoom Camera
One fixed-position camera. Its controller uses presets and joystick.
Content Creator
Write, edit, layout, photo, video
Print Production
Just about everything I guess.
Writing and Editing
(and proofreading!) Whether it's artificial or human intelligence, it's still gotta get done. I'm just a cog in the machine.
Photography and Video
After my Canon Rebel and Apple iPhone comes Gimp, Kdenlive, Audacity, and then Youtube, Facebook, PDF, web sites, and of course print.
Rehearse
Practice is important.
Livestream
vmix & mackie
vMix is livestream software. It broadcasts live over the internet to Youtube and Facebook.
I'm kinda good at it. Do you livestream?
I'm only into the Mackie sound board for its technology. This board is analog but the digital audio workstation is just as complex, if not more.
It controls audio for microphones, speakers, computers and livestreams.
Internet
Facebook, Youtube, Bluehost
See me at work at facebook.com/aroundvanburen. Now in my twelfth year.
I produce youtube.com/@commonsenseprojects for Ray Commons and youtube.com/@1stprespawpaw for my church.
I host my own website through Bluehost -- aroundvanburen.com -- and that's where I also publish a monthly list of local general labor jobs for people having a hard time scraping by.
Contact
Chuck Williams
So what about you? Tell me about it.