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Chapters: • 00:00:00 NC_2024_11_03 • 00:00:23 Make Your Screenshares More Engaging with FaceScreen https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2024/10/... • 00:07:34 Why Do People Like Apple Notes? https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2024/10/... • 00:24:25 Support the Show https://podfeet.com/paypal • 00:24:52 Sam King of GigSky How to Use a US Phone Number Using WiFi Calling with a Foreign eSIM https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2024/11/... • In this episode, I share my experience with FaceScreen, an innovative app developed by Ram Patra designed to place a small video window of your camera on top of your screen share. This tool proved invaluable during a recent presentation at the Silicon Valley Mac Users Group (SVMug), where I was discussing how to utilize Audio Hijack. I emphasized the significance of the audience being able to see me while I demonstrated, and FaceScreen enabled just that. The feedback I received from the producer, Robert Brown, confirmed that the FaceScreen video quality was superior to the Zoom thumbnail, making it an essential addition for virtual presenters. • FaceScreen is available in the app store for a mere $4.99 and functions smoothly as a menu bar app. After installation, it offers an intuitive experience, allowing you to activate or deactivate your camera display with a simple click. I appreciated its accessibility features, confirming through my tests with VoiceOver that all settings were easy to navigate, thus ensuring inclusivity for all users. • Diving into the app's settings, I discovered various customization options. The General tab offers essential controls, such as selecting a default camera and choosing whether the app starts upon login. The interface allows users to position the video window in any corner of their screen and provides flexibility in its appearance. The Camera tab is particularly fun, offering different shapes for the floating window, including circle, squircle, and rectangle, each accompanied by sliders to adjust the size and aspect ratio effectively. For presentations, getting the correct size is critical to avoid overwhelming the audience's view, and I found the process seamless, especially when setting the appropriate display resolution prior to my talk. • A unique aspect of FaceScreen involves its mirroring feature, which initially confused me during my SVMug presentation, as it reversed my image for viewers. Additionally, the app allows for further personalized adjustments, such as color settings, text overlay beneath the video, and keyboard shortcuts, greatly enhancing the presenter’s control over their visual presentation. • Transitioning to my frustrations with Apple Notes, I explored its shortcomings compared to other note-taking applications I prefer, such as Bear. While Apple Notes has improved in certain areas like data syncing across devices, I remain perplexed by various facets of its organization features. Despite the ability to pin notes and create folders, I often find myself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of notes and the limitations imposed by its tagging system. My experimentation with tags revealed a cumbersome setup process, and I struggled to grasp how to create and manage them effectively. • Another annoyance stems from the formatting options available on mobile devices, particularly with the complex sequence of taps required to apply basic text styles like bold and italics. The process is cumbersome, detracting from the streamlined experience I seek in a note-taking app. I also encountered challenges with exporting and sharing notes, as formatting is frequently stripped away upon transfer, reducing the utility of Apple Notes for anything beyond temporary jottings. • I touched on the inability to export notes easily while referencing the cumbersome experiences that led me to explore other options. Apple Notes’ setup reveals significant room for improvement, particularly concerning accessibility to one’s own data and to shareable formats. • Finally, I found an interesting conversation with Sam King, the Chief Revenue Officer of GigSky, about the nuances of eSIM technology and how it differs from older SIM alternatives. GigSky emphasizes its role as a true mobile operator, ensuring customers have a reliable connection during travel. Sam illuminated the complexities surrounding roaming agreements and the vast discrepancies in pricing between different providers, especially between U.S. and European telecom markets. • Through our engaging discussion, it became clear how critical eSIM technology has evolved for modern travelers, offering greater flexibility and cost savings. He emphasized that GigSky, unlike many competitors that just resell SIMs from established carriers, maintains its network infrastructure, allowing them to provide better service and adaptability for users. • Overall, this episode provides a close examination of both FaceScreen, an app enhancing virtual presentations, and Apple Notes, an often frus…

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