Fix Audio on XFCE Chromebook

by Matthew Jones | May 30, 2023 | Linux, Ubuntu

The Problem After moving from GalliumOS to Xubuntu, I noticed that playing YouTube videos on both Firefox and Chromium would result in decent playback for a few minutes, but suddenly the audio would turn into a solid beeping tone while the YouTube video displayed the...

Switching from Windows to Manjaro Linux

by Matthew Jones | Sep 9, 2019 | Blender, Linux, Video Editing

I use Adobe CC on a Windows machine for my video production pipeline at work. I do video side work on the weekends, and have used Windows and Adobe for those projects as well, but I’ve always felt trapped. Like I’m a slave to Adobe or something. I’ve...

[VIDEO] “Never Forgotten” Full Animation

by Matthew Jones | Sep 5, 2019 | 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Blender

Well… I guess it’s time. I’ve been working on this animation for longer than I care to admit, but I’m definitely ready to release this thing into the wild, take my lessons and move on. And when I say ‘lessons’… I mean LOTS of...

Blender Smoke Simulation: Creating Windblown Dunes

by Matthew Jones | Jul 13, 2019 | 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Blender

Shoutout to @loranozor for requesting this walkthrough! I don’t do a blender smoke simulation every day, but one of the biggest takeaways that I got from learning my way through this project was the difference between the resolution divisions of the smoke domain...

Using Mono to Run .exe Files on Linux

by Matthew Jones | Jul 2, 2019 | Linux, Uncategorized

Found a great game? Discover a new program? Only available on Windows? No Windows machine? Don’t want to bother dual booting? Running a virtual machine not an option? Me too! Using Mono makes all that a lot easier. Let’s talk about using mono to run .exe...