{"id":35980,"date":"2020-04-24T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35980"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:18:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T23:18:38","slug":"matt-blum-editor-in-chief-of-geekdad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/matt-blum-editor-in-chief-of-geekdad\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Blum, Editor-in-Chief of GeekDad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/geekdadmatt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Blum<\/a>. Matt is the Editor-in-Chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/geekdad.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GeekDad blog<\/a>, which has been going on for 13 years now. He\u2019s a father of two, he\u2019s a longtime software engineer, and totally incidentally, the person who broke the story on BoingBoing about President Trump\u2019s father having been arrested at a KKK rally. You can find GeekDad on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1bOwXxDHkCB4V22VRyp6SQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeekDads\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/geekdads\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> @geekdads.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/805722691%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-S5XAouUtsmI&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/cool-tools-show-and-tell\/id605920446?mt=2\">Subscribe to the Cool Tools Show on iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedpress.me\/cooltoolsshow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13scKxzSp9C6xnH6g30LlqXE9TymhwfY7\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/tag\/cool-tools-show\/\">See all the Cool Tools Show posts on a single page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show notes:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/ankerpowerport.jpg\" alt=\"ankerpowerport\" width=\"383\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/ankerpowerport.jpg 383w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/ankerpowerport-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B072K5ZJXF\/cooltoolsshow-20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anker PowerPort Speed PD 5<\/a> ($33)<br \/>\nThis is a huge convenience for anyone who travels with multiple portable devices. It has a five-foot cord, so if you\u2019re anywhere with inconvenient outlets, it saves you from a lot of bending and\/or having to leave your devices out in the open where they\u2019re easily stepped on. It has four \u201cintelligent\u201d USB ports which will automatically charge your device at the fastest rate it can handle. I especially love this because it also has a USB-C power-delivery port, so I can use it instead of the power brick for my MacBook Pro. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/PhilipsOneBlade.jpg\" alt=\"PhilipsOneBlade\" width=\"269\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/PhilipsOneBlade.jpg 269w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/PhilipsOneBlade-161x300.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01D328BG6\/cooltoolsshow-20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philips Norelco OneBlade<\/a> ($35)<br \/>\nI was skeptical of this when I bought it, but it really works. It cuts right through even a few weeks\u2019 beard growth, and doesn\u2019t irritate my skin. I often do a little touch-up work with a regular razor, but I could usually get away without it if I wanted to. It\u2019s also smaller and lighter than any other electric razor I\u2019ve ever had, so it\u2019s great for traveling. I\u2019ve only used the one for faces, but I\u2019ve heard the one that can also be used on the rest of the body is good, too. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/frozen_pizza_pot.jpg\" alt=\"frozen_pizza_pot\" width=\"411\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/frozen_pizza_pot.jpg 411w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/frozen_pizza_pot-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penzeys.com\/online-catalog\/frozen-pizza-seasoning\/c-24\/p-323\/pd-s\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Penzeys Spices Frozen Pizza Seasoning<\/a> ($4\/3oz)<br \/>\nI eat frozen pizzas more often than I\u2019d care to admit, and most of them share the same problem: they\u2019re boring. A few shakes of this herb blend onto the pizza before putting it in the oven elevates it way more than you\u2019d think it could. It helps give some zing to mediocre delivery pizzas, too. And it\u2019s salt-free, so it\u2019s safe for almost everyone. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/iphone11pro.jpg\" alt=\"iphone11pro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/iphone11pro.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2020\/04\/iphone11pro-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/buy-iphone\/iphone-11-pro\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max<\/a><br \/>\nI just can\u2019t get over how good the cameras on this thing are. The AI turns everyday photos of my cats into beautiful shots with depth-of-field and good color balance. The dark mode is nothing short of revolutionary: I took photos on a beach at night where the only major light source was a small fire, and you could see details in the pictures that I couldn\u2019t see when it happened. And the video stabilization is extraordinary: I took video in the Pacific Northwest back in the fall through the windshield of a car (while someone else was driving), going at a pretty good clip, and the results are as smooth as you could possibly want. Really, I find that if I can frame a picture well, the camera will make it look like a pro took it. Of course, it\u2019s not exactly inexpensive, but if you\u2019re at all interested in photography, it\u2019s still a lot cheaper than professional equipment, and you can also, y\u2019know, text people, run apps, or even call someone on the telephone with it, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>We have hired professional editors to help create our weekly podcasts and video reviews. 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If you would like to make a one-time donation, you can do so using this link:\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/cooltools\">https:\/\/paypal.me\/cooltools<\/a><i>.\u2013 MF<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool Tools Show 223: Matt Blum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1559],"tags":[1555,1472],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35980"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35989,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions\/35989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}