{"id":469,"date":"2025-01-31T23:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T23:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:05:27","slug":"stream-upgrades-unboxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=469","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Stream Upgrades, Unboxing, and Testing a $16 Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday is Here and It\u2019s Time for Stream Upgrades!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday is finally here! Good thing I was up until <strong>3 a.m. working on OBS and Streamer.bot<\/strong> last night. I managed to finish the <strong>startup and ending screens<\/strong>, which feels like a big win. Next on my list are the <strong>Be Right Back<\/strong> screen (I\u2019ve got some ideas) and <strong>stingers<\/strong> to make transitions smoother. One challenge I still need to tackle is an <strong>audio issue<\/strong> with one of the songs\u2014something I\u2019ll be troubleshooting soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unboxing Time: Stream Upgrades and a Must-Have Pet Product<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today is <strong>package day!<\/strong> Two Amazon boxes arrived, and we\u2019ll be unboxing them live on stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Package #1:<\/strong> A <strong>must-have pet care item<\/strong> for anyone with dogs or cats. If you have pets, you won\u2019t want to miss this one!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Package #2:<\/strong> A bit of an <strong>experiment<\/strong>\u2014I found a <strong>$16 security camera<\/strong> that boasts <strong>1080p, remote control, and WiFi connectivity<\/strong>. The mic probably isn\u2019t great for streaming, but my goal is to see if it works with <strong>OBS<\/strong>. If it does, this could be a <strong>cheap way to set up multiple cameras<\/strong> for the stream. We\u2019ll be testing it out live!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Warm Day in the North Country<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the brutal cold earlier this week, today\u2019s <strong>27\u00b0F<\/strong> feels like summer! It\u2019s amazing how quickly we adjust to the seasons up here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join Us Live Tonight for More Stream Upgrades!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, we\u2019ll be unboxing, testing new tech, and making more <strong>stream upgrades<\/strong>. I\u2019m excited to see if the new camera works, and we\u2019ll continue refining our stream setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us live at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/tectuma\">https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/tectuma<\/a><\/strong> for all the fun! For more updates and behind-the-scenes content, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tectuma.com\">https:\/\/tectuma.com<\/a><\/strong>. See you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday is Here and It\u2019s Time for Stream Upgrades! Friday is finally here! Good thing I was up until 3 a.m. working on OBS and Streamer.bot last night. I managed to finish the startup and ending screens, which feels like a big win. Next on my list are the Be Right Back screen (I\u2019ve got&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=469\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Friday Fun: Stream Upgrades, Unboxing, and Testing a $16 Camera<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stream Upgrades, Unboxing, and Testing a $16 Camera<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s Friday! 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