September - Monthly Channel Digest

It's September already, which means its time to do the September Channel Digest!

Wait, what is a channel digest?

The monthly channel digest is a Patreon post where I talk about the happenings around the channel; past, present, and current.

This post is also a chance for you guys to ask questions or provide feedback about the channel, videos, or really anything you want.

Last Month

August was a hectic month IRL, but I still managed to put a video out. A simple "channel retrospective" video, but my first real video since June.

I didn't do much work on my Open Source projects, either. Just basic maintenance and some Linode stuff. We switched the server OS from Ubuntu to Arch, that was pretty cool.

I started using my Macbook more and I edited the most recent EgeePlays video with iMovie. Can't say I love it but it was good practice if I want to use it again in the future

This Month

I'll be starting the new "schedule" this month! I've got a backlog of videos planned but I don't know when I'll get around to making them.

I've been putting a lot of energy into the upcoming video series around benchmarking. I'll be starting with Linux distro vs distro but I want to start comparing MacOS vs Linux, and of course, Windows vs Linux.

In terms of the community:

•     The Rust server is practically died so we're probably going to shut it down for now.
•     Our Minecraft server is on fire and continues to be ridiculously popular
•     Gmod server was migrated to Arch and is running better than ever
•     Considering starting up a surprise Terraria server

Next Month

I'm anxious to see how the new series does. If people really dig it, I want to brainstorm about other series' to do. I find it much more enjoyable to do themes or series' of videos, rather than one-off videos.

I've got a couple OSS projects in mind but I never seem to have the time or motivation to work on them. I've got one particular project in mind for the channel - basically a GUI wrapper for the Phoronix Test Suite, but suited specifically to help me do benchmarks for the video series. Stay tuned for more info on that.

I hope you guys enjoy the digest. Be sure to ask questions or give me any feedback you have!