MJM, Author at mattymorris.com

Short Stack at Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

·June 16, 2022·1 min read

Tonight we attended a Short Stack concert at the Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle. Our night began earlier at Newy Burger Co further down Hunter Street where we had tea. When the concert concluded security closed the back bar, and we chose to leave at this point because of that disruption....

Inside All-Jap Day, 2022

Front Page Newcastle

·June 5, 2022·2 min read

✌️Article written by Matt Morris for Newy 87.8FM Between 550-600 Cars, Bikes and 4WDs gathered at McDonald Jones Stadium yesterday (Sunday 05/06/2022) for Newcastle all Japanese Car & Bike Show, affectionately called by attendees ‘All Jap Day.’ Running for its sixth year, after two cancelled years due to Covid-19 restrictions,...

Record Great Audio For Your Videos

Broadcast Digital Marketing Film

·March 19, 2022·3 min read

Let’s face it, attention spans are getting shorter, and the need to hook your viewer quickly is becoming an art form. Quality sound is a key attribute for good video production, and with so much noise in the online world don’t let audio be the reason your video doesn’t cut...

How To Manually Install WordPress

Digital Marketing Guides

·March 8, 2022·10 min read

Prerequisite: For this guide, we will assume you already have the following: Web hosting (cPanel) A registered domain name, that is already configured to point to your hosting. In This Guide We Will Source the required WordPress files and upload them to your web hosting. Create a MySQL database for...

Starting Your Career In Screen & Media

Film

·March 7, 2022·2 min read

Feel like a change of pace, or have an interest in pursuing a career in film and television? – These are some of the questions I have been asked by people curious or new to the industry. These are also some of the things I wish I had known when...

Things I Look For On A Location Recce (Location Scout)

Film

·March 6, 2022·2 min read

Finding the right location is an important part of the filmmaking process during pre-production. Beyond a location fitting your film or documentary aesthetically, we need to consider some of the other characteristics of the space, The more you know about a location, the fewer surprises or problems you might run...

I Made My WordPress Site Accessible In Under Five Minutes, For Free.

Nystagmus Tech

·March 4, 2022·1 min read

The World Health Organisation estimates that globally at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. With screen times on the rise, this number is likely to increase. When your content is not accessible to the visually impaired you are both excluding a group of people and...

What Are Short URLs, How To Use Them, And Build Your Own

Tech

·March 3, 2022·3 min read

I have a love hate relationships with short URLs, they are great for space saving and adding a custom touch, but their obscurity can confuse and introduce risk for people. In this article, I will explain what short links are, how to use them like a pro, avoid the dangers...

First Houseplant: Philodendron Birkin

Matt's Blog

·March 3, 2022·1 min read

Just a quick few lines about my accidental discovery of houseplants. I was searching for cool technology ideas last year, when I had the thought of bringing IOT to gardening and plants. I like stats, charts, data, and some bright minds had already been hard at work on a project...

In The Studio With Paul Rothapfel

Broadcast

·January 13, 2022·1 min read

Paul Rothapfel sits at his desk in his studio. A cat is laying on the audio mixer controls.

It was great to catch up with Paul in his studio today, I joined him on a pre-record for tomorrow’s show. Paul is our afternoons presenter who broadcasts a show five days a week, he is also a well known name locally and intentionally....