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Creator Blog #19 - 12 Principles of Animation

Why do we need to study design? Why do we need to hire a graphic designer when you can just download a template online? It’s comparable to making your own cake versus buying from a boutique confe...

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New York Blog #21 - Hack to restaurant reservations

How do you pick a restaurant in NYC? That’s easy. I look at pictures. I look at pictures of the restaurant and pictures of the food. If the food looks good, chances are it will probably taste goo...

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Creator Blog #18 - Time to slow it down

I had a pretty good streak publishing every week. I was consistent all throughout summer. But I've come to realize it's simply not sustainable. I do it all myself... the research, writing, graphics...

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6 FREE things to do in NYC – November 2022 Edition

Time goes by so fast! Summer just flashed before my eyes. But that doesn't mean the end of free things to do. Here's the November edition. 

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Free Wallpaper - November Colors

Enjoy!

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NYC Blog #20 - Clinton Hill Annual Halloween Walk

I'm publishing early (instead of posting on Nov 1). I didn't realize that Halloween weekend is this weekend. Oops.

People always talk about the Halloween Village Parade, but not a lot talk ab...

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Creator Blog #17 - On hobbies

In a job interview once, I was asked: “What are your hobbies?” This is also a staple question I used to ask interns when I was in charge of hiring interns in my department.

While the answ...

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New York Blog #19 - Momofuku Ssäm Bar

If you have a group of people and want an extravagant meal, I recommend one of the large format meals by Momofuku Ssäm Bar.

Momofuku is the restaurant brand established by the popular Chef D...

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What is the 15-minute city concept?

Most 15-minute cities are in Europe and Asia. Not many parts of the US embody this concept, but you see it all over NYC.

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Free Wallpapers - Village Sky

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Creator Blog #16 - The Rice Video

As mentioned from last week, this was the second video published on YouTube.

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New York Blog #18 - Vegan Food + Great Music

The whole time I’ve been in New York, my observation has been that it’s easier to be vegan than sober in this city. Alcohol has been the social glue from parties to work to hanging out...

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Creator Blog #15 - First video ever published

Every wonder what I first published on YouTube? It was about how passwords get compromised. I’m a big advocate for security and personal privacy. When I was in the military, I worked in intel so ...

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New York Blog #17 - Coffee in New York

New York knows how to make coffee.

Seattle has Starbucks, but NYC has the love — in the form of small cafe owners and baristas that pour their souls into the cups. Ok, not all bari...

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How get to MetLife Stadium?

It's that time of year when NFL is in the air! In this week's video, we are going to talk about how to take the bus or train to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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Free Wallpaper → Football Season

Happy New York-ing! Go Giants! 🏈 

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Creator Blog #14 - Quarterly Check-in

Every quarter I make it a point to review the channel. This is a time to see what's working and not working — for the audience, the algorithm, and myself.  

So what do I do during this...

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NYC Blog #16 - Brunching in NYC

The way New Yorkers brunch is very particular. 


The Time

In other places, brunch is defined as eating food between breakfast and lunch. In NY, it’s de...

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Free Wallpaper → Biking in the city

Happy weekend! In the spirit of the recently published video on how to rent a Citi Bike, here are two sets of wallpapers — one with a bike and the other with a bike and avatar.


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How to rent a Citi Bike in NYC

Learn about New York's bike sharing program.

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Creator Blog #13 - An Unpublished Video

Here’s a treat for you all today. 

This was a video I created earlier this year but didn’t publish. After this post I’ll be adding it to one or two playlists so some people can wat...

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NYC Blog #15 - Shake Shack

Shake Shack

I’ve mentioned Shake Shack a few times on the channel. Their burgers are super delicious and their fries are on point. On my birthday and New York anniversary (...

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6 FREE things to do in NYC – October 2022 Edition

New video is out! Things to do for October. Happy Fall!

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Free Wallpaper → Autumn Avatar

Fall is finally here! So are pumpkin spice lattes, muled cider, muled mead, Oktoberfest, and pumpkin ale! 

I'm redoing how I make wallpapers. This collection should cover most screen siz...

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Creator Blog #12 - The Title Sequence

My most favorite part of a movie is the title sequence. I love watching title sequences so much that I once wrote a 5000-word paper on it paired with a slide show presentation.

The title sequ...

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NYC Blog #14 - Metropolitan Diary

New York City is full of all sorts of stories. Every time you go out, you’re bound to come home with some sort of interesting observation to share. The best collection of New York stories that I...

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How to ride the Metro-North Railroad?

Part of the NYC commuter rail series, here's a video on how to head north of Manhattan on the Metro-North Railroad.

Videos on other commuter rails:

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Free Wallpaper → MetroNorth

All aboard the Metro-North!

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Metro-North Zone Map

Here area couple of maps pulled from the Metro-North YouTube video. The first one shows the zones of the trains. The second map shows the equivalent in terms of prices.

Since prices are based...

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Creator Blog #11 - Wes Anderson

West Anderson is an idol. You don’t even have to see the credits to know if a film was produced by him. His fingerprints just stand out in the set production, color grading, and dry humor.

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