I'm Joe, "MiddleSiggy." I run several YouTube channels with guides for getting your old tapes, film and photos onto your computer. I also review technology: robot mowers, smart home and home automation, AI, and other gear.
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Everything here comes from equipment I have used in my own house and yard.
VHS, Hi8, MiniDV, slides, negatives and photos: the equipment I use, the settings, and the order I do things in.
Learn MoreGPS and camera-guided robot mowers run on my own lawn: what each one handles well and where it struggles.
Learn MoreFrom the MiddleSiggy's Digital World channel on YouTube.
A month of the Hookii Neomow X2 Pro on my hilly 1.25-acre yard: no perimeter wire or RTK, mapping, the hill test, obstacles, the blade change and the cost.
Four months of the GOAT A3000 cutting my own lawn: mapping, obstacles, slopes, edges, the app, battery life and cut quality.
What robot mowers can and can't do, who they suit, and what to check before you buy one for your yard.
Two ways to digitize VHS: a stand-alone converter such as the ClearClick Video to Digital, or an upscaler and capture card recorded with OBS Studio.
The HP FilmScan and the Kodak Slide N Scan side by side, scanning more than 1,000 slides plus color negatives.
Hi8, Digital8 and MiniDV tapes onto a PC over FireWire, with WinDV and Scenalyzer Live splitting the scenes for you.
How to turn home movies and old TV recordings on VHS into digital files you can keep and share.
Stand-alone devices that turn VHS tapes into digital files with the fewest steps.
The ways to scan old prints, and what to weigh before you buy a photo scanner.
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