I've been using the Clever Coffee Dripper for about 2 years (thanks to a Lifehacker article) and it turned me into a total coffee snob. I even bought a 2nd to bring to work because I can't stand other coffee now. I've converted several friends to whom I've served coffee made from it. So I highly recommend this brewing…

Regarding teaching a class, if you live in Chicago, there's a cool website to help you arrange to teach small scale classes:

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I am very excited about this series. I started recording with garageband and a Samson C01U, then upgraded to Logic, a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, and a ST-55 mic. When researching the new gear, I did a lot of experimenting with mic placement, sound dampening, and proper EQ/compression. I found those made a WAY bigger…

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