Greg Wilson - Greg's Ramblings

Greg's Ramblings

Greg Wilson

Director of AWS Technical Content Experience and Documentation

Making the iPhone 15 Pro action button a triple-function button

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have a new action button that can be assigned to several functions including muting the phone, activating the camera, turning on/off the flashlight, and several other useful features. It can also be assigned to a shortcut, which allows automated sequences for tasks

Flying the new DJI Mavic 3 Pro

There are tons of videos of folks raving about the new DJI Mavic 3 Pro. I can confirm that it is indeed awesome. I shot the videos below using the new 3x 70mm camera shot in 4k/60fps HDR (HLG) with some very minor color correction and contrast boost in

Learning about video production and editing from ChatGPT and YouTube

I've been an active photographer most of my life, including a few years of doing it professionally (aerial , commercial, wedding, etc.). I recently sold my Nikon F-mount bodies and lenses and upgraded the the new Nikon Z-series mirrorless platform. I acquired the new Nikon Z8 and several amazing

Building a way to play Chess via messaging apps

While watching The Queen’s Gambit, I was reminded about how much I used to enjoy playing chess. I was eager to play a game, so I started to tweet, “D2-D4” knowing that some of Twitter followers would recognize this as an opening move and likely respond with their move,

Gmail shortcuts will quadruple your speed

Recently I’ve been experimenting with using keyboard shortcuts in Gmail to avoid having to remove a hand from the keyboard to reach for the mouse or trackpad. It took some practice, but now it comes naturally and I love the increased efficiency. I tend to like keyboard shortcuts because

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How to accurately predict range in a Tesla

When I was researching Tesla, I found countless videos and blog posts on how range is impacted by cold, wind, speed, terrain, and various settings on the car itself, which led me to believe that road trips were going to require a lot of planning and energy management. Now that

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Chrome feature: Mute site

Some websites insist on auto-playing video/audio content and it drives me nuts. I recently discovered that Chrome now allows you to mute a site. The screenshot below illustrates. If content starts playing, you will see a small icon in the tab indicating that it’s muted.

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Unsend your mistake in Gmail

By default, Gmail allows you to unsend an email within 5 seconds of clicking the send button. As soon as you click send, you’ll see a dialog in the bottom-left corner with an “Undo” link. If you’re on your mobile device, you’ll see a similar dialog at