Michael Kammes, V.P of Marketing and Business Development for BeBop Technology, joins us this week to round off our series on remote editing. OWC RADiO host Cirina Catania chats with Michael about the tips and tricks in his book entitled "How to REALLY improve your Remote Creative Experience." Our work and personal worlds have shifted, and Michael has all the answers on how to survive the new landscape.

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In This Episode

00:00 - Cirina introduces Michael Kammes, BeBop's VP of Marketing and Business Development. Michael has a new free ebook, How to Really Improve Your Remote Creative Experience.02:18 - Michael talks about why he wrote his new book, How to Really Improve Your Remote Creative Experience, and why you need it at this time.08:40 - Michael explains the difference between TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) and why you need to know about them.15:59 - Michael shares some tips to increase your internet speed.20:21 - Cirina and Michael encourage listeners to download Michael's new free ebook, How to Really Improve Your Remote Creative Experience, and check out BeBop Technology's website.

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Transcript

I have a dear friend Michael Kammes on the line. We've known each other for longer than some of you listening have been alive. Michael is somebody that I respect quite a bit in the technology side of things, workflow, and integrations. 

Michael, it was about not quite two years ago when we were at NAB just opening up OWC RADiO, and you started talking about BeBop. Here we are. It has really evolved. You are now the VP of Marketing and Business Development for BeBop. Welcome to the show. We've got a lot to talk about today.

Cirina, it's great to hear your voice again. Thank you so much for having me back. I appreciate it.

It's always fun talking with you. You've got great energy. No matter how tired I am or how little sleep I've got, talking to you is always energizing. 

I want to talk about two things. First of all, this particular interview—part one I'm going to call it—is about your book. Your book is an ebook, and it's called How to Really Improve Your Remote Creative Experience. We'll get into detail on that in a moment. 

I want to let everyone know there's going to be a part two of this where we are going to get into the behind the scenes of this year's Super Bowl and what BeBop technology had to do with bringing it to you in a way that was pleasurable, interesting, and incredibly well-created. 

First of all, Michael, let's talk about your book. Why did you write this book? Why do we need it at this point in time?

As you know, Cirina, I've always been a massive advocate of technical education. Not just technical education, but education that cuts away from the marketing shine that you see in a lot of things. 

Here in the U.S., the laws are very lax on what you can say and what something will actually do. It's been a weight that I felt I needed to carry on my back to demystify a lot of technology that's out there and cut through some of the marketing shine. 

During the pandemic, folks are working from home. They're encountering technical hurdles that they never expected. They may not have an IT department to assist. Their home networks are being asked to do the heavy lifting that they've never had to d...