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How to Use a Laptop
I know it sounds funny. How do you use a laptop? Just open the lid and go for it, right? Sure, that’s one approach. But I think a lot of laptop owners have only considered one use case. In the early days of personal computing, we had desktops. That was it. You sat at a…
Review of the New 14-inch MacBook Pro
I recently acquired a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 chip. After a month or so of use, I am happy to say it is an excellent machine and I’m very pleased about taking the plunge. After years of Apple making questionable (even pointless) design decisions, the new MacBook Pro is a breath of…
Kensington Slimblade Review
Those of you who know me know that I have a thing for input devices. Particularly keyboards and mice. I spend a lot of time at the computer on an average day, so my primary input devices are important. Several years ago, The Kensington Slimblade arrived on the market. My daily-driver at the time was…
A Month with KDE
I decided to spend a month wtih KDE. This would expose me to all the bits and pieces and really give me an idea what the desktop is like.
A Linux User Revisits Windows
I recently acquired a few computers with valid Windows licenses. For a variety of reasons, I decided to try Windows 10 and see what state it’s in these days. Microsoft seems to have cozied up to open-source and a lot more of the software I normally use reportedly works nicely on the OS these days…
Reviewing in Context
I’ve been reading book reviews recently as I pursue what to read next. A few things popped out at me as I perused them. Not that I’m the authority on such things, but I think people who review books tend to lose sight of one thing: reviewing in context. What do I mean by that?…
