Microsoft Surface Duo: Dual screens and dual personalities
Posted on September 15, 2020The Microsoft Surface Duo I ordered two weeks ago arrived late last week. I removed the SIM card from my Pixel 4 and popped it in the Duo this past weekend and have used the Duo as my primary "phone…
Read full postJavaScript: The semester begins
Posted on September 07, 2020Up until three months ago, I'd never written a single line of JavaScript. I still haven't written much outside of a sample web app that shows cryptocoin pricing based on the user's choice of coin…
Read full postWhy I bought a Surface Duo (or two)
Posted on September 05, 2020After noting how easy it is to switch from iOS to Android, I decided to pre-order a Microsoft Surface Duo. Two Duos, actually, although only one is for me. A friend from overseas reached out and…
Read full postThoughts on switching from iPhone to Android these days
Posted on August 30, 2020Earlier this month, I took the SIM card from my iPhone 11 Pro and dropped it in my Pixel 4. I have a Pixel 4 XL too, but it's a bit big for my small hands and pockets. Why do I do this? As long as I…
Read full postI'm such a sucker: I bought an older GPU to replace a newer one
Posted on August 29, 2020A few weeks back, I explained how my $900 gaming PC quickly became a $1,200 gaming PC. Would you believe we're up to $1,500 now? Yeah, I'm a sucker. Although at $900, the original system was perfectly…
Read full postIt's things like this that annoy me about Windows
Posted on August 08, 2020Why do things just... break? I was all set to share an interesting tech tidbit here this morning and was stopped in my tracks. Instead of blogging from my Chromebook (using Linux with Gatsby in VS…
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