Notion is a great note-taking and general purpose record everything tool that lives on the web. It’s free to use for basic needs, and comes with mobile apps for iOS and Android as well. However, selecting multiple blocks of text on mobile isn’t straightforward.
Desktops
I’ve been using the 2020 (really 2018) Mac mini for my normal workloads and running some stress tests on it to determine how silent it truly is. Let’s see if the tiny yet attractive Mac has a place on the desk of someone who cares about computing noise.
In March 2020, Apple updated their website with a NEW label on the Mac mini, the small form factor BYODKM (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse) computer that was last updated in 2018. So what changed in these 2 years?
In recent years, video card makers have come to realize that even though gamers want powerful, well-cooled GPUs, they don’t
The GeForce 10 series of graphics cards from NVIDIA are extremely powerful, but also power-efficient, making them ideal candidates to
AMD’s new Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card just had a bunch of performance reviews posted today. While it appears
Information Week reports that SSD prices are falling fast and capacity will surpass HDDs in 2016. I hope this is
Portables
Apple released a new Macbook Air in March of 2020 and on paper, it seems to check all the right boxes. Notable features include a much better scissor-switch keyboard (compared to the butterfly switches), and the ability to configure a quad-core CPU for only $100 extra over the base model, which now starts at $999.
The Surface Laptop 2 also offers 8th-gen quad-core Intel Core CPUs, but does not have a fanless configuration. However, I recently acquired one and have determined that although not fanless, it is probably the best silent notebook computer.
Microsoft released a slew of new Surface products in 2017, including the 5th-generation Surface Pro, the Surface Laptop, and the Surface Book 2. Much to my delight, all 3 of these products offered at least 1 silent, fanless configuration option.
If you’re looking for a silent, fanless portable computer, Intel Core M processors may fit your bill. While the previous
The Surface Pro 4 is an amazing 2-in-1 tablet computer. In particular, the cheapest Core M3 version is completely fanless,
Costco has a great deal with a couple of Surface 3 bundles that can save you $80 off the retail
Electronics
I decided to purchase a Tesla Model Y, so I wanted to document my experiences with both the company and the car. Buying a Tesla is certainly a unique process compared to buying any other car. If you are thinking about buying your own Tesla, you might find these experiences helpful.
Sometimes, the lowest tech solution is the best solution. If you are looking to have the convenience of k-cups, I recommend saving your wallet and making things easier with the Presto MyJo Single-cup coffee maker.
The best mouse I have found for both average gaming and everyday use is the Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse.
I recently obtained an NVIDIA SHIELD TV, which is one of the best Android TV boxes available today. I was
Information Week reports that SSD prices are falling fast and capacity will surpass HDDs in 2016. I hope this is
Happy 2014! The year of 2013 introduced a lot of cool products and revisions, including the release of new game
Mobile
Notion is a great note-taking and general purpose record everything tool that lives on the web. It’s free to use for basic needs, and comes with mobile apps for iOS and Android as well. However, selecting multiple blocks of text on mobile isn’t straightforward.
Both mobile devices and computers have built-in ways to capture a snapshot of the screen so you can easily save something or share it. Here’s a quick reference guide on how to do that.
In the world of smartphones, there are 2 dominant platforms: Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Whether you are considering your
You may have heard of or even been partaking in the sensation sweeping the landscape, Pokémon Go. Despite it’s ability
The other day, I was minding my own business when I heard what seemed to be a miniature fire alarm.
Software
Both mobile devices and computers have built-in ways to capture a snapshot of the screen so you can easily save something or share it. Here’s a quick reference guide on how to do that.
No Microsoft Office on your PC or Mac? No extra budget to pay $70 per year for an Office license?
On a Mac (OS X or now macOS), you can change the audio input and output devices by going to
While games designed for the computer usually use keyboard and mouse input, sometimes it can be beneficial to have a
What is the best video player for Windows? I have tried several video player applications in the quest to find
Microsoft has been getting more and more creative with advertising lately, and these Windows 8 Training Camp ads released a
Web & Cloud
Previously, we featured some free Microsoft Office alternatives, which are downloadable applications. However, sometimes its easier to work in your
When selling physical goods online, it is always a good idea to send customers shipment tracking numbers as soon as
When you receive an email in Gmail with a package tracking link, as is often the case when getting a
WP Super Cache and WordPress.com Stats are two very useful WordPress plugins. WP Super Cache provides static and dynamic cache
Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 Preview, also known as Firefox 3.5b99, a couple days ago as a sneak peak at the
If you need to ship packages, whether it is because you are selling old books, movies, and games or giving
Build Guides
After trying to build a completely silent gaming PC by going through various “silent” cases, which focus on hiding noise
It’s been a long time since I wrote Part 1 of this series, and the system is actually already built
I’ve been building desktop PCs for a long time, but a constant obsession of mine that I have never been
When building a computer, one often has to compromise on one of the three conflicting factors of power, noise, and