New Gaming PC
In the closing days of summer this past year, I started to get an itch about building a new gaming PC. In this post, I'll share what I built and some notes on its assembly.
Posts tagged “hardware”
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Framework Laptop First Thoughts
It has only been a week, but so far I am very positive about my Framework laptop purchase.
Airpods Pro Repair: How hard is it to ship an empty box?
What followed was an hour long customer support session that continues to erode my enjoyment of Apple products.
A Month with the 2019 23.7-inch LG UltraFine 4K Display
Previously on, The Great Monitor Search Continues. After identifying a need to get a new external display for my MacBook Pro, I first paused to see what WWDC might bring. After Apple released a monitor that I could not …
The Great Monitor Search Continues
TLDR: The LG 49 inch UltraWide monitor is pretty cool, but not very Mac compatible (specifics defects below). Next up for me is the Apple Store approved, 23.7-inch LG UltraFine 4K Display, which will trade screen real …
MacPro Reactions
This year’s WWDC as expected is overflowing with things to talk about. For now, let’s scope this to just the MacPro (and its monitor). From a purely technical perspective, there isn’t much missing. We …
Thoughts on Mac Pros at WWDC
Today I reread the transcript of that closed door Mac roundtable event of 2017 where we were promised new Mac Pros. As I read it one of the things that frustrated me most is how Apple acknowledged and was almost proud of …
Rethinking My Music Storage
I’m not a huge music collector, at least not compared to some other people I know. I do have about 150 GBs of music in my iTunes collection — lots of it being video game soundtracks I enjoy listening to while I program. …
Should I Sell My Apple Watch?
I did not partake in the first release of Apple Watch. I was curious but not curious enough. I bought a Playstation 4 instead. Last month Apple had its announcements. I wasn’t all that jazzed about the iPhone 7 (even …
My New PC Gaming Computer
Final Parts List: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4Wjcf8 I’m a fairly serious/casual gamer (as in serious love of many games, casual in that I can only play so many hours a week because of other life responsibilities). I …
31 Days, 31 Products: Elgato Game Capture HD
· Series: 31 Days 31 Products
Day 17: Elgato Game Capture HD This post is part of a larger series where for 31 days I’m posting a story about a particular product or service I’ve come to enjoy. Elgato Game Capture HD is actually a hardware/software …
24 Hours with My iPad Pro
I’ve always been a big fan of the iPad. I’ve owned an: iPad 1, iPad 2 (which I sold to upgrade to an iPad 3), an iPad mini (retina), and now an iPad Pro. I’ve been pretty antsy for an iPad Pro since I saw the original …
A Mac Pro Guy Getting By in an iMac World: Storage
Recently I decommissioned my much beloved Mac Pro which served as a lowly file server since I moved to my loaded 27-inch iMac last year. The iMac is working out great though I would have still preferred a new Mac Pro for …