Real tech advice for real people
3 minute read Little Tablet, Big Price Tag Apple kicked off its big launch week on October 26 with a brand new iPad mini. OLED screen and a fancy new chip. Very nice. Also very $699. That’s the starting price for the base 128GB Wi-Fi model. The little tablet that used to be the “affordable” … Read more
3 minute read Owning your machine used to be a whole vibe I started on AmigaOS, back when using a computer meant actually understanding it, not just picking a wallpaper. You cracked the thing open and rearranged its guts. Most operating systems now just let you configure stuff inside a box someone else built. Omarchy … Read more
4 minute read The Internet’s “Projects” Are Mostly Garbage Go search “raspberry pi projects” and count how many results are some guy building a robot arm that waters one plant. That’s not a project, that’s a hobby for someone with too much free time. Most of these lists are recycled clickbait, not help for the … Read more
3 minute read The RAMageddon villain just rang the Nasdaq bell Remember Tuesday, when we talked about why your next MacBook is going to cost more than your last one? The company at the center of that mess just went public on the Nasdaq. SK Hynix, the South Korean memory chipmaker quietly jacking up the … Read more
2 minute read Somewhere between ChatGPT writing your emails and AI generating your coworker’s PowerPoint slides, something quietly broke in the global chip supply chain. The price of everything in your home is going up because of it, and if you want to know what’s already gone up, why it’s happening, and whether there’s any … Read more
I’ve spent the last 120 days living with the UGREEN DXP2800. If you follow the NAS world, you already know the drama. UGREEN basically parachuted into the market with hardware that makes the big names look like they’re stuck in 2018. Here is how it actually handled my home lab setup. The hardware: Modern specs, … Read more
2 minute read UPDATE: As I scoured Reddit, I came across an interesting use case. One Redditor said they already have a MacBook Pro, but they are getting a Neo as a low-cost “travel” notebook. Now that made sense. Looks like Apple will have more than a few paths to new customers. Regardless of opinions, … Read more
2.5 minute read So, Apple just dumped a bunch of new products last week and this week we can finally get our hands on them. What are you going to buy? iPhone 17e ($599) The newer entry iPhone has landed. The specs are bumped, you finally have wireless charging at this price point, and the … Read more
3 minutes to read this…. So, I saw the announcement and even got the flashy email like the rest of us. “Four stunning colors!” “Up to 16 hours of battery life!” Okay, so that’s all great, but 8GB of RAM? Seriously? Apple, 2025 called and they are wondering why you’re using last year’s marketing copy. … Read more
