I’ve recently acquired an Elgato Stream Deck Mini after reading about it in German computer magazine C’t. For those who are not familiar with the Stream Deck, it’s essentially a programmable macro pad, but with the […]
Hardware
As I’ve written in my review of my HP ZBook Power G9, I wasn’t entirely happy with the keyboard layout. The half-height cursor and top-row buttons are annoying. I tried to deal with it by using […]
I had a feeling that my new HP laptop was not giving full performance, especially in multi-core applications. To check whether my feeling was correct, I ran several benchmarks, Cinebench R23 and Geekbench 6. I also […]
When it seemed like my laptop had died, I had to choose a new one quickly as I can’t really live without one, as I a) usually work at the dining table, and b) have to […]
A couple of days ago, my HP Omen 15 suddenly died. It was under heavy load at the time, training a random forest classifier while also having to load a session of Fall Guys. The screen […]
I’m not a big fan of wireless solutions to things that work well wired – that’s why I’ve run Ethernet cable throughout the house. I long resisted the desire to own a set of wireless earbuds […]
As I considered my previous backpack too heavy, I decided to go looking for a new one – the challenge being that there are countless possibilities. My list of requirements was relatively short: Space for a […]
I’m a bit of a backpack aficionado – not that I own many, but I much prefer them over other types of bags, and always do quite a bit of research before buying one. I couple […]
I’m probably not the only one who, when working from home, works at the kitchen or dinner table instead of a dedicated desk. By using only your laptop screen, you sacrifice quite a bit of screen […]