Hardware
Rollerblade wheels are a great upgrade for your office chair
Rollerblade-style wheels don’t resist movement and help you stay slightly less inactive while spending hours in your office chair.
Hardware
Hardware
The projector lamp trap
Projector bulbs have a limited life-time, and getting hold of them can be difficult. Here are my experience from owning three projectors over the last decade.
MacOS
My MacBook Pro needed a battery replacement
The battery on my seven-year-old MacBook Pro 15″ had begun to swell and replacing it myself was way cheaper than via an authorized dealer.
Raspberry Pi
Don’t super glue heatsinks to your Raspberry Pi
Super glue is heat-insulating and shouldn’t be used to attach an aluminum heatsink to thermal hotspots on your Raspberry Pi. Use thermal glue/pads instead.
Hardware
Intel: replace thermal compound “every few years”
Your computer’s thermal compound (paste/grease) is slowly displaced by the “push-out” effect. It must be replaced periodically to maintain high performance.
Hardware
Review: Beurer TL20 daylight therapy lamp
A daylight therapy lamp is used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Here’s my review of the new Beurer TL20 that fits perfectly under a computer screen.
Lenovo
Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad T14: great except the webcam/mic
Lenovo continues its tradition of excellent Linux hardware support on the ThinkPad T14. Except minor issues with the built-in webcams and microphone.
Storage
Fretted M.2 connector cause difficult-to-diagnose performance slowdown
A fretted PCIe M.2 connector between the mainboard and an M.2 SATA SSD drive caused intermittent and difficult-to-diagnose Windows 10 performance problems.
Review
The $10 LensPen Hurricane Blower vs a $1 air puffer
Comparing a cheap air puffer to a brand-name model. You get what you pay for, even when it comes to a simple product like an air puffer/blower.
Hardware
Look for EU’s new QR code to know your new TV and monitor’s longevity
The new energy-efficiency labels contain information on how long products will receive software and firmware updates, spare parts availability, and support.
Hardware
What keyboard form factor is ergonomically right for you
How to measure what PC keyboard form factor (full-size, TKL, 60 %, etc.) allow you to maintain a good ergonomic posture (for both gaming and typing).
Hardware
Long-lived image retention issue on Philips 276E8VJSB monitor
My new 4 K monitor, the 27″ Philips 276E8VJSB, has image retention (“burn-in”/“ghosting”) issues that can last for weeks and months.