For more than a decade, I’ve been writing for a living. And while the nature of that writing has ebbed and flowed over the years, the fact remains that I sit at a desk for hours every weekday, trying to force myself to tap words onto a screen for money. What does that even look …
I have needed a new phone for a while. That’s not because I was bored with my phone. I have been rocking a first-generation Google Pixel phone for two-and-a-half years and loved every bit of it. I just had some issues with it that rendered it nearly unusable (and mainly my fault – see below). …
Review: Why The Pixel 3a is the Best Fit for Me (and Probably You, Too) Read More »
Late last year, I switched from my MacBook Air to a Chromebook. I’ve long been a fan of the Chromebook, and the platform is just a perfect fit for almost all of my needs. The Chrome OS operating system has grown by leaps and bounds. With the integration of touchscreens, convertible devices (that switch from …
I wanted a Pixelbook, so I bought a pocket notebook (wait, what?) Read More »
When Chromebooks were first announced back in 2011, I was intrigued. As a budget-conscious freelancer, I loved the idea of some slick new machines hitting the market at reasonable prices. But it was a Chrome browser as a laptop. Was that worth it? At the time, I was knee-deep in Linux – the Ubuntu flavor …
Let’s get this out of the way right now: I’ve generally hated Macs for years. It’s not that I didn’t think they were a quality product. I knew that they were, and I understood the appeal. Apple’s marketing has always been really smart, and they’ve created a brand that people clamor for. But I always …
The Switch: How Linux Made This Mac Hater Buy a Macbook Air Read More »
When people find out that I work from home, they all say they couldn’t do it because “I’d just watch TV all day.” My usual response is, “Well, if you don’t work, you don’t get paid, so you get over that pretty quickly.” This is a true statement: I don’t sit around watching TV all …
Overlooked: The Best Productivity Tool I Never Used Read More »
