I’ve Used Android for More Than a Decade – and I Just Bought an iPhone 12 Mini
I never thought I would live to see the day. I took a deep breath, sighing audibly to myself as I pulled the shiny white box out of the package – the familiar Apple logo emblazoned across the top. I can’t believe I’m doing this. My first smartphone, way back in 2008ish, was a Windows […]
What’s Wrong With Chrome OS? A Google Fanboy Answers.
I am an unabashed lover of Chrome OS and Chromebooks in general. I think they are clean, fast, simple, and great for the average user. However, I recently decided that it was not going to work for me anymore – mainly due to a problem with a particular book publishing app that I was using. […]
My 17 Must-Have Mac Apps as a Writer
Image by Pexels from Pixabay I’m still crabby about it. I’m a huge flag-waver for Chrome OS. I think Chromebooks are incredible machines, most are reasonably priced, and probably 80-90% of the general public would do just fine with a Chromebook. In fact, I sold my old 2015 MacBook Air in 2017 to return to […]
Why I Use The Jabra Elite 75t Wireless Earbuds Every Day
Pictured: me working in a coffee shop today at a very flattering angle. I’m a huge fan of technology and gadgets. I’ll admit it. When there’s a new shiny toy, my brain goes, Heyyyyyyy, let’s check it out! That would be perfect for us! But wireless earbuds were something I resisted for some time. I […]
The 2 Simple Tools to Replace Social Media with Reading
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay We’ve all done it. I don’t normally like to talk about the bathroom, but let’s just be honest: whenever we head to the bathroom, we grab our phones. It’s automatic. It’s a habit. We will sit there, and we don’t want to just stare at the wall. In the […]
How I Work, 2020 Edition: The Office
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 […]
Review: Why The Pixel 3a is the Best Fit for Me (and Probably You, Too)
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). […]
I wanted a Pixelbook, so I bought a pocket notebook (wait, what?)
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 […]
Why I Ditched My MacBook Air for a Chromebook
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 […]
The Switch: How Linux Made This Mac Hater Buy a Macbook Air
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 […]