Blog Posts | Page 2 of 2

Actual Next Day Service – Lenovo vs Dell

by Nate Hoffelder | November 19, 2023 | review | 0 Comments

One of the things I really liked about Dell when I first got a laptop was that they offered next day service. File a ticket, and (assuming it's a hardware issue) a tech will show up the next business day with a part to do the work. That was over 15 year ago, though....

Micro Laptop First Impressions

by Nate Hoffelder | June 22, 2023 | review | 10 Comments

For some time now I have been looking for a mobile work solution to replace my iPad plus BT keyboard. I use that iPad as a media device (ebooks and videos), for emails, and for light office work (docs and spreadsheets). It does the job quite well, so I didn’t really...

Why Would Someone Combine a Scientific Calculator With a cLCD Writing Slate?

by Nate Hoffelder | June 9, 2023 | review | 0 Comments

One of the ways I wanted to make this blog useful was by focusing on how the gadget I am writing about can be used to fill a need. I don’t think I am going to be able to do that with my current gadget. A couple weeks ago I was browsing AliExpress when I found this...

DIY Farraday Cages, or How to block the signal from your smartphone

by Nate Hoffelder | May 23, 2023 | Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments

So a few days ago I was watching a video on FB where a home inspector showed how he used a tiny device with LEDs to check if a microwave was working correctly. (The device had no battery, and was powered by the energy emitted from the microwave, so if the lights on...