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Review: Synology DiskStation DS1821+

I’ve written about my Synology NAS device once or twice (configuring it for Azure backups, upgrading the RAM, switching from… Read More »Review: Synology DiskStation DS1821+

This is a quick one, but I wanted to share this as I did not find enough guidance on this… Read More »Altering my productivity with a new display setup

As 2020 came to an end, I knew I’d have to get a new phone. My previous phone, the Samsung… Read More »Review: Google Pixel 4a – a smaller phone

I’ve been thinking of getting to a solution to control the presentation lights at my home office (see Part 2… Read More »Review: Elgato Stream Deck at the home office

At home, I run two servers and a separate NAS device. The main server is responsible for Hyper-V based VMs,… Read More »Upgrading the home office with a dedicated UPS

I’ve briefly written about my home office chair earlier (here, and here). It’s a regular IKEA chair, and the model… Read More »Insights: First week with the Herman Miller Aeron (remastered) chair

Today, Microsoft announced a bunch of new Surface products: Surface Book 3 – 17.5 hours battery life, 13″ and 15″… Read More »Thoughts on the new Microsoft Surface products – hello Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2, and others!

About a year ago I wrote about the Plantronics Voyager Focus UC headset I’m using at home (and when traveling).… Read More »Review: Plantronics (Poly) Calisto 7200, a Bluetooth speakerphone for the home office

I’ve been reading more lately, and it’s a mixture of articles, books, blogs, and whitepapers. I enjoy them all, but… Read More »Quick book review: Smart Marketing for Engineers: An Inbound Marketing Guide to Reaching Technical Audiences

I’ve been an avid smartwatch and fitness watch user for years. Previously I had the Garmin Fenix 3 HR (Sapphire… Read More »My experience using the Garmin Fenix 6X Pro fitness watch for 100 days

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I love gadgets. There has been a time in my life… Read More »Five indispensable gadgets I use in my home office

Late last year I decided to place an order for a Oura Ring, the smart wellness and activity tracking ring… Read More »Living with Oura Ring – the smart way to track wellness and activity

I’m attending Microsoft Build 2018 in Seattle this week, and it’s been an eye-opening 4 days to ingest, digest and… Read More »Thoughts on Always Connected PCs from the Microsoft and Qualcomm partnership

I’ve been using computers since I was 5. I’ve worked in IT more or less full time since I was… Read More »I feel bad for not paying for quality software – so I made a small donation

I’ve recently started working more from home. Family is keeping me quite busy, so I try to optimize the little… Read More »Using Logitech BRIO 4K webcam with Windows Hello