A developer's personal journey to improve workspace ergonomics by switching to a more comfortable mouse and a split keyboard to alleviate neck and shoulder pain.
Advice for companies on maximizing programmer productivity by providing proper hardware, tools, and a creative work environment.
A Higher Education IT professional reflects on 18 years of dramatic technological change in the industry, from hardware to infrastructure.
A survey asking readers about their patching status for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU security vulnerabilities, with results shared.
A technical analysis measuring computer latency from 1977-2017, finding that some modern machines are slower than 40-year-old computers.
A guide to understanding USB-C ports and selecting the right adapters and docking stations for single-port MacBooks, with technical insights.
A technical analysis of Apple's A11 CPU, exploring its heterogeneous core architecture and methods to observe performance and efficiency cores in action.
A developer details the evolution of his high-performance workstation builds from 2003 to 2020, focusing on hardware for demanding software tasks.
A guide to building a custom data science workstation for GPU computing and Docker, including specs, assembly, and a later upgrade.
Explains the meaning of the four-digit model numbers for Dell Latitude laptops, detailing series, screen size, generation, and device type.
A technical guide detailing the challenges and solutions for running Linux on a Samsung Chronos 7 laptop, focusing on performance and heat management.
An overview of Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), its market growth, key vendors, and practical use cases in the data center.
A guide to creating a decorative clock for an IT office using vintage tech components like a floppy disk and an old tape reel.
A developer details the hardware and software setup process for integrating a vintage DEC VT220 terminal into their modern Linux workflow for reading email.
A guide to building a home lab using an Intel NUC for IT learning and experimentation with hypervisors and operating systems.
A developer details the software, hardware, and audio equipment used to create a screencast series for a web development course.
Apple declares the 2008 MacBook Pro model A1286 'vintage,' ending official support and parts availability, as the author shares their upgrade experience.
A personal roundup of the software, hardware, games, and books used by the author throughout the year, with a focus on technology and tools.
A technical note confirming that the Intel Celeron J1900 CPU supports Extended Page Tables (EPT) for virtualization, contrary to Intel's official documentation.
