Why I Spent Three Months Testing Ergonomic Chairs I’ve spent the last twenty-five years reviewing tech gear, from smartphones to servers, but nothing has had quite the impact on my daily life as the chair I sit in for eight to ten hours a day. When my lower back started protesting last winter—after decades of …
Why I Finally Stopped Hating Standing Desks I’ve spent the last 25 years testing gear for a living, and if there’s one category that’s consistently disappointed me, it’s standing desks. Not because the concept is bad—the science on the health risks of prolonged sitting is overwhelming—but because most standing desks are terrible. They’re overpriced, wobbly, …
Why Your Keyboard Choice Matters More Than You Think I’ve spent the last 25 years staring at screens, typing until my fingers ache, and testing every keyboard that crosses my desk. Most programmers I know treat their keyboard like an afterthought—whatever came with the computer, or whatever cheapest option they could find on Amazon. That’s …
The Local AI Hardware Dilemma: NPU or GPU? I’ve spent the last six months building and testing local AI rigs everything from budget-friendly mini PCs to multi-GPU monsters and if there’s one question I get asked more than any other, it’s this: “Should I buy an NPU or a GPU for running AI locally?” It’s …
Spring cleaning isn’t just for closets and garages anymore. After 25 years of testing gear and watching tech accumulate like digital dust bunnies, I’ve learned that your workflow needs an annual reset just as much as your physical space does. The tools that revolutionized your productivity last year might be holding you back now. Software …
I’ve spent the better part of two decades building, testing, and breaking computers for a living. But nothing has disrupted my workflow quite like the current wave of local AI development. When you’re running large language models, training custom models, or just experimenting with the latest open-source AI tools, you quickly realize one thing: your …