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From my earliest teens I have been my family's tech support. This isn't just some throw away comment either. At the age of 13 I built my first network, a 10BASE2 setup (that's Coaxial cable, like a TV antenna for those who aren't familiar) for my father's small business. My job was to crawl under...

A few months back I posted my musings on how much AMD technology exists in my house. Since then I've recieved my Framework 16 and upgraded the kids PCs, giving my wife's PC a slight spec bump along the way.

• My Wife's PC was upgraded from an AMD 5600X to an AMD 5700X
• With my wife's "old" CPU...

I've written previously about my Framework 16 laptop and the STM Dux laptop bag that I purchased for it. They're a potent combination. My Framework 16 will come with me most places as a device to consolidate drone footage, video, etc.. The Framework 16's dGPU makes light work of encoding video w...

I'm on holiday currently, enjoying some time down in Wilsons Prom. What I've not enjoyed so much is the crowds. Crowds at the beaches, crowds on the walking trails. Crowds everywhere. This is just the reality of popular destinations however; it just comes with the territory. 🤷

Of course with a mod...

Uncloud yourself

As I sit here putting thoughts to keyboard to write this post, I can't help but marvel at the number of portable USB SSDs that are just sitting on my desk. There was a period of time where I was absolutely certain that the days of USB storage where entering their twilight, that it...

On the 15th of September 2023, I threw caution to the wind. I put my money down for two pre-orders. One was the AMD variant of the Framework 13 laptop, which I've spoken about before. The other was the Framework 16.

While the Framework 13 was something of a safe bet - Framework had released 3 ge...

The night after I posted my last article, I was brushing my teeth on the way to bed and thinking about what I'd written. I was thinking about the recent transitions of hardware in my home and came to realise there has been something of a revolution. From a landscape that was entirely dominated by...

Framework Laptop. Kids. Looking after your belongings.

A number of mental threads came together and bam! We have an idea for a post. So join me and let's go for a quick trip down memory lane.

The year is 2003. I'm in my second year at university. I've been working part time at OfficeWorks and a...