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stories and musings from a techy Dad

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...

Not a Nintendo. Not a Switch. Not a SteamDeck.

It's something else.

Back in February 2022 Valve released the SteamDeck. A device that took PC gaming and made it accessible to the handheld crowd. Prior to this, the standard approach to getting PC gaming handheld was streaming typically on a mobil...

WOW I wasn't expecting that!

This is just a quick short post so I can say it again. Wow.

As my previous article may have hinted at, I'm currently on leave. One of the things I'd love to get far more time for (and don't) is the chance to sit down and play a PC game. I don't have a gaming laptop t...

In my previous post on setting up a Minecraft birthday party for my daughter, it probably became apparent that I have managed to build two gaming PCs for my kids. No I didn't just spend insane amounts in the current climate. I managed to build super-budget rigs by salvaging some HP small form fact...

As I start writing this it's 6:27PM on Sunday the 22nd of August 2021. Melbourne has now passed 200 days in lockdown. Unfortunately for my family, the timing of these lockdowns means my daughter has just spent her second birthday in a row in lockdown. Happy 8th birthday munchkin! Only a few hour...