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stories and musings from a techy Dad

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...

Google Photos has to be up there as one of the handiest and most useful products that Google has released. Up there with Maps and Gmail.

I remember the mind blowing experience of being able to search by faces or type "blue car" into a search window to find a photo of my old car.

Going back to th...

I'm something of a nerd. In addition to this blog, I also have another called Hike with Kids. There I try to focus on my attempts to get outdoors and stay active with kids along for the journey. That site gets updates almost as frequently as this one does (insert humor here). Being a total nerd ho...

My recent article looked at the concept of device choice. I took a step back looking at my recent three devices and came to realise they all share one key thing in common: a zoom lens. This isn't just a random "hey, this thing is in common". Arguably there are other stand out features that are com...