I gave the Steam Deck proper desktop mode with a dock and mouse and it replaced my travel laptop.

I gave the Steam Deck proper desktop mode with a dock and mouse and it replaced my travel laptop.

The Steam Deck is a powerful device, and I’m not talking about the frames it pushes on AAA games, at least not here. I’ve said before that the Deck beats a budget gaming laptop on long trips, and much of what I’ve argued has been due to the form factor, because in situations where you … Read more

Chinese sellers put laptop GPUs on desktop cards and you shouldn’t buy it

Chinese sellers put laptop GPUs on desktop cards and you shouldn’t buy it

If you’ve been following the PC hardware market, you know that GPU prices are on the rise again. So the cheap listing of a big Nvidia or AMD card is enough to warrant a second look when you’re a potential buyer. According to recent reports from Tom’s Hardware, the only card selling even close to … Read more

This open source mouse-controlled ESP32 desktop runs in a terminal

This open source mouse-controlled ESP32 desktop runs in a terminal

Resume TinyDesk turns your ESP32 terminal into a mouse-controlled graphical desktop with ANSI/VT rendering. It works entirely on ESP32; your computer only displays ANSI and sends keyboard/mouse – no desktop application required. Includes draggable windows, taskbar, file manager, editor, shell, system monitor, as well as MQTT and Modbus tools. Terminal is one of those things … Read more

I ditched my desktop for a MacBook, but this dock made me realize I never had to choose.

I ditched my desktop for a MacBook, but this dock made me realize I never had to choose.

Laptops have come a long way, and now with M-series chipsets, my MacBook is powerful enough to be my only computer. However, he has a caveat. The limited port selection makes it surprisingly complex to use as a desktop. I connect my laptop to a monitor that takes up one of the two ports. So … Read more