At the recent SEB conference, I traveled sans laptop, working on the assumption I could do everything urgent on my OnePlus Open. I could... but what I found was that some tasks just needed a larger screen (specifically remote-ing into a remote workstation was difficult to make out everything on the small 6-7" unfolded screen).... Continue Reading →
[Academic Tech] Oneplus Open Apex Edition (after 2 months)
I moderately recently upgraded my phone from the Samsung Fold 3 to the Oneplus Open (OPO). As per usual with my tech, through a combination of selling the old gadget and picking the new one up 'as new' on ebay, I was able to keep overall costs very low. I've had the phone a couple... Continue Reading →
[Academic Tech] Philips 40″ 5K2K Ultrawide Thunderbolt monitor
A shortish review here about the Monitor I've been using at work for about 6 months now. It's the Philips 40" curved monitor: I needed a new monitor to go with the new computers my team and I got set up with, and I very specifically wanted a very high-resolution monitor for multi-tasking. I wasn't... Continue Reading →
[Academic Tech] JBL Tour One M2 Noise Cancelling Headphones
*Note, I was sent these headphones for review by JBL nearly a year ago, but they've had precisely zero input into this review (obviously, given I haven't written it until now), and it doesn't affect what I'm writing at all. The only benefit I stand to gain is the amazon affiliate link I'll shove at... Continue Reading →