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If you are lucky enough to spend $500 for a 43″ (?!!) 4K monitor, you will find that managing the windows is just terrible, fortunately, Alex has studied this and there are a few solutions: Divvy (http://mizage.com/divvy/) which let’s you split the screen into a “grid” so that you don’t…

Well, it is so confusing monitors. it took some digging, but it looks like the Samsung MU6300 has a pretty special screw requirement. For a different model of Samsung, they need a M8x45mm course threading (1.25mm/thread). The 45mm is an estimate, but it is definitely deep. The mounting doesn’t have…

I love the insider hookup and the service (particularly in big cities like Seattle),  but be careful when you add a new line, we just did and there are some peculiarities with doing this: Even if you have Autopay enabled, it will not give you the Autopay discount unless you…

Well, if you are thinking about alternatives to UIber, Lyft isn’t bad, and for a limited time, you get 15 JetBlue points per ride and 1 Delta per dollar spent point overtime you ride (it’s 3 points for rides to the airport on Delta).

Ok this must truly be the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. We have a brand new radar detector and it mysteriously stopped working. Turns out that the lighter adapter has a mini-blade 2 amp fuse in it. There is a easy to push button which releases it. So next time…

I’ve been getting terrible hangs on Safari (running latest Sierra), but not with Google Chrome. I’m pretty sure this is related to UBlock Origin, but thought I would try debugging: Clear all history. This will wipe out your cookies Disable WebGL. I’m not sure this all matters but did it.…

OK, a few folks have asked me what the best machine is for compiling things like the Linux kernel. Turns out the answer isn’t super intuitive, but the new AMD Ryzen has just been a monster at doing this. They have more cores and more threads, ECC for big memory…

OK, I don’t know how many New York Subway cards I have that have expired, so here are two solutions: If you have an expired MetroCard with money in it, take it to the subway station and they will give you a new card for free. EasyPay. If you don’t…

Ok, so you’ve got a MacBook Pro and you need a battery pack, the main issues are: For the older MacBooks, getting something with a Magsafe connector. For the MacBook 2016 and later, you need something that does high speed USB C charging. Most chargers will charge at 5V x…

There’s no doubt that if you are typing 12 hours a day, having a crappy keyboard is really frustrating.  A few quick notes. While the Apple keyboards for instance do work are OK, the true aficionado needs a mechanical keyboard. So here are some reviews. Hobgear is one person’s view.…