We’ve all been there. You’re minding your own business, maybe sipping a coffee while checking the morning news, and then: thud. Your phone hits the floor. Or maybe you press the power button on your trusted laptop and instead of that familiar glow, you get a black screen and a sound like a fan trying…
Welcome to the laboratory. Pull up a stool, watch out for the stray solder wire, and try not to trip over the power cables snaking across the floor. Out here in Southern Alberta, we know a thing or two about making things last. Whether it’s a 1980s tractor that’s still pulling its weight or a…
There is a specific sound that anyone who grew up in the 90s or early 2000s knows by heart. It’s that soft whirrr-chk-chk-whirrr of a console trying to find its footing. Whether it was the ethereal chime of the original PlayStation or the dramatic “whoosh” of the Xbox 360, that sound meant one thing: adventure…
Have you ever walked into a big-box retail store with a laptop that won’t turn on, only to have a teenager in a branded polo shirt tell you, “Sorry, it’s unfixable. But hey, we have a great deal on this year’s model!”? It’s a gut-punch. It feels like being told your truck is a write-off…
If you’ve spent more than five minutes on TikTok or YouTube Shorts lately, you’ve probably seen them. They start with a high-energy voiceover saying something like, “Want to 10x your PC speed? This hidden Windows setting is a total game-changer!” They show a few quick clicks, a mysterious command typed into a box, and, presto!,…
We’ve all been there. You’re sitting at your desk, maybe at a coffee shop, or just lounging on the couch, and your laptop, the device that holds your entire digital life, starts acting like a grumpy toddler. It won’t stay awake for more than ten minutes without being plugged into the wall. It’s frustrating, right?…
If you’ve been hanging around the basement for a bit, you know I’m usually elbow-deep in the “heavy-duty” tanks of the 80s—the original 6-switch Atari 2600 consoles. But today, I’m putting doing a Atari 2600+ review (the 2023 re-release) to see if it’s a true successor or just a fancy plastic mimic. Watch my video…