If there’s a record for the lens I’ve owned for the shortest time, it’s the Nikon Z 24-70 f/2.8 S, clocking in at just over two weeks. This is one lens I never thought I’d even buy in the first place because it’s Nikon’s high-end, expensive zoom, retailing for $2,400. I only bought it because …
Matias Laptop Pro
I really like the feel of my Matias Tactile Pro 4 but it’s too big to be comfortable. Luckily Matias also makes a smaller version without a number pad. It’s also wireless, quiet(er), and has a funny name: the Laptop Pro. The Laptop Pro is a 75% keyboard and is a bit smaller than my …
My Keychron K8 Pro
After purchasing a Keychron K6 from eBay to test it out, I learned a lot about what I wanted and didn’t want in a keyboard. I’ve settled on another Keychron model, this time a K8 in the Pro series. The Pro series has better stabilizers for large keys like space and shift, better keys with …
Eclipse
Today was a total eclipse, if you hadn't heard. It was a huge deal because it was visible across a huge portion of the country, which is pretty rare. Turns out that New Hampshire was one of the best places to see it, with the northern part of the state being in the path of …
It’s Photo Season Again!
Spring has arrived, the weather is starting to get warmer (or at least it’s trying), and it’s time for photography again! I’m usually on a photo break during the winter, but spring always brings me back! I usually start taking random shots in the yard as soon as it gets warm and often photograph tulips …
Tropical Birds
I went on a cruise at the end of February and one of our stops was Costa Maya in Mexico. What was supposed to be a day of snorkeling and lounging on a beach turned into a lame “Tequila and Chocolate tour” followed by a walk through a tropical bird aviary. While I think my …
Matais Tactile Pro 4
Soon after I purchased my Keychron K6, I purchased a Matias Tactile Pro 4. This is a keyboard with an interesting lineage. It attempts to recreate the feel of the Apple Extended Keyboard (and Extended Keyboard II) by leveraging the same key switches. Well, kind of. The Extended Keyboard, and Apple’s other 1980’s keyboards, used …
My Keychron K6
I bought a Keychron K6 from eBay recently and have been using it for a few weeks. I deliberately purchased one with clicky blue switches to test out the loudest option. I like this keyboard from a design perspective. It has a small form factor, about the size of an Apple Magic Keyboard. It doesn’t …
My New Keyboard(s)
After I read Shift Happens I had a hankering for keyboards. I pulled my 1988-era Apple Desktop Bus keyboard out of my museum, plugged it into my ADB-USB Wombat adapter, and began enjoying the experience of retro mechanical keyboarding. As I continued on in the book, I became interested in modern mechanical keyboards and all …
My New Typewriter
I couldn’t read 600 pages about the history of typewriters without wanting to buy at least one. I already own a manual model from the 1960’s, but I wanted a typewriter that bridged the era of typing and computing. I wanted a word processor, one from the 80s or 90s with a daisy wheel, correction …
Relatively Ambitious 