Thomil's Random Ramblings

So, working from home is here to stay, certainly for the rest of this year, and possibly well into spring 2021. This means that my office will have to pull double duty for my day job and my blogging and gaming exploits for at least that time. So far, I’d been making do with a dedicated keyboard and mouse each for my private MacBook and for the work laptop, a Lenovo Thinkpad. However, this caused quite a bit of hassle when putting the company machine away at the end of the day, with cables and kit everywhere. With the current situation bound to last for quite some time, something more convenient had to be brought in. As it turned out, the solution basically meant going back to my hardware roots. Way back in the day, I used to be a huge fan of Logitech keyboards and mice. They were a staple for my computers before my Apple days, before I started my blogs, hell, even before I had my own place, back when I was still living with my parents. I generally liked their products but lost track of

I’ve been rather complimentary about Microsoft in the past on this blog, and with good reason. The company is a lot more adventurous ever since Satya Nadella took over from the walking train wreck Steve Ballmer in 2014. The Surface Line appears to be going from strength to strength, Xbox has, against all odds, managed to establish a firm place in the games console market, and their business offerings are rock solid. Hell, even the quasi-legendary Microsoft Flight Simulator recently made a comeback. Additionally, Microsoft has also been a lot more experimental recently, as they’ve shown with their new Fluid Framework, which was announced back in 2019. This is the background against which their latest experiment needs to be placed. Project Moca What exactly is Project Moca? A Project Management Tool? A Productivity Suite? A tech demo for the Fluid Framework? Some engineer’s quarter-end EVP (Emergency Visibility Project) that somehow got green-lit and released to the public? Honestly, I

Well, as a consequence of that little COVID scare earlier this month, I decided to finally get a dependable thermometer, particularly since flu season is starting and I want to be able to catch any flu sneaking up on me early enough to head off the worst of it. Of course, with me being the unashamed gadget hound that I am, your run-of-the-mill 5€ thermometer from the chemists or drug store simply wouldn’t do it for me. Hey, I have a reputation to protect! As a result, I decided to go for something that I’d first noticed in my time at Apple. Withings Thermo The box is rather minimalist, keeping you guessing as to what's really inside. Okay, I admit it. The idea behind Withings Thermo may at first sound like peak gadgetry. However, in a time where almost everyone I come across in the street is either sporting a FitBit or an Apple Watch and as a consequence has an app tracking their activity and vital signs, adding body temperature readings to this data set is only logical. And that’