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Retro Review – Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500D

Author’s Note (2025): This post is a retro review of the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2, originally published on my old WordPress.com/Blogger blog on October 4, 2012. Back then, this budget-friendly ...

The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy: A Lifeline Against Data Rot and Disaster

In an era where digital data is increasingly integral to our personal and professional lives, ensuring its longevity is more crucial than ever. Recently, I experienced firsthand the impact of ...

Retro Review – Windows 8.1 vs Mac OS X Mavericks Comparison

Author’s Note (2025): This post is a retro review and throwback to my original writings from December 2013, when I compared two major operating systems: OS X Mavericks and Windows ...

Retro Throwback – Hackintosh Tests and Tryouts

Editors Note (2025): This post is a combination of my original writings from 2012 and 2013, originally published on my old Blogger site. Back then, I was experimenting with Hackintosh ...

Personal and Social Media Updates for Q2 of 2025

This might be getting a little out of control, but here we go! Here’s a new blog post with an update about my personal life and what’s been changing, especially ...

An Unexpectedly Great Upgrade – Xiaomi Watch 2 One Month Later Review

The Xiaomi Watch 2 serves as a significant upgrade from older wearable models, featuring WearOS 4.0 and a Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 processor. This transition offers enhanced customization through sideloading ...

Retro Reviews: The Trials and Triumphs of 2018 Page Speed Optimization

Alrighty, let’s dive into this retro test from 2018, where I spent way too much time chasing that elusive perfect page speed score. It’s been a while since I revisited ...

Five years without Adobe sotware – how it is now

Five years. That’s how long it’s been since I ditched Adobe, and honestly, I sometimes wonder—what was I even thinking? Maybe it was one of those late-night work shift YouTube ...

Web Site, Socials and Personal Updates for Q4 of 2024

Alrighty, this is something I wanted to get off my chest earlier but didn’t, so here it is—it took me almost six months for this update on what is happening ...

Ditch the Shared Hosting Blues: Time to Go Solo with Self-Hosting!

This is something that might sound a bit weird to those of you just starting out with website development and design. Why would anyone bother with self-hosting when there are ...