Category: Reviews

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Why I’m Moving On from Remote Desktop Manager

For years, Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) by Devolutions was the “holy grail” for my IT workflow. I remember the early days fondly, back when a license felt like an investment in a tool built by sysadmins, for sysadmins, at a price point that made sense for an individual power user.

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The Surface Laptop Studio 2 – A Masterpiece Held Together by Hope

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 is, on paper, the ultimate “do-it-all” machine. It’s a high-performance workstation, a digital canvas, and a portable cinema rolled into one uniquely hinged chassis. However, after living with it as a daily driver, the “premium” façade begins to show some frustrating cracks—quite literally.

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SimCity 2000 (SNES) Is Not Perfect, But It’s Good Enough

For the most part, SimCity 2000 for the Super Nintendo is just like the computer version. Some of the buildings look different, like police stations and hospitals, and the graphics obviously aren’t as sharp as the PC version, but nothing is removed as far as the features are concerned. The game slows down tremendously as...

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A Cloud Administrator’s Perspective on Google Workspace: It Sucks

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) is often touted as a powerhouse for productivity, but from a cloud administrator’s perspective, particularly when it comes to managing user data and troubleshooting issues, the platform leaves much to be desired. While it has undeniable strengths in collaboration and scalability, Google Workspace introduces significant pain points for administrators tasked...

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2024 MacBook Pro Review: A Non-Mac User’s Perspective

As someone who has preferred Windows-based laptops for their versatility and familiarity for decades, my experience with the MacBook Pro series with their M processors has been remarkable. Today, I’m recommending the Apple MacBook Pro with  16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, which meets the common computing requirements of 2024 exceptionally well – particularly...