Category Archives: Tech Review

I downloaded a new open source Android app from F-Droid. One thing led to another and “another” involved a Skitty running from Saudi Arabia to Egypt.

I take a second look at the flagship Pixelfed instance more than four years after publishing a “first impressions” review.

I review my Logitech Washable K310 keyboard as it approaches its 11th birthday on my computer desk.

I review YOGA Image Optimizer, a free and open source GUI image optimization tool, from the context of someone using it to reduce the size of small images for a minimal WordPress blog.

I join the cool kids in posting a list of my “default apps” for computers and mobile devices as of December 7, 2023.

A full review of a lightweight, minimal, open source launcher and app drawer for Android (LineageOS in my case).

Reviewing a tool for cross-device syncing contacts, calendars, tasks, and feeds locally with Syncthing instead of a central server or service.

Confirm your suspicions about the value of the dollar in a free and open source way.

A new way to annotate and comment on The New Leaf Journal (details in the article).

A referrer URL for Norton Safe Search sparked my curiosity about where this search engine was getting its results. Thus began a long investigation of Norton and Ask, two search tools I don’t use.

Reviewing a Pikachu-themed Pokémon-inspired cursor set for Linux. Not only are the colors right, but the shapes invoke the classic late-90s Pokémon aesthetic.

Searching lite and wondering where that Qwant Lite link leads…