Photo of Brana Dane holding a Xiaomi 17 Ultra.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra Review as a Photographer

Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was released, I’ve been looking for reviews that really talk about the photography capabilities and especially the RAW output capabilities. 50% of photography takes place in post-production, so you don’t want to just let the camera apply whatever post processing values and filters it has right there as you take the picture.  You want to have control over the post processing like an artist and to get the most flexibility …

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Wacom Movink

Wacom Movink Review: the thinnest and maybe best pen display ever

I’ve been using Wacom tablets for computer graphics since I could afford the cheapest one they made in 1997 as a broke college student. Since then, I’ve used many graphics tablets, tablet PCs, and pen tablet displays. Wacom is still the industry standard, and still my favorite, and now I’ve been able to test their latest innovative pen display; the Wacom Movink. This one is a significant departure from the thick and heavy pen displays …

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Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G

Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G Review: High end looks for mid-range money

Redmi is a subsidiary brand of Xiaomi that was made to signify lower-end entry-level and mid-range Android smartphones while the Xiaomi brand would be reserved for higher-quality designs. So Redmi devices are going to be in the around $400 and under range, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make something that looks good and still works pretty nicely.  The Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G is the latest flagship style Redmi Android phone that still has …

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Asus Chromebook CM3001DM2 Review: A Cute Little ChomeOS Tablet

The little Asus Chromebook CM3001DM2 is absolutely adorable. It’s a smaller Microsoft Surface style tablet with thin removable keyboard cover and magnetic rear kickstand cover. It runs the regular version of Chrome OS, not the “Plus” version, so there aren’t any “artificial intelligence” features, but most people aren’t interested in those anyway.  Specs The Asus Chromebook CM30 has a MediaTek Kompanio 520 2.0 GHz(1M Cache, up to 2.0 GHz, 8 cores) processor with ARM Mali-G52 …

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Image of 16 internet messaging apps on an Android phone with the text "The Messaging Mess is Stupid"

The smartest messaging method is not a segregated mess of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, SMS, Slack, Teams, Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, etc.

“Too Long Didn’t Read” Summary: Managing too many messaging apps can cause cognitive overload and contribute to burn-out. It’s smarter to focus on the one system that works with everything everywhere there’s internet and is completely open for you to control and customize on your own within the largest messaging ecosystem on the planet. Collaborative Diversity Type message, press send Global Standard Everyone else is NOT doing it SMS texting is obsolete Using phone numbers …

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