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Hardware Failure

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

When the tools you use fail, they need to be either fixed or replaced. What would you do?

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The Steam Link Is Dead – Long Live The Steam Link

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

Back in November, Valve announced that the Steam Link hardware had been discontinued. Existing stock would be sold off and that would be the end of it. The end of an era, if you will, of what The Verge called the best wireless HDMI gadget ever made. For those not familiar with the Steam Link […]

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How To Install Scrivener On A Chromebook

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 21, 2018May 30, 2020

May 2020 Update: The Scrivener installation process described below remains generally the same. Today, several additional software packages are installed as part of the process, which are not documented in the screenshots or video in this post. For several years now, Scrivener has been my go-to application for writing my fiction. I like how everything […]

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Good-bye Nexus 7, Hello Chromebook

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 8, 2018October 9, 2018

Since the Nexus 7 came out, it’s been my trusty companion at home, at work, on the road and in the air. It’s been the device I’ve favored for so long for everything from gaming to movies to reading. It’s also been the device I’ve used together with a Bluetooth keyboard to write blogposts, fiction […]

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Improving Battery Life on Moto 360

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 12, 2014

The Moto 360 has been on the market for a week. Since its release, a variety of reviews have been written. Much has been said about the battery life of the Moto 360, both good and bad. The comments have ranged from not that great to pretty good. My experience has been from the […]

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Welcoming the Moto 360

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 12, 2014

When Samsung put out their first smart watch last year, I had no desire to get one. It was square and seemed stuck in the smartphone form factor (like the new Apple Watch). I couldn’t think of a need for a smart watch at the time. Then, earlier this year, Motorola started teasing the Moto […]

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Renting And Watching Movies With The Chromecast

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 18, 2014

The Chromecast is a device that people both love and hate. The haters hate because it doesn’t do everything it can and everything they wants it to do (really, probably more because Google has restricted tinkering) and those that love the Chromecast does so because it fulfills their needs. I kind of fall into both […]

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Welcoming the Nexus 7

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 4, 2013November 4, 2013

With the recent demise of my trusty ASUS Transformer, the natural thing was to start looking for something to replace it, or to find a way to fix it. Fixing it was my first reaction. After all, I had invested too much time into software, ROM loading etc. to just let it die peacefully. Initial […]

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End Of The Road For My ASUS Transformer TF101

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 15, 2013

I suppose it had to happen eventually. Almost 25 months since I first laid my hands on the TF101, it appears that the battery of my tablet has given out. How do I know? Well, I really can’t say for sure, except some interesting coincidences. The other day, the battery was down to about 20%. […]

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Chromecast Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on August 17, 2013October 21, 2013

With the release of the Chromecast, Google made an unexpected (for me at least) move on the home entertainment front, an area where they undoubtedly have struggled with previous efforts (Google TV). Reaction so far has been pretty positive (or at least as far as I have read) and it’s not surprising. The Chromecast […]