I ordered the 15.6″ Samsung Galaxy Book Pro in ‘mystic blue’ for my wife in January 2022 as a replacement for her dying Lenovo LaVie which she had been using for over 6 years. Again, the intended use was general internet and media; this was not going to be used as a gaming machine, at […]
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Acer Nitro 5
I ordered the Acer Nitro 5 (model AN517-51-76V6) for my daughter in 2020 when schools moved to fully remote classes due to the pandemic. I figured if I was getting her a laptop, might as well make it a fairly decent gaming laptop. The Acer Nitro 5 had good specs and the price tag was […]
Gigabyte Aero 14Wv7
The Gigabyte Aero 14Wv7 was the third gaming laptop I owned, and the first that wasn’t a Sager. Purchased from XoticPC in January 2017, the Gigabyte Aero 14Wv7 was a beautiful looking 14″ laptop running an Intel 7th Gen Kaby Lake i7-7700HQ quad core processor with Intel HM175 chipset, NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Pascal […]
Lenovo LaVie Z
I ordered the 13″ Lenovo LaVie Z for my wife back in 2015, the intended primary use being internet and media – this was not a gaming machine, at least not for any games that demanded high graphic specs. My Mrs’ primary requirement was that it had to be as lightweight as possible. Writing this […]
Sager NP7338
The Sager NP7338 (based on the Clevo W230SS) was the second gaming laptop I owned, and it was solid machine. Purchased from XoticPC some time in 2014, the Sager NP7338 was a 13.3″ laptop running an Intel 4th Gen i7-4810MQ quad core processor with Intel 8 series HM87 chipset, a NVidia GeForce GTX 860M 2GB […]
Sager NP6110
The Sager NP6110 (based on the Clevo W110ER) was the first gaming laptop I owned, and it was a tiny but powerful beast. Purchased from XoticPC some time in 2012, the Sager NP6110 was an 11.6″ laptop running an Intel 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge i7-3610QM quad core processor, NVidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB graphics card, […]
Fried Chicken Batter
I came across this recipe online which claimed to be a good approximation of KFC’s fried chicken batter – this one even has 11 herbs and spices. I am assuming ‘Ts’ means teaspoon, not tablespoon. They recommended to dip the chicken in cold water before applying the batter, and then straight into a deep fryer. […]
M.R. Forbes book list
M.R. Forbes – About the Author (from Amazon) M.R. Forbes is the author of a growing number of science-fiction series including Rebellion, War Eternal, Chaos of the Covenant, Stars End, and the Forgotten novels. Having spent his childhood trying to read every sci-fi novel he could find (and write his own too), play every sci-fi […]
Jay Allen book list
Jay Allan – About the Author (from Amazon) I’m a lifetime Northeasterner, and I currently live in New York City, where I write from my apartment…and continue to fill small notebooks with ideas for future books. I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy for just about as long as I’ve been reading, so, of course, […]
ASMR
I regularly listen to ASMR to help myself relax and to help me get to sleep. ASMR is an acronym for autonomous sensory meridian response. YouTube is full of ASMR videos which unfortunately have largely turned into a form of virtual soft porn, with scantily dressed females licking foam covered microphones and blowing kisses etc.. […]