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  • A One-Year Review of my Desktop PC

    Date: April 22, 2022 Tags: technology, windows Buying a Desktop PC is usually about favouring power, speed, and disk space over portability and ease. This is what I heard repeated in my research before purchasing one. After owning one for a year, I can say this is the precise balance decision. Everyone is right about

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  • Solid Windows Apps, 2022

    I wanted to make a Windows version of Craig Mod’s “well-crafted piece of macOS software” list, but for Windows. Windows has a reputation for having rough software that’s often ridiculed. I stopped using macOS because I fell in love with touch-based Windows PCs this decade, specifically the Surface line. And while it was a rocky

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  • Sawyer’s TV Log, 2021

    Previously: 2020 See: My Personal Interpretation of Star Ratings ⭐ You can always follow me on Trakt, a pretty good site for logging tv shows. My favourite new TV shows from 2021 My favourite continuing shows that aired in 2021 My favourite TV shows I watched from the before time

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  • Sawyer’s Movie Log, 2021

    Previously: 2020 See: My Personal Interpretation of Star Ratings ⭐ My favourite movies released in 2021 Ten older movies I watched and loved in 2021 “What are you looking at?” “France.” “You can’t see France from here.” “Well, there’s no harm in trying.”

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  • Sawyer’s Game Log, 2021

    Games finished Games I played, did not finish, but will likely try again Games I played, did not finish, and likely won’t try again Games I played too much of but are they ever really done? Notes & thoughts

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  • Mikey and Sawyer detail the history of the Wii, the WiiU, and the Switch, and why one just quite isn’t like the others. Links:

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  • My Favourite Nintendo Switch Games

    This is part writing exercise, and part listicle. I wanted to talk about my top Nintendo Switch games. Let’s see if I can write a paragraph or three about each. Why Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart isn’t on this list Everyone’s top 2 games for the Nintendo Switch aren’t on this list. I

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  • You Chose Poorly S02E07 – Zune

    Mikey and Sawyer discuss the Nintendo Switch OLED before delving into the significance of the Zune as a “You Chose Poorly” object. They highlight Windows’ abandonment of live tiles and provide a link to their podcast episode. Additionally, they reference articles about the Zune, including its impact and the closure of Zune services by Microsoft.

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  • Mikey and Sawyer discuss being lifelong pro wrestling fans, being open and social about their fandoms, off seasons, being forced to watch WCW in 2000, buying into WWE’s ethos, and having AEW change the conversation.. Links: Some content has been disabled in this document

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  • Sawyer and Mikey talk about keyboards, life being easy, Guess Who, teaching online and during the pandemic, and new retro portable video game consoles. Links:

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