Hardware on ZeroSharp

Macbook and the mysterious sleep

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:46:00 +0100

I finally worked out why my Macbook was randomly sleeping.

Clues

It only seemed to happen when I was working while sitting up on the bed with the computer on my lap. It seemed to be related to the position of the computer or possibly the lid. The computer would sleep. I’d wake it and login again. Continue. Sometimes it would happen once. Sometimes three times in ten minutes. Annoying. I assumed some hardware defect.

The best PC laptop is a Mac

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:09:00 +0100

A month ago

I’ve never liked laptops. The screen seems so small. A powerful laptop is too heavy; a light one doesn’t cut the mustard. I can’t even find the on/off switch.

Then there are those fancy new Macbook Pros with retina displays. They seem light and powerful and the screen looks great. I don’t know much about Macs, but I’d like to learn.

But I need Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio. I know theoretically I can run a virtual machine or setup a dual boot, but I’ll bet it’s all a bit of a hassle and rather clunky…

Trying out a new keyboard with no labels on the keys

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:35:00 +0100

My new ~~keyboarf~~ keyboard has no labels on the keys!

On a normal keyboard, I can type at about 60 wpm, but I only use three or four fingers and I have to periodically glance down at the keyboard. I hope my new keyboard forces me to learn to touch type properly. Various coders have written on the subject - Jeff Atwood says we are typists first; Phil Haack opts for Dvorak.