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Technical Review

MacBook Pro 2016 Reaction and Setup

Beren Erchamion
January 11, 2017

My MacBook Pro 2016 reaction and setup for development is a key milestone. A new machine, lighter, refined, with a very slim set of ports and connections. This is my fourth MacBook Pro, starting with the big 17″ unit about…

7 min read

Technical Review

CES 2017 Reduction

Beren Erchamion
January 8, 2017

CES 2017 took place from Jan 3-8th in Las Vegas at a number of venues (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sands, Venetian, Mandalay Bay, and Aria) and was even bigger than the show in 2016. This year’s show was crazy big…

12 min read

Wordpress

Host Your Own WordPress Blog – Not so Easy

Beren Erchamion
December 31, 2016

So you decided to host your own WordPress blog and you thought it would be easy. Ha! Not so much. Not only are you the small fry, with major companies crowding you out of the SEO space, but you need…

10 min read

Using the Yunmai Premium Smart Scale

Beren Erchamion
December 28, 2016

The older you get the more help you need staying in shape. In addition to my new Fitbit Charge 2, I got a Yunmai Premium Smart Scale to help me set goals and track changes as I work out (or…

3 min read

Google’s 5-Inch Pixel Smartphone

Beren Erchamion
December 27, 2016

After many great years with my Nexus 5, finally it was time to upgrade to the Google Pixel 5-Inch Smartphone. This is a pretty major upgrade, and price tag, given I upgraded my entire family from all our various Android…

4 min read

Technical Review

Fitbit Charge 2 – Smaller is Better

Beren Erchamion
December 27, 2016

Fitbit wearables have been used and reviewed here at Tarn Aeluin for a number of years. Last year I got the big Surge HR to replace my original Charge. After a year with the Surge HR, I’ve gone back to…