DeceptiveTechnology

Update on Apples Unlawful Evil

An article dropped recently about Apple removing the App “ICEBlock” by the request of the Trump administration. Its not clear if this is lawful.

Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an anti-customer age

A follow-up on my successful transition from Windows to Linux as my daily driver. Microsoft’s increasingly anti-consumer practices with Windows 11 vindicated my decision to leave in 2023.

Are PC Hardware Companies Slowly Driving Technology into Restricted Closed Ecosystems?

I am a Computer Hardware professional. I started working with computer technology in the early eighties. I have seen the evolution of technology starting with closed platforms like the game console era and then the move toward open platforms like the…

Recent Anti-Customer Changes to Desktop & Laptop Technology

Very recently, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers of consumer desktops and laptops, like Dell, HP, and Sony, etc.) have been introducing new features into the Basic Input/Output System (the system that controls all the hardware in a computer).

My transition from Windows to Linux in an anti-customer age

My personal reflections on my journey to move away from Windows and towards a Linux desktop environment.

Will one repairable laptop change the world?

In the last couple of years, laptop technology has been advancing in a direction of portability. Reducing the weight and size of technology enriches how we live.