hardware (7)

general tag for hardware related posts.

Xencelabs Quickkeys, aka why I shouldn't have money.

I've been eyeballing Xencelabs Quickkeys for some time now, but couldn't justify its 130usd pricetag. (Un)Lucky for me, recently they were under heavy promotion, going as cheap as for 50 USD (200 polish new onions) - So of course I had to get one. They…

Collection of peculiar portable devices, part 1

I had to share a gallery of weird devices with few people in short period of time, so making an easily findable (for me) place for it seemed like good excuse for a post. Gallery is split to groups per 100 images, so be sure…

Behringer X-Touch mini, setup, impressions, 3d printed addons.

I always liked photos of pc setups from people who worked with music. They show-off these large decks with knobs, sliders, leds and switches. Personally never been really into music making, I couldn't find excuse to get even the smallest controller board. This changed recently,…

3D Connexion Space Pilot Pro in 2022 part 2 - After 6 months of use

At beginning of the year of our lord 2022, I've managed to snatch Space Pilot Pro for cheap. I've decided to update on my experience, and current workflow/settings I use, which greatly speed up my work, and managed me to partially switch from left-hand-on- keyboard…

DIY Terminal device

DIY Terminal device, Very Dumb, Very Ghetto Terminal device. I own too many computers. And too many computers that I own don't have dedicated screen, since they're either mining, rendering, heating my apartment, or pretend that keeping them is still smart thing to do, considering…

3D Connexion Space Pilot Pro in 2022

TLDR version for people who dont want to read everything: Version for people who like to read: I was always skeptical about 3d connexion products. Back in the early 2000, I've found their devices too cumbersome to work efficiently with. In 2004, I've found the…

NATEC WIRELESS VERTICAL MOUSE

This won't be a review. Noone paid me for it, and its purpose isnt to convince you to buy product. Consider it a summary of experiences with device, what pissed me much and what was nice. Recently I've been introduced to vertical mouse idea -…