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MacGeek O2 Keyboard: A Nice Gesture, But Not for Me

May 20, 2025 Jim Leave a Comment

A while back, I bought the MacGeek MADE84 keyboard, lured by its Hall Effect switches and Mac compatibility claims. Unfortunately, the keyboard didn’t live up to expectations on the Mac—quirky behavior, inconsistent key mapping, and general unreliability made it a non-starter. I … [Read more...]

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Shrinking the Power Grid, One Mac at a Time

May 18, 2025 Jim Leave a Comment

When I created my digital imaging setup, power provisioning was part of the workflow. My machines, custom-built Wintel workstations, ran hot, loud, and often. They thrived on amperage. Parallel MATLAB jobs, multi-threaded Lightroom tasks, Helicon Focus stacks, and panoramic … [Read more...]

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Switching to Macs

April 23, 2025 Jim 3 Comments

My first personal computer was an Apple II. Actually, if a personal computer is defined as a computer that is used by one person, my first PC was an HP 2114A which the designer, Bill Cargile, left on what became my bench when I went to work for HP. I dug up a Model 33 ASR … [Read more...]

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Keychron Q1 HE Hall Effect Keyboard OOBE

April 10, 2025 Jim Leave a Comment

In contrast to the MelGeek Hall Effect keyboard I reported on in the last post, this out of box experience went swimmingly. The board feels great. I lowered the actuation points with the web app. The default assignments were perfect for me. The knob is assigned to volume … [Read more...]

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MelGeek MADE84 OOBE

April 10, 2025 Jim Leave a Comment

Nice looking keyboard. Hall Effect actuation, which is really nice in my option. Came with Windows keys installed, but with some Mac keys and a key puller. I installed the Mac keys in the right places and fired it up. The Mac/PC OS toggle appeared to do nothing. I double … [Read more...]

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