Desk notes
Practical write-ups on laptop ergonomics, screen privacy and the accessories that actually change a working day.
Cleaning a laptop, and the small repairs worth doing yourself
What to use on a screen, how to get crumbs out of a keyboard without breaking a key, and the short list of repairs a spudger kit genuinely covers.
Matte, glossy and anti-blue-light film
Three finishes, three different problems. How to tell which one your working environment calls for, and the application method that avoids trapped bubbles.
Laptop cooling: what actually helps
Most laptops take air from underneath. Why lifting the machine helps more than a fan, what thermal throttling feels like, and when a cooling pad is genuinely worth it.
Choosing a laptop sleeve that actually fits
Sleeve sizes are named after screen diagonals but sized to a specific machine. Why a 16-inch sleeve may not take your 16-inch laptop, and what padding is really doing.
Privacy filters: what they do and what they do not
A privacy filter narrows the viewing cone to about sixty degrees. What that protects you from on a train, what it costs in brightness, and why it is not a security measure.
Screen height is why your neck hurts by four o’clock
A laptop puts the screen about a foot too low. What that costs in neck load, what a riser actually changes, and why the keyboard has to come off the laptop for it to work.