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About Me
What got me into Tech ?
My Brother, he got me into Tech by giving me my first ever PC when I was 7 y/o in 2009. It was an HP Compaq with some Core2duo with like a 80GB HDD and Windows XP, I mainly used it to Browse the Web to learn a lot about Computers and Tech and to play Super Mario Bros. He showed me LTT on YouTube in 2013 and it also was the first ever Channel I subscribed to shortly after creating my Google account. And specifically this is the Video that he showed me and I got hooked immediately:
So I've been following LTT since 2013 and have been a Member on this awesome Forum since July 8, 2016 now which enabled me to meet a lot of cool people and make some really good friends.
Which Operating Systems have I used over the years ?
- Windows XP
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10 Pro
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- Pop OS
- Chrome OS
- Raspbian
- Tried many more Linux Distors in VMs
- Android
- Mac OS on either Family Members or Friends Devices but don't own a Mac
- iOS on my iPhone 12 mini and Family and Friends Devices
- iPad OS on my iPad 8
- Apple Watch OS on my Apple Watch SE 4G LTE
Which Operating Systems do I use today ?
- Pop OS on the Desktop and XMG Notebook.
- LineageOS on the Fairphone 4
- SteamOS on the Steamdeck
- Raspbian on the Pi 4
All of the Tech I’ve ever owned:
All of the Tech I’ve ever owned:
Starting with PCs, Notebooks and Tablets:
HP Compaq Desktop with Windows XP and a Core2duo from 2009 to 2013
Lenovo Laptop with Core i3 3rd Gen with Windows 8 and later 8.1 from 2013 to 2016
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 with Android 4.4.4 KitKat from 2013 to 2016
HP Elitebook with Core i5 5th Gen with Windows 10 for 9 Months in 2015
HP Desktop with an i5 3770 and Windows 10 from 2015 to 2016
Asus Chromebox with an i3 5th Gen with Chrome OS from 2015 to 2016
Zotac Zbox Magnus EN1060 with an i5 6400T and a GTX 1060 from 2016 to December 2019.
HP Desktop with i5 3570 and Windows 10 from December 2019 to August 2020
XMG Schenker Core 15 AMD: Ryzen 7 4800H, RTX 2060 Refresh 6GB GDDR6, 32GB of HyperX Impact made 3200Mhz RAM, 2TB Seagate FireCuda 520 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz Display,62Wh Battery (46Wh in storage Battery), Intel WiFi 6 AX200 Module with Bluetooth 5.0, Swiss Keyboard layout with RGB and 10-key Block, Pop OS. August 2020 to present.
HP Envy x360 15.6" 2021 model in Nightfall black aluminum with Ryzen 5500U (8MB of L3, 6 Core 12 Thread) and integrated Radeon Graphics with 7 Cores, 2x8GB of 3200Mhz Crucial RAM, Seagate FireCuda 520 1TB M.2 SSD, 1920 x 1080 Full IPS Display with multi touch, 400nits, Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™, 100% sRGB, 720p HD Webcam in the top, 51Wh Battery with USB-C PD 65W, Windows 10 Home. August 2021 to August of 2023.
Desktop:
AMD Desktop PC, initially built in fall of 2021. Upgraded along the way. See Profile for current up to date Specs.
Apple iPad 8th Gen 2020 128GB Space Grey with Apple Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil first generation October 2020 to July of 2021. Sold it because Word and Google Docs Mobile Versions suck to be used on it.
PC Hardware Components in general:
Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 2023 to present
Phones:
Motorola Moto G2 2015 to 2016
OnePlus 3T 2016 to 2017
OnePlus 5T 2017 to 2019
Oppo Reno 2Z 128GB in luminous Black 2019 to 2020
Apple iPhone 12 mini 64GB Black 2020 to 2022
Fairphone 4 5G 128 GB and 6GB RAM in grey 2022 to present
Pine 64 PinePhone, 3G RAM + 32GB eMMC Storage. 27.10.2023 to present.
Smartwatches:
Garmin Vivoactive HR 2017 to 2018
Garmin Fenix 5X 2018 to 2020
Apple Watch SE 4G LTE in Space Gray with the Solo Loop Band in Coal gray in Size 6 January of 2021 to May 2022
Audio:
Crappy Asus ROG Headphones 2014 to 2017
V-Moda Crossfade Wireless 2017 to 2018
Sony WH-H900N 2018 to 2020
Sony WH-1000XM4 2020 to present
Sony WF-1000XM3 2020 to 2023
Sony WF-1000XM4 2022 to August 2023
Another pair of the Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones 2023 to present
Silverstone EBA01 Headphone Stand 2020 to present
Soundcore Sleep A10 Wireless In Ears August 2023 to present
Antlion ModMic USB November of 2020 to present
Antlion ModMic Wireless November of 2023 to present
Game Consoles:
Nintendo new 3DS XL for like a couple of months in 2015
Nintendo Switch Lite in Grey with a Black Swarm plus Orange logo dbrand Skin January 2020 to October 2023
Nintendo N64, was originally bought by my Dad with like 50+ games back in 1998 and it's still in great shape today
Valve Steamdeck LCD with the Premium "512 GB" Screen and 1024GB Kioxia BG4 M.2 2230 SSD 2022 to present
Valve Steamdeck Dock 2022 to present
Controllers:
Nintendo Pro Controller 2020 to September of 2023
Microsoft Xbox Series X Controller 2020 to present
Valve Steam Controller 2022 to present
Cameras:
GoPro Hero 5 Black 2017 to 2018
Sony a6000 April to December of 2019
Displays:
Dell P2416D 2K 60Hz Monitor 2015 to August 2020
LG OLED55CX TV December of 2020 to present
Toothbrush:
Philips Sonicare 2017 to 2019
Xiaomi Mi Electric Toothbrush 2019 to August 2023
Philips Sonicare 4300 August 2023 to present
Electric Razor:
Philips OneBlade Face & Body 2020 to present
Gillette Braun Intimate in Black January 2024 to present
Electric Vehicles
Xiaomi Mi Pro Electric Scooter April 2019 to April 2022
Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 in size L August 2021 to present
IoT Devices and Gadgets:
Raspberry Pi 4 4GB January 2020 to present
i-tec USB-C Metal 4K Dock 2020 to present
Xiaomi Mi LED Desk Lamp 1S 2020 to present
Dyson V11 Absolute Extra Vacuum Cleaner 2020 to present
Epson WorkForce WF-2860DWF Printer 2021 to present
Aukey 3 in 1 Aircore Charging Station LCA3 Wireless Charger 2021 to present
Yubico Yubikey 5Ci 2021 to present
Yubico Yubikey 5 Nano 2021 to present
Yubico Yubikey 5c August 2023 to present
Ledger Nano X Crypto Currency Cold Wallet 2021 to present
Dyson Pure Cool Me in White and Silver 2021 to present
Epson P-Touch E110 2022 to present
JBL Flip 6 2023 to present
Bosch Professional GLI 18V-300 LED Lamp and GBA 18V 5,0Ah M-C rechargeable Battery 2023 to present
Icy Box 2.5"/3.5" Sata & M.2 NVMe Docking & Cloning Station November 2023 to present
Icy Box USB 3.0 Hub & Card reader November 2023 to present
Elgato Wave Panels in Black 1 6 Pack November 2023 to present
Philips Fabric shaver in Black April 2024 to present
Computer Mice:
Cheapo Supermarket Mouse 2009 to 2013
Logitech MP510 2013 to 2016
Original Logitech MX Master 2016 to 2017
Logitech MX Master 2S 2017 to present
Cooler Master MM710 2020 to present
Logitech MX Master 3 2020 to present
Another Logitech MX Master 3 2022 to present
Mouse Pads:
Corsair Extended 800 or something 2015 to 2019
Logitech G 840 XL 2019 to 2021
Cooler Master MP510 2020 to 2023
Various LTT Store Mousepads 2023 to present
ModMats:
GamersNexus Volt Modmat 2021 to present
Keyboards:
Corsair Keyboard with MX Reds 2016 to 2019
Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro S RGB 2018 to August 2020
Logitech MX Keys Plus 2020 to 2023
Roccat Sova with Cherry MX Brown like Switches 2021 to present
Logitech K400 Plus August 2023 to present
Keychron K4 Pro 96% Mechanical Keyboard with lubed MX Brown Switches and the HyperX Wrist Rest
Chairs:
LC-GC-3 2020 to 2023
Herman Miller Aeron October 2023 to present
Desk:
Electric Motorized Desk by Sitag March of 2021 to present
My most favourite Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows/Linux and Firefox are:
WinKey+L to lock the System
WinKey+R to open the "RUN" Box. Most of the time I just use this to open the Calculator app.
WinKey+E to open the File Explorer
WinKey+PRT SC to take a Screenshot
Hold SHIFT and click on system Restart to for example boot into safe mode or get into the BIOS/UEFI. I need to use this to get into the BIOS because my fast boi SSD is just too damn fast to for me to Spam ESC at Startup.
CTRL+R or F5 to reload the page
CTRL+W to close a Tab
CTRL+SHIFT+T to reopen a closed Tab or Window
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Task Manager
CTRL+A to select everything in a text field
CTRL+C to copy
CTRL+X to cut
CTRL+V to paste
CTRL+P to print
CTRL+H to open the Browser History
ALT+TAB to tab out of a Game
ALT+F4 to close an application that refuses to close for example when a game freezes.
I always use left WinKey, SHIFT, CTRL and ALT.