Ever get the feeling that computers don't really work for you anymore? Yeah, the hardware is better than ever, but the problem is the software. Our devices have become time vampires, designed to capture our attention, often at the expense of our mental health.

I did a blog post/newsletter with a bunch of my favorite tips and tricks over here. The TLDR is that the Stream Deck is an incredible productivity tool, not just a thing for streamers these days:

I really, really like the Stream Deck family of configurable button boxes. They're a little spendy, but the software ecosystem that's grown up around them is incredible and I think it's well worth spending money to get access to.

Doom: The Dark Ages Shows Why Microstutter Mega-Matters - really cool video by @willsmith here!

I’ve spent loads of time thinking about this and there’s a lot to talk about, from tips that will help you reclaim your time to highlighting the products that do it right. So I’ve started a newsletter. If you're interested, you can go to https://t.co/q8rNJMjFn5 and sign up.

🧵1/2 - With the holidays & CES, some may have missed the sad news that tech lost the legendary Gordon Mah Ung to cancer at age 58 right before XMAS. Gordon covered us for 25 years, & wrote more kind words about Falcon than anyone. Here's one of his early videos, on PBS in 2001:

just in case you forgot.

I'm going to ask you a favor. As you know, these are tough times for the video game industry. So it's important to show your support for the studios that create the games you love. It would be great if just 0.5% of my following could share my thread (below) dedicated to Caravan

Here's @Gordonung and @willsmith going deeper into the situation and analyzing our results:

PCWorld didn't publish a Ryzen 9000 review today because we saw very low multi-threaded results, especially considering strong single-threaded gains, and were investigating. Looking at other reviews this morning, that's standard. Make sure PBO is on if you want peak performance!

@lindayaX Actually, the advertisers pulled out because this platform is a hotbed of racism and bigotry, extending all the way up to its owner, Elon Musk.

I'm building some LEGO tonight over at https://t.co/evGHgcwXr1. It'll be a chill hangout!

What if Valve made a Steam Deck for TVs? Well, we made our own! https://t.co/bX6kQ5vrVh by @willsmith | @AdamPMurray

I was on This Week in Gaming with @NaomiKyle this week. We talked about whether Elden Ring's expansion is too tough, the good and bad of review bombs, and why I love Ghost of Tsushima:

I'm building some LEGO over at https://t.co/evGHgcwXr1 tonight. Come hang out!

Sometimes a bit of hardware changes a whole industry, only it takes a bit for the industry to realize it. This week’s Techpod is about the Intellimouse Explorer and how it changed mice forever. https://t.co/2lSc1okEwo

Friday night Fortnite with wild car fights is on:

If you only see one movie this weekend, consider buying tickets to Furiosa.

Checking out the highly-controversial-and-definitely-not-Furiosa Fortnite car mode over at

It's the last night of Erangel Classic and I'm back on my PUBG bullshit.