In a few last posts I mentioned that I decided to switch from MacBook and MacOS to Windows. Right now, is an enjoyable time to describe reasons, pros, and cons for that decision. It wasn’t super simple, because I’ve used MacBooks for about 5 years, and I was quite happy with them. But… the last … Continue reading Migrating from MacOS to Windows and WSL
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WSL: fix Vmmem high CPU usage
Last time, when I wrote about using a trackpad instead of a mouse, I mentioned also about my migration from MacOS to Windows. Right now, I work with Windows and use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) every day. It's a great tool which I will describe in future posts, but today just want to share … Continue reading WSL: fix Vmmem high CPU usage
Experiment: no web browser and mail client on smartphone
I really like books about psychology, about human behavior researches and the impact of technical innovations on our lifes. Similar to other people, I use computer and smartphone, but also like make small “experiments” with them. The newest one is I think the most interesting one: I decided to remove two “core” apps from my … Continue reading Experiment: no web browser and mail client on smartphone
Docker volumes: cached vs delegated
Docker is amazing tool and can make developer work simpler, faster and more efficient. It has a lot of advantages and I have been using it very actively for some time. Unfortunately, I use it on Mac, and it has some big drawbacks. From my perspective, the biggest is performance. Docker for Mac and Docker … Continue reading Docker volumes: cached vs delegated
TickTick – tasks manager review
I don’t write software reviews often. It’s because I wrote a lot of reviews few years ago, when I worked in IT news websites as editor. Now have a lot of other things to do, but sometimes want to do an exception, because some software is worth to spend time for review. Good example is … Continue reading TickTick – tasks manager review