02 — Category
After the honeymoon.
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The IPS / VA / TN / OLED labels on monitor spec sheets, sorted across five axes: color, viewing angle, response time, price, and best-fit use case. IPS is the safe all-rounder for work and video; VA wins on price; TN suits competitive gaming; OLED is the call for film and HDR.
Picking a gaming monitor for PS5 and PC. Framed on four axes: refresh rate, response time, panel, and sync tech. For FPS and fighters, 144Hz / 1ms is the realistic floor; in 2026, 240Hz and OLED also enter the picture.
Four things to check before buying a 4K monitor — screen size, HDR, color coverage, panel type — plus the criteria for choosing 4K, WQHD, or FHD by use case.
Sorting out the choice between a display tablet, a pen tablet, and an iPad. If you settle on four points — 14–16 inch size, color gamut sized to your output, response time around 20ms, and a fully laminated panel for no parallax — you are unlikely to miss.
Picking a monitor for illustration work, narrowed to five points: color gamut (varies by use), panel type (IPS only), screen size (22–24 inches), surface finish (non-glossy), and VESA support.
Remote work pushed more people to add a PC monitor at home. Prices and specs sprawl, but for long office hours the call comes down to three things: panel type, size, and surface finish. Get those right and you won't end up with a bad one.
Picking a laptop to start a blog. Any model from the last five years will do, but three things matter: where you write, the keyboard layout, and the screen size.
Years of use with the Elecom Air Duster ECO and the Sanwa Supply anti-static cleaning brush. How they compare with electric air dusters and alcohol + cotton swabs, and a routine for cleaning the inside of a PC.
Six-plus months with the Logitech MX MASTER 2S at work. Strong on the side wheel and vertically stacked thumb buttons; weak on the gesture button's durability.
A few years with the RS-WFIREX4. A small, unobtrusive infrared smart remote with Alexa / Google Home / Siri support. Setup difficulty and response lag are its weak points.
Six-plus months with the Cup Noodle Refill Lidded Mug as a daily desk cup. Wide base that resists tipping, a lid that keeps dust out, lightweight polypropylene that handles the microwave.
Six months with the JOBY GorillaPod JB01542-PKK. The wide-articulating legs wrap around pillars and handrails, which is the real point. Suited to webcams and phones; not to mirrorless-class loads.