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Paul Alvarez

The Boox Palma Is Redundant

After a couple weeks, I realized I don’t need a phone-sized e-reader. The Boox Palma is beloved by many, and I get why. The device is very approachable and provides exactly what you expect; a great e-ink display in a phone size package. The hardware is not super premium,

Using an Old and Jailbroken Kindle

Reading is important, but finding the right device is hard. For years I was invested not only in Kindle devices but also in the Amazon Kindle e‑book library. The ease of getting books and reading them seamlessly on a Kindle kept me locked in for years. Once Amazon bought

Sticking With My iPhone 15 Pro Max (for now)

After trying the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro, I’m keeping what I have. This isn’t a post about me not upgrading or saying that I’m done upgrading to fight against materialism. I’m deciding to keep the iPhone 15 Pro Max because it’s the phone

My New-Old Laptop

After all of the iPad-only love, I also have a ThinkPad running Linux. I know on Techuisite I’ve been advocating for the iPad-only life for months, if not years now, but I’ve also made it clear the iPad isn’t for everyone or everything. I made this very

Trying Out Apple's New Products

A couple of iPhones and the new AirPods; most not really exciting with one huge (unexpected) highlight. So after talking about me moving to the Pixel 9a with GrapheneOS, and then writing about how I am not ready for GrapheneOS yet, I decided to not only go back to the

Why I Gave Up On GrapheneOS

After a month with the Pixel 9a, I am back to the iPhone. I am very critical of those who do reviews only after a week or a month of using a phone and trying to provide a thorough recommendation if a phone is good or not. You can also

My 2025 Geek's Everyday Carry

It has been a while since I have posted on Techuisite, and the longer I go, the harder it is to get started again. So I thought I would write something a bit more fun to get the juices flowing again. Not only is this an easy or more fun

My Desk Setup

A lot has changed, some has stayed the same. My desk at home has become more important over the past year. Not only have I turned it into a more productive setup for myself, but I also share it with my wife now, who works from home. So, not only

Boox Go 10.3 Review

My New Hyper-Focused Journaling and Writing Tool Since moving away from the Kindle and trying other e-ink devices like the Onyx Boox Go 7 and Kobo Libra Color, I’ve realized how vast the e-ink space really is. After watching countless reviews of various e-ink devices including the Go 7

Non-Kindle E-Readers

Turning the page on Amazon and Kindle to a new world of e-readers. Since Amazon announced that they would no longer allow users to download their Kindle books, I decided it was time to leave the ecosystem. I was already unhappy with other things Amazon was doing (really, what Jeff