Our third trip to Mexico in 6 months was structured more like a home swap than our previous trips, and I packed accordingly. We stayed in the same home---excuse me, Airbnb---in Mexico City for most of the trip, but we also took a quick side-trip, in this case to nearby Puebla. And as I’ve written…

I was eagerly anticipating this trip to Mexico City for a lot of reasons, but one is to test my more mobile computing setup. And so far, it’s worked out nicely. You can see most of my current home setup in More Mobile: The New Setup (Premium), from late November. I wouldn’t bring this full…

Microsoft’s Xbox controller customization service is getting a big update that brings back some much-loved functionality from the past.

We drove through the desert in a car with no name. We rode in a hot air balloon. We sailed down some canals. Yep. We’re in Mexico, and instead of our usual home swap, we’re spending two weeks checking out San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, and Mexico City. Here’s what we did, and what we…

As J.R.R. Tolkien observed of writing The Lord of the Rings, “this tale grew in the telling.” And so it went with this rundown of some of our many problems in Mexico. Originally, I had intended to discuss these topics in a section in a “What I Use: Mexico 2021” article that I’ll still post…

I’ve been evaluating laptops and other electronics for over 20 years, and it shouldn’t be surprising that I’ve continually updated my approach to writing reviews. I want them to be informative, of course, but also useful to potential buyers, and I take the responsibility of recommending---or not recommending---an expensive product like this very seriously. But…

The HP EliteBook 840 Aero utilizes a magnesium alloy to shave the PC’s weight down to just 2.48 pounds. What a difference half a pound makes.

Happy Friday! If you’re interested in kicking off the weekend a bit early, here’s a notably long episode of Ask Paul to pass the time. Windows in the cloud crunchyfrog asks: My main company laptop has been acting up so I resorted to using a personal device to get by and I tried something that…

The HP Elite Folio is one of those rare technology products that’s attractive for emotional rather than logical reasons.

I’ve been a fan of HP’s EliteBook line of premium portable PCs for years, and the EliteBook x360 1040 G5 remains one of my all-time-favorites.

With a virtual CES 2021 now underway, HP has announced several new portable PC models across its consumer and business lines to ring in the New Year.

At the end of every year, tech blogs lazily pump out “best of” lists culled from back-end site queries. And, yeah, we’ll get to that here soon enough. But in keeping with my description of the Xbox One S as “the perfect thing” four years ago, I’m wondering if we can advance the state of…

The HP Envy x360 13 hits the sweet spot on quality, performance, and price. It’s the best portable PC you can buy for under $1000.

The new Spectre x360 13 arrives in the smallest-possible premium chassis, offering a perfect blend of good looks, performance, and portability.

HP’s newest Spectre x360 13 brings forward its predecessor’s iconic design but in a much smaller package.

With Xerox hot on its heels, HP Inc.---the PC and printer company---announced better than expected financial results.