Lightweight Koss KPH40 Headphones + Yaxi Ear Pads for Comfortable Listening

📅 August 21, 2023
“Hearing is Believing…according to the box, but what about the real world?”

Need some surprisingly comfortable, lightweight headphones with excellent sound quality for those lengthy Linux terminal or coding sessions? Here is a fantastic pair from Koss.

EPOMAKER Flamingo Switches – A Better Jelly Pink

📅 January 6, 2023
The Akko CS Jelly Pink linear switch has given me hours of pleasant typing, and here is another switch that I have been using and enjoying very much: the EPOMAKER Flamingo!

Do you need a 5-pin linear switch in a two-tone pink/violet color that should complement any existing pastel pink theme and be compatible with any hot-swappable mechanical keyboard supporting 5-pin switches?

Here is the answer to your mechanical keyboard prayers.

Akko 5108S Pac-Man Themed Keyboard

📅 December 24, 2022
Wakka, wakka, wakka!

Now, here is a glorious find of arcade delight! Completely unexpected, I chanced upon the Akko Pac-Man themed mechanical keyboard and had the opportunity to give it a try.

Does it work with Linux? Is it just a cheap gimmick? Can it be used for serious typing?

Here are my thoughts.

Akko Cream Blue Tactile Switches for Mechanical Keyboards

📅 December 4, 2022
“Cream Blue? Is that a confectionery?”

With so many keyboard switches named after fruits and desserts, Akko continues the tradition with a new line of switches.

One tactile set from this flavorful series is named Cream Blue, I wanted to try it out to see if it was any better than the previous tactile Jelly Blue. Is there anything special about it? How does it compare to the Akko Jelly Blue? What is typing like?

Here are my thoughts.

DROP MT3 Cyber Keycap Set for Mechanical Keyboards

📅 November 30, 2022
“Is a more expensive keycap set better quality?”

We would assume that quality and price should be related, right? This is what I wondered, so I decided to try out an MT3 profile set of keycaps from the legendary DROP.

Well, the results are somewhat disappointing that debunk this assumption, and here are my thoughts.

Akko Macaw ASA Profile Keycaps for Typing Fun

📅 November 24, 2022
In the quest to improve the Linux command line typing experience, I experimented with a keyboard alteration apart from switches, foam, or lubing: keycaps!

Will changing the keycaps make a typing difference? How about a visual one?

I swapped out the keycaps on a modified Ducky Horizon One 2 keyboard with a decent-quality set of Akko ASA profile caps to see what would happen. Will I become a better typist?

Here are my thoughts of this surprisingly good set of keycaps.

Fixing the Windows Setup “Missing Media Driver”

📅 September 8, 2022
“What? Windows is missing a media driver during Windows Setup? Why?”

There might be times when we need to install Windows 10 or 11 for testing purposes, such as benchmarking hard drives or running graphics software only compatible with Windows.

I needed to install a temporary Windows 10 lab system for experimentation, but I encountered a completely new (for me) and strange error reporting that Windows Setup was missing media drivers. How odd. What could have been the cause?

If you think that the solution is to install missing media drivers like I did because that is what the message is prompting, then you are completely misled and mistaken.

Here is what I discovered, and it involves Linux.

Swapping the Ducky Keyboard Guts

📅 June 4, 2022
“Will the Ducky 3 keyboard innards work with the Ducky 2 keyboard case?”

Keyboard internals. Innards. Guts. Disjecta membra. Whatever you want to call it, the Ducky One 2 and Ducky One 3 keyboards are similar in design internally, so can they swap their internal circuit boards with each other?

Yes! “But why would you want to do this?” some might ask. The hot-swappable feature of keyboards is one of the best ideas since Legos. While the Ducky 3 offers that, its case styling seems a tad bit large and echo-y (especially for the space bar). The Ducky One 2 keyboard feels a bit more solid and sound dampened, plus I like its squarish style better.

Why not combine the best of both worlds? Swap the Ducky One 3’s hot-swappable plate into the Ducky One 2’s case. Does this work? Is certainly does, but there are few things to be aware of. Here is my experience.

Akko CS Sakura Switches and the Ducky One 3 Keyboard

📅 May 4, 2022
“Can we make it pinker?”

In my quest to experiment with a variety of swappable switches, my next switch was chosen for the most scientific reason of all: looks!

The Ducky One 3 Fuji keyboard has a light pink theme, and it turns out that the light-pink Akko CS Sakura switch is a closer match than that Akko CS Jelly Pink switches.

Is there anything else different about the Sakura switches? Here are my thoughts.

Akko Radiant Red Switches and the Ducky One 3 Keyboard

📅 April 15, 2022
I have been having a blast typing with my Ducky One 3 keyboard. While it might not be the highest-end mechanical keyboard on the market, reliable usage over time has earned its place as one of my favorites.

Since the Ducky One 3 features hot-swappable switches, I had to give it the attention it craves by testing a new switch. It is amazing how different a keyboard can perform simply by changing its switches, so this is indeed an indispensable feature.

Given the success with the Akko CS Starfish switches, I wanted to try another switch: the Akko Radiant Red linear switch. Here are my thoughts with the Ducky One 3 and Linux.