Kira Herdman

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  • Sunrise and Moonlight

    Sunrise and Moonlight

    In this monthly tech blog post I am going to be telling you about an excellent open source suite that allows you to create your very own GeForce Now service in your home. The Problem Although I use Mac’s or iPad’s for almost all my computing tasks, there’s one thing they’re useless at: gaming. The Continue reading

  • 13″ M1 MacBook Air: Perfect for Blogging and Writing

    13″ M1 MacBook Air: Perfect for Blogging and Writing

    I recently got an M1 MacBook Air. This is why I chose a five-year-old laptop in 2025, and the reasons behind my decision. Use case My use case for a laptop is simple. I want a blogging/script writing machine that can act as a backup for my M4 Mac mini that I have in my Continue reading

  • Integrating Apple Home with Existing Smart Devices

    Integrating Apple Home with Existing Smart Devices

    Recently, I got an Apple HomePod speaker to go with my Apple TV as an external speaker instead of a soundbar. I already had quite a few “smart home” things in my home that worked with Amazon Alexa, the smart home ecosystem I had invested in for quite a number of years. These included the Continue reading

  • Why Some AI Trends Are Overhyped and Useless

    Why Some AI Trends Are Overhyped and Useless

    There is a lot of buzz at the minute about AI, what it can do and how useful it can be. Big money being thrown at it. Big companies are pouring money into AI. Nvidia, the graphics card company that most people know for gaming graphics, was at one point the most valuable company in Continue reading

  • Switching from Windows 11 to Linux: My Journey

    Switching from Windows 11 to Linux: My Journey

    Two weeks ago, I decided to change the operating system on my gaming laptop from Windows 11 to Linux. Here’s what I did, the problems I encountered, and what I eventually settled on. Why the change. Why change to Linux from a very stable Windows 11 installation? Well I don’t like the direction Microsoft is Continue reading

  • Tech I use in the second half of 2025

    Tech I use in the second half of 2025

    First of all, Happy Pride Month ! !. Over the past six months, my computer usage habits have changed significantly. On January 7th, 2025, I bought an iPad Pro M4, and on April 13th, 2025, I bought a Mac mini M4. These two computers are now my main office computers. I also have a dedicated Continue reading

  • Apple vs Microsoft – The Reason why I prefer Apple

    Apple vs Microsoft – The Reason why I prefer Apple

    Windows vs Mac’s, this is an age old question isn’t it? Apple and Microsoft have been competitors in the personal computing space since the early days of home computers, when the Apple 1 and MS DOS 3 came out. Apple has always been the go to computers for anyone in the content creation space while Continue reading

  • iA Writer: The Ultimate Markdown Editor

    iA Writer: The Ultimate Markdown Editor

    In this post, I am going to talk about what I think is the best Markdown editor out there for any system, iA Writer. What is Markdown? I previously went into detail on what Markdown is in a previous post. Here is a quick rundown of what Markdown is and what it does. Markdown is Continue reading

  • Top Benefits of Using Markdown for Writing

    In this post, I’ll explain what the Markdown syntax is, why I use it frequently, and the apps I use to create Markdown documents. Where did markdown come from and why? Created by John Gruber in 2004, Markdown is a lightweight markup language designed for easy text formatting using plain text. It allows users to Continue reading

  • iPad Pro M4 Review: The Ultimate Business Computer

    iPad Pro M4 Review: The Ultimate Business Computer

    On January 7th, I replaced my aging MacBook Pro 2017 with the 13-inch iPad Pro M4 256GB. In a nutshell, this tablet is the most powerful computer I’ve ever owned. Everything I do on it is incredibly smooth. The Affinity Suite, iA Writer, iWriter Pro, Scrivener, Procreate, Day One, Safari, Cubasis 3, and even managing Continue reading

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