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Satechi’s Backlit Keyboard is one of my new favorite desk accessories

20 3 月, 2020 Hayato Huseman 0

A good keyboard can make or break your productivity throughout the day.

I’ve been working from home for about five years now, and a large portion of that time was spent on the iMac that sat on my desk until just a few months ago, when I sold it in favor of a laptop-and-monitor setup. I stuck with mostly first-party peripherals with my iMac — save for the miserable Magic Mouse that I quickly swapped for a Logitech MX Master — which means I’m no stranger to Apple’s Magic Keyboard 2.

It’s a great keyboard, with similar key travel to older MacBook Pro models, a minimal design, and a small footprint. But that small footprint meant that there was no number pad — Apple eventually released a wider variant of the Magic Keyboard that reintroduced the number pad — and equally frustrating, the keyboard recharges over Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector rather than the more ubiquitous USB-C.

That’s where Satechi’s Compact Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard comes in. Donning the same Space …

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Best sports video games to play while sports are delayed

20 3 月, 2020 Nick Tylwalk 0

Lean on these sports games to get your fill of athletic competition until the real thing returns.

Though it’s far from the most important thing right now, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has done the nearly unthinkable by bringing the sports world to a standstill. In the U.S. alone, the NBA, NHL, MLS and NASCAR all had to suspend their seasons, MLB pushed back Opening Day, and news about tennis and golf events being postponed seems to be coming daily. It’s a worldwide trend as well, with soccer pausing in the stretch run of almost all club leagues and serious questions being asked about the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo.

It’s an unprecedented state of affairs in the lifetime of any sports fan, and it’s so far unclear when things will be able to get back on track. The leagues are turning to some creative ways to provide some entertainment in the meantime, with the NBA offering its League Pass for free, and NASCAR drivers teaming to go iRacing in virtual races that will air on broadca…