Digiwizkid

Lately, I've been on a mission to reduce my screen time. It's so easy to get sucked into the endless scroll, even when all I really want is to listen to some music or a podcast. That's why I decided to go old-school and invest in a dedicated media player. My primary goal? A device purely for listening to music, podcasts, and my favorite radio show recordings, free from the distractions of notifications and social media feeds. I figured this would be a pretty straightforward search. My mind immediately went to the classic brands – Sony, Philips, Transcend. Surely they'd have a range of MP3 players still on the market, right? Well, much to my surprise, it seems the dedicated MP3 player, at least from these "OG" brands, has largely vanished! A quick online search confirmed my fears; their offerings have either been discontinued or are incredibly difficult to find new. Then I ventured into the used marketplaces. Facebook Marketplace,...

Recently, I acquired a Dell WYSE 3040 thin client from my local market, intending to use it as a light browsing and media machine. This particular model is the smallest and cheapest thin client offering from Dell. I paid around $20 for the thin client, including the power supply and HDMI adapter. Specifications are - Processor Intel® Atom x5-Z8350 (Quad Core 1.44 GHz MEMORY 2GB DDR3L 1600MHz,soldered, non user upgradable Storage 16GB eMMC FLASH, soldered down I/O PERIPHERAL SUPPORT 3 x USB 2.0 (1 front/ 2 rear) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (front) 1 x Audio-mic combo jack 2 x DisplayPort™ 1.2 1 x 1Gb/s RJ45 Power Supply 12v barrel jack adapter OS Wyse ThinLinux # Some model comes with an internal WIFI/ Bluetooth card, on the m.2 slot. Please note this slot is not pcie but SDIO, it won't support SSD.   This purpose-built device is best suited for use as ...