Joshua Lowcock sometimes blogs on non-work-related topics, most of which are posted below. If you are work related thought leadership pieces by Joshua, you can find them here. If you’re after the Audience Attention Dilemma, it can be found here.
If we meet in person and I recommend software or a specific website, you can find Joshua’s tips link here.
The blog posts are organized into the following categories:
There’s a miscellaneous category for things that don’t really have a home. I also have a long blog post full of useful websites, simply called tips. If we meet in person or virtually, odds are I will mention a website listed in tips.
The more popular technically skewed posts, you can find a list of those here. For tips specific to macOS, you can find macOS tips here. If you’re an owner of a Remarkable eInk tablet and what hacks, guides, and utilities start here.
From 2016-2021, Joshua published a weekly email, called Last Week in Digital Media. The newsletter summarizes the latest news in digital media, marketing, and technology of the week. The email newsletter was published for several years and was available as both a (limited) free or paid subscription. The archive is still available.
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Recent Blog Posts
Well it's confirmed! It IS the Remarkable Paper Pure and I have leaked images to share. After tracking the Remarkable Paper Pure rumors and patents, here's your first official look at the new Remarkable. Positioned as the "place to think" the new Remarkable Paper Pure builds on what is great about the Remarkable 2, but in a smaller form factor. What the leaked images tell us: Official Name: Remarkable Paper Pure 10.3" display 21ms screen response time (faster than the Remarkable 2, which was 30-35s) 0.79lb (360g) lighter than the Remarkable 2 Remarkable Paper Pure is smaller than Remarkable 2 ...
If you’ve bought an XTEINK X3 recently, you might have found that USB flashing of custom firmware has been disabled. This seems to be across both the XTEINK X3 and X4. How to tell if you might have a firmware locked XTEINK X4/X3? It seems like a crapshoot at the moment, but posts across reddit suggest: X3/X4 boxes with a barcode sticker on the outside of the box X4 units shipped in plain brown packaging may also correlate None of this is guaranteed. TTEINK claims that orders shipped internationally by them are not locked (or bought direct from Amazon). It ...
This is quick overview of the XTEINK 400kb v 128M drama and the role that EEGOGO has played in the dispute (and why S4 preorders were delayed). The dispute all boils down to memory (RAM). On April 24th, XTEINK posted an apology on Rednote about a XTEINK X4 specification error. If you follow XTEINK, you’ll know their posts are a mix of fun and playing to their fan base (feedback, features, etc). This one was more formal, probably the most formal I have seen from XTEINK, which is how you know something went wrong. Don't worry if you're not able ...
My car didn't have a front dashcam, which didn't bother me in the past - but after watching dashcam videos as evidence on YouTube I felt a dashcam become less of a 'nice to have' and more of a 'wish I had'. Since I also travel and often park overnight at an airport, after a friend had their car damaged at the airport, a dashcam became a 'must have'. I really wanted something that would record 24/7 and if I could access it remotely, like my Ring cameras. I found the LAMTTO on Amazon and at around $100, it ticked ...
Breaking news! XTEINK have teased the below video of the XTEINK X4 V2 Pro. The XTEINK X4 V2 Pro is the upgrade of the XTEINK X4. It features a touchscreen and a backlight. Not to be confused with the XTEINK S4. There's no word on pricing, but it would need to be cheap to compete against the upcoming S4. Interestingly, the S4 has now been delayed. You can learn more about the XTEINK S4 delay here. XTEINK X4 V2 Pro Specs 5.98mm (thinner than XTEINK X4) Touchscreen Backlight! with multiple warmth settings - (the backlight most requested X4 feature) XTOS (non-Android, ...
This is a real user review of the Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro. I own the TH80 V2 Pro in white, with Sea Salt V2 silent switches. It is a 75% layout which provides a good balance between footprint and functionality. What got me to get an Epomaker is not only the white color (coordinates with my white desk), but the dedicated volume knob (great for managing volume across gaming and calls) but the small full color LCD intrigued me (more on that later). It's also PC/Mac compatible and the appropriate PC keys e.g. Ctrl, Win, Alt have dual labels for ...
It's now confirmed, Remarkable will release a new Remarkable in 2026 called the Remarkable Paper Pure. We learned about this back in March from a leak by Evan Blass, a reliable source of iPhone and other device leaks. Here's Evan's tweet if you're interested. It's been 6 years almost to the day (March 17, 2020) that the Remarkable 2 was announced. We're well overdue for a new Remarkable 2, as not everyone wants a color Remarkable. Even Amazon has updated the Kindle Scribe multiple times, so the Remarkable 2 is showing its age (low pixel density, no backlight). The Remarkable ...
If you're a fan of the XTEINK X4 or XTEINK X3, you may be wondering what other eInk microreaders are available. While there are previews of the XTEINK S4 look great (touchscreen, possibly a backlight) there are other new entrants appearing. EEGOGO A4 and P4 Lite EEGOGO have two devices, the EEGOGO A4 and the EEGOGO P4 Lite. EEGOGO P4 Lite Specs are 2Gb + 32GB Expandable, I have a teaser video for the EEGOGO P4 Lite here. What is the EEGOGO A4 (formerly the EINKING) One new microreader is from a company called EEGOGO A4. The company was formerly ...