Blog : Joshua Lowcock

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.

Need some fun and something less serious? Go here for some fun!

Recent Blog Posts

Movie Review: Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel (2009)

This is a modern (2026) review of Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel... trust me, you'll like this... I found Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel after rewatching "Moone Boy", and I fell down a Chris O’Dowd rabbit hole. I discovered he had starred in this 2009 British sci‑fi comedy I had never heard of, despite it being my kind of genre. I watched it on a rainy weekend in May 2026, which is 17 years after its release. I like the time travel genre and movies. The classic Time Machine (1960), My Science Project (1985), Back to the Future ...

Review: Stranger than Fiction Watch: Timex Ironman T56371

This is a review of the Stranger than Fiction Watch, the Timex Ironman T56371. I'm posting this 15 years after the watch ceased production and I've only owned mine for less than 6 months... but I guess any review is better late than never! Every watch I own is special. The ones gifted to me on milestone moments have the most treasured place in my heart. But there is one watch that I own, that has a character all of its own and that’s the Timex Ironman T56371 or as it’s known in some circles the “Stranger than Fiction” watch ...

Review: Epomaker Click Gaming Mouse

When I reviewed the Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro I wished Epomaker made a gaming mouse, well I found out they do... and I am now the proud owner of the Epomaker Click Mouse. This is a real user review of the Epomaker Click Mouse (not to be confused with the Epomaker Click Lite) and based on my personal gaming experience. I hope it's helpful to others. Before I begin, in the event Epomaker ever read my reviews, you need to come up with a better name than Click. It's a bit of a generic name in a world where gaming mice ...

User Review: Epomaker Galaxy 100 Lite Mechanical Keyboard

This is a real user review of the Epomaker Galaxy Lite mechanical keyboard. I also own the TH80 V2 Pro in white (review of the TH80 here). I got this Epomaker for my gaming PC, so opted for black as you get better contrast on the RGBs and the Wisteria Linear V2 switches, because loud switches are more fun when gaming haha! Epomaker Galaxy 100 Lite First Impressions The Epomaker Galaxy 100 is heavy, maybe because it's an aluminum body and has a heft battery. Anyway, it's very heavy. Like I actually decided to weigh it, and it came in ...

Recipe: InstantPot 15min Spaghetti Bologonese

I'll say this upfront, this recipe is probably enough to give Italians nightmares and it's also not my go-to personal recipe (my son actually found it). It's more of an emergency recipe, when it's late and you're time poor and don't want to order out. The good news is this is a fast 15min spag bol recipe that you can do in an InstantPot. It's got good a good flavor and most of the ingredients you should have always handy in your pantry/fridge/freezer. I would call it the perfect spaghetti bolognese for busy nights. Easy, flavorful, and kid‑approved emergency spag ...

Review: LAMTTO 11″ Wireless CarPlay/Android Auto Smart Display

This is an unbiased and honest review of the LAMTTO 11" Wireless CarPlay/Android Auto Display (Model RC32) and is based on my own experience setting this up in an early 1990s Ford SUV. Let's see if the LAMTTO RC32 is the best smart upgrade for an older car? First, the LAMTTO RC32 CarPlay/Android Auto Display is, in basically an 11" Android Tablet with an OS optimized for in-car use. It's best suited to cars that don't have "smarts" but do have, at the least, Bluetooth Audio - because while the LAMTTO RC32 does have built in speakers, audio quality is ...

Leak: Remarkable Paper Pure Leaked Images

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 ...

Guide: XTEINK Unable to Flash Custom Firmware / Fix

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 ...