Steven Legg
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Technology

Writing on operating systems, phones, AI, and the software I actually use.

Artificial Intelligence

Notes on AI tools, prompting, and how I use them day-to-day. More coming.

Linux

I've been running Linux as a daily driver for a while now and I don't plan to go back. These are my notes on the distributions I've used — what works, what doesn't, and what I've settled on.

macOS

iMac G3 (1998). Image via MacRumors Forums.

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft pushes hard to get you signed into a Microsoft account during setup, but a fully local account is still possible and keeps your data entirely on your machine — no OneDrive, no cloud sync you didn't ask for. There are two reliable methods.

My Recent Return to Linux

I've been running Linux as my primary desktop operating system since November, and I keep waiting for the catch. It hasn't come yet. That in itself feels worth writing about.

Software Tutorials

These guides cover the apps I use regularly, written for both macOS Apple Silicon and Fedora KDE. Each guide is designed to get you productive quickly and go deep enough to be a lasting reference.

Some Prompts I Like to Use

Coming soon.

What I Miss from 2014 Smartphones

There is a moment somewhere around 2014–2015 where smartphones had almost everything. Not in a maximalist, check-every-box way — more in the sense that the tradeoffs being made felt deliberate, and the things being included felt chosen by people who actually used their phones. Then, gradually, features started disappearing. And not because anything better replaced them.

Why I Love Foldable Phones

I absolutely love foldable phones. Not in a "they're an interesting experiment" way — I love them enthusiastically, across every form factor, and I think they're by far the most fun and charming category of smartphone being made right now. I know they get a lot of hate. I think that hate is mostly wrong, and I'm going to tell you why.