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21/10/2026

Announcing my next HighTechDad product called "CandorBrief". If you are job searching or want to present your work experience in a different way, as well as control the dialogues you may have with recruiters and hiring managers, you may want to give my introduction article a read. Yes, AI is involved, but not in the way you might think.

CandorBrief for WordPress lets professionals share a private-by-default profile and choose prompts recruiters can use with their own AI. Free to start.

20/10/2026

Sometimes getting super tech-enabled excercise equipment is NOT the way to go. In my latest , I look at the assembly and simple functionality of the Merach S29 Eco Exercise Bike. Having low amounts of tech for execise equipment my wife's requirement!

Merach S29 Eco review: a self-powered exercise bike with 16 auto-resistance levels, a simple LCD, and a quiet ride for people who prefer manual control. I assembled it and went through every button.

17/10/2026

If you are shopping for a budget laptop that can handle school, work, and even some local AI projects, definitely take a look at my latest article! The MSI Gaming Cyborg 15 C13WE is a nice, entry-level laptop to have some fun with. I even tested out some quick local AI prompts in my .

HighTechDad’s honest MSI Cyborg 15 C13WE review looks at whether this budget gaming laptop handles school, gaming, and local AI without cutting real corners.

16/10/2026

If you picked up a cheap walking pad for your work-from-home environment, you may have gotten a really cheap one that is showing its age. We just upgraded to the MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus Treadmill and it puts those cheap walking pads to shame!

MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus review: a solid, quiet walking pad treadmill with a real 12% incline, 400-lb capacity, and Bluetooth speaker. I replaced our old $100 walking pad with it and tested it firsthand at home. Great for anyone who wants a sturdier, more capable walking pad without a full treadmil...

15/10/2026

This was both a how-to and a product review! I'm a big fan of bidets (use less TP and get cleaner, for starters). In this , I walk through installing the Sanyipace Smart Bidet (SU01B). Definitely NOT a "crappy" product (sorry ).

The Sanyipace SU01B is a smart bidet toilet seat with heated seating, warm air drying, and a built-in water filter. I installed it myself in my decades-old house, worked through some plumbing surprises, and lived with it for a week with my family. Here's my honest review, including install tips, a r...

14/10/2026

In addition to reviews, how-to's, fix-it's, and other articles, over the past few months, I have leaned into building apps and solutions. I recently launched a new section of my site - HighTechDad Products. There you can see various solutions to problems that I ran into, and I figured others may have encountered these as well. Hope you find them useful!

If any of these interest you, please contact me.

https://www.hightechdad.com/htd-products/

14/08/2026

Curious as to why I created AppAudit? It was a macOS utility I needed years ago. Now I built it! Learn a bit more about this Mac utility app. Would it be useful to you? Let me know!

I built AppAudit because I couldn't find a decent Mac app inventory tool before a migration. Here's the story, what it does, and why I think every Mac user needs it before their next move.

12/08/2026

The MSI Gaming Stealth 16 AI+ is an all-around machine: thin, lightweight at 4.39 lbs, and built for gaming, content creation, AI, and everyday professional work without being optimized for any single one of them. I tested out some local LLM use cases to see how it performed!

The MSI Stealth 16 AI+ is the all-around machine: thin, light at 4.39 pounds, and built for gaming, content creation, AI, and everyday professional work without being optimized for any single one of them. Its RTX 5060 with 8GB of VRAM and a 2.5K Calman Verified OLED display make it a genuinely capab...

01/08/2026

I launched a new section on HighTechDad.com called "Tech Briefs." Every day, I post a few tech news-related pieces that caught my attention. You'll see a summary, why it matters, and my thoughts (and a link to the original article source).

Hope it's useful! Let me know.

https://www.hightechdad.com/tech-briefs/

Short news takes and commentary on consumer tech and AI from HighTechDad.

31/07/2026

For anyone interested in AppAudit and the features, I recommend you watch my AppAudit playlist. I have been adding new features and fine-tuning the app regularly. Please feel free to ask me anything about it.

If you've ever looked at your Mac and wondered what's actually installed on it, AppAudit was built for exactly that. It's a macOS utility I created to help y...