Phones
Google Pixel 8
Android 14
My current smartphone is a Pixel 8 with Android 14.
I am strong supporter of stock Android and fast updates, going back to the Nexus line; my first smartphone was a Nexus 5.
- Phone Timeline:
- Pixel 8 2023 - Present
- Pixel 7 2022 - 2023
- Pixel 3 2019 - 2022
- Pixel XL 2018 - 2019
- Nexus 6P 2016 - 2018
- OnePlus One 2015 - 2016
- Nexus 5 2014 - 2015
![Mowed Timeline](https://mowned.com/sig/matthewmola.smart.jpg)
Computers
Lenovo Legion 5i with Windows 10
Custom-built PC with Windows 11
My current computers are a Lenovo Legion 5i 15 inch laptop and a custom built PC.
Build:
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- In 2009, during Black Friday at Walmart, I purchased my first laptop.
- A HP G60-519WM, it was a basic slow laptop.
- It got the job done for a guy who wanted to edit videos, play GTA San Andreas, and sit on YouTube.
- In 2012, I purchased my first Apple laptop, a Mid 2012 15 inch MacBook Pro.
- I used this computer from 2012 to 2020.
- It was personally maxed out with a 2TB SSD and 16GB of RAM.
- This laptop was also dual-booted with Windows via Boot Camp.
- In 2020, I purchased my first gaming laptop the Lenovo Legion 5i.
- I have since put the 2TB SSD into the Legion 5i.
- In 2021, I upgraded the Legion 5i with RAM from 16GB to 32GB and the main SSD from 512GB to 1TB.
- In 2021, during the winter, I built my first PC.
- Initially, it was built with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 but I swapped that out for a RTX 3070, 5 months later.
- Specifications listed below.
- Computer Specifications:
- Lenovo Legion 5i:
- Windows 10
Intel Core i7-10750H
- 32GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB of VRAM)
- 1TB SSD + 2TB SSD
- Custom Built PC:
- Windows 11
Intel Core i7-12700K
- 32GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 (8GB of VRAM)
- 1TB SSD + 4TB HDD
Servers
Linux Server from RackNerd
I have a Linux server where everything from my website to projects (mmBNC, mmRadio, mmTS) are hosted. I have had my own Linux server since December 2013. Formally used servers from RamNode for a decade.
- Server Specifications:
Intel Xeon CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz, 8 cores
- 6GB - RAM
Debian 11 - Operating System
- Location:
- Chicago, IL - USA
- Software:
nginx 1.24.0 - Web Server
MariaDB 10.5.23 - Database Server
PHP 7.4.33 - PHP Server
Bootstrap 5.3.3 - Website Responsive Framework
- Provider:
RackNerd - VPS Server Provider
Last Updated: 5/20/2024