Brad Robinson

I've left this dumpster fire, but you can contact me here:

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@x86matthew Good stuff!

(brings back fun memories of doing the same).

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@rquickenden @surface Thanks Rob. So Surface Laptop 5 has the same weird Fn key that acts as both toggle and modifier? (I’ve never seen that on an external keyboard, surface built in keyboard is the only keyboard I’ve ever seen that acts like this)

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@Dave_UX Besides that, having the page,home, end keys so far away from the arrow keys is another design flaw imo.

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@Dave_UX Thanks for your thoughts. I’m a developer so use page up/down, home, end extensively while editing and F8-F12 extensively while debugging. Fn key either enabled or disabled will be wrong mode 50% of the time.

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft right... that'd explain the difference. I'm a heavy keyboard user and this trips me up every couple of minutes if in dev/debug cycle.

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

I've never been more disappointed in a laptop purchase than my @microsoft @surface laptop 4. Almost six months in and the Fn key still aggravates me every damn day.

https://t.co/E63q5H4Ujc

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft So if you're doing development, how to do you do PageUp/Down/Home/End while editing and still have F9-F12 for debugging?

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft I think I've mentioned this to @JenMsft before, but pretty sure the only way to fix it would be a firmware update.

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

(tosses Surface Laptop aside, grabs older, slower, but _usable_ MacBook Pro).

So disappointing.

Don't buy this machine if you plan to use its keyboard.

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

And it's not just me:

https://t.co/ffJMcZgdnP

[Vercidium @Vercidium]

Volume II is out now!

@punch_deck spent the past year on this and has done an incredible job, composing 46 minutes all up!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamemusic

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

I just wrote a script that formats a date with a 2-digit year. It's all part of my diabolical plan to collapse the world economy in about 78 years from now.

[The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe ⚛️ @SkepticsGuide]

Bob gave us a bonus quote this week from Carl Sagan:
"We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers."

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

@thecodeabides OK thanks. On those devices did Fn+Capslock or long hold on Fn key work to lock it do you know?

[Brad Robinson @toptensoftware]

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Has a Fatal Usability Flaw

https://t.co/E63q5Hn3xk