With an eye on a more mobile future, I’ve been experimenting with alternative PC setups for both productivity and entertainment. This includes laptops and external displays, which may seem contradictory. But this isn’t additive: though I understand the appeal, I am infamously uninterested in multi-display setups. Instead, I’m curious about how using portable displays can enable me and my wife to keep doing what we do in a future that will likely be quite different from today.

And I guess we should start there. For those unaware of our plans, my wife and I are currently undergoing a lengthy and aggressive decluttering process this year in anticipation of selling our house and downsizing, perhaps as soon as early 2022. (The exact schedule is fluid and is based in part on our kids’ schedules and plans.)