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Ben Frain
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2012
An author and web developer reviewing tech products and mechanical keyboards, and covering Neovim and productivity.
My long-running blog is at: benfrain.com
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
My long-running blog is at: benfrain.com
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
The dev hardware you didn't know you needed: BenQ ScreenBar Pro and Halo reviewed
A review of the ScreenBar Halo and Pro from BenQ. I'm a big fan of both these products as I would never have wanted one if I hadn't tried one.
Amazon links:
ScreenBar Pro: amzn.to/4iTAGIy
ScreenBar Halo: amzn.to/4fBS6GQ
Also, you can buy direct from BenQ and they have a sale on currently:
Up to 5% discount on the ScreenBar until January 3rd!
•ScreenBar Halo
BenQ: pse.is/6w2jcx
•ScreenBar Pro
BenQ: pse.is/6w2k4j
They both manage to deliver light to your working area, exactly where you want it and keep your desk free. Highly recommend!
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Why ScreenBar?
2:19 ScreenBar Pro
3:40 ScreenBar Halo
4:43 Coding Comfort
5:13 Which one - Halo or Pro?
# My web development books:
www.amazon.com/Ben-Frain/e/B00BIK2USQ
# My video courses, including "Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS", and 'Ultimate Text Editing Productivity with Sublime Text':
www.udemy.com/course/responsive-web-design-with-html5-and-css/
Skillshare: www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/benfrain?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on
Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/ultimate-text-editing-productivity-with-sublime-text/?referralCode=14F139FCCB804C47A816
# My blog:
benfrain.com
# My kit
Everything I use day-to-day is listed here: benfrain.com/uses/
# Subscribe to my newsletter:
benfrain.us19.list-manage.com... and I can update you with news of new courses, what I've been working on and reading.
Amazon links:
ScreenBar Pro: amzn.to/4iTAGIy
ScreenBar Halo: amzn.to/4fBS6GQ
Also, you can buy direct from BenQ and they have a sale on currently:
Up to 5% discount on the ScreenBar until January 3rd!
•ScreenBar Halo
BenQ: pse.is/6w2jcx
•ScreenBar Pro
BenQ: pse.is/6w2k4j
They both manage to deliver light to your working area, exactly where you want it and keep your desk free. Highly recommend!
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Why ScreenBar?
2:19 ScreenBar Pro
3:40 ScreenBar Halo
4:43 Coding Comfort
5:13 Which one - Halo or Pro?
# My web development books:
www.amazon.com/Ben-Frain/e/B00BIK2USQ
# My video courses, including "Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS", and 'Ultimate Text Editing Productivity with Sublime Text':
www.udemy.com/course/responsive-web-design-with-html5-and-css/
Skillshare: www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/benfrain?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on
Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/ultimate-text-editing-productivity-with-sublime-text/?referralCode=14F139FCCB804C47A816
# My blog:
benfrain.com
# My kit
Everything I use day-to-day is listed here: benfrain.com/uses/
# Subscribe to my newsletter:
benfrain.us19.list-manage.com... and I can update you with news of new courses, what I've been working on and reading.
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