Published Jun 5, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He holds an undergraduate degree in English, a Master's degree in English with a focus on professional writing and editing, and another Master's degree in Computing & Information Systems. After teaching university English and computer science for a few years, Jeff launched his writing career . He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Three years of 3D printing have taught me that filament choice matters most after the novelty wears off. PLA still has a place on my shelf, and I’ll happily use it for quick prototypes, decorative parts, and anything that doesn’t need to survive daily use.…