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Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

Hi all, Just like to find out what email clients people are using/recommending these days. With Microsoft updating Windows 11 users to the ”new” outlook, which is imho is an extremely poor replacement for the older Mail app, need to migrate the kids systems to something better. My wife uses...

PSA: After 27 years, AnandTech is closing... https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell

Intel is killing off its own NUC range, but will still support partners is building the platform/form factor... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/intel-is-apparently-winding-down-its-nuc-mini-pcs-after-more-than-a-decade/

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

Hi all, Just a quick PSA on the use of "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" on Windows 11. ** For those that are using this combination, you may suddenly find that your scheduled backups are no longer working due to a recent Windows update. From what I can gather, a recent windows update removed...

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

Hi Guys, Just want to double check I haven't missed any small mATX cases, with my kids new builds. They are both getting entry level gaming systems, and need to find a small case to fit in their desks. The cavity itself is 280mm wide x 420mm deep x 500mm high. (11" x 16.5" x 19.5"). Basic...

FujiFilm have made claims of technology/material enhancement to allow up to 400TB per tape in future LTO versions... https://www.anandtech.com/show/15888/400-tb-storage-drives-in-our-future-fujifilm

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/caveat-emptor-smr-disks-are-being-submarined-into-unexpected-channels/ Short version - Some WD 2TB - 6TB Red drives are using SMR (Shingles)... You need to look at the exact model and revision to know exactly what you are getting...

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15687/intel-details-10th-gen-comet-lake-h-for-45-w-notebooks-up-to-53-ghz In short, while these CPUs can reach 5.3GHz, the power supply and cooling solutions on most (if not all laptops) is grossly inadequate... I only mention this here, as time recently had...

In short, the new spec offers only 12V, and if 3.3V or 5V rails are needed, the motherboard is to supply them. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3518831/how-intels-changing-the-future-of-power-supplies-with-its-atx12vo-spec.html...

Looks like Nokia is attempting to revive the "classic" mobile phone, and now has at least 3 new models available in the last few months, including a flip phone... Nokia 2720 Flip: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/nokia-2720-flip All classic phones...

While I don't normally post about new products, this one is an interesting one... Product: https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-lx2160a-family/honeycomb-workstation/ Benchmarks: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=HoneyComb-LX2K-Sep-Perf A 16x core ARM based workstation board, that...

I assume most people have seen the new Mac Pro announcement? Certainly impressive machine (and it's reported to come in at a tidy $50K fully specced out). However, digging through the announcement you see a lot about CPU performance (using Intel Xeon), memory capacity (up to 1.5TB RAM)...

Hi guys, Just a short PSA re the free email (s/mime) X509 Certificates that Sectigo (formally known as Comodo CA**) are now only 1 month, and not 12 months in duration. For the last 7-8 years, I've been using Comodo CA's issued certificates for message integrity and encryption. (Comodo CA...

Interesting little ARM based system kit... https://www.anandtech.com/show/13584/nvidia-xavier-agx-hands-on-carmel-and-more I wonder how hard/possible it would be to convert this into a small NUC desktop system?

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Displays/Samsung-C49HG90-49-Ultrawide-FreeSync-2-Monitor-Review-How-Wide-too-Wide Samsung C49HG90 49-in 32:9 aspect monitor... (res = 3840x1080).

Interesting video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcvNWPPNWSE Disclaimer: do not try this at home (unless you have a clean room).

FYI: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/samsung-crams-30tb-of-ssd-into-a-single-2-5-inch-drive/ Drive uses 12Gbps SAS as the interconnect with reported read/write performance of 2.1GBs and 1.7GBs respectively... Pricing unknown.

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

nVidia Titan V announced... RRP is just under US$3,000 https://www.anandtech.com/show/12135/nvidia-announces-nvidia-titan-v-video-card-gv100-for-3000-dollars https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/12/07/nvidia_titan_v_3000 No reviews currently...

Researches have discovered flaws in some TPM implementations that allow attackers to acquire the RSA private key... Research paper: https://crocs.fi.muni.cz/public/papers/rsa_ccs17 News article: https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/10/16/cryptographic_flaw_within_infineon_tpm_chips_announced

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

Hi all, I've had this on two different machines (both GNU/Linux based), one with Chrome and the other with Chromium. If I click on "reply with quote" on a thread, then the space bar input is ignored in the reply field. If I click on "reply" all works as normal. If I click on "reply advanced"...

Started from: http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showthread.php/10725-Tesla-doomed?p=196716&viewfull=1#post196716 What mubs mentioned actually reminded me of this youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZ0ZUy7P3E

Hi Guys, We've started to play with Windows to Go at work (both Win8 and Win10), and the area we are having issues with, is finding decent 64GB/128GB USB keys that perform well in this role. Has anyone used a set of keys that they are happy with in this role?

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day Joyful Feast of Winter Veil Happy...

In short: 8K res, 17" LCD panel (giving 510ppi), 120Hz refresh rate http://hothardware.com/news/japan-display-wizards-squeezes-8k-into-17-inch-lcd

With the launch of Skylake today, here are some of the reviews I've read... http://anandtech.com/show/9483/intel-skylake-review-6700k-6600k-ddr4-ddr3-ipc-6th-generation http://hardocp.com/article/2015/08/05/intel_skylake_core_i76700k_ipc_overclocking_review

Review of the ARM based NAS... 8x 3.5" bays, 2x 1 GbE RJ-45 + 2x 10GbE SFP+ http://www.anandtech.com/show/8985/synology-ds2015xs-review-an-armbased-10g-nas

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/lg-shows-219-ultra-wide-monitor-line-at-ces-2015/ In two minds about this, but certainly leaning towards the "like" side of the spectrum since I do run a dual monitor setup and would like to get rid of the center separation between the two monitors

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day PS. Apologies if I missed a holiday...

Hi Guys, I just had one of those phone calls from "Windows Technical Services" (aka pc support scams), and managed to get my personal best of 34mins before they hung up on me. That was after they started abusing me, saying I couldn't speak English correctly, that they would cut off my Internet...

FYI, Anandtech has posted on their homepage, that they have been purchased by Purch. When Anand made the notice to stand down, offers were made, and today Anandtech announced the purchase. Purch also own Toms Hardware, so it'll be interesting how Anandtech evolves over the coming year. Full...

Hi Guys, Helping with a build for a friend that requires a smaller case to be used. Due to the cavity available for a tower in his desk being only 420mm deep, I'm limited to cases that are are less than 400mm deep (due to space required for cables at the back). The cavity itself is 280mm wide x...

As meany of you have most likely read Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has been released and is available for download. (most derivatives are also available as well). I've been testing it (specifically GNOME Ubuntu 14.04) at work for deployment, and have come across a major snag in deploying in a corporate...

Hi Guys, Are there any recommendations for HDD Docks these days? Only requirements are USB 3.0 and works 100% with Linux. Am considering the Vantec NexStar NST-D300S3-BK, but open to other suggestions... (these retail for AU$39 locally). PS. This uses a JMicron controller onboard.

Hi Guys, Does any one use a headset for Skype or similar VOIP setup? My 6yr old son will be starting languages classes via distance education (I think French or Latin this upcoming term) and we need to purchase a headset w/mic for him. About the only requirements is that it's Win7x64...

Just like to wish those here that they have a joyful and pleasant St Valentine's Day...

Saw this linked off HardOCP... http://www.zdnet.com/who-makes-the-best-disk-drives-7000025375/ Take it was you wish.

Saw this on ./ , so thought others would be interested... Might explain a good number of data loss failures in SSDs that have been seen... http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/12/27/208249/power-loss-protected-ssds-tested-only-intel-s3500-passes

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasant holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day PS. Apologies if I missed a holiday...

Saw this linked via Slashdot... Nice intro article on drive failures... http://www.extremetech.com/computing/170748-how-long-do-hard-drives-actually-live-for

Starting new thread to not derail the New Car Thread. Most of it is held back by local Telco's not wanting to speed money on infrastructure... A few years ago, when the federal government announced the NBN (National Broadband Network, which would be completely run independent of Telco's and...

Just did my first Windows 2012 installation today, and to be honest, I'm not too sure how to describe the experience. Firstly, joining the domain and promoting it as a DC seemed way too cumbersome, and some operations seemed to take a long time (but the latter could be a result of ESX not...

My wife has been bugging me for what to get me for my birthday/fathers day/christmas present lately (my birthday is mid-August), and to be honest there's not a lot I need/want. Other than a new backup drive (as previously mentioned). She's also aware my desktop is 3.5yrs old and that I have been...

Hi Guys, I'll start by stating this is not an attempt to start a flamewar, but more of an interest in the current Intel vs AMD situation, particularly at the higher end of the scale. With the buzz of Haswell now out, most are building Haswell based systems. However is anyone here building AMD...

Hi Guys, Need a hand finding some references for how to determine what storage capacity to purchase based on current demands, so that it will last at least 3 years? The old rule of thumb was, look at what you had 3 years ago, see how much more you are storing today, plot a linear trend and...