For 20 years I was very centric to Intel CPUs. Until 2018, the axiom was that if you wanted the best performance you went with Intel and suffered the heat they generate with significant power requirements in addition to the higher prices per unit of performance. If you wanted a more budget minded solution that… Continue reading Intel Seriously gaining on AMD?
Category: Announcements
Throwing in the towel on Windows Pro 11 N
For over 8 months, I made a concerted and deliberate effort to use Windows Pro 11 N as my primary operating system. Implemented 100s of solutions for specific applications and games, never quite obtaining a stable and reliable fit. I would not recommend Windows Pro 11 N to anyone that can avoid it. Codec problems… Continue reading Throwing in the towel on Windows Pro 11 N
Vivox is no longer in Second Life Huzzah!
Vivox has finally been replaced by WebRTC in Second Life! No more need to do any crazy adaptations for Vivox in Windows or Linux. If you are having trouble using Voice in Second Life upgrade to a Firestorm Viewer release 7.1.1 or newer to get the latest changes in voice within Second Life.
Windows 11 N Issues with a variety of Media related elements including games. Potential Fix
For those of us who use Windows N Editions, it can sometimes be a struggle to view certain types of Media content. This can also prevent some games from running correctly. I purchased Red Dead Redemption II yesterday at EPIC Games and installed it. I got a cryptic series of Error messages from the RockStar… Continue reading Windows 11 N Issues with a variety of Media related elements including games. Potential Fix
Secondary System Specifications
Affiliate disclosure CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB 69.9 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler GPU: Powercolor Hellhound Spectral 9070 XT MB: Gigabyte x670e Aorus Pro X Case: Lian Li Lancool 216RW RGB PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply RAM:… Continue reading Secondary System Specifications
Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint
First update your environment: Open a terminal and type the following:sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade; sudo apt autoremove Then Download Firestorm from their web site. https://www.firestormviewer.org/choose-your-platform/ Pick the Penguin, and the 64 bit download. Extract the file by either tar -xvf Phoenix-Firestorm-Releasex64-6-6-8-68380.tar.xzor with the file viewer using Archive Manager. Now install. I install to … Continue reading Firestorm Viewer install for linux Mint
Sometimes it’s nice to disable EXT4’s journaling.
I find that when I run Linux natively on a USB drive, disabling the journaling of the EXT4 filesystem improves performance significantly. tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sdf1
A couple of my favorite Motherboards
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Donations
If you appreciate the content I write and create on this site, there is an easy way to help defray my costs for this web site. I pay about $20 USD a year for the domain name and about $4 in electricity a month out of my own pocket. If you buy something from Amazon… Continue reading Donations