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Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
June 12, 2024: Gigabit Ethernet: A Milestone in Networking History
On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Guy Godin the creator of Virtual Desktop! Guy is one of our most requested guests so we were hyped for this one. Virtual Desktop is a staple for many PCVR players who play off of the Meta Quest headset. Listen as we get to know Guy, dive into the origins of Virtual Desktop, some upcoming features, his thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, and more!Ruff Talk VR Discord: https://discord.gg/9JTdCccucSPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrIf you enjoy the podcast be sure to rate us 5 stars and subscribe! Join our official subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/RuffTalkVR/Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code RUFFTALKVR at MANSCAPED.com!Virtual Desktop Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/2017050365004772/Store Description: Connect wirelessly to your computer(s) to watch movies, browse the web, play games on a giant virtual screen or stream PCVR games. Virtual Desktop is a highly optimized, native application developed for low latency, high quality streaming.• Computer must be wired with Gigabit Ethernet cable to a 5 GHz router• Supports most PCs and laptops running Windows 10 or 11, macOS Mojave or later• PCVR game streaming requires a VR Ready PC running Windows 10 or 11• Videos tab allows you to download or stream regular/180/360 videos directly from your computer• Supports Bluetooth mice, keyboards and gamepads• Supports 3D Side-by-Side / Over-Under content on screen• Lets you cycle through your monitors (if you have multiple physical monitors)• Includes a Microphone passthrough option• Supports remote connections over the internet (enable UPnP on your router)Support the show
Programa 205 donde hablamos de varios temas de inteligencia artificial que han surgido en los últimos días. 00:00:00 Inicio 00:00:41 Presentaciones 00:01:56 Podcast 00:14:18 Fake 100 Gigabit Ethernet y varios de adaptadores 00:28:22 Fusión MasMovil y Orange aprobada por la UE. Tema Digi. 00:35:15 Temas de IA. Novedades. - SORA - Gemini 1.5 - Worldcoin y escaneo de iris por cibermonedas - Memoria en ChatGPT - NVIDIA Chat with RTX ¿La IA con procesamiento local? - Reddit cede su contenido por 60 millónes de USD anuales a Google 01:40:00 Despedida Este podcast pertenece a la red de Sospechosos Habituales.
Programa 205 donde hablamos de varios temas de inteligencia artificial que han surgido en los últimos días. 00:00:00 Inicio 00:00:41 Presentaciones 00:01:56 Podcast 00:14:18 Fake 100 Gigabit Ethernet y varios de adaptadores 00:28:22 Fusión MasMovil y Orange aprobada por la UE. Tema Digi. 00:35:15 Temas de IA. Novedades. - SORA - Gemini 1.5 - Worldcoin y escaneo de iris por cibermonedas - Memoria en ChatGPT - NVIDIA Chat with RTX ¿La IA con procesamiento local? - Reddit cede su contenido por 60 millónes de USD anuales a Google 01:40:00 Despedida Este podcast pertenece a la red de Sospechosos Habituales.
Ugreen, a global leader in consumer electronics and charging technology, is pleased to announce the launch of its Revodok Series Hubs and Docking Stations. Under the banner "Expand Your Creativity," these new products cater to diverse user demands and comprise three distinct series: Revodok Max Series, Revodok Pro Series, and Revodok Series. Ugreen Revodok Series Hubs&Docking Stations, expanding User Creativity & Empowering Productivity The Revodok Max 213, the premier product of the Revodok Max Series, is specifically tailored for professionals in fields like media, data/financial analysis, photography, audio/video production, engineering, and design. It epitomizes "Ultra-high Speed and Ultra-high Efficiency", facilitating seamless collaboration and productivity in multi-device offices and high-performance equipment settings. With its Thunderbolt 4 interface, the Revodok Max 213 offers a remarkable 40Gbps transmission speed, providing rapid file transfers. It also functions as a flexible monitor interface, ensuring smooth connectivity without sacrificing performance. Professionals can enjoy a single 8K, 30Hz display setup for Windows, or a dual 4K, 60Hz display with Mac models that have the M1/M2/M3 Pro, Max & M1/M2 Ultra chips, and Mac models that support two external screens for varied content display. Designed to cater to the varied needs of professionals, the device comes with 13 ports, providing a wide range of connectivity options. There's a 2.5Gbps Ethernet port, perfect for high-performance computing, multimedia transmission, and large-scale online data transfers. The Max 213 supports 90W fast charging, ensuring devices are charged quickly and efficiently. It also provides dual TF/SD card reading ports which are great for professionals who frequently use memory cards. The Revodok Max 213 is compatible with computers that have Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB-C interfaces. Protecting the internal parts, there is an enhanced heat dissipation system, featuring a triple heat dissipation design with an aluminum shell, two-sided thermal aluminum sheets, and built-in heat dissipation silicone which guarantees optimal performance even during prolonged use. Priced at 399,99, the Revodok Max 213 will be available at Amazon and Ugreen website in mid-February with discount. All four variations of the Revodok Pro Series are dedicated to delivering an exceptional user experience, encouraging users to "Enjoy the Prime Experience" as its primary focus is to cater to professionals such as developers, financial analysts, gamers, product managers, educators, graphic designers, content creators, and more. The Revodok Pro 210, for example, supports 8K HDMI to a single screen for Windows, high refresh rates, and dual 4K, 60Hz output for smooth visuals. It offers 85-watt fast charging for extended gaming or work sessions. The Gigabit Ethernet port ensures a stable, fast internet connection for high-stakes gaming or crucial video calls. Also included is a USB data interface for simultaneous multi-device connection, guaranteeing seamless interaction. Priced at 69,99, the Revodok Pro 210 is available both at Amazon and Ugreen's website with a 34% discount. The Revodok Series is another series in Ugreen's long line of products, tailored to meet the needs of individual users.
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In the final part of this MacVoices Live! session, the panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet and Web Bixby discuss Goldman Sachs' reported $1 billion loss on Apple Card. We speculate on other factors like changing interest rates and their foray into the consumer loan business as possible explanations. Just for fun, we consider the idea of Apple potentially acquiring Goldman Sachs to expand into consumer finance. Regulatory challenges and the complexity of multinational operations are covered, as well as the role of existing banks in Apple's international expansion plans for the Apple Card. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00:00 Goldman Sachs Loses $1 Billion on Apple Card0:01:20 Transition: Becoming more active on the platform0:02:09 Swinging Deals and Making Deals Work for You0:03:40 MX and Amex: Changing Credit Card Dynamics0:05:34 Apple Card and Goldman Sachs: Unique Partnership0:11:11 Regulatory Compliance and Apple's Potential Acquisition of Goldman Sachs0:13:17 Apple's Potential Partnership with Amex or Citibank0:18:45 Different Cards Have Different Starting Numbers0:19:09 Transitioning from MasterCard to Goldman Sachs Apple cards0:20:24 The Failure of the Metaverse0:22:01 Vision Pro: A Design Oddity0:25:56 Google Glass: Value, Surveillance, and Data Collection Concerns Links: WSJ: Goldman Sachs wants to bail on Apple Card partnership after $1B loss, in talks with Amex Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock - 87W Charging, 7X USB 3.1 Ports, USB-C Gen 2, DisplayPort, UHS-II SD Card Slot, Gigabit Ethernet for Mac & PC, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on Twitter and Mastodon. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
In the final part of this MacVoices Live! session, the panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet and Web Bixby discuss Goldman Sachs' reported $1 billion loss on Apple Card. We speculate on other factors like changing interest rates and their foray into the consumer loan business as possible explanations. Just for fun, we consider the idea of Apple potentially acquiring Goldman Sachs to expand into consumer finance. Regulatory challenges and the complexity of multinational operations are covered, as well as the role of existing banks in Apple's international expansion plans for the Apple Card. (Part 3) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV23205.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00:00 Goldman Sachs Loses $1 Billion on Apple Card0:01:20 Transition: Becoming more active on the platform0:02:09 Swinging Deals and Making Deals Work for You0:03:40 MX and Amex: Changing Credit Card Dynamics0:05:34 Apple Card and Goldman Sachs: Unique Partnership0:11:11 Regulatory Compliance and Apple's Potential Acquisition of Goldman Sachs0:13:17 Apple's Potential Partnership with Amex or Citibank0:18:45 Different Cards Have Different Starting Numbers0:19:09 Transitioning from MasterCard to Goldman Sachs Apple cards0:20:24 The Failure of the Metaverse0:22:01 Vision Pro: A Design Oddity0:25:56 Google Glass: Value, Surveillance, and Data Collection Concerns Links: WSJ: Goldman Sachs wants to bail on Apple Card partnership after $1B loss, in talks with Amex Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock - 87W Charging, 7X USB 3.1 Ports, USB-C Gen 2, DisplayPort, UHS-II SD Card Slot, Gigabit Ethernet for Mac & PC, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on Twitter and Mastodon. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
This week's EYE ON NPI will stick by your side like a faithful hound- it's the BeagleBoard.org BeaglePlay® Single Board Computer (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/b/beagleboard/beagleplay). Single Board Computers (SBCs) are like tiny computers that are less powerful than desktops but much better at booting quickly and interfacing with hardware. They also tend to run Linux or BSD because it's easier to get those OS's ported to new chipsets than convincing Apple or Microsoft! This new generation of SBC from BeagleBoard builds on their prior success with the BeagleBoard (https://www.digikey.com/short/1cmb3dtf) and BeagleBone (https://www.digikey.com/short/c52dpz47) by adding a ton more interfaces and connectors so many projects can be built with no soldering. Here's a bullet list to get us started: AM6254 SoC processor 16 GB eMMC storage 2 GB DDR4 memory Supports expansion with OLDI, 4-lane CSI, and QWIIC connectors CSI for compatibility with the BeagleBone AI-654, Raspberry Pi Zero W, and compute modules Full-size HDMI connector Small size: 8 cm x 8 cm USB Type-C® with 5 V @ 3 A input connector mikroBUS connector RJ45 Ethernet connector for Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz capabilities BLE and SubG MicroSD slot USB Type-A connector at 480 Mbit Grove connector The main processor is the TI Sitara AM6254 (https://www.digikey.com/short/507rmwr2) with quad-core 64-bit A53 and a Cortex M4 coprocessor. This chip is paired with 2 GB of DDR4 RAM and 16 GB of eMMC storage for a powerful AI-ready chipset that has tons of onboard graphics support such as 1080P HDMI and 4 lanes of OLDI/LVDS. This chip has 9x UARTS, 5x SPIs, 6x I2C's, 3x PWM modules, 3x quad encoders, and 3x CAN-FD, and of course some GPIO. Note there's no ADC or DAC - you'd use SPI to connect those externally. Note this board doesn't have a 2x20 header like a Raspberry Pi, or even the dual header strips from the BeagleBone - but in exchange it stuffs a ton of hardware support directly onto the PCB. For example, if you'd like to add a camera, there's an onboard 22-pin 0.5mm pitch CSI FPC connector that is compatible with the Pi Zero camera cables (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5211) - use that adapter to interface with any low cost Pi Camera modules or compatibles. For video output, a vertical full-sized HDMI port will connect to any monitor or display. In fact we plugged in our desktop monitor and powered the Play with a USB wall adapter, and it immediately came up with an X desktop display. Mouse and keyboard can be added via the USB 2.0 socket, a mini hub will allow multiple devices since there's only one type A port. The BeaglePlay does a great job of including everything you may want to expand your Raspberry Pi with. For example, there's a BQ32002 Real Time Clock (https://www.digikey.com/short/p0h10jbq) with a CR1220 coin cell holder right on board - normally that would have to be included as a separate module. A microSD card slot can be used for storing large amounts of data: unlike most SBCs, there's onboard 16GB eMMC so you don't have to juggle SD cards to install the OS. There's also a ton of expansion ports! For I2C, the onboard QWICC (https://www.sparkfun.com/qwiic) JST SH connector lets you use the hundreds of SparkFun sensors as well as any Adafruit Stemma QT (https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-adafruit-stemma-qt/what-is-stemma) devices. For UART/PWM/ADC/I2C/GPIO you can use the onboard Grove connector. Finally, for networking either to the Internet or to a sensor network, there's Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 2.4G and 5G, BLE and Sub-G networking. Yeah that's a lot! It's almost all provided by the onboard TI SimpleLink CC1352P7 (https://www.ti.com/product/CC1352P7) which boasts support for 6LoWPAN, Amazon Sidewalk, Bluetooth 5.2 Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, MIOTY, Proprietary 2.4 GHz, Thread, Wi-SUN NWP, Wireless M-Bus (T, S, C, N mode), Zigbee. Note LoRa is not in there, so if you need LoRa that would be added with a separate module. There's also an RJ-11 with Single-Pair Ethernet (https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/08/27/eye-on-npi-harting-single-pair-ethernet-eyeonnpi-digikey-ethernet-digikey-harting-adafruit/) which makes this a good fit to connect to industrial robotics or automation. All this hardware is available at a great price of under $100 at Digi-Key, we already picked one up and we're going to try and get Blinka working on it (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka) so that all of our CircuitPython libraries will 'just run' in CPython. Especially given the ready-to-run Stemma QT / Qwiic port on the side, this is an excellent board for a powerful but solder-free configurable SBC. Digi-Key has tons of BeaglePlay's stock for immediate shipment, so order today (https://www.digikey.com/short/jpztmq3w) and you will be playing with your new BeaglePlay by tomorrow afternoon.
With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Hardline on the hardware ‘Sound that could save your life': UK disaster alert to buzz phones on 23rd April Sony ZV-E1 Full-Frame VLogger Launched First T-pylons now up and running Nokia unveils Pure UI, a new user interface design language ASUS ROG Phone 7 specs leak: What's changed since ROG Phone 6? - Update: Photos reveal design Lenovo discontinues Legion gaming phone lineup Pixel Tablet leaks reveal more about what we can expect from the dock Google Pixel Tablet passes through FCC showing off key connectivity spec Samsung Unveils a New Android-Powered Display with Interactive Features Sony WF-C700N TWS earphones debut, WH-1000XM5 get Midnight Blue colour GaN Charger Teardown Reveals Value Of This New Technology Mobile phone inventor made first call 50 years ago Marshall has been sold to Swedish speaker company Zound, ending over 60 years of family ownership FBI seizes a giant online marketplace for stolen logins Anker rant The Name of the Game PlayStation Q Lite E3 2023 cancelled due to lack of "sustained interest" ROG Ally (YouTube video link) - The Story at GSMArena Netflix is testing TV games that can use phones as controllers Data Frog SF2000 launches as new cheap retro gaming handheld with Super NES controller looks Nintendo offers unlimited free repairs for Joy-Con drift issue in Europe Flap your trap about an App TikTok fined £12.7m for illegally processing children's data Norwegian company says TikTok data centre is limiting energy for manufacturing Ukraine ammunition Western Digital Hacked: ‘My Cloud' Data Dead (Even Local Storage!) Google Podcasts reaches 500M downloads as YouTube Music prepares to overshadow it Audible is now testing ads in your audiobooks for some reason Google Keep will make better use of its dual pane design on tablets and foldables Chrome Corner Google launches Ads Transparency Center as searchable database Chrome's upcoming Reading Mode looks nothing like the others (Check the GIF) Vivaldi for Chrome OS Hands-on: Streaming apps from phone to Chromebook is cool, even if impractical Hark Back Sega Nomad Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted HDMI Switch, GANA Gold Plated 3-Port HDMI Switcher - £7.19 (Was: £15.99) Marshall Stanmore II £205 from £330 (usual price £250'ish) Google Pixel Buds A-Series - £60.78 WAVLINK Triple Display USB C Laptop Docking Station with DP 1.2 & HDMI 1.4 & VGA, 100W PD Charging, 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, SD TF Card Reader, Gigabit Ethernet, Audio £69.99 to £49.99 - £10 Voucher = £39.99 UGREEN USB C Hub, USB C Hub Multiport Adapter - £29.99 (Was: £39.99) CREATIVE Pebble Pro 2.0 USB-C Computer Speakers £79.99 - 30% Voucher = £55.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon | tedsalmon@post.com Ricky - @RickysTechTalk | Rickys Tech Talk Youtube | rickystechtalk.com YouTube: Tech Addicts
Apple anunció el martes la actualización de las líneas MacBook Pro y Mac mini con los procesadores M2 Pro y M2 Max como la pieza central. El Mac mini ahora cuesta 720 euros con 8 GB de RAM y 256 GB de SSD para el modelo M2, y 1.570 euros para el modelo M2 Pro con 16 GB de RAM y 512 GB de SSD con conexión HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, jack de 3,5 mm, dos puertos USB-A y cuatro puertos USB-C Thunderbolt 4. Esto indica que Apple está reposicionando el Mac mini para los usuarios que necesitan un equipo de escritorio competente sin llegar al Mac Pro, y sin necesidad de un Mac Studio. Loop Infinito es un podcast de Applesfera, presentado por Javier Lacort y editado por Santi Araújo. Contacta con el autor en Twitter (@jlacort) o por correo (lacort@xataka.com). Gracias por escuchar este podcast.
Apple anunció el martes la actualización de las líneas MacBook Pro y Mac mini con los procesadores M2 Pro y M2 Max como la pieza central. El Mac mini ahora cuesta 720 euros con 8 GB de RAM y 256 GB de SSD para el modelo M2, y 1.570 euros para el modelo M2 Pro con 16 GB de RAM y 512 GB de SSD con conexión HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, jack de 3,5 mm, dos puertos USB-A y cuatro puertos USB-C Thunderbolt 4. Esto indica que Apple está reposicionando el Mac mini para los usuarios que necesitan un equipo de escritorio competente sin llegar al Mac Pro, y sin necesidad de un Mac Studio. Loop Infinito es un podcast de Applesfera, presentado por Javier Lacort y editado por Santi Araújo. Contacta con el autor en Twitter (@jlacort) o por correo (lacort@xataka.com). Gracias por escuchar este podcast.
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June 15, 2022: Pioneering Full Duplex Gigabit Ethernet
This is a special end-of-season episode of LINXcast, which includes a feature on the recently launched 400 Gigabit Ethernet port service launched in association with LINX's new partner, Nokia. LINX CTO Richard Petrie, and LINX Enterprise Architect Mariano Juliá, provide an overview of the project and predict how they expect the market to develop in the near to mid-term. In November LINX CEO presented his quarterly update at the LINX114 member meeting. This included the results from the latest membership survey and his analysis of the findings are featured here. Finally, LINXcast host Jez Orbell, provides a quick-fire review of just some of the highlights from LINX's year. A lot has happened so hold on to your hats! Bonus content for this episode can be accessed via the following links: LINX enabling 400GE access for interconnection and peering (Nokia video) LINX114: CEO update and Membership Survey results (Kurtis Lindqvist) LINX News archive (2021 in review) For more LINX news read our online newsletter: www.linx.net/linx-newsletter LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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CES 2021 It's CES but not like the usual CES that we are accustomed to. This year it is all virtual and as a result we can't tell you how incredible the latest Micro LED TV looks. There are some great sounding technological improvements that have us excited for the future. This is a long show but we are sure we missed something. If there is a product or announcement you think we should take a look at please let us know. Next week we'll discuss what others saw as “Best of Show”. We hope you enjoy the podcast. Savant's C by GE line is getting a makeover for the new year. Savant's C by GE smart home brand is now Cync. Paul Williams, General Manager of Product Management & Growth - "It's an ideal time to evolve our C by GE™ brand into Cync™, a new brand that best reflects how all of our smart home solutions connect easily and work together seamlessly for a complete smart home experience that can be customized to the lifestyle of every consumer." There will be three new smart home accessories, indoor camera, outdoor smart plug, and a fan switch. The Cync Indoor Smart Camera has a privacy shutter that physically blocks the lens and cuts audio recording on-demand. There is cloud and local recording via SD card. Subscription service is available for those who chose the cloud based solution. The Cync Outdoor Smart Plug is all weather and has two outlets The outdoor plug can be connected to wifi without a hub and can be used with Bluetooth. The two outlets can be controlled independently through app and voice controls through integration with Alexa and the Google Assistant. The Cync Fan Speed Smart Switch is an in-wall solution for ceiling fans has four different speeds. In addition to on-demand controls, schedules can be created for customized use throughout the day, and the switch also can be grouped with other Cync accessories. These products begin to arrive in March with the mobile app, and the Outdoor Smart Plug. The Camera will follow in May, with the Fan Speed Smart Switch in June. The exact dates and pricing have not yet been released. More info can be found at gelighting.com. LG LG OLED TVS New LG OLDS for 2021 A1 OLED Replaces B1 A7 processor and available in 42” C1 OLED available in 48”, 55”, 65”, 77” and new for 2021 83” panels. 4K, Gen 4 Alpha 9 processor which enables the TV to quickly identify the important elements within each frame and adjust brightness in those areas for a better exposed image. G1 OLED available in 55”, 65” and 77” 4k, Gen 4 A9 Processor, Evo (evo panels contain a new luminous element that promises higher brightness, clarity, detail and punch) Z1 OLED available in 77” and 88” 8K LG partnered with Xbox and Nvidia so that its G1, C1, and Z1 OLEDs could be fitted with G-Sync anti-tearing, stuttering and juddering technology, as well as AMD's FreeSync Premium equivalent. HDMI 2.1 features such as VRR are also correct and present. LG will also be the first brand to have the Google Stadia app available on its TVs in the US, UK and much of Europe. LG also discussed LG QNED MiniLEDs, as previously announced, which combine both NanoCell and quantum dot technologies with Mini LED backlight control. There will also be some plain NanoCell TVs as well, which will come with many of the gaming features, including the Google Stadia app, in addition to non-NanoCell LCD TVs for the budget end of the market. No pricing or shipping information at this time LG's webOS 6.0 Smart TV LG Electronics (LG) announced the introduction of webOS 6.0 for its 2021 OLED, QNED Mini LED, NanoCell and UHD smart TVs. Paired with the new Magic Remote, the latest version of the company's acclaimed TV platform offers viewers a more enjoyable and intuitive content discovery experience. The upgraded LG ThinQ AI in webOS 6.0 supports new voice commands for both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, making TV management and searching across streaming services, internet and broadcast channels easier than ever before. LG's new Magic Remote offers simpler controls when using voice recognition with multi-AI offerings of LG ThinQ, Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.* Simple to navigate, slick, easy to hold and use, the Magic Remote offers more user-friendly features including fast connections between the TV and other devices and hot keys for accessing popular content providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+.** Magic Tap, a one-touch Near Field Communication (NFC) function on the Magic Remote, provides virtually instant access to a host of exciting viewing possibilities. By simply touching a compatible NFC-enabled smartphone*** to the remote, viewers can share content from their phones to the LG TVs or vice versa. Users can also view content stored in these mobile phones on their LG TVs while continuing to use their favorite smartphone apps and features. myQ® Opens Introduces Smart Access Solutions myQ Pet Portal - Allows you to control the pet door with two way audio and video through the myQ Pet Portal app. now available for pre-order on myQpetportal.com starting at $2,999 In-Garage Grocery Delivery Service - a new service that allows eligible Prime members to have their grocery orders from Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh delivered securely into their garage. More info here myQ Smart Community Access - allows residents to view and verify their guests' identities before granting them entry to the building or community. See Demo here myQ Smart Vehicle Access - will provide their drivers with the ability to safely open, close and monitor their garage door from wherever they are on their journey. More info here Moen Smart Water Products U by Moen Smart Faucet - offers completely touchless functionality. Flo by Moen - smart home water security system that features a suite of products to protect a home from water damage and leaks, 24/7. With the Moen App, consumers also get an unprecedented ability to control, conserve and monitor their home's water from anywhere at any time. Products include: Smart Sump Pump Monitor, and Smart Water Shutoff Hisense Starts a New Era of TriChroma Laser TV Hisense announced this cutting-edge display technology with a transformative product line of laser TV – TriChroma Laser TV on Monday. The technology is packaging and controlling separate lasers to get purer colors for display. A 128% improvement is achieved in the original RGB color. TriChroma also attains 20% brightness enhancement at the pixel-level with a 430-nit picture brightness, exceeding that of a regular TV. TriChroma laser technology, new TV product lines include various screen sizes, from 75-inch to 100-inch giant screen with elimination of ambient lighting. Since the color gamut coverage reaches up to 151% of the DCI-P3 film color standard, it is almost 50% beyond high-end cinema. Audiences can enjoy a strong sense of presence and stunning in-cinema viewing experience at home. More Laser TV models will be released this year, enriching consumers with more options than ever and projecting a promising market share in 2021. TCL TCL Television TCL announced its 3rd generation of mini-LED backlight will be launching later this year - OD Zero mini-LED technology. OD Zero is TCL's latest mini-LED backlight technology that delivers an ultra-slim display with tens of thousands of mini-LEDs and thousands of Contrast Control Zones™ for striking brightness, precision contrast, and smooth uniformity. The zero represents the measurement of distance between TCL's mini-LED backlight layer and the LCD display layer, which has now been reduced to a remarkable 0 mm to create an ultra-thin high-performance panel. All 2021 6-Series TCL Roku TV models being launched will feature 8K resolution. With 8K resolution four times sharper than today's 4K TVs, this means sharp clarity whether the content is native 8K from popular streaming services or if it's 4K content that's intelligently upscaled with TCL's powerful AiPQ Engine™ technology. While the new 6-Series 8K TCL Roku TVs will roll out later this year, all existing 6-Series 4K TCL Roku TV models will continue to be available. TCL will debut The XL Collection – the company's first lineup of 85" displays. Three different models will make up the XL Collection this year and each 85" TV will feature performance levels for every kind of home theater. From a simply smart 85" 4-Series TCL Roku TV that delivers the easiest way to enjoy 4K HDR streaming and an 85" 4K HDR TCL Roku TV with QLED picture quality to the ultimate 85" mini-LED powered 8K TCL TV with QLED wide color technology, the XL Collection will fit any budget and exceed the highest performance standards to deliver larger-than-life home entertainment. The 85R745 including Quantum Dot (QLED) color technology delivers better brightness and wider color volume; Dolby Vision; Dolby Atmos™ ; Contrast Control Zone technology, as well as Variable Refresh Rate and 120Hz HDMI input support for a smoother gaming experience The massive models of the XL Collection will be available in North America during the year ahead, starting with the 4-Series TCL Roku TV 85" set (85R435) launching later this quarter at just $1599. The 85" QLED TCL Roku TV (85R745) and 85" mini-LED powered 8K TV will arrive in the months to follow. TCL Electronics also announced that it will roll out a TCL Google TV™ series in 2021 to TCL customers, starting in the United States and later in other parts of the world. TCL Google TVs will combine TCL's industry-leading display technologies, such as Mini-LED, 8K and QLED, with Google's new entertainment experience, to help users discover and access the content they love in stunning definition on the latest TCL screens more easily than ever before. TCL Google TVs bring together movies, shows, live TV and more from across apps and subscriptions and organizes them for each user. It offers personalized recommendations so TCL users can discover new things to watch. Users can even ask Google to find movies and shows, answer questions, and control smart home devices with their voice on TCL's big screens. TCL Audio TCL has teamed up with Roku to launch the new Alto R1 soundbar, the company's first entry into "wireless" bars and the first soundbar to use Roku proprietary WiFi AUDIO streaming technology. This new feature completely eliminates the need to use a cable when connecting to the TV. Rather, simply plug the soundbar power cord into your wall outlet, turn it on and the TCL Roku TV will automatically generate an on-screen guide for set-up. Additional non-wireless options with Roku TV Ready will also be available later in the year. For consumers who want a bar with Dolby Atmos and voice capabilities, the Alto 82i with Dolby Atmos, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay will launch in Q3 with dual built-in subwoofers. Two additional bars will round out the Alto lineup in 2021. The Alto 8e with a 3.2.1 configuration, Dolby Atmos, Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Airplay and Spotify compatibility, along with a wireless subwoofer and up-firing speakers will be available in Q2. And lastly, another premium soundbar with Dolby Atmos. Cleer Crescent Smart Audio Speaker Newsweek - Best of CES 2020, House Beautiful - Best of CES 2020, AVS Forum - Best of CES 2020 Scheduled to ship in early January The speaker has a linear array of eight custom 40mm full-range drivers and two 3.3-inch subwoofers. It usee Dysonics' SoundShaping software to create an immersive listening experience, Wide Stereo Model mimics the sonic ambiance of a large orchestral performance, creating a soundstage from the stereo for far field and near field listening similar to that of a high end audio setup. Powered by Google Assistant, the Crescent incorporates an optimized mic array with noise-rejection technology for superior far-field voice recognition. The Crescent also supports Hi-Res digital audio formats and streaming from Spotify Connect Apple AirPlay 2, AAC, FLAC, WMA anc Apple Lossless, and Chromecast. Audio sources include With Wi-Fi, 3.5mm Aux, RJ25 and optical. Crescent's design was intended to fit in with decor regardless where it's placed in the home. A speaker grille with an acoustic construction structure and a reinforced speaker cabinet with glass fiber ribs for reduced vibrations and sonic resonance. The Crescent Smart Home Speaker, available is in champagne color, is priced at $699.99. WiSA Releases Sound Send Audio Transmitter WiSA, founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, is introducing SoundSend, the Association's first branded product. Consumer Electronic brands can now offer audio enthusiasts smart surround sound 5.1 systems hard bundled with SoundSend or co-promote with premium audio speakers or TVs. The SoundSend HDMI audio transmitter is designed to make true wireless multichannel audio accessible in minutes, without the need of WiFi, to any smart TV with ARC/eARC connections and transmits high-resolution audio automatically to WiSA Certified(tm) audio speakers an immersive cinema experience at home. Transmitting high-quality 24-bit/96kHz audio for up to eight channels, SoundSend is the Association's first product and offers advanced tuning features including My Zone to create the perfect sweet spot, and decoding capabilities for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital+, Dolby True- HD and Dolby Atmos. Sound Send is available now for $179 through Amazon and other online stores. Platin Audio Expands Monaco Product Line to Include the First Smart Surround Sound System With the New WiSA SoundSend Wireless Audio Transmitter WiSA® LLC announced a wireless home cinema bundle complete with the WiSA SoundSend audio transmitter, the Association's first branded product, and the Tuned by THX™ Monaco 5.1 Immersive Wireless Home Audio System™ from Platin Audio. The bundle is now available for online purchase for $899 through Amazon, Newegg, eBay and Target. The Monaco 5.1 with WiSA SoundSend system gives users immersive, theater-quality sound experiences made possible by WiSA Certified™ speakers and the HDMI (or optical)-connected audio transmitter, enabling for effortless home cinema setup and control in less than ten minutes. The SoundSend transmitter, WiSA's first branded product, is a universal wireless multichannel home cinema audio transmitter designed to enable simple, yet amazing, home entertainment experiences for owners of smart TVs. The transmitter easily connects via HDMI/ARC and eARC to hundreds of millions of new and installed smart TVs. Better than unidirectional soundbars, the Platin Monaco and WiSA SoundSend system allows consumers to easily create truly immersive home cinema experiences in minutes. The compact Monaco 5.1 system from Platin is Tuned by THX and perfectly combines high-definition audio quality and a less than 5.2 millisecond latency for picture-perfect lip sync. With only a 1-microsecond synchronization between speakers, the result is amazing accuracy and clarity. The system fits easily into any size living space--no audio cables required--and users can connect the speakers to any AC outlet. WiSA SoundSend decodes Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital +, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Atmos and offers audio quality of up to 24bit/96kHz. The SoundSend and Monaco combination can also create virtual Dolby Atmos experiences when an Atmos signal is delivered to SoundSend. Sony 2021 Models Announced All Sony TVS will include XR processing with AI driven texture enhancement, color recreation, signal and data processing and Netflix Calibrated Mode and IMAX Enhanced content, HDMI 2.1 compatibility, including support for eARC, 4K resolution at 120Hz and features like Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), and NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) compatibility, with tuners that can handle the new 4K-capable broadcast standard. The other major change coming to Sony TVs is the transition from Android TV to its successor Google TV, first introduced last year on the new Chromecast with Google TV. One of the major features of Google TV is an emphasis on Google Assistant and Google Home voice interaction. Sony steps up this capability by introducing hands-free voice control for several of its 2021 Google TVs. All TVs support Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound along with HDMI 2.1 compatibility. Sony Master Series Z9J 8K LED TV. It's the only 8K model announced at this time, and Sony will offer the set in 75- and 85-inch screen sizes. Acoustic Multi-Audio technology, which delivers a sound from screen effect for more immersive listening and sound positioning that matches sound effects and dialogue to the objects and actors on screen. Also known as Cognitive TV which Sony says is a new processing method designed to replicate the ways humans see and hear. Cognitive Processor XR divides the screen into numerous zones and detects where the “focal point” is in the picture. The new processor can cross-analyze multiple elements at once, Sony claims, helping to adjust each element to its best final outcome. Cognitive Processor XR can also analyze sound position in the signal so the sound matches with what's on the screen, as well as upconverting any sound to 3D surround sound. Sony Master Series A90J OLED TV. Available in 55-, 65- and 83-inch sizes, Sony's newest OLED model promises beautiful picture quality with XR OLED contrast enhancement that adjusts the brightness for higher brights and deeper blacks, as well as XR triluminos pro for a wider color gamut and more realistic color palette. The A90J also features Acoustic Multi-Audio technology. Sony X95J. Available in 85-, 75- and 65-inch sizes is 4K. The X95JJ also features Acoustic Multi-Audio technology. Sony X90J, starting with a 50-inch set and ranging up to 75 inches is 4K. The X90J does not have hands-free capability or the room-listening mics that feature entails. Sony has not announced pricing for any of the above sets, or dates for retail availability but these details will be announced in spring of 2021, suggesting these models will go on sale sometime in the early part of this year. JBL launches new AirPods Pro competitors JBL Live Pro Plus - available on JBL.com on March 14, for $180 in four color options -- black, white, pink and beige. Adaptive Noise Canceling with Smart Ambient, Wireless charging, Speed Charge (10 minutes of charging gets you an hour of playback), Echo canceling mic technology are just a few of it's features Live Free NC Plus - available on JBL.com on March 14 for $150 in four color options -- black, blue, white and rose. Active Noise Canceling with Smart Ambient, Wireless charging JBL Reflect Mini NC TWS - Due in the Spring for $150. Available in blue, white and black. Active noise canceling with Smart Ambient feature, Independent earbud use (you can use a single bud) JBL Tour Pro Plus - JBL's Tour Series headphones will be available in black at major retailers and on JBL.com on May 30 for $200. 6.8mm dynamic drivers, Six hours of battery with active noise canceling on, eight hours with Bluetooth only, Check My Best Fit feature lets you check your ear fit with the companion app. KOHLER Expands Smart Home Collection at CES 2021, Emphasizes Wellbeing and Touchless Experiences for Kitchen and Bath Kohler introduced four new smart home products: Stillness Bath - This experiential bath draws its inspiration from Japanese forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku. Water, light, fog and aromas converge to create an immersive journey of the senses designed to relax the mind, soothe the body, and renew the spirit. Innate Intelligent Toilet - Innate includes a heated seat, auto open and close, intuitive remote, and personal bidet functionality. Touchless Residential Bathroom Faucet - The touchless bathroom faucet offers hands-free activation for washing hands, brushing teeth, and other daily tasks. There is also a remote puck that allows for a retrofit solution add-on to any KOHLER single control bathroom faucet. Kohler and Phyn Partnership - Kohler will launch two co-branded products with Phyn in 2021 – the KOHLER Whole Home Water Monitor Powered by Phyn – a DIY unit and a Pro version with an automatic shut off. The DIY version mounts under a single sink and can be easily installed by a homeowner. The Pro variation is installed at a water main, either inside or outside the home, and can mitigate costly damage through an automatic water shutoff feature. D-Link's introduces new solutions for safety, entertainment, learning, and working at home D-Link showcased their latest mydlink, Wi-Fi 6, 5G, and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet solutions that digitally transform the home to meet users' needs for today's demanding applications. Home Safety - As more people are staying home due to the pandemic, the safety of the home has become more important than ever. D-Link's latest mydlink cameras and sensors, such as this year's CES Innovation Award Honoree Whole Home Smart Wi-Fi Water Sensor Kit, keep the home connected and protected, without sacrificing privacy. Home Entertainment - D-Link's new Wi-Fi 6 router, switch, and adapters bring revolutionary Wi-Fi 6 and 2.5GE technology to users at home, including a 2021 CES Innovation Award Honoree, D-Link's USB-C to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter. Wi-Fi 6 is capable of a maximum throughput of 9.6 Gbps across multiple channels, Samsung Neo QLED Using the new Quantum Matrix Technology. It precisely controls Samsung's exclusive new Quantum Mini LED to express blacks, whites and every shade in between with extraordinary accuracy. The Neo Quantum Processor Deep learning algorithms optimize your viewing conditions, improving movies, shows and games in real time. And with Neo QLED 8K, an AI-powered 8K picture is completed by 16 multi-model neural networks. Quantum HDR sets the new standard for incredible, crisp detail and rich, accurate color. The dynamic tone mapping of HDR10+ adjusts color and contrast scene by scene, allowing you to appreciate even the smallest details. Realistic 3D sound puts you in the middle of the action. Dynamic sound pinpoints movement from all corners of the screen with dedicated up-firing and side-firing speakers to bring each scene to life. Micro LED Discover stunning details on our biggest display that surpasses your greatest expectations. Energy-efficent technology delivers true-to-life color, sharp contrast and optimal brightness in every scene. Arena Sound Placed with ultimate precision for maximum effect, a full-range speaker delivers vivid, lifelike sound to fully immerse you in every scene. Object tracking and vocal clarity create a multi-dimensional soundscape to complete — and elevate — the viewing experience. 4Vue Get an immersive experience and view up to four screens at once from a variety of sources — including the four HDMI ports. 110-inch MICRO LED: This new screen features self-lit inorganic LED with a slim and nearly bezel-less Infinity Screen design that seamlessly blends into the living space. The result is a spectacularly immersive viewing experience with astounding picture quality. The 110-inch MICRO LED also adds “4Vue” (Quad View), a four-way viewing option—so you can keep up with multiple sports at once, or stream a tutorial while playing a video game. Also, for US consumers, more than 160 free channels are available through Samsung TV Plus. MICRO LED will be rolled out globally beginning this spring. Lifestyle TV: Samsung's cutting-edge lifestyle TV lineup includes The Serif, The Frame, The Sero and The Terrace—a recently launched 4K QLED outdoor TV—as well as Samsung The Premiere, a cinema-like quality 4K laser projector. SmartThings Cooking: A new service from Samsung SmartThings is designed to make your culinary journey seamless. An automatic Meal Planner powered by Whisk's Food AI recommends meals for the whole week, makes shopping lists with the ingredients you need, and connects to grocery retailers for one-stop shopping straight from the Family Hub™ refrigerator or your mobile screen. Recipe instructions can be sent directly to synced Samsung cooking devices to minimize hassles and mistakes Bringing AI and Robots to Daily Life Including Housekeeping Samsung has long been at the forefront of AI and robotics innovation, leveraging its seven global AI research centers to advance technology. By bringing AI to its products, Samsung is creating new home experiences—from washing machines that optimize water usage, detergents, and wash cycles, to TVs with a Quantum AI Processor that can upscale HD content into pristine 8K resolution. The major technologies featured during Samsung's press conference include the following: JetBot 90 AI+: Coming to the US 1H 2021, this new vacuum cleaner uses object recognition technology to identify and classify objects to decide the best cleaning path. LiDAR and 3D sensors allow JetBot 90 AI+ to avoid cables and small objects, while still cleaning hard-to-reach corners in your home. Also outfitted with a camera, JetBot 90 AI+ is integrated with the SmartThings app to assist you with home monitoring. Samsung Bot™ Care: The latest development in Samsung's growing robotics lineup, Samsung Bot™ Care is designed use AI to recognize and respond to your behavior. It will be able to act as both a robotic assistant and companion, helping to take care of the details in your life. It will also learn your schedule and habits and send you reminders to help guide you throughout your busy day. Samsung Bot™ Handy: Also in development, Samsung Bot™ Handy will rely on advanced AI to recognize and pick up objects of varying sizes, shapes and weights, becoming an extension of you and helping you with work around the house. Samsung Bot™ Handy will be able to tell the difference between the material composition of various objects, utilizing the appropriate amount of force to grab and move around household items and objects, working as your trusted partner to help with house chores like cleaning up messy rooms or sorting out the dishes after a meal. TV without cords Many electronics manufacturers strive for the better user's experience and comfort. One of such efforts is to make devices working without cords by getting the power wirelessly – literally through the air. The R&D stage startup Reasonance has presented one of its prototypes, a fully wireless 40" TV powered with 120W. For demonstration purposes the receiving coil has been placed on the back panel, though for the product itself it can be incorporated inside. Explanation of the technology can be found here Technical data of the TV powered by REASONANCE Power transferred 120 W Frequency used 20-120 kHz Distance (orthogonal alignment) 50 cm (19.5”) Efficiency 90%
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Of course, we put this out on as a podcast as well and all of your favorite podcasting sites, and we're heard right here on WGAN every Saturday from one until 3 pm. Of course, I'm on with Ken and Matt for their morning drive show, which is every Wednesday at 738. Well, their morning drive shows every day. As you might expect, we have a lot of coronavirus related stuff today. But this is not going to be so much on the medical side. It is going to be more on the - How do you work from home? How do you make your business a success, when you have many of your workers who are out for whatever reason. We'll be talking about the technologies of working from home, as well as what the FCC is doing to help make our lives a little bit easier in this set Coronavirus match. You might have seen and how viruses in and of themselves are kind of a big problem. If he were to ask me, we're going to talk about this massive Atlanta based money laundering operation that the FBI brought down. A colossal business email compromised bust that also brought down dozens of different bad guys. What they did and how they're trying to take advantage of the coronavirus to steal even more money from you. Some free upgrades that have come from Comcast and T Mobile. We probably we'll talk a little bit about what WebEx is doing for us as well when it comes to free conferencing systems and team systems for 90 days or more. We will discuss how the more secure businesses out there are making it very difficult, in fact, almost impossible, in some cases, absolutely impossible to work from home and some advice from my wife and me. I've been working at home for more than 20 years, what have we learned over those years, and what have other people been saying that I thought might make a reasonable discussion. Now you'll find all of this, of course, on my website at Craig Peterson dot com, we try and post all of these articles up for everybody to be able to see. And we'll also be talking about this a little bit more in some of our webinars. You might have attended my webinars this week. Last Sunday, I had a great webinar well attended. We covered a lot of ground frankly, about the whole work from home thing and VPNs and some of the technology you should and should not be using. We're probably this week going to start up this coming week and have some specialized ones as well. We're going to be talking about VPNs, the hardware and software you need, and the routers in your home office. Some of the plugins you should be using and what you can do about DNS. So that'll all be coming up this week. There's only one way to find out about this and to get registered. These are free and are essential for you as a worker, as a business owner, or as a manager. All of those people you're going to benefit a lot by checking in with me on these webinars. So how do you get on? Easy just go to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. I am not one of these spammers. I'm not one of these internet marketers. I haven't been in the online space now for many, many decades. And it's kind of scary to think about blizzards four-plus decades actually in the whole networking space, and the computer security space for this as well. So I guess you could say I've seen it all, at least most of it. And so I've been taking questions from everybody. What do you want? What don't you want to see? If you do sign up for the list, by the way, I've got three little surprises that will come your way some great gifts of information that are available for you just for the clicking and signing up. Again Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe, keep an eye on your mail mailbox because I will be letting you know about these other webinars that are coming up this next week. You know, being the tech guy that I am. Sometimes, I think it's kind of like the cobblers kids without any shoes or repaired shoes. In my case, it was ill-repaired technology and of course, when you needed it, you know just isn't there for you. This week, the problem I've been having has been with my email. If you responded to me, I have to apologize because my email system has not been working correctly. You already know I have thousands of people on my email lists, and I've been trying to keep everybody up to date on Saturday mornings, you get my special emails about what the news is this week. Then pretty much once a month, more or less a week after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, I tell you what the most critical patches are to install and apply and give you all that information. If you haven't caught that one yet, its because we haven't sent it out, however, we have the very first of that edition all set and ready to go, and we'll probably be sending that out pretty darn soon. And what we're trying to do is save you a lot of time, Microsoft had over 100 critical patches this week, and there's no way that a regular company can keep up with all of these patches. So what do you do? That's what these exclusive newsletters are for, telling you here are the most critical ones, the ones that are in the wild right now. Bad guys are using them. That's easy for them to use to get into your system. So How can you protect yourself? All of that stuff in that newsletter? So I think it's going to be handy. It's one of the things we've heard the most complaints about from people is just what patches Do I need to apply because you can't possibly patch them all. I also had a great discussion this week that I want to bring up while we're talking about patches. And this is for the listener, in fact, in Maine, and a business owner, small business owner, and he is using Android devices sticking with the Google devices. Google makes a phone called a pixel. It's not necessarily the best of the Android devices out there in many measures. But the good news about it is the Google does release updates for it, and those updates can cover all of the critical patches that you need. But the point I made to him, and I want to make sure it is clear for everybody who's listening is that most of the vendors In the Android world do not support vices devices for more than two years. So you only get two years' worth of patch support. And that includes Samsung. And it frankly, if I were buying an Android device, I would probably buy the Samsung Galaxy more or less top of the line, because I know they'll be supporting that for two years. So first of all, check when the device came out. So if you're buying a new Samsung Galaxy phone, and it came out eight months ago, remember, that's eight months off of the two years' worth of support. So you're going to get what a year and four months' worth of support, hopefully, out of Samsung, and then after that, the problem is you're not going to be able to get patches anymore, and that means your security is going to go right down the drain. Keep that in mind. So our basic rule of thumb when it comes to Android devices, if you're going to buy them, you need to buy a new phone every year to make sure That you're able to get the updates. If you are using an Apple phone, you're good to go for five years, five years. So again, the same trick applies. When did Apple released that phone, and you're getting going to get support for five years from when it was released. So with the Apple phones, we advise every four years or just keep an ear to the ground. Apple's good about not only giving you the updates, and automatically installing them, but also having them not break your phones as well as letting you know when the end of life is for each device. We recently saw the end of life for the iPhone six. The six S is going to be coming up later on this year. So you know, if you have a success, you're probably going to have to replace it. Then the sevens will probably be good until next year. They just last, right, and Apple supports them and keeps all of these security patches up-to-date, which is super duper exciting. For us, particularly in this day and age, one of the things I mentioned this week on one of these webinars was, hey guys huge deal here. Because what we're finding is that we're at war and you may not realize it, they're certainly not talking about it on TV. And I'm not talking about coronavirus. I'm talking about war with real live enemies. Just like in the old days, we've got Iran we've got China, and we've got Russia all attacking us actively attacking us. But this is a war in cyberspace. We're not attacking them anywhere like they're attacking us. And it isn't just bad guys living in those countries. We're talking about a war that has been declared by and is officially being run by their government. Now we have retaliated for some of these cyber strikes. Still, it is a real war, and we can expect more of it. We can expect it to increase here with the coronavirus spread because we're all kind of distracted, aren't we? From soup to nuts, the military is distracted. So we have to make sure that we are covering ourselves with security, and that's part of what I will cover in these webinars coming up. I begin with the basics of remote work, including what to look out for and what you need to know. In these webinars, I always answer all the questions everybody has so that you can get the right answers. And I am just you know, it's content-rich, where we're, we're answering your questions, we're giving you all the information we can, and I'm going to be selling here probably in the next week or two, a more advanced course. That does a deep dive step by step all of the tactics and things you need to do and how to do it to lock down your Windows computers, lock down your network, your Wi-Fi, etc. I've heard from so many people that it's confusing going online, searching Google trying to find the information, and no one has it appropriately organized because everybody has their little bit. So we're going to be doing a full paid course on that one. It is for anybody who has to maintain computers, primarily for businesses, where you have to keep these things secure. It will help you make sure the security is going to work for you. Okay, so to subscribe, make sure you get on those lists by going to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. And when we get back, we're going to be talking about working from home some of the things to consider from the tech side. You're listening to Craig Peterson on WGAN. Hi, everybody, Craig Peterson back here. I was feeling kind of punky this weekend. If anybody else kind of felt that way. I don't think it was the coronavirus or Covid-19. I have been, maybe about a week feeling run down. I was kind of moving slowly, and it was not much fun, but I'm feeling so much better right now. That's why I didn't have as many of these webinars last week that I wanted to have. I was going to try and do like one a day, but I ended up with more like one last week. Next week is going to be bigger better. I am feeling well. We're going to talk a lot more. Now that you guys have had a little experience working at home and answer even more questions than we could have answered before now that you kind of know what you don't know right a little bit. Get you safe, get your safe at home and get you're using the right tools. We have even put together a little survey to help you check your preparedness to work remotely. We're going to be releasing information about some of the tools and hopefully help you find some tools that are going to help you at home help you with everything from efficiency, through security at with your work at home setups. And we're we set up a Facebook group, and I'm not sure if we're going to use it right away. You know, when I surveyed you guys a couple of weeks ago, there was only I think there's only like one or 2% of people that wanted to do these lives on Facebook. zero percent, by the way, that wanted to do them on YouTube. And the vast majority of people wanted to do regular webinars, so we did it on zoom. I may use WebEx as well depends how many people sign up because my zoom only supports 100 people, my WebEx, which is what I've used for Some of my bigger training supports up to 10,000 people. So we'll you know, we'll see. But you have to sign up. Just go to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. And that will also be sending you a few really kind of cool cheat sheets and things that I think you could use. And so all of this is free, absolutely free. And then you will find out about the webinars that I'm doing this week as we do some deep dive webinars as well this week, so it should be a great week, coming up this week. All right, so let's get right down to it. Now. Our first topic really for this week. Well, maybe our next one, right. But this is from the verge. And Kim Lyons wrote this, and it's about how to work from home. And I when I did my surveys of you guys who are on my email list this last week, actually we can half ago, I found that the majority of you who went to the webinar that I held Last Sunday, said that you had never really worked from home before, that this was the very first time. So congratulations to you, I suspect you're like most of these people. We were able to answer all of their questions in the webinar. That's what they're for is to get the information out and answer your questions. It can be kind of fun, and it is kind of different. Many people are just sitting at home in their pajamas and till noon. Now it's time to get back to work because we're looking at an extended period. If you're in the 80-year-old range, even above 70, many of us are still working right. Above 70 years old, you are in the kind of that critical age range where the recommendations are that for the next three months, you need to limit going outside and meeting with people heavily. If you are above 60 or above now, they are warning us that again, and you need to be very, very careful. Although most of these deaths are people who are 80 and older, anybody with the compromised system must be careful, and down till about 25 years of age. So if you are one of these say diabetics or you have emphysema, COPD, or many underlying illnesses, you've got to be very, very careful. So for you, this might be an extended period, we might be tar talking, you know what to see here, March to April, May, mid-June, July, maybe even August that you're going to want to be working from home. So there are a few ways that you can be productive at home, and you know, again, we go into a lot of detail in the webinars. It is just a quick radio hit right today. So, Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe to make sure You're signed up. If you're planning to work from home for an extended period, here are some things that you might want to consider. Remember, too, that the best ways to work at home are going to vary from person to person. What you have to do is figure out what helps you to stay focused and to separate your work life from your home life. And this is something that frankly, I have had a hard time doing. Because you already know I give away a lot of time. And I'm doing that right now too. You'll probably see another email from me this week, where we're volleying to volunteering to spend 15 minutes half an hour with you on the phone to help you with whatever setup you have. And we can even do remote tech support for you. Anything that you need help with, and we're just volunteering this for free for people. Again, you can just email me at Craig Peterson dot com. If you want some more information if you're having trouble if you're trying to make this work me at Craig Peterson dot com, and you're just having trouble with that. But the problem I've had over the last couple of decades of working at home is that separating my work life from my home life. I get up in the morning, and one of the first things I do is I pull out that laptop, and I start checking my email, I'm checking my client's systems, I'm checking our systems, I'm checking on the VPN that clients are using. I'm checking the firewall logs to from our clients as well as for us. Just see if anyone has been trying to hack in. Then we have a look at the alerts that have come up from those firewalls, and other you know, emergencies that might be pending, and solve all of those. Then I get up, and I do my running and some weightlifting down in the basement. I have this great treadmill that one of my daughters had bought for herself. It is a Livestrong brand, from back when Lance Armstrong wasn't a bad word and is a great treadmill. Then I go up, and I shower, and I get back to work. I work all day and then when the evening comes, and we might turn on a TV show while I am, What? Yes, while I'm working on my laptop, and taking care of things for people. That's what I do. Right? I love helping people. I remember when I was about 20 years old, maybe it was 19. And one of my coaches told me, he said he sat us all down. He said I want you to write your obituary right now. You're 20 years old, give or take, write your obituary. What Would you like your headstone to say, try and get it that short? Just a headstone? So we're not talking about multiple paragraphs, you're just talking about multiple words, frankly, what would you like it to say? And I thought about that seriously thought about it. You know what, it has been the mantra for my life here for another 40 years after that, and that is he helped others. That's what I wanted on my headstone. And that's what I've done, right? My wife and I, we've raised together our eight kids, we homeschooled them, all the way up to college. They've gone on to have just extraordinary lives. I still have two of them working with me, which is a real blessing. It's been wonderful. So I haven't solved this problem of separating my home life from my business life because, for me, they've been one-in-the-same. There might be something I need to do with my family during the day. And so I will do it. Because that's the most important thing to me, there might be something that comes up for a client, and I might have to work at it even overnight all night long to get them to the point where they have a smooth operation the very next day at work. That's what I'll do. That's what my family will do. That's what we do for our customers and friends and have forever. And I don't know if that's a bad thing or not, you know if you're going to be doing that if you don't want to do that, but you have to make the decision. Where are you going to draw the line? Okay, we're going to continue this discussion when we get back after the break. We're going to talk about some other things you should be looking at when we talk when we're thinking about the physical side of working from home. You're listening to Craig Peterson right here on WGAN, and on the podcast and streaming pretty much everywhere. Stick around. We'll be right back. Hello, everybody, welcome back, Craig Peterson here, on WGAN, and of course, online streaming sites everywhere. Just look for me, Craig Peterson, on your favorite streaming app. I listen to podcasts all the time and use them. You know, I mentioned in the last segment that I spent some time in the morning every day on the treadmill, trying to keep my heart rate up into that right range and double-check with your doctor if you have a question about what that range is. It used to be kind of your maximum heart rate was 200 minus your age. I'm not sure what it is. Now, I've heard people say it was like 220 or whatever. But double-check, double-check, double-check. You don't want to stress your heart. I've been amazed at how well I have done for me. I've been doing this daily running, walking, jogging, kind of a combination in terms you know, again, intermittent. You know, go fast, going slow well relatively slow. I started this before Christmas last year. So I've been doing it now for three months. A solid three months, and it has made a fantastic difference. I'm surprised how quickly my heart rate drops now after I've been exercising and how not out of breath I am. Currently, my heart rate is in a healthy heart range. It's been just phenomenal for me. Some people are saying that it does help. I think it's Dr. Fung who says to get your core body temperature up because when it comes to some of these viruses, and it is harder for them to live in heat. There is nothing like a little hard exercise to make that happen. Get that old cardio going. Alright, so back to what we should be doing on the physical side when it comes to working from home. I have a separate workspace, and I'm blessed to have it. We built this house, 25-30 years ago, now. When we designed the house, we created an office off of the back. It reminds me I'm thinking back of that I had two T-1 data lines in here, which was like crazy fast, who could use so much data? It cost about $5,000 a month. Can you believe that back in that day and age, it was rather expensive? Now we've got three and a half gigabits worth of data up and down here. Because, as you know, I run all types of pieces of training and everything right out of here. It has been phenomenal. It's so much cheaper. It's like a 10th of the price of what it used to be for those two T-1 lines, and I have way way more bandwidth, and it is a lot faster, a lot cheaper. I do have that physically separate workspace, but it isn't necessary. You don't need a dedicated office. And I remember thinking that I did and I went out, and I said, you know, I'm not going to rent space for my company per se, like go out and rent this office and have room for Secretary and other people or whatever. And I went to one of these rental things where you can get space as you need it. I went to Regis, so I went to, and we got an office, and we used it rarely, right because it was home. Why not work at home because this is remote work, right? I was remotely working doing stuff for clients. I found it was such a pain to go there, and then you have the office space to maintain, but again, I have a physical office off the back of the house, which is great. What you might need to do is to find a room with a door that closes. In many cases where you have a much smaller living space, that could be impossible, right? What doors do you have? You have closets, and you have the bathroom, maybe you have a bedroom door, maybe you have, you know, the living space and the bedroom space all in one. And, heck, I've lived in those spaces before myself. Here's what you should do. You need to have a space that's dedicated for you to work, and that can just be a corner of the room. That can be a chair that you the chair that you have that you turn around to a specific angle. A small desk set up in a corner, a table a folding table that you pull out a laptop, But that you put on the end of the kitchen table, anything like that, so that you have a space that you go to that is prepared for you to work. And the idea behind this is a fascinating psychological principle that when you have a physical area that you go to that is set up for doing a certain type of work, and your body will go into that mode. It's kind of like when you go to bed at night, and you should not be doing what I do. I don't do this at night, I do in the morning, but sitting there with your laptop or sitting there with your cell phone and doing stuff on it. Your bedroom is for sleeping and maybe one or two other activities. That is so that your brain gets trained that when you go into your bedroom, and you lay on your bed, it says, Oh, it's time to go to sleep. And you then go to sleep. It's the same sort of thing. You're Going with you've got that laptop at the same end of the kitchen table, your brain says, Oh, I'm going to work now. You don't want to use a place like your bedroom or the couch, Chesterfield. sofa, whatever you call it. It should be a place that is not used for relaxation but used only for work. Now, the other trick is to train other members of your household to understand that when you are in this space, I am working. You should not bother me. You shouldn't be coming to me with questions, etc. and let them know that hey, you are going to be around during coffee breaks if you will. And you'll be glad to take their questions, and you'll be glad to do the "honey-do's" then, you know those little things that your husband or your wife wants you to do. It's going to take a little bit of trial and error to figure out what's going to work For you, but it is going to be important. Some people find that one of the hardest parts of working from home is the part that I explained to the very beginning of this discussion, and that is that you can end up working 24 seven. In reality, the best way to do it is to start work around the same time every day ended around the same time, take your breaks, including meals about the same time, every day. Again, don't eat in the work areas, don't sleep in them, don't lounge in them. But, you know, I don't intend to eat at my desk, and I do that less lately now that I've been thinking more about it and thinking critically about it. I try and go to the kitchen to eat, and that does make a difference. You also need to be careful about kind of stir crazy. So you should get up every once in a while, walk outside if you can, I use something called the Pomodoro Technique. I use a timer in which I use a timer that says, okay, you're doing 20 minutes' worth of work right now. So what are you going to do? What's your goal? What are you going to accomplish in this 20 minutes, you set that little timer. I use software for it. But in retrospect, one of those little kitchen timers, you know, the little tomato things where you, you twist the top, and now you've got your 20-minute timer going would be more than enough. That might be kind of nice because it sits there going tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, reminding you that you have work to do right. Now the other side of this is feeling a little isolated at times. We'll talk about some of the applications that you might want to use to collaborate and work together. Also, other rules that I think are important for us as we work from home. It's a little different if you're trying to start an at-home business, I think most of these rules still apply. Still, it's a little bit different than working from home for an employer who expects specific results at certain times and expects certain types of unification. So we'll talk a bit about that when we get back as well. You're listening to Craig Peterson. Make sure that you go to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe right now. Craig Peterson, that's S-O-N slash subscribe and get on some of these webinars I'm holding this week, and we'll be right back on WGAN. Hi guys, welcome back. Craig Peterson here on WGAN. You know you can get me as well every Wednesday morning on with Ken and Matt at about 738. Last week I got bumped by the governor, but you know what the heck? It's an excellent way to get my segment bumped, I guess. Usually, every Wednesday at 7:38 am with Ken and Matt, and of course, online, you can catch me on pretty much every streaming platform out there. And make sure you join me for these webinars we're having over the next couple of weeks I'm going to be going into more detail answering every question you guys have on working from home, the technology to do it, the ways to do it securely. We're opening up our calendar for people who need some help with their businesses. How to get this working securely, using the existing equipment we have, and maybe some free software to get my people who are working at home, working efficiently and effectively, so I'm going to be doing some webinars on that as well. Let's finish up the topic of workspaces when you're working from home. One of the essential things to also consider is, if you do have enough room while you're working from home to have more than one space, then you can do something quite useful, very efficient, and that is you use different areas for different work tasks. So, for instance, in my case, I am running the business paying bills, depositing checks, doing all that sort of thing. So I have one space where I do that. I have another area where I'm at right now that I use when I'm doing my radio show, television interviews, running webinars, that's another space. I have yet another area when I'm reading or trying to do some studying. I have a space for meditation. All I'm doing is moving around in one room. That's all you need to do to program your brain. When I am in this position, when I'm sitting in this chair facing this direction, I'm doing this. Then with the Pomodoro Technique, where you're spending 20-minutes doing something and then taking a 10-minute break, I always get up, I walk out of the area entirely. I might talk to the family, get myself a glass of water or a cup of coffee, whatever it might be, and do a little socializing and help with whatever needs doing. Then I go back to my space. I get back to work. It's a unique way of working. If you do have people around that can help you with feeling a sense of social connection. But if you're working remotely, you can feel isolated at times. As part of your routine, you're going to want to try and interact with your co-workers regularly. It's kind of like the old water bottle, where you all kind of meet around there and chat and talk and what did you do last weekend? You know, don't feel bad about talking that way. We all need that even if you're an introvert. We need to have relationships with other people. We need to talk to other people. What we do in the office is we use one of these team apps. Now the one we use is the only one that's secure for doing all of this. That is Cisco WebEx, and they have different levels. We use the most secure level. Now, if you are a doctor, I've got to point out right now that there are some temporary rules in place that's part of this whole Covid-19 or Wuhan virus thing that allows you to use things like Slack and Skype, neither of which are secure. Keep that in mind. Those rules will change again, and HIPAA regulations will not allow you to use them. We use WebEx. You can get it for free right now for 90 days. It is phenomenal. It isn't just for meetings, and you know where you've got the camera on your laptop or your computer, and you are having a remote meeting, and you can see everyone, which is wonderful. But it is also for the team collaboration-side of things, where you can have rooms where you can all chat with each other. Now, one of the other advantages of using Cisco WebEx is over everything else is that it provides any level of security that allows people who are outside of your organization as part of a team. So we haven't set up, so some of our vendors are in certain team rooms, and we can talk to them our customers are in individual team rooms so we can talk to them. Now, we have the whole thing fully integrated with our phone system as well. If people call, it drops the transcription of that voice message they might have left into a room for so we can see it all in Cisco teams. If you want, you can go and set it up yourself. But, if you need a little help, or here's the other side. If you purchase it through us, we can set you up with a more advanced demo than you can get on the website. So again, you can just email me at Craig Peterson dot com if you are interested. I'd appreciate it. You know, we don't make any money off of it from the demo. Hopefully, you're going to continue to use it, and we make a couple of bucks a month from it. We can provide you a little bit of support and a little bit of training. It's a good thing, just email me at Craig Peterson dot com, and we can help you with that. We also integrate things like WebEx into large phone systems. It's actually what the military uses, and what the White House uses. They have some very, very secure systems as well, depending on what you need. Keep in mind all of the CMMC regulations that are going into effect in June. If you have to have it for compliance, CMMC, HIPAA, high tech, etc. It is the system for you. You can get the necessary set up for free by going to WebEx dot com. However, if you want a little bit more, I'd appreciate it. If you'd come through my company, Mainstream. Do me a favor and just reach out to me. That's me at Craig Peterson dot com. My team and I can help you out there with getting it all set up and Mgetting you in the place you need to be. So there you go chat over these messaging apps, hold meetings with them. The one you might want to look at, as I said, WebEx is the only one integrated and completely secure at the levels we can provide to you. You cannot get it on their general website. You have to get it from a Cisco partner like my company. Slack is great, and I have used it a lot in the past, but it is just not secure. It is not even close to providing the features that WebEx provides. You might look at Zoom, although it is terrifically insecure, but not as vulnerable as Skype is. But Zoom is quite bad. They made some major design decisions that opened up security holes you can drive a Mack truck through. It is just crazy. I do use Zoom but never for applications where security is an issue. If you've been on some of my webinars, some get hosted on zoom. Mainly because a lot of people use it and are familiar with how it works. I'm not so worried about security on Zoom for my webinars.The problem with the Zoom from a security standpoint is Zoom has a back door. They punched out of the network to allow them to control some of the aspects of your zoom conferences. That why we don't use or allow its use in any of our clients that have CMMC or high tech restrictions. That is a big No-No. They recently got slapped by the regulators. Check these things out. If you are using Microsoft Office, three 365, they have some collaboration tools too. I'm going to talk more about the collaboration tools and my webinars again this week, and we covered some last week. I have not made replays available of these webinars because I want you to attend them live if you can. I think coming up, and I will make replays available. So if you register, I will let you watch a replay. But I want you guys on these webinars. I know 70% of people say they will never attend a webinar and never sign up for a webinar. These are not high-pressure pitch event events. They are where I'm trying to help you out trying to get you going and trying to answer your questions. Okay. So make sure you do sign up. Now the last rule and the rule that I violate most often is trying to end work at the same time every day. So obviously there's going to be times when there are deadlines or project needs after hours, attention. There are times where I mentioned that I would work 24 hours, I've gone three days straight to try and solve a problem which we didn't cause, but the client needed to have solved. We stepped in and worked with other vendors, and we got the problem solved. In most situations after 10 pm work, email can wait until the following day for a response. 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What are the things you need to consider and subscribe to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe, and you're listening to me on WGAN and, of course, and online at Craig Peterson dot com. Hey guys, welcome back. Craig Peterson here, of course on WGAN online at Craig Peterson calm. We had millions of people this week, working from home for the first time connecting to their offices trying to get things done trying to do a little collaboration and getting themselves in a little trouble as well. We have seen a significant increase in security problems because of people working at home. But I guess that shouldn't be a huge surprise to anybody that listens here. I have already done some webinars about working from home. I explained the pros and cons of working from home, and some of the technology required to be secure at home. And we're going to be doing more of those free webinars this coming week. We're going to start getting a little more long tail, if you will, drilling down deeper into some topics like VPNs, what are the best ones to use? When do they work? Well, when don't they work? We're going to be talking about your firewalls at the house and the office, and should you be linking them together? How can you split your network? When should you? Why should you, we're going to be covering in a lot more detail some of the questions that we've had popped up and people have been asking us. Then, of course, as always, we will take all of your questions. If you don't want to attend a webinar, if you have made the oath of never attend webinars, then you can always email me just me at Craig Peterson dor com or respond to one of the emails I send out about these webinars. If there are enough people interested, maybe what we should do is take it and get a webinar transcribed for you, maybe some screenshots. Perhaps you can even suggest what might work for you if you don't want to attend a webinar. But they have been very well attended. I've been quite pleased with that. That's after only making one announcement this last week. There was one email that went out is a little bit more than a week ago. I've been working with those people that responded. There are a lot of people I know that want to know more. So make sure you pass it along as well. If you have friends or family or other co-workers that have questions or if your boss has questions. If they're not letting you work from home and you want to work from home, make sure your boss gets on one of these webinars as well. And you can sign up to find out more about them. Just go to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe, and we will be sending you all have that information. As part of signing up, you'll get some different cheat sheets. I think I have included three different cheat sheets. Some of them are multi-page, to help you with your online security, which is, of course, very, very important. We see an uptick in business, email compromises, and other things that are out there. We'll tell you a bit about that in the next segment. We will discuss what is going on with the whole Coronavirus and its ties into security problems. Well, we have had our president deregulating like crazy now for a week or two. Some people would say that our president is stupid. I think it's a brilliant thing to get rid of some of this regulation. You know, we don't live in a socialist country. However, we have many of the problems present in socialist countries. It can take years to get anything through these vast bureaucracies. Bureaucracy has a mind of their own, whether it's socialist, or in our case, a more of a free-market society. Cutting through the red tape meant this last week that they made some changes at the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission. Our FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, has done some amazing things so far with making it just so much more streamlined than smooth out items for customers. He got rid of some of the crazy stuff that was in the works previously, which would have increased at the internet expense for everybody. There are so many crazy things going on in increased regulation. The FCC has been putting pressure on internet service providers. These are the companies you're familiar Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon, all of your phone carriers. With everybody using smartphones now that we have people who are working from home. So one of my daughters, for instance, works in a call center. And what they have done is sent home their call center people with laptops, that they then connect up to the internet. And in this case, it was a hard-wired internet that you needed to have because she's in the financial services arena. And of course, right, it's my house. So, of course, we have Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, in fact, gigabit for her out to the internet, no problem. And so she hooked up, and she's able to get onto the systems at work, but the way it works With her for the call center and this is very common for call center people working at home or out of the office is the call center software placed a phone call to her cell phone. So now her T Mobile cell phone is going to be racking up thousands of minutes. That could be a problem. So the FCC has been putting pressure on internet service providers and these phone companies etc. to do a couple of things. All of the major ISPs are committed and have pledged to waive late fees and keep customers connected when they miss payments due to this coronavirus pandemic. Now, of course, I get a little bit concerned about what happens if you miss payments for two months or three months? Because you just don't have the income, right? You lost your job. Maybe you were getting paid hourly piecemeal work whatever You don't have a regular paycheck, so you're not getting unemployment. Now you've got three months' worth of bills. The coronavirus is declared, you know, over or was victorious. So whatever the endpoint is on this thing, which is always a problem, right? It's like we go to war. And so how do we, how do we know that we've succeeded in that, but anyways, it comes, and now you have a three months payment to make, or they're going to catch off. So hopefully, that's not going to happen. They call this the keep Americans connected pledge. And we'll see, the FCC has not been able to convince these internet service providers to waive their data caps during the pandemic, but some of them may end up doing that. Home internet mobile providers that sign this pledge include all tests at TNT CenturyLink charter, Comcast Cox, frontier media comm sprint, T Mobile track phone US Cellular, Verizon, Windstream, and dozens of other small ones. Here's the pledge itself. Number one, not terminate service to any residential or Small business customers' because of their inability to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Number two waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the Coronavirus pandemic, you know, how are you going to prove this stuff to these guys? Number three, open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them. So that is actually that third one is kind of handy. Because I know a lot of people have over the years jumped onto their neighbor's Wi-Fi service unbeknownst to their neighbor, right? They were over at their house one time and got the password and continued to use it. Well, for instance, with Comcast, if you see an Xfinity Wi-Fi anywhere, and they are pretty much everywhere you see an Xfinity Wi-Fi, you can now hop on and use it for free. Which is when frankly pretty good for people. The FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said I don't want any American consumers experiencing hardships because of the pandemic to lose connectivity. It's a good thing that they're stepping up, and it's going to help maintain this social distancing. He also called these broadband providers to relax or data cap policies. But we'll see if they do the pledge doesn't require that. at&t said that it's waiving home internet data caps. So that's a good thing. And see overcharges are for raising profit, so they're not going to do that Comcast had not promised as of this last week anyway when I did some research on it. He's also asking telephone carriers to waive long-distance and overage fees. And even that ISP says surf schools and libraries should work with them on remote learning opportunities. So this is all excellent stuff, right? Up and restriction. So some of these companies have automatically Comcast doubled the amount of bandwidth available to some customers, other customers increased the bandwidth by 50%, which is good. That's going to help from working from home. Remember, and you've got upstream and downstream bandwidth. If you're working from home, that upstream might be the killer for you. So we'll see what happens here. The FCC has done some things that pushed them in the right direction. You know there are both pros and cons to all of this, as there always is. Now, we have coming up this week, several webinars, free webinars, I'm going to be doing deep dives, these are live. I'm answering all of your questions in real-time. You are going to want to attend these, believe me, whether you're a home user business user, whether you're working from home, or not lots of great information. I'm taking my decade's worth of experience and putting it out there for you. 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We have a new newsletter that we've put together, and I'm going to start publishing that explicitly goes through what the most critical patches are that you need to apply. So that comes out monthly. It's kind of coordinated with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, comes out about a week later is what our plan is. And that gives us a chance to analyze the patches like this last month, and they had more than 100 high severity patches they wanted to have you apply. If you want to know what are the ones I have to worry about, although this is for you, so you'll get that as well. And you will have the opportunity to sign up for all of these free webinars, learn about different pieces of training, webinars, pop-ups that we have kind of everything all rolled into one. So make sure you check that out and sign up Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. So let's get into our next article about the Coronavirus maps. I got one of these weeks ago, and it was an email sent out to the media. Come check this out. We've put together this new map. And at the time, I didn't think twice about it. I do have multiple layers of security on this network and multiple-layers of protection on my Mac as well. I clicked on it, right, duh. And I was taken to a site that did have a map. I was lucky because I did have the advanced malware protection, the AMP stack from Cisco on my Mac, and it was all appropriately caught by the firepower firewall. I think it is what found it at the network edge. It saw it and what it was doing and stopped it immediately. Even this spread of coronavirus you want to call it Covid-19, which is similar to the SARS. Coronavirus, also known as Wuhan virus, which is where it started. We've got, you know Lyme disease because it began in Lyme, Connecticut, SARS, you know, all of these diseases because of the rivers, they were first found out and stuff, but whatever, this Cova 19, we'll just call it that, which is the disease. But the bad guys are using this as an opportunity to spread malware and to launch cyber attacks. They were fast about doing that. There's a threat analysis report that was released by this company called reason cybersecurity. They had a good look at this to get an idea of what's going on. They found a file called Coronavirus map.com.xe. Yeah, how's that for common right.com.xe, which is where they will try and get you to download it thinking it's an executable. That could be helpful, helpful for you. But in fact, it's not. But there are a lot of people who have downloaded it. I'm looking right now at a table showing where downloads are occurring. What's going on? How many engines detect it. And here's an example of how useless antivirus software is nowadays. As of now, now, this is about two weeks that this particular piece of malware has been in the wild, about two weeks 58 out of the 72 engines that they tested over virus total, only 58 of these antivirus engines even detect it as being a problem. Ours identified it about two weeks ago. So you know, again, more reason not to trust antivirus software in many ways. That's not what we're talking about right now. What we're doing now is this is a new threat, and they're using an old malware trick. And this is kind of part of the whole business email compromise stuff that we've heard about over the last couple of years. I've talked about it. The FBI has published statistics, and we're talking about many billions of dollars victims have had stolen. A very, very big deal. We've got local state officials, federal officials, who have been trying to track it down. The US Attorney's in the Northern District of Georgia, came out saying that dozens are getting charged in this Atlanta based money laundering operation. It funneled $30 million in proceeds from computer fraud schemes, romance scams, and retirement account fraud. It is all stuff that we've talked about before on this show. This announcement was last Friday. Friday the 13th was a bad day for those guys. It says that federal agents have arrested 24 individuals for their involvement in a large scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. Business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, duped numerous victims into losing more than $30 million in the course this release goes on for quite a ways. But the bottom line is this new Cova 19 scam where they are saying, Hey, here's a map. You can download it well that one's giving you a virus when you go ahead and try and do that. Of course, their more advanced malware platforms are not going to Luck that through. The next one is business email compromise schemes. And this is where they try and trick businesses into thinking that they owe money to somebody, they need to wire money to somebody, they haven't paid a vendor, etc., etc. It's a standard scheme, and it's up right now. The romance fraud scams, I suspect those are going to be pretty successful right now as people are self-isolating and maybe are feeling though a little bit isolated. And the romance fraud scams are things like, you know, getting somebody to kind of fall in love with you appreciate you. And then you go ahead and say, you know, I've got this bill hospital bill, it's 2000 3000. It's $5,000. And in some cases, it's my nephew, my knees, my wife or ex-wife or whatever. Right. And they have already scammed you into feeling for them, and then they get you to send them money. In some cases, it's Hey, I want to meet in person. And it's going to cost you know, 20 $500 for me to fly over there. And people are wiring them the money. So there's your romance fraud, scam, retirement accounts scams. Oh, man. It's, especially in these cases, with a down market right now. It's, hey, you know, we've got a certified investment plan, and we are still even in these downtime showing the return of 5% or more, you know, they don't want to make it sound like it's too good. And get people to wire the money into their accounts. Think of Bernie Madoff and what he did many other frauds, and they're trying to dupe the victim. So we have to be very careful when we're out there. Watch for online fake dating profiles, third party administrators for retirement investment. So these, see these are the people that have a whole list of them. Just a glance is showing they're about 30 years old in general. That's a shame. There are a lot of foreign-sounding names. All of the people are in Georgia, except for a couple in Texas. Somebody in Nigeria has an A in Missouri. Alright, when we get back, we're going to talk about the next topic here Comcast and T Mobile. Some other things when it comes to working from home. Make sure you get on to my email list so that you can get notified about this week's webinars and other topics at Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. You are listening to WGAN. We'll be right back. Hey, welcome back, everybody, Craig Peterson, here. Glad you guys could be with me today we've only got about a half an hour left in today's show with a few more topics to cover. But this has been a big week for people all over the world. For the very first time, many are working from home. That this includes, of course, people right here, people across the United States, Canada, Mexico, even France. Although the demonstrators are wandering the streets over there trying to spread the disease, well, they are French. Now and shout out to all of our people who listen from France. We do have people listening in France, so they know what I'm talking about. I have been putting together some detailed deep-dive webinars for this coming week, where I'm going to be answering all of your questions. I might do one or two Facebook Lives. We'll see how it all goes. I'm not a big Facebook Live fan myself, but you know many people are. So maybe you would like to get involved if you would. Again, these are all free, and I am trying to help you guys out. Believe me. You can sign up for my email list, which is Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe. You'll find out about these, and you'll get my regular email every week that comes out the newsletter with the top stories of the week all of the stories we discuss here on the air and elsewhere. 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I have been talking a little bit about tools on some of these webinars. I did a deep dive, and I'm going to do a deeper dive this coming week about the tools you can use when you're working from home. If you're a business owner or an IT person, you will hear about the types of tools that are going to help your teams. One of the things that I just wanted to bring up here now is that Comcast and T-Mobile have both said they are going to upgrade everyone to unlimited data for the next 60 days. They are going to suspend the enforcement of the data cap and overage fees during the Coronavirus pandemic. I think that's good. The statement says while the vast majority of our customers do not come close to using one terabyte of data in a month, we are pausing our data plans for 60 days giving all customers unlimited data for no additional charge. Normally Comcast charges an extra $50 per month for unlimited data or $10 for each additional block of 50G after you exceed one terabyte. They're also making their Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots free for anyone to use. I mentioned that earlier in the show. So if you are somewhere and you need the internet, and you see a Wi-Fi network called Xfinity, you can hop on and use it. Now from a security standpoint, there are considerations, and we go into those in more depth in the webinars coming up this week. And I have a whole course that gets into a lot of depth on that. But it's great Xfinity just look for that Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone, no matter where you are. They have millions of them all over the country. Anyone that has Comcast, for the internet is going to be providing unbeknownst to them, and affinity Wi-Fi hotspot, okay? Now, normally they are free to Comcast customers, and everybody else needs to buy a pass to use them. They're going to be free for 60 days. They are the largest home internet provider in the nation. And I know there's not a whole lot of them in some of our communities, but they are very, very big at&t, which is the second biggest home internet provider that enforces data caps announced that it would waive the caps as well. So that's great news, frankly, unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days. Excluding roaming, By the way, so don't think you can get roaming for free, and that applies to any T-Mobile plan Metro by T-Mobile prepaid pant plan as well. It's also giving all of its T-Mobile customers an additional 20 Giga mobile hotspot tethering service for the next 60 days. Sprint, which is being acquired right now by T-Mobile, is taking No coal steps. So there you go. There are your main guys now really, it's just it's down to Comcast is providing smartphone service, not using all their towers though, and T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint are all doing it. Now to help low-income Americans, T-Mobile is working with Lifeline. And it's going to provide customers and extra free data up to five gigabytes and gigabytes I should say, per month over the next two months. Lifeline, by the way, is a federal program. It gives discounted service to people with low incomes, and many Lifeline providers resell T-Mobile service instead of having networks of their own. By the way, T-Mobile also has a 55 and older plan for those of us who are in that age group, and they have discounts for that group as well. So there you go. There is a lot to cover. center there, and thanks to Comcast, at&t, T-Mobile, and the dozens of other ISVs that are going to be providing us with more service for free during these tougher times. Now, one of the things I talk a lot about when we're talking about security is linking networks and having people working from home or remote offices and the use of VPNs, and other security problems, right? Well, here's a real eye-opener. There are many businesses considered part of our critical infrastructure. The businesses that are under FINRA regulations these businesses are in the financial businesses, particularly banks, manufacturers. Anyone who's making anything for the military or DFARS contractors, but the bottom line is, the more sensitive the systems are, the less you want those systems to connected to the internet in any way. And in those cases where you've got the critical infrastructure intelligence agencies anywhere, you have higher security networks, working at home is not an option at all. Well, there are some ways around this problem. And I don't mean around it as in trying to skirt the security issues, but around it in a very secure way. And it depends on how you're working and what you're doing and really how critical and sensitive the data is. You know, the old orange book standards were there for a reason, and people can read some of the older CRTs and things remotely. These new LCDs and LED displays we have are harder to read remotely, but in those cases, forget about printing. Never going to be able to work from home right if, if the information is only available in a SCIF, forget about it, you're not going to be able to work from home, or getting kind of technology there with those TLS and SSL. But anyway, we have to be careful if we are in a business that has this type of sensitive information. So we'll talk about that when we get back. And then we have one more topic for today, and we're going to cover another angle of working at home and what does that mean to you and me, so stick around. We're going to be back. You're listening to Craig Peterson. On w GAN online. Craig Peterson dot com. And make sure you sign up on my email list right now. You have to subscribe by going to Craig Peterson dot com slash subscribe, and you'll find out about all of our free resources for working at home. Stick around. We'll be right back. Hey guys, welcome back. Craig Peterson here. We've been talking a lot about working from home. And if you missed any of today's show and you are working from home or your business, who has people who are working from home or considering having people working from home, you're going to want to catch the replays of today's show. And you can usually find those right by going to Craig Peters on.com slash iTunes. You can also find it and almost anywhere in any podcast platform out there. Just search for Craig Peterson, and you'll find today's whole show they're available as a podcast. We covered a ton of topics there, and we're talking right now about those companies that are kind of high stakes security. Intelligence agencies, critical infrastructure, anybody who's developing things for the DOD contractors, subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, and we've got this whole CMC thing going on. And I'm talking with people who have attended these briefings on it and just don't understand what they need to do and how to do it. And they just won't do it because I can't believe they're required to have all this security is crazy. But here's the bottom line. Last week, the US government cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency issued an advisory to critical infrastructure companies to prepare for remote work scenarios as this whole Covid-19 spreads. They told people that they have to check that their VPN networks are up-to-date, that the companies have implemented multi-factor authentication, that they have tested out the remote access scenario. Of course, there's a lot more to it than just that. Cybersecurity consultants, like me, who work with those high stake clients know that remote work and security don't mix unless you understand what you are doing. In this Ars Technica article here, they discuss electric utilities, oil, and gas firms, manufacturing companies, and say that it's not always so simple for many of their most critical customers and even more so for intelligence agencies. It should be a wake-up call. If you are a company that has to meet any of these higher security standards. Most notably, if you have to meet the DFARS standards. The ITAR standards, the new CMMC standards, which are all of the military standards. The NIST 171 standards say
Our third MacVoices holiday Gift Guide show might be the most diverse yet, with selections from hardware to software, from services to training, with entertaining comments and banter to boot from the panel of Norbert Frassa, Frederick Van Johnson, Mike T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner. Enjoy! [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV19245.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices and use the offer code “macvoices2019”. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Donate to MacVoices via Paypal or become a MacVoices Patron. Guests: Norbert Frassa is a technology “man about town”. Follow him on Twitter and see what he’s up to. Frederick Van Johnson is a professional photographer host of This Week in Photo, and founder of the TWiP Network - one of the world’s most popular photography-related podcast media properties. Frederick also consults on marketing with a number of photography industry companies. Frederick began his career as a Combat Photojournalist in the United States Air Force, where he served for 8 years, and was decorated many times for photography. Frederick’s unit was among the first in the military to receive, and put into daily action early digital imaging hardware and software. As a result, he was awarded the Air Force Commendation medal for his key role in facilitating the US Air Force transition from film to digital. After the military, Frederick went on to study visual communication at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. Frederick also studied at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, where he ultimately became Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Frederick was also a key member of team responsible for the development of iPhoto, Apple’s award-winning photo management application. Highly knowledgeable on multiple disciplines of photography, technology, and Internet trends – Frederick is able to discuss how emerging trends and technologies effect and benefit both amateur and professional photographers. Frederick is also author of the popular book “Global Mobile, Connecting without Wires, Walls, or Borders”. Today Frederick lives in Sacramento, California, and continues to practice photography whenever possible. He has also been known to sneak in playing a game or two on his PlayStation or flying his drone from time to time. You can follow him on Twitter. Michael T. Rose began his Mac-centric career with a decade-plus stint in editorial technology at Entertainment Weekly & LIFE magazines, starting as a college intern right around when the Mac IIx was launched. After leaving the print publishing world, Mike worked as an IT lead and creative director for an NYC events and marketing agency. In 2013 he switched trains once again, and now enjoys his #dreamjob at Salesforce as a lead solution engineer. From 2006 to early 2015, Mike was a proud editor and contributor at The Unofficial Apple Web Log (TUAW), now folded into Engadget. Mike & his family live in Brooklyn, NY. You can find him on Twitter. Links: Norbert Frassa’s picks Satechi 75W Dual Type-C PD Travel Charger Adapter with 2 USB-C PD & 2 USB 3.0 iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug Ten One Design T1-BLKH-109 Blockhead Side-Facing Plug 1Password Family Subscription Tug Plug Frederick Van Johnson’s picks Spiffy Gear Lumee RGB Light Bracelet Spiffy Gear Lumee Bicolor Light Bracelet Amazon Echo Buds ColorWare Custom AirPods Dark Noise App Grammarly Blinkist Mike T. Rose’s picks Satechi Aluminum Type-C Multimedia Adapter with 4K HDMI, Mini DP, USB-C PD, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Micro/SD Card Slots DJI Mavic Mini - Drone FlyCam Quadcopter with 2.7K Camera 3-Axis Gimbal Pluralsight LinkedIn Learning Macsparky Shortcuts Field Guide Chuck Joiner’s picks Apple TV+ Apple HomePod Short Stop Mute Box EATOP USB Flash Drives 128GB, Thumb Drive USB 3.0 Flash Drive 128GB Compatible with Mobile Phone & Computers
Marco has invited back his friend and long-time mirrorless camera reviewer and expert Mathieu Gasquet. Mat and his significant other - Heather - are also the founders of www.MirrorLessons.com / and www.MirrorlessComparison.com. This show is sponsored by: COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world. http://bit.ly/STREETOMATIC and Skylum Luminar - The cutting edge photo editor http://bit.ly/PPN-Luminar3 Marco’s Street Photography exhibition: “Poetry of coincidence” will be shown at ErsteReihe.Hamburg Gallery from November 21st to December 7th. Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/PGaP9uhmHibQTURE6 Nikon Z50 Nikon is entering the mirrorless APS-C sensor market with this camera. This camera uses the Z-mount and offers a 21MP CMOS sensor with a 209-point Hybrid AF System. But unlike the Z6 & Z7 it does not have in-body image stabilization. But it’s also smaller and lighter than the Full Frame Z-Siblings while still offering Nikon-like grip and ergonomics. The 90° tilt-up and 180° tilt-down LCD is unique but may interfere with tripods if you want to use the LCD as a selfie screen. Nikon Z50 B&H: https://bhpho.to/2reW1Xv Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/35iefpW Olympus E-M5 III The new E-M5 III shares a lot of features of the E-M1 MK II. It has a 20MP m4/3 sensor with a 121-point phase and CDAF and a 50MP high-res mode as well as 30 fps burst and 10fps with continuous AF shooting modes. On the video side it shoots 4K up to 24p and Full HD up to 60p is supported. The EVF now moved from an LCD to an OLED system which should improve the viewing experience. And Olympus continues to make their cameras more weatherproof - a feature that I have started to appreciate - when it works - in recent months. The E-M5 MK III is now IPX-1 rated. Bluetooth has also been added for better connectivity with your mobile devices. Olympus E-M5 III B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Xzrfol Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2XxmnjB Sony a9 II After 2.5 years in production, Sony’s flagship sports camera gets a refined update. While the sensor and amount of AF pixel stayed the same, the new processor improves overall responsiveness and AF tracking reliability. The mechanical shutter can now shoot 10 fps. A second UHS-II SD card slot also improves the ability to offload the images fast to SD-cards. But the upgrade from 100 Mbit to a built-in Gigabit Ethernet port plus implementation of 5GHz ac Wi-Fi also helps to offload the images quickly to the photo agencies. Sony a9 II B&H: https://bhpho.to/34cqILW Leica SL2 Leica announced an update to their Full Frame SL camera line. The camera has a 47MP FF CMOS sensor with CDAF and now finally a 5-axis IBIS is built-in. A 187MP high res mode enables the user to create huge high-quality prints. And a 5.76M-dot OLED EVF is also a useful improvement. The camera allows for 10 fps burst shooting with mechanical shutter and locked AF which drops to 6fps in continuous AF mode. And pretty much all of these are the specs of the Panasonic Lumix S1R, too. But the Leica does have a different body design and it has a beautiful top plate LCD as well as 2 SD-card slots instead of the 1 SD and 1 XQD slot on the S1 and S1R. What’s lacking on the Leica is a tilting LCD screen. At launch, the SL2 is priced at $6000 US and is about twice the price of the Lumix S1R. Leica SL II B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KDRAg3 Panasonic Lumix S1R B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IoT9zJ Mirrorless question of the month: Hello Marco, I have my Olympus EM-10 for 3 years now. Time to upgrade? Not so sure, I'm wondering if I rather keep it until I will start to see mechanical or electronic issues? The new EM-10 and 5 mark III are more capable (better image stabilization, more pixels, better Continuous autofocus...) but I still enjoy my ''old'' camera and knows its limitations. I think I would rather invest the money in lenses, travels or workshops, no? What do you think? Question by: Christophe, Canada We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Andrew Ha - Street Meat (click for the link to the image on Flickr). See his image at the bottom of this page. Links to Mathieu Gasquet (Mat): Web: mirrorlessons.com Web: mirrorlesscomparison.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorlessons/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirrorlessons Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorLessons Links to Marco Larousse: Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com Twitter: @HamburgCam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1 Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/ Links to PPN: Web: www.PhotoPodcasts.com or PPN.fm Twitter: @Photopodcasts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photopodcasts/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link. And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes. For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam About this show: On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.
Our third MacVoices holiday Gift Guide show might be the most diverse yet, with selections from hardware to software, from services to training, with entertaining comments and banter to boot from the panel of Norbert Frassa, Frederick Van Johnson, Mike T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner. Enjoy! This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices and use the offer code “macvoices2019”. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Donate to MacVoices via Paypal or become a MacVoices Patron. Guests: Norbert Frassa is a technology “man about town”. Follow him on Twitter and see what he’s up to. Frederick Van Johnson is a professional photographer host of This Week in Photo, and founder of the TWiP Network - one of the world’s most popular photography-related podcast media properties. Frederick also consults on marketing with a number of photography industry companies. Frederick began his career as a Combat Photojournalist in the United States Air Force, where he served for 8 years, and was decorated many times for photography. Frederick’s unit was among the first in the military to receive, and put into daily action early digital imaging hardware and software. As a result, he was awarded the Air Force Commendation medal for his key role in facilitating the US Air Force transition from film to digital. After the military, Frederick went on to study visual communication at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. Frederick also studied at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, where he ultimately became Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Frederick was also a key member of team responsible for the development of iPhoto, Apple’s award-winning photo management application. Highly knowledgeable on multiple disciplines of photography, technology, and Internet trends – Frederick is able to discuss how emerging trends and technologies effect and benefit both amateur and professional photographers. Frederick is also author of the popular book “Global Mobile, Connecting without Wires, Walls, or Borders”. Today Frederick lives in Sacramento, California, and continues to practice photography whenever possible. He has also been known to sneak in playing a game or two on his PlayStation or flying his drone from time to time. You can follow him on Twitter. Michael T. Rose began his Mac-centric career with a decade-plus stint in editorial technology at Entertainment Weekly & LIFE magazines, starting as a college intern right around when the Mac IIx was launched. After leaving the print publishing world, Mike worked as an IT lead and creative director for an NYC events and marketing agency. In 2013 he switched trains once again, and now enjoys his #dreamjob at Salesforce as a lead solution engineer. From 2006 to early 2015, Mike was a proud editor and contributor at The Unofficial Apple Web Log (TUAW), now folded into Engadget. Mike & his family live in Brooklyn, NY. You can find him on Twitter. Links: Norbert Frassa’s picks Satechi 75W Dual Type-C PD Travel Charger Adapter with 2 USB-C PD & 2 USB 3.0 iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug Ten One Design T1-BLKH-109 Blockhead Side-Facing Plug 1Password Family Subscription Tug Plug Frederick Van Johnson’s picks Spiffy Gear Lumee RGB Light Bracelet Spiffy Gear Lumee Bicolor Light Bracelet Amazon Echo Buds ColorWare Custom AirPods Dark Noise App Grammarly Blinkist Mike T. Rose’s picks Satechi Aluminum Type-C Multimedia Adapter with 4K HDMI, Mini DP, USB-C PD, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Micro/SD Card Slots DJI Mavic Mini - Drone FlyCam Quadcopter with 2.7K Camera 3-Axis Gimbal Pluralsight LinkedIn Learning Macsparky Shortcuts Field Guide Chuck Joiner’s picks Apple TV+ Apple HomePod Short Stop Mute Box EATOP USB Flash Drives 128GB, Thumb Drive USB 3.0 Flash Drive 128GB Compatible with Mobile Phone & Computers
Our third MacVoices holiday Gift Guide show might be the most diverse yet, with selections from hardware to software, from services to training, with entertaining comments and banter to boot from the panel of Norbert Frassa, Frederick Van Johnson, Mike T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner. Enjoy! This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices and use the offer code “macvoices2019”. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Donate to MacVoices via Paypal or become a MacVoices Patron. Guests: Norbert Frassa is a technology “man about town”. Follow him on Twitter and see what he’s up to. Frederick Van Johnson is a professional photographer host of This Week in Photo, and founder of the TWiP Network - one of the world’s most popular photography-related podcast media properties. Frederick also consults on marketing with a number of photography industry companies. Frederick began his career as a Combat Photojournalist in the United States Air Force, where he served for 8 years, and was decorated many times for photography. Frederick’s unit was among the first in the military to receive, and put into daily action early digital imaging hardware and software. As a result, he was awarded the Air Force Commendation medal for his key role in facilitating the US Air Force transition from film to digital. After the military, Frederick went on to study visual communication at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. Frederick also studied at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, where he ultimately became Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Frederick was also a key member of team responsible for the development of iPhoto, Apple’s award-winning photo management application. Highly knowledgeable on multiple disciplines of photography, technology, and Internet trends – Frederick is able to discuss how emerging trends and technologies effect and benefit both amateur and professional photographers. Frederick is also author of the popular book “Global Mobile, Connecting without Wires, Walls, or Borders”. Today Frederick lives in Sacramento, California, and continues to practice photography whenever possible. He has also been known to sneak in playing a game or two on his PlayStation or flying his drone from time to time. You can follow him on Twitter. Michael T. Rose began his Mac-centric career with a decade-plus stint in editorial technology at Entertainment Weekly & LIFE magazines, starting as a college intern right around when the Mac IIx was launched. After leaving the print publishing world, Mike worked as an IT lead and creative director for an NYC events and marketing agency. In 2013 he switched trains once again, and now enjoys his #dreamjob at Salesforce as a lead solution engineer. From 2006 to early 2015, Mike was a proud editor and contributor at The Unofficial Apple Web Log (TUAW), now folded into Engadget. Mike & his family live in Brooklyn, NY. You can find him on Twitter. Links: Norbert Frassa’s picks Satechi 75W Dual Type-C PD Travel Charger Adapter with 2 USB-C PD & 2 USB 3.0 iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug Ten One Design T1-BLKH-109 Blockhead Side-Facing Plug 1Password Family Subscription Tug Plug Frederick Van Johnson’s picks Spiffy Gear Lumee RGB Light Bracelet Spiffy Gear Lumee Bicolor Light Bracelet Amazon Echo Buds ColorWare Custom AirPods Dark Noise App Grammarly Blinkist Mike T. Rose’s picks Satechi Aluminum Type-C Multimedia Adapter with 4K HDMI, Mini DP, USB-C PD, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Micro/SD Card Slots DJI Mavic Mini - Drone FlyCam Quadcopter with 2.7K Camera 3-Axis Gimbal Pluralsight LinkedIn Learning Macsparky Shortcuts Field Guide Chuck Joiner’s picks Apple TV+ Apple HomePod Short Stop Mute Box EATOP USB Flash Drives 128GB, Thumb Drive USB 3.0 Flash Drive 128GB Compatible with Mobile Phone & Computers
Sag was! ist nun bei Spotify Lange hat es gedauert, aber wer von euch Freunde und Bekannte hat, die nur über Spotify Podcasts hören, der kann jetzt Bescheid geben, dass euer Lieblingspodcast auch dort verfügbar ist. Geektalk, Interview (K)ein neues Castlevania Lange mussten Fans der Castlevania Serie auf einen würdigen Nachfolger des legendären “Symphony of the Night” warten. Nach einer sehr erfolgreichen Kickstarter Kampagne, eine 2 jährigen Verzögerung bei der Veröffentlichung, kommen Fans von Metroidvania Games mit Bloodstained voll auf Ihre Kosten. Matze hat sich durch das Schloss gekämpft und sagt Euch, was Ihr zu erwarten habt. Kommt bald ein neues, größeres MacBook Pro? Es gibt Gerüchte und es gibt Gerüchte. Manche komme einfach irgendwoher, andere aus Quellen, die als uzverlässig gelten. Wenn dann auch noch Geräteregistrierungen ähnliches andeuten, dann kann man davon ausgehen, dass was dran ist. So scheint es nun beim 16″ Macbook Pro zu sein. Wir warten gespannt auf die nächste Keynote von Apple, was denn wahres dran ist und ob es noch dieses Jahr erscheint. John Ivy geht Der legendäre Chefdesigner von Apple Johny Ivy verlässt den Konzern um mit seiner eigenen Firma nun genau Apple zu betreuen. Wir blicken zurück und diskutieren ob es überhaupt ein Verlust ist. Der Bad Boy is back Edgar Wasser war lange von der Bildfläche verschwunden, doch nun ist der “deutsche Eminem” wieder mit eine paar einzelnen Tracks am Start. Wir stellen euch Marijuana vor. Der neue Raspberry Pi 4 ist da Raspberry Pis sind coole Einplatinencomputer mit denen man viele schöne Projekte umsetzen kann. Vom Frischling über den Bastler bis zum Programmierer, für alle ist was dabei und nun gibt es das Schnäppchen in einer vierten Edition. Los geht es bei 35$, er ist aufrüstbar mit bis zu 4GB Ram, hat Gigabit Ethernet (diesmal wirklich), 2x USB2, 2xUSB3, 2 Micro HDMI Ports für 2x4K Displays, einen neuen Prozessor und einen USB-C Stromanschluss. Die beste Serie? Viel wird unter Serienfans diskutiert, was denn nun die beste Serie ist: ist es Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones oder The Wire? Auf jeden Fall hat zuletzt die Serie Chernobyl für Schlagzeilen gesorgt und wir erzählen Euch was man erwarten kann. Playstation Plus macht ernst Sony hatte angekündigt, weniger Spiele im Playstation Plus Abo anzubieten, dafür aber neuere von höherer Qualität. Das ist sicher schlecht für Indie-Studios, aber für Spieler kann es ganz cool sein, gerade wenn man sowieso ein längeres Backlog hat. Und es scheint wirklich zu stimmen, denn diesen Monat ist kein geringeres Spiel als Detroit Become Human gratis dabei. Bei Playstation Plus gibt es sogar die Digital Delux Edition incl. Heavy Rain und Soundtrack. Angeboten wird Sie im Store sonst für 69€, bei Amazon gibt es das Spiel alleine als Hard Copy immerhin für 28€. Lass dir mal was schenken Habt ihr ein Google Drive / Google One Abo? Dann solltet ihr mal die App auf euer Telefon laden und rein schauen. Derzeit verschenkt Google nämlich Google Home Minis. Die kosten zwar aktuell nur noch 34€, aber geschenkt ist geschenkt, oder?
Sag was! ist nun bei Spotify Lange hat es gedauert, aber wer von euch Freunde und Bekannte hat, die nur über Spotify Podcasts hören, der kann jetzt Bescheid geben, dass euer Lieblingspodcast auch dort verfügbar ist. Geektalk, Interview (K)ein neues Castlevania Lange mussten Fans der Castlevania Serie auf einen würdigen Nachfolger des legendären “Symphony of the Night” warten. Nach einer sehr erfolgreichen Kickstarter Kampagne, eine 2 jährigen Verzögerung bei der Veröffentlichung, kommen Fans von Metroidvania Games mit Bloodstained voll auf Ihre Kosten. Matze hat sich durch das Schloss gekämpft und sagt Euch, was Ihr zu erwarten habt. Kommt bald ein neues, größeres MacBook Pro? Es gibt Gerüchte und es gibt Gerüchte. Manche komme einfach irgendwoher, andere aus Quellen, die als uzverlässig gelten. Wenn dann auch noch Geräteregistrierungen ähnliches andeuten, dann kann man davon ausgehen, dass was dran ist. So scheint es nun beim 16″ Macbook Pro zu sein. Wir warten gespannt auf die nächste Keynote von Apple, was denn wahres dran ist und ob es noch dieses Jahr erscheint. John Ivy geht Der legendäre Chefdesigner von Apple Johny Ivy verlässt den Konzern um mit seiner eigenen Firma nun genau Apple zu betreuen. Wir blicken zurück und diskutieren ob es überhaupt ein Verlust ist. Der Bad Boy is back Edgar Wasser war lange von der Bildfläche verschwunden, doch nun ist der “deutsche Eminem” wieder mit eine paar einzelnen Tracks am Start. Wir stellen euch Marijuana vor. Der neue Raspberry Pi 4 ist da Raspberry Pis sind coole Einplatinencomputer mit denen man viele schöne Projekte umsetzen kann. Vom Frischling über den Bastler bis zum Programmierer, für alle ist was dabei und nun gibt es das Schnäppchen in einer vierten Edition. Los geht es bei 35$, er ist aufrüstbar mit bis zu 4GB Ram, hat Gigabit Ethernet (diesmal wirklich), 2x USB2, 2xUSB3, 2 Micro HDMI Ports für 2x4K Displays, einen neuen Prozessor und einen USB-C Stromanschluss. Die beste Serie? Viel wird unter Serienfans diskutiert, was denn nun die beste Serie ist: ist es Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones oder The Wire? Auf jeden Fall hat zuletzt die Serie Chernobyl für Schlagzeilen gesorgt und wir erzählen Euch was man erwarten kann. Playstation Plus macht ernst Sony hatte angekündigt, weniger Spiele im Playstation Plus Abo anzubieten, dafür aber neuere von höherer Qualität. Das ist sicher schlecht für Indie-Studios, aber für Spieler kann es ganz cool sein, gerade wenn man sowieso ein längeres Backlog hat. Und es scheint wirklich zu stimmen, denn diesen Monat ist kein geringeres Spiel als Detroit Become Human gratis dabei. Bei Playstation Plus gibt es sogar die Digital Delux Edition incl. Heavy Rain und Soundtrack. Angeboten wird Sie im Store sonst für 69€, bei Amazon gibt es das Spiel alleine als Hard Copy immerhin für 28€. Lass dir mal was schenken Habt ihr ein Google Drive / Google One Abo? Dann solltet ihr mal die App auf euer Telefon laden und rein schauen. Derzeit verschenkt Google nämlich Google Home Minis. Die kosten zwar aktuell nur noch 34€, aber geschenkt ist geschenkt, oder?
Sag was! ist nun bei Spotify Lange hat es gedauert, aber wer von euch Freunde und Bekannte hat, die nur über Spotify Podcasts hören, der kann jetzt Bescheid geben, dass euer Lieblingspodcast auch dort verfügbar ist. Geektalk, Interview (K)ein neues Castlevania Lange mussten Fans der Castlevania Serie auf einen würdigen Nachfolger des legendären “Symphony of the Night” warten. Nach einer sehr erfolgreichen Kickstarter Kampagne, eine 2 jährigen Verzögerung bei der Veröffentlichung, kommen Fans von Metroidvania Games mit Bloodstained voll auf Ihre Kosten. Matze hat sich durch das Schloss gekämpft und sagt Euch, was Ihr zu erwarten habt. Kommt bald ein neues, größeres MacBook Pro? Es gibt Gerüchte und es gibt Gerüchte. Manche komme einfach irgendwoher, andere aus Quellen, die als uzverlässig gelten. Wenn dann auch noch Geräteregistrierungen ähnliches andeuten, dann kann man davon ausgehen, dass was dran ist. So scheint es nun beim 16″ Macbook Pro zu sein. Wir warten gespannt auf die nächste Keynote von Apple, was denn wahres dran ist und ob es noch dieses Jahr erscheint. John Ivy geht Der legendäre Chefdesigner von Apple Johny Ivy verlässt den Konzern um mit seiner eigenen Firma nun genau Apple zu betreuen. Wir blicken zurück und diskutieren ob es überhaupt ein Verlust ist. Der Bad Boy is back Edgar Wasser war lange von der Bildfläche verschwunden, doch nun ist der “deutsche Eminem” wieder mit eine paar einzelnen Tracks am Start. Wir stellen euch Marijuana vor. Der neue Raspberry Pi 4 ist da Raspberry Pis sind coole Einplatinencomputer mit denen man viele schöne Projekte umsetzen kann. Vom Frischling über den Bastler bis zum Programmierer, für alle ist was dabei und nun gibt es das Schnäppchen in einer vierten Edition. Los geht es bei 35$, er ist aufrüstbar mit bis zu 4GB Ram, hat Gigabit Ethernet (diesmal wirklich), 2x USB2, 2xUSB3, 2 Micro HDMI Ports für 2x4K Displays, einen neuen Prozessor und einen USB-C Stromanschluss. Die beste Serie? Viel wird unter Serienfans diskutiert, was denn nun die beste Serie ist: ist es Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones oder The Wire? Auf jeden Fall hat zuletzt die Serie Chernobyl für Schlagzeilen gesorgt und wir erzählen Euch was man erwarten kann. Playstation Plus macht ernst Sony hatte angekündigt, weniger Spiele im Playstation Plus Abo anzubieten, dafür aber neuere von höherer Qualität. Das ist sicher schlecht für Indie-Studios, aber für Spieler kann es ganz cool sein, gerade wenn man sowieso ein längeres Backlog hat. Und es scheint wirklich zu stimmen, denn diesen Monat ist kein geringeres Spiel als Detroit Become Human gratis dabei. Bei Playstation Plus gibt es sogar die Digital Delux Edition incl. Heavy Rain und Soundtrack. Angeboten wird Sie im Store sonst für 69€, bei Amazon gibt es das Spiel alleine als Hard Copy immerhin für 28€. Lass dir mal was schenken Habt ihr ein Google Drive / Google One Abo? Dann solltet ihr mal die App auf euer Telefon laden und rein schauen. Derzeit verschenkt Google nämlich Google Home Minis. Die kosten zwar aktuell nur noch 34€, aber geschenkt ist geschenkt, oder?
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is here! https://www.adafruit.com/product/4292 #RaspberryPi4 #RaspberryPi #adafruit The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is the newest Raspberry Pi computer made, and the Pi Foundation knows you can always make a good thing better! And what could make the Pi 4 better than the 3? How about a faster processor, USB 3.0 ports, and updated Gigabit Ethernet chip with PoE capability? Good guess - that's exactly what they did! The Raspberry Pi 4 is the latest product in the Raspberry Pi range, boasting an updated 64-bit quad core processor running at 1.4GHz with built-in metal heatsink, USB 3 ports, dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LAN, faster (300 mbps) Ethernet, and PoE capability via a separate PoE HAT. You can still use all your favorite Raspbian or PIXEL software with this update. You MUST make sure to upgrade your Raspbian operating system install to the latest version so that the firmware can support the new chips! Old SD cards from previous releases will not work without a upgrade! The dual-band wireless LAN comes with modular compliance certification, that's the metal tin in the corner of the Pi, with the logo stamped on it. This allows the board to be designed into end products with significantly reduced wireless LAN compliance testing, improving both cost and time to market. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe Join our weekly Show & Tell on G+ Hangouts On Air: http://adafru.it/showtell New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
October 26, 2018 Plus, Bell Canada Selects Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN for Its VNS Platform; Arista Updates to 400G; Trump Administration Wants a 5G PolicyNokia will cut thousands of jobs as part of a major restructuring it hopes will cut $800 million in operating costs by 2020. Bell Canada picked Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN platform as the first service to be offered on its newly launched Virtual Network Services (VNS) Platform. Arista Networks launched a new switching line that support 400 Gigabit Ethernet. The Trump administration is pushing for a national 5G spectrum policy. Nokia Will Cut Thousands of Jobs Amid 5G Transformation Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN Is the First VNF on Bell Canada’s VNS Arista Networks Introduces 400 Gigabit Ethernet Platforms Trump Wants a National 5G Spectrum Policy
October 26, 2018 Plus, Bell Canada Selects Cisco's Viptela SD-WAN for Its VNS Platform; Arista Updates to 400G; Trump Administration Wants a 5G PolicyNokia will cut thousands of jobs as part of a major restructuring it hopes will cut $800 million in operating costs by 2020. Bell Canada picked Cisco's Viptela SD-WAN platform as the first service to be offered on its newly launched Virtual Network Services (VNS) Platform. Arista Networks launched a new switching line that support 400 Gigabit Ethernet. The Trump administration is pushing for a national 5G spectrum policy. Nokia Will Cut Thousands of Jobs Amid 5G Transformation Cisco's Viptela SD-WAN Is the First VNF on Bell Canada's VNS Arista Networks Introduces 400 Gigabit Ethernet Platforms Trump Wants a National 5G Spectrum Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TrueOS Stable 18.03 released, a look at F-stack, the secret to an open source business model, intro to jails and jail networking, FreeBSD Foundation March update, and the ipsec Errata. Headlines TrueOS STABLE 18.03 Release The TrueOS team is pleased to announce the availability of a new STABLE release of the TrueOS project (version 18.03). This is a special release due to the security issues impacting the computing world since the beginning of 2018. In particular, mitigating the “Meltdown” and “Spectre” system exploits make it necessary to update the entire package ecosystem for TrueOS. This release does not replace the scheduled June STABLE update, but provides the necessary and expected security updates for the STABLE release branch of TrueOS, even though this is part-way through our normal release cycle. Important changes between version 17.12 and 18.03 “Meltdown” security fixes: This release contains all the fixes to FreeBSD which mitigate the security issues for systems that utilize Intel-based processors when running virtual machines such as FreeBSD jails. Please note that virtual machines or jails must also be updated to a version of FreeBSD or TrueOS which contains these security fixes. “Spectre” security mitigations: This release contains all current mitigations from FreeBSD HEAD for the Spectre memory-isolation attacks (Variant 2). All 3rd-party packages for this release are also compiled with LLVM/Clang 6 (the “retpoline” mitigation strategy). This fixes many memory allocation issues and enforces stricter requirements for code completeness and memory usage within applications. Unfortunately, some 3rd-party applications became unavailable as pre-compiled packages due to non-compliance with these updated standards. These applications are currently being fixed either by the upstream authors or the FreeBSD port maintainers. If there are any concerns about the availability of a critical application for a specific workflow, please search through the changelog of packages between TrueOS 17.12 and 18.03 to verify the status of the application. Most systems will need microcode updates for additional Spectre mitigations. The microcode updates are not enabled by default. This work is considered experimental because it is in active development by the upstream vendors. If desired, the microcode updates are available with the new devcpu-data package, which is available in the Appcafe. Install this package and enable the new microcode_update service to apply the latest runtime code when booting the system. Important security-based package updates LibreSSL is updated from version 2.6.3 -> 2.6.4 Reminder: LibreSSL is used on TrueOS to build any package which does not explicitly require OpenSSL. All applications that utilize the SSL transport layer are now running with the latest security updates. Browser updates: (Keep in mind that many browsers have also implemented their own security mitigations in the aftermath of the Spectre exploit.) Firefox: 57.0.1 -> 58.0.2 Chromium: 61.0.3163.100 -> 63.0.3239.132 Qt5 Webengine (QupZilla, Falkon, many others): 5.7.1 -> 5.9.4 All pre-compiled packages for this release are built with the latest versions of LLVM/Clang, unless the package explicitly requires GCC. These packages also utilize the latest compile-time mitigations for memory-access security concerns. F-Stack F-Stack is an user space network development kit with high performance based on DPDK, FreeBSD TCP/IP stack and coroutine API. http://www.f-stack.org Introduction With the rapid development of NIC, the poor performance of data packets processing with Linux kernel has become the bottleneck. However, the rapid development of the Internet needs high performance of network processing, kernel bypass has caught more and more attentions. There are various similar technologies appear, such as DPDK, NETMAP and PF_RING. The main idea of kernel bypass is that Linux is only used to deal with control flow, all data streams are processed in user space. Therefore, kernel bypass can avoid performance bottlenecks caused by kernel packet copying, thread scheduling, system calls and interrupts. Furthermore, kernel bypass can achieve higher performance with multi optimizing methods. Within various techniques, DPDK has been widely used because of its more thorough isolation from kernel scheduling and active community support. F-Stack is an open source network framework with high performance based on DPDK. With following characteristics Ultra high network performance which can achieve network card under full load, 10 million concurrent connections, 5 million RPS, 1 million CPS. Transplant FreeBSD 11.01 user space stack, provides a complete stack function, cut a great amount of irrelevant features. Therefore greatly enhance the performance. Support Nginx, Redis and other mature applications, service can easily use F-Stack With Multi-process architecture, easy to extend Provide micro thread interface. Various applications with stateful app can easily use F-Stack to get high performance without processing complex asynchronous logic. Provide Epoll/Kqueue interface that allow many kinds of applications easily use F-Stack History In order to deal with the increasingly severe DDoS attacks, authorized DNS server of Tencent Cloud DNSPod switched from Gigabit Ethernet to 10-Gigabit at the end of 2012. We faced several options, one is to continue to use the original model another is to use kernel bypass technology. After several rounds of investigation, we finally chose to develop our next generation of DNS server based on DPDK. The reason is DPDK provides ultra-high performance and can be seamlessly extended to 40G, or even 100G NIC in the future. After several months of development and testing, DKDNS, high-performance DNS server based on DPDK officially released in October 2013. It's capable of achieving up to 11 million QPS with a single 10GE port and 18.2 million QPS with two 10GE ports. And then we developed a user-space TCP/IP stack called F-Stack that can process 0.6 million RPS with a single 10GE port. With the fast growth of Tencent Cloud, more and more services need higher network access performance. Meanwhile, F-Stack was continuous improving driven by the business growth, and ultimately developed into a general network access framework. But this TCP/IP stack couldn't meet the needs of these services while continue to develop and maintain a complete network stack will cost high, we've tried several plans and finally determined to port FreeBSD(11.0 stable) TCP/IP stack into F-Stack. Thus, we can reduce the cost of maintenance and follow up the improvement from community quickly.Thanks to libplebnet and libuinet, this work becomes a lot easier. With the rapid development of all kinds of application, in order to help different APPs quick and easily use F-Stack, F-Stack has integrated Nginx, Redis and other commonly used APPs, and a micro thread framework, and provides a standard Epoll/Kqueue interface. Currently, besides authorized DNS server of DNSPod, there are various products in Tencent Cloud has used the F-Stack, such as HttpDNS (D+), COS access module, CDN access module, etc.. iXsystems Leadership Is The Secret To An Open Source Business Model A Forbes article by Mike Lauth, CEO of iXsystems There is a good chance you’ve never heard of open source software and an even greater one that you’re using it every day without even realizing it. Open source software is computer software that is available under a variety of licenses that all encourage the sharing of the software and its underlying source code. Open source has powered the internet from day one and today powers the cloud and just about everything connected to it from your mobile phone to virtually every internet of things device. FreeNAS is one of two open source operating systems that my company, iXsystems, develops and distributes free of charge and is at the heart of our line of TrueNAS enterprise storage products. While some of our competitors sell storage software similar to FreeNAS, we not only give it away but also do so with truly no strings attached -- competitors can and do take FreeNAS and build products based on it with zero obligation to share their changes. The freedom to do so is the fundamental tenet of permissively licensed open source software, and while it sounds self-defeating to be this generous, we’ve proven that leadership, not licensing, is the true secret to a successful open source business model. We each have our own personal definition of what is fair when it comes to open source. At iXsystems, we made a conscious decision to base FreeNAS and TrueOS on the FreeBSD operating system developed by the FreeBSD project. We stand on the shoulders of giants by using FreeBSD and we consider it quite reasonable to give back on the same generous terms that the FreeBSD project offers us. We could be selective in what we provide free of charge, but we believe that doing so would be short-sighted. In the long game we’re playing, the leadership we provide over the open source projects we produce is infinitely more important than any restrictions provided by the licenses of those and other open source projects. Twenty years in, we have no reason to change our free-software-on-great-hardware business model and giving away the software has brought an unexpected side-benefit: the largest Q/A department in the world, staffed by our passionate users who volunteer to let us know every thought they have about our software. We wouldn’t change a thing, and I encourage you to find exactly what win-win goodwill you and your company can provide to your constituents to make them not just a customer base but a community. Drive The Conversation It took a leap of faith for us to give away the heart of our products in exchange for a passionate community, but doing so changes your customer's relationship with your brand from priced to priceless. This kind of relationship leverages a social contract instead of a legal one. Taking this approach empowers your users in ways they will not experience with other companies and it is your responsibility to lead, rather than control them with a project like FreeNAS Relieve Customer Pain Points With Every New Release Responsiveness to the needs of your constituents is what distinguishes project leadership from project dictatorship. Be sure to balance your vision for your products and projects with the “real world” needs of your users. While our competition can use the software we develop, they will at best wow users with specific features rather than project-wide ones. Never underestimate how grateful a user will be when you make their job easier. Accept That A Patent Is Not A Business Model Patents are considered the ultimate control mechanism in the technology industry, but they only provide a business model if you have a monopoly and monopolies are illegal. Resist getting hung up on the control you can establish over your customers and spend your time acquiring and empowering them. The moment you both realize that your success is mutual, you have a relationship that will last longer than any single sale. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how the relationships you build will transcend the specific companies that friends you make work for. Distinguish Leadership From Management Every company has various levels of management, but leadership is the magic that creates markets where they did not exist and aligns paying customers with value that you can deliver in a profitable manner. Leadership and vision are ultimately the most proprietary aspects of a technology business, over every patentable piece of hardware or licensable piece of software. Whether you create a new market or bring efficiency to an existing one, your leadership is your secret weapon -- not your level of control. News Roundup Introduction to Jails and Jail Networking on FreeBSD Jails basically partition a FreeBSD system into various isolated sub-systems called jails. The syscall and userspace tools first appeared in FreeBSD 4.0 (~ March 2000) with subsequent releases expanding functionality and improving existing features as well as usability. + For Linux users, jails are similar to LXC, used for resource/process isolation. Unlike LXC however, jails are a first-class concept and are well integrated into the base system. Essentially however, both offer a chroot-with-extra-separation feeling. Setting up a jail is a fairly simple process, which can essentially be split into three steps: + Place the stuff you want to run and the stuff it needs to run somewhere on your filesystem. + Add some basic configuration for the jail in jail.conf. + Fire up the jail. To confirm that the jail started successfully we can use the jls utility: We can now enter the jailed environment by using jexec, which will by default execute a root shell inside the named jail A jail can only see and use addresses that have been passed down to it by the parent system. This creates a slight problem with the loopback address: The host would probably like to keep that address to itself and not share it with any jail. Because of this, the loopback-address inside a jail is emulated by the system: + 127.0.0.1 is an alias for the first IPv4-address assigned to the jail. + ::1 is an alias for the first IPv6-address assigned to the jail. While this looks simple enough and usually works just fine[tm], it is also a source of many problems. Just imagine if your jail has only one single global IPv4 assigned to it. A daemon binding its (possibly unsecured) control port to the loopback-address would then unwillingly be exposed to the rest of the internet, which is hardly ever a good idea. + So, create an extra loopback adapter, and make the first IP in each jail a private loopback address + The tutorial goes on to cover making multiple jails share a single public IP address using NAT + It also covers more advanced concepts like ‘thin’ jails, to save some disk space if you are going to create a large number of jails, and how to upgrade them after the fact + Finally, it covers the integration with a lot of common tools, like identifying and filter jailed processes using top and ps, or using the package managers support for jails to install packages in a jail from the outside. **DigitalOcean** SmartOS release-20180315 ``` Hello All, The latest bi-weekly "release" branch build of SmartOS is up: curl -C - -O https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/Joyent_Dev/public/SmartOS/smartos-latest.iso curl -C - -O https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/Joyent_Dev/public/SmartOS/smartos-latest-USB.img.bz2 curl -C - -O https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/Joyent_Dev/public/SmartOS/smartos-latest.vmwarevm.tar.bz2 A generated changelog is here: https://us-east.manta.joyent.com/Joyent_Dev/public/SmartOS/smartos.html#20180329T002644Z The full build bits directory, for those interested, is here in Manta: /Joyent_Dev/public/SmartOS/20180329T002644Z Highlights Firewall rules created with fwadm(1M) can now use the PRIORITY keyword to specify a higher precedence for a rule. This release has includes mitigation of the Intel Meltdown vulnerability in the form of kpti (kernel page table isolation) with PCID (process context identifier) support This release also includes experimental support for bhyve branded zones. General Info Every second Thursday we roll a "release-YYYYMMDD" release branch and builds for SmartOS (and Triton DataCenter and Manta, as well). Cheers, Josh Wilsdon, on behalf of the SmartOS developers https://smartos.org ``` Here's a screencap from q5sys' machine showing the output of sysinfo: https://i.imgur.com/MFkNi76.jpg FreeBSD Foundation March 2018 Update > Syzkaller update: Syzkaller is a coverage-guided system call fuzzer. It invokes syscalls with arbitrary and changing inputs, and is intended to use code coverage data to guide changes to system call inputs in order to access larger and larger portions of the kernel in the search for bugs. > Last term’s student focused largely on scripts to deploy and configure Syzkaller on Packet.net’s hosting infrastructure, but did not get to the code coverage integration required for Syzkaller to be effective. This term co-op student Mitchell Horne has been adding code coverage support in FreeBSD for Syzkaller. > The Linux code coverage support for Syzkaller is known as kcov and was submitted by Dmitry Vyukov, Syzkaller’s author. Kcov is purposebuilt for Syzkaller: > kcov provides code coverage collection for coverage-guided fuzzing (randomized testing). Coverage-guided fuzzing is a testing technique that uses coverage feedback to determine new interesting inputs to a system. > kcov does not aim to collect as much coverage as possible. It aims to collect more or less stable coverage that is function of syscall inputs. To achieve this goal it does not collect coverage in soft/hard interrupts and instrumentation of some inherently non-deterministic or non-interesting parts of kernel is disabled (e.g. scheduler, locking). > Mitchell implemented equivalent functionality for FreeBSD - a distinct implementation, but modelled on the one in Linux. These patches are currently in review, as are minor changes to Syzkaller to use the new interface on FreeBSD. > We still have some additional work to fully integrate Syzkaller and run it on a consistent basis, but the brief testing that has been completed suggests this work will provide a very valuable improvement in test coverage and opportunities for system hardening: we tested Syzkaller with Mitchell's code coverage patch over a weekend. It provoked kernel crashes hundreds of times faster than without his work. > I want to say thank you to NetApp for becoming an Iridium Partner again this year! (Donations between $100,000 - $249,999) It’s companies like NetApp, who recognize the importance of supporting our efforts, that allow us to continue to provide software improvements, advocate for FreeBSD, and help lead the release engineering and security efforts. > Conference Recap: FOSSASIA 2018 Foundation Director Philip Paeps went to FOSSASIA, which is possibly the largest open source event in Asia. The FreeBSD Foundation sponsored the conference. Our booth had a constant stream of traffic over the weekend and we handed out hundreds of FreeBSD stickers, pens and flyers. Many attendees of FOSSASIA had never heard of FreeBSD before and are now keen to start exploring and perhaps even contributing. By the end of the conference, there were FreeBSD stickers everywhere! > One particular hallway-track conversation led to an invitation to present FreeBSD at a "Women Who Code" evening in Kuala Lumpur later this week (Thursday 29th March). I spent the days after the conference meeting companies who use (or want to use) FreeBSD in Singapore. > SCaLE 16x: The Foundation sponsored a FreeBSD table in the expo hall that was staffed by Dru Lavigne, Warren Block, and Deb Goodkin. Our purpose was to promote FreeBSD, and attract more users and contributors to the Project. We had a steady flow of people stopping by our table, asking inquisitive questions, and picking up some cool swag and FreeBSD handouts. Deb Goodkin took some tutorials/trainings there and talked to a lot of other open source projects. Next year, we have the opportunity to have a BSD track, similar to the BSD Devroom at FOSDEM. We are looking for some volunteers in Southern California who can help organize this one or two-day event and help us educate more people about the BSDs. Let us know if you would like to help with this effort. Roll Call: #WhoUsesFreeBSD Many of you probably saw our post on social media asking Who Uses FreeBSD. Please help us answer this question to assist us in determining FreeBSD market share data, promote how companies are successfully using FreeBSD to encourage more companies to embrace FreeBSD, and to update the list of users on our website. Knowing who uses FreeBSD helps our contributors know where to look for jobs; knowing what universities teach with FreeBSD, helps companies know where to recruit, and knowing what products use FreeBSD helps us determine what features and technologies to support. New Hosting Partner: Oregon State University Open Source Lab > We are pleased to announce that the Oregon State University (OSU) Open Source Lab (OSL), which hosts infrastructure for over 160 different open source projects, has agreed to host some of our servers for FreeBSD development. The first server, which should be arriving shortly, is an HP Enterprise Proliant DL360 Gen10 configured with NVDIMM memory which will be initially used for further development and testing of permanent memory support in the kernel. Stay tuned for more news from the FreeBSD Foundation in May (next newsletter). 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Rozkręcamy się. Po porcji noworocznego kompotu poświęconego rozrywce pod postacią gier wszelakich, przechodzimy na odrobinę poważniejszy poziom – tym razem skupiamy się na zawartości naszych plecaków. Dowiecie się, który z nas i dlaczego nosi więcej na swoich plecach, co nosi i czemu akurat właśnie te gadżety. Jak zwykle zboczymy nieco z tematu, ale to raczej nieuchronne, więc nie będziemy obiecywać poprawy. Wybrane towary, o których wspominamy (żadnego lokowania produktu nie było): Plecak i-stay Fortis Laptop, Plecak Manfrotto Essential, Plecak Campus Endura Cyberlite 35l, Torba Samsonite DLX4, Etui Lowepro ViewPoint CS 60, Etui Incase ICON Sleeve, Etui Hama 13", Plecki Apple iPad Pro Silicone Case, Nakładka Apple iPad Pro Smart Cover, Komputer Intel Conpute Stick PC, Pendrive SanDisk Drive Type-C, Pendrive SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C, Pendrive ADATA UC350 USB Type-C, Pendrive EMTEC USB-C, Pendrive Silicon-Power Mobile C80, Pendrive Patriot Xporter XT 8GB, Pendrive SanDisk Ultra USB3.0 32GB, Pendrive Samsung USB 3.0 Flash Drive DUO 64GB, Pendrive Kingston HyperX Savage USB3.1 Gen 1 256GB, Dysk twardy Samsung T3 1TB SSD, Dysk twardy SanDisk Extreme 900 Portable SSD 1,9TB, Dysk twardy Toshiba Canvio Premium 3TB, Dysk twardy kompot WD Blue 500GB + ICY BOX IB-245-C31-G, Karta sieciowa i-tec Gigabit Ehernet USB-C, Przewód Belkin Thunderbolt 3 (0,5 m), Przewód Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) o długości 0,8 m, Wieloportowa przejściówka Apple z USB-C na cyfrowe AV, Przejściówka Apple z USB-C na USB, Przejściówka z USB-C na USB-A Unitek Y-A025CGY, Przejściówka z USB-C na USB-A Remax RA-OTG1, Przejściówka Apple Przejściówka z Mini DisplayPort na DVI, Przejściówka Apple z portu Thunderbolt na port Gigabit Ethernet, Przejściówka Kanex Mini DisplayPort/VGA Full HD, Przewód Apple z USB-C na Lightning (1 m), Przejściówka Apple ze złącza Lightning na gniazdo słuchawkowe 3,5 mm, Przejściówka Apple ze złącza Lightning na złącze micro-USB, Przejściówka Apple ze złącza Lightning na cyfrowe AV (HDMI), Przejściówka Apple ze złącza Lightning na złącze USB 3 aparatu, Power bank Varta Slim Power 12 000 mAh, Power bank TP-link TL-PB10400, Ładowarka Belkin MIXIT 2,4A, Przewód Anker PowerLine II 1ft Lightning, Mobilny hotspot MiFi NetGear AirCard 810S, Router PoE Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X, Kabel Ethernet Cat6 2m, Słuchawki Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H5, Słuchawki Sennheiser MM80i, Słuchawki Beats X, Słuchawki Xiaomi Mi Piston In Ear Earphones Fresh Edition, Zasilacz Apple USB o mocy 12 W, Gimbal DOBOT Rigiet, Nasz podcast znajdziecie w iTunes (link), możecie też dodać do swojego ulubionego czytnika RSS (link) lub przesłuchać bezpośrednio w przeglądarce (link). Zapraszamy do kontaktu na Twitterze: Remek Rychlewski @RZoG. Marek Telecki @mantis30. Natomiast całe przedsięwzięcie firmuje konto @ApplejuicePl. Jesteśmy również dostępni dla Was pod adresem e-mail kompot[at]applejuice.pl
Recorded 8th October 2017 Mark is back from Munich, and we are joined by Mike Bombich of Carbon Copy Cloner fame to talk about his career, his software, Apple, and some other bits and pieces. Mike Bombich Interview ESSENTIAL APPLE Mark tells us a bit about the changes to the website. Simon got a new Mac at work... wooo wooo! APPLE MacOS High Sierra bug reveals passwords in plain text, no hacking required – BGR Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update With Fix for APFS Disk Utility Bug and Keychain Vulnerability – Mac Rumors Nemo's Hardware Store (42:13) OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock 13 ports, endless possibilities. Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1, FireWire 800, SD Card Reader, mini DisplayPort, S/PDIF, Gigabit Ethernet, Audio In/Out $299.00 US / £290.54 – Amazon Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack – ask us for an invite any way you can get hold of us. Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/hrv2 Measuring your heart rate variability (also known as "HRV") is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable ways to begin your day with a brief three to five minute period of simple self-quantification that tells you exactly how stressed your nervous system is, how prepared your body is to train, and how everything from stress to supplements to sleep to sex has affected your body. I've certainly produced tons of content on exactly how HRV works and how to do it, including: - - - - - - - - - - But in this podcast episode, I address - along with HRV expert Jo Beth Dow - the latest news in the world of HRV, brand new technologies, and even ways to measure HRV without a chest strap. So who is Jo Beth Dow? Jo Beth Dow is a cofounder, CTO and COO of SweetWater Health, LLC, a pioneer in the use of heart rate variability as a platform for remote monitoring and diagnostics. Dow has spent her career in high tech designing and producing state-of- the-art networking technology and building high tech companies. Dow entered the networking industry at its inception and has been at the forefront of networking technology development, including Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and FDDI while working for Ungermann-Bass, Telebit, Network Peripherals, Granite Systems, Cisco and Dominet Systems. She founded and grew several technology companies where she honed her financial and operations expertise, including Granite Systems (acquired by Cisco), Dominet Systems, RedMedic (acquired by Blue Shield, and SweetWater Health). She also served as CFO for Content Rules, a content development firm specializing in high tech clients. During her five-years at Content Rules, Dow took the firm from $3M to $8.7M in revenue. Dow co-founded SweetWater Health LLC with CEO Ronda Collier in 2011. SweetWater Health is a mobile health software technology company with a platform that measures heart rate variability (a vital sign that reveals an individual’s state of health for a number of different conditions and applications) and facilitates continuous monitoring of stress levels via a patented algorithm. She is responsible for engineering development of the product, operations, finance and corporate strategy. Dow graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences at Florida Atlantic University. During our discussion, you'll discover: -What I personally do with my own HRV numbers and how I choose the exercise I'm going to do based on my HRV numbers...[6:45 & 9:10] -Whether there is any kind of special difference between the algorithm used in NatureBeat and the other popular HRV tools out there, like EliteHRV, MyIthlete, Bioforce, etc...[11:35] -The first screen on NatureBeat has four options for monitoring stress - monitor stress, heart rate recovery, HRV for training and 3 min HRV checkup - and Jo Beth walks us through each...[20:50] -How you can use your HRV measurement to tell whether or not you are depressed...[29:15] -How much you can "game" that value with breathing, relaxation or meditation techniques while measuring your HRV...[35:15] -When a high HRV is a bad thing...[38:15] -How the food test works, and how Ben figured out he was eating "the wrong thing" for lunch...[47:05] -How you can use the "correlation" screen to see how everything from body weight to stress to weight affects the HRV...[51:25] -What heart rate monitor straps work best for measuring HRV...[55:45] -How you can measure your heart rate variability without using a chest strap...[59:00] -How a Zoom HRV monitor works to measure your HRV, along with your blue light exposure...[62:20] -And much more... Resources from this episode: - - - use code ZOOMNB10 to get $10 off within the United States - - use code ZOOMNB10 to get $10 off outside the United States - - - - - Show Sponsors: -Four Sigmatic - Go to and use code code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -Kimera Koffee - Go to and use code BEN to get 10% off your order! -Human Charger - Just go to and use the code BFITNESS for 20% off. -Thorne - Go to to check out pure, high quality supplements. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Jo Beth or me? Leave your comments at and one of us will reply!
This is a special Premium audio episode. to the BenGreenfieldFitness show and access this and over 300 additional hidden audios, videos, pdf's and more! Measuring your heart rate variability (also known as "HRV") is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable ways to begin your day with a brief three to five minute period of simple self-quantification that tells you exactly how stressed your nervous system is, how prepared your body is to train, and how everything from stress to supplements to sleep to sex has affected your body. I've certainly produced tons of content on exactly how HRV works and how to do it, including: - - - - - - - - - - But in this podcast episode, I address - along with HRV expert Jo Beth Dow - the latest news in the world of HRV, brand new technologies, and even ways to measure HRV without a chest strap. So who is Jo Beth Dow? Jo Beth Dow is a cofounder, CTO and COO of SweetWater Health, LLC, a pioneer in the use of heart rate variability as a platform for remote monitoring and diagnostics. Dow has spent her career in high tech designing and producing state-of- the-art networking technology and building high tech companies. Dow entered the networking industry at its inception and has been at the forefront of networking technology development, including Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and FDDI while working for Ungermann-Bass, Telebit, Network Peripherals, Granite Systems, Cisco and Dominet Systems. She founded and grew several technology companies where she honed her financial and operations expertise, including Granite Systems (acquired by Cisco), Dominet Systems, RedMedic (acquired by Blue Shield, and SweetWater Health). She also served as CFO for Content Rules, a content development firm specializing in high tech clients. During her five-years at Content Rules, Dow took the firm from $3M to $8.7M in revenue. Dow co-founded SweetWater Health LLC with CEO Ronda Collier in 2011. SweetWater Health is a mobile health software technology company with a platform that measures heart rate variability (a vital sign that reveals an individual’s state of health for a number of different conditions and applications) and facilitates continuous monitoring of stress levels via a patented algorithm. She is responsible for engineering development of the product, operations, finance and corporate strategy. Dow graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences at Florida Atlantic University. During our discussion, you'll discover: -What I personally do with my own HRV numbers and how I choose the exercise I'm going to do based on my HRV numbers...[5:30 & 7:55] -Whether there is any kind of special difference between the algorithm used in NatureBeat and the other popular HRV tools out there, like EliteHRV, MyIthlete, Bioforce, etc...[10:00] -The first screen on NatureBeat has four options for monitoring stress - monitor stress, heart rate recovery, HRV for training and 3 min HRV checkup - and Jo Beth walks us through each...[18:40] -How you can use your HRV measurement to tell whether or not you are depressed...[27:50] -How much you can "game" that value with breathing, relaxation or meditation techniques while measuring your HRV...[30:00] -When a high HRV is a bad thing...[33:10] -How the food test works, and how Ben figured out he was eating "the wrong thing" for lunch...[42:00] -How you can use the "correlation" screen to see how everything from body weight to stress to weight affects the HRV...[46:15] -What heart rate monitor straps work best for measuring HRV...[50:40] -How you can measure your heart rate variability without using a chest strap...[53:55] -How a Zoom HRV monitor works to measure your HRV, along with your blue light exposure...[57:00] -And much more... Resources from this episode: - - - use code ZOOMNB10 to get $10 off within the United States - - use code ZOOMNB10 to get $10 off outside the United States - - - - - Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Jo Beth or me? Leave your comments at and one of us will reply!
PC Perspective Podcast #458 - 07/13/17 Join us for Intel Xeon launch, external ThunderBolt3 GPUs, 10Gb Ethernet, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE. The URL for the podcast is: http://pcper.com/podcast - Share with your friends! iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through the iTunes Store (audio only) Video version on iTunes Google Play - Subscribe to our audio podcast directly through Google Play! RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS reader (audio only) Video version RSS feed MP3 - Direct download link to the MP3 file Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano Peanut Gallery: Ken Addison, Alex Lustenberg Program length: 1:38:08 Podcast topics of discussion: Join our spam list to get notified when we go live! Patreon Week in Review: 0:06:50 Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Launch - New Architecture, New Platform for Data Center 0:32:15 External Graphics over Thunderbolt 3 using the AKiTiO Node 0:47:10 GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 3 Motherboard Preview 0:57:20 A Quick Look at the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 470 Mining Edition 0:58:25 ASUS XG-C100C NIC - 10 Gigabit Ethernet for the Masses News items of interest: 1:11:27 Oculus Rift + Touch Short-Term Price Reduction to $399 1:13:49 Razer HDK2 Is $399 (and Even Less for Some) 1:15:15 Rumor: Intel May Discontinue Pentium G4560 Processor 1:18:55 Sadly not a NAND gate; even if some of these RAM rumours are false we are in for shortages Hardware/Software Picks of the Week Ryan: ASUS XG-C100C lol Jeremy: Um, well I keep meaning to play Deserts of Kharak Josh: If you like cooking, a fine buy. Allyn: Disable apps preventing shutdown or restart (more tweaks) Alex: Corsair Scimitar PRO Mouse http://pcper.com/podcast http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper Closing/outro Subscribe to the PC Perspective YouTube Channel for more videos, reviews and podcasts!!
Cette semaine, la fine équipe d’On refait le Mac a sélectionné pour vous la crème des cadeaux hi-tech à poser au pied du sapin. Au menu, les meilleurs drones du moment, des accessoires pour faire plaisir à votre Mac, nos casques, baladeurs et apps préférés, casques, sans oublier une sélection de périphériques à moins de 30 euros pour ce faire plaisir sans se ruiner. Et pour les fêtes de Noël, Divacore vous propose un joli bon plan. La marque française coup de coeur de Rodrigo pour son casque Addict, mais aussi de Joe Wilfried Tsonga, vous propose une remise de 15 % sur toutes commandes passés sur le site Divacore (hors série limitée Bloop) en tapant le code DIVAORLM15 sur www.divacore.com Attention, l’offre est valable jusqu’au vendredi 9 décembre. Nos coups de Coeur : - DJI Mavic Pro : http://dji.com - Parrot Disco : http://bit.ly/2gUaaiD - Parrot Swing : https://www.parrot.com/fr/minidrones/parrot-Swing - Parrot Mambo : http://bit.ly/2ggmkT0 - Griffin Brakesafe : http://bit.ly/2fO3tmc - Logitech K780 : http://www.logitech.fr/fr-fr/product/k780-multi-device-wireless-keyboard - WD MyPassport : https://www.wdc.com/products/portable-storage/my-passport.html - Dock USB C HooToo : http://www.hootoo.com/ht-uc001-usb-type-c-hub-charging-hdmi-apple-pd.html - Novodio Hub 3 ports USB 3.0 + Gigabit Ethernet avec adaptateur USB-C : http://bit.ly/2ggspPa - Netgear Modem 4G AC810 + Antenne : http://www.netgear.fr/home/products/mobile-broadband/hotspots/AC810.aspx - Plantronics BackBeat pro 2 : http://bit.ly/2ggkEck - Focal Listen : http://www.focal.com/france/33-casques - Audio Technica MSR7 et AT- M50X : http://eu.audio-technica.com - Sennheiser PXC 550 : http://fr-fr.sennheiser.com/celebrate-sound-wireless - AKG 701 Q : http://fr.akg.com/all-headphones/ - Bose QC 35 : http://bit.ly/2gHH3zU - Libratone Q Adapt Supra : https://www.libratone.com/fr/products/q-adapt-on-ear/q-adapt-on-ear-headphones - Pk Paris K'ask : https://www.pkparis.com/fr/people/k-asq-11.html - Divacore Addict : http://divacore.com/shop/fr/casques-sans-fil/149-casque-sans-fil-hd-addict-3700264890351.html - Fiio X3 II : http://www.fiio.net/en/products/39 - Astel & Kern AK0 : http://www.astellnkern.com - Sony NW WM1Z : https://www.sony.fr/electronics/walkman/nw-wm1z Clavier pour iPad Zagg (Olivier) Clavier pour iPad Zagg SlimBook : http://www.zagg.com/eu/fr_eu/keyboards - Clavier pour iPad Logitech Create : http://www.logitech.fr/fr-fr/product/create-ipad-pro-keyboard - Just Dance Now : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/just-dance-now/id833517462?mt=8 27 - Orange Cash : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/just-dance-now/id833517462?mt=8 - SuperSharp : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/super-sharp/id1033873301?mt=8 - Alliance, la guerre d’avion : https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/alliance-la-guerre-davion/id1059604202?l=fr&mt=8 - F1 2016 : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f1-2016/id1130901077?mt=8 - Novodio Pocket Max : http://www.macway.com/fr/product/165538/novodio-pocketmax-enceinte-portable-bluetooth.html Sense Thermopeanut : https://sen.se/store/thermopeanut/ - Belkin porte plume http://www.belkin.com/fr/F8J197-Belkin/p/P-F8J197/ - Cables USB-C Extrem Mac http://xtrememac.com/product/reversible-usb-c-usb-c-cable/ 35 - Clé UC 350 USB-C / USB a-DATA 32 Go : http://www.adata.com/en/ufd/feature/359
Cette semaine, la fine équipe d’On refait le Mac a sélectionné pour vous la crème des cadeaux hi-tech à poser au pied du sapin. Au menu, les meilleurs drones du moment, des accessoires pour faire plaisir à votre Mac, nos casques, baladeurs et apps préférés, casques, sans oublier une sélection de périphériques à moins de 30 euros pour ce faire plaisir sans se ruiner. Et pour les fêtes de Noël, Divacore vous propose un joli bon plan. La marque française coup de coeur de Rodrigo pour son casque Addict, mais aussi de Joe Wilfried Tsonga, vous propose une remise de 15 % sur toutes commandes passés sur le site Divacore (hors série limitée Bloop) en tapant le code DIVAORLM15 sur www.divacore.com Attention, l’offre est valable jusqu’au vendredi 9 décembre. Nos coups de Coeur : - DJI Mavic Pro : http://dji.com - Parrot Disco : http://bit.ly/2gUaaiD - Parrot Swing : https://www.parrot.com/fr/minidrones/parrot-Swing - Parrot Mambo : http://bit.ly/2ggmkT0 - Griffin Brakesafe : http://bit.ly/2fO3tmc - Logitech K780 : http://www.logitech.fr/fr-fr/product/k780-multi-device-wireless-keyboard - WD MyPassport : https://www.wdc.com/products/portable-storage/my-passport.html - Dock USB C HooToo : http://www.hootoo.com/ht-uc001-usb-type-c-hub-charging-hdmi-apple-pd.html - Novodio Hub 3 ports USB 3.0 + Gigabit Ethernet avec adaptateur USB-C : http://bit.ly/2ggspPa - Netgear Modem 4G AC810 + Antenne : http://www.netgear.fr/home/products/mobile-broadband/hotspots/AC810.aspx - Plantronics BackBeat pro 2 : http://bit.ly/2ggkEck - Focal Listen : http://www.focal.com/france/33-casques - Audio Technica MSR7 et AT- M50X : http://eu.audio-technica.com - Sennheiser PXC 550 : http://fr-fr.sennheiser.com/celebrate-sound-wireless - AKG 701 Q : http://fr.akg.com/all-headphones/ - Bose QC 35 : http://bit.ly/2gHH3zU - Libratone Q Adapt Supra : https://www.libratone.com/fr/products/q-adapt-on-ear/q-adapt-on-ear-headphones - Pk Paris K'ask : https://www.pkparis.com/fr/people/k-asq-11.html - Divacore Addict : http://divacore.com/shop/fr/casques-sans-fil/149-casque-sans-fil-hd-addict-3700264890351.html - Fiio X3 II : http://www.fiio.net/en/products/39 - Astel & Kern AK0 : http://www.astellnkern.com - Sony NW WM1Z : https://www.sony.fr/electronics/walkman/nw-wm1z Clavier pour iPad Zagg (Olivier) Clavier pour iPad Zagg SlimBook : http://www.zagg.com/eu/fr_eu/keyboards - Clavier pour iPad Logitech Create : http://www.logitech.fr/fr-fr/product/create-ipad-pro-keyboard - Just Dance Now : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/just-dance-now/id833517462?mt=8 27 - Orange Cash : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/just-dance-now/id833517462?mt=8 - SuperSharp : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/super-sharp/id1033873301?mt=8 - Alliance, la guerre d’avion : https://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/alliance-la-guerre-davion/id1059604202?l=fr&mt=8 - F1 2016 : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f1-2016/id1130901077?mt=8 - Novodio Pocket Max : http://www.macway.com/fr/product/165538/novodio-pocketmax-enceinte-portable-bluetooth.html Sense Thermopeanut : https://sen.se/store/thermopeanut/ - Belkin porte plume http://www.belkin.com/fr/F8J197-Belkin/p/P-F8J197/ - Cables USB-C Extrem Mac http://xtrememac.com/product/reversible-usb-c-usb-c-cable/ 35 - Clé UC 350 USB-C / USB a-DATA 32 Go : http://www.adata.com/en/ufd/feature/359
Nvidia Shield 4k Review The market for streaming boxes is pretty crowded. You've got the Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast just to name a few. The market for 4k streaming boxes is even getting pretty crowded lately. So is there still room for one more? Nvidia would like to think so. And we love everybody, so we were willing to give yet another set top streamer a chance. This one is called the Nvidia Shield 4k (Buy now, $193). About the Nvidia Shield 4k NVIDIA SHIELD is an 4K Ultra HD (as well as Full HD) home entertainment system, delivering incredible resolution in favorite apps like Netflix, HBO, HULU, YouTube, Major League Baseball, NBA, KODI /XBMC, and PLEX. Vivid 10-bit color and rich Dolby 7.1 surround sound make this a true home theater experience. Or plug your headphones into your SHIELD controller or SHIELD remote for a private listening experience. Say "Oscar-winning movies" or "launch Netflix" and let Google's advanced voice commands find content for you on your Android TV. Get personalized recommendations on your home screen. Even cast a show or pictures to your TV from your PC, Android, or iOS device with built-in Google Chromecast support. SHIELD makes your smart TV experience fast and easy. Download premium Android games – from family games and indie hits to the most advanced Android TV titles with rich gameplay and intense multiplayer action. Or join GeForce NOW to connect to NVIDIA's gaming supercomputers and enjoy unlimited streaming of popular PC games or buy newly released games from the online store. Enjoy what the Wall Street Journal calls “the highest performing streaming TV set-top box ever made”. NVIDIA SHIELD is over 4x the performance of new Apple TV, new Fire TV, or Roku 4. NVIDIA SHIELD comes with 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot for external storage, 802.11 2x2 wireless AC with MIMO, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.0 ports as well as a game controller as well as an HDMI cable. Setup Setup is pretty easy. It includes all the cables you need to get it plugged into power, your TV and to charge the included game controller (which also serves as your remote). The included HDMI is a nice touch, many streamers don't include one, but it is a bit short. We used one of our own so we could have it installed in the right spot. Then you connect to Wifi (hard wired is also an option) and log into your Google account. There's a simple way to do it using a laptop, and a code from the Shield, but we couldn't get that to work, so we went the more cumbersome email address and password route. After you sign into Google, the Shield kicks into an automatic software/firmware update. This took For. Ev. Er. Perhaps the slowest update we've ever seen, certainly not snappy. This is more than coffee break time in the setup routine. For us it took over an hour. After the update, you have the option to update your controllers as well. This only took a few seconds, luckily. Then you're in an ready to start using the Shield. Performance Streaming apps like Netflix and YouTube work perfectly. They are very fast and very responsive. Often when using an app like this in a TV, you get sluggish performance. The cursor struggles when you're typing in a password or searching for content. Things take a while to load, etc. But with the Shield, things are incredibly snappy. The videos look as good as any other streaming box we've used. Nothing to complain about. If you're an Apple user, of course you can't get to that content. No Vudu either. But if you're a Google user, you're set. You can side load the Amazon video app if you use prime video alot. Online rumor mill says Nvidia is working on the deal with Amazon, they just don't have it in place yet. Might be able to side load Vudu as well. We didn't try. Local media playback is awesome. You can cast to it from an Android or iOS device. There is a built-in playback app. In addition to that, Plex comes pre-installed so you can use it as a media zone in your whole house video server setup. Listen to last week's show for a full review of Plex as a media server option. You can also install the VLC app to get access to a wide array of file types and encodings that you may not have support for in the other apps. The Shield has a couple USB ports you can plug portable or external drives into for local playback and to increase the storage of the unit itself. In addition to local media playback, there is an HDHomeRun app you can use to play over the air television directly on the Shield. It'll set you back a cool 99 cents, but if you can swing it, the app does convert your Shield into a cord cutter's dream. If you want to supplement that with live cable channels, you can add the SlingTV app and subscription as well. You've got the likes of Netflix, Google Play and Hulu for new release and catalog content, local media playback, OTA HD content and cable content from SlingTV. It's quite an impressive array of possibilities. Gaming is the best we've had on a streaming box. Certainly not Xbox One or PS4, but better then the Roku or FireTV if you're a serious gamer. You can play any adroid games you can get on other platforms, plus additional games built specifically for the Shield. In addition, the GEForce Now service allows you to stream PC games directly on the Shield. They were great. And very fun. We aren't hard core gamers, but they seemed the same as playing directly on another platform. This is where it got really, really close to Xbox or Playstation quality. And they are games you've heard of, Lego games like Batman and Marvel, Borderlands, Saints Row, Batman: Arkham Origins. In addition to the games you get as part of the $7.99 monthly subscription, you can also purchase other games to your heart's content. Conclusion Is there room for another streaming box in the market? Sure. For the Shield, that's like asking if there's room for Ferrari in the automobile market. Choose for yourself what brand you would identify each of the existing streaming boxes with, but none of them would be a Ferrari. Yes the Shield is considerably more expensive, but it also does so much more. As always, if you're an Apple fan and have all your content in iTunes, this isn't the box for you. But for anyone else, and especially for those serious about cutting the cord, the Nvidia Shield deserves a serious look. After all, who wouldn't want a Ferrari if you could pick it up for under $200?
CES 2016 It's that time of year again, the time when hordes of people descend on Las Vegas, Nevada to get a glimpse of all the new technology manufacturers are showing off. Last year over 170,000 people attended. This year, there will be two less. With one HT Guy in Seattle, we weren't able to attend in person. But luckily many of our peers were, so we get to sift through their highlights without having to walk for miles through countless booths and crowds to see everything. Samsung, Philips and others bring Dolby Atmos Soundbars Samsung introduced a soundbar (HW-K950) that will attempt to create a Dolby Atmos experience using a wireless speakers. The system includes a soundbar with three forward facing speakers and two pointed towards the ceiling. The system uses wireless surround speakers that also include Atmos speakers. Finally, there is a wireless subwoofer that gets you a 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos system with only four speaker enclosures. No pricing or ship date was announced. Philips is also shipping a Dolby Atmos Soundbar. Called the Philips Fidelio soundbar it includes 18 drivers, including two upward-firing speaker modules. Angled tweeters create a wide soundfield. Total output is 400 watts, including 8-inch 220-watt wireless subwoofer. Other features include Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 decoding, dedicated center-channel speaker, two HDMI 1.4a inputs, HDMI audio return channel, and optical and coaxial inputs. no pricing was announced. Samsung's Family Hub Is A Fridge Of The Future Among the reasons why this is deemed a smart home technology of the future is it touts 21.5-inch 1080p monitor outside and few cameras and sensors within so you will know what is inside the refrigerator without the need to open its door or view the interior of the fridge remotely on your smartphone. This is specifically advantageous if you are in a grocery store but do not know what particular foods to buy. You can tag expiration dates on refrigerator items so you use them before you lose them. The giant screen is more than just a peek inside the box, you can use it as a family message board, sync your family calendar to it, shop for groceries or surf the web for recipes. It has speakers, so you can listen to music, and we assume the web interface would allow you to get to Netflix or YouTube as well, but we don't know for sure. LG Annouced Premium LCD-Based Super UHD, 8K TVs LG announced a premium line of UHD TVs (UH9500, UH8500 and UH7700). According to LG, they will all be brighter, better contrast ratios, and include a wider color gamut and HDR. LG will also introduce their first 8K TV, the 98 UH9800. For reference, Sharp's 8K screen goes for close to $130,000! According to LG the UH9500 and UH8500 increase the color gamut to approximately 90% of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) P3 color space. LG is also claiming high quality sound from the UH9500 due to a Harman Kardon speaker system. Pricing was not available LG's rollable OLED display LG is showing the 30R 18-inch rollable display. They claim the display can be "rolled-up like a newspaper." They have been showing flexible OLED for a couple years, so how this display improves on concepts we saw in 2014 and 2015 isn't obvious, but we expect it to have better resolution and perhaps some built-in electronics for use as an actual television/monitor. The benefit of a rollable display in a consumer environment is pretty obvious. As TVs get to be rediculously large, transporting them, getting them in the door, etc. will become very difficult. If the screens could be rolled up, then just tacked up on a wall once you get them home, it could make 100” screens in every home a reality. Not to mention video walls that can turn into faux-windows ala Total Recall would be pretty sweet. Simple Control Adds Amazon Echo Integration Simple Control announced that its popular iOS apps for control of AV gear and smart home devices have been certified by Amazon for use with their Amazon Echo product. Amazon Echo includes Alexa, a cloud-based voice service that can be used to give commands to Simple Control. Once Simple Control is paired with Amazon Echo, users can control the home environment simply by speaking commands to Alexa, such as "Alexa, tell Simple Control to turn on the TV in the kitchen." The Simple Control and Simple System apps operate thousands of devices like TVs, cable and satellite boxes, receivers, Blu-ray players, lights, switches, thermostats and more. Ford A Ford Mustang you can order online with free shipping for Amazon Prime members? No, but the automotive company is partnering with Amazon to let you control your smart home from your car through Ford's Sync Connect and AppLink services and Amazon's Echo home-automation hub and Alexa voice-concierge service. Beyond Amazon, Ford announced it plans to work with the Wink smart home platform to provide similar levels of voice commanded functionality straight from your driver's seat. HARMAN's Mark Levinson® Previews № 519 Audio Player: High-Resolution Wired and Wireless Streaming, Network, Disc and Digital Inputs HARMAN International Industries previewed the forthcoming Mark Levinson № 519 Audio Player, an ultra high-end source component designed to accommodate every digital audio format. The № 519 was designed to be the heart of high-performance audio systems, with the ability to play back virtually any audio format from streaming music services to networked storage, to CD to high-resolution digital inputs and even Bluetooth® wireless. In addition, it includes high-performance headphone connectivity and integrated digital volume control allowing it to serve as a fully integrated digital music source. Designed and engineered at HARMAN's Engineering Center of Excellence in Shelton, CT, USA, the № 519 provides a full compliment of wired and wireless digital audio inputs and as well as an integrated slot-loading CD player, making it a truly universal digital audio playback device. The integrated high-resolution DAC receives its nine digital inputs including USB asynchronous streaming and mass storage, Gigabit Ethernet, Balanced, Optical, Coaxial, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless featuring aptX® technology for maximum resolution. The Mark Levinson № 519 offers high-resolution digital decoding up to 24-bit, 192kHz from PCM and double-speed DSD. Its DAC incorporates an ESS Sabre32 Reference converter for superlative musical accuracy with exceptional resolution and dynamic range. The Mark Levinson № 519 Digital Player will be available in July 2016. No official pricing at this time but the buzz on the street is that it will run about $8,000. UHD Alliance Defines Premium 4K Ultra HD Experience The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has defined performance criteria that Ultra HD TVs and content must meet to deliver what the group calls a premium 4K experience. The association also introduced a logo that will appear on certified content to guarantee a premium experience for consumers. The Ultra HD Premium logo is reserved for products and content that comply with minimum requirements for resolution, bit depth, high dynamic range (HDR), peak luminance, black levels, and wide color gamut. The UHD Alliance said its technical specifications "prioritize image quality and recommend support for next-generation audio.” Home Kit Kwikset announced the launch of its first HomeKit-compatible product, the Kwikset Premis. Available in 2016, no pricing announced. iDevices - Introduced their Socket, Wall Switch, Dimmer Switch and Wall Outlet. The socket allows standard light bulbs to be used with homekit. The wall switch/dimmer and outlet bring Home Kit support to your lights and devices in your home. The new HomeKit accessories will be released throughout 2016, but pricing was not disclosed Honeywell announced the Lyric Round™ Wi-Fi Thermostat Second Generation is available for pre-order $250. Hunter Fan Company announced new Wi-Fi & Apple HomeKit-Enabled Celing Fans. Named Symphony and Signal the Symphony's MSRP is $329 and Signal's MSRP is $379. Both fans will be available spring 2016 UHD Players Samsung announced that the UB-K8500 is available for pre-order right now, and will sell for $400. Panasonic unveiled its Blu-ray player which it promised will be available in the US this year. A similar player was introduced in Japan in November which retails for roughly $3,300 USD. No word on pricing for the US version. Philips will introduce a player that supports the optional Dolby Vision HDR technology LG and Sony did not introduce UHD players.
We’ve talked about 100 Gigabit Ethernet deployments in the data center long enough – when is it going to happen and which module MSAs will see the most volume? Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy polled several experts at ECOC 2015 in Valencia, Spain, and has the answers in this exclusive podcast. Sponsored by Source Photonics.
Intelligent Networking: The world is moving to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Explore the four technology trends and three data center changes that are driving the transition and helping 10 GbE go mainstream.
Intelligent Networking: The world is moving to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Explore the four technology trends and three data center changes that are driving the transition and helping 10 GbE go mainstream.
Software Defined Infrastructure: The Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 supports data center modernization from 10 to 40 Gigabit Ethernet for a flexible, agile, and efficient platform for the rapid deployment of services for the enterprise, cloud, and telecommunications.
Software Defined Infrastructure: The Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 supports data center modernization from 10 to 40 Gigabit Ethernet for a flexible, agile, and efficient platform for the rapid deployment of services for the enterprise, cloud, and telecommunications.
Software Defined Infrastructure: The Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 supports data center modernization from 10 to 40 Gigabit Ethernet for a flexible, agile, and efficient platform for the rapid deployment of services for the enterprise, cloud, and telecommunications.
This Week In HPC Episode 75 featuring Addison Snell and Michael Feldman. Mellanox Launches 100 Gigabit Ethernet Switch and New Data on High Performance Storage
Software Defined Infrastructure: This infographic shows that one server product can’t solve the problems of legacy hardware. That’s why modern data centers need 10 gigabit Ethernet—with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family, Windows Server* 2012, the Intel Solid-State Drive Data Center S3700 Series, and the Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapter X520—to […]
Software Defined Infrastructure: This infographic shows that one server product can’t solve the problems of legacy hardware. That’s why modern data centers need 10 gigabit Ethernet—with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family, Windows Server* 2012, the Intel Solid-State Drive Data Center S3700 Series, and the Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapter X520—to […]
Software Defined Infrastructure: This infographic shows that one server product can’t solve the problems of legacy hardware. That’s why modern data centers need 10 gigabit Ethernet—with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family, Windows Server* 2012, the Intel Solid-State Drive Data Center S3700 Series, and the Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapter X520—to […]
Software Defined Infrastructure: This infographic shows that one server product can’t solve the problems of legacy hardware. That’s why modern data centers need 10 gigabit Ethernet—with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family, Windows Server* 2012, the Intel Solid-State Drive Data Center S3700 Series, and the Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Converged Network Adapter X520—to […]
Receiver Buying Guide 2014 It is that time of year where we get to spend your money again! This week we concentrate on receivers. Our goal with these guides is not necessarily about getting the latest product. Its about getting a good product at a great price so you may see some of last year's gear on the list. All these receivers are readily available online or at a big box store. Just like the HDTV Buying Guide, we're going to skip the budget categories jump right to our top picks. We each pick three receivers and one ‘money is no object' / ‘dare to dream' receiver for you to consider. Here are few of the receivers from last year that are still available along with their prices: Marantz SR7008 9.2-Channel 1080P and 4K Ultra HD Pass Through $2000 Now $1,599 Sony STR-DA5800ES 9.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver with Automation $2100 unchanged Denon AVR-X3000 7.2-Channel 4K Ultra HD Networking Receiver with AirPlay $900 Now $598 The entry and mid-tier receivers of last year are no longer available. The higher end receivers are still available at a reduced price. Braden's Picks Onkyo TX-NR636 7.2-Ch Dolby Atmos Ready Network A/V Receiver w/ HDMI 2.0 ($448) Onkyo is our go-to brand for entry-level, bang for the buck receivers. If you want to get a bunch of features packed into a small price point, and a receiver that works well and sounds good, this unit from Onkyo is worth a look. Five of the receiver's seven HDMI inputs support 4K video at 60 frames per second with support for HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2. The Onkyo TX-NR636 doubles the power with two 32-bit processing engines to decode and scale Dolby Atmos to to your home theater layout and to decode a huge variety of HD audio files. With 7 channels of high-current amplification, you can unlock the full experience with in-ceiling height channels or Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers to augment a standard surround sound home theater setup for stunningly detailed sound that comes alive from all directions, including overhead. It has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and the remote app streams any music stored on your phone or tablet. And it can even locate and stream HD audio from network-attached devices. Qdeo upscaling technology also converts low-res DVDs and games into full 1080p HD or all the way up to 4K if you have an Ultra HD display. Denon AVR-4520CI Networking Home Theater AV Receiver with AirPlay ($1150) This is a prior year's model, and has been discontinued by the manufacturer, but they are still available in limited quantities for a killer deal. The original list price was $2500, they're now selling for less than half of that at $1150. Sure you don't get Dolby Atmos or HDCP 2.2, but even the current model year Denon receivers don't have HDCP 2.2. This receiver is beast. Fully discrete, mono AMP construction and high current power supply for all 9 channels (150 W x 9 ch, 8ohm). Powerful, dynamic yet silky smooth like you've come to expect from Denon. If you need HDCP 2.2, your options are limited right now. If you want pure power with a few Tim Allen grunts to go along with it, grab one of these Denon units while you still can. It isn't just brawn, it also has 3D and 4K pass-through technology, 4K upconversion, Audyssey MultEQ, Airplay, network capabilities for Pandora and Spotify, and the list goes on. Pioneer Elite SC-85 9.2-Channel Class D3 Network A/V Receiver with HDMI 2.0 ($1600) Pioneer Elite receivers offer a very high end experience at an affordable price - or somewhat affordable depending on your budget. This unit is by no means inexpensive, but it is incredibly capable and will rock just about any home theater. It doesn't have Dolby Atmos, but it is Dolby Atmos Upgradeable. It has class D3 amplification that pumps out 135 Watts x 9 channels (8 Ohms) and delivers a total of 760 Watts multi-channel simultaneous drive. While lesser amplifiers' output diminishes as channels are added, the SC-85's Class D3 amps have the power to drive multiple channels simultaneously with no significant drop in per-channel output. It has HDMI 2.0, but not HDCP2.2. Every Elite AV receiver can pass through 4K video signals to any compatible display and the Qdeo video processing technology by Marvell and built-in 4K Scaler allow you to upscale any video source to 4k. Spotify Connect, Airplay, Roku Ready, Internet radio, control apps for your smartphone - you name it, it's in there. Ara's Picks Yamaha RX-A1030 7.2-Channel Network Aventage Audio Video Receiver ($800) My entry receiver this year is more of a mid-tier instead. Last Summer I came to the conclusion that if you buy an entry receiver from Yamaha, Pioneer, Denon, or Sony you will essentially have the same thing. Sure the sound may be slightly different but for the most part they are all on par as far as features go. But for a little more money you can have a very nice receiver that will last you for years. Take this Yamaha, its a 7.2 system from the Aventage line. They use higher quality components and design elements to produce purer sound. One example is the right and left channels have been laid out so as to minimize any crosstalk. If you have a 4K TV this unit will upscale your 1080p sources and pass through native 4K material. The 1030 also has a better auto calibration function than the regular Yamaha line. There are a ton of features for the audiophile and for $800 this should be the minimum standard for your home theater. Denon AVR-X4100W 7.2 Network A/V Receiver with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Dolby Atmos ($1,500) My next receiver is almost twice the cost of the first. but it has a couple of notable features that the previous one doesn't. Mainly it supports Dolby Atmos. This feature adds speakers overhead to give you more of an audio bubble where sound can come from anywhere. The unit is 4K ready but it does not support HDCP 2.2 so there may be some issues connecting to future Blu-ray players. Note: if you want to use 4 ceiling speakers you will need an external amp for two of them. But what I really like about this receiver is the Audyssey Room Calibration. To date it is the best one we have used. Throw in Audyseey's Dynamic Volume to help keep the audio level and you have a great unit for anyone with neighbors in close proximity. The receiver supports IP control so it can be integrated into your Roomie or iRule remotes and provide two way feedback. Like all the receivers on the list there are way more features than we can cover here. Sony STR-ZA3000ES 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver ($1,700) I tap the Sony ES line for my third unit. It does not support Dolby Atmos but it does support HDCP 2.2 which may be more important for some. One of the neat features of the 3000 is that it is also an eight port Gigabit Ethernet switch with PoE, Power over Ethernet functionality. With all the connected gear in our home theaters this feature is really a nice touch. It has a web based interface to setup and is fully IP controllable. All three of the above units plenty of power to fill your rooms with amazing sound. The Yamaha and Denon have connected features that makes streaming audio from all over the world as easy as pressing a button on your remote. Two have 8 HDMI inputs for those special times when you have to connect three Blu-ray players, two cable boxes, a Roku and an AppleTV but you still feel like you need an extra HDMI input just in case! Ultimate Present Onkyo TX-NR3030 11.2-Ch Dolby Atmos Ready Network A/V Receiver w/ HDMI 2.0 ($2,200) This is actually a first for us. Putting an Onkyo into the Ultimate category. Best bang for the buck, sure. Great budget receiver, absolutely. But Ultimate? When you take a look at the features this receiver has you'll immediately see why this is in the Ultimate category. First off, this is one of the rare receivers that supports HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2 and is Atmos ready. Its THX Select 2 Plus certified so you know it can produce reference level audio. It has three HDMI outputs so it can serve as a video hub. There are a number of features that on other receivers would bump the price up to the $3,000+ price range. We're sure you have head about issues Onkyo's have had in the past, overheating and HDMI circuit board failures come to mind. So keep that in mind if you go this route. The HDMI issue has a recall on older receivers and shouldn't be an issue on this one. Heat, well that's all relative. The more amps you put into a receiver can potentially cause things to get hot. We have not heard of any recent heating issues with Onkyo's but if possible, install the receiver in a well ventilated place and you should be good to go for years to come.
Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy reviews his picks for the most significant announcements and trends surrounding 100-Gbps technology at ECOC 2014. He covers both line side, where significant advancements were made in coherent transmission via new pluggable optical transceivers and the supporting semiconductors, and client side, where single-lambda 100 Gigabit Ethernet was a main topic of conversation.
With high-speed optical transceivers evolving quickly into smaller form factors with different requirements, test and measurement tools and procedures must keep pace. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy met with Dr. Paul Brooks of JDSU’s Network and Services Enablement Group at ECOC 2013 recently to discuss the evolution from CFP to CFP2, what the test requirements of CFP4 might be, and what the future holds for transceivers designed to support eventual 400 Gigabit Ethernet specifications.
Communications electronics supplier Inphi has made a name for itself in the world of high-speed communications and participated in the OIF’s interoperability demonstration at ECOC 2013. Vice President of Marketing, High Speed Connectivity Products Siddarth Sheth describes the company’s part in the demonstration, offers predictions for electronics integration, and discusses the prospects for a next-generation short-reach 100 Gigabit Ethernet specification.
From September 2010; Interviewee: Carl Hansen, Intel Carl Hansen from Intel® Ethernet discusses the advancements in 10 gigabit Ethernet - including integrating the PHY and MAC into a single processor, reducing power and cost.
Jeder will ins Netz und trotz des Aufkommens der Mobilfunknetze sind die Festnetze immer noch die schnellste und zuverlässigste Methode, am Internet teilzunehmen. Doch so richtig zufrieden scheint niemand zu sein: komplizierte Tarife, unechte "Flatrates" und unklare Versorgungsrealitäten in Stadt und Land machen den Zugang zur "Datenautobahn" knifflig bis unmöglich. Dies hat natürlich auch Gründe, nur sind diese wenig bekannt. Im Gespräch mit Tim Pritlove gibt Clemens Schrimpe einen Einblick in die Geschichte der Netzversorgung, die heutige Technik und die Gründe, warum die DSL-Anschlüsse häufig nicht das liefern, was sie könnten und was in der Zukunft für neue Probleme hinsichtlich der Dienstgüte und Netzneutralität zu erwarten ist. Themen: DFÜ in den 80ern; X.25; Telefontarife in Berlin; Tarife nach Mondphase; Dortmund und Karlsruhe als Quellorte des deutschen Internets; der ISP-Boom des Web 1.0; Ausbaugarantien des Festnetzes; Internetversorgung in Island; die Einführung von ISDN nach der Wiedervereinigung; Irrweg Glasfaser; Aufkommen der DSL-Technik; Struktur eines DSL-Anschlusses; die ATM-Infrastruktur; Transfer-Hierarchien durch Multiplexing; Sinn und Unsinn der Regionaltarife; der Vormarsch von Gigabit Ethernet; Warum es in kleinen Orten kein schnelles Internet gibt und warum Telekom-Konkurrenten meistens keine Chance haben; der Niedergang des ISDN-Netzes; Upstream vs. Downstream; DSL-Profile; Symmetrisches DSL; feste Bandbreitenberechnung vs. technischer Machbarkeit schnellerer DSL-Verbindungen; Untervermietung der DSL-Infrastruktur; DSL Training; Umfang der Kupferleitung-Infrastruktur; Glasfasern im Boden, U-Bahn-Schächten, Flüssen und Kanälen; Regulierung und Deregulierung des Netzmarkts; Provider-Kooperation verboten; die Datenautobahn; volkswirtschaftlicher Nutzen von hohen Bandbreiten; Internet über Kabelfernsehnetze; LTE als Ergänzung des Festnetzes; Netzneutralität und Dienstgüte; Zwangsproxies und der Eingriff in den Datenstrom; bezahlte Bevorzugung einzelner Datendienste oder Anbieter.
Step-by-step videos of how to install memory in the Apple Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics / Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet).
Step-by-step videos of how to install a hard drive in the Apple Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics / Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet).
Step-by-step videos of how to install a hard drive in the Apple Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics / Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet).
Step-by-step videos of how to install an accelerator in the Apple Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics / Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet).
Step-by-step videos of how to install an optical drive in the Apple Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics / Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet).