Podcasts about ultrabooks

Endlich CES! Und damit auch die Vorstellung der Nvidia RTX 5000: RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti und 5070. Jensen Huang, CEO von Nvidia, hatte nicht nur eine besonders glänzende Jacke an, sondern brachte wie immer besonders vollmundige Versprechen mit, eine RTX 5070 habe die Performance einer RTX 4090! Das ist natürlich Unsinn oder zumindest irreführend. Unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen, nämlich mit dem neuen Multi Frame Generation, kann eine 5070 bei Spielen, die das unterstützen, Framerates erzeugen, die einer 4090 entsprechen dürften. Wie sich die neuen Grafikkarten ohne MFG schlagen und welchen Einfluss das auf Latenzen hat, wird sich in unabhängigen Tests zeigen. AMD war natürlcih auch da und zeigte viele neue APUs: Allen voran Strix Halo, oder wie es jetzt heißt Ryzen AI Max mit bis zu 16 Kernen Zen 5 (32 Threads) und 40 CUs RDNA 3.5, ein mobiler Workstation-Prozessor. Zwei Stufen darunter gibt es Krackan Point, Ryzen AI 7 350 mit vier Kernen Zen 5 und vier Kernen Zen 5c (16 Threads), 8 CUs RDNA 3.5 (darunter noch Ryzen AI 5 340, 3C3c12T, 4CU). Zusammen mit Z2 (Extreme/Go) für Handhelds konnte AMD einiges vorweisen. Fast komplett gefehlt hat leider RDNA 4 bzw. Radeon RX 9070 (XT), wäre aber neben Nvidia vermutlich komplett untergegangen. Ein entsprechendes dediziertes Event soll folgen, dann auch hoffentlich offiziell mit FSR 4, das es nur inoffiziell als "research project" auf der Messe zu sehen gab. Viel Spaß mit Folge 239! Sprecher: Michael Kister, Mohammed Ali DadAudioproduktion: Michael KisterVideoproduktion und Titelbild: Mohammed Ali DadBildquellen: eigene/NvidiaAufnahmedatum: 11.01.2025 Besucht unsim Discord https://discord.gg/SneNarVCBMauf Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/technikquatsch.deauf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/technikquatschauf Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@technikquatsch(bald wieder) auf Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/technikquatsch RSS-Feed https://technikquatsch.de/feed/podcast/Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/62ZVb7ZvmdtXqqNmnZLF5uApple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/technikquatsch/id1510030975 00:00:00 Themen: CES mit Nvidia RTX 5000 Blackwell, AMD APUs Strix Halo, Krackan Point, Z2 für Handhelds, ein bisschen Radeon RX 9070, Saugroboter und TVs 00:02:48 Nvidia stellt RTX 5000 vor: Preise, VRAM-Ausstattung, TDP/TBP, Encoderhttps://www.computerbase.de/news/grafikkarten/preise-eckdaten-dlss-4-das-sind-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-5080-5070-ti-und-5070.90902/Gamers Nexus: NVIDIA RTX 5090 at 575 Watts, RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, & 5070 Specs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ8gSV_KyDw 00:13:18 Performance Behauptungen von Nvidia und DLSS 4 mit Multi Frame Generationhttps://www.computerbase.de/news/grafikkarten/nvidia-dlss-4-im-detail-multi-frame-generation-und-ein-neues-neuronales-netzwerk.90920/Digital Foundry: DLSS 4 on Nvidia RTX 5080 First Look: Super Res + Multi Frame-Gen on Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpzufsxtZpA 00:20:34 Nvidia Reflex 2https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/nvidia-reflex-2-im-detail-so-senkt-frame-warp-die-latenz-in-allen-szenarien.90918/ 00:26:02 Nvidia und Mediatek arbeiten an ARM-SoCs für Windowshttps://www.computerbase.de/news/prozessoren/offizielle-bestaetigung-nvidia-baut-mit-mediatek-einen-desktop-und-notebook-pc-chip.90945/ 00:30:08 AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) für mobile Workstations und (Krackan Point) für flache "Ultrabooks"https://www.computerbase.de/news/prozessoren/amd-strix-halo-ryzen-ai-max-mit-bis-zu-16-kernen-40-cus-und-256-gb-s.90611/https://www.computerbase.de/news/prozessoren/amd-krackan-point-guenstigere-langlaeufer-apus-mit-zen-5-c-rdna-3-5-und-50-tops.90882/ 00:34:20 AMD jetzt auch richtig bei Dell angekommen; neues Bennenungsschema bei Dellhttps://www.heise.de/news/XPS-Inspiron-Co-Dell-schickt-seine-jahrelang-etablierten-Marken-in-Rente-10225823.html 00:37:52 Ryzen Z2 (Extreme/Go) APUs für Handheldshttps://www.computerbase.

Und wieder Intel Raptor Lake: Endlich bewegt sich was konkret für Endnutzer. Zwar gibt es keinen generellen Rückruf für die Raptor Lake Prozessoren der 13. und 14 Generation, dafür eine Verlängerung der Herstellergarantie um zwei Jahre auf insgesamt fünf Jahre. Der öffentliche Aufruhr und Druck ist endlich doch groß genug gewesen, ein komplettes Aussitzen nicht mehr möglich. Wenn ihr davon betroffen seid, nehmt diese Möglichkeit war. Erfreulicher sind die Reviews mit Ryzen AI 300, wobei das fast ausschließlich Varianten vom Asus Zenbook S16 sind. Die APU ist (zumindest im Ultrabook-Format) etwas unter den sehr hohen Erwartungen, das Zenbook S16 eben als Ultrabook aber wohl ein sehr feines Gerät. Jetzt warten wir noch auf andere Designs von anderen Herstellern. Und natürlich Ryzen 9000 für den Desktop. Zuletzt machte ein Interview mit Logitech-CEO Hanneke Faber die Runde, in dem die Rede war von einer "Forever-Mouse" mit Abo-Modell. Das wirkt wie eine dieser seltsamen Ideen, die sich Manager in einem Pitch-Meeting ausdenken, ohne einen Plan, wie es funktionieren soll und wer das haben will (niemand). Viel Spaß mit Folge 216! Sprecher: Meep, Michael KisterProduktion: Michael KisterTitelbild: Mohammed Ali DadBildquellen: Aufnahmedatum: 02.08.2024 Besucht unsim Discord https://discord.gg/SneNarVCBMauf Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/technikquatsch.deauf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/technikquatschauf Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@technikquatsch(bald wieder) auf Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/technikquatsch RSS-Feed https://technikquatsch.de/feed/podcast/Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/62ZVb7ZvmdtXqqNmnZLF5uApple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/technikquatsch/id1510030975 00:00:00 Coffein 00:07:24 von drei Jahre auf fünf Jahre: Intel bietet 2 Jahre Garantieverlängerung für 13. und 14. Genhttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-an-extra-two-years-of-warranty-for-its-chips-amid-crashing-and-instability-issues-longer-warranty-applies-to-13th-and-14th-gen-core-processorshttps://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-investigated-for-class-action-for-cpu-crashing-and-instability-issueshttps://www.computerbase.de/2024-08/instabile-raptor-lake-cpus-intel-verlaengert-garantie-von-13-und-14-gen-um-zwei-jahre/ 00:20:14 Intel plant, mehr als 15.000 Stellen abzubauenhttps://www.computerbase.de/2024-08/aktie-minus-29-prozent-auf-intels-desasterquartale-folgen-massenentlassungen/ 00:24:03 US Justizministerium ermittelt gegen Nvidia wegen Verdacht auf wettbewerbswidrigem Verhaltenhttps://www.computerbase.de/2024-08/ermittlungen-des-us-justizministeriums-nvidia-soll-dominante-rolle-im-ai-geschaeft-missbrauchen/ 00:25:25 Ryzen AI 9 HX 370: erste Tests v.a. mit dem Asus Zenbook S16https://www.computerbase.de/2024-07/amd-strix-point-zenbook-s-16-test/https://www.notebookcheck.com/Asus-Zenbook-S-16-Laptop-im-Test-Der-erste-Copilot-Laptop-mit-AMD-Zen-5-im-1-3-cm-flachen-Gehaeuse.866609.0.htmlHardware Canucks: AMD's MacBook Moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiI9UGO3Ta0The Phawkx: Asus Zenbook S16 Comparison - AMD 365 and AMD HX 370 In-depth Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyRb1rOZytw 00:45:04 Logitech und die "Forever Mouse"https://www.theverge.com/24206847/logitech-ceo-hanneke-faber-mouse-keyboard-gaming-decdoer-podcast-interviewhttps://www.computerbase.de/2024-07/fuer-immer-maus-logitech-evaluiert-abo-modell-fuer-computer-nager/ 01:00:57 Visions of Mana: Demo erschienen und angespielthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2490990/Visions_of_Mana/ 01:02:16 mehr Pokemon in Nintendo Onlinehttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/08/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-gba-library-with-pokemon 01:14:35 Teaser: kleines Special zu Godzilla Minus 1 in Arbeit

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

Intel is druk bezig met het in de markt zetten van een nieuwe soort pc, dat AI-pc. Alle pc-fabrikanten, Google en Microsoft scharen zich achter dit initiatief. Een AI-pc moet voldoen aan een aantal eisen om zo genoemd te mogen worden. Waarschijnlijk zal Intel fabrikanten ook budget toeschuiven als ze ervoor kiezen een AI-pc op de markt te brengen. Coen en Sander realiseerden zich dat ze dit eerder hebben gezien, namelijk met de ultrabook. Wat Techzine betreft is de AI-pc de nieuwe ultrabook, een nieuwe standaard waar uiteindelijk iedereen gebruik van zal maken. Ten tijde van de ultrabook was vooral het doel om laptops dunner en lichter te maken zonder in te leveren op de accuduur en prestaties. Binnen een aantal jaar maakten laptops een transitie door van lompe zware apparaten, tot dunne lichte mobiele apparaten. Nu wil Intel een soortgelijke transitie inzetten, waarbij systemen standaard worden voorzien van een NPU. Een chip die in staat is om AI-taken snel uit te voeren en zo de CPU en GPU te ontlasten. Coen en Sander voorspellen dat elke pc straks met een NPU komt en over een paar jaar iedereen een zogenaamde AI-pc bezit inclusief een Copilot-knop.   

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Chloé a un PC portable, mais il pèse son poids, et sa batterie est à l'article de la mort. Elle a donc cherché une solution plus légère, mobile, performante et ergonomique, et elle s'est heurtée à un marché sacrément complexe. Dans cet épisode, Chloé vous aide à y voir plus clair entre les tablettes, les hybrides et les ultrabooks.Bienvenue dans le Podcast Tech, le nouveau podcast de l'Eclaireur Fnac qui analyse les tendances et vous donne tous les conseils pour bien choisir vos équipements high-tech !Les épisodes sont écrits et incarnés par Raphaël Benteo et Chloé Claessens. Le podcast est une production BABABAM.Un épisode vous a fait réagir ? N'hésitez pas à nous le dire.Bonne écoute ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In Folge 48.4 des Podcasts c't uplink sprechen wir über das Smartphone Google Pixel 7a, über Docking-Stationen für Notebooks mit USB-C und Thunderbolt 4 und über kompakte 14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm Gewicht. Die a-Varianten von Googles Pixel-Smartphones sind jedes Jahr interessante Schnäppchen. Dieses Jahr zieht Google den Preis deutlich an -- bietet aber auch mehr Leistung. Tatsächlich setzt sich das Pixel 7a nicht mehr so deutlich vom Pixel 7 ab, das zum Straßenpreis von 550 Euro zu bekommen ist: 510 Euro kostet das Pixel 7a nämlich laut Preisliste. Im Podcast erläutert Smartphone- und Android-Experte Stefan Porteck die Gemeinsamkeiten mit dem Pixel 7 und schätzt die paar wenigen Unterschiede ein. Die Benchmark- und die ersten Laufzeitergebnisse des 7a aus dem Test kommen zur Sprache, ebenso die Qualität der Kamera, naja, und auch kurz Spekulationen zum Straßenpreis. Insgesamt jedenfalls erweist sich das Pixel 7a damit als rundes Paket. **Notebook-Dockingstationen und die Unterschiede zwischen Thunderbolt 4 und USB-C** Auf die Schnittstelle warten wir seit Jahrzehnten: Man stöpselt nur ein Kabel von der Docking-Station ins Notebook, und darüber lädt es, steuert externe Monitore an, bekommt LAN und findet Maus, Tastatur, Webcam, Lautsprecher, externe Festplatte und andere USB-Geräte. Genau das bietet USB-C, also Thunderbolt 4, oder Thunderbolt 3, oder USB4 -- äh, ganz so einfach ist es also doch nicht. Der Podcast erklärt die Unterschiede zwischen diesen Standards, die Gemeinsamkeiten und die Kompatibilitäten. So sind USB-C-Docks und -Monitore für viele Zwecke schon ganz gut, kommen aber bei schnellen SSDs und mehreren Monitoren an ihre Grenzen. Thunderbolt 4 ist die mächtigere Schnittstelle, allerdings kosten die Docks deutlich mehr. Die PC-Experten Christof Windeck und Lutz Labs dröseln die USB- und Thunderbolt-Details auseinander, der Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig ergänzt, welche Notebooks was davon können, wie viele Monitore unterstützen und wie viel Strom benötigen. **14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm** c't hat kompakte Notebooks von 960 Gramm bis 1,6 Kilogramm getestet -- die Notebook-Klasse, die früher Subnotebook oder Ultrabook genannt wurde. Im Podcast spricht Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig über die einzelnen Modelle und gibt Tipps zur Laufzeit, zu Displaytypen und zur Ausstattung. Einige haben ein OLED-Panel, einige ein mattes, einige Touch, einige einen Stift -- und wir sprechen über 16:9 vs. 16:10 (und 3:2 von HP), über 90 und 120 Hz (Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung) und über hohe Auflösungen. Die Laufzeiten reichen dicke über den Tag, beim LG Gram mit 25 Stunden braucht man vielleicht sogar übers Wochenende kein Netzteil. Über USB-C laden sie alle, und alle können das Laden bei weniger als 100 Prozent stoppen, um den Akku zu schonen -- bei diesen Laufzeiten akzeptabel. Als Prozessoren kommt die aktuelle dreizehnte Core-i-Generation zum Einsatz, beim HP noch deren Vorgänger. Wir erklären die Unterschiede der CPUs, der Kühlsysteme und der resultierenden Geschwindigkeiten. Notebooks mit der aktuellen AMD-Generation waren noch nicht lieferbar. Im Test: Acer Swift Go 14, Asus ZenBook 14X, HP Dragonfly Folio G3, Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon, LG Gram 14, MSI Summit E14 Flip, Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14

In Folge 48.4 des Podcasts c't uplink sprechen wir über das Smartphone Google Pixel 7a, über Docking-Stationen für Notebooks mit USB-C und Thunderbolt 4 und über kompakte 14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm Gewicht. Die a-Varianten von Googles Pixel-Smartphones sind jedes Jahr interessante Schnäppchen. Dieses Jahr zieht Google den Preis deutlich an -- bietet aber auch mehr Leistung. Tatsächlich setzt sich das Pixel 7a nicht mehr so deutlich vom Pixel 7 ab, das zum Straßenpreis von 550 Euro zu bekommen ist: 510 Euro kostet das Pixel 7a nämlich laut Preisliste. Im Podcast erläutert Smartphone- und Android-Experte Stefan Porteck die Gemeinsamkeiten mit dem Pixel 7 und schätzt die paar wenigen Unterschiede ein. Die Benchmark- und die ersten Laufzeitergebnisse des 7a aus dem Test kommen zur Sprache, ebenso die Qualität der Kamera, naja, und auch kurz Spekulationen zum Straßenpreis. Insgesamt jedenfalls erweist sich das Pixel 7a damit als rundes Paket. **Notebook-Dockingstationen und die Unterschiede zwischen Thunderbolt 4 und USB-C** Auf die Schnittstelle warten wir seit Jahrzehnten: Man stöpselt nur ein Kabel von der Docking-Station ins Notebook, und darüber lädt es, steuert externe Monitore an, bekommt LAN und findet Maus, Tastatur, Webcam, Lautsprecher, externe Festplatte und andere USB-Geräte. Genau das bietet USB-C, also Thunderbolt 4, oder Thunderbolt 3, oder USB4 -- äh, ganz so einfach ist es also doch nicht. Der Podcast erklärt die Unterschiede zwischen diesen Standards, die Gemeinsamkeiten und die Kompatibilitäten. So sind USB-C-Docks und -Monitore für viele Zwecke schon ganz gut, kommen aber bei schnellen SSDs und mehreren Monitoren an ihre Grenzen. Thunderbolt 4 ist die mächtigere Schnittstelle, allerdings kosten die Docks deutlich mehr. Die PC-Experten Christof Windeck und Lutz Labs dröseln die USB- und Thunderbolt-Details auseinander, der Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig ergänzt, welche Notebooks was davon können, wie viele Monitore unterstützen und wie viel Strom benötigen. **14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm** c't hat kompakte Notebooks von 960 Gramm bis 1,6 Kilogramm getestet -- die Notebook-Klasse, die früher Subnotebook oder Ultrabook genannt wurde. Im Podcast spricht Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig über die einzelnen Modelle und gibt Tipps zur Laufzeit, zu Displaytypen und zur Ausstattung. Einige haben ein OLED-Panel, einige ein mattes, einige Touch, einige einen Stift -- und wir sprechen über 16:9 vs. 16:10 (und 3:2 von HP), über 90 und 120 Hz (Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung) und über hohe Auflösungen. Die Laufzeiten reichen dicke über den Tag, beim LG Gram mit 25 Stunden braucht man vielleicht sogar übers Wochenende kein Netzteil. Über USB-C laden sie alle, und alle können das Laden bei weniger als 100 Prozent stoppen, um den Akku zu schonen -- bei diesen Laufzeiten akzeptabel. Als Prozessoren kommt die aktuelle dreizehnte Core-i-Generation zum Einsatz, beim HP noch deren Vorgänger. Wir erklären die Unterschiede der CPUs, der Kühlsysteme und der resultierenden Geschwindigkeiten. Notebooks mit der aktuellen AMD-Generation waren noch nicht lieferbar. Im Test: Acer Swift Go 14, Asus ZenBook 14X, HP Dragonfly Folio G3, Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon, LG Gram 14, MSI Summit E14 Flip, Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14

In Folge 48.4 des Podcasts c't uplink sprechen wir über das Smartphone Google Pixel 7a, über Docking-Stationen für Notebooks mit USB-C und Thunderbolt 4 und über kompakte 14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm Gewicht. Die a-Varianten von Googles Pixel-Smartphones sind jedes Jahr interessante Schnäppchen. Dieses Jahr zieht Google den Preis deutlich an -- bietet aber auch mehr Leistung. Tatsächlich setzt sich das Pixel 7a nicht mehr so deutlich vom Pixel 7 ab, das zum Straßenpreis von 550 Euro zu bekommen ist: 510 Euro kostet das Pixel 7a nämlich laut Preisliste. Im Podcast erläutert Smartphone- und Android-Experte Stefan Porteck die Gemeinsamkeiten mit dem Pixel 7 und schätzt die paar wenigen Unterschiede ein. Die Benchmark- und die ersten Laufzeitergebnisse des 7a aus dem Test kommen zur Sprache, ebenso die Qualität der Kamera, naja, und auch kurz Spekulationen zum Straßenpreis. Insgesamt jedenfalls erweist sich das Pixel 7a damit als rundes Paket. **Notebook-Dockingstationen und die Unterschiede zwischen Thunderbolt 4 und USB-C** Auf die Schnittstelle warten wir seit Jahrzehnten: Man stöpselt nur ein Kabel von der Docking-Station ins Notebook, und darüber lädt es, steuert externe Monitore an, bekommt LAN und findet Maus, Tastatur, Webcam, Lautsprecher, externe Festplatte und andere USB-Geräte. Genau das bietet USB-C, also Thunderbolt 4, oder Thunderbolt 3, oder USB4 -- äh, ganz so einfach ist es also doch nicht. Der Podcast erklärt die Unterschiede zwischen diesen Standards, die Gemeinsamkeiten und die Kompatibilitäten. So sind USB-C-Docks und -Monitore für viele Zwecke schon ganz gut, kommen aber bei schnellen SSDs und mehreren Monitoren an ihre Grenzen. Thunderbolt 4 ist die mächtigere Schnittstelle, allerdings kosten die Docks deutlich mehr. Die PC-Experten Christof Windeck und Lutz Labs dröseln die USB- und Thunderbolt-Details auseinander, der Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig ergänzt, welche Notebooks was davon können, wie viele Monitore unterstützen und wie viel Strom benötigen. **14-Zoll-Notebooks ab 950 Gramm** c't hat kompakte Notebooks von 960 Gramm bis 1,6 Kilogramm getestet -- die Notebook-Klasse, die früher Subnotebook oder Ultrabook genannt wurde. Im Podcast spricht Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig über die einzelnen Modelle und gibt Tipps zur Laufzeit, zu Displaytypen und zur Ausstattung. Einige haben ein OLED-Panel, einige ein mattes, einige Touch, einige einen Stift -- und wir sprechen über 16:9 vs. 16:10 (und 3:2 von HP), über 90 und 120 Hz (Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung) und über hohe Auflösungen. Die Laufzeiten reichen dicke über den Tag, beim LG Gram mit 25 Stunden braucht man vielleicht sogar übers Wochenende kein Netzteil. Über USB-C laden sie alle, und alle können das Laden bei weniger als 100 Prozent stoppen, um den Akku zu schonen -- bei diesen Laufzeiten akzeptabel. Als Prozessoren kommt die aktuelle dreizehnte Core-i-Generation zum Einsatz, beim HP noch deren Vorgänger. Wir erklären die Unterschiede der CPUs, der Kühlsysteme und der resultierenden Geschwindigkeiten. Notebooks mit der aktuellen AMD-Generation waren noch nicht lieferbar. Im Test: Acer Swift Go 14, Asus ZenBook 14X, HP Dragonfly Folio G3, Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon, LG Gram 14, MSI Summit E14 Flip, Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14

Get Yours HERE Amazon: https://amzn.to/41UpfXA Best Buy: https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/bak6Eg The Acer Swift 3 OLED is an affordable Ultrabook that offers plenty of features that make it a great buy. It boasts a gorgeous OLED screen with optional HDR, making it perfect for video or movie streaming. The laptop is lightweight and thin with a well-built chassis, and it also comes with a high-quality keyboard and touchpad. The powerful Intel Core i7 CPU and 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory make it one of the highest-scoring laptops we've ever tested. While the GPU has been throttled for better battery life, it still performs well enough for low and mid-range gaming. The battery charges quickly but only lasts around six hours, which may not be enough for some users. Additionally, the 1080p HD webcam has noise reduction features but requires good-quality lighting to produce a clear image. Overall, if you want a low-cost Ultrabook with an excellent screen and solid performance for everyday tasks, the Acer Swift 3 OLED is a great option. VIDEO VERSION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/VdS_oyjt4NM SUPPORT THE SHOW AND FOLLOW US YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/MekelKasanova⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TWITCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitch.tv/MekelKasanova ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠    ⁠⁠ TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitter.com/MekelKasanova⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠         ⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MekelKasanova⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠        ⁠⁠ PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MekelKasanova⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠        ⁠⁠ Be sure to visit ⁠⁠www.MekelKasanova.com⁠⁠ for updates, news, podcasts, and much more. All clips of audio and video used in this work are used for entertainment or education purposes under the fair use clause found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law (title 17, U. S. Code). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deckeduppodcast/support

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A new week, and a new build of Windows 11! Zac and Dan check it out along with the included Teams Chat app. They also talk about Edge 92, speculation that Amazon could come gunning for Office 365, and iFixit vs. Microsoft. Dan's got a review of the Panasonic Toughbook G2, and more! Links: Windows 11 build 22000.100 rolls out to Insiders in the Dev Channel | Windows Central Windows Central readers split about Windows 11 Chat app | Windows Central Will you use Windows 11's Teams Chat app? | Windows Central Intel PC unit sales rose 33% compared to last year, as company beats Q2 expectations | Windows Central Amazon may be attempting to dethrone Microsoft 365 | Windows Central Backbone One review: The best iPhone controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming | Windows Central Microsoft Edge 92 is now rolling out with updated password health features | Windows Central Panasonic Toughbook G2 review: The most rugged, modular PC in existence today | Windows Central Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano review: The lightest business Ultrabook around doesn't disappoint | Windows Central Microsoft, Apple, Samsung called out by iFixit CEO over device repairability | Windows Central

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

The Acer Swift 5 is an ultraportable laptop with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen (and optional antimicrobial solution for the whole device), and verified as an Intel Evo platform notebook design. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Get the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-55TA): https://amzn.to/3g6MJ72 Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Find more products we recommend at https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork

A product manager at a MAJOR Laptop OEM joins Tom to discuss the past 15 years of Laptop Innovation…and where we will go in the next 5 years. The Ultrabook Revolution, Ryzen 4000, Zen 3, Ampere Mobile, Tiger Lake, and the trade-offs in laptop design are all discussed. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:11 Who is our guest? What is a Laptop Product Manager? 6:11 How COVID-19 affected IT Businesses 9:11 Do businesses find Desktops useful anymore? Docked Laptops? 17:59 When did laptops stop being so awful? 26:33 Was the “Ultrabook” movement important, or just buzzwords? 31:13 Trade-Offs in Laptop Design: Batteries, cost, weight, perf, etc 37:53 “Gaming Ultrabooks,” or “Creator Laptops.” Is this a threat to AMD’s APU initiatives? 43:41 Can we have more USB ports? Where are the 1440p laptops? 58:10 Did AMD Renoir surprise OEMs? Intel's advantages over AMD? 1:10:10 Why do OEMs use cheap thermal paste? 1:16:45 How will laptops innovate over the next 3-5 years? 1:33:05 What type of laptop do we recommend? External GPUs? 1:41:00 Will windows continue to dominate OEM laptops? 1:44:05 OLED Screens in laptops Putting Renoir Performance in perspective: https://www.techspot.com/review/2018-amd-ryzen-4800h/ The Laptop Tom will evaluated (not recommended YET): https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-envy-laptop-15-ep0098nr Mini LED doesn’t sound cheap: https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-unveils-pg32uqx-4k-144hz-mini-led-hdmi-2-1-gaming-monitor

The Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6 is a thin and light notebook configurable with a 13.5" 3:2 ratio IPS LED-backlit 2K display, 10th Gen 1.6GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and 512GB NVMe SSD. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6: https://bit.ly/3ivR0zw Other Swift 3 models: https://acer.co/3af47lA Find the right laptop for you: https://my.lustre.ai/Lpcbe Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon

The Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6 is a thin and light notebook configurable with a 13.5" 3:2 ratio IPS LED-backlit 2K display, 10th Gen 1.6GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and 512GB NVMe SSD. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6: https://bit.ly/3ivR0zw Other Swift 3 models: https://acer.co/3af47lA Find the right laptop for you: https://my.lustre.ai/Lpcbe Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon

The Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6 is a thin and light notebook configurable with a 13.5" 3:2 ratio IPS LED-backlit 2K display, 10th Gen 1.6GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and 512GB NVMe SSD. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6: https://bit.ly/3ivR0zw Other Swift 3 models: https://acer.co/3af47lA Find the right laptop for you: https://my.lustre.ai/Lpcbe Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon

The Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6 is a thin and light notebook configurable with a 13.5" 3:2 ratio IPS LED-backlit 2K display, 10th Gen 1.6GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and 512GB NVMe SSD. Ant Pruitt gives his review. Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-78W6: https://bit.ly/3ivR0zw Other Swift 3 models: https://acer.co/3af47lA Find the right laptop for you: https://my.lustre.ai/Lpcbe Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon

In this episode we take a look into the newly updated Dell XPS 15 and 17 inch Ultrabooks and how they match up with other Ultrabooks. We also talk about the latest acquisition of Apple, NextVR and how this will affect their product line up in the future. Further the brilliant marketing stunt by Epic Games Store by giving out GTA-V for free for limited period and how the game holds its popularity still today. Finally we take a look into Intel NUC 9 and its different iterations with partner companies, specifically Razer Tomahawk and how its differ from NUC 9 and further quick peak into unpopularity of foreign brands like Razer and MSI in India. Product we talked here: Dell XPS 15 Razer Tomahawk Intel NUC 9 Epic Game Store for GTA-V Music Provided by NCS

Dell reintroduces its biggest Ultrabook ever with the Dell XPS 17 with an Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia RTX graphics.

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Daniel reviews the Dell XPS 13 (9300) and explains why it's the perfect 13-inch Ultrabook. There are some leaks to support rumors a re-designed XPS 15 will follow suit. Zac provides details on a new Windows 10 build for Slow ring insiders. In one of this week's major stories, Windows 10X and Surface Neo may be delayed beyond 2020. However, Surface Duo may still come earlier than anticipated, and the fellows speculate on what could be announced at an upcoming hardware event. Links: Dell XPS 13 (9300) review: Literally a perfect 13-inch Ultrabook | Windows Central Windows 10 build 19041.173 ships out to Slow ring Insiders | Windows Central Microsoft may have delayed Windows 10X and Surface Neo beyond 2020 | Windows Central Brad Anderson shows off his Surface Duo and Surface Earbuds at home | Windows Central

There's a ton of news for Microsoft users this week as Daniel and Zac talk about features in Microsoft 365 and Edge. In a world of Zoom security nightmares, Skype Meet Now can be a safer alternative. Daniel reviews the HP Spectre x360 and ASUS ROG Zepyrus G14 laptops. While Zac reports on the finished but as-of-yet unreleased Windows 10 version 2004. They finish out the episode with some info about Minecraft Dungeons and new processors from AMD and Intel. Links: Microsoft 365: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's new productivity subscription | Windows Central Meet Now feature on Skype makes it easy to invite anyone to a Skype call | Windows Central HP Spectre x360 13 review: The best value convertible Ultrabook money can buy | Windows Central Based on benchmarks, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 with AMD 8-core Ryzen 9 4900HS is a gamechanger | Windows Central Windows 10 version 2004 review: Welcome improvements to everyday essentials | Windows Central Minecraft Dungeons (Beta) Review: A big win for Microsoft | Windows Central

There are loads of smaller stories in the Microsoft universe this week, and a great big one too — Surface Duo may be shipping far sooner than the previously announced 'holiday 2020' timeframe. Daniel and Zac make a strong case for why it benefits Microsoft and end users alike to get the device into the hands of developers and early adopters. But the continued specter of COVID-19 may make Microsoft's desire to do so impossible. Links: Cortana support going away in Windows 10 versions at 'end-of-support' dates | Windows Central Microsoft Launcher for Android losing Cortana by 'end of April' | Windows Central Microsoft wants to launch Surface Duo sooner than holiday 2020 | Windows Central Microsoft warns Windows, Surface won't hit revenue guidance due to coronavirus | Windows Central Everything we know about Xbox Series X: Launch titles, specs, design, price, and more | Windows Central LG gram 17 (2020) review: The best big Ultrabook around just got even better | Windows Central Samsung's Galaxy Book S is here. Ask us anything about this Windows on ARM laptop! | Windows Central New Microsoft Edge begins automatic rollout for Release Preview Insiders | Windows Central Windows Central app for Windows 10 fixes logins, snags new icon in latest update | Windows Central Sponsors: Zapier: Connect Your Apps and Automate Workflows. Zapier moves info between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work. Try Zapier free by visiting zapier.com/wcp for your free 14-day trial.

Diese Woche reden wir über das neue Pro Audio Ultrabook von Digital AudionetworX, das für mobile Musikproduktion und Audiobearbeitung konzipiert wurde, das DIY-Bundle einer authentischen Nachbildung des legendären Pultec EQP-1A von analogvibes und das Sounddesign-Standalone-Tool SoundWeaver der BoomLibrary. Diese Episode ist für Kopfhörer optimiert, da wir sie über einen Kunstkopf aufgenommen haben! Viel Spaß beim Hören! www.soundandrecording.de/podcast

Auch wer kein neues Notebook braucht, könnte diese c't-Uplink-Folge interessant finden: Wir erklären Trends und aktuelle Notebook-Technik - Kaufberatung gibts obendrauf. Notebooks sind nach wie vor en vogue: Während die Verkaufszahlen von Desktop-PCs Jahr für Jahr zurückgehen, bleiben die Absätze von Notebooks (und Tablets) relativ stabil. Nachdem die c't-Redakteure am Uplink-Tisch die Statistiken und Prognosen diskutiert haben, erzählen erst einmal alle, welche Notebooks sie privat und beruflich verwenden. Und ja: Alle nutzen Notebooks (oder Chromebooks) - bislang ist niemand komplett auf Tablet oder sogar Smartphone umgestiegen. Anschließend versuchen sich c't-Hardwarechef Christof Windeck und Notebook-Experte Florian Müssig an einer Einordnung der Notebook-Gerätekategorien: Gibt es eigentlich noch Ultrabooks? Was sind "Business-Notebooks" und wie unterscheiden sie sich von Consumer-Geräten? c't-Redakteur Stefan Porteck erklärt zwischendurch, wozu eigentlich Chromebooks gut sind. In der letzten halben Stunde leisten die Redakteure Kaufberatung: Worauf muss man achten, wo ist der Unterschied zwischen "U"- und "H"-Prozessoren? Was sind die Nachteile von besonders flachen Geräten? Gibt es eigentlich noch Displays mit 3:2-Seitenverhältnis? Und spiegeln die Dinger eigentlich immer noch so? Diesmal mit dabei: Jan-Keno Janssen, Florian Müssig, Stefan Porteck, Christof Windeck === Anzeige / Sponsorenhinweis === Hier gibts mehr zum Sponsor der aktuellen Ausgabe: http://www.continental.de/podcast Continental entwickelt wegweisende Technologien und Dienste für die nachhaltige und vernetzte Mobilität der Menschen und ihrer Güter. Das 1871 gegründete Technologieunternehmen bietet sichere, effiziente, intelligente und erschwingliche Lösungen für Fahrzeuge, Maschinen, Verkehr und Transport. Continental erzielte 2018 einen Umsatz von 44,4 Milliarden Euro und beschäftigt aktuell mehr als 244.000 Mitarbeiter in 60 Ländern und Märkten. === Anzeige / Sponsorenhinweis Ende ===

On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, November 3, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton:Leo and Patrick discuss how passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment; and the new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini that was announced at Apple's October event. Apparently, iPhones can be rendered useless by helium so Leo tries to drown his iPhone XR with a balloon while talking to iFixit co-founder Kyle Wiens, who has done tests of their own and explains what causes it to happen. Patrick reviews Caavo's 2nd-gen Control Center which unifies your home theater with a voice-activated universal remote. Leo gives his review for two Acer laptops. One is 'the world's thinnest notebook,' the Swift 7; and the other is a large 15" Chrome OS 2-in-1, the Chromebook Spin 15. OnePlus continues to push the envelope in getting flagship features in an affordable phone with the OnePlus 6T. Jason Howell gives his review. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton Guests: Kyle Wiens and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Sponsor: hover.com/twit

On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, November 3, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton:Leo and Patrick discuss how passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment; and the new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini that was announced at Apple's October event. Apparently, iPhones can be rendered useless by helium so Leo tries to drown his iPhone XR with a balloon while talking to iFixit co-founder Kyle Wiens, who has done tests of their own and explains what causes it to happen. Patrick reviews Caavo's 2nd-gen Control Center which unifies your home theater with a voice-activated universal remote. Leo gives his review for two Acer laptops. One is 'the world's thinnest notebook,' the Swift 7; and the other is a large 15" Chrome OS 2-in-1, the Chromebook Spin 15. OnePlus continues to push the envelope in getting flagship features in an affordable phone with the OnePlus 6T. Jason Howell gives his review. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton Guests: Kyle Wiens and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Sponsor: hover.com/twit

This week on BSD Now, we review the EuroBSDcon schedule, we explore the mysteries of Docker on OpenBSD, and show you how to run PostgreSQL on ZFS. This episode was brought to you by Headlines EuroBSDcon 2017 - Talks & Schedule published (https://2017.eurobsdcon.org/2017/05/26/talks-schedule-published/) The EuroBSDcon website was updated with the tutorial and talk schedule for the upcoming September conference in Paris, France. Tutorials on the 1st day: Kirk McKusick - An Introduction to the FreeBSD Open-Source Operating System, George Neville-Neil - DTrace for Developers, Taylor R Campbell - How to untangle your threads from a giant lock in a multiprocessor system Tutorials on the 2nd day: Kirk continues his Introduction lecture, Michael Lucas - Core concepts of ZFS (half day), Benedict Reuschling - Managing BSD systems with Ansible (half day), Peter Hessler - BGP for developers and sysadmins Talks include 3 keynotes (2 on the first day, beginning and end), another one at the end of the second day by Brendan Gregg Good mixture of talks of the various BSD projects Also, a good amount of new names and faces Check out the full talk schedule (https://2017.eurobsdcon.org/talks-schedule/). Registration is not open yet, but will be soon. *** OpenBSD on the Xiaomi Mi Air 12.5" (https://jcs.org/2017/05/22/xiaomiair) The Xiaomi Mi Air 12.5" (https://xiaomi-mi.com/notebooks/xiaomi-mi-notebook-air-125-silver/) is a basic fanless 12.5" Ultrabook with good build quality and decent hardware specs, especially for the money: while it can usually be had for about $600, I got mine for $489 shipped to the US during a sale about a month ago. Xiaomi offers this laptop in silver and gold. They also make a 13" version but it comes with an NVidia graphics chip. Since these laptops are only sold in China, they come with a Chinese language version of Windows 10 and only one or two distributors that carry them ship to the US. Unfortunately that also means they come with practically no warranty or support. Hardware > The Mi Air 12.5" has a fanless, 6th generation (Skylake) Intel Core m3 processor, 4Gb of soldered-on RAM, and a 128Gb SATA SSD (more on that later). It has a small footprint of 11.5" wide, 8" deep, and 0.5" thick, and weighs 2.3 pounds. > A single USB-C port on the right-hand side is used to charge the laptop and provide USB connectivity. A USB-C ethernet adapter I tried worked fine in OpenBSD. Whether intentional or not, a particular design touch I appreciated was that the USB-C port is placed directly to the right of the power button on the keyboard, so you don't have to look or feel around for the port when plugging in the power cable. > A single USB 3 type-A port is also available on the right side next to the USB-C port. A full-size HDMI port and a headphone jack are on the left-hand side. It has a soldered-on Intel 8260 wireless adapter and Bluetooth. The webcam in the screen bezel attaches internally over USB. > The chassis is all aluminum and has sufficient rigidity in the keyboard area. The 12.5" 1920x1080 glossy IPS screen has a fairly small bezel and while its hinge is properly weighted to allow opening the lid with one hand (if you care about that kind of thing), the screen does have a bit of top-end wobble when open, especially when typing on another laptop on the same desk. > The keyboard has a roomy layout and a nice clicky tactile with good travel. It is backlit, but with only one backlight level. When enabled via Fn+F10 (which is handled by the EC, so no OpenBSD support required), it will automatically shut off after not typing for a short while, automatically turning back once a key is pressed. Upgrades > An interesting feature of the Mi Air is that it comes with a 128Gb SATA SSD but also includes an open PCI-e slot ready to accept an NVMe SSD. > I upgraded mine with a Samsung PM961 256Gb NVMe SSD (left), and while it is possible to run with both drives in at the same time, I removed the Samsung CM871a 128Gb SATA (right) drive to save power. > The bottom case can be removed by removing the seven visible screws, in addition to the one under the foot in the middle back of the case, which just pries off. A spudger tool is needed to release all of the plastic attachment clips along the entire edge of the bottom cover. > Unfortunately this upgrade proved to be quite time consuming due to the combination of the limited UEFI firmware on the Mi Air and a bug in OpenBSD. A Detour into UEFI Firmware Variables > Unlike a traditional BIOS where one can boot into a menu and configure the boot order as well as enabling and disabling options such as "USB Hard Drive", the InsydeH2O UEFI firmware on the Xiaomi Air only provides the ability to adjust the boot order of existing devices. Any change or addition of boot devices must be done from the operating system, which is not possible under OpenBSD. > I booted to a USB key with OpenBSD on it and manually partitioned the new NVME SSD, then rsynced all of the data over from the old drive, but the laptop would not boot to the new NVME drive, instead showing an error message that there was no bootable OS. > Eventually I figured out that the GPT table that OpenBSD created on the NVMe disk was wrong due to a [one-off bug in the nvme driver](https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/dc8298f669ea2d7e18c8a8efea509eed200cb989) which was causing the GPT table to be one sector too large, causing the backup GPT table to be written in the wrong location (and other utilities under Linux to write it over the OpenBSD area). I'm guessing the UEFI firmware would fail to read the bad GPT table on the disk that the boot variable pointed to, then declare that disk as missing, and then remove any variables that pointed to that disk. OpenBSD Support > The Mi Air's soldered-on Intel 8260 wireless adapter is supported by OpenBSD's iwm driver, including 802.11n support. The Intel sound chip is recognized by the azalia driver. > The Synaptics touchpad is connected via I2C, but is not yet supported. I am actively hacking on my dwiic driver to make this work and the touchpad will hopefully operate as a Windows Precision Touchpad via imt so I don't have to write an entirely new Synaptics driver. > Unfortunately since OpenBSD's inteldrm support that is ported from Linux is lagging quite a bit behind, there is no kernel support for Skylake and Kaby Lake video chips. Xorg works at 1920x1080 through efifb so the machine is at least usable, but X is not very fast and there is a noticeable delay when doing certain redrawing operations in xterm. Screen backlight can be adjusted through my OpenBSD port of intel_backlight. Since there is no hardware graphics support, this also means that suspend and resume do not work because nothing is available to re-POST the video after resume. Having to use efifb also makes it impossible to adjust the screen gamma, so for me, I can't use redshift for comfortable night-time hacking. Flaws > Especially taking into account the cheap price of the laptop, it's hard to find faults with the design. One minor gripe is that the edges of the case along the bottom are quite sharp, so when carrying the closed laptop, it can feel uncomfortable in one's hands. > While all of those things could be overlooked, unfortunately there is also a critical flaw in the rollover support in the keyboard/EC on the laptop. When typing certain combinations of keys quickly, such as holding Shift and typing "NULL", one's fingers may actually hold down the Shift, N, and U keys at the same time for a very brief moment before releasing N. Normally the keyboard/EC would recognize U being pressed after N is already down and send an interrupt for the U key. Unfortunately on this laptop, particular combinations of three keys do not interrupt for the third key at all until the second key is lifted, usually causing the third key not to register at all if typed quickly. I've been able to reproduce this problem in OpenBSD, Linux, and Windows, with the combinations of at least Shift+N+U and Shift+D+F. Holding Shift and typing the two characters in sequence quickly enough will usually fail to register the final character. Trying the combinations without Shift, using Control or Alt instead of Shift, or other character pairs does not trigger the problem. This might be a problem in the firmware on the Embedded Controller, or a defect in the keyboard circuitry itself. As I mentioned at the beginning, getting technical support for this machine is difficult because it's only sold in China. Docker on OpenBSD 6.1-current (https://medium.com/@dave_voutila/docker-on-openbsd-6-1-current-c620513b8110) Dave Voutila writes: So here's the thing. I'm normally a macOS user…all my hardware was designed in Cupertino, built in China. But I'm restless and have been toying with trying to switch my daily machine over to a non-macOS system sort of just for fun. I find Linux messy, FreeBSD not as Apple-laptop-friendly as it should be, and Windows a non-starter. Luckily, I found a friend in Puffy. Switching some of my Apple machines over to dual-boot OpenBSD left a gaping hole in my workflow. Luckily, all the hard work the OpenBSD team has done over the last year seems to have plugged it nicely! OpenBSD's hypervisor support officially made it into the 6.1 release, but after some experimentation it was rather time consuming and too fragile to get a Linux guest up and running (i.e. basically the per-requisite for Docker). Others had reported some success starting with QEMU and doing lots of tinkering, but after a wasted evening I figured I'd grab the latest OpenBSD snapshot and try what the openbsd-misc list suggested was improved Linux support in active development. 10 (11) Steps to docker are provided Step 0 — Install the latest OpenBSD 6.1 snapshot (-current) Step 1 — Configure VMM/VMD Step 2 — Grab an Alpine Linux ISO Step 3 — Make a new virtual disk image Step 4 — Boot Alpine's ISO Step 5 — Inhale that fresh Alpine air Step 6 — Boot Alpine for Reals Step 7 — Install Docker Step 8 — Make a User Step 9 — Ditch the Serial Console Step 10 — Test out your Docker instance I haven't done it yet, but I plan on installing docker-compose via Python's pip package manager. I prefer defining containers in the compose files. PostgreSQL + ZFS Best Practices and Standard Procedures (https://people.freebsd.org/~seanc/postgresql/scale15x-2017-postgresql_zfs_best_practices.pdf) Slides from Sean Chittenden's talk about PostgreSQL and ZFS at Scale 15x this spring Slides start with a good overview of Postgres and ZFS, and how to use them together To start, it walks through the basics of how PostgreSQL interacts with the filesystem (any filesystem) Then it shows the steps to take a good backup of PostgreSQL, then how to do it even better with ZFS Then an intro to ZFS, and how Copy-on-Write changes host PostgreSQL interacts with the filesystem Overview of how ZFS works ZFS Tuning tips: Compression, Recordsize, atime, when to use mostly ARC vs sharedbuffer, plus pgrepack Followed by a discussion of the reliability of SSDs, and their Bit Error Rate (BER) A good SSD has a 4%/year chance of returning the wrong data. A cheap SSD 34% If you put 20 SSDs in a database server, that means 58% (Good SSDs) to 99.975% (Lowest quality commercially viable SSD) chance of an error per year Luckily, ZFS can detect and correct these errors This applies to all storage, not just SSDs, every device fails More Advice: Use quotas and reservations to avoid running out of space Schedule Periodic Scrubs One dataset per database Backups: Live demo of rm -rf'ing the database and getting it back Using clones to test upgrades on real data Naming Conventions: Use a short prefix not on the root filesystem (e.g. /db) Encode the PostgreSQL major version into the dataset name Give each PostgreSQL cluster its own dataset (e.g. pgdb01) Optional but recommended: one database per cluster Optional but recommended: one app per database Optional but recommended: encode environment into DB name Optional but recommended: encode environment into DB username using ZFS Replication Check out the full detailed PDF and implement a similar setup for your database needs *** News Roundup TrueOS Evolving Its "Stable" Release Cycle (https://www.trueos.org/blog/housekeeping-update-infrastructure-trueos-changes/) TrueOS is reformulating its Stable branch based on feedback from users. The goal is to have a “release” of the stable branch every 6 months, for those who do not want to live on the edge with the rapid updates of the full rolling release Most of the TrueOS developers work for iX Systems in their Tennessee office. Last month, the Tennessee office was moved to a different location across town. As part of the move, we need to move all our servers. We're still getting some of the infrastructure sorted before moving the servers, so please bear with us as we continue this process. As we've continued working on TrueOS, we've heard a significant portion of the community asking for a more stable “STABLE” release of TrueOS, maybe something akin to an old PC-BSD version release. In order to meet that need, we're redefining the TrueOS STABLE branch a bit. STABLE releases are now expected to follow a six month schedule, with more testing and lots of polish between releases. This gives users the option to step back a little from the “cutting edge” of development, but still enjoy many of the benefits of the “rolling release” style and the useful elements of FreeBSD Current. Critical updates like emergency patches and utility bug fixes are still expected to be pushed to STABLE on a case-by-case basis, but again with more testing and polish. This also applies to version updates of the Lumina and SysAdm projects. New, released work from those projects will be tested and added to STABLE outside the 6 month window as well. The UNSTABLE branch continues to be our experimental “cutting edge” track, and users who want to follow along with our development and help us or FreeBSD test new features are still encouraged to follow the UNSTABLE track by checking that setting in their TrueOS Update Manager. With boot environments, it will be easy to switch back and forth, so you can have the best of both worlds. Use the latest bleeding edge features, but knowing you can fall back to the stable branch with just a reboot As TrueOS evolves, it is becoming clearer that one role of the system is to function as a “test platform” for FreeBSD. In order to better serve this role, TrueOS will support both OpenRC and the FreeBSD RC init systems, giving users the choice to use either system. While the full functionality isn't quite ready for the next STABLE update, it is planned for addition after the last bit of work and testing is complete. Stay tuned for an upcoming blog post with all the details of this change, along with instructions how to switch between RC and OpenRC. This is the most important change for me. I used TrueOS as an easy way to run the latest version of -CURRENT on my laptop, to use it as a user, but also to do development. When TrueOS deviates from FreeBSD too much, it lessens the power of my expertise, and complicates development and debugging. Being able to switch back to RC, even if it takes another minute to boot, will bring TrueOS back to being FreeBSD + GUI and more by default, instead of a science project. We need both of those things, so having the option, while more work for the TrueOS team, I think will be better for the entire community *** Logical Domains on SunFire T2000 with OpenBSD/sparc64 (http://www.h-i-r.net/2017/05/logical-domains-on-sunfire-t2000-with.html) A couple of years ago, I picked up a Sun Fire T2000. This is a 2U rack mount server. Mine came with four 146GB SAS drives, a 32-core UltraSPARC T1 CPU and 32GB of RAM. Sun Microsystems incorporated Logical Domains (LDOMs) on this class of hardware. You don't often need 32 threads and 32GB of RAM in a single server. LDOMs are a kind of virtualization technology that's a bit closer to bare metal than vmm, Hyper-V, VirtualBox or even Xen. It works a bit like Xen, though. You can allocate processor, memory, storage and other resources to virtual servers on-board, with a blend of firmware that supports the hardware allocation, and some software in userland (on the so-called primary or control domain, similar to Xen DomU) to control it. LDOMs are similar to what IBM calls Logical Partitions (LPARs) on its Mainframe and POWER series computers. My day job from 2006-2010 involved working with both of these virtualization technologies, and I've kind of missed it. While upgrading OpenBSD to 6.1 on my T2000, I decided to delve into LDOM support under OpenBSD. This was pretty easy to do, but let's walk through it Resources: The ldomctl(8) man page (http://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-current/man8/sparc64/ldomctl.8) tedu@'s write-up on Flak (for a different class of server) (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/OpenBSD-on-a-Sun-T5120) A Google+ post by bmercer@ (https://plus.google.com/101694200911870273983/posts/jWh4rMKVq97) Once you get comfortable with the fact that there's a little-tiny computer (the ALOM) powered by VXWorks inside that's acting as the management system and console (there's no screen or keyboard/mouse input), Installing OpenBSD on the base server is pretty straightforward. The serial console is an RJ-45 jack, and, yes, the ubiquitous blue-colored serial console cables you find for certain kinds of popular routers will work fine. OpenBSD installs quite easily, with the same installer you find on amd64 and i386. I chose to install to /dev/sd0, the first SAS drive only, leaving the others unused. It's possible to set them up in a hardware RAID configuration using tools available only under Solaris, or use softraid(4) on OpenBSD, but I didn't do this. I set up the primary LDOM to use the first ethernet port, em0. I decided I wanted to bridge the logical domains to the second ethernet port. You could also use a bridge and vether interface, with pf and dhcpd to create a NAT environment, similar to how I networked the vmm(4) systems. Create an LDOM configuration file. You can put this anywhere that's convenient. All of this stuff was in a "vm" subdirectory of my home. I called it ldom.conf: domain primary { vcpu 8 memory 8G } domain puffy { vcpu 8 memory 4G vdisk "/home/axon/vm/ldom1" vnet } Make as many disk images as you want, and make as many additional domain clauses as you wish. Be mindful of system resources. I couldn't actually allocate a full 32GB of RAM across all the LDOMs I eventually provisioned seven LDOMs (in addition to the primary) on the T2000, each with 3GB of RAM and 4 vcpu cores. If you get creative with use of network interfaces, virtual ethernet, bridges and pf rules, you can run a pretty complex environment on a single chassis, with services that are only exposed to other VMs, a DMZ segment, and the internal LAN. A nice tutorial, and an interesting look at an alternative platform that was ahead of its time *** documentation is thoroughly hard (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/documentation-is-thoroughly-hard) Ted Unangst has a new post this week about documentation: Documentation is good, so therefore more documentation must be better, right? A few examples where things may have gotten out of control A fine example is the old OpenBSD install instructions. Once you've installed OpenBSD once or twice, the process is quite simple, but you'd never know this based on reading the instructions. Compare the files for 4.8 INSTALL and 5.8 INSTALL. Both begin with a brief intro to the project. Then 4.8 has an enormous list of mirrors, which seems fairly redundant if you've already found the install file. Followed by an enormous list of every supported variant of every supported device. Including a table of IO port configurations for ISA devices. Finally, after 1600 lines of introduction we get to the actual installation instructions. (Compared to line 231 for 5.8.) This includes a full page of text about how to install from tape, which nobody ever does. It took some time to recognize that all this documentation was actually an impediment to new users. Attempting to answer every possible question floods the reader with information for questions they were never planning to ask. Part of the problem is how the information is organized. Theoretically it makes sense to list supported hardware before instructions. After all, you can't install anything if it's not supported, right? I'm sure that was considered when the device list was originally inserted above the install instructions. But as a practical matter, consulting a device list is neither the easiest nor fastest way to determine what actually works. In the FreeBSD docs tree, we have been doing a facelift project, trying to add ‘quick start' sections to each chapter to let you get to the more important information first. It is also helpful to move data in the forms of lists and tables to appendices or similar, where they can easily be references, but are not blocking your way to the information you are actually hunting for An example of nerdview signage (http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=29866). “They have in effect provided a sign that will tell you exactly what the question is provided you can already supply the answer.” That is, the logical minds of technical people often decide to order information in an order that makes sense to them, rather than in the order that will be most useful to the reader In the end, I think “copy diskimage to USB and follow prompts” is all the instructions one should need, but it's hard to overcome the unease of actually making the jump. What if somebody is confused or uncertain? Why is this paragraph more redundant than that paragraph? (And if we delete both, are we cutting too much?) Sometimes we don't need to delete the information. Just hide it. The instructions to upgrade to 4.8 and upgrade to 5.8 are very similar, with a few differences because every release is a little bit different. The pages look very different, however, because the not at all recommended kernel free procedure, which takes up half the page, has been hidden from view behind some javascript and only expanded on demand. A casual browser will find the page and figure the upgrade process will be easy, as opposed to some long ordeal. This is important as well, it was my original motivation for working on the FreeBSD Handbook's ZFS chapter. The very first section of the chapter was the custom kernel configuration required to run ZFS on i386. That scared many users away. I moved that to the very end, and started with why you might want to use ZFS. Much more approachable. Sometimes it's just a tiny detail that's overspecified. The apmd manual used to explain exactly which CPU idle time thresholds were used to adjust frequency. Those parameters, and the algorithm itself, were adjusted occasionally in response to user feedback, but sometimes the man page lagged behind. The numbers are of no use to a user. They're not adjustable without recompiling. Knowing that the frequency would be reduced at 85% idle vs 90% idle doesn't really offer much guidance as to whether to enable auto scaling or not. Deleting this detail ensured the man page was always correct and spares the user the cognitive load of trying to solve an unnecessary math problem. For fun: For another humorous example, it was recently observed that the deja-dup package provides man page translations for Australia, Canada, and Great Britain. I checked, the pages are in fact not quite identical. Some contain typo fixes that didn't propagate to other translations. Project idea: attempt to identify which country has the most users, or most fastidious users, by bug fixes to localized man pages. lldb on BeagleBone Black (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2017-May/016260.html) I reliably managed to build (lldb + clang/lld) from the svn trunk of LLVM 5.0.0 on my Beaglebone Black running the latest snapshot (May 20th) of FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT, and the lldb is working very well, and this includes single stepping and ncurses-GUI mode, while single stepping with the latest lldb 4.0.1 from the ports does not work. In order to reliably build LLVM 5.0.0 (svn), I set up a 1 GB swap partition for the BBB on a NFSv4 share on a FreeBSD fileserver in my network - I put a howto of the procedure on my BLog: https://obsigna.net/?p=659 The prerequesites on the Beaglebone are: ``` pkg install tmux pkg install cmake pkg install python pkg install libxml2 pkg install swig30 pkg install ninja pkg install subversion ``` On the FreeBSD fileserver: ``` /pathtothe/bbb_share svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk llvm cd llvm/tools svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/cfe/trunk clang svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/lld/trunk lld svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/lldb/trunk lldb ``` + On the Beaglebone Black: # mount_nfs -o noatime,readahead=4,intr,soft,nfsv4 server:/path_to_the/bbb_share /mnt # cd /mnt # mkdir build # cmake -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD="ARM" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="MinSizeRel" -DLLVM_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS="1" -DLLVM_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS="1" -G Ninja .. I execute the actual build command from within a tmux session, so I may disconnect during the quite long (40 h) build: ``` tmux new "ninja lldb install" ``` When debugging in GUI mode using the newly build lldb 5.0.0-svn, I see only a minor issue, namely UTF8 strings are not displayed correctly. This happens in the ncurses-GUI only, and this is an ARM issue, since it does not occur on x86 machines. Perhaps this might be related to the signed/unsigned char mismatch between ARM and x86. Beastie Bits Triangle BSD Meetup on June 27th (https://www.meetup.com/Triangle-BSD-Users-Group/events/240247251/) Support for Controller Area Networks (CAN) in NetBSD (http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/bx/blosxom.cgi/nb_20170521_0113.html) Notes from Monday's meeting (http://mailman.uk.freebsd.org/pipermail/ukfreebsd/2017-May/014104.html) RunBSD - A site about the BSD family of operating systems (http://runbsd.info/) BSDCam(bridge) 2017 Travel Grant Application Now Open (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/bsdcam-2017-travel-grant-application-now-open/) New BSDMag has been released (https://bsdmag.org/download/nearly-online-zpool-switching-two-freebsd-machines/) *** Feedback/Questions Philipp - A show about byhve (http://dpaste.com/390F9JN#wrap) Jake - byhve Support on AMD (http://dpaste.com/0DYG5BD#wrap) CY - Pledge and Capsicum (http://dpaste.com/1YVBT12#wrap) CY - OpenSSL relicense Issue (http://dpaste.com/3RSYV23#wrap) Andy - Laptops (http://dpaste.com/0MM09EX#wrap) ***

eBay was hacked, they don't have your password easily, but they do have several other key's to your identity - time to rethink emails and be wary of scammers. Apple has its own concerns with iCloud users being compromised and phones hijacked. Plus this week calls on Ultrabooks, Windows XP and nertwork storage

#191: Hisense announces three Ultra High Definition TV's for 2013 we speak to Andre from Hisense about the UHD market and Hisense as a company. I look at one of the best looking Ultrabooks i've seen - LG's latest, plus we talk Spotify streaming bandwidth, computer issues, Crazy Johns and Blackberries and the HTC ONE

Live from CES 2013, Anand, Brian and Jarred chime in with some of the highlights of the show. The crew went over Qualcomm's new Snapdragon SoCs announced at the show. Brian checked out the Allwinner A31 and Odna's $249 V972 tablet that uses the same panels as Apple's iPad 4. Jarred shared his thoughts on Ultrabooks and notebook displays, as well as Micron's DDR4 and SSD announcements from the show. Surface Pro, Haswell GPU performance and 7W Ivy Bridge round out the discussion.

#172b: Live from the CES show floor on day 1 of the show itself, today I look at the iShower, iGrill, Curved OLED TV, iPad mini keyboards, SPLAT keyboard cleaner, and I chat to Intel about Ultrabooks and FORD about the connected car.