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  1. J

    Those of you still running Windows 10, what will be your turning point to upgrade to Windows 11?

    I haven't had to pay for a Windows license for at least 12 years. I was able to upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to 10, and able to keep that license upgrade good for 11 if I so choose. You used to have to pay at least $100 for every upgrade. Go from 3.1 to 95? $100. 95 to 98? $100. 98 to XP...
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    just wanted to touch on the ol' terminal discussion

    Been there. Done that. Every time it comes up.
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    Windows 11 Market Share Keeps Declining

    That has always been a model available for server products. And desktop client. Even in the Windows 9x days, large institutions and corporations could subscribe for their licenses. Nothing new, except making it a bit easier to use the subscription license I think.
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    Best way to share Emby server on network - VLAN, Static routes?

    Thank you all for the input. Yes, I have a high level trust in my current tenant (close family). Should they ever leave, I have no intention of having another regular tenant, but will likely convert the apartment to some sort of Air BnB setup, which I will still want to offer the videos as a...
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    Best way to share Emby server on network - VLAN, Static routes?

    I have an apartment attached to the side of the house, that I have a current tenant occupying. I supply Internet to the apartment using a separate subnet. I have setup an Emby server that I want to give my tenant access to for watching videos. I do not want my tenant to have access to...
  6. J

    Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default

    I checked my Office install this morning. We are a large MS 365 client, and are constantly pushed the latest updates. I don't know if this is managed my our Microsoft team, but the box was unchecked, and I had never been in this setting before on this install. All this is just a bunch of FUD...
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    Microsoft unveils PC, designed to exclusively run Windows 11 via the cloud, for $350 + Windows 365 subscription cost

    This product is not intended for individual users, but for corporate managed networks. I can't tell you how much time we spend having to transition users to new computers when their old one breaks - setting up configurations, installing programs, transferring data. Then you have the people who...
  8. J

    For the first time ever, AMD outsells Intel in the datacenter space

    I've been predicting this to my coworkers for some time. They have been skeptical, but now the trend has come to fruition. Intel over AMD in the datacenter is a hard sell right now, and as more servers get retired, this trend will only accelerate.
  9. J

    Apple M4 Macs: iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro

    Unfortunately, and one huge thing keeping me away from the Mac mini is the fact you have to choose the RAM and storage you will be fixed with at the outset. There is no means to upgrade RAM later on if you find you need more, and extra storage requires external devices. While the base price is...
  10. J

    Advice for fixing laptop LCD cover

    Here is a picture of the crack
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    Advice for fixing laptop LCD cover

    I had collected my MIL's Lenovo Ideapad laptop a couple years ago, after she had broken the LCD panel. At the time, it would have cost far too much to repair than it was worth. It is the AMD A12 model. Last week, I acquired a different brand broken computer that had a good panel, which...
  12. J

    Microsoft requires all employees in China to use iPhones

    Since you don't game, might as well go full out and run *BSD or IllumOS. Even Linux is tainted by Microsoft now.
  13. J

    RegreSSHion: OpenSSH Server Vulnerability

    Don't get me wrong, I keep my systems updated regularly. I just checked the FreeBSD mailing lists, and they already have a patch for the vulnerability. I suppose the developers figured someone with enough motivation could figure out a way to exploit it on FreeBSD even without glibc. The...
  14. J

    RegreSSHion: OpenSSH Server Vulnerability

    Ah, all good for me. I use FreeBSD, so no glibc. Interesting that it was hooks into glibc that enabled the xz exploit. It may be high time for the distributions and developers to take a more serious look at musl.
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    FreeBSD 14.1 Impressive Video Encode Performance

    Larabel is at least consistent on benchmarking out of the box performance, which is the only realistic comparison you can make when benchmarking different systems like this. In this case, if the video encoding difference is up to the user of clang vs gcc, I suppose you could rebuild your Ubuntu...
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    FreeBSD 14.1 Impressive Video Encode Performance

    Michael Larabel at Phoronix just posted some benchmark results comparing FreeBSD 14.1, NetBSD 10, DragonFly BSD 6.4, Ubuntu 24.04, and CentOS Stream 9. I am quite impressed with the performance of FreeBSD here, especially as it pertains to video encoding, with FreeBSD taking the top spot in all...
  17. J

    Proxmox vs FreeBSD bhyve performance

    An interesting article I came across with some basic benchmarks of Proxmox on Debian vs. FreeBSD's bhyve. https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/06/10/proxmox-vs-freebsd-which-virtualization-host-performs-better/ Interesting to see the small performance advantage of Proxmox over bhyve in CPU tasks...
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    Microsoft blocks workaround that enabled users to create local accounts as part of the OOBE installer.

    Remember that this is for Windows 11 Home. It does not apply to Pro or Enterprise. That is only part of Pro or Enterprise, so not affected.
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    Why does MacOS cost less in support in businesses than Windows

    Years ago, I worked at a small college that was almost exclusively Novell Netware based for our servers. We made extensive use of eDirectory, ZenWorks, and BorderManager firewall. As part of our license purchase, we also had McAfee Anti-Virus site licensed for all computer systems. Our finance...
  20. J

    Why does MacOS cost less in support in businesses than Windows

    My experience working for the past 6 years at a large university, supporting a mixed environment that is probably 90% Windows, 10% Apple: Apple hardware is built better - externally, not internally Less third-party hardware in Macs - yes. Most 3rd party stuff out there just doesn't work, so...
  21. J

    Hardware Nexus: ASUS Scammed Us

    My $.02 The best warranty is the warranty you never have to use. I have never had to RMA an ASUS product. ASUS channel support is way different than their end-user support. If you have any sort of "business" building computers, look into being an official ASUS partner. It's quite easy to...
  22. J

    Should I use Windows 7?

    As a file server, I use pure FreeBSD, and it works great in that role. It is much less bloated than major Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora, and isn't a constantly moving target with massive changes every version. You do have to get used to editing config files, but the documentation...
  23. J

    Apple Plans To Overhaul Entire Mac Line With AI-Focused M4 Chips

    Or, the ARM ISA has limits to scalability, and incrementally improving the performance without drastically increasing cost or power usage is much harder than it is with AM64 ISA, meaning that Apple got most of the low-hanging fruit with the M1, and there just isn't room without a drastic...
  24. J

    Linux Suggestion

    Someone who wants to learn really should stay with major or base systems. If you want easy - Ubuntu If you want to learn for professional use - Fedora/RedHat (or SUSE if you live in Germany) If you want to learn the inner workings of a Linux distribution - Slackware If you want to learn how an...
  25. J

    Net Neutrality expected to be reinstated after officials vote on 4/25/2024

    Just remember "Net Neutrality" is not "net neutrality."
  26. J

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $6.74 @ GoG

    It's good, but make sure you do all the side quests, as the main quest/story is way too short. Definitely worth $7 though!
  27. J

    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    That's a pretty big risk to take for a potential product. If the AppleVR is designed to be working with the Apple ecosystem, then this all makes sense. But there is no Apple ecosystem for VR, and may never be one. Would Apple invest heavily in a system that is used to develop products that...
  28. J

    50 years of video game revenue

    Wow, some people need to go get a sense of humor.
  29. J

    Galax announces a single slot 4060TI

    Pfft. Youngsters. I remember when you didn't even need a fan or a heatsink to cool your CPU! This is a real problem with modern technology though, and shows that lack of low-level innovation for performance. The only thing that really is going on lately is throwing more electricity at the...
  30. J

    Just transitioned another box over to Linux

    Thanks for the glabels tip. I've been looking for a program like that for a while.
  31. J

    Upscaler for Linux is awesome

    May have to give this a try. Lots of old pictures taken on cheap 35mm cameras that could definitely use some touchup. It's available as a port for FreeBSD, though currently at a slightly older version (1.1.2). It doesn't look like it would be too hard to manually install or update the existing...
  32. J

    Intel Core i9-14900K Review - Reaching for the Performance Crown

    Honestly, how many times are users needing to utilize a CPU warranty? I've been working in computer repair for over 25 years, and can only think of one or two genuinely failing CPUs I've encountered. I'd say, if you don't break your CPU with the process, don't sweat it.
  33. J

    New Metal Alpacool Apex Stealth Fan with some Impressive Numbers

    When it comes to the performance, wow is really the only appropriate word. If these really do sell for the ~30 euro mentioned in the article, it will be hard to purchase any of the other fans. Looking specifically at the comparison to the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM, the Alphacool gets up to about...
  34. J

    Bitlocker or alternative?

    I would ask first, what are you wanting to accomplish by encrypting the folders? Whole drive encryption tools like bitlocker protect against physical access to the hard drive. It does not protect against remote attacks. If you are logged into the computer, anyone who has access to your...
  35. J

    ZFSonLinux not latest version when I "apt upgrade" Ubuntu...?

    Do you need to run Ubuntu? If you are set on using ZFS, with 14.0 about to release, it might be worth looking into switching to FreeBSD, since it has full native support of ZFS.
  36. J

    Microsoft backs down on Windows 11 changes

    All that uproar about an insider build. I mean, that's what insider builds are for - to try out new features and sometimes radical changes, and get feedback. The feedback was quite negative to the changes, so Microsoft reverted them. Seems like the system is working as it is meant to here...
  37. J

    Recommend Linux Distro for USB utility drive

    I've been building and maintaining a Linux boot utility USB drive for our Helpdesk office for a couple of years, using Ubuntu as a base. I really don't like Ubuntu for multiple reasons, and would like to find a good alternative. We use the utility drive primarily for data recovery, drive...
  38. J

    AMD faulTPM Exploit Targets Zen 2 and Zen 3 Processors

    From the article: Fooling someone to give up their password to an "IT technician" is a whole lot easier, faster, and cheaper. There is a reason these sorts of exploits are found by researchers in a lab, rather than by bad actors actually breaking into systems. I'm all for more secure...
  39. J

    4070 gets its lunch money taken by 6800XT and costs more except in RT games

    RTX is the future, man! In 10 years, no one will be rasterizing their games, so better get that RTX card now! /s
  40. J

    PS5 Scalpers Having a Hard Time Selling Consoles

    I'd have to dig some more, but that article makes it sound like Sony was artificially limiting the supply, then opened up the supply later on. The linked article to explain the end of the shortage doesn't exactly dispute that idea either.
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