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    1Password announces breach

    KeePassXC, just remember that one master password and have many copies of the .kdbx file. I have even abandoned Authy, and just use the TOTP functions in KeePassXC. Only an all drive disaster or memory lapse on my part will breach my passwords.
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    Microsoft cancels "new" console

    So it would have been another Google Stadia, which failed. Did they expect anything different?
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    Looking for tight budget friendly single thread performance bump over my old Core i5-3320

    Dell Refurb site just had a 40% off sale on anything that ended on Monday. They usually run sales on holidays like MLK, 4th of July. All of those laptops are way overpriced unless they are running a sale.
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    Looking for tight budget friendly single thread performance bump over my old Core i5-3320

    Best bang for your buck would be a Dell Refurbished or outlet laptop. I bought a Dell Vostro 3350 with i5 2450m back in 2012 that has a 1275 single thread score. Last year I bought a Latitude e5470 with i5 6440hq with single core score of 2018.
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    Flash Thumbdrive with Performance Rivaling SSD?

    I bought three straight disappointing flash drives. The Samsung Bar 32 and 64GB, at the same time, and the Gorilla USB3 64GB. All three have good read speeds of 150MBs or so but the write speeds are pathetic at 18-25 MB/s plus all three have an annoying pausing every couple of seconds while...
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    Copper Foil Shortage

    Don't worry, there is a current solution for that. ; )
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    What's a computer?

    A story about the dumbing down of the world. Young people can't even use a computer and know anything about file folders and where to save things. We might as well have AI and robots just build the turbines for the jet engines. The problem is who will be smart enough to program the AI until...
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    Windows 11 May Not Run on Early Ryzen, Threadripper, Skylake-X, or Any Pre-2016 Intel PC

    I just remembered that Google acquired Neverware which makes CloudReadyOS, the Google Chrome alternative. I bet Google will launch an ad campaign and tell people with systems that don't support Win11 to switch over to ChromeOS that can be installed on any computer. This might do well since...
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    Windows 11 May Not Run on Early Ryzen, Threadripper, Skylake-X, or Any Pre-2016 Intel PC

    Does anyone know if MS is going to put Bitlocker on Win 11 Home by default? I think they want the TPM 2.0 thing for Spectre/Meltdown protection, as well as disk encryption, just like Apple does with the T2 chip. MS doesn't control the hardware, so they need to put a certain condition on...
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    Is there a brand of laptop that doesn't eventually come apart?

    I am still running a Dell Vostro 3350 with Sandy Bridge i5, 8GB, SSD (for past 3 years). It still runs well, but I can feel the age of the laptop when browsing certain sites, like Youtube. Screen, hinge and keyboard are still good. I had to replace the battery, and I opened it up early last...
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    GN: Intel to push ATX12VO hard for Alder Lake

    Maybe Dell should approach "Advanced Sustainability" by having PCs be fixable and with components that can be swapped out when bad, instead of chucking out the whole PC. I'm not saying that just Dell does it, Apple, Samsung, HP and others. This all has to do with Right 2 Repair. Maybe the...
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    Amazon Acquires MGM Film Studios for $8.45 Billion

    Just like they tell us that our businesses and jobs are non essential. tell them they are non essential by not watching their non essential woke movies and shows.
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    Man Sues Apple for Terminating Account with $25,000 in Purchases

    This is why we need to stop buying products and services that have subscriptions or need to be linked to an account. That is the only way to show the companies that we don't want this garbage.
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    Man Sues Apple for Terminating Account with $25,000 in Purchases

    Apple will probably claim it as an administration fee. Apple needs all the money they can get because they are building an east coast campus in the Raleigh, NC area. Remember, convenience = loss of freedom, especially when it comes to big tech companies.
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    Man Sues Apple for Terminating Account with $25,000 in Purchases

    Buying stuff from the Apple store doesn't mean you own it, you are just renting it. All of this streaming of video and music, IoT devices and appliances, and software as a service is prepping us for The Great Reset when according to their own video, "You will own nothing and be happy". In the...
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    Microsoft enables Linux GUI applications in Windows 10 .... TF?

    I still would not run Windows even if you can run GUI Linux application in Win10. If MS does switch the kernel to Linux in Windows, they can still do all their data collection and spying. The only things I do in Windows are play one game I enjoy, Quake 3 from the CD I still own, print, and if...
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    i3-10100 idle power is stupid low haha

    I get about 35w idle with my i3 10100 system using igp on a h470 microatx board with 2 sata ssd and 1 3.5 drive and 2x8gb of ddr4 ram. I bought mine last June and had to wait until I saw the price at Amazon hit MSRP at 122. This was all after trying amd 3200g system that had problems with...
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    LG Exiting The Mobile Phone Market

    By the way things are going, we will have left, Samsung, Apple and a bunch of Chinese phones. Pay through the nose, or get really spied on by a Chinese phone.
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    The GPU Sadness Index: aka the Shadenfreude Pricing Index

    Well placed malware or an emp and you can kiss your crypto goodbye. Fiat currency is also not safe because if your government is spending like crazy and "printing" money, hyperinflation comes and currency devalues. Gold and silver, at least are physical items, but right now are tied to the US...
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    Dual Boot Linux/Windows

    Same here. Windows 10 on old 128gb Adata ssd and FerenOS on Samsung 860 evo 500gb and after kernel update, grub was updated to include windows. No problems. I only use windows now to scan, print and play a game or two.
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    FS: Apple Lightning cable, assorted case accessories

    I have an original Apple Lightning cable in near perfect condition that works. Can't use it anymore because phone was lost. The cable is free of fraying and the connector looks clean to me. This also comes with the charger 5V 1A. $25 20 shipped...
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    Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021

    This is what I was thinking. They are finished scanning and analyzing our pictures for free, and now that people are hooked, they will limit the space and force us to pay for more space beyond the 15GB.
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    SOLD: Crucial Ballistix 2x4GB DDR3-1600

    I just upgraded, and have this RAM left over. Crucial 2x4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 SOLD(Tested each RAM stick individually in Memtest86 and came back with no errors.) I also have an InWin BK623 microATX SFF case plus the original power supply 300W. If you are near zip code 27127, you can...
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    Asrock B450M Pro4 Sleep and Forget BIOS settings, really?

    I just put together a Ryzen 3 3200G with this motherboard and have the latest bios P3.90. I have Win10 Home installed and just discovered this bizarre behavior. I put (or it goes to sleep) the computer to sleep, move the mouse (or hit power button) to wake it and the fans and drive spin up and...
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    FS: Dell Vostro 3350 13.3" Laptop

    Decided to keep the laptop. I have a good condition Dell Vostro 3350 business laptop. There are a few light scratches on the outside, but screen is still very clean and keyboard is clean. I have a 4 cell battery (87%) health and an 8 cell battery (93%) health both are 3rd party batteries and...
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    Apple finally releases the new Mac Pro

    At these prices, they should have called it the Mac Elite.
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    Microsoft continues to back off of UWP programs, Win32 re-"elevated to full status"

    Does this mean Windows Lite is also dead? That was going to use UWP and a container system or virtualization to run Win32 apps.
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    Student Fried $58,000-Worth of College Computers Using 'USB Killer' Device

    This is worse than him sticking a USB with a virus and infecting the computers. At least with the virus, they don't lose the hardware. Anybody know if the USB ports are disabled, does this still work? If not, the school should have disabled the ports. I'm sure in the future they will.
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    Windows 10 right click bug

    Chalk it up to Windows 10 being forever in beta. How does that stupid Cortana speech go when installing windows 10? Modify it for a slogan for windows 10: "A little malware here and a few bugs over there."
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    YouTube TV prices will raise to $50

    Just stop watching TV altogether. It is only a bunch of remakes and mixing of two ideas into one show that has been seen before.
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