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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Hard drive destroyer vibrates hard drives to death in 90 seconds — DiskMantler then spits out the individual components.

    I actually think it's a good idea, especially for the magnets. Provided, of course, that it always works as described here--that's the...

    Sunday at 1:28 PM
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Floppy disk-reliant San Francisco train control system spurs concerns of 'catastrophic failure' — and it won't be replaced for at least another decade.

    Those floppies should have been replaced many years ago as a matter of due diligence. The thing is, floppies were phased out many years...

    Apr 9, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Microsoft stifles third-party interface customization apps in Windows 11 Version 24H2.

    This has not been my experience with Startallback and all the beta-channel updates through the most recent build, 22635.3430. The...

    Apr 7, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News AMD claims Ryzen smashes Intel's Meteor Lake in AI benchmarks — 79% faster at half the power consumption.

    Intel seems to be really big on boasting what its CPUs will do at some time in the future--it's the present tense that always seems a...

    Mar 15, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger: I hope to build chips for Lisa Su and AMD.

    I'll believe Intel achieving parity with TSMC when I actually see it...;) Intel--especially Gelsinger--has fallen into the habit of...

    Feb 22, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News AMD discloses slew of high severity security vulnerabilities for Zen CPUs that attack BIOS chips — updates aim to patch bugs, finally fix Zenbleed.

    Already have the bios version installed, patched.

    Feb 14, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Samsung Magician Software updated after ‘high severity’ security vulnerability found.

    Mine says 8.0.1 is the latest version. I'd recommend you reinstall...Also, mine opens on a small screen every time, so I'd advise you...

    Feb 9, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Samsung Magician Software updated after ‘high severity’ security vulnerability found.

    I updated to this weeks ago through the update notice in the Magician software. Very easy to do. BTW, I have no problems with settings...

    Feb 9, 2024
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    waltc3 replied to the thread News Windows Setup Experience gets first update since Vista – cleaner modern installer debuts in Windows 11 Build 26040.

    I hear you! I used to have 7 drives (5 HDDs and 2 NVMe's), and several more partitions than that (I just installed an 8TB Toshiba x300...

    Jan 29, 2024

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