It has been a gruelling few weeks in the lab, a troubleshooting marathon that has thoroughly tested the patience of both the amateur scientist and the practicing engineer in me. There is nothing quite as maddening as an intermittent fault … Read the rest
Category Archives: Hardware
What makes the “body” of the computers.
A Streamlined Workflow: Upgrading to the Elgato Stream Deck XL
I recently made a significant upgrade to my streaming setup: the Elgato Stream Deck XL. While I was already familiar with the standard Stream Deck, the XL model has truly revolutionized my workflow.
The most noticeable difference is the expanded … Read the rest
RedShark News – Why isn’t VR more popular?
Source: RedShark News – Why isn’t VR more popular?
The real limitation to VR is the never ending battle of studios to produce the new best something. We tried VR back in the days of 1024×768 displays as standard, when … Read the rest
XBOX Boss all magnanimous, or is there more?
Source: E3 2017: Xbox Boss Reiterates That Console Wars Aren’t Productive – GameSpot
I do not believe what I’m reading here! The first reaction to the article and the feelings of Phil Spencer is that he just “won” E3 with … Read the rest
Pixel Wars
So I had to get a new phone… well… had is a strong word, wanted to is a more appropriate one, not because the old one was not working on anything but, hell why not? My Samsung Note3 was great … Read the rest
We did not go to the moon
And that is what many have said, but time and time again, it has been shown that we did.
One surprising new debunker emerged recently; NVIDIA. They have launched two new cards that offer global illumination and were wondering how … Read the rest
Video killed the radio star
Ever since I first heard about the new space sandbox that was supposed to be X-Rebirth, I wanted to start playing it while recording it. I did my research and found what most people did and why. It was outside … Read the rest
LCD monitor image tests and calibration
LCD monitors are everywhere these days. Almost everyone is using one at home, in the office or at their home studio. However not many people, aside from professional artists, know much about LCD technology and how to get the best … Read the rest
Windows Home Server and the SI3114 controller
Like so many before me, I wanted to add more drives in the WHS system. So far I have been using the XFX Revo64 in JBOD mode, however I have recently started doubting this small but powerful card- for one, … Read the rest
Corsair Flash Drive Blunder
I recently bought a new flash drive and as I was researching for speed and price, I came across something rather odd.
At first I saw the Corsair Fast Voyager 8GB flash drive. Costs £17.23 and is rather fast at … Read the rest