You guys must really like to hear me talk - kept me on-line till 3. Thanks to all that listened to me ramble, I hope to see you in person when we resume hybrid presentations next week.
Today's Topics:
- Recommend Bob Rankin's newsletter for tech topics: https://askbobrankin.com
- Intel announced their new 13th generation Core i CPUs, "Raptor Lake"
- To compare CPUs, check their Passmark: https://www.cpubenchmark.net
- Scambusters is a good way to stay on top of the current threats, https://scambusters.org/ to subscribe to their newsletter to keep up.
- USB - cables connectors and protocols - can be confusing, we talk about them
- What is "Streaming?" Like the "Cloud" there's less here than appears.
- Adwcleaner (Google "Adwcleaner Bleeping") is a great, quick way to check for malware. It also detects pre-installed software, you're choice to keep or remove
- Should I replace my HDD with an SSD? Short answer, Yes! SSDs have gotten less expensive over the last year. We talk about the process.
- Bob's daily driver, "Centurion" had a uh-oh! (repeated blue screens) We talked about how I recovered from it.
- Gene Barlow (who gave a presentation to us way back) has discounted Acronis products. Acronis has gone to a subscription-only product list, so is less attractive, but Gene has good prices for those products. https://ugr7.com
- Yes, the "3G" cell phone signals have been shut down. Most vendors are giving you a free replacement if you have a 3G-only device.
