…Simultaneous Twitter posts from Nvidia and Microsoft boast that "a new era of PC" is on the way, kicking speculation into high gear just days ahead of Computex next week. It's…
…Most new GPUs ship with dust covers for unused ports, and they're a nifty solution. If you misplaced or disposed of yours, new friction-fit ones are a 10-minute print…
…After all, if I'm investing in good networking hardware, why not connect everything using the best cables available? The more expensive options promised superior shielding, gold-plated connectors , higher reliability, and…
…be rearranging where the network gear is and where my desk is, but until then I'll make do with a DAC connection between the new (to-me) Mellanox 10/25GbE PCIe…
…DHCP conflicts, both of which can make your internet connection feel flaky even if speed tests say it's fine. Prosumer gear can be managed remotely Most prosumer hardware offers cloud-based…
…The ConnectX-4 models I picked up even have two ports, so I can daisy-chain them or use two links for redundancy, management, or dedicated storage links. Mellanox ConnectX-4 What…
…powerful PC, modern hardware, but everything is held back by a single gigabit link limiting the entire connection. It’s like buying a sports car and driving it in first gear permanently…
…That's when I remembered I had a USB-C-to-Ethernet adapter buried in my gear bag. I dug it out, plugged it into my Android device, and connected it directly…
…I went with pre-terminated fiber, so I didn't have to deal with splicing or polishing connectors; I simply ordered cables cut to length with connectors already attached. Related I wired…
…In my personal experience, using something like "Smart Connect" with TP-Link routers always ends up with my Apple devices becoming confused and dropping connection. Splitting the SSIDs per band, the old…