Please, for the love of all things holy, update your BIOS
…If you're having an issue with your PC, it's easy to write off a BIOS update that simply promises improved memory compatibility if your memory isn't acting up. Still…
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So what actually is Fast Startup? Well, when performing a shutdown, what actually happens is that Windows closes your apps but then hibernates the kernel, which is the core of your operating system, as well as your hardware drivers to your SSD. This means if a driver is glitchy or the kernel has a memory leak, that error is saved to your disk and reloaded the next time you turn the PC on. Ironically, the restart is technically more thorough because it bypasses fast startup to fully refresh the kernel from scratch. This happens so that when your PC next switches on, the state of the operating s
Restarting isn’t enough — you should always shut your PC downI ran local LLMs on Intel's cheapest iGPU, and the results were surprisingly decent
…After launching the LXC, I entered the following commands to install the necessary drivers alongside the vainfo utility, which confirmed that LXC was capable of harnessing the iGPU. apt update apt install…
Windows continues to lose gamers to Linux, but they might be jumping ship at a bad time
…Reducing ads, improving responsiveness of core apps like File Explorer, improving memory usage, driver reliability, less disruption from Windows Update and ceasing the insistence on putting Copilot in everything; all things that…
I built a touch-enabled ePaper Home Assistant dashboard, and it's better than any tablet
…Seeed quotes up to six months of battery life for these panels at low update intervals, and with its internal battery, it likely can keep going for a number of months if…
Intel's Arrow Lake refresh should have arrived months ago
…Lake's launch CPUs, with the latest BIOS update to enable Ultra Core 200S Plus, and the new IPPP package with updated chipset drivers, on a freshly installed Windows 11 Pro. GPU…
Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it
…Most distros let you install, remove, and update applications from centralized repositories using a single interface or command. The OS, the drivers, libraries, and applications, all update together cleanly with nary a…
I ran three home server apps on the Orange Pi Zero 3W to see where it would break, but it hasn't
…node to bind to the upstream PowerVR driver cleanly, this board goes from "no GPU" to "Vulkan 1.2 compatible" in a single kernel update. The Cedar video engine is in a…
The Steam Deck won because Valve solved what Microsoft refuses to fix for gaming handhelds
…Another issue is the anti-cheat and driver overhead. Windows handhelds are plagued by background OS telemetry, Windows Update interrupting a game session to install a Bluetooth driver, and aggressive kernel-level…
The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware
…framebuffer path, which routes every screen update through a full-frame buffer copy to the KMS framebuffer, which is the only path the Allwinner KMS driver actually services. As a side effect…
The ESP32 makes more sense than a Raspberry Pi for your smart home
…For that, you need something that boots quickly, runs reliably, and updates itself over Wi-Fi without you having to touch it. That’s the ESP32. And that’s exactly why ESP32…