The seventh annual GTC kicked off in Silicon Valley today. NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang gave the opening keynote for a variety of topics. GPUs have become increasingly significant from video games to Bitcoin mining to supercomputers to VR. Developers NVIDIA's focus for years might have been hardware but now they are emphasizing software to get the most out of their hardware. … [Read more...]
Escaping the ‘failure configuring updates. Reverting…’ loop on Windows 7
Working on Windows 7 is beginning to feel like a trip down memory lane. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have some drastic interface differences that working on Windows 7 requires a little refocus. It's not nearly as bad as working on a Windows XP or Vista box these days but it's getting there. I have most of my computers to Windows 10 or at least Windows 8.1. However, I found … [Read more...]
Dell refreshes Precision workstation line for virtual reality professionals
Dell announced their Precision line is targeting professionals working with virtual reality. The hardware specifications of the computer configurations have been set to meet the minimum CPU, RAM, and graphics requirements set for VR viewing. Dell has more information at www.dell.com/VRready. Along with the announcement committing to the future of VR, Dell also announced a … [Read more...]
Highlights of Microsoft Build 2016
Microsoft held their annual developers conference this week. While this was Build and the focus is on developers, there was still quite a bit of Windows 10 details revealed for IT and general consumers. It started Wednesday with a keynote address and ran through Friday with a variety of technical sessions. While the keynote usually holds the largest revelations of new products … [Read more...]
April Fools Day 2016 around the web
April Fools Day is upon us once again. What weird ideas are out on the web this year? Previous compilations: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Google always puts a lot of effort into their April Fools gags, so we'll start there. What could be more realistic than real life? Google Cardboard is updated with a new plastic, clear … [Read more...]