A follow-up review of the RaptorCS POWER9 Blackbird PC, detailing the resolution of hardware issues and improvements to customer support after initial problems.
A developer details his personal backup strategy using an external SSD and Backblaze cloud storage to automate backups and free up laptop space.
Explores how Conway's Law reveals communication gaps between hardware, firmware, kernel, and software layers, using examples like Spectre and Kubernetes.
A developer shares their learning process by exploring the RISC-V instruction set architecture, explaining ISAs and RISC principles.
A technical guide on configuring the default audio card in Linux, addressing common issues like card numbering and multi-source playback.
A developer explores open-source firmware projects like OpenBMC and u-bmc, discusses Intel Management Engine security, and shares insights from the Theranos book.
A developer explains the benefits of using older, well-supported hardware for software development and empathizing with users on limited systems.
A developer's personal journey to improve workspace ergonomics by switching to a more comfortable mouse and a split keyboard to alleviate neck and shoulder pain.
Advice for companies on maximizing programmer productivity by providing proper hardware, tools, and a creative work environment.
A Higher Education IT professional reflects on 18 years of dramatic technological change in the industry, from hardware to infrastructure.
A survey asking readers about their patching status for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU security vulnerabilities, with results shared.
A technical analysis measuring computer latency from 1977-2017, finding that some modern machines are slower than 40-year-old computers.
A guide to understanding USB-C ports and selecting the right adapters and docking stations for single-port MacBooks, with technical insights.
A technical analysis of Apple's A11 CPU, exploring its heterogeneous core architecture and methods to observe performance and efficiency cores in action.
A developer details the evolution of his high-performance workstation builds from 2003 to 2020, focusing on hardware for demanding software tasks.
A guide to building a custom data science workstation for GPU computing and Docker, including specs, assembly, and a later upgrade.
Explains the meaning of the four-digit model numbers for Dell Latitude laptops, detailing series, screen size, generation, and device type.
A technical guide detailing the challenges and solutions for running Linux on a Samsung Chronos 7 laptop, focusing on performance and heat management.
An overview of Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), its market growth, key vendors, and practical use cases in the data center.
