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New Nvidia Drivers

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nvidiaGeForce Game Ready Driver 353.06 WHQL available.
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Just in time for the highly anticipated title Heroes of the Storm, this new GeForce Game Ready driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience. This driver is also aligned with the launch of the new flagship gaming GPU, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. In addition, this new Game Ready driver provides a number of new gaming features and benefits based around G-SYNC technology, Dynamic Super Resolution, and enhancements for the latest new titles.

Monday Random Stuff…

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apple_and_androidHaHaHaHa
Too funny: Google shuts down Maps editor after peeing Android debacle

Ain’t Nuthin’ Perfect
SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
“If long term storage is required, image the SSD onto a mechanical drive and place that drive in storage as well as the SSD”

Undead
It’s been around two years since AS SSD Benchmark got an update. Version 1.8.5608.42992 is out.
Download it here. Read about it here.

This Ones For You Daniel
Font rendering in openSUSE 13.2 just hasn’t quite been right.
Nenad Latinović has put a post up at openSUSE Lizards that may help you fix it: How To Get Superbly Hinted Fonts in openSUSE 13.2

Site News
Martin at Ghacks is using a site called Patreon to recover revenue lost to adblockers. Folks can donate a specified amount per month. As a reward type thing, Martin gives patrons registered user status which, among other things, gives them ad free viewing. I’m considering this and as would use it to bring back the comment system for registered users only (and only as long as your registered). It’s just a thought at this point.

TrueCrypt Audit Complete

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truecrypt_logoThe Open Crypto Audit Project has completed their audit of TrueCrypt. As most security Geeks have opined, TrueCrypt is fine.

1.3 Findings Summary
During the engagement, CS identified four (4) issues, and none led to a complete bypass of confidentiality
in common usage scenarios. The standard workflow of creating a volume and making use of it
was reviewed, and no significant flaws were found that would impact it.

Looking For A Laptop

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thI’m looking to buy a laptop within the next 3 months (not in a hurry but before July 1).
I would appreciate any incite, recommendations, deal news etc. Give me a shout if you have any. Thanks!
Here are the specs I’m looking for:
Size = 15 inch max 13 inch min.
CPU = Intel i7 (4th or 5th gen.)
Memory = 8GB minimum, 16GB preferred (don’t mind upgrading myself)
Storage = SSD. I really prefer 2 drives. (don’t mind upgrading myself)
Graphics = Prefer Nvidia or AMD with min 2GB GDDR5.
Screen = 1920 x 1080 min. I do not care about touch and certainly won’t pay more for it.
Price = Best deal I can get but no more than $1,500.

FYI – I used to have this laptop and I really liked it.

Suggested so far (summarized):
– There are several Lenovo’s that fit your specs.
– Check Costco, great warranties.
– I own and recommend the Alienware 15.
– Not quite to your specs but the Dell XPS 13 is nice.
– “Eric we really need to get you into a Mac.”
my response: :rotfl:
– Asus ROG
– Dell Precision M4800 Mobile Workstation
– I don’t know if you are still looking around for a laptop but if you are check out this site: http://www.xoticpc.com/
My wife and I are avid pc gamers and I had purchased 2 laptops for us from this site. I found it to be really great because you can customize the type of laptop that you choose from them. I also found their customer service to be excellent.

The Hole

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thThis is my computer room and setup. It is known as “The Hole” to family and friends.
Long time readers will notice a dramatic shift in the way I’m setup. The entire reason for me building these high-powered I7 machines with ridiculous amounts of RAM was to stop the multi-booting and shift to Virtual Machines (VM). [Read more…] about The Hole