USB accessories, passwords, Norovirus, microplastics, Confetti, spreadsheets, The Beatles, Alexa AI, Google Pixel 4a, Viking penny and tennis balls. I have to admit, my focus hasn’t been as closely tuned to technology this week as normal. Over the weekend I...
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, Apple chips, calories, Windows 12, DeepSeek, CD-ROM, Samsung Galaxy S25, Boom XB-1, bog bodies and celebrity stage names. There was a big shock in the tech world this week when DeepSeek was announced. It supposedly has more advanced AI at a...
Loyal readers will know that I’ve relied upon a NAS (Network Attached Storage) drive for many years. First, let’s talk about NAS drives in general and then I’ll talk about where they fit into my workspace. The short answer is that a NAS drive is a...
Wi-Fi 7, Chrome extensions, Trepanation, Windows 11 Pro, Samsung Unpacked, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Toyota Prius Hybrid and the Texas Flapper Bandit. For loyal readers who have been reading about my new computer and getting it up and running, I wanted to report that...
DJI drones, WireGuard, online scams, ChatGPT love, Copilot AI, robot mower, GeForce RTX 50, solar array, Galaxy S25 Slim, Volvo EX90 and buried Bitcoin. You’ll see plenty of stories below about AI and I’ve even used AI to create the graphics at the top of...
Last week I shared in Foster’s Dream Computer 2024 Is Hard at Work the details about how the hardware in my new computer had performed. Today I’m going to share my experience in getting software installed and activated on the new machine as well as the migration...
Wi-Fi 7, Dell, bird flu, AI trends, iOS 18.3, Arrow Lake, Nvidia RTX 50, living underwater, phone charging, new EVs, Bitcoin and pinball machines. The Consumer Electronics Show is currently underway in Las Vegas and there have been a lot of product announcements and...
A couple of months ago I wrote Foster’s Dream Computer 2024 Is Being Built about the new computer I had ordered. I listed each of the major components in the computer as well as some of the new accessories I’d ordered to go with it. Today I’m going to talk...
I encourage you to visit our Seamless Textures Unleashed site. We have 46 awesome collections of seamless textures along with several compilations. The latest is our fourth collection of stone themed textures. With all of our releases, you can get them in a...
Mesh WiFi systems, US Treasury hack, longevity drugs, note-taking apps, tech losers, iPhone tricks, New Glenn and car rally scavenger hunt. The calendar has rolled over from 2024 to 2025. Since it happened in the middle of a week, this has been a really lost week of...
CORSAIR 9000D RGB Airflow, drone threats, human lifespan, Apple Intelligence, smart home doorbell, Galaxy S25, Honda, Nissan and Krampus. During the holidays, I’ve cut back drastically on working. So has much of the tech industry so you’ll find a lot less...
Laser TV, pig butchering, bird flu, pig kidney, AI tools, foldable iPad, HDMI 2.2, cellular Starlink, Audi Q6 E-Tron and secret societies. It has been a really busy week for me as I was setting up my new computer. There have definitely been a few bumps in the road...