It’s five months into 2022 and I haven’t posted anything here. It’s been a busy 5 months of working. Just keeping my head down and working. I am ready to come out of hiding and start posting again.
Category: Ramble
What’s Your Naming Convention…
I finally had to break with my old naming convention for my devices… I had them named like the device. My iMac was i9-iMac. Boring. Descriptive, but boring. Named like a business would… Today, I unveil new names for all of my devices that I have control over the names, but names just the same……
Geekbench-a-thon
Ah, CPUs… Example CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X I am not a true fan of Geekbench. It is a good tool, but results are often varied and not a true representation of a CPU’s true power. Most PC hardware review sites do not use Geekbench for any metrics. The only reason I have done it…
Certifications and Quarantine
During the quarantine and my furlough from Fry’s Electronics, I have decided to use my time wisely. I began studying for my CompTIA Network+ certification. But first, I needed to renew my CompTIA A+ certification. I realized that by obtaining my Network+ that it would also renew my A+. Unfortunately, I did not have the…
Folding @ Home
I will be the first to admit that I had forgotten about this project. Sony had it built into the PS3. I did run it on my PC but not near as much as let my PS3 just run it when I wasn’t playing games. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Folding @ Home back into…