Category: NZTekonverse -> Hardware
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Windows sucks part 139
Well I have written numerous times about how bad Windows is but Microsoft just keeps on proving me correct over and over. Windows 10 is probably the worst version of Windows ever released, and that’s even without taking into account MS trying to force everyone to convert to it. I didn’t get my edition of…
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Computing resources optimisation [1C]
Since last considering this issue it has been decided to stick with just four computers on the desk. Email and some web browsing can be continued on mainpc as long as there is not too much memory used. Some of the browser stuff will get moved to mediapc as well as image viewing for maps.…
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Computing resources optimisation [1B]
Since yesterday a few issues have cropped up so I am rethinking some stuff. The Raspberry Pi has proved unable to cope with a particular feed I gave it, so reluctantly I am going to have to stop using it as a media player. It can cope with standalone playback but live playback in a…
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Computing resources optimisation [1A]
After looking at the best use of the computing resources I have the following changes are being implemented: Mediapc taken down from 12 GB RAM to 4 GB RAM The 8 GB from mediapc put into mainpc as they have similar memory specs, this gives mainpc a total of 32 GB. Mediapc manages just fine…
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Raspberry Pi [3]
Well after a bit more experimentation I found this thing called TboPlayer which is a GUI that is a frontend for OmxPlayer so it enables the Pi to do more user friendly media playback stuff. So Pi as media player looks even more feasible. Storage costs also vary, and if you can get by with…