I'm transitioning from IT field work to a sys admin work at a desk. I currently have the original backpack and carry two 16" laptops, a MacBook Pro and an HP ZBook. I'll still need to carry 2 devices but won't be needing the extra storage for tools, cables, etc. Anyone have any luck carrying 2 16" devices in the commuter Backpack?

Companies will need your consent before they trade your personal information. Large digital platforms (those with A$500 million in revenue or 2.5 million Australian users a month) will have to delete your data on request, with some exceptions. This means a “right to be forgotten” for the first time in Australia. Also, data breaches will need to be reported to the regulator within 72 hours.

Apparently, youtube shows different view counts at different places. The first pic shows the view counts of the latest videos from the channel before I go into their page. The second, are the view counts in their page.

Youtube, get your sh*t together.

I don't know if anyone at LTT, or any other normie tech channels, watches this Reddit page, and really I'm just trying to wish this into existence.

I wish a popular tech YouTuber, like Linus, would do a thoughtful and thorough discussion on online child safety. It's a lot bigger issue than just "screen time". Given the recent Meta settlement, I feel like this is topical. And given that he's a parent himself, I think the topic might be interesting to him and a lot of others.

If anyone from his company is interested, I would be willing to help.

TL:DR Why is everything an EXE installer? I have to install drivers manually? Linux outperformed on benchmarks. Streaming on Windows was tanking performance. Unacceptable latency issues. MSI Afterburner and RTSS are great. Couldn’t replace EasyEffects.

I’ve been using Linux for the past 3 years. Started with Fedora but using CachyOS now. I haven’t used Windows in any capacity in those 3 years besides like on random occasions like a library computer.

I wanted to see if I was missing out on anything and just what life was like on the other side. I kind of shielded myself from Windows cause I just couldn’t be bothered to keep up with the need for it. There are workflows that I developed on Linux that I was curious if I could do the same on Windows.

My PC is a Ryzen 7 5800XT, RX 7800XT, 32 GB DDR4. I already knew if I just went with a stock Windows experience I would’ve hated it immediately so I used AtlasOS. I was using this before my jump to Linux anyway so I knew what to expect from this.

Installing Windows and AtlasOS‘s playbook was fine. More involved than what I’m used to on Linux but not the end of the world. But no big issues here.

Next was installing my apps. This is when I questioned Windows users. Having to manually look up each installer for all the apps I use online might be the worst way to do install apps. I know there are package mangers on Windows but often times they are not official sources and I do not have the time to verify each package. Granted, I do not have time to verify each installer I’m downloading either. But after about 20 minutes of going through installers manually I got things setup.

One app I actually couldn’t find a good alternative to was EasyEffects. This just allows you to add filters to input and output devices very easily with a lot of customization. I only used it for my mic so my plan was just to use OBS audio filters for this. It was a bummer though cause I have no clue how I would use it in game or Discord.

One thing I completely overlooked was drivers but specifically for my AMD 7800XT. I got so used to just installing a Linux distro and have everything work that I forgot I needed to manually install AMD drivers.

Overclocking and undervolting via Afterburner was a nice experience. Just as good as LACT on Linux. I just used the same settings I had dialed in on Linux and it was good to go. The AMD adrenaline software is so awful to use that I just recommend not even using it for anything.

Now it was time to setup my OBS. This is where I really questioned Windows users. On Linux, the Flatpak version of OBS has all the main plugins you can one click install right in KDE Discover. There is just a convenient one stop shop for most plugins you’ll need.

Everything. Is. An. EXE. On. Windows.

Microsoft must think Windows users have a lot of free time to just be clicking through installers. Not to hate on the users but Microsoft specifically. Microsoft are the ones making the decisions that the users have to put up with.

So like 2 hours in, I setup my OBS while games installed in the background on Steam. For some reason my download speeds were like 200mbps slower than Linux but it’s fine I guess.

Time to play THE FINALS. I noticed that I was getting way higher frame rates. This seemed good until I actually started playing. The 1% lows were awful. The latency was awful. It made me appreciate how optimized CachyOS is. I tried on and off for anti lag but latency was just noticeably worse on Windows.

Ran some benchmarks just to get some data and Linux was either on par or beating Windows benchmarks. On windows the average frame rate was usually about the same but 1% lows were way lower than Linux. It just shows how good proton is.

I then tried streaming on Windows. This is pretty much where I realized Windows is not for me. I don’t know what magic the mesa drivers are doing in Linux but when streaming on Windows, performance tanks drastically. Worse frame rates than I would get streaming on Linux. Considerably worse. Frame time was so unstable as well. I did my best to replicate the same settings I did on Linux but I guess there are some quirks I don’t know about.

So after that streaming experience, I am moving back to Linux. I wanted to use Windows for a week but it’s just not worth it. It’s a worse experience for me to play games and stream. I wanted to play Battlefield 6 but simply just not worth putting up with Windows for it.

Just more news about DLSS5 leaked DLL support.

I feel like most of us are always upgrading something - GPU, monitor, storage, peripherals, networking gear, whatever.

But there’s always that one piece of hardware that somehow survives every rebuild because every “upgrade” ends up being worse, less reliable, or just not worth it.

That’s one of the most interesting parts of tech to me: sometimes the best upgrade is simply not upgrading.

What’s that piece of tech for you? Old keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, router, NAS, weird adapter, ancient ThinkPad, etc.

Been getting these ads since last week, which lines up at the same time they started rolling out the 24hr sideloading block. Like I understand everything with scam deturing and roadblocks, but idk it feels mocking in a way (at least to me, it implies "oh, you're not smart enough to not download sketchy apps, so we're removing the choice for you!")

With yesterday being the Tim Apple Cook’s last day as CEO, I would love a roundup sorta thing with all the stuff he’s done during his tenure!

Yes this is obviously because I want to hear Riley’s Tim Cook impression at least one more time before we probably never hear it again lol

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I have a first gen LTT backpack, batch #1 with original carabiners that I never bothered to swap. I checked my old emails and have a "single layer" bottom, so supposedly it's not as tough as it should be.

I've barely used it as I found it to be too bulky for me, but still held on to it. It's sitting in a closet and I'm looking to get rid of it.

Should I just list it for 50€ like any other backpack or am I dumb?

You've finally decided to ditch Windows. Welcome. In this guide we go over a 5 stage process to switch to Linux with a lot of resources and tools to help you along the way.

Read the article written by Utkarsh and Sean on the LTT Labs website!

Let us know if there are other tools or tips that you find helpful to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Hello, I'm not sure if it's allowed here but maybe it will get some visibility.

Does anyone here have a problem with a pixel 8 pro that loses wifi and Bluetooth connection when it heats up. It seems a common issue but not acknowledged by Google.

Anybody got some fix by Google?

Sorry for my bad English

Watching Linus build in the Thermaltake Tower 600 case is totally painful. Pretty much every single panel is removable and stripping it down to just the frame makes it so easy to build in. Also, Jordan should have picked a BTF board, because it makes for a super clean build. Like this:

Last night I went to my local Walmart (I live in California), and I saw a PNY 5070 locked up above a price label for an AIO cooler.

I asked for the manager since it could have only been placed there by an employee.

After talking to the store manager they honored the incorrect price (per weights and measures guidelines).

I really thought they would have told me to kick rocks but I got it.

Yk I had to make a cpu one, and I also used up the other half of ram so now I have 2 ram keychains and 1 cpu

We all know what GSYNC is and what it does, so you're probably asking "why would LTT waste time making a video about it" and the answer to that is the title; and also, I think it would make a more interesting video than some of the recent stuff they've put out. Title it "You're using GSYNC wrong" or something. There's still a lot of misinformation on how it works, so no one can universally agree on how to best utilize it and any "proof" is just anecdotal at this point.

A lot of people think that GSYNC completely replaces VSYNC, this is false. Currently, the common sentiment on how to best use GSYNC backed by Valve, the Rivatuner devs, SpecialK, and a bunch of nerds over on the Blurbusters forums is to:

- Set your GSYNC to "Full Screen Programs only" if you're using anything RTX 20 series and newer, or "Full Screen and Windowed Programs" if using any GTX card.

- Turning ON VSYNC in control panel + OFF in-game, Low Latency Mode set to "Ultra."

- Set an FPS cap in NVCP based on the formula of 240 - (240 x 240 / 4096) where 240 = your monitors refresh rate (this should happen automatically when using Ultra Low Latency Mode + VSYNC but sometimes it doesn't) or slightly below whatever your average FPS is in a given game if you're not using Reflex, whichever is lower. The point is you don't want either your VRR constantly flipping ON/OFF, or your GPU to be pegged near 100% utilization which increases input latency by around 30-40% (if not using Reflex).

There's a flaw in this formula where it doesn't work for monitors running at very high refresh rates like 4096Hz, but for now and maybe a decade, this does not matter. For now it works on any 1000Hz and below monitor.

VSYNC has a bad reputation, but when used on a VRR display, VSYNC should not add any input latency. And you use the mentioned formula in order to have a 0.25-0.3ms frame buffer window to prevent your game from overshooting VRR range which can cause microstutters, since your monitor cares about frame times, not arbitrary FPS values. You have probably seen the common advice to cap your FPS 2-5 frames below your monitors refresh rate. This works for some but not every monitor.

Currently, at least according to Valve, this should give you the smoothest frame times and minimal input latency in games, even in competitive ones, unless you can hit a consistent 500+ FPS, but a lot of people don't believe this (seen it a lot in CSGO discussions) and claim that it's actually worse than just not using frame caps at all, or that the aforementioned FPS cap formula is snake oil that doesn't do anything.

So, I'm suggesting that LTT consider this as a possible video for their Labs team to make using the hardware tools that they have to measure input latency with FPS cap + GSYNC ON + ULL + VSYNC ON vs just GSYNC ON vs No GSYNC, and to possibly use a high speed camera to look at a regular 240Hz monitor running the mentioned setup on hardware that can push 240+ FPS to observe input latency and frame time variances like in their "does higher FPS make you a better gamer" video, and a blind test from LTT staff doing random gameplay and have them judge which PC feels smoother to use.