Chris Hoffman
Managing Editor at The Intelligence (Android and Windows Intelligence)
✉️ I write Windows Intelligence! Sign up here: https://t.co/7QlBnMaYKf ➡️ Also: @PCWorld, @Computerworld, @PCMag, & more 👀 Past: Editor-in-Chief of @HowToGeek
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1 week ago |
computerworld.com | Chris Hoffman
Want more Windows PC tweaks? Check out my free Windows Intelligence newsletter. I’ll send you free in-depth Windows Field Guides (a $10 value) as a special welcome bonus! Here’s the issue: Windows 11’s scrolling system is pretty bad. Microsoft shrunk the scroll bars from past Windows versions. The larger your monitor, the more annoying those tiny scroll bars are.
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2 weeks ago |
pcworld.com | Chris Hoffman
At a glanceIncredibly lightweightCeraluminum is impressiveMind-blowing battery lifeA $600 laptop CPU in a $1,200 machineSeriously, this is the slowest Snapdragon X chipCeraluminum feels almost plasticky and hollowThe Asus ZenBook A14 is an incredible proof of concept for how light and long-lasting a laptop can be. But you shouldn’t buy it unless you’re willing to trade performance for an ultralight machine that gets more battery life than you probably need.
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4 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Chris Hoffman
There are confirmed cases of measles on the western side of Pennsylvania. According to multiple reports, the Erie County Department of Health confirmed two cases. The Allegheny County Health Department says there haven't been any reported cases in the Pittsburgh area. County data says since 2016, there have been eight cases in the county. Most were in 2019 when there were seven cases. The other case was in 2018.
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1 month ago |
computerworld.com | Chris Hoffman
Do you think generative AI (genAI) sucks? I did. The hype around everything genAI has been over the top and ridiculous for a while now. Especially at the start, most of the tools were flashy, but quickly fell apart if you tried to use them for any serious work purposes. When ChatGPT started really growing in early 2023, I turned against it hard. It wasn’t just a potentially interesting research product. It was a bad concept getting shoved into everything.
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1 month ago |
pcworld.com | Chris Hoffman
Some laptops now have eUFS storage. Unlike the more common NVMe PCIe SSD that we see in most laptops these days, eUFS storage is soldered to the motherboard and isn’t upgradable. Not ideal. There are other potential concerns as well. In theory, eUFS storage is slower than NVMe SSD storage connected to a PCIe socket. But eUFS has some benefits, too, like promising lower power usage.
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