Recent content by WackyWRZ

A company I do work for also needed something newer than XI pro. They started using Foxit PDF software and I haven't heard any complaints about it. It was still like $150 to buy each license but WAAAAY cheaper than Adobe wanted for Acrobat Pro 2020. Acrobat is still available as a one-time...

If they're SATA hard drives, you don't need to worry about 12Gb/s cards. SAS drives are the only drives that can do that interface speed as far as I know, even then the drives can't hit that speed physically anyway. If you google "LSI 2008 Chipset" cards, you'll find a bunch of information on...

I've been really happy with my HyperX keyboard using the "Aqua" switches which imo are pretty comparable to the browns. I got it either on sale or from Amazon Warehouse Deals (can't remember) for around $65 at the time.

I find it interesting that these power issues are still happening on Aorus boards. I've gone through both X370 and X470 Aorus boards this year that had this same weird behavior. It would randomly just not power on, and I'd have to pull the CMOS battery 2-3x a week. I finally got tired of it...

At work we had quite a few problems with the generation of APC UPS prior to the linked one (Back-Ups Pro) - with batteries making poor connection and having to be placed on their side. I think in the newer ones this has been resolved though, but we ended up switching many to Eaton UPS instead...

I unfortunately had a similar experience to OP this year. Bought an Alphacool reservoir in Jan that somehow the tube cracked at the bottom after only 6 months... sitting in my rig untouched. Contacted support and absolutely REFUSED to provide any warranty or support because I purchased it on...

To get them to show up in the explorer - open "Services" on your W10 machine and make sure the Function Discovery Resource Publication and Function Discovery Provider Host services are started.

My old company (MSP) exclusively used / deployed WatchGuard devices. The device and basic firewall functionality are fully functional without a "support" subscription service. Without the basic support / subscription service you can't do firmware upgrades or get any support from WatchGuard...

I've been pretty happy with my Anidees case - pretty well built and solid. I'd never heard of them before buying my Crystal XL 3 Lite. If I had it to do over I'd get the XL Pro Lite instead for more air flow. I'm really not a fan of all the tempered glass out there now, so damn heavy - just...

I've been a Chrome guy - since right after it came out... I've tried to switch to FF and other browsers multiple times but keep coming back. I had all sorts of issues with FF and ESXi for quite some time and haven't been back to it sense. This will probably be an unpopular opinion, I have...

I'm a bigger person and have not liked any of the "gaming" chairs I've ever tried. They seem to "wear out" in no time, especially now that I work from home full time. I work for a MSP that provides services to an office furniture company, and got a great deal on a "mis ordered" Humanscale...

I fully appreciate this issue. For a while I would just have one earcup off, but that starts to hurt my ears pretty quick and defeats the purpose of headphones. I ended up rearranging my entire room to have me facing the door as well, and now just deal with the sun glare from the window behind me.

This PS shortage (and other components really) has been a giant PITA. I got super lucky and found my EVGA 650 P2 mis-titled on eBay and ending at an odd hour for $45 NIB.

Beta 5 here on an 8 Plus - seems pretty solid. The new "this app wants to use your local network" popup is fairly annoying. Yes please let my UniFi app access my UniFi controller...

This is one of the reasons I stick with my iPhone. Having had many issues with Nexus/Pixel device quality over the years, and multiple software and lack of update issues with other manufacturers I just stick with iOS. Plus throwing the carriers into the mix, and their delays just makes it...