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Microsoft’s Failed Push for NPUs

by Devin | Oct 6, 2024 | AI, AMD, Apple, Computers, Hardware, Intel, macOS, NVidia, Software, Windows

It's late 2024 and the NPU still feels silly. Tech companies like Qualcomm, Microsoft, AMD, Intel, and even Apple want casual users to care about running LLM or image generation models on local hardware like laptops. As we've mentioned, they want to avoid NVidia's...

We Like i5-13600K & Raptor Lake Instability Thoughts

by Devin | Aug 6, 2024 | Bugs, Computers, Hardware, Intel, OS, Software, Windows

Intel appears to be in a bit of trouble after earnings, cutting 18k employees and sliding market valuation. There's also a storm brewing between YouTube influencers and the company. YouTube reviews from Hardware Unboxed, Gamers Nexus, and Level1 Techs all refuse to...

UI History: Ai Summary vs Microsoft’s AutoSummarize

by Devin | May 9, 2024 | AI, Bugs, Software, UI / UX, Windows

Ai has helped us learn the value of summary. We don't want to read all of those things on the display! Can you summarize these hundreds of pages? We want robots to read for us and give us the important bits. The AutoSummarize feature was removed after the 2007 version...

Atlas 2 Robot: ridiculous or just creepy?

by Devin | Apr 19, 2024 | AI, Gadgets, Hardware, NVidia

The general public has a short attention span and low technical aptitude. White papers, specs, and benchmarks quickly bore people. But there's an attraction that warms hearts and receives mainstream press coverage: robots! Robot attractions have awed generations....

Avoiding NVidia: Can Ai get around CUDA?

by Devin | Apr 1, 2024 | AI, AMD, Computers, Hardware, Intel, NVidia, Software

In the beginning, the GPU was intended to send video to the display. Back then, the data flowed primarily in one direction, from CPU to GPU and then to display. In 2007, NVidia released CUDA, a radical shift. CUDA would allow data to flow from CPU to GPU, processed...

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Devin grew up in the DFW metroplex and lived in Austin for 5 years. His unique testing strategies and design sensibilities have served him at Apple, Wigs.com, Bottle Rocket, Welch Hall Architects, Citi, Michaels… When he’s not tinkering or consulting, he writes for this site or TheAmericanGenius.com. His writing is usually focused on predicting how new forms of technology could shape use cases and UX in the years to come. Find Devin on LinkedIn.

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After managing tech in restaurants for nearly two decades, Chris has worked for Fourth and now for Atlassian. In their joint pandemic isolation, Chris and Devin have continued to test products that are ideally suited to the shared WFH environment and multi-user implementations for the family in motion. His aesthetic sensibilities and background in psychology inform his minimalistic approach to design in both form and function. Chris and Devin again explore the world together to maintain perspective. Find Chris on LinkedIn.

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Holly has worked in the corporate training space for 25 years and known Devin for 9 of them. They have collaborated on various technology projects, web sites, and brunch. Holly travels all over the world for speaking engagements. She lives between Austin, Angel Fire, and wherever else you need her to be. She explores the world in her RV and tests the latest in mobile innovations. She also teaches kitesurfing! Learn about Peck Training Group or find Holly on LinkedIn.

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