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My npm was v8.3.1. I am going to update it to the latest v8.3.2. Here is the way I update it on Windows 11 and Powershell 7.2.1. Run Powershell as administrator. npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade It is quite...
I bought a mini PC from Craigslist. AWow AK34. I paid $100 for it. The new list on Amazon is $238. Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU J3455 @ 1.50GHz, 4 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) 6GB DDR4 RAM 128GB SATA SSD...
Yes, it is a problem I don’t even notice until this afternoon. Gloria has finished all her exam this morning. She is going to play Animal Crossing and visit Grace’s island. My Grace is in Toronto now. I am sad...
Despite the popularity of PlayStation and XBOX consoles (not to mention the Nintendo Switch), PC gaming is still thriving. In fact, there are more PC gamers now than ever before. In 2021, there’s roughly 1.75 billion PC gamers worldwide, with...
I bought a new TV in June 2021. I almost forgot to record it here. My old TV, ViewSonic N4280p has some problems and also only two HDMI ports. So, we went to the Costco warehouse and did a lot...
I am doing some network changes in my house. I will discuss it later with another post. Here I would like to show you how Windows Driver may slow down your ethernet connection. Testing Setup I use iperf3 as my...
Generally, everything has a lifespan. Even a computer hard drive has it. Here is a report said, it is three to five years. Generally speaking, you can rely on your hard drive for three to five years on average. A...
Upgrading your personal computer with the most up-to-date hardware often appears to be a challenging task. The reason is that all the components are constantly being upgraded, so it might be difficult to keep in touch with the latest trends...
Here is my own test for my old CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, and the new CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. First, 7z benchmark. 5600G is almost 139% fast than 2400G.
Last week, I received my new CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. It is used to replace the old Ryzen 5 2400G. It is about 50% to 100% performance improvements based on the different program comparisons. For example: Cinebench R23 (Single-core)...
Today, I went to Costco for grocery shopping. Most of the time, I walk through the TV, Computer section very fastly. Just for checking any special price or on sale items. I saw SanDisk 64GB is on sale. The regular...
I am using Dell R710 for more than one year. Based on the other user’s posts, the idle power consumption is 150W, peak power consumption is 270W. Here is my setup. Dell R710 CPU: 2 x intel Xeon E5620 @...
From today, I start to use OpenPGP to encrypt and sign my email. Here are my public keys Note: Updated on 2023.12 public-key Feel free to download it and add it to your email client software. I am using Thunderbird...
I have Sony headphones for many years. Let me think about it. More than ten years. The quality of the sound is good enough for me, my ear, and my hearing ability. Actually, when the headphones or earbuds meet a...
For a while now, the tech world has lived on rumors and speculations about the new changes in Mac production. The new processors’ generation was coming up, and we all had high hopes for it. Well, just a few days...