Show Notes
Protect yourself from the latest Windows Update fiasco! Dave explains the steps required.00:00 - Start00:12 - Hey I’m Dave…01:46 - Can I rent some time on Daves new Dell to test my new Hello World program?02:14 - Maybe some stable diffusion as a test of the GPUs?03:38 - Make virtual machines for every other computer you own and run them all on that one $70k computer?05:21 - Winter experience in Regina - What’s a block heater?07:26 - Heated steering wheels?…08:52 - 2 more car related stories from Dave14:55 - Try running the activity of quarks in a massive supernova17:30 - DAVE, can I use the new native NVME driver on W10 ltsc? How?18:44 - Could you put a 24vac to 48 dc boost supply on the gate end and run 24Vac transformer from the house ?20:13 - For your POE issues, have you thought about or tried Ethernet over RG59 coax?21:29 - I honestly don’t think AI will amount to much until humanoid robotics becomes common place in the home. What are your thoughts?25:58 - Let me know if this is a good idea or not…27:23 - Dave mentioned SSDs slowing as they age. They say that SSDs need to be rewritten in order to maintain speed.29:02 - I was enamored by EDT on RSX-11M (on a pdp-11/33). Have you tried an editor like that?29:38 - Is there a way to stop Windows from installing that update?31:23 - Would you use AI and write a windows looking and usable control panel for linux?31:53 - Does it work with dvi or DisplayPort/Thunderbolt dongle/media adapters?32:21 - Does it work with Apple computers?32:37 - Would this would work paired with one of the digikey usb devices. Do you think that’s possible?33:45 - How does it handle dual monitors?34:19 - Is the HDMI HDCP compliant for protected content. Does the pass through allow HDCP content?35:03 - You would require one for each device, right?36:05 - Any info on the licensing status of the firmware?36:45 - The only way I can think of to improve it is if the IP address was displayed in flip digits.37:06 - I want to know what the USB and HDMI report as. Generic HID?37:25 - Would you please go over Tailscale for Dummies sometime?37:40 - Do you prefer the Comet KVM solution because of performance? Speaker? Other? All of the above?38:20 - How would I know whether or not a user got the bright idea to plug this into a machine on my network? Does it report itself to the host computer?39:20 - Can it press and hold a power button?40:35 - It looks like you need additional accessories for wakeup and for power cycling that requires pushing the power button40:56 - Pro tip only connect via lan cable. And put a small switch between this and your main router.42:20 - Can it drive a switcher? It would be nice to be able to connect it to more than one device.42:42 - If I have a USB Key that is required to run a program, would I be able to run that program with the USB Key inserted into the host device?44:20 - I don’t see VGA ports. Most servers have VGA ports, not HDMI. What am I missing here?44:43 - Who is this Zed you guys keep referring to?45:34 - Do you think the cows with Windows will have been updated to Windows 11 now?47:15 - BY-OSS ?
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