Can you buy a TPM 2.0 chip to meet Windows 11 requirements?

Not if your CPU is a 7th generation Intel. With the Windows 10 end of life deadline looming I bought a $20 TPM 2.0 chip to see if that would be enough to meet the minimum requirements of Windows 11. My desktop is a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard with an Intel Core i7-7700K. … Continue reading Can you buy a TPM 2.0 chip to meet Windows 11 requirements?

Do you know what’s in your QR Code?

The web continuously costs money to run, so every website you visit is trying to pay the bills one way or another. If the website is doing a free task for you make sure there aren't any hard-to-spot strings attached. QR Codes can be a modern bait and switch which trip up even tech savvy … Continue reading Do you know what’s in your QR Code?

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Is the ARM 5G Surface a mobile device?

With a super power efficient chip, connectivity, and all of the requisite sensors the Surface Pro has the foundation to be a proper mobile device. So can I actually use it like a mobile device? I organized my phone tasks to the following categories and will rank them as the following compared to my iPhone … Continue reading Is the ARM 5G Surface a mobile device?