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?

Simple Icon File Maker Can Open a Folder

Generating icon files can frequently be a repetitive process. Simple Icon File Maker can reduce some of that repetition by opening a folder of images and generate icons for each image all at once. In addition to customizing sizes, opening a folder is a Pro feature. Upgrading today will enable all feature today and in … Continue reading Simple Icon File Maker Can Open a Folder

Text Grab 4.7 brings productivity boosters!

Fresh off the complier is Text Grab 4.7 with two awesome productivity boosters in tow. Text Grab has had a history for a few releases but now the Quick Simple Lookup mode can search and open items from your history. The original use case of Text Grab was the Full Screen Grab mode and it … Continue reading Text Grab 4.7 brings productivity boosters!

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?