Recent content by John Pombrio

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    News I went eyes-on with the world’s first 4K OLED gaming monitor, and I’ll never go back — here’s why

    Uh, I own a ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM 4K 240 Hz 32 inch OLED monitor for over 6 months now. So they managed to shrink it down to 27 inch, which is OK, but 4K and 32 inch is about ideal for a monitor. I use a ASUS TUF RTX 4090 graphics card to drive it with no worries. PS unable to change...
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    News RTX 5090 laptops could crush my RTX 4090 in a key area — but here's why I still don't want one

    After having bought 3 ASUS RTX 4090s, it is going to be a loong time before I have need of anything more powerful. Along with the cards came 3 4K OLED 120 Hz monitors, which the cards handle well.
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    I read manga on a Kindle Paperwhite vs. iPad mini 6 for a week — there’s a clear winner

    There is still a crying need to for an inexpensive, wide format color tablet to read full color magazines, graphic novels, manga, and textbooks. Size, say, 8 1/2 by 11. All these types of medium have very small details that are lost in a small form factor viewer, and having to zoom in all the...
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    I tried the Swedish death cleaning trend for a week — and it changed everything

    I have an elderly friend that has no living relatives nearby, so will probably leave his house and contents to charity. I have tried to get him to remove the massive amounts of stuff in the house and the basement. Sadly, he is one of those "someone would like this!" or "I might use that again...
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    News You might want to wait before upgrading your graphics card — here’s why

    That is a never-ending cycle if you "hold off for the next BEST THING" for computer hardware. Buy the gear that fits your budget and needs when you need/want an upgrade or a new machine. That has always been the best course of action. All tech companies deal in FUD (fear, uncertainty, and...
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    Google Refuses to Blacklist Pirate Bay Homepage

    It is getting even more dubious.With magnet links, there is nothing except a name, a description and a hashtag for any torrent listed on PirateBay. An 8GB USB stick could hold all of the torrents that are listed on the site. If the site was taken down and off line, just ONE file on your computer...
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    How the Sony PS4 Scored an Early Victory Against Microsoft

    SONY is going the easy and least expensive route. Stock console parts and the infrastructure of the PS3 ported to the PS4. Interface changes and new game titles but little innovation. This is good as SONY cannot afford to make errors with the company's shaky financials in the past few years. It...
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    World of Warcraft Has Lost 600,000 Subscribers Since May

    Letting my account expire next month.
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    17 Retro Games You Can Run on Modern PCs

    Geez, I have been playing Might and Magic III (complete package) for weeks now on Win8 64 bit. Works fine and is a GREAT game!