![]() ![]() Fan Noise… Is the Mac Studio the Loudest Mac Ever? Rather, I’ll address some other concerns and questions that I had while reading forum posts on MacRumors and waiting for the machine to actually show up. I won’t re-hash benchmarks and stress tests… There’s plenty to be found on-line, and your use cases and workflows are likely much different from mine. Something has happened over time where using DevTools in Google Code had become a true exercise in patience, and while I won’t go as far as to say it’s pleasant on the Studio, it definitely is workable again. ![]() Basic web browsing is epically fast, and Visual Studio Code is actually snappy. The performance increase while using the machine for what we’ll call “stuff” is subjectively staggering. The measurements I made comparing the SSD I/O shows a 5x improvement, so that’s on par. One project I deal with daily is an Astro.js project with over 10,000 pages, so lots of file I/O… My build time went from 30 minutes down to less than 10 minutes, which alone is a nice productivity win. The little bit of tinkering I’ve done with these tools lives up to the various YouTube reviews, and obviously it’s a quantum leap from the old machine.īut I’m principally doing software development work, and chewing through tens of thousands of markdown files on a regular basis. ![]() While I do regularly use Lightroom and the Affinity suite of tools, I don’t do a lot of video or multi-media work on a daily basis. Now that I’ve had this machine running in place for about two weeks, I thought I’d share my subjective experience moving from what was near the top-of-the-line Mac thirteen years ago to a similar candidate today. My Mac Pro has 48GB of RAM, and many of the jobs I run chew up 20GB or more of memory, meaning that even a 64GB memory (especially shared with the GPU) wasn’t going to leave much in the way of future-proofing.īut when the new Mac Studios were announced, I finally had something that looked like a reasonable replacement, and I pre-ordered on announcement day. I’d have upgraded this warhorse some time ago, but Apple’s 2019 Mac Pros landed during a period of budget consciousness, and shortly later, the announced transition to Apple Silicon meant I’d be waiting until an ARM-based machine with a reasonable amount of memory was released. However, as the operating system upgrades became harder to keep up with, and basic things like memory bandwidth and SSD performance leapt further ahead, it’s become time to send this friend out to retirement. I’ve kept it reasonably upgraded, added memory, PCI SSDs and a Radeon RX580 so it would run MacOS Mojave. My 2009 Mac Pro has gone quite a distance with me, and as an investment it’s probably one of the highest returns on capital I’ve made given the amount of consulting work it’s churned out with me. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Sumner Redstone died in 2020).īDT‘s founder, Byron Trott, is now leading Redstone through what has snowballed into a full-blown auction. Her next move was to merge Viacom with CBS, which she accomplished in December 2019. Shari Redstone, Sumner’s daughter, forced out Viacom leaders in 2016. He split the company in 2006, in part so he could collect compensation and dividends from two firms instead of one.Īs Redstone’s health began to diminish more than a decade ago, Viacom slogged through a period of questionable management and under-investment that left it on shaky legs to compete in such a fast-changing landscape. ![]() He bought Paramount Pictures in 1994, and CBS five years later. ![]() The hard-charging lawyer, businessman and Massachusetts movie theater owner outmaneuvered rivals to build one of America’s premier entertainment companies. Redstone ruled the company, then known as Viacom, with a tight grip. “They are running out of options.” How did we get here?įor more than 30 years, Sumner M. “They need a massive investment to become a contender, to be a player among these giants,” Sharma said. As the Hollywood business model continues to evolve and become more focused on streaming, Paramount, a company still largely reliant on network TV, cable channels and theatrical releases, “is getting boxed in from all sides,” said Sanjay Sharma, an adjunct professor of finance and business economics at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The company - the fusion of legacy players Viacom and CBS - has fallen on hard times. The Paramount saga has also raised questions about how one of entertainment’s oldest institutions - owner of coveted properties including “Star Trek,” “60 Minutes,” “Top Gun” and “Yellowstone” - has ended up in this position. “But it would clearly not help in terms of getting back to the peak levels that we saw pre-COVID.” domestic box office and the industry overall, it’s almost too early to call what the true ramifications of one less studio would be,” said Robert Fishman, a research analyst at MoffettNathanson. “Given the disruption going on within the. Rumblings of their movements have sparked fervent speculation about who might seal the deal and what yet another corporate merger could mean for the future of Paramount and the consolidating entertainment industry. Discovery - have been eyeing the media empire long controlled by the Redstone family through its National Amusements Inc. Since last summer, multiple entertainment companies - including Skydance Media’s David Ellison and Warner Bros. A for-sale sign has appeared on the lawn of Paramount Global, home of one of the most storied movie studios in Hollywood, popular television network CBS, and several other legacy brands and franchises. ![]() ![]() ![]() They can fall into a "I made you-you owe me" syndrome, feeling used and unappreciated. Twos get jealous and possessive of Threes. Twos and Threes can be dazzling-a couple so widely admired and socially gifted that they become icons for their social sphere and time.Ī couple with such conscious star power also tends to be self-conscious-and even more conscious of each other. In a sense, this is almost an ideal political couple-socially adept, energetic, virtually radiating charm and self-confidence, inviting others (by their manner and attractiveness) to join them in some way. As long as healthy Threes appreciate the lavish attention of the Two, this arrangement can work well. Twos like to be the power behind the throne, and Threes can be happy being the point person for the couple. ![]() There is also a particular way that this pairing works as a team: Twos like to put the spotlight on others, and Threes like to be in the spotlight. Twos like to feel proud of their loved ones, and Threes want to make their partner proud. Threes bring flexibility, charm, practicality, and a goal-oriented vision for ways the couple can improve. They are thoughtful and follow up exchanges with genuine kindness and compassion. Twos in particular bring a more personal, individual focus to their interactions with others. Both know how to get people to like them and to rally support to achieve their goals. Each type brings energy, personal and social ambition, the ability to communicate with people and to make others feel like they are the center of attention. Both know how to make a favorable impression on people and to win them over. Individually and collectively, they are outgoing, sociable, high-spirited, charming, and often physically attractive. This makes the Two/Three couple one of the most interpersonally attractive and impactful pairings possible. But for these reasons, both are oriented toward people and toward activities that will place them in the spotlight. ![]() Both are also driven by their need for attention and the desire to be loved-although this is not always apparent in the case of Twos. What Each Type Brings to the Relationshipīoth Enneagram Twos and Threes are driven by their feelings and emotional needs-although this is not always apparent in the case of Threes. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Will his report from there acknowledge this?”ĬNN asked Carlson on Tuesday why he would smear the press by falsely asserting journalists are not interested in interviewing Putin or reporting on Russia. “Real journalism, unfortunately, is a crime in Putin’s Russia,” Glasser added. “It is most striking to see Carlson justify his interview with Putin and trip to Russia as the work of a journalist - at a time when Western journalists are literally sitting in jail for having done nothing wrong other than seeking to report independently in Putin’s Russia, not to mention the many Russian journalists who face imprisonment or exile in the effort to continue their work,” Susan Glasser, the New Yorker writer who previously served as The Washington Post’s Moscow bureau co-chief, told CNN. Putin not only has declined to participate in interviews with the free press, but over the past two years he has waged a war against the media, locking up journalists, fining Big Tech companies for hosting “fake” information about the Ukraine invasion, and pushing through censorship laws that clamp down on news organizations. Meanwhile, as Carlson implied that US news organizations are not interested in telling the Russian story, The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich sits in a prison for doing precisely that. We receive a lot of applications for interviews with the president.” Peskov hinted at the reason that Carlson was selected, saying he “has a position that is different from the rest” of Western media. Asked on Wednesday if no Western journalist had attempted to interview Putin, Peskov said, “No, Mr. “It’s absurd - we’ll continue to ask for an interview, just as we have for years now.”Įven Putin’s own spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said Carlson was outright wrong on the matter. “Does Tucker really think we journalists haven’t been trying to interview President Putin every day since his full scale invasion of Ukraine?” CNN’s Christiane Amanpour rhetorically remarked upon seeing Carlson’s claim. The actual reason is quite simple: Putin has declined to grant access - a fact that should make it all the more obvious as to why Carlson, of all people, has been welcomed into the Kremlin palace, while others have been denied. It is true that no Western journalist has interviewed Putin since the onset of the war, but it isn’t for a lack of trying. While technically true, Carlson is lying by omission, the very thing he accused the Western press of doing in the video he posted online. “At the same time our politicians and media outlets have been doing this, promoting a foreign leader like he’s a new consumer brand,” Carlson said, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview the president of the other country involved in this conflict: Vladimir Putin.” The right-wing extremist, who has lauded autocrats in recent years, claimed English-speaking outlets are “corrupt” and “lie” to their audiences as they disseminate “propaganda of the ugliest kind.” (Projection much?)Īs a supposed example of manipulative media behavior, Carlson accused journalists of engaging in “fawning pep sessions” when interviewing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who the former Fox News host asserted he would like to earnestly sit down with, but once likened to a rat. ![]() In a video posted to X announcing the sit-down Tuesday - the first interview Putin has granted with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago - Carlson predictably and dishonestly villainized the press. Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin hasn’t been posted online yet, but he is already doing the Russian authoritarian’s bidding. ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't simply click inside the checkbox because all that will do is turn on the effect. ![]() Make sure you click directly on the words. ![]() To do that, click on the words Inner Glow in the list of Layer Styles on the left of the Layer Style dialog box. We want the text to appear to be surrounded by the shadow, so instead of using the ready-made inner shadow that Photoshop gives us, we're going to create our own Inner Shadow layer style by converting the Inner Glow style into a shadow. Now, there is an actual "Inner Shadow" layer style, but we're not going to use it because it's limited to giving us a directional shadow. This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to create a gold text effect using layer styles and a gradient, and how to add sparkles with a brush. The effect is available in 9 different styles and you can easily edit each one using Photoshop CC or higher. It’s perfect for crafting text for music posters, album covers, as well as for YouTube covers. Next, add a Contour adjustment under Bevel & Emboss, select cove deep from the dropdown, and leave the range at 100. Next, we're going to give our text more of a three-dimensional look by adding an inner shadow. Give your text a rad Mad Max-style 3D look using this creative Photoshop text effect. Shadow Mode: Overlay with black and 0 opacity. Create a Glowing Neon Text Effect in Photoshop WeJustClickme 126K subscribers Join Subscribe Subscribed 4.3K Share 251K views 1 year ago Neon Text Effect in Photoshop Logitech Wireless. Step 5: Add An Inner Shadow To The Text Using The "Inner Glow" Layer Style If we were to turn off the layer styles, which we won't but if we did, the text would appear white once again. We've simply overlayed a new color onto it using the Color Overlay layer style. I should note that we haven't really changed the color of the text here, even though it's now appearing in a different color. The text now appears in the color you chose. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first part of the graph shows the card running Forza Horizon 5 for a while, then we exited and launched FurMark. The above screenshot (see how to take screenshots in Windows) shows GPU usage, temperature, core clock, and memory clock. While you can use MSI Afterburner for overclocking, our main purpose here is to look at its monitoring capabilities. You can also use MSI Afterburner to overclock your graphics card, but it doesn't report on as many system components, so it's not a bad idea to grab it along with one or both of the others. We like the portable version of HWiNFO since we know where the files are and can overwrite them with updated versions as needed, but you can use either one. All three are free and support virtually every graphics card currently available. Multiple utilities will do the job, but we prefer using either MSI Afterburner, HWiNFO, or GPU-Z. You'll need a few things to determine your graphics card temperature. If you're one of those, checking your GPU temperatures before and after cleaning can be an enlightening experience. Many users might go many months or even years without cleaning out the dust buildup inside their PC, and the result can be higher temperatures, lower performance, or even component failure. ![]() High graphics card temperatures can also signal that something is wrong, and thankfully it's easy to quickly check how things are running. It's important to check your graphics card temperature periodically, whether you're using one of the best graphics cards or something a bit older and less potent. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the major complaints often leveled at NCH Software is the difficulty users encounter when trying to uninstall their applications. Always download NCH Software utilities directly from the NCH site to avoid this issue. There are anomalies from time to time, but they can be explained: The internet is full of sites that offer free software downloads, and unfortunately for both you and NCH Software, some of these sites repack software installers and add their own bundleware. Drag and drop any NCH Software installer onto the "Upload and scan file" icon and wait for the results. There are no additional boxes to tick, and I can personally attest to the fact that nothing nefarious mysteriously appeared on my system even after testing a wide range of different utilities.Īnother easy test is to use the malware scanning tool Virus Total. You can check this out for yourself by downloading and running any NCH Software installer on the NCH download page. For a long time, this was certainly the case, but as of July 31, 2015, all toolbar downloads ceased. NCH Software utilities no longer come with any form of browser toolbar or other bundleware. We previously reported that NCH Software shuns the most popular social media channels, but as of this writing, they seem quite active on Facebook and Twitter (and I've seen them post on some tech forums too). NCH Software's customer care appears vastly improved now than in the past. Downloads are available directly on their site, as well as across the web on several free software download sites. These tools include sound editors, accounting software, document converters, CD label makers, inventory management, an FTP client, and even a free point-of-sale system.Īs you see, NCH Software offers a broad selection of tools. NCH Software develops and releases a huge number of media editing, file conversion utilities, and more. ![]() They also have a US office in Greenwood Village, Colorado to cater to their US customers. NCH Software: Who Are They?įounded in 1993, NCH Software develops software out of Canberra, Australia. Are NCH Software products inherently bad? Or is it time to reconsider NCH's old and possibly outdated reputation? We dove in and tested it ourselves. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The game requires you to have a strong and steady internet connection to play the game smoothly. ![]() This will tell Angry Birds not to waste time trying to download files from the internet because you’re not connected. If you don’t have reception or you’re using a device with no data plan then you can simply disable cellular data. ![]() Also, you might want to check out our Angry Birds Go section for up-to-date news, walkthroughs, guides, and more. Connect to a Wifi network or make sure you’re in an area with reception. Is your kart just not going fast enough Stuck on a challenge Found an awesome tip Whatever it may be, if its related to Angry Birds GO please share your feedback or ask the question here. Your hatchling is a fantastic addition to boost your Flock Power. Once its hatched, dont forget to feed it with apples every day to keep it happy and in the crib. Youll need to wait a bit for it to hatch, or use some gems to speed up the process. The first way is to reconnect to the internet. Below is an actively updated list of Angry Birds bugs, glitches, and issues spanning all version and platforms. Reply reply Reply reply Reply reply Reply reply Reply reply More repliesMore repliesMore repliesMore replies Reply reply reply Reply reply reply reply reply reply More replies. Tap on that egg and give your hatchling a cool name (remember, you cant change it later). This usually happens when you’ve left your Wifi network (such as at your house or work) or you have low or no cellular data. The problem here is that Angry Birds is trying to load data from the internet and freezes when it can’t connect but thinks that it should be able to. (PS.If you’re trying to play Angry Birds and the game is stuck at the loading screen then here is the easy fix. I have tried to call the VM support number and cannot get through to an actual human being to help me with this, I have tried the online chat on the website and this button does not work at all.Īny information or contact with VM support would be much appreciated as there are also other errors on this account I would like to ammend. I have removed and cleaned this start card, again no luck. I have run the error wizard on the VM site and the only error it gives me is that their is no reading from the smart card. We understand youre having issues with the Angry Birds Reloaded app not loading as expected on your iPad, and wed be happy to get you pointed in the right direction. If your game gets stuck on the 'loading balancing' part of the start-up screen, it means that there is an issue in your game file that needs to be fixed manually by us. I have tried hard resetting the box, unplugging it, changing HDMI leads and inputs, everything to get it to fix and have had no luck so far. Lets start by checking if your device meets the games minimum system reqirements. The screen will stay on the 'Starting Up.' screen for hours and nothing will happen. It is possible that your PC just does not have enough performance and the game may not work correctly. I did this on Saturday, since then our TiVo box has not been able to start up properly. If Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs often crashes to the desktop, try to reduce quality of the graphics. We had received a letter about upgrading our landline phone connection to now plug the line in into our router instead of the connection box on the wall. ![]() |
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