Disable side channel mitigations for better performance [VMware]
On Workstation Pro: More info here:
On Workstation Pro: More info here:
Here is an official download from VMWare/Broadcom for VMWare Workstation Pro 17: https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.5.1/23298084/windows/core/ (Extract the tar file and you are ready to install!)
Recently I started to repurpose a 4TB 2.5″ SATA SSD but ran into an issue utilizing the entire SSD. Specifically, even after deleting the existing partitions I could only allocate ~2TB and ~2TB (as shown on Disk1 below) Eventually, I realized that the issue was the drive had been setup as MBR instead of GPT. Here are the steps to remedy that and create a large contiguous 4TB partition. First the screenshot shows the steps, then the commands are listed
Recently when using Photoshop 2024 to move some small rasterized calendar text with a transparent background, Photoshop kept moving the wrong layer. Specifically the layer behind the object that I wanted to move. I checked that I was on the correct layer (and I was). Finally I realized that “Auto-Select” was checked in the move tool options dialog. After unchecking that, all was well! Short summary: if you are having difficulty getting photoshop to move the correct layer, try checking
Hands-On Experience: Ryzen 3700X Triumphs in Handbrake Encoding Over Asus ROG Ally’s Z1 Extreme CPU While compressing some video recently, I conducted a hands-on test to compare two contenders in my personal collection: my trusty desktop PC powered by an AMD Ryzen 3700X CPU (released in 2019 almost 5 years old!), and the compact portable powerhouse, the Asus ROG Ally mini gaming system (released 2023), equipped with an AMD Z1 Extreme CPU. The battlefield chosen for this performance duel was
UPDATE: as of late March 2024, the file sizes have returned to a reasonable size ๐๐ The original blog entry describing the (now fixed) issue can be found below: Recently when exporting Google Docs pages to a PDF my file sizes have increased from 2-3mb to 20+mb ๐ It seems to be related to including photos in the Doc but there do not appear to be any solutions from Google. They made some server size change because the EXACT same
Recently I setup an old Logitech (now logi) M215 wireless mouse with my Windows 11 laptop. The process was not as straightforward as I expected because I needed to sync/pair my mouse with a new unifying receiver. The Logitech website can be rather confusing, so as of 2023/09/26 here are direct links to the Unifying software page: https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025297913 and the download itself: https://download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/techsupport/unifying/unifying252.exe After installing the unifying software, it will ask you to turn your mouse off and the back
Currently, as of September 4th 2023, there are no cloud save for Baldur’s Gate 3 on GOG. The Larian Studio cloud save has been disabled and GOG has not enabled their cloud save functionality. Therefore, the current option is to manually copy your saves from one PC/device to another. The saves can be found here: LOCALAPPDATA%/Larian Studios/Baldur’s Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/Public/Savegames/Story Hopefully in the near future (maybe when the PS5 version is released) Larian will re-enable cloud saves for ALL platforms! Other