HTH0002 - Denominoes

iOS, Linux on Pentium 4 systems, and a good replacement for the Logitech G700s mouse. Random tech news as well. We are honestly just as surprised as you that we got to episode 2. 

Extended show notes available at https://hthpc.com/

Pre-Show - 00:00

• PowerShell/Command Prompt/scripting vs the GUI

• 02:03 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Intro - 02:56 

• 90s Nickelodeon and theme songs/music 

• 05:45 We made it to episode 2 

• We've Learned 

○ No phone on the charger next to the mic   

iOS makes Steve mad - 06:58 

• No PowerShell even via iSH 

• Automatic updates don’t work

• Reminders don’t work  

• Control Center motion inertia regression 

• Mail app sucks 

• (Not mentioned but still true: iOS 13 Files App and SMB Server support is awful) 

• Wifi is wonky / It's always just Apple that has wifi problems? 

• The iPhone 4 launch, choosing a Droid Charge over it, and Antennagate 

• I still prefer it over Android • The LG Ally and the evolution of the LG enV / Voyager / enV Touch 

• The Samsung Droid Charge and choosing it over the iPhone 4 

• Tiff's first phone 

• Steve's first phone

“Unplanned Outage” (Sponsor section - "Hope this Helps is helped by…") - 17:24 

• Don't Drink and Prime Pentium 4 Linux - 21:36 

• Windows 7 is End-of-Life in mid January 2020 

• Steve tried putting Linux on a P4 and all the problems he's encountered 

• IDE to SD adapter: Worked till post install reboot 

• SSD in Hyper-threaded P4: Mint Live refused to log in

 Tech News - 29:45 

• CES round-up 

○ Female-centric products 

○ CES is boring now 

○ Car Tech, and the need to standardize self-driving protocols 

○ A Windows XP netbook was at CES 2020 

○ Veeam has been acquired by Insight Partners 

§ Correction: BackupExec is owned by Veritas (formerly Symantec), not Samsung 

○ Delta released their vision of the future of flying, e.g. "magic mirror" screens 

• Other tech events during the first half of the year 

• Where/When will the next Microsoft Build/Ignite be? 

• 44:44 Microsoft has released new security defaults for Azure AD 

The Logitech G604 mouse, a worthy successor to the G700s? - 48:06 

• The G700s is discontinued and there's basically no equivalent/replacement 

• Various hardware faults/repairability of the G700s 

• The G604 is a comparable replacement: Lighter, but less sturdy 

• The Logitech Gaming Software wasn't great 

• The removeable cord of the G700s 

Ask the Stiffs? Question of the week! - 55:23 

• What should you use for editing PowerShell? Visual Studio Code 

• Following up on last week: What is the most ridiculous drawing you made in MS Paint and can you re create it? 

• Get-Lit.ps1 

• S***.txt 

• InnaGaddaDaVida.ps1

Outro - "Plus Delta” - 59:55 

• Parting words 

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