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By leonsk29 · Posted
The lack of good content sources is becoming very clear. Slow news day? Fine, let's fabricate another "X is happening because 3 randos on Reddit are complaining" article... -
By spacelordmaster · Posted
Sorry but whoever he is, he is right. Microsoft can’t seem to be able to make a decent photo editor or movie editor for Windows. Apple crushes them in that area. If I was Microsoft, I would buy out CapCut and integrate it into Windows so the OS can have a decent movie editor because that garbage editor it comes with it’s just that, garbage. -
By Mighty Pen · Posted
Copilot itself doesn't know what model it's using. Gemini say Copilot is using the ChatGPT 5 family. And my GPT says the same. -
By C:Amie · Posted
You can easily go overboard here. From what you are saying, it is a home office, a future NAS, a few client devices and one maybe two wireless access points. Many of the above tips are great and completely spot on, but are aimed at larger setups. If you are interested in networking and want to play or want to pursue a networking interest for your career then exposure to the tips above is a good idea. If however the network is something you want to largely get right and forget about for 5-10 years then for your home you can dial it back. Perhaps some questions to help focus in on requirements: How many wired network connections do you need now? Count up all the devices. Assume for a SOHO NAS you'll be using two network ports. This - with a sensible growth factor - defines the minimum switch size. Do you have any idea how many wireless access points you'll need to give the coverage of your house/flat that you want? Might you move within the life of this equipment and need to change "everything"? Or might you want coverage over multiple floors/out into a garden? Do you currently have any signal problems or dead zones? Is there any interest in adding CCTV now or in the future? Are you a heavy IoT/wi-fi smart home device user or do you avoid these things? Are you in a flat, or a bungalow, two-story, three-story house? Will you need to get many wired connections between floors or is everything concentrated with only a couple of wireless access points in the upstairs/basement spaces? In terms of cost savings If you are not certain on wireless access point densities, but have a scaled floor plan to hand, try plugging it into the Ubiquiti designer -https://design.ui.com/ (Create project in the bottom right, then find the floor plan option in the menu and upload the image(s). Don't forget to set the scale before drawing in some walls and dragging a couple of AP's in to see what you might expect to receive). You will want to get 2.5GbE ports, but not necessarily all 2.5GbE. Modern wireless access points increasingly use 2.5GbE even if your equipment is only on 1GbE. 5GbE might be worth considering, but will change the price point. You can pick up very inexpensive 2.5GbE / 5GbE USB adapters and PCIe adapters for your larger devices if you don't have anything over 1GbE (you can even use them with some SmartTV's which tend to only be 100Mbps too). The same for replacing old Wi-fi chips in laptops and micro PCs (they tend to be replaceable) and this will give you more incentive to push for better equipment out the gate. As has been said by others, if you are pulling cables through walls, floors or ducting. Spend now and don't regret it later. If you are making outdoor runs, invest in the correct shielded cabling now and ensure that it is earthed. Cat6 will run 10GbE provided that the run distance isn't excessive. If you need the full 100m run though, go for 6a. Keep in mind that 6a is stiffer, heavier, harder to terminate and more expensive, so you could compromise with 6a between floors and then Cat6 into rooms. Get a decent router. Get away from the junk your ISP will provide you with. It will give you options and will last a LONG time. You will be able to move ISP without second thought if you have a decent router as a base. If you are techy and want all the toys and options, something like a NetGate appliance / a pfSense Community self build (there are plenty of reasonably cheap small form factor chassis you can pickup for this on Amazon etc). If you just want something to work and be easy to configure and find help for though, Ubiquiti. Whether you need Power Over Ethernet (PoE) depends upon your appetite for PoE devices. If you need more than a couple of PoE devices, then a switch is worth considering - CCTV, access points, door security. If you have zero interest in any of that and will only wind up with one or two access points in the long run, and IF you are able to put them near 120/240v power, then a couple of PoE injectors and plugging them into the wall will save you money. If you change your mind later and start accumulating PoE devices though, you will regret not getting PoE now. Space: large switches with high port densities, PoE, redundancy, SFP ports (for fibre optics or 10/25GbE) quickly become big devices. If you don't have a comms room in mind and don't want them on display in your home, then keep in mind that you might not want to start exploring prosumer and SMB networking equipment for your home. If you can offer us some of the answers to these questions and your thinking on needs, perhaps we can help you drill into the 'what' 🙂 -
By ShahinD · Posted
🤣 Stop it, neowin
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