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What is branch prediction?
30Jun2024 / Technology
The other day, I was asked why the Pentium 4 was considered a lousy processor when discussing clock frequencies given that it had such a high clock frequency. I explained that the longer pipelines were the issue. In this article, I'm going to discuss what this means.
What is branch prediction?
What the Post Office scandal has highlighted in issues in IT
27May2024 / Technology
The Post Office Horizon scandal is an absolute disgrace. As an IT issue, I felt the need to describe this in more detail and why this kind of thing should never happen.
What the Post Office scandal has highlighted in issues in IT
ZPE transpilers
12May2024 / Technology
A new wave of transpilers is underway for ZPE, starting with Python. The new transpilers are important for ZPE's plans. This article talks about what these transpilers are and what they are not.
Is SATA dead?
24Jul2023 / Technology
It's an ongoing debate that seems to crop up everywhere. SATA was once the world's fastest and most popular technology for internal storage, and even at one point the fastest external interconnect. But it's since been replaced by so many technologies. So is it dead?
Is SATA dead?
Why I will never buy another Apple Mac again
24May2022 / Technology
I love Macs and have used them for so long, but I also hate them for what they are. But moving back to a Windows machine as my daily driver is not an easy task.
Why I will never buy another Apple Mac again
Should the TV License be replaced?
21Jul2021 / Technology
The UK's TV License is an expensive yet very dated idea that needs to be looked at. In this article I take a look at the problems with the TV license as well as the difficulties that are faced with bringing in a replacement.
Should the TV License be replaced?
The move from Intel
19Jun2021 / Technology
The world of computing processors is shifting. More and more users, particularly those building custom PCs such as myself, are moving away from Intel. As someone who has shares in both Intel and AMD, I am often faced with the difficult choice as to who to put more of my money into these days.
The move from Intel
How did serial take over from parallel?
03Jan2020 / Technology
In this post I am discussing how serial communication overtook parallel communication as the main method of communication in computer systems.
How did serial take over from parallel?
A look at the last decade of gaming
31Dec2019 / Technology
The last decade had some amazing games, but also some truly awful ones. This is my top ten games of the last decade.
The importance of good syntax
11Oct2019 / Technology
Some languages really have easy to read and write syntaxes, whereas others sacrifice this for structure. What about the combination of both?
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