Jamie Balfour

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The Apple keyboard problem
10May2019 / Technology
Apple has a problem. I think it's time they addressed this.
How did AMD manage to make Threadripper so powerful?!
07Jan2019 / Technology
AMD's Threadripper is a beast. But how can it have 64 cores in a world where 4 cores is the norm?!
How did AMD manage to make Threadripper so powerful?!
Is the sun finally Ryzen for AMD? A look at how AMD has changed.
20Dec2018 / Technology
AMD have long been in the shadow of Intel. But is it finally time for them to Ryzen shine? I take a look at how AMD has changed over the years and how they are finally getting there with the Ryzen CPUs.
Is the sun finally Ryzen for AMD? A look at how AMD has changed.
The next Revolution in computing
14Sep2017 / Technology
The next revolution in computing is here! Thunderbolt 3 is the world's most advanced connector and it's here!
The next Revolution in computing
The biggest hog in ZPE
11May2017 / Technology
ZPE has been gradually getting faster and faster due to more optimisations at compile time, however, this month I began to really delve into the deep end and found some new ways that ZPE can be optimised. In this post I will discuss exactly what I'm going to do in order to do this.
The biggest hog in ZPE
Apple MacBook Pro 2011 running slow - the fix
03Dec2016 / Technology
A while after I sold my perfectly running MacBook Pro 2011 13" to my brother in 2014 it began to run slow. In early 2016 he was so infuriated by the sluggish performance that he was going to be selling it as a spares. In this article I discuss the issue and the fix.
Apple MacBook Pro 2011 running slow - the fix
Will Firefox keep losing market share?
25Oct2016 / Technology
Firefox's future looks grim. Can it ever regain market share loss and become Faithful Firefox again?
Will Firefox keep losing market share?
What is wrong with Firefox?!
23Nov2015 / Technology
When I first used Firefox over 10 years ago I found that much needed alternative to Internet Explorer again; which I had been using since my Netscape browser was no longer being developed. It slowly became my favourite browser. But all of a sudden Firefox has suddenly become my least favourite browser. This article describes why.
What is wrong with Firefox?!
Why HDMI-CEC is one of the greatest inventions ever
24Jun2015 / Technology
HDMI-CEC is one of those hidden gems in the world of technology. This short article talks about how brilliant it is.
Why HDMI-CEC is one of the greatest inventions ever
The history of my notebook computers
26May2015 / Technology
I've been through quite a few laptop computers, each of them has been special to me in some way or another. This is the history of my laptop computers from my first to my current.
The history of my notebook computers
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