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   Doug Cooper to August Abolins   
   Re: /UPSes /Re: USBC and Windows 10   
   01 Jul 20 07:25:03   
   
   TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A45   
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   TZUTC: -0400   
    AA> Wireless casting of video was one aspect of Win10 that intrigued me.   
    AA> That would be a handy solution at my shop onto larger displays - to   
    AA> display product info on one monitor, a book-trailer on a 2nd display,   
    AA> and a 3rd display specifically intended for a customer to see (instead   
    AA> of having them come around to my side of the counter and peer over my   
    AA> shoulder when I might have other security info on the desktop.)   
    AA>    
      
   I'm sure that Microsoft makes one that can do what you describe.  There   
   alternate brands, however many of them were getting bad reviews relating to   
   taking over video card settings with their drivers, eliminating any special   
   features they would set up, and or the driver being difficult to use.    
   Microsoft gets reviews of being seemless and "just works," to borrow an Apple   
   slogan, so I decided to keep it simple for now.  The one I bought, I believe   
   only supports 1 additional monitor, but it also was only $45-48 .. I did   
   notice they had more hub looking versions that I imagine have more video   
   outputs.   
      
    AA> I was not aware of the GEN2 variety.  Technology moves ahead.  I get left   
    AA> behind.   
    AA>    
      
   Yeah,  nor was I, until I needed it :)  Its an incredibly cool tech called   
   Thunderbolt.  Check it out.  Many PC manufacturers are either misleading   
   people to think it has the feature and or only including it on their $700 and   
   up machines.  I don't need that much machine, as I don't play video games,   
   but I would like the video capabilities of the USB C gen2 Thunderbolt.    
      
    AA> Are y'all using UPSes in your BBS operations?   
    AA>    
      
   Well ... no.  Not really.  It's running on a laptop to very nice surge   
   protector, and my power settings are disabled on the laptop so it doesn't go   
   into sleep mode.  So I hadn't seen a reason to really get one.  However my   
   Asus tower runs on one.  I don't recall what size it is; or if it even still   
   works to be honest; my wife and I bought it a good 8 years ago.  That PC is   
   pretty much just used for Zoom calls for my wife's masters classes, and a   
   server for my Music. The few times the power has gone out here, we haven't   
   needed it for that machine.  IF there is a reason I need it on my laptop,   
   lemme know.  I thought reinvesting the dollars into a higher joule rating   
   surge protector would be better (and 2 additional displays ;)   
      
   -tG   
      
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