South Valley Computers

"If you're still on a PC that predates 2005, you might be in some trouble. Google is preparing to change its Chrome browser's minimum CPU requirements to include the SSE3 instruction set in the near future. That means processors older than the Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD Athlon 64 will no longer support the browser, as anything older lacks the SSE3 instruction set." hat tip to arstechnica(dot)com

Breaking news from CNN(dot)com... "A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide -- commonly referred to as lye -- in the city's water, officials said, putting thousands at risk of being poisoned. The incident took place Friday when an operator noticed the intrusion and watched the hacker access the system remotely. The hacker adjusted the level of sodium hydroxide to more than 100 times its normal levels, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The operator immediately reduced the level back. At no time was there a significant adverse effect to the city's water supply, and the public was never in danger, Gualtieri said. It is unknown if the breach happened from someone locally, nationally or even outside of the United States."

And then there are moments that makes one feel....old. Just. Old. Want to experience some great 80's games? Here's Centipede. Courtesy AARP Games.... https://games.aarp.org/games/atari-centipede

"The Aurora 7 Prototype indeed comes with four 17.3-inch monitors featuring a 4K resolution (two working in landscape, two in portrait mode) as well as three auxiliary 7-inch screens featuring a 1920 x 1200 resolution. All the monitors fold or swivel out of the primary chassis, making it a transformer of sorts, and no on-site assembly before deployment is necessary. " https://www.tomshardware.com/news/expanscape-aurora

It's been two and a half YEARS since we last purchased spinning hard drives for use in computers we built. To this day, you can still buy new desktops with spinning hard drives for the boot drive. This is like buying a brand new steam powered car. And it makes as much sense.