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AMD X670X Proposal

AMD X670X Proposal

AMD X670 and X670E were launched in September 2022. X670 and X670E have the same specifications except for access to PCIe 5.0 lanes on the processor. X670 allows access to eight PCIE 5.0 lanes on NVMe slots whilst the rest of the lanes on PCIe card slots (for

Apple M2, Pro, Max, Ulra, Extreme

Apple M2, Pro, Max, Ulra, Extreme

Apple's M1 progression to Pro, Max and Ultra can be extrapolated to M2. VersionCPU CoresGPU CoresM187/8M1 Pro8/1014/16M1 Max1024/32M1 Ultra2048/64M2 versions: VersionCPU CoresGPU CoresM288/10M2 Pro10/1216/19M2 Max1230/38M2 Ultra2460/76M2 Extreme48120/152The Mac mini M2 is available with M2 and M2 Pro

Arm in Everything in 2023

Arm in Everything in 2023

Linux leads the Arm world for full-fat feature adoption thanks to the enterprise network and server reliance upon Linux. macOS leads the Arm desktop and laptop World with iOS and iPadOS leading the Arm phone and tablet World. Windows on Arm is making huge strides as the core libraries are

USB Version Fix

USB Version Fix

MaX offers a solution to the USB version number chaos. USB 1, USB 2, USB 3, USB 3.1, USB 3.2, USB 4, USB 4.1

Apple Launch Events 2H2022

Apple Launch Events 2H2022

MaX expects multiple Apple Launch Events during the second half of 2022. Sadly, Apple's Mac Pro is not up for launch in 2022; however, it is up for launchnin 1H2023 with a hope it will be launched in 1Q2023. September 1. iPhone 2. iPhone Pro 3. Watch 4.

2023 USB-C iPhones and iPads

2023 USB-C iPhones and iPads

Rumours are circulating Apple is testing USB Type-C ports on various iPhone models. This raises the question of commonality with the iPad Pro which now offers Apple Silicon M1 from the Mac lineup which affords the iPad Pro Thunderbolt 3/USB4 Gen 3x2 at up to 40 Gbps.

BBC brandTLD Proposal

BBC brandTLD Proposal

The British Broadcasting Company owns .bbc brandTLD; however, very little is run on .bbc. bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, etc. are the preferred domains. .bbc home.bbc news.bbc ideas.bbc iplayer.bbc research.bbc + r&d.bbc network.bbc cdn.bbc edge.bbc edgecdn.bbc

Elon Musk Should Leave Tesla

Elon Musk Featured

Elon Musk Should Leave Tesla

Elon needs a huge change! A collection of major and minor changes to make up a huge change. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage One Over the next year: 1. Swap CEO and Chairman roles with Robyn Denholm 2. Focus on Tesla technology as Technoking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage Two Over the following two years: (One

Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max

Apple's latest MacBook Pro looks at professional users instead of enterprise users. An interesting mix of ports it used to have before Apple decided sleek single-type ports were the answer.

Apple Lightning 2 Based on Thunderbolt 4

Apple Lightning 2 Based on Thunderbolt 4

Having seen the surge in Thunderbolt 4 and its backwards-compatibility to Thunderbolt 3 (useful for full bandwith, non-breakout (via hubs) buses), my proposal for Lighting 2 to be based on USB4 should be superseded by this Thunderbolt 4 proposal.

Cloudflare Teams

Cloudflare Teams

MaX Saxe Design is migrating to Cloudflare Teams. We have a few Ubquiti routers, switches, APs along with a collection of Mac products and Lenovo products with a few servers. Some of our Cloudflare network is only available via Cloudflare Teams.

Apple M2 Needs an FPGA

Apple M2 Needs an FPGA

I would like to see a pro-user programmable FPGA in Apple's M2 Max SoC if Apple continues its nomenclature.

Get on With DMARC

Get on With DMARC

Every company and small business should use DMARC. Every ISP should use DMARC for their hosted customer email accounts.

MaX Saxe Design DMARC

MaX Saxe Design DMARC

MaX explains our DMARC policy.

M1 Mac mini - Not Powerful Enough

M1 Mac mini - Not Powerful Enough

For five years, MaX used a 12-inch MacBook "Core m7" 1.3 12" (Early 2016) [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-m7-1.3-12-early-2016-specs.html] and offload nearly everything to Intel NUCs, cloud servers, local servers, etc. That ended when MaX's preordered top-of-the-range M1 Mac

MPX AMD Radeon Pro Update

MPX AMD Radeon Pro Update

Apple added three new MPX modules with latest AMD Radeon Pro GPUs. AMD Radeon Pro W6800X 60 compute units, 3,840 stream processors 32GB of GDDR6 memory with 512GB/s memory bandwidth Up to 16.0 teraflops single precision or 32.0 teraflops half precision Infinity Fabric Link connection enables

Tim Cook Dishonesty - 10 GE Mac mini

Tim Cook Dishonesty - 10 GE Mac mini

The 2020 Mac mini with Apple Silicon shipped without 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Not a massive problem to most Mac mini purchasers; however, I have a 10 GE network. All of the articles claiming they had direct communication with Apple was Apple Silicon M1 did not support 10 GE because it

Twitch Lacks Creator Discussion

Twitch Featured

Twitch Lacks Creator Discussion

Withdrawing someone's income without their knowledge could be seen as a Federal Crime which could lead to a Criminal Court Case which could result in penalties to the US and remuneration of the lost revenue along with any extra judgements.

Elon Tangled Tesla in Crypto

Elon Tangled Tesla in Crypto

Tesla does not love Bitcoin anymore - what could happen?

Disney + Discovery vs. AT&T WarnerMedia

Disney + Discovery vs. AT&T WarnerMedia

AT&T WarnerMedia are in discussions to acquire Disney or Discovery. Whether AT&T WarnerMedia will acquire both companies is another matter. MaX suggested Disney acquire Discovery to bolster its National Geographic channel and to keep the Discovery brand as lifestyle channels. Disney+ brands: 1. Disney 2. Pixar

GCHQ & NCSC Security Update Advice

GCHQ & NCSC Security Update Advice

I tend to agree with everything the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and National Cycber Security Centre (NCSC) published for advising businesses, enterprise, Government and residential cyber security. A few of the key NCSC directors, experts and leaders issued advice during the NCSC CYBERUK21 virtual conference I do not agree with

Thunderbolt Hub - Time for Confusion

People who use Thunderbolt think of Thunderbolt hubs which is another name for a desktop dock or a desktop card reader. Thunderbolt Hubs are the traffic routers or switches inside Thunderbolt devices for managing USB, PCIe, DisplayPort, Ethernet, etc. in the device and in daisy-chain. Thunderbolt 1, 2, 3 did

Apple Capped at $2.25 Trillion

Apple Capped at $2.25 Trillion

Apple is not in trouble being stuck around $2.25 Trillion - this is not a bad thing. $115 to $145 is the range MaX expects Apple to be ponging for the next 12 to 24 months.

Apple 2021 eGPU Module

Apple 2021 eGPU Module

> 2020 Apple Mac mini M1 does not currently support any external graphics Check out my previous article on Apple Silicon M1 + eGPU [https://blog.maxsaxe.design/2020/11/24/apple-silicon-m1-egpu] > 2020 Apple Mac mini M1 does not currently support any external graphics Check out my previous article on