Nels Lindahl — Functional Journal

A weblog created by Dr. Nels Lindahl featuring writings and thoughts…

Category: Windows

  • Oh that Windows 11 processor list

    The folks over at Microsoft made an update to the “Windows 11 supported Intel processors” list yesterday on Friday, August 27, 2021. 

    Screenshot of the i7-7800X in the list

    It now appears that my i7-7800X has now made the list of supported processors. 

    Screenshot of my i7-7800X system information

    However, that change has not made it all the way down into the preview just yet as I’m still getting this warning:

    Windows insider program hardware warning

    Based on the strong reactions to the Microsoft Windows 11 processor lists so far I’m guessing that this will keep garnering more news coverage. While I’m glad that buying a new motherboard, process, and memory will not be required on my part, the amount of hardware out in the wild that will never be able to move to Windows 11 is staggering.

  • Testing Windows 11 Pro out

    Yesterday things were looking bleak for my #Windows11Release adventures, but the @windowsinsider program account saved the day. While the very scary “This PC can’t run Windows 11” warning came up on the next reboot it installed anyway. My Intel i7-7800X chip not withstanding…

    To my complete surprise the Pro Tools application I use for recording guitar launched and was perfectly happy running on Windows 11 Pro right after the upgrade. I’m still getting used to the Taskbar being at the bottom center of the screen. I’m one of the few people that used it across the top. I no longer have the date and time in my peripheral vision. That is something that will probably take a little bit to get used to throughout the day. 

  • No Windows 11 for me…

    It should have been a joyous day with the installation of the latest @windowsinsider preview 10.0.22000.51 of the #Windows11Release version on my primary computer. It was in a pending downlead state this morning at 05:37 when I started my day.

    It turns out that “This PC Can’t run Windows 11” in the latest build format as “The PC must support TPM 2.0” and that is the end of my journey into the #Windows11Release party… thanks @windowsinsider for the ride over the last few years. I enjoyed the builds…

    My @intel Core i7-7800X CPU is not on the supported processor list for the #Windows11Release preview from @windowsinsider. The idea of buying a motherboard, CPU, and RAM to actually be able to use the latest version of windows is disappointing… HT @backlon @verge #NotaTPMfan

    https://twitter.com/nelslindahl/status/1409864246700085255
  • Moving the taskbar around

    Normally I keep the Windows taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Yesterday, I switched it up and put the taskbar at the top of the screen on all my devices. This change may or may not have had some type of innate benefit to my productivity and joy. Earlier today I was listening to Mark Cuban talk about how we arbitrage our time. It was one of those interesting debates where the intersection of how we buy away boredom and the value of our time were both discussed.

    A lot of daily routines involves working and then watching something (television or streaming) and then going to sleep. In those instances it seemed like the argument was being made that we buy away our boredom to feel like we used that time or at least we eased the passage of time. Within the same conversation the inherent value of time was discussed. It really made me think about the ultimate question that I ask myself every day when I wake up based on an axiom from the life and times of Steve Jobs.

    Every day I ask myself about how I’m going to go about making a dent in the universe or more to the point what I’m going to do with the time I have today to strive forward toward the edge of what is possible. That might seem like an outrageous objective for a daily mantra, but it really is the necessary first step in figuring out meaningful paths to fill the day. Deriving the nature and definition of a meaningful path might take the rest of the day and may very well be a good use of my time today, but that is probably not going to happen.